Maxwell Ridenour Wedding Observed In Beckley Home
The midsummer ceremony united Miss Martha Virginia Maxwell and Harold Richmond Ridenour at the Beckley home of Judge J. W. Maxwell and Mrs. Maxwell. Dr. J. E. Bird officiated as guests and family gathered for a private breakfast and the couple’s eastward honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Maxwell
Maxwell
Beckley Avenue
Martha Virginia Maxwell
Harold Richmond Ridenour
J. E. Bird
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sun Parlor
Maxwell Home
Leslie Williams
Erskine Miller Caperton
de Hardelot
John Edward Cox
Bluefield
Ridenour
James M. Henderson
John C. Ridenour
Ada A. Henderson
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Birthday Party Given For Bobby Crouch
Bobby Crouch four year old son of Mrs Grace Crouch celebrated his birthday anniversary by entertaining a group of his young playmates at the home of his grandmother Mrs Emmett McMillan on Ellison avenue. Following a delightful afternoon of directed games and fun a dainty refreshment course was served. Little pink baskets filled with candy were attractive favors for the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Crouch
Grace Crouch
Emmett McMillan
Ellison Avenue
Bobby
Freddie
Joe Bailes
Bobbie Rosser
Myrtle Mae
Howard Borher
John Edward
Marilyn Bennett
Bobbie
Billie Lively
June Metcalf
Mary Lou
Anabel Laing
Maxine McMillan
Helen Spanduras
Johnny K. Allen
Matt Powers
Joyce
Bennie
Jackie Harvey
Mary
Laura Lou Ramsey
Frances
Gary Wilburn
Billie Scarbrough
Miss Kathleen Clay Guest of Honor at Luncheon
Miss Kathleen Clay, to wed Lieutenant Steven Zelazo of Long Island, was honored at a Tuesday luncheon hosted by Mrs. S. C. Ballengee and Miss Mary Elizabeth Ballengee on South Kanawha Street. The one o'clock event for sixteen featured a four course meal and a table adorned with linens, silver, crystal, and pastel sweetpea centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Clay
Steven Zelazo
Long Island
S. C. Ballengee
Mary Elizabeth Ballengee
Ballengee
South Kanawha Street
Miss Clay
Saunders Entertain With Bridge Party
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Saunders hosted a bridge party at Granville avenue with several tables and summer garden flowers as décor. Prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Payne for high, Dr. Doff D. Daniel and Mrs. Daniel for second high, and Mr. and Mrs. K. Douglas Bowers for low, with guests Dr. and Mrs. Ross Preston Daniel receiving a guest prize. a salad course followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Saunders
Granville Avenue
Paul Payne
Doff D. Daniel
Wheeling
Ross Preston Daniel
Miss Margaret Christie Plans Paris Art Pilgrimage
Miss Margaret Christie of Glenville sister of Mrs J E Laren and Mrs Hollis P Guy sails from New York tonight on the S S Hamburg for a several weeks stay in Paris. She will land at Cherbourg and join a pilgrimage art tour in Paris. She then goes to London on September first and sails from Southampton on the eleventh to resume duties as instructor at Glenville State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Christie
Glenville
J. E. Laren
Hollis P. Guy
Beckley
New York
S. S. Hamburg
Paris
Christie
Cherbourg
London
Southampton
Glenville State College
Fidelis Class Meeting at First Baptist Thursday
The Fidelis Class of the First Baptist church will hold its regular monthly business and social meeting Thursday evening at eight at the home of Mrs. Dean Richmond on Burgess street. Hostesses are Mrs. T. L. Maynor Mrs. Charles Keaton Mrs. W. H. Chrisley Mrs. Millard Tyree Mrs. Orange Snuffer and Miss Lessie Dodson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
Dean Richmond
Burgess Street
Mrs. John Earle Lilly To Return From Huntington Visit
Mrs. John Earle Lilly expected back today after visiting her sister Mrs. Paul R. Hutchison in Huntington. C. H. Mead has returned from a business trip to Charleston and White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Earle Lilly
Paul R. Hutchison
Huntington
C. H. Mead
Charleston
White Sulphur Springs
Quits Parole Post and Weekend Travel Notes
Local column lists numerous residents and guests traveling or visiting relatives. People from Beckley and surrounding areas plan trips to Glade Springs Virginia Beach Cincinnati and Charleston while others host visitors from Detroit Roanoke Philadelphia and Albany. A note on baseball managers highlights the National League split between active and bench leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Frisch
