Miss Banks Hostess Scavenger Hunt In Raleigh
Miss Mary Caperton Banks hosted a late evening scavenger hunt at her Raleigh home for guests including Miss Kathleen Liggett of Fort Thomas Kentucky and Misses Caroline Faris Billie Lewis of Red Hill Virginia. Prizes went to Faris Lewis and to Bob Huffman and John Dickinson with dancing and refreshments following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unger
Mary Caperton Banks
Kathleen Liggett
Fort Thomas
Caroline Faris
Billie Lewis
Red Hill
W. B. Ware
Banks
Raleigh
Bob Huffman
John Dickinson
Beckley Plans Children’s Little Theatre By Miss Ellen Pugh
Miss Ellen Pugh, local artist in drama and dance, plans to organize a Children’s Little Theatre for Beckley youth aged 6 to 12. She has trained in Cincinnati and New York, with radio experience on WYLW WSAL WKRC, and will offer weekly group and private lessons to interested children and others for private instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Ellen Pugh
Miss Pugh
E. S. Pugh
Granville Avenue
Cincinnati
Ohio
College of Music Stock Company
John Redhead Frome
WYLW
WSAL
WKRC
New York City
Martha Grahame
Lou Horst
Neighborhood Playhouse
Children’s Little Theatre
Missionary Society Plans To Entertain
The Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will host a Friday afternoon tea honoring Mrs J A Boone of Huntington and Mrs W B Harvey of Knoxville with guests from Richmond and other guests invited. The event runs from 2 30 to 4 00 p m on Neville Street and includes all adult members and friends of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Boone
Huntington
B. E. Carter
W. B. Harvey
Knoxville
Tenn
E. H. Crouch
R. C. Ransome
Richmond
W. A. Argenbright
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Neville Street
Mrs Payne Honored At White Sulphur Springs Party
Mrs E M Payne Jr, bride in late May, was guest of honor at a Wednesday bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs J F Buskey and Mrs C C Lewis at White Sulphur Springs. Four tables played with prizes for high score and low, and a guest gift for the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Payne, Jr
Payne
White Sulphur Springs
J. F. Buskey
C. C. Lewis
W. W. Goldsmith
W. B. Ware
First Baptist Circle In Social Session
The Business Womans Circle of the First Baptist church held a business and social session Tuesday evening at Mrs. Bessie Carrolls home in the Snuffer apartments. A representative number of members took part in the regular business and enjoyed a social period afterward.
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First Baptist Church
Bessie Carroll
Snuffer Apartments
Pettus visitors in Beckley and area news
C R Clay of C and C Lumber Pettus was in Beckley on business with A C Acord of Pettus. Mrs George W Bright and Mr and Mrs J A Brackman of Beckley region are at Junaluska NC and plan to return early next week. E M Payne comes back from White Sulphur Springs after the Senior Golf tournament. Miss Leta Wainwright Toledo OH and Mrs Chris Keehne Charleston expect to return home tomorrow after a visit in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Robert Beaty
East Main Street
Marjorie Blake
Ronceverte
Ann Willfong
H. F. Willfong
H. K. Stairs
Ellison Avenue
Beckley Hospital
L. M. McKibbin
Charleston
Howard Rhodes
Lewisburg
Fred Thompson
Virginia Katherine
Bellepoint
Luther Thompson
W. Dabney Venable
Granville Avenue
Virginia Beach
Beach Plaza Hotel
Edwin Compton
Chester, Pa
R. D. Watts
Morgantown
Steven Zelazo
Long Island
N. Y
Kathleen Clay
Flo
Frances Kinzer
Kinzer DuVall
Blacksburg
Edward S. Doolittle
Jean Doolittle
Huntington
Franklin M. Hamrick
F. L. Shannon
Shannon
Texas
Mark A. Boone
Akron
Ohio
S. C. Ballengee
South Kanawha Street
F. L. Banks
H. M. Swope
J. Howard Griffith
John Ward
Duvall Holliday
Rose Griffith
Washington, D. C
M. F. O'Dell
R. H. Bowman
Bluefield
Gulf Refining Company
Beckley
J. R. Meadows
High Point
N. C
R. L. Estill
Ann Williong
Martha Cunningham
Ruth Wilson
Kitty Smith
Fort Springs
Margaret
Frances Crawford
Willis Gunnoe
Athaline Lilly
Staynton
Virginia
C. R. Clay
C. and C. Lumber Company
Pettus
A. C. Acord
George W. Bright
J. A. Brackman
Ccity
Junaluska
E. M. Payne
White Sulphur Springs
Leta Wainwright
Toledo
Chris Keehne
Lightning Strikes School Area Causing Major Damage
Lightning shattered rafters and damaged the high school smoke stack and a transformer near the campus. A brick struck the top of school bus No. 21, with bricks raining around the Virgil Snead and Hulbert Meadows homes. Some residences lost power while repairs began. insurance covered the stack damage and repairs were planned.
