Burke Home Is Scene Of Pleasant Party
The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Burke on North Oakwood Ave was the scene of a pleasant party Friday evening after the senior play Ladies of the Jury. The event honored Jack Burke on his birthday with informal diversions and a dainty course served by Mrs. Burke to a long list of guests including Nancy Ballengee Elizabeth Smith Helen Farris Elizabeth Ann French Cleo Smith Peggy Bean Peggy Fearwood Melba Ann Hayes Mae Lowe Jack Burke Louis Fant David Burke George Ramey John Fisher Melvyn Dillon Cecil Lacy Dalene Christian Dennis Morrison Patrick O Leary Alex George Wallace Brubeck Charles Bridge Ray Price Jack Lowe Frank Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Burke
North Oakwood Ave
Jack Burke
Mae Lowe
Louis Fant
David Burke
George Ramey
John Fisher
Melvyn Dillon
Cecil Lacy
Dalene Christian
Dennis Morrison
Patrick O'Leary
Alex George
Wallace Brubeck
Charles Bridge
Ray Price
Jack Lowe
Frank Rose
Junior Womans Club Presents Mock Radio Program
Beckley Junior Womans Club members hosted a mock radio program for the Hinton Junior Club. C W Waterman Jr. served as master of ceremonies with acts by Shelby Kitts Leo Harvey Elgin Light Russell Feazelle and Joyce Devenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Junior Womans Club
Hinton
C. W. Waterman Jr
Aso
Mary Alice Bruster
Margaret Rose Williong
Joyce
Drewry
Ross Culpepper
Shelby Kitts
Teo Harvey
Elvin Light
Russell Feazelle
Zeta Sigma Fraternity Plans May Day Dance
Zeta Sigma Fraternity of Beck ley College has made elaborate plans for a May Day dance to be held Friday May first at the JM Mountainair Hotel in Mount Hope. Brad Moon and his Imperial band are featured in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feta Sigma Fraternity
Beckley College
JM Mountainair Hotel
Mount Hope
Brad Moon
Imperial
Fraternity Dance Plans Music Program In Fayette County
An orchestra will perform a popular music program from 10 to 2 with over five hundred invitations mailed Monday to friends of the fraternity members from the college and nearby areas including Fayette county. This first Fayette event will become an annual affair. Chaperones will be provided by friends and patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayette County
Birthday Celebration for Mrs Roberta Doss
Mrs Roberta Doss marked her birthday with a social evening of friends, green and pink decorations, games and guitar music by Lemuel Keefer. Guests included Mrs Walter Neely, Mrs J M Bowman, Mrs Frank Rogers, Mrs Robert Meadows, and many others from Charleston, Spavishburg, and Fairmont, with refreshments served by Mrs C A Richardson and Mrs Doss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Doss
Lemuel Keefer
Doss
C. A. Richardson
Walter Neely
J. M. Bowman
Frank Rogers
Robert Meadows
Minnie Hayden
John Davis
H.A. Hylton
Lawrence Smith
Madge Williams
N. T. Gagalis
W. W. Wolford
John Sicora
D. Giampolo
Wanda Richardson
Nellie
Flora Richardson
Freda Rogers
Charlotte Hyton
Beulah
Mary Doss
J. A. Boalt
Alvin Dunkley
Bob Williams
Howard Neely
Bernard Doss
Billy Wolford
Jack Logan
Charleston
Nash Reed
Spavishburg
J. J. Belle
Fairmont
Miss Maxine Kitts Hosts Bridge Social in April
Miss Maxine Kitts hosted an evening bridge at her parents home on South Kanawha Street to honor brides Mrs. Harold Austin and Mrs. L. K. Simpson. Pastel snapdragons decorated the scene, with Mrs. Frederick A. Hurt winning high and Miss Elizabeth Phipps taking low. Several guests joined the occasion bearing gifts for the honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Kitts
F. §. Kitts
South Kanawha Street
Harold Austin
L. K. Simpson
Frederick A. Hurt
Elizabeth Phipps
Austin
Simpson
Arthur Sydnor, Jr
Dewey Isley
Jack Hollandsworth
W. R. Diehl
W.W. McCathern
G. R. Bartley
Robert Yaple
Dorsey E. Biggs
Harold Ridenour
Dawson Philips
Albert Tolmes
Local Names List Include Hinton Residents in Social Notes
Frederick Hurt and a group of women including Mrs. Glenn Evang Miss Juanita Asgenbright Miss Shirley Banks Miss Margaret Bibb Miss Margaret Rose Williong Miss Elizabeth Phipps Miss Pau line Murray Miss Mary Alice Winston Miss Loving Hutchinson Miss Edna Clay Miss Paulie Bowling Miss Mary Elizabeth Maxwell Miss Patty Ellison and Miss Eileen Jarrell appear in a community social notes section listing attendees and relations from Hinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Hurt
Glenn Evang
Juanita Asgenbright
Shirley Banks
Margaret Bibb
Margaret Rose Williong
Elizabeth Phipps
Pauline Murray
Mary Alice Winston
Loving Hutchinson
Edna Clay
Paulie Bowling of
Hinton
Mary ‘Elizabeth Maxwell
Patty Ellison
Eileen Jarrell
Junior Auxiliary Plans Banquet And Parade
