Lucy Hearne Betrothed From Wheeling Family Ties
Lucy Hearne of Wheeling, daughter of Mrs. Thomas McKennan Hearne, accepts a betrothal to Sergt. Frederick Hamann of the U.S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hamann of Richmond, Missouri. They plan to wed in August amid prominent local connections and noted family backgrounds. Also mentioned is the June 11 marriage of Launa Turner to Eugene Humphrey in Bristol Tennessee, with the couple residing in Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Milton Hearne
Thomas McKennan Hearne
Wheeling
Hearne
Frederick Hamann
USA
William G. Hamann
Richmond
Lise Hearne
William H. Hearne
Lucy Loring Milton
Charles Milton
Wheeling Country Day School
Mise Porter
Farmington, Conn
San Luis Ranch
Colorado Springs
University of Colorado At Boulder
University of Colorado
Army Air Corps
Launa Turner
C. R. Turner
Westwood
Eugene Humphrey
Sidney Humphrey
Paxev
Frye
Bristol
Tenn
Beck
J. S. Cummings
Three Mile
Gertrude
Henson Bird
Axa Bird
Earl G. Hissom
Susan Arbogast
R. J. Freeman
Miss Blake Weds Mr Hugh C High in Small Family Ceremony
Miss Freda Blake of Lee street married Hugh C High of Marsford avenue in a 4 30 p m ceremony at Rev C R Garrison’s Quartier street home. The bride, a Beverly high school and Kanawha Valley hospital nurse, wore powder blue with red rose buds. The groom, a Charleston resident, is in the U S army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Blake
Lee Street
RC. Blake
South Charleston
Hugh C. High
Lucy High
Marsford Avenue
Hugh High
C. R. Garrison
Quartier Street
Beverly High School
Beverly
Kanawha Valley Hospital School of Nursing
Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital
Detroit
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Mr. High
Charleston
U. S. Army
Miss McGuire To Be Honored At Shower In Anaconda Area
Miss Ollie May McGuire bride elect of Corp. Richard J. Nichols will be honored at a shower tomorrow evening hosted by Mrs. Louis W. Woodard and Miss Betty Lowery at Mrs. Woodard's mother's home on Anaconda avenue. Guests include Mrs. W. McGuire, Talmage Nichols, Gilbert Pilcher, Charles George, C. L. Farson, L. Lowery, R. A. Robertson, Edith Williams, Harold Ewing, Cate Radford, Ruth Flippin, Bernice Lowe, the Misses Virginia Willits, Charlotte Morris, Lois Jean Wall, Shirley Rosenbaum, Virgil Rohr, Janice Rohr, Mildred Griff, Mary Jarrett, Ann Cox, Mae O'Bryan, Barbara Moores, Emily England, Nancy Jo Counts, Mary Frances Buckner, Eleanor Hawkins, Ruth Byrd, Betty Byrd, Ann Harper, Jean Horner, Olive Fielding, Frances Beasley, Mary Margaret Campbell, Zertha Rodgers, Nancy Sayre, Barbara Jean Pierson, Lesley Kemp, Marjorie Caving, Ruth Paisley, Jean Amick and Isabel Laury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie May McGsuire
Corp
Richard J. Nichols
Louis W. Woodard
Betty Lowery
Frances Beasley
Mary Margaret Camobell
Zertha Rodgers
Nancy Sayre
Harbara
Jean Pierson
Lesley Kemp
Marjorie Caving
Ruth Paisley
Jean Amick
Isabeli Laury
Mrs Matthews Receives Honor At Confederate Veterans Reunion
Mrs. George A. Matthews of Lee Street was elected corresponding secretary general of the Southern Confederated Memorial association at the Sons of Confederate Veterans reunion held June 23 to 27 in Chattanooga Tennessee. She served as chaperone for the Army for Northern Virginia unit. Mrs Z D Sige of Huntington was elected historian general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Matthews
Lee Street
Southern Confederated Memorial Association
Sons At Confederate Veterans
Chattanooga
Tenn
Matthews
Northern
Virginia
Sons of Canterate
Z. D. Sige
Huntington
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Thelma Ingram at Page
Mrs Thelma Ingram was guest of honor at a recent Page party hosted by Mrs Effie Miller and Mrs Edna Miller. Attending were Mesdames Borders Boggs Hackney Kincaid Eads Shawkey Cantley Light Miller Effie Miller Jones Campbell Smith West and the Misses Miller Ingram Kidd Ingram Grace Ingram Masters Paul Miller Suggs and Fred Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Ingram
Effie Miller
Edna Miller
Page
Mesdames Della Mae
Borders
Fauline Boggs
Claytie
Hackney
Bessie Kincaid
Wilsie | Eads
Will Shawkey
Annie Cantley
Lyda Light
Edna Mae Miller
Herschel Jones
Ethel Campbell
Marie Smith
Henrietta West
Helen Miller
Margaret , Ingram
Lavern Jones
Kay Boggs
Evelyn Miller
Mary Jean Ingram
Madeline Miller
Frankie Kidd
Imogene Ingram