Wilson
Traynor
Stengel
Grimm
Dressen
McKechnie
County Court Eyes WPA Building Plans for County Schools
County Court and board officials submit fourteen WPA building and remodeling project proposals for state approval. Projects target crowded Beckley Beckley Junior High Old Eccles Stratton Sophia Mt View and other schools with about 28 county sites to gain six room additions funded at 25000 each. Coal contracts limited to seven percent ash. all coal to be tested. Head janitors named for many county schools. some posts to be filled at next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Education
WPA
Trent
Beckley
Old Eccles
Stratton High
Sophia
Mt. View
Affinity Colored
Shady Springs
Clear Creek Consolidated
Montreal High School
PWA
Bulding
George W. Johnson
Raleigh
Woodrow Wilson High School
J. H. Davis
Beckley Junior High
R. T. Thurman
C. A. Burkett
Lester Junior High
Shady Spring High
Ike Howery
Collins High
C. H. Young
Stoco High
Herbert D. Lilly
Clear Fork High
C. B. Honaker
Mark Twain
P. B. James
Glen White
William Osborn
Richmond High
Byrd Prillerman
Governor Reed
Charles Jones
Old Eccles High
Harlan Brooks
Bryant Combs
Egeria High
W. L. Mills
Marsh Fork
James Sarrett
Beaver
P. W. Bryant
Ameagle
Emma Estep
Glen Leigh
Stanaford
Henry C. Godby
Lincoln
Jackson Smith
Mabscott
Larkin Gunter
Killarney
W. E. Hightower
Fruits Flowers and Poultry Notes From Home Garden
August brings ample rain and steady crops with potatoes onions and tomatoes maturing. Tuna beans soon ready though early cabbage rotted or burst. A wildflower find includes unknown white gpirea and orange purple flowers near meadow lilies and clematis. Forty eight guinea fowl raised with three flocks, cross between African and Pearl, white and partridge hues, noted for milder game flavor.
Local Residents See Visiting Friends Across West Virginia and Nearby States
Lillybrook and Itmann hosts welcomed Mrs. J. B. Burton, family, and Mrs. Lucille Jones. Visitors from Enonville and Blacksburg, with business trips to Pemberton and Beckley. Thurman Williams, Becket area guests to Stamford. Lacy Wood and daughter in Rhodell. G L Brogan and family in Beckley. Mrs. Gertie Maxey in Amigo. We mourn the departure of Mrs. Jim Toler from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Burton
Lucille Jones
Hillary Goode
Itmann
H. M. Ward
Enonville
Nina Rakes
Blacksburg
Owen Young
Pemberton
F. E. Robison
Glen Lynn
Earl Walker
Charles Frederick
Beckley
Fred Cole
G. L. Brogan
Edward
Bessie Garbett
Tom Brogan
Alpeca
Gertie Maxey
Amigo
Jim Toler
Community Notes and Visits In Beckley Area
Local residents report many visits and courtesy calls to Beckley, Charleston, Welch, and Mt. Hope. Notables include George Calahan on sick list and births of Lewis Lytton and Jerry Minit, with families updating on hospital stays, travels, and a three week revival ending Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amigo
George Calahan
Fred Cole
Beckley
W. O. Eppling
Charleston
Frank Beard
Lonnie Linkous
Claud Linkous
Thomas Myers
Arthur White
Jimmy Patterson
W. W. Bryant
Heber Dews
Mt. Hope
R. E. Williams
Bee” Basham
Lockie Williams
Gulphrey Williams
Beckley Hospital
M. F. Ruben
Welch
Margaret Word
H. M. Word
Ray Wood
Luther Lathan
Earl Walker
Noah Williams
Charles Young
Basil Hurt
Royce French
Lilly
Levi Worley
Ruppert
Mesdames
J. F. Lusher
Tom Walker
George Smedley
Bernard Board
the Navy
Bud Archer
Ruth Ingale
Ward McMillian
Bill Rutledge
Frank Winner
Fireco
C. C. Buskirk
Table Rock
FE. L. Lytton
Lewis
Jerry Minit
Arrest Two Men After Water Pause And Car Gear Mishap
Hubbard and another man were halted by an officer during a river crossing and persuaded to return to shore. En route to Princeton a large rock damaged the car gas tank, plugged with a handkerchief until repairs. Ryan sealed the leak with wood and laundry soap while police seized 3.5 gallons liquor, 180 gallons mash, three fermenters, and 200 pounds of bran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
Princeton
Ryan
Local Folks Noted in Weekend Visits and News