Members of the Junior Auxiliary of the American Legion met Friday in Memorial building. They finalized plans for a Mother Daughter banquet on May 7 at First Christian church and for participation in the May 2 Youth Week parade. The unit, with 43 members, is the largest in the state. Betty Martin joined as a new member. Prizes were won by Emtrue Lipscomb and Gloria Lipscomb during social hour activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the American Legion
Memorial Building
First Christian Church
Betty Martin
Emtrue Lipscomb
Gloria Hilda Goldstein
Delores Pickus
Anne Thompson
Jeanette Williams
Eric Harvey
Neva Jane Dempsey
Lois
Celia Elkin
Eleanor Smith
Doris
June Marlin
Dorothy Caffee
Anna Mae Foresman
Tommy
Emtree Lipscomb
Betty Harrison
Garnette Pedro
Carolyn Klaus
J. R. Williams
Miss Nolan Guest of Honor at Smith Party
Ernestine Nolan was guest of honor at a Friday party hosted by Miss Lorene Smith at James Smith Jr’s home in Skelton. The event featured dancing, games, and refreshments for a long list of guests including Verla Bigus Ruth Jones Mary Ball Thelma Starr Opal Stewart Mary Ondo Irene Bulta Mildred Toney Margaret Smith Ernestine Nolan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernestine Nolan
Lorene Smith
James Smith Jr
Skelton
Miss Smith
Miss Margaret Smith
Verla Bigus
Ruth Jones
Mary Ball
Thelma Starr
Opal Stewart
Mary Ondo
Irene Bulta
Mildred Toney
Margaret Smith
James Ritter
Andy Hodas
Charles Nolan
Russel Keaton
Ned Connor
Charlie Bika
Odell Stover
George Olson
Carl Smith
Red” Underwood
Dennis Richardson
Thomas Bazzarre
George Pitsenbarger
James Smith
Buddy
Eugene Hawks
Larry
Benefit Bridge At Womans Club House
The junior department of the Womans Club hosted a benefit bridge at the club house with spring decor and yellow daffodils. Sixteen tables of bridge were played after a one o'clock luncheon, with prizes awarded to Mrs. A. S. Johnston Jr., Mrs. J. E. McKenzie, and Mrs. Carl Cc. Drewry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Club
Allen Gatherum
A. S. Johnston Jr
J. E. McKenzie
Carl Cc. Drewry
Mrs. Alex George Hosts Birthday Party in Stamford
Mrs. Alex George entertained at her Stamford home to honor her granddaughter Irene Zukowski of New York for her third birthday. Guests included Mrs. Stanley Zukowski, and a list of local attendees enjoyed games and refreshments after gifts and celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex George
Stamford
Irene Zukowski
New York
Stanley Zukowski
Rayline Bailey
Elizabeth Ann Scott
Annie Marie Riggi
Margaret Ann Puskes
Ida Bell Riggi
Vietta May
Holliday
Janet Holliday
Meredith Statcher
Mary Emily Withrow
Mary Smith
Masters Sonny Puskes
Earl Parker, Jr
Norman Campbell
Kings Daughters To Meet On Tuesday
The Beckley chapter of Kings Daughters will hold its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at two thirty at the Presbyterian church. All members are urged to attend. The hostess committee includes Mrs. William Pyles as chairman and several other named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
King's Daughters
Presbyterian Church
William Pyles
Laura Pierson
Julian Owen
A. B. Redden
Nathan Pickus
C. L. Phipps
A. A. Polls
William Rutledge
J. T. Robertson
Weekend News in Charleston Area Includes Weddings and Visitors
Social notes from Charleston and nearby towns report weddings officiated by Dr Clay. Guests and visitors travel to Beckley, Bluefield, Louisville, Richmond and Washington. Merchants plan shopping trips to New York, Roanoke and Evansville for spring stock while locals visit relatives and attend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Milton C. McCall
Jane Zeins
Charleston
R. H. Magee
McCall
Washington, D. C
James Pickus
New York City
Rose Harlow Warren
E. Winston Wagner
Charleson
R. R. Woolf
H. G. Sterne
Louisville
H. K. Stone
Nannie Maxey
E. F. Cooper
South Kanawha Street
R. J. Burmeister
Ray
Virginia Beach
Mr. Burmeister
H. D. Odlee
Ashland
Qdee
Reba Epperly
Gi. R. Bartley
Buchanan
W. J. McKinney
Sophia
Beckley
D. A. Blankenship
Ethel Martin
Frederick C. Moore
Hope
T. R. Grimm
Princeton
Harold Riffe
Crawford Street
R. L. Maxwell
Richmond
Mary Ann Maxwell
R. B. Yaple
Robert Yaple
Wheeling
West Virginia
Evansville
Ind
Battle Creek
Mich
Pauline Bowling
Hinton
Harold Austin
North Kanawha Street
W. D. Helmintoler
J. G. Pedro
Garnette
John Robert
Clifton Forge
Edward Davis
C. A. Swearingen
Diane
H. K. Stairs
Huntington
Harold Ridenour
E. Veechle
Randolph
Greenbrier
J. Silverburg
L. W. Helmintoler
Billy
Bluefield
A. J. Truman
Farmer
Nathan Pickus
New York
Edna
Estelle Wills
Glen Daniel
Beckey
C. C. Sanders
Beckley Gleanings: Notables Visit and Travel Notes