Anna Grace Ingram
Masters Paul Miller
Daiton Suggs
Fred Miller
Shrine All Business at War Chief Aim At Chicago
Chicago June 20 The annual Shriners convention opened with a strictly business tone. Potentate Thomas K Law of Atlanta said about 3 000 members plus delegates from 159 temples would attend the three day 68th imperial council session. Shrine conventions usually draw over 10 000. Main business focused on war support through a bond and stamp drive, plans to entertain service personnel, and civic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas ¢. Law
Atlanta
Imperial Council
America
Mrs. Anderson Honored at Washington Street Bridge Party
Mrs. Cecil R. Adams will entertain at luncheon this afternoon at Wrens Nest to honor Mrs. O. Anderson of Miami visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. James Martin. Guests include Mrs. James Martin, Mrs. C. R. McConnell, Mrs. Cecil Adams, Mrs. James Conley, Mrs. William Savage, Mrs. Charles Malcolm, and Mrs. S. J. Jasper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil R. Adams
Wren's Nest
Mrs Turley Hosts Shower for Daughter in Ruth
Mrs Turley hosted a recent shower at her Ruth home in honor of her daughter Mrs Walter Hudson. Guests included Mesdames Clara Tolbert Myrtle Hill Goldie Griest Maria Cash Zora Hill Marie Dent Howard Gay Catherine Hayes Ruth Hayes Elmer Hill Westley Hill Henry Blake Lawrence Scarberry Richard Lloyd Dice Whitaker Ivan Childress Joseph Childress Millard Pauley Edgar Lore Seymour Pauley Alfred Johnson Rome Bays Raymond Hudson Irene Coates May Rose Lane Lois Hundley Delphine Griest Vala Hill Carolyn Johnson Charlotte Lloyd Edgar Whitaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Turley
Ruth
Walter Hudson
Clara Tolbert
Myrtle Hill
Goldie Griest
Maria Cash
Zora Hill
Marie Dent
Howard Gay
Catherine Hayes
Ruth Hayes
Elmer Hill
Westley Hill
Henry Blake
Lawrence Scarberry
Richard Lloyd
Dice Whitaker
Ivan Childress
Joseph Childress
Millard Pauley
Edgar Lore
Seymour Pauley
Alfred Johnson
Rome Bays
Raymond Hudson
Irene Coates
May Rose Lane
Lois Hundley
Delphine Griest
Vala Hill
Carolyn Johnson
Charlotte Lloyd
Edgar Whitaker
Personal notices of military and travel plans in Louisville area
Capt. and Mrs. Samuel D. Little plan a visit to Mrs. W. Boyd Donnally at Middle Road South Hills. Miss Betty Evans leaves for Camp Onaway to spend the summer. James Peyton to Camp Wolfeboro. Hart, Jr. and Angus Peyton to Woodberry Forest for six weeks. Dorothy Kelly to attend French school at Middlebury College. Others, including Lt. John A. Grose and Lt. W. W. Jennings Jr., return from service or report for duty. several residents head to camps or pursue study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. Little
Louisville, Ky
W. Boyd Donnally
Donnally
Middle Road
South Hills
Betty Evans
Ray M. Evans
Camp Onaway, N
James Peyton
Virginia Street
Camp Wolfeboro
N. H
Sohn Hart, Jr
Angus Peyton
Woodberry Forest
Woodberry Forest School
John A. Grose
8. C. Grose
Red Oak Street
Betty Shanklin
Quincy Evans
Camp Alleghany
Greenbrier County
St Albans News Notes Local, Camp Wallace, and Relocation Talks
Local items include Pvt Thomas J Weatley Jr selected for officers candidate school in Texas, a Legion auxiliary meeting in Pennsylvania Avenue, and Mrs Lola Mullins hosting at home. Also noted are visits by Miss Celestia Irene Hamilton, property purchases, NutritIon class, and Boy Scout camp plans. Washington reports War Department aims to establish self supporting communities for about 190000 Japanese, with relocation centers and stipulations on employment and education, plus local hospital and camp updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Thomas J. Weatley, Jr
St Albans
Camp Wallace
Texas
Celestia Irene Hamilton
Cincinnati
Mrs. c. W. Lilly and
West St. Albans
Washington
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
War Relocation Authority
Margaret Leaks
Co. P. Lewis
Harrisburg
Jack Hartlett
Haven
Allen
Ciety
St. A
Jackson's Mills
Methodist Church
Boy's State Camp
California
Long Distance Phone Calls Face Priorities
FCC Chairman James Lawrence Fly warned of growing long distance calls with a 78 percent rise since January 1941 and 15 percent of May toll calls delayed by busy circuits. He suggested voluntary reduction to avoid harsher measures such as prioritization or shift in business hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Lawrence Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Fly