Edwight West Virginia Miss Edna Cornell teaches a summer home economics class and visited students Friday. Numerous locals, including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tomalinson, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Borders, and H W Bryant, traveled or hosted relatives across Nicholas county Montgomery and Grundy Virginia. Visitors also report Bible school attendance, illness in families, and births. Jack Brown announces birth of son Jack Junior born July 27. Continuous weekend travel and visiting among families like the Dietzs, Heathermans, and Cobbs mark the area news. some remain ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Cornell
Tom Tomalinson
Nicholas County
Bert Borders
Montgomery
Jim Adkins
H. W. Bryant
Lando Stover
Mr. Stover
Leo Hall
Madelyn
Dan Owens
Sophia
Mall
W. R. Cobb
Cobb
Will Rice
Glen Rice
Mr. Price
Grundy
Virginia
Stickney
Scott A. Ford
Beckley
Orville Mathews
Oak Hill
Will
Ruth Pettry
Peach Tree
Joe Massey
John Harvey
J. H. Heatherman
A. C. Rollins
Golf Champion Spent Time in Illinois Visit Notes
Mr and Mrs Willis Williams and children visited Mrs Williams sister Mrs Paul Hughes at Pettyrs Bottom. Mr and Mrs Jim Massey and children and Nathan Ramsey visited Wyoming county Will Check. Misses Made lyn and June Cheek Bill Cheek Woodrow and Clarence Cheek visited Oak Hill friends Monday evening. Jake Attis of Kentucky visiting his brother Art Attis and Mrs Attis. Willard Cheek of Glen Rogers visiting his parents. Vina Kennedy of Winding Gulf visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs John McBrayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Willis Williams
William
Paul Hughes
Pettrys Bottom
Jim Massey
Nathan Ramsey
Wyoming County
Will Check
Madelyn
June Cheek
Bill Cheek
Woodrow
Clarence Cheek
Oak Hill
Jake Attis
Kentucky
Art Attis
Attis
Willard Cheek
Glen Rogers
Will Cheek
Vina Kennedy
Winding Gulf
John McBrayer
Vermin Killing Contest Reports Urged By Friday
Officials of the Raleigh county Red and Gun club urge judges and directors to submit receipts for vermin killed in their districts to secretary William B. Ware by Friday August 9. No credit will be given to any contestant or judge whose report is late. Richmond district reports are still missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleeigh County
Red and Gun Club
Bill Ware
Ware
William B. Ware
Richmond
Forest Found in Russia's Desert by Expedition
A scientific expedition reports a luxuriantly green forest hidden in Russia's arid desert, a vanished enclave said to have remained unknown for centuries. The discovery highlights surprising ecological pockets amid a harsh landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
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Kappa Psi Fraternity
Leo Ridenour
Lloyd Ridenour
M. M. Eastburn
Alonzo Huffman
Ellis Ridenour
Russell, Ky
Fairview
Wickham Avenue
Mary JO
Saunders
the Children’s Little Theatre
Miss Ellen Pugh
Parole Posto
G. C. Buchanan
Lugene
Glade Springs
Myrtle Stewart
Cincinnati
Roy D. Millican
Union
H. K. Stairs
Wallace Givens
Ocean View
J. W. Givens
Mary Elizabeth Liggett
Fort Thomas
Black Knight Country Club
Margaret Bledsoe
Phoebe Bledsoe
R. J. Burmeister
Greenbrier
Aileen Muller
Marshall College
Green Gables
Clifford Muller
Muller
D. D. Ashworth
John M. Baysden
Huntingoon
R. C. Scott
North Kanawha Street
Delmar Craft
Howard George
Robert Davis
Virginia Beach
Addine Bateman
Albany, Ga
E. van Dorsey
Irene Fry
Detroit
Michigan
K. Glenn Evans
Roanoke
Marie Wilson
Alva Cline
Alderson- Broaddus College
Phillips
W. Va
Baptist Assembly
Alderson-Broaddus
P. B. Evendell
Alma
Sharples
Frances Bailey
Wilda Bailey
Miami Beach
Florida
Wayman Hutchison
Slab Fork
Ohio
Thomas Bibb
Ray Burmeister Jr
W. G. Caperton
Florence Shepherd
Philadelphia
E. J. McDonough
A. F. Matson
E. Guy Graves
Lake Minnetonka
Anna Lee Bailey
Roy Teel
Prince Street
Lonnie Miller
Butler
L. E. Miller
James Beasley
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
H. C. Sessions
Rupert
Amy Stannard
Federal Parole Board
T. Webber Wilson
Virgin Islands
Harris & Ewing
Raleigh County
Lillybrook, W. Va
Pete Cae
WM. T. Tilden
C. E. Smith
Edwight
Frankie Strafaci
Brooklyn
N. Y
Associated Press
Luld Chen
Eccles Shoe Shop
Fred Shew
Boot and Shoe Workers Union, Local
Martinique
American Hotels Corporation
J. Leslie Kincaid
George H. Wartman
Broadway
32Nd Street
Pennsylvania
R.R. Station
Empire State Building
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