Miss Evelyn Minter Weds Herbert Erskine Jones in New York
Miss Evelyn Ernestine Minter daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Clyde Minter of Beckley married Herbert Erskine Jones son of Mrs Charles Tandy Jones of Oak Hill at Marble Collegiate Church New York City. The ceremony was officiated by Rev Dr Flint with a wedding breakfast at the Lexington hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Ernestine Minter
Ernest Clyde Minter
Beckley
Herbert Erskine Jones
Loudon Heights Road
Charles Tandy Jones
Oak Hill
Marble Collegiate Church
New York City
Dr. Flint
G. A. Mohler
Beck~ Jey
Charles Jones
Lexington Hotel
Adeline Jones
Herbert Joes, Jr
Mr. Jones
George M. Jones
Eleanor
Philadelphia
Jones
E. C. Minter Coal Company
Raleigh County Bank
Mary Baldwin College
Duke
West Virginia
W. E. Minter
Quartier Street
Henry Coons
Virginia Street
Amherst Fuel and Cost Companies
Logan Coal Corporation
Star Coat and Coke Company
Edgewood Country Club
Oak HM
A. S. Thomas, Jr
Kanawha Parkway
Belmont
Mass
William B. Thomas
Leonard Riggleman
C. L. Shilliday
Elizabeth Olmstead
Buckhannon
St. Mark's Church
Methodist Worker's School
Chi Omega Alumnae Picnic At Camp On Coal River
Members of the Chi Omega alumnae association ended their sorority year with a picnic and swimming party Thursday night at Mrs. Alvin McCorkle's camp on Coal River. Hostesses included Mesdames Charles S. Pearcy H. James Kilechin Steve Milhouse and J B Harper and Misses Amy Pobol and Mary Catherine Smith. Also present were Mesdames Robert Clark Joseph A. Dodson F W Hawkinson Jr Richard LeMaster W F Wunschel Dr Helen Pettigrew and several Misses with varied surnames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Omega
Alvin McCorkle
Coal River
Charles S. Pearcy
H. James Kilechin
Steve Milhouse
J. B. Harper
Amy Pobol
Mary Catherine Smith
Robert Clark
Joseph A. Dodson
F. W. Hawkinson, Jr
Richard Lemaster
W. F
Joy Fitzsimmons to be Honored at Edgewood Country Club
Miss Joy Fitzsimmons of Charlotte will be the honor guest at a luncheon this afternoon at Edgewood Country Club. She is visiting Miss Anne Thayer of Oakmont Road and will be joined by Miss Gertrude Johnson who hosts the event. Also listed as guests are Misses Thayer Stubblefield Drumheller Lively Donnally Carroll Smith Carver and others from Washington and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Fitzsimmons
Charlotte
N.C
Anne Thayer
Oakmont Road
Edgewood Country Club
Gertrude Johnson
Fitzsimmons
Thayer
Margaret Stubblefield
Harriet Drumheller
Mary Willis Lively
Mary Anne Donnally
Washington, D. C
Peggy Thayer
Dorothy Bowne Smith
Betty Carver
Greet Lake
Wis
Anne Carroll
Informal Luncheon at Edgewood Club for Mrs Nutting
Mrs D W Stubblefield will entertain informally at Edgewood Country Club this afternoon. The luncheon honors her sister Mrs George K Nutting of Washington DC. Covers will be laid for eight guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Stubblefield
Edgewood Country Club
George K. Nutting
Washington, D. C
Kanawha Street
Row
Wheeling
Nutting
H. C. Ogden
Visitors Honor Guests at Koontz Luncheon at Burkewood
Miss Anne Koontz will entertain this afternoon at Burkewood, home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Koontz in South Hills. Honor guest is Miss Maria Ryman of Ann Arbor visiting Miss Emma Payne Littlepage, with Miss Julia Revercomb as Clifton Forge guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Koontz
Miller Family Hosts Birthday Party for Daughter Bette Miller
Dr and Mrs Miller entertained their daughter Bette Miller with a birthday party Thursday afternoon at their Brooks Street home. Guests included Mesdames Leonard Beckmann Samuel Cooper Morris Freedman Zandel Hark Charles Kahn Leon Borstein as well as the Misses Shirley Weiss Roselyn Freedman Mary Sue Horaker Flora Lee Hark Dorothy Kahn Patty Low Bias Masters Amiel Cooper Joel Cooper and Charles Buxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. A. Miller
Brooks Street
Bette Miller
Mesdames
Leonard Beckmann
Samuel Cooper
Morris Freedman
Zandel Hark
Charles Kahn
Leon Borstein
Braxton
Miller
Shirley Weiss