Norfolk, Va
Property Transfers Highlight Local Real Estate Activity
A series of transfers records between Upton Improvement Company, individuals and families across Kanawha City St Albans Marmet Ruffner Quarrier and Charleston areas. Transactions include lots and parcels in Lake Chaweva Glen Elk Dartwood Barrie Robertson Hodges and other subdivisions. A wartime note mentions Whitaker's Almanac reprinting after German bombing disrupted its printing plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton Improvement Company
Adkins
Block A
Upton
Edward Rezin Davis
J. Horner Davis
Kanawha City
Roy
Nellie Cash
W. D
Florence Lawson
Cartwgod
St. Albans
Florence
W. D. Lawson
Roy Cash
Dartwood
Barrie Robertson
C. H. Nichols
Big Sandy
Nettie Sprouse
Betty Meadows
Charleston
Cecil O. Willard
Lewis A. Willard Et al
Greendale Drive
Ona
Winifred Maser
F. M. Lintzmeyer
Lake Chaweva
Union
Margaret M. Carvere
John B. Hoover
Glen Elk
Elk District
G. A. Hodges, Jr
Madeline
Grace Craddock
Marmet
Kanawha City Company
Elbert R. Stroud
Luia
Brown
Frank Marasa
Ruffner Brothers
Quarrier Street
Australian destroyer Nestor sunk in Mediterranean
The government said the Australian destroyer Nestor was sunk on convoy duty in the Mediterranean on June 15. Only three of her crew were killed and one injured. the vessel carried more than 260 officers and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
UIS
Nestor
Mediterranean Sea
Chi Omegas Host Picnic At Coal River Camp
Chi Omega sorority alumnae plan a 6 p.m. picnic today at Mrs. Alvin McCarkle's camp on Coal River. Assistant hostesses include Mesdames A. B. Ginden F. W. Hawkinson W. F. Wunschel Paul Stewart Nelson Rucker J.B. Harper and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Fourth Moor
Masonic Temple
Kanawha City
St. Agnes’ School
Horace Mann
Edgewood Country Club
Meadow Brook Golf Club
Chi Omega Sorority
Alvin McCorkle
Coal River
A. B. Ginden
F. W. Hawkinson
W. F. Wunschel
Paul Stewart
Nelson Rucker
J. B
R. E. Clark
Alvin McCarkle
J.B. Harper
Crosley sues for divorce in Miami
Powel Crosley of Cincinnati and Miami files divorce suit against June Houston Crosley charging desertion and violent temper. Petitions state marriage was April 19 1940 in Newport Kentucky. Crosley, heir to Cincinnati shipbuilding family, runs a boat building works in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fra
UPI
Powel Crosley
IMI
Cincinnati
June Houston Crosley
Crosley
Newport
Cincinnati Stadin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lucy Hearne
Wheeling Girl Plan
Sanitary Meat Market
Pate, Ws
Miss Blake
Miss McGuire
Mrs. Matthews
Shrine All Business
Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. Turley
Dorothy Kelly
Lubbock
Henry L. Terrie
Lexington
Elizabeth Hubbard
Kanawha Boulevard
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vt
Dudley Morrison
New York City
J. C. Morrison
Chest Nut Road
E. A. Harris
R. R. Harris
Bessemer, Ala
M. L. O'Neale
Reeves Place
Harris
D. K. Matheny
Noyes Avenue
T. L. Lewis
Greenbrier Street
Maria O'Dell
Betty Jo
Babcock State Park
F. Alice Dent
Dixie Street
Atlantic Beach
Fla
Duke A. Dent
J. H. Vaughan
W. C. Stanfill
Covington, Ky
T. E. B. Siler
Hall Street
Myra McKee
Beauregard Street
Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Carrie Agleesbury
Charlotte
Harley Dobbs
Spring Hill
Whodrow Leep
A. B. Casto
Dunbar
W. W. Jennings, Jr
W. W. Jennings
Glen Ferris
Lt. Jennings
Carlisle Barrack
Mainstreet
Tullahoma
Norman Knapp
Knapp
Frances Robertson
R. 4, Robertson
West Avenue
Civil Air Patrol
Mary Bias
Irene Crum
Parkersburg
Harriet Perkins
Hubert Stark
Margaret Lovett
Martha Lawson
Associated Press
St. Albans News
Lola Mullins
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Pennsylvania Avenue
F. G. Morrison
Sixth Avenue
Howard Bayliss
Holly Street
Helen Treanor
C. P. Guice
Chief Logan
IG Zerkle
Bobbie Dawson
Rex, Thompson
Kelley Dyer
H. B. Binford
Pollyanna Sewing Club
Ann Bullington
Frances Young
Camp Ann Bailey
Lewisburg
Francis W. Turner
Veterans’ Hospital
Glats Lines
Whitaker
England
Chi Omegas
Paul OF
Parig
Knight Bldg
Capitol Street
Hudson
the Gazette
W. Va
Spring Street
W, VA
Yana Alec
Ry Urito
Mars
Urito
Drs. Collins & Collins
Optometrists Medical Arts
Dix
Ree Leen
York
McAlpin
Midtown
Toome
Delibhe
Penn
Mes Square
Mae Conchen
Doge
M‘alpin
Broadway
34Th ST
New York
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