Glen White News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Glen White residents and visitors are noted in brief items. Glen White and Huntington figures back on the job after absence. Mrs Pauley travels to Charleston for illness in the family. Julia Blake visits sister Mrs Murray in Resaco. Martha Hopkins and Mary Worsham return from a Virginia trip. Edna Clay visits Beulah Pauley from Marshes. Walter Dickenson returns after army service. Arthur and Mrs Barrett visit Beckley. Mrs Walden travels to Georgia. A free educational show via Burton Holmes tours Chicago canyons and the Grand Canyon, praised for value. Out of town attendees include Ball, Car Cook, and Snyder of Beckley. Dr Bowles attends court in Beckley. Mrs Fry visits Raleigh relatives. Rev Homer Cummings appointed pastor at Glen White church. wartime YMCA work noted at Camp Meade.
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Robert F. Roth
J. L. Knight
Huntington
Vincinity
C. L. Pauley
Charleston
Mrs. Pauley
Shepherd
Julia Blake
G. C. Murray
Resaco
Martha Hopkins
Mary Worsham
Glen
Chicago
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Misses Ball
Car Cook
Mr. Synder
Beckley
Chi
Bowles
PD. G. Fry
Raleigh
Homer Cummings
Wheeling
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Glen White
Cummings
Camp Meade
Ban Bay Rum Sales By State Tax Commissioner
State Tax Commissioner W S Hallanan issued a letter to druggists prohibiting sale of bay rum in the state unless the preparation is denatured with a suitable drug to render it unusable as a beverage. He said he does not oppose legitimate medicinal preparations but acts due to continued complaints about bay rum sales and asks manufacturers be notified of the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Hallanan
Hallanan
Bank Case Noticed in Upshur Court
Pending indictments against Charles R. Durbin a Grafton banker were noticed April 4 in Upshur county circuit court at the state’s instance ending a case that stretched through Upshur and Taylor circuit courts for four years. Durbin was indicted 26 times over the failure of a Grafton bank where he served as director and cashier.
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Charles R. Durbin
Grafton
Upshur
Taylor County
Durbin
Grafton Bank
Leviathan Ship Arrives in New York With Record 14416 aboard
The Leviathan docked at the port of New York carrying 12,274 officers and soldiers, plus nurses, civilians, and crew, totaling 14,416 aboard. It stood as the largest single-ship population ever recorded, likened to a city at sea.
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City of
New York
Beckley Chamber of Commerce Seeks Unity and Rules
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce outlines a user committee slate including R B Yaple and others to boost attendance at Thursday’s meeting to discuss problems and elect directors. President hopeful Beckner pledges effort with broad member support, while a draft constitution sets name rules membership dues and expulsion and outlines eligibility and process for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Yaple
Wlawyers
Herbert Stansbury
C. T. Ross
W. H. Bardin
W. W. Hume
J E. Coleman
T. R. Ragland
C. H. Deem
Chas. Hodel
Beckner
Chamber of Commerce Constitution and Officer Duties
The document outlines membership obligations, voting rules, fiscal year, and officer structure. It details president vice president treasurer and four directors, secretary duties, term lengths, meeting schedules, quorum, and authority for contracts and location of factories, plus audits and amendment procedures.
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Board of Directors
Chamber
Chamber and Board of Directorn
RB Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Slab Fork Hosts WeekEnd Guests and Visitors
Slab Fork West Virginia notes Miss N Agnes Rigg of Alderson as weekend guest at Hill Crest Club. Mrs W G Caperton returns from Charleston with her parents. Mr and Mrs W E Osborne visit friends at Lester. Norvell Lee of Alporn in town Tuesday. T A Everett of Lynchburg auditing coal company books here then to Tams. W E Osborne and daughter Billie in Beckley Thursday and Friday.
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N. Agnes Rigg
Alderson
Hill Crest Club
W. G. Caperton
Charleston
Austin
W. E. Osborne
Lester
Norvell Lee
Alporn
T. A. Everett
Lynchburg
Tams
Billie
Beckley
Largest Poplar Tree Cut On Gauley River Taplin Site
A huge poplar said to be the largest on the Gauley river was felled at Taplin for Hewitt Lumber company. The tree reportedly scaled 9,979 feet and yielded five logs each 12 feet long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gauley River
Taplin
Hewitt Lumber Company
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Virginia
Bank OF Raleigh
Capitol ST
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POLAN
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Beckley Chamber OF Commerce
Raleigh County
Slab Fork, W. Va
M. F.o’dell
E. A. Hall
1St Baptist Sunday School
Ernst
Beckley, W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Operating Board
U. S. Telegraph and Telephone Administration
Chesapeake & Potomac
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