Social and Personal News Circle at Methodist Temple
The Social and Personal News Circle No 4 met at Mrs. E G Larrick s home on College avenue with decorations for Christmas. Mrs Larrick led. Mrs W H McGinnis spoke on Madonna and Christ Child. prizes were awarded and gifts given from the tree. Several members and guests are listed with updates on hospital stays travel and students returning home for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Temple
E. G. Larrick Leader
He Larick
Larrick
W. H. McGinnis
J. M. Gooch
D. W. Anderson
E. W. Koertge
A. A. Tieche
J. Merritt Gooch
C. Lake Allen
Allen Sherritt
Junior Department Hosts Dance at Woman’s Club Tonight
The Junior department of the Woman's club presents a farewell dance at their clubhouse tonight from 10 to 2. Beane and his Country Club orchestra will play popular dance music. Teachers planned to leave next week for holiday travel.
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Womans Club
Beane
Country Club Orchestra
Local social notes greet Charleston visit and holiday plans
Personal mention lists Mrs. W. R. Fugitt Mrs. Webb Angell and Mrs. Harold Odee as motor visitors to Charleston today. Miss Juanita Sterne a Lynchburg College student is expected to return Tuesday to spend holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Sterne. Little Miss Frances Cantley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Cantley
Austin Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
C. H. Daugherty
Charleston
H. G. Sterne
Wilson Street
Eugene Harvey
Paul Hutchison
Bob Turner
Furman University
Greenville
S. C
R. H. Bradley
Fireco
Beckley Hospital
Edward Maxwell
John
Tams
Beckley
Evelyn Muir
Bowling Green
Ross Daniel
Pemberton
Wallace Givens
Princeton University
J. W. Givens
Luca Thompson
East Beckley
C. C. Lewis
Delmar Lewis Craft
F. L. Banks
C. L. Allen
Virginia Haga
E. G. Haga
Helen
George Warren
Atlanta
Rose Harlow Warren
Ewing Humphreys
J. W. Burton
Mullens
W. S. Ennis
Laura Carpenter
Shelby Carpenter
Glen Rogers
J. G. Polley
A. H. Grigg
Grover Hedrick, Jr
Maryland College of Medicine
Baltimore
G. C. Hedrick
E. F. Murray
Metalton
Stanley Pascavis
Ivan Bowling
Buckhannon
Paul Bowling
Mr. Bowling
West Virginia Wesleyan
W. R. Fugitt
Webb Angell
Harold Odee
Juanita Sterne
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
Frances Cantley
Local Social Notes in Fireco West Virginia Guests and Calls
Fireco WV communities report visitors and social calls. Families such as Richmonds and Smiths hosted or visited relatives including Persingers Reed Wynner Hunt Woods Uren and Adams. Measles confinement noted for Miss Marie Dolinger and several callers were listed among neighbors and friends.
Neck care tips in beauty routine note
The excerpt emphasizes the neck as a key beauty consideration. It describes applying cold cream after makeup removal, massaging it in, using a soft complexion brush to lift dust, then rinsing with cold water and drying thoroughly.
Local Social Notes From Beckley Area
Lathan Carroll visited last Friday. Miss Mildred Smith and Miss Iris Agee called on Miss Irene Tucker Wednesday evening. Miss Lois Darling is confined to her home with pneumonia. Mrs. Maria Ellison is a patient in Beckley hospital at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. Richmond
George Richmond
T. T Smith
Persinger
Andy Reed
Buster
Raleigh
F. E. Winner
Howard Hunt
Joyce Ann
B. C. Wood
W. E. Bowman
Mabscott
Arthur Uren
Harvey Gross
Elbert Smith
John Smith
Nina Gross
Mildred Smith
J. L. Smith
Mildred
Dorothy
John L. Smith
B. C. Woods
Alma Adams
Albert Lilly
Coolridge
Marie Smith
Lois Smith
Lathan Carroll
T. T. Smith
Marie Dolinger
Iris Agee
Irene Tucker
Lois Darling
Maria Ellison
Beckley Hospital
Suicide note found with plea to save son in Coal City
A note found with Lola Marie Mabe’s death states fear of bondage and a request for prayers for her boy Hoyt Mabe. Prosecuting Attorney Clarence Meadows and a coroner’s jury ruled she died by suicide. Survived by husband Luther Mabe and extended family. Funeral set for Coal City church Sunday at 2. Burial at Coal City cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage
Lola
Clarence Meadows
Zach A. Petty
Lemon
Lola Marie
J. P
W. W. Bottomley
Lillybrook
A. B. Thompson
Coal City
Joe Ubeda
Fireco
Clarence Philpott
Winding Gulf
R. F. Gunnee
Luther Mabe
Hoyt Mabe
W. W. Dodd
A. W. Dodd
B. E. Dodd
Grover Walker
Pesoco
Grover Moore
Ghent
Thomas Cole
George Farley
Crab Orchard
W. T. Lantz
Foster Undertakers
Plans for Sanitarium Improvements and Grounds Work
The sanitarium starts drawing up plans for improvements including a new dairy barn. Ground clearing aims to protect shrubs and young trees while some valuable specimens may be transplanted as part of beautification. 119 patients are under observation with 20 nurses and 3 physicians plus Miss Beulah M Brown supervising nurses. Office tasks are handled by George W Ballard and Miss Katharine Toney. Of the 119 patients, five come from Raleigh county. The Raleigh County court policy to pay part of indigent patient fees was dropped last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarrell
Beulah M. Brown
George W. Ballard
Katharine Toney
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Court
Adult Education Classes in Los Angeles Grow by 3000 Enrollments
Los Angeles reports 37,576 residents registered for adult education classes up 3,000 from last year. Officials cite rising demand for continuing education and skill development in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Many Drown During Gale Across Europe
A severe pre Christmas cold wave caused shipwrecks and fatalities from Finland to the Black Sea. Three ships sank with 28 missing, nine drowned off Suffolk, seven near Dunkirk, ice froze the Thames and Avon, trains ran late, and storms disrupted Mediterranean traffic as Vicomte De Manneville remained missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Europe
Finland
Black Sea
North Sea
Dover
Calais
Folkestone
Rotterdam
Thames
