King's Daughters Hold Christmas Meeting in Beckley
Social news from Beckley reports the King's Daughters Christmas gathering led by Mrs. J. E. McCreery with many members present. Highlights include a St Luke birth reading, charity notes, committee reports, and plans for Christmas baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s Daughters
J. E. McCreery
Wm. Taylor
St. Luke
Christ
Walter Cook
Pat Withrow
Union Mission of
Charleston
Ed. Stull
Richpath
Blanche Taylor
Jack Polley
A. W. Childress
F. C. George
Mrs Merrill Hosts Beckley Bridge Club
Mrs. Merrill entertained the Beckley Bridge Club at her home last Friday evening with six tables in play. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. McRae C. Banks of Raleigh and a list of local residents such as Mr. and Mrs. E. E. White Jr. Glen White. Mrs. J. L. Bumgardner. Mrs. Harriet Welling. Miss Mollie McCreery. and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
E. M. Merrill
Beckley Bridge Club
McRae C. Banks
Raleigh
E. E. White, Jr
Glen White
Ash File
S. M. Miller
J. A. Campbell
J. E. MecCreery
Mollie McCreery
P. H. M. Patterson
E. M. Payne
J. L. Bumgardner
T. H. Wickham
Wm. MacTaggart
Harriet Welling
J. T. Ellis
Birthday Party for Mary Binford Honors Meadows Home
A small group gathered Thursday at Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Meadows for a birthday party honoring Mary Binford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Binford. Guests included Cissie Lee of Riley, Maude Dorsey, and Mary and Gladys Meadows. They enjoyed a pleasant dinner followed by drinking games and merriment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Meadows
Mary Binford
C. M. Binford
Cissie Lee
Riley
Maude Dorsey
Mary
Gladys Meadows
Dinner party at Beckley Hotel honors Mrs. O. P. Pasterfield
Miss Mollie McCreery hosted a six o’clock dinner party at the Beckley Hotel Saturday in honor of guest Mrs. O. P. Pasterfield. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. P. H. M. Patterson, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Payne, Miss Harriet Welling, Mrs. Katharine Tinsley, and Mrs. D. Howe Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie McCreery
Beckley Hotel
O. P. Pasterfield
E. M. Payne
P. H. M. Patterson
J. A. Campbell
Harriet Welling
Katharine Tinsley
D. Howe Johnston
Beckley Notes Home News and Local Visits
Pneumonia confines Bobbie Bair to home. Mr and Mrs Herbert Carson and family host weekend guests Cora Carson of Charleston. C W Osenton visits Beckley on business. J H Mandt becomes Elkhorn Piney Coal superintendent after C M Binford’s resignation. Binford family visiting Huntington and Omar. Beckley Hotel hosts special Sunday dinner with orchestra 5:30 to 8:00. Lillie Bailey returns from Hinton. Clyde Lawson returns from Morgantown for holidays. New grandson born Lewis Granville to P Ballard’s wife at Pettry Hotel. Roscoe Hollandsworth visiting Beckley. R L Taylor family stop in Beckley on way home from Hinton. Mrs A L Rhodes returns from Cumberland Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Yaple
W. W. Long
Stone
Violet Cook
Huntington
Margaret Williams
Eccles
Beckley
M. M. Tucker
Mabel
Blue Jay
Hinton
Tucker
P. T. Hanifan
Oy Ronceverte
Mabel Whitmore
Beckley Department
Wickham
Beane
Beckley Hotel
H. B. Craighead
Spanishburg
George Callaway
Hoboken
N. J
Callaway
E. C. Lilly
Jumping Branch
C. W. Osenton
Fayetteville
J. H. Mandt
Riley
C. M. Binford
Elkhorn-Piney
Stanaford
Lillie Bailey
Clyde Lawson
State University
Morgantown
Pettry Hotel
Ballard
Lewis Granville
Roscoe C. Hollandsworth
Sharrow Coal Company
Boone County
C. J. Hollandsworth
R. L. Taylor
Miss Mary
Athoel Taylor
McAlpin
A. L. Rhodes
Cumberland
Maryland
Advertised Letters At Beckley Post Office 1919 List
Beckley West Virginia post office announces unclaimed letters including men Arnett Cox George Dotson John Durham Dov Holebrook Geo Manley and others and women Miss May Brammer Miss Ona Crawford Mrs E L Mustein Miss Hazel Meadows Miss Clare Os born Mrs C B Oneal Miss Lillie B Pryor Mrs Zettie Pryor Mrs Mannie Patton Miss Louise Sims. Call by December 9 1919 and reference advertised before December 16 1919 or letters will go to dead letter office. Postmaster M J Meadows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
Washington, D. C
Arnett Cox
George Dotson
John Durham
Dov Holebrook
Geo. Manley
M. A. Matheson
Bryan Meadows
Ernest Meadows
G. Norton
Mr. Panner
Fred Perdew
J. W. Selsgrew
Earl Smith
William Thomas
Dewey Walls
Lorence White
May Brammer
Ona Crawford
