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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1935
Page
3
Mrs Mary Davis entertained with a bridge luncheon at the Beckley hotel honoring visiting relatives and friends from out of town. Eight tables played in the morning with prizes for Mrs A K Minter and Mrs D C Wade. out of town guests received gifts during a midday luncheon.
Buddy Albanese entertained yesterday afternoon at his parents home Mr and Mrs Frank Albanese. Guests included Billy Lilly Eugene Lilly Patsy Misco Robert Scalise Junior Webb Steve Underwood Tony Azzara Vero Rizzi Eberdeen Roush Jackie Halstead Victoria Rizzi Joe Rizzi Margaret Halstead Mary Scalise Eloise Misco Janet Misco Jo Ann Melito Joyce Green Edith Underwood Rosie Rizzi Rocky Rizzi Myra Sue Roush Ellen Roush and numerous relatives and friends with games on the lawn and a refreshment course.
Circuit Court decree dated May 31 1935 announces sale September 6 1935 at 1 PM at Raleigh County Courthouse to highest bidder for nine described tracts of mineral and surface rights in Beckley and surrounding areas held by Jackson Smith and others. Terms cash.
A congenial group left this morning for Camp Glen Daniel to spend a week camping with Mrs Herbert Stansbury Jr. Among those who will enjoy the outing are Miss Bobbie Bair Miss Mary Dwyer Miss Jane Lee Deem Miss Wanda Cook Miss Julia Bruce Miss Lois Heatherlin Miss Kathryn Totten all of Beckley and Miss Wanda Seldomridge of Hinton.
Beckley society column lists Miss Pauline McGrady and other nursing staff taking a three week vacation to White Sulphur Springs and Clifton Forge Virginia. Several residents including Miss Patty Ellison Miss Elizabeth Lloyd Mrs Ruth Ellison and Drs Ellison Elson and other locals visit or return from travel to California Summersville Baltimore Charleston and Detroit.
Mrs. S H Summers recovers her health and goes out again. Rev W B Harvey and Mrs Harvey with son B H depart for Ohio and Kentucky to reside in Oklahoma soon. Numerous visitors stop by in town including Miss Judy Crouch of Parkersburg and Miss Eva Pownall. Families visit Camp Glen Daniel and Mt. Lake Virginia. Funeral of Dr R D Roller Jr brings locals to Charleston.
A visiting party describes Helvetia village life at a Dutch Reform church with multilingual Sunday services. They attend nine o clock Sunday school, hear an English lesson, and hear a bi lingual pastor narrate a relief tale about government aid. They witness weekly farmer gatherings, with about seventy attendees, and depart as America’s song echoes through the hills.
Pemberton Boy Scout troop 86 will receive its first charter from the National Council of Boy Scouts of America this evening. Twenty four scouts will be inducted and presented Tenderfoot badges as the Raleigh County Scouters Pow Wow gathers at Pemberton Church at 7 30.
The Associated Press reports dust storms and extreme heat across the middle west. Amarillo Texas and Garden City Kansas faced dust clouds under a hot south wind lasting about an hour. Pike's Peak Colorado saw a temperature drop to 34 with 4 to 5 inches of snow as four more deaths pushed the season toll toward two hundred. Alva Oklahoma reached 114 degrees and Enid 112.
Hoover signaled political weight in questioning Roosevelts planned constitutional changes. Vinson and Snell weighed in on legality while Lucas polls pointed to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as a top potential nominee. Vinson argued the Guffey coal bill faces Supreme Court scrutiny under Schechter NRA precedents.
Charley White and partners evade capture across multiple counties after assault arrests and jail breaks. Officers pursue White from city streets to the New Raleigh road area and through a daylight county jail escape involving Charley Worthington and Fred Dunkley. Dunkley recaptured. White re arreste d as extradition forms loom requiring governor sign off.
Police treated four injured after two separate wrecks near Mount Hope. Burgess sustained facial cuts. Clarence Dottson of Long Branch and Eu gene Thompson were slightly hurt when a Ford roadster sideswiped an Elk Refining truck. Dottson faced a drunken driving warrant. Elmer Bower of Mabscott was treated for a lacerated scalp at Raleigh General Hospital, believed linked to another crash.
Three men were held after a shooting that killed Fish and wounded another. Bryant and deputies traced the event to moments before and captured Paine and Smith quietly, as townsfolk feared lynch threats. The arrestees faced transfer to the county jail in Sacramento with mob violence subsiding.
A committee approved the Guffey measure boosting to 90 percent and creating a consumers council to advise. Democratic leaders voiced doubts about passage but said a favorable committee report could sway enough votes to win approval.
A jury empaneled by Magistrate Zach A Petty found Patrick dead by his own action. He was last seen Saturday morning with two companions, walked into the woods, and his body was found the next day. His wife Elizabeth Patrick led the search, and his brother Steve survives.
Mrs Arthur White hosted Ida Bell White’s eighth birthday with guests including Hilda Archer Bessie Maroney June Rutledge Martha Lee Freeman Eppling Jack Young Anna Jewel Logan Helen Maxey Danese Erskine Underwood Geraldine Sizemore Christine Callahan Alma Wood Betty Burton Andrew Ruben Bobby Cole Mary Ellen White Others noted: visitors to Beckley and area residents calling on neighbors and relatives in nearby towns during the week.
Gill of Beckley reports Miss Elizabeth Taylor returned home after a lengthy visit with relatives at Odd. Various locals attended events in Winding Gulf, Beckley, and Princewick. A birth, Grady Lee Jr., was announced for G. L. Blessard and wife on July 26.
Shady Springs residents report visiting friends and relatives in nearby towns. J C Hobson called on John R Smith Thursday evening while Claude Skaggs visited Hinton. Blanch Lilly admitted to Raleigh General for appendicitis. Families camping on New River included Joe Lilly household. Basil Meadows spent Friday with Chap Griffith. Avnell Bryant and Helen Couch were Odd business visitors. Rev E E Lilly spent weekend at New Zion and preached. Mary Farrow ill for days. Sheriff Brammer was a Wednesday business caller.
Bloodhounds traced a trail to the Harvey Harris boarding house and led to the arrest of Harvey Harris 20 and Benjamin Everhart 16 in a $1,000 robbery. Sheriff McDonald said Raymond Warner’s Vandalia home was robbed of $1,000 in currency and $1,000 in signed notes. $800 and the notes remain missing.
Wall Street report from New York City notes a steady to firm undertone in early market dealings. Large blocks of leading issues changed hands at the opening with fractional gains seen in American Telephone Sante Fe Bethlehem Consolidated Case American Radiator Goodyear and others.
Gedser Denmark reports a lighthearted note about former Barbara Hutton wearing shorts while playing tennis with her husband Court Haugwitz Reventlow. The quirky dispatch highlights a social moment involving prominent figures and a casual sporting scene.
Designer John Fredericks unveils a turban style hat with a gold veil that swathes the throat and ears, advertised for wear when one has the mumps and wishes to go out in New York.
A West Virginia state chamber of commerce to begin January 1 aims to tackle major state problems. The Charleston meeting included 27 cities and groups with Beckley representatives G. A. Mohler and W. A. James, plus Hal M. Scott. A October session will finalize the constitution and by laws. The body will act on statewide issues, not individual communities.
Sophia and Flat Top visitors include Mr and Mrs W G Hopkins and Mrs G C Hurt visiting relatives. Chris Ruble visits Charleston on business. News covers births mothers and daughters doing well and many locals traveling to Chicago Beckley and Mullens. Rockwell Kent returns from Greenland with material for art and writing with son Gordon.
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