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Appalachian
Virgil Snead
College Avenue
Hulbert Meadows
Snead
Howard H. Bodkin
French Smith
J. O. Freeman
Beckley
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Record heat sweeps Kansas and surrounding states
Tenacious Heat Nelson, 26, was prostrated. Many communities reported the highest marks of the season. Wellington, Kas. 110, Arkansas City, Kas. 109, Bartlesville, Okla. 108, Wichita, Kas. 107. The United States weather bureau said heat and moisture shortage damaged 25 to 50 percent of the corn crop in eastern and central Kansas, a region not as hard hit as the western drought area. Kansas City reached 100 and St. Louis topped 90 for the fifteenth consecutive day.
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Nelson
Wellington
Kas
Arkansas City
Bartlesville
Okla
Wichita
United States Weather Bureau
Kansas
Kansas City
St. Louis
Regional Temperature Report Amid Heat Across States
The report notes highs and trends across Iowa Nebraska Illinois Minnesota Texas South Dakota and other areas. Lincoln reached 99 while Chicago cooled to the seventies Carbondale hit 104 and Pierre reported 101 temperatures shift toward cooler conditions in some locales.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Lincoln
Chicago
Carbondale
Ill
Minnesota
Dallas
Tex
South Dakota
Pierre
J A Hunt Named General Manager
J A Hunt general superintendent of the Lillybrook Coal company at Lillybrook has been promoted to general manager. The appointment was announced last night by Thomas A Wickham vice president and treasurer after a board meeting held Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hunt
Lillybrook Coal Company
Lillybrook
Thomas A. Wickham
Birth of son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reid
Mr and Mrs Charles Reid of Cranberry announce the birth of their son Robert Alexander on Sunday August 4 at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reid
Cranberry
Robert Alexander
Goose that laid golden egg ends 32-year streak in Rathburn
A 32-year-old goose in Rathburn Ontario astonishes locals by laying an egg daily for more than three decades, a feat that rivals folklore and defies typical poultry yield expectations. The remarkable bird has drawn attention from residents and regional observers alike.
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Rathburn
Ontario
Rader Wins Half Mile Race at Tazewell Fair
Russell Rader, a local filling station attendant, won first prize in a half mile racing car event at the Tazewell Virginia county fair. He drove a small special built racer and claimed a speed of 31 seconds. Eight cars entered. Fred Bales, a former local boy, finished second.
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Russell Rader
Tazewell
Virginia
Rader
Fred Bales
Vines Funeral Set for East Beckley
Funeral services for A. C. Vines aged 65 who died at his East Beckley home from a heart ailment will be conducted by Rev. G. R. June at the Holiness church in East Beckley this afternoon at one. Burial with Keyser Funeral Home in charge will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Vines came to Beckley from Princeton about a year and a half ago. He is survived by his widow.
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A. C. Vines
East Beckley
G. R. June
Holiness Church
Keyser Funeral Home
Oak Grove Cemetery
Vines
Beckley
Princeton
British business women urged to pursue careers not marriage
A survey suggests most British businesswomen are delaying active work advancement while marking time until they can secure husbands, highlighting tension between career progress and traditional marriage expectations.
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Miss Banks
Little Theatre
Beckley Children
Mrs. Payne
First Baptist Circle
Penney’s
Tal
Beckley, W. VA
Brassieres
Formii
Coats & Swaggers
the Vogue
W. Va
Beckey
Neville Str
Redmond
J. H. Davis
Tazewell Fair
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