Avon
Bath
Suffolk
England
Dyck
Dunkirk
France
Culmore
Rumania
Mediterranean
Vicomte Charles de Manneville
Italy
Heaviest Christmas Passenger Traffic Ahead
Pittsburgh reports the Pennsylvania railroad expects its heaviest Christmas and New Year passenger business in years with a 5 percent travel rise. General passenger agent Rh M Flecker cites sustained fall traffic 25 percent above last year and Thanksgiving travel 37 percent higher than 1932, with November up 30 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pitsburgh
Rh. M. Flecker
Mrs. Ellis Belcher to be buried in Virginia
The body of Mrs. Ellis Gertrude Belcher 25 who died at Woodbay after a brief illness will be taken to Ingleside Virginia today to await burial there Saturday afternoon. Survived by husband Crockett B Belcher three children Brent Constance and Harry Edwin one brother and two sisters Local arrangements by Calfee undertakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Gertrude Belcher
Woodbay
Charles R. Mathena
Ingleside
Crockett B. Belcher
Brent
Constance
Harry Edwin
Calfee
Roosevelt signals stabilization plan but keeps price level
Morgenthau after White House remarks that stabilization is not imminent and price levels will continue. Roosevelt has raised the price from 20.67 to 34.01, with further steps remaining secret. Conference participants say silver was not discussed.
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Morgenthau
White House
Roosevelt
Administration Buys Cattle For The Needy
In Charleston on December 15 state officials for the federal emergency relief administration began negotiations to buy 4500 head of West Virginia cattle for distribution to needy families. R J Russell of commodity distribution met with J B McLaughlin and agriculture staff as telegrams went to county farm agents to determine how many head can be purchased at market price. Purchases will be pro rated among state cattle raisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
West Virginia
R. J. Russell
J. B. McLaughlin
Russell
Dividend Declared by Safety Car Heating Company
The directors of the Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co. declared a dividend of 1. The notice appears in a New York dated report from December 15. Further details on the amount and payout schedule are not included in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co
Stock Dividend Distribution Notice
Shareholders are advised of a stock distribution payable December 23 to holders of record December 15. A prior distribution was issued September 15.
Sheriff Office Robbed in Fairmont After Noon Theft
Fairfront reports the Office of Sheriff Homer Toothman was robbed at noon on Wednesday. About $350 in tax money and an unnamed amount seized in prior gambling raids were taken. Investigators pursue several clues. no locks were forced, suggesting a thief with a key. The office was secured minutes after noon and found unoccupied before one o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Fairfront
Homer
Toothman
Justice Department Plans to Recommend Strengthening Laws
The Justice Department prepares congressional recommendations to strengthen criminal laws, focusing on racketeering and kidnapping. Attorney General Cummings said proposals are not complete but expect legislation to empower the federal government against interstate predatory crimes. He pledged support for a constructive program once ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
Congress
Cummings
Balloting Begins for Weirton Steel Collective Bargaining
Balloting for union representation starts at Weirton Steel plants amid threats of court action and possible Blue Eagle revocation. Ernest T. Weir and Hugh Johnson clash over legality while workers’ petitions nominate candidates under a company union backed by the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Blue Eagle
Weirton Steel Company
Ernest T. Weir
Steel Company
Hugh §. Johnson
National Recovery Administrator
Johnson
Wier
Atorney
Weir
Labor Board
Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers
American Federation of Labor
Octopus Spotted Off Georgia Coast Surprises Fishermen
A small octopus was captured off the Georgia coast near the northern reach of its range, surprising veteran fishermen who had never seen one this far north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
University Officials Threaten Action Over Sensational Sheet
Morgantown December 15 West Virginia University officials promised drastic action against students involved in a sensational Thanksgiving recess publication. The university council warned suspensions or expulsions for guilty students and libel charges against outside parties. a wide investigation was promised into those responsible for the defamatory paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
University Council
Japanese Aviators Survey Manchuria for Manchukuo
Japanese aviators survey Manchuria for the Manchukuo government using German aerial cameras. Detailed maps will be produced from the photographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hsinching
Manchuria
Manchukuo
Piety Hill Names Streets After Biblical Tales
In Grass Valley California an 83 year old mining town area called Piety Hill features street names drawn from the Bible including Zion Gethsemane Jordan Cross and Tribulation Trail reflecting a historical religious influence in early town planning.
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California
Grass Valley
Zion
Gethsemane
Jordan
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Orchid Henson
Mary Jane Williams
Patte Patton
Fairmont
Raleigh Cash Grocery
Pinto & Great North
Navy
Lern
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RED Circle Coffee
Florida
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P. & G. Soap
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Atlantics Pacific Co
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Blue Eagle Boys
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