Roselyn Freedman
Mary Sue Horaker
Flora Lee Hark
Dorothy Kahn
Patty Low Bias
Masters Amiel Cooper
Joel Cooper
Ey Charles Buxton
Bridge Party Honors Mrs Harold R Howell in Roane Street
Mrs A H Bickerstaff and Mrs Raymond H Smith hosted a bridge party Wednesday night at the former’s Roane street home in Roane street Roane, honoring Mrs Harold R Howell of Parkersburg. Other guests included Mesdames Hagewood Starboise Harkins Coffey StaMers Tayore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Bickerstaff
Raymond H. Smith
Roane Street
Harold R. Howell
Parkersburg
Thomas Hagewood
Virgil Starboise
Kathleen Harkins
C. A. Coffey
Chel StaMers
Eugene Tay- Ore
Elk Kanawha Post Elects Culliney Commander
Culliney elected commander of Elk-Kanawha American Legion post. Offi cers named include Meeker first vice Rechenwald second vice Waldo third vice McClain adjutant Fisher finance officer Holbrook chaplain Guthrie sergeant at arms Crawford historian Ridde Americanization officer Witherell service officer and Davis executive committee. Delegates for district convention at St Albans July 6: Culliney Meeker Rechenwald McClain Davis Witherell Anderson. alternates Chapel Ennis Casdorph, Ennis and Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JH. Culliney
Elk-Kanawha American Legion
Joe Meeker
FT. E. Rechenwald
S. A. Waldo
A. H. McClain
O. Fisher
James Holbrook
Fred Guthrie
Bruce Crawford
BE. E. Ridde
W. B. Witherell
Grady B. Davis
James Anderson
St. Albans
Culiiney
Meeker
Rechenwald
McClain
Davis
Witherell
Anderson
O. A. Casdorph
Charleston Retail Business Up 10 Percent in June
Charleston business for June was about 10 percent above the same month in 1940 despite a seasonal slump below May, according to Dewey E. Kuhns, manager of the Charleston Retail Credit association. He expects the decline to continue until mid July when summer merchandise sales start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Dewey E. S. Kuhns
Charleston Retail Credit Association
Kuhns
Playground Benefit Dance At West Side Women’s Club
Proceeds go to the city playground fund from a dance tonight at the West Side Women’s Club. Gin and Schadell’s orchestra performs from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Mrs Dan Leach chairs arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Playground Fund
West Side Woman's Club
Gin and Schadell
Dan Leach
Purchases Department To Consolidate Insurance Buying
Gov. Neely ordered all state insurance and bond purchases consolidated under the department of purchases effective July 1. Director J Buhl Shahan expects savings from fleet coverage and a unified records system listing expirations and volumes by department. The transfer includes fire auto liability indemnity and surety bonds and was ruled valid by Atty. Gen. Clarence W. Meadows as contractual services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of
Clarence W. Meadows
Department of Purchases
Daughter Honors Mother at Party
Mrs. Morgan P. Martin celebrated her birthday at a surprise party given by her daughter Mrs. Ernst A. Littleton Thursday night at the Littleton home on Main Street. Out-of-town guests included Mesdames Kenneth Johnson James C Megraw Max Snyder James Mor an John Farry William Nuhfer John Quick James E Maroney H C Kincaid Stephen Maroney Margaret Coleman and D V Maroney and the Misses Mary Burke Genevieve Farry and Alice Marie Maroney all of East Bank and vicinity. Also present were Mesdames Kyle 3B Keeney Nora Melenric and F E Weaver and Miss Betty Anne Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan P. Martin
Ernst A. Littleton
Littleton
Main Street
Kenneth Johnson
James C. Megraw
Max Snyder
James Moran
John Farry
William Nuhfer
John Quick
James E. Maroney
H. C. Kincaid
Stephen Maroney
Margaret Coleman
D. V. Maroney
Mary Burke
Genevieve Farry
Alice
Town Notes of Visits and Travels Across Charleston Area
Local residents report returning from trips and visits to Wilmington Culver Indianapolis Salem and Denver. Family gatherings include Teague Brand and Betty Hallonan trips and three members attending a Methodist Worker's school in Buckhannon.
