Social and Personal News Highlights of Beckley Area
Marriage news leads as Mr and Mrs Hubert B Craig announce the December 16 1933 wedding of their daughter Helen May to Clarence William Miller at Rev G R Jewell's home. Miller, with New River Company, and Helen reside at Craighead apartments Oakwood Ave and Fourth St. Also noted are students and travelers visiting family for holidays including Eunice Bumgardner Barnard College Duke student Robert Boyd and Joe Sawyers at Wash DC, with hospital and travel updates from Beckley residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert B. Craighead
Helen May
Clarence William Miller
G. R. Jewell
Pentetal Holiness Church
Easteckley
Miller
H. M. Craighead
P. L. Blankenship
Raleigh County
Woodrow Wilson High School
W.Y. Miller
The
New River Company
Craighead Apartments
Oakwood Avenue
Fourth Street
Miss Holdren Weds Mr Sydenstricker in December 1933
Announcement of Miss Orpha Holdren and Mr James M Sydenstricker marriage at Rev Basham s home on December 7 1933 with only bride s sister Mrs Carl Phipps and Mr Phipps as attendants. She is daughter of Charles R Holdren Sprague. Groom is son of John Sydenstricker and employed by New River Coal Co. They plan to reside in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpha Holdren
James M. Sydenstricker
Ee Basham
Carl Phipps
Phipps
Sydenstricker
Charles R. Holdren
Sprague
Shower Given for Mrs Curtis in Honor of Mrs Curtis
Mrs J W Davis and Mrs Luther Curtis hosted a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Ross Curtis at Mrs Curtis home. Guests included Mrs Ross Curtis and many neighbors sharing social time and a refreshment course afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
J. W. Davis
Luther Curtis
Ross Curtis
Dorothy Underwood
John Schwartz
Kyle Davis
Henry Davis
Bluefield
Luther, Curtis
Twilight Night Owl Club Meet to Install New President
The Twilight Night Owls plan a December 29 meeting to install James Bennett as president, succeeding Carlos Tucker. Interested recruits should contact Frank Greco before the next meeting date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twilight Night Owl Club
Twilight Night Owls
James Bennett
Carlos Tucker
Frank Greco
Junior Department Meeting Tonight at Park Avenue Clubhouse
Members of the Junior Department of the Women’s club will hold their December meeting this evening at seven thirty at their clubhouse on Park avenue. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Womans Club
Park Avenue
Social Notes Highlight Incoming Holiday Visitors
Personal mentions include Mrs Nicholas Raffalovich of Paris arriving from New York to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs William Taylor. Miss Mabel Rowan of Logan visits sister Mrs C W Hogg for the holidays. T E Bibb, in Charleston for the legislature, spent the weekend at home. Charles Higgins of Duke University and guest Harry Ingal of Charlotte arrive to spend days with Dr and Mrs C M Higgins and depart Tuesday to rejoin the Duke Blue Devils. Mr and Mrs David Karr of Lynchburg and daughter Mrs Wilmer Hall of Florence arrive to spend Christmas with Mrs Karr’s sister Mrs William Taylor and Mrs Vernon L Tucker of Washington DC arrives yesterday for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Tucker
Tucker
Oklahoma City
Okla
Scripps-Howard
Eunice Bumgardner
Barnard College
New York City
J. Lewis Bumgardner
North Kanawha Street
Robert Boyd
Duke University
Durham
N. C
R. A. Boyd
Duke Blue Devils
Joe Sawyers
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
J. L. Sawyers
Ray Kessler
Sprague
Beckley Hospital
Viola Comer
Muskegon
Mich
Charleston
E. M. Payne
Mary Caperton Banks
M. C. Banks
Betty Mayhew
Capitol College
Columbus
Ohio
B. M. Weaver
Nicholas Raffalovich
Paris
France
New York
William Taylor
Mabel Rowan
Logan
C. W. Hogg
T. E. Bibb
Charles Higgins
Harry Ingal
Charlotte
C. M. Higgins
David Karr
Lynchburg
Wilmer Hall
Florence
Ala
Karr
Vernon L. Tucker
Washington, D. C
Local Social Notes Highlight Beckley Area Visits and Incidents
