Rogers Home Scene Of Pleasant Party
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rogers on Highlawn avenue Mount Hope hosted a party in honor of Reverend J. L. Rogers on his 52nd birthday. A musical program featured Wilbur Stroud and Harry Gilbert with many local attendees from Meade Scarbro Lanark Oak Ens Mount Hope Long Breach Maynor Pax Prudence and other nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Rogers
Highlawn Avenue
Mount Hope
Wilbur Stroud
Harry Gilbert
George Crawford
Meade
J. W. Mahoney
W. E. Stroud
Scarbro
J. P. Crum
Lanark
John James
Claryce James Toney
Oakens
A. W. Rogers
Mary Walker
Ida Everett
T. J. Shumate
Shumate
Long Breach
J. H. Davis
Maynor
C. A. Feazelle
Frank Lafferty
Willis Branch
Spurs
Sherman Crawford
Summersee
A. G. Tyree
George Craddock
Hess
Davis
Maple Valley
J. B. Williams
Wiliams
Pax
Oak Hill
Prudence
Mrs Dixon Pinkney Guest Of Honor At Denver Bridge Luncheon
Mrs Dixon Pinkney of Denver Colorado has been the guest of honor at a series of social events this late winter and spring The latest function hosted by her mother Mrs Willie Patterson and Mrs Harry Patterson Jr was a bridge luncheon at the Beckley hotel The dining room featured yellow jonquils and spring greens with matching bridge decor A luncheon was served at one o'clock and the afternoon was spent in bridge with several progressions recorded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Pinkney
Denver
Colorado
Beckley Hotel
Willie Patterson
Harry Patterson Jr
Prizes Awarded for High Scores in Courtesies Event
Prizes were tallied and awarded to Mrs. D C Ashton for high score, Mrs. H A Sloan for second high, and Mrs. C L Allen for low. A remembrance gift went to Mrs. Pinkney. The event included many attendees listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.C. Ashton
H. A. Sloan
C. L. Allen
Low
Pinkney
John Pollock Bonner
Eleanor Jayne
Mays
E. W. Wood
BD. C. Ashton
Ih. A. Sloan
E.S. Dupuy
S. W. BF. Beckner
W. C. Griffith
Isabel Morton
Austin Caperton
E. M. Payne
W. G. Caperton
G. A. Mohler
C. Hi, Mead
D. W. McLean
Antoinette Mead
D. Howe Johnston
J. A. Campbell
Mrs Cooper Hosts Mission Circle Meeting
Circle No 3 of the Methodist Temple met at Mrs E F Cooper’s home on South Kanawha Street with Mrs J A Brackman president and Mrs Nannie Maxey as guests. Devotional by Mrs John Hull used Great Souls at Prayer. business led by Mrs D L Hill. Planned decorated Eastern egg sale and May 7 supper at the temple for Missionary Society officers. Continuous salad service for numerous attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Temple
E. F. Cooper
South Kanawha Street
J A. Brackman
Womans Missionary Society
Nannie Maxey
John Hull
Jeremiiah
D. L. Hill
Temple
The
Missionary Society
Cooper
J. A. Brackman
John
B. H. Ellison
G. T. Willis
J. B. F. Yoak
John Dave Brown Celebrates Tenth Birthday
John Dave Brown celebrated his tenth birthday Saturday at his parents’ home on Tenth Street. Friends joined the party for games and an ice course after, with a large cake lit by ten candles at the tea table. Guests included Hubert Hinkle, Junior Bonds, Tommy Plumley, Jim Bob and Frances Brown, and John Dove Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dave Brown
Mrs. R. Brown
Tenth Street
Baptist Circle Holds Informal Luncheon and Shower
Members of Circle No. 6 at First Baptist church held a one o'clock luncheon Thursday with an informal program. Mrs. O. S. Jones sang, the chorus performed the circle theme song Help Somebody Today, and a prayer followed. Mrs. W. O. Mason led the business session and the year ended with a social hour featuring a miscellaneous shower for their leader in appreciation of her efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No. 6
First Baptist Church
O. S. Jones
Circle
W. 0. Mason
Ragland 34th Anniversary Highlighted At Bowers Home
Mr and Mrs T R Ragland were honored at a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs K Douglas Bowers at their Woodlawn avenue home. Guests included Mr and Mrs W G Caperton Mr and Mrs J S Edmundson Mr and Mrs Austin Caperton Mr and Mrs RK Rubush and Mr and Mrs Bowers. After dinner the group played bridge across three tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Ragland
K. Douglas Bowers
Woodlawn Avenue
Ragland
W. G. Caperton
J. S. Edmundson
Austin Caperton
R. KR. Rubush
Bowers
D A R Plans April Meeting At Hume Villa
Captain James Allen chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution schedules its April meeting for Tuesday at 2:30 PM at Hume Villa. Hostesses Mrs W W Hume Mrs A A Edwards and Mrs A S Johnston Jr will assist. Members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Allen
Hume Villa
W. W. Hume
A. A. Edwards
A. S. Johnston Jr
Monday Music Club Meeting Report