Luncheon Honors Mrs Neely At Wren's Nest
Mrs M M Neely was honored at a Friday luncheon at the Wren's Nest hosted by Mes Cabell Davis. Seated for twelve, the table centerpiece featured pink gladioli in a blue bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabell Davis
M. MM. Neely
Navy Rejects Extended Service Bill as Senate Panel Delays
Washington June 27 The Senate naval affairs committee refused to approve a bill allowing sailors and marines to be kept in service beyond their enlistment while approving a different bill to place future volunteers on a class elite that could be retained after their term if Congress decides. Rear Admiral Nimitz argued rapid navy expansion spreads experienced personnel thin and urged retention amid emergency. A separate House military panel faced a dispute over a strategic materials report with administration forces objecting to publication due to insufficient attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Naval Afairs
Walsh
D.mass
C. W. Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
Congress
House Military Committee
Rep. Faddis
D.-Pa
Do all dogs have brown eyes in Terhune column
Mrs. H L of Warren Ohio asks about eye color in dogs. The author notes dog eye colors range from yellow to brown with blue or gray eyes seen in some merle collies and other breeds. One blue eye may accompany deafness in white dogs.
96 Houses to Be Built For Defense Workers
Morgantown June 17 The Defense Homes corporation received a permit for construction of 88 houses in Suncrest to ease the housing shortage caused by the Morgantown Ordinance Works. Work starts Monday and houses are for rental to men employed at the ordnance works making anhydrous ammonia for munitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
U— the Defense Homes Corporation
Suncrest
Morgantown Ordnance Works
Ordnance Works
Drape and Love Receive Building Permits Citywide
Building inspector approved permits for several projects. T. E. Drape will erect a $9,000 dwelling at 403 Fairview drive for David Barry it. Aubrey W. Love secures a $4,000 dwelling on Staunton avenue. Additional permits include William Avseff $406 store addition 1455 Fourth avenue Mrs J A Price $125 house remodeling 1416 Bigley Edward E Cunningham $500 house repairs 43 Ohio avenue Adkins $150 garage and $250 dwelling addition 116 Fayette street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Drape
Fairview Drive
David Barry
Aubrey W. Love
Staunton Avenue
William Avseff
Fourth Avenue
J.A. Price
Bigley Avenue
Edward E. Cunningham
Ohio Avenue
Prison Engineer Resigns After Seven Years at Penitentiary
W H B McFrederick, chief engineer at the state penitentiary for seven years, resigned to take a job in Wheeling. No successor announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W.H.B. McFrederick
State Penitentiary
Registration Day Set for 21 Year-Old Men in Kanawha County
Kanawha county selective service announces four registration points next Tuesday for youths who have reached 21 since February 16, 1940. Locations include Eskdale school building home of Mrs. Brad N. Caleman Pratt Cedar Grove junior high gym and East Bank board offices. Manufacture of medical pharmaceutical preparations started in Egypt recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Eskdale
Brad N. Caleman
al ‘Pratt
Cedar Grove
East Bank
Farmers in Kanawha valley get milk price boost