Ross Preston Danlet returned yesterday from Washington D C where they attended the Continental Congress of the D A R. Miss Maude Farley of Dry Creek visited Beckley Saturday. Miss Wayle Jarrell of Naor was seen shopping in Beckley Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Preston Danlet
Washington, D. C
Maude Farley
Dry Creek
Beckley
Wayle Jarrell
Naor
Saturay
Fayette Miner Crushed By Falling Slate At Laurel Creek
Sam Harper, 43, was badly injured when slate fell and crushed him while setting a mine post at Laurel Creek Smokeless Coal. Taken to McKendree Hospital in critical condition, he suffered severe facial lacerations and multiple skull fractures. Doctors said his stamina remains, but prognosis is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Harper
Laurel Creek
McKendree Hospital
Harper
C. R. Hatfield
McKendree
Terry Negro Miner In Accident At Brockman Mine
A.J. Shields a 57 year old Black miner from Terry was brought to Raleigh General hospital yesterday morning after his left hand was crushed in an accident at the Brockman mine in Terry. Several fingers were severely crushed when a car wheel passed over the hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J. Shields
Terry
Raleigh General Hospital
Brockman
Shields
Fifth Victim Of Explosion Dies In Backus Event
Robert Shiflett, 16, died in McKendree hospital Friday night around 9. He became the fifth victim of the Backus mountain boiler explosion from a week ago. Harvey Fox, 59, owner of the grist and sawmill, and Laty Gwinn, 16, were in critical condition. Shiflett is survived by his mother Susie Duty, three brothers Lewis, Bill, and David, a step-brother Johnnie Duty, and a step-sister Dorothy, all of Backus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Shiflett
McKendree
Backus Mountain
Harvey Fox
Laty Gwinn
Shiflett
Susie Duty
Lewis
Bill
David Shiflett
Johnnie Duty
Dorothy
Backus
St Francis Society Plans Italian Spaghetti Dinner
The Saint Francis Society of the local Catholic church announces its Italian spaghetti dinner at the Parish Hall on Thursday April 30 from 6 to 8 pm. The event is promoted as a key late spring community gathering with public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Francis Society
Family Visit Noted for John R Pierce of Chicago MI
John R Pierce of Chicago Michigan is a guest in the home of his sister Mrs Beverley Wren and family. Dr H L Clay and Mrs Clay returned yesterday from Roanoke, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Pierce
Chicago
Beverley Wren
H. L. Clay
Clay
Roanoke
Shooting Affray In East Beckley
East Beckley police arrested Robert Lane on shooting with intent to kill after a quarrel over Norton's niece led Lane to shoot 27 year old George Norton on Hunter Street. Norton was wounded in the right forearm and taken to Beckley hospital. one man remained jailed. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. with Norton’s bone status undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Robert Lane
George Norton
Norton
Lane
Hunter Street
Raleigh County Gets Road Fund
Road Commissioner Burr H. Simpson announced Raleigh County has $364,500 set aside for rebuilding primary highways. The measure funds temporary repairs with the goal of improving road appearance once work is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Associated
Charleston
W. Way
Burr H. Simpson
Local Grocers Attend State Convention in Wheeling
Nine Raleigh County grocers join peers at the West Virginia Retail Grocers Association state convention in Wheeling. E D Armstrong serves as local association president with B W Anderson and O C Canterbury among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Wheeling
West Virginia Retail Grocers Association
Raleigh County Association of Retail Grocers
E. D. Armstrong
B. W. Anderson
O. C. Canterbury
Local sprint names listed in school roster
Readable fragments show names C Thornton O C Drake R B Yaple W E Palmer S C Balle ngee and Bob Yaple appearing in a compiled school roster. The worn text preserves multiple individuals associated with the unit or program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C, Thornton
O. C, Drake
R. B, Yaple
W. E. Palmer
S. C, Ballengee
Bob Yaple
Also Mentioned on This Page
Burke
Junior Womans Club
Zeta Sigma Fraternity
Beckley Drug
Rexall Store
Woodbury
Wm. A. Woodbury
White Cross Pharmacy
Woodbury’s
Miss Nolan
Kings
Fayette Miner
Terry Negro
Del-Mar
Ridain Street
Pageene
St. Francis Society
Raymond
Raymond’s Beauty
Main St
Emhbee's
Wayne County
Kanawha County
Jackson County
Wood County
Lincoln County
Iter
Roch
Don Vincent
Leon
Beauty Shoppe
Over Swan Cafe
Marguerite
LA Petra
Sanders
Curtis
Zotos
Jamal
Main Street
the Fashion
Coats
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