The April meeting of the Monday Music Club will be held Monday afternoon at three o'clock at the women's clubhouse on Park Avenue. A brief business session precedes the program, which will be presented by the children of members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monday Music Club
Womans
Park Avenue
Uns
Sparser Social Event Under Mrs Hutchinson’s Direction
Under the direction of Mrs J E McKenzie and Miss Loving Hutchinson a social afternoon was hosted by Mrs Clyde L Brown, Mrs Ritchie Ware, Ms Ross Preston Daniel, Mrs H L Clay and Mrs Eyskine Miller Caperton with several hostesses assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E., McKenzie
Loving Hutchinson
Clyde L. Brown
Ritchie Ware
Ross Preston Daniel
H. L. Clay
Eyskine Miller Caperton
Walker Home Scene Hosts Heath Dinner in Mabscott
The home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Walker in Mabscott hosted a health Anne gathering with attendees including Mr and Mrs Abe Mays Mr and Mrs Jim McDaniel Mr and Mrs C L Walker Mr and Mrs Francis Comer Mr and Mrs Spencer Thompson Mr and Mrs John Pachuta Mr and Mrs Carl Lilly Mrs Fannie Walker Mrs Tony Mardis Melvin Thompson Mr and Mrs Walker and Mr Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Walker
Mabscott
Anne
Abe Mays
Jim McDaniel
C. L. Walker
Francis ‘Comer
Spencer Thompson
John Pachuta
Carl Lilly
Fannie Walker
Tony Mardis
Melvin Thompson
Walker
Gilbert
Beta Theta Sorority Dance Friday at Black Knight Club
Beta Theta Sorority plans a Friday dance at the Black Knight Country Club in Knoxville. Harrell Underwood and his Commanders will perform from ten to two, featuring Joan Lee, radio artist, with proceeds aiding flood relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Theta Sorority
Black Knight Country Club
Harrell Underwood
Knoxville
Tenn
Joan Lee
Social notes from Beckley and surrounding towns
The column lists residents visiting and traveling from Beckley West Virginia including Mrs D C Redden at Concord College Athens visiting Stotesbury Mrs A V Smithson of Long Branch shopping in Beckley Mrs Walter Lemon recovering from surgery at Raleigh General Hospital improving steadily Miss Mary Cunningham Greenbrier College Lewisburg visiting for spring vacation Mrs Helen Windle spending weekend in Huntington with her parents Mr and Mrs J G Windle Mr and Mrs M Rahal and others visiting Charleston to see Paul Zakaib family formerly Hazel Rahal now Mrs Zakaib Mrs W F E Davis improving at Pinecrest Sanitarium visiting by Miss Lois Thomas Phil Conley Charleston in Beckley for business Miss Margaret Bledsoe Betty Jordan Mary Alice Tieche and June Evans Arlington Hall students arriving in Beckley for spring vacation Maye B Mitchell recently from Norge Refrigerator Service School J Lewis Bumgardner returning from winter in Ormond Beach Florida Rev F E Perry and family Beckley shoppers Mrs Eva Tennant called to Rocky Mount Va Miss Ned Quinn visiting in Ronceverte H H Mayse Slab Fork business visitor to Beckley Mrs W E Tissue Mount Hope shopping in Beckley Mrs Ella Stansbury to return home Glen Daniel with son H A Stansbury from Morgantown Miss Leona Richmond Table Rock Beckley shopper Mr and Mrs Robert Lyle Hundsley Lynchburg Va guests en route after wedding trip to western points Mr and Mrs J M Henderson spring vacation in Duke University students returning to Durham N C Mrs Cary Frothingham guest of her parents returning to Charleston accompanied by Mr Frothingham Miss Annabel McParland Mrs Humphreys Killarney Beckley shoppers and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Redden
Concord College
Athens
Mr. Redden
Stotesbury
A. V. Smithson
Long Branch
Beckley
Walter Lemon
East Beckley
Raleigh General Hospital
Mary Cunningham
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
Los Angeles
California
Zakaib
Hazel Rahal
W. FE. Davis
French Street
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Lois Thomas
Jacksonville
Slab Fork
W. E. Tissue
Mount Hope
Ella Stansbury
Leona Richmond
Table Rock
Robert Lyle Hundsley
Lynchburg
Birmingham
Ala
W. W .Hume
Hume
Faye Harper
Resaco
Charleston
Frothingham
Wheeling
William Gilfoyle
Annabel McParland
Humphreys
Killarney
Sara Ballengee
Largest Woman A Mother Billie Shumate From Princeton
Billie Shumate of Princeton accompanied a group of Princeton High School pupils to Beckley for a Shakespearian play. The piece notes other local movements including visitors, patients, and students traveling between Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, and Columbus, with several residents visiting relatives en route to hospitals and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Shumate
Princeton
Beckley
Princeton High School
C. W. Gunnoe
Landon Opens Lead In GOP Nomination Fight