Kanawha Valley farmers will receive an average 29 cent per hundredweight rise for fluid milk and sweet cream starting July 1. The 32 cent increase on fluid milk and 30 cent on cream is to cover higher production costs. Owen Williams noted the change. C A Jiiden of Mason City was elected president. other officers named include John Miller, Olivier Winters, EB Jones, J R Wilson, Robert Roush, and Harry Childers on committees. Retail prices will not be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Valley
Dairymen’s Cooperative Sales Association
Owen Williams
C. A. Jiiden
Mason City
John Miller
Millwood
Olivier Winters
Ravenswood
EB. B. Jones
Point Pleasant
J. R. Wilson
Robert Roush
Graham Station
Harry Childers
Henderson
Poisoning at Masonic Picnic Strikes 3000 in Williamsport
A ptomaine poisoning outbreak hit about 3000 Masons at a June picnic in Williamsport Pennsylvania. Hospitals filled as doctors and nurses treated victims. police and medical authorities launched investigations into the luncheon at the Masonic hall and the later outdoor gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Masonic Order
Wiliamsport
Charles W. Sones
Pennsylvania
Masonic Hall
Aluminum Drive Maps State Collections Plan
Gov. Neely will supervise an aluminum scrap collection drive mapping for West Virginia. LaGuardia asked him to oversee removal of old pots and pans outside major cities. Charleston Mayor Dawson says collections begin July 21 with Boy Scouts and Legionnaires aiding civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Guardia
Neely
West Virginia
Defense
Fiorella
Charleston
Dawson
Boy Scouts
Legionaires
Two Hit and Run Crashes Under Police Probe
State police investigated two hit and run incidents on the aville road and Lock road. A Charleston car struck Fay Kaiser 15 near her home about three miles from the city limit, with scratches and bruises treated at Charleston General Hospital. A second crash on Lock left no injuries, though Merman Feldhouse of Dunbar reported his car wrecked by another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aville
Lock & Road
Charleston
Fay Kaiser
Noble Long
Charleston General Hospital
Merman Feldhouse
Dunbar
Crawford to Speak Tonight at Elkins
Bruce Crawford secretary of the West Virginia publicity commission will speak in Elkins tonight to the board of directors of the Mountain State Forest festival. He has been named co chairwoman of the festival publicity committee with R G Bush and will discuss the state program of advertising and its relation to the festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Crawford
West Virginia Publicity Commission
Elkins
Mountain State Forest Festival
Crawford
R. G. Bush
Charleston Banking Week Ends With Gains In Check Transactions
Check transactions in Charleston banks for the week ended Wednesday totaled 1 450 402 dollars, up 18 13 percent from the same period in 1940. A D Dickey secretary of the Charleston Croh ing House association reports year to date transactions through Jan 1 at 348 989 853 dollars, a 15 91 percent rise over the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
A. D. Dickey
Charleston Crothing House Association
Beauty Advice Columns From Lois Leeds in The Charleston Gazette
A reader asks about waist reduction exercises and facial packs, with Lois Leeds answering on anti aging skin care and a pinched neck. The page includes tips on posture, proper cleansing, and wrapping up with a call to request a leaflet titled Beauty for the Busy Woman by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Lois Leeds at The Charleston Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Leeds
D. H
Lois Leeds
Charleston
Morris Harvey Professor to Speak on Map Changes