E. L. Mustein
Hazel Meadows
Clare Osborne
C. B. Oneal
Lillie B. Pryor
Zettie Pryor
Mannie Patton
Louise Sims
M. J. Meadows
Marriages Listed in Local Licenses
Licensed to wed multiple couples from various towns including Prince Basin Rhodell Glen White Sprague Lafollette Tams Fireco Winding Gulf Iroquois Tatwell Quinni mont Riley and others. Couples include George Cook and Mattie Maupin Maude Garretson Irene Johnson Oswald Turner and Elsie Chambers Otie Turner Dewey Redden Ida Bennett Isiah Irvine Ruth Shannon Walter Johnson and Sallie Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Henry Cook
Mattie Louise Maupin
Prince, Colored
George Ace Graham
Basin
Maude Earl Garretson
Rhodell
Mansel McKinney
Irene Johnson
Glen White
Elsie Chambers
Otie Turner
Sprague
Bill Evans
Lafollette
Tenn
Rosa Lester
Tams
William Scales
Fireco
Maggie Taylor
Winding Gulf
Clarence Washington Hicks
Iroquois
Zilda Martin
Tatwell
Dewey Lee Redden
Ida Marie Bennett
Quinnimont
Isiah Irvine
Ruth Shannon
Walter Johnson
Sallie Johnson
Riley
Goitre Remedy Promoted by Dayton Residents
Dayton readers are urged to visit Dayton for goitre treatment with Sorbol Quadruple as testimonials from local residents like Louise Will Esther Happle and others are shared. The ad promises quick daily ten minute use, non staining effects, and normal health afterward, with contact via drug stores or Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton News
Dayton
Louise Will
Gettysburg Ave
Esther Happle
N. Broadway
C. A. Arnett
Clay St
Alice Humnecht
St. Joseph Ave
G. A. Harned
Gettysburg
Hulda Bohse
Highland Ave
Hattie Marshall
Xenia Ave
Louise Ring
Nassau St
Sorbol Company
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Social notes from Slab Fork and surrounding towns
Slab Fork West Virginia residents share travels and visits with relatives and friends. W G Caperton returns from Philadelphia and Baltimore, visits to White Sulphur and Beckley noted, and a candy and rock party hosted by Mabel Goodridge with many guests listed including Miss Ora Smithson and Mrs J H Reed.
Mabscott approves 830000 in bonds for street paving
In a special Tuesday election Mabscott citizens ratified a town council proposal to issue 830000 in bonds. The funds will pave White Stick avenue from the county road crossing the creek to the Beckley Electric Light and Power Company plant. The vote was 154 for and 32 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
White Stick Avenue
Beckley Electric Light & Power Company
State Work Rally Led by Rev John Ray Clark West Virginia
Rev John Ray Clark state secretary of the Christian Churches of West Virginia led a work rally with a team of head officials and volunteers assembling to organize community outreach and service projects across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ray Clark
The
Christian Churches of
West Virginia
Preachers to Speak at Beckley Christian Church Event
Visitors arrive in Beckley Saturday night to lead a Set-up meeting for the United Budget and the State Forward Movement. They will likely attend Bible school Sunday morning, with a 7:30 Saturday night public meeting at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Beckley
Christian Church
United Budget
State Forward Movement
Bible School
Beckley Scout Troop Forms New Patrols After Meeting
The Boy Scouts of Beckley held a meeting at their headquarters last Friday night and formed a new patrol. The local troop now has 32 members, or four full patrols, with Ragland of Eagle Patrol earning a merit badge in machinery and Dupuy earning a merit badge in meeting and camping. Mowery of Panther Patrol earned a merit badge in interpreting as the patrol plans to sell wood and soon Christmas trees and holly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Beckley
Scout Ragland
Eagle Patrol
Dupuy
James Mowery
Panther Patrol
Pretty Gift Cushions Amass Colorful Charm for Home
Cushions fill chairs window seats lounges and floors in bright cheerful fabrics. A standout specimen uses brocaded and plain satin ribbon with satin cord and a cluster of satin rose and leaf motifs. The piece showcases the era’s craft and decorative flair for intimate home comfort.
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O. P. Pastorfield
Newport
Bobbie
R. T. Bair
Herbert Carson
Cora Carson
O. P. Porter
Goitre
Slab Fork, W. Va
W. G. Caperton
Philadelphia
Baltimore
A. Williams
Princeton
Mabel Goodridge
Boy Scouts
Spaulding
Bradley’s
E.M. Payneco
Bon Ton
Edwin Clapp
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