The Associated Press reports Governor Landon of Kansas leading the GOP race with fresh delegates as New Deal attacks continue. Borah presses west for delegates while Knox gains 18 of 22 Kentucky votes, boosting Landon toward Cleveland and a possible first-ballot win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Landon
Kansas
Borah
Idaho
Capitol
New York
London
Kentucky
Co. Frank Knox
Illinois
Cleveland
Carl G. Bachmann
Roosevelt
Finais
Knox
Maine
Opening three no trump and two bid theory in bridge history
Discussion traces the evolution of the three bids in contract bridge from 1915 to 1932. It explains why the opening three should be used for strong hands with a solid trump suit and ace support, notes the rarity of such hands, and outlines probabilities for making game or slam based on card distribution and side tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hal Sims
Mora
Delegates Move Toward Roosevelt Garner Ticket at Philadelphia
Delegates at the convention pledge to back the Roosevelt Garner ticket while state groups from Iowa and Arkansas formalize their delegations. The New York unit vote remains unpledged though instructing may be invoked to curb insurgency at Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Brien
Democratic Organization
Roosevelt-Garner
Iowa
Arkansas
New York
Philadelphia
State Police Officers Are Given Promotions
Two state police officers of company C Elke ins received promotions today. Col P D Shingleton promoted Sergeant Ermil Clark to lieutenant and Sergeant Jesse Walter Wood to first sergeant. Clark replaces Lieutenant Frank Crawford who transferred a month ago to company D Beckley. Wooddell enlisted in 1919 Clark in 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Births in Beaver and White Stick Street homes
Mr and Mrs Fred Pettry of Beaver announce the birth of a daughter on April first in their home. Mr and Mrs Howard Remmi announce the birth of a son Buddy Lee on March 30 at their White Stick Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pettry
Beaver
Howard Remmi
Buddy Lee
White Stick Street
Brulla Couple Welcome Daughter Elizabeth Raye
MO and Mrs Charles Brulla announce the birth of a seven pound daughter Elizabeth Raye at their Summers street home on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brulla
Elizabeth Raye
Summers Street
Birth of Jackie Lee Haga in Sophia
Mr and Mrs Arnold Haga of Sophia announce the birth of a ten pound son named Jackie Lee at home on April 4. Money intended by the Jacksonville D A R to buy flowers for Mrs Roosevelt during a recent stop was donated to the Red Cross for flood relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Haga
Sophia
Jackie Lee
Jacksonville
Fla
Mrs. Roosevelt
Red Cross
West Virginia nominations filed for state offices
Charleston on April 4 William H. O'Brien of Buckhannon sought the Democratic renomination for secretary of state. Harley Kesling of Elkins announced a bid for the Republican nomination for the same office. Boyd Viquesney of Philippi became a Republican candidate for state treasurer, and Byron E. Holswade was listed as a candidate for another post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
William 8. O'Brien
Buckhannon
Harley
Kesling
Elkins
Boyd Viquesney
Philippi
Byron E. Holswade
Democratic committee candidate Spencer files in Fourth district
Mrs. R. F. Gunnoe, a woman Methodist preacher from Coal City, will hold services at Stephenson today at 2 30 p.m. The announcement was made yesterday and relates to Spencer filing for the Democratic state committee in the Fourth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Democratic State Committee
R. F. Gunnoe
Coal City
Stephenson
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Rogers
Mrs. Dixon Pinkney
North
Kanawha Street
Remenyys School of Dancing
Saver Shoes
Judith
Biles Gaberdine
Heber St
Wain St
Mrs. Cooper
Mission Circle
Baptist Circle
Mr. and
Mrs. Ragland
Heath
W. A. Thornhill,jr
Warren
Douglas Bowers
Bluefield
Catherine Minton
Edith Lindawood
Elizabeth Compton
Besoco
John B. Thomas Jr
Dean Thurman
Columbus
Ohio
Bliss College
J. B. Thomas
Adney Thurman
S. H. Bridge
Paul
Owen Meredith
Billie
Meredith
Dwight File
Ashton File
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
E. E. Bennett
Pluto
June Evans
Arlington Hall
Washington, D. C
J. T. Evans
Bermuda
Alonzo Huffman
Russell, Ky
H. R. Ridenour
Will Mackey
Archie Mackey
Lynchburg College
Margaret Moon
Virginia
R. Lilly
Cool Ridge
Floyd M. Sayre
Bobby McLean
Ettie Calloway
Dorothy Sutherland
James Bird
Egeria
Ted McDowell
Gertrude Karns
Cliff
Shreveport
Central Press
E. W. Shepard
Del-Mar
Mack's
St. Barber
Kojieh
Optometric
Lilly Bldg
Mode Parce
Don Vincent
Leon
Beauty Shoppe
Over Swan Cafe
Raymond’s
Raymond's
Raymond
Beauticians
Violet Keller
Raleigh County
Reg— Raymond
ATL
Jerry
Beauty and Cosmetic Shoppe
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