Morris Harvey College history professor Harry Brawley will discuss Map Changes in Europe at the South Hills open forum Tuesday night at St. Matthew's parish house. Dinner reservations for 6 30 p.m. may be made with Mrs Joseph A Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Brawley
Morris Harvey College
Europe
South Hills
St. Matthew's Parish House
Joseph A. Hudson
Kanawha Club Calendar Dances With Proceeds For Playgrounds
At Kanawha Country Club a dance runs from 1 p m to 1 a m with Kent Warners orchestra and a midnight supper. West Side Women's Club hosts a dance from 10 p m to 1 a m with Gill and Schadel’s orchestra. Charleston Boat Club holds a dance from 4 p m to 1 a m with George Molle’s orchestra. Mrs Dan Leach is general chairman, proceeds support city playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Country Club
Kent Warner
West Side Woman's Club
Gill and Schadel
Dan Leach
Charleston Boat Club
George Molle
Drowning Victim Recovered in Kanawha River Tragedy
The body of Joseph Wilson Ballard, 19, of South Malden, was recovered from the Kanawha River opposite the Sterrett homestead. Coroner Dr. C F Sayre ruled accidental death. Ballard, who fell from a rowboat during a river outing with William Keene and others, leaves a large family including a father J W Ballard Sr and siblings Edith Alma Edna. Funeral at Mt Olivet church in South Malden Sunday at 2 p.m. Burial in family cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wilson Balehard
South Malden
Kanawha
Sterrett
Bartlett Mortuary
C.F Sayre
Ballard
William Keene
Lawrence Dixon
James Sullivan
Keene
J. W. Ballard
Percy
Earl
Walter
Edith
Alma
Edna
Mt. Olivet Church
71 Retail Beer Dealers Will Lose Licenses
The fiscal year starting July 1 will see 71 retail beer licenses and two distributors revoked by Assistant Tax Commissioner Walter V. Ross. Names withheld pending official notification cite proximity to churches and charitable institutions as a primary objection. Additional grounds include sanitation, patron conduct, management, and racketeering in distributor dealings. About 3,600 retail outlets and 127 distributors exist in the state, Ross estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asst
Walter V. Ross
Ross
Hoss
Rosa
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Evelyn Minter
Chi O
Penetro
SWS Corps
Diam Ice & Coal CO
DuPont
Paint & Glass Co
Ee Drs. Collins & Collins
Bireet
Fit Medical Arts
Madam Bane
Patrick Ficess
Albame
Bride
Beulah Hambrick
James T. Hattrick
Peirce Springs
Ralph VandeLinde
O. V. VandeLinde
Danville
R. J. Chenoweth
Madison
VandeLinde
Carbide and Carbon Chemicalg Corporation
Spring Hill
Mrs. Miller
Elk-Kanawha
Culliney
Merrill
Walter Simpson
Wilmington
Del
Harald de Ropp
Ridgemont Road
William R. Johnson
Walnut Road
Culver
Indang
Elmer Csanady
Pittsburgh
Pater Csanady
Piedmont Road
Moncure Fickien
Myrtle Road
Salem
Betty Brand
William Sheets
L. L. Sheets
Bridge Road
Walter Hallonan
Kenawha Parkway
H. C. Clark
Huntington
Denver
Col
Betty Hallonan
Corpus Christi
Tex
J. B. Stephens
Henry F. Donnally
Oakwood Road
Dorothy Sheets
Kanawha Avenue
Lower Falls
B. C. Dawley
Greenbrier Hotel
H. D. Everett
C G. Smith
I. G. Greitum
B. Blubaugh
M. G. Geiger
White Sulphur Springs
John
Coats
Maryland Avenue
Westmoreland
Tenn
Virginia Beach
C. E. Simmons
Russell Street
West Coast
Canada
W. L. Smith
Mary Low
Eleanor Ludwig
Thomas Kidd
E. M. Burdette
New York
Chevy Chase, Md
Hero
Edward Northrop
Chevy Chase
M. M. Neely
Albert Payson
Terhune
Egypt
Ana
Dairymen’s Cooperative
Beauty Arts
Alice Faye
20Th Century
Fox Star
Betty W
E. L
Morris Harvey
ICE
Electrolux
Morrison
Morrison's
Morrison’s
O. J. Morrison
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