Mrs. Rosie Davis and daughter visited her parents the Stovers while Johnnie Martin recovers from a Woodrow Wilson High School accident that cut two fingers and a thumb on his left hand. Numerous relatives and friends visit, dine, and return to Glenville, Beckley, and nearby towns as community life continues with small gatherings and birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Davis
G. I. Stover
Johnnie Martin
Johnnie
Woodrow Wilson High School
Houston Holliday
Calloway Heights
Gladys Buckland
Nathan Wright
Mack McCoy
Beckley
Opal Short
Dolores
Ralph
Carl. Coney
Francis
Basil Bailey
William James
Dickens Christmas Carol at Eccles Junior High Theater
The Old Eccles Junior High will stage A Christmas Carol Monday at 8:00 PM in the school theater. Cast includes Scrooge Paul Reynolds Fred Quintin Reynolds Bob Cratchet Walter Coldern Marley Clinton Hodge Christmas Past Wanda Ballard Christmas Spirit etc with youth Wanda Ballard and Irene Murray and numbers by the elementary school between acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Eccles
Scrooge
Paul Reynolds
Fred
Quintin Reynolds
Bob Cratchet
Walter Coldern
Marley
Clinton Hodge
Wanda Ballard
Robert Pennington
Louie Dorban
Bill Graham
Irene Murray
Lumber Code Praised as Salvation for Small Mills
The Lumber Code Authority reports to the National Recovery Administration calls the code “little less than the salvation” for the industry, claiming release from economic serfdom for small operators. C Arthur Bruce notes general satisfaction with minimal complaints, few wage and hour violations, and limited appeals, with most issues tied to production control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Lumber Code Authority
National Recovery Administration
C. Arthur Bruce
Reversals of Two Lower Regulatory Decisions Clarified
In the report it notes that only two cases saw reversals of decisions by lower regulatory bodies. The remainder upheld rulings, underscoring limited appellate intervention and ongoing regulatory alignment.
Direct Loan Plan Backed by NRA Debate on Bank Voting Power
The Direct Loan plan ties voting power to preferred stock held by the NRA related entity, with over 2,000 banks selling stock or notes. Jones says the firm aids banks with liquidity for loans without meddling in daily operations, insisting voting stock is a duty. The NRA notes slow loan uptake due to indirect lending and mortgage company schemes, aiming to help the "little fellow" while Congress previously rejected direct industry credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
NRA
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Corporation
Yes
Terday
Congress
Garner
House
Youth Held
A man testified that his father had a brief talk with a man from a car before a drinking party at an oil lease shack. He said two women one named Blondie and two men attended the party, then left with the others after a short absence. Police said the boy remained calm during the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondie
Brooks
Sculptor Praises Roosevelt After White House Visit
New York Dec 18 Jo Davidson who spent three days in the White House modeling President Roosevelt in clay says the president is a bit disturbing for lacking eccentricities. He notes every other contemporary person shown in the sculptor's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Jo Davidson
White House
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Admired for Humor and Civic Art Work
The sculptor praises Roosevelt as lacking inhibitions and complexes with a strong sense of humor. He lauds Flo for American art and notes the public works art project rising in public mind as significant and even passably fair in his view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard Shaw
Mahatma Gandhi
Roosevelt
Flo
Davidson
Public Works Art Project
Mercy murder seen in slaying Wallington case
Wallington New Jersey December 18 George Dolack 24 died last night from a self inflicted bullet wound ending questions about why he killed his widowed mother Ann 64 hours earlier Mrs Dolack suffered asthma John a former prosecutor s detective described George as quiet studious and brooding He left as his mother read her Bible in the kitchen and returned to find her dead in a chair with her head resting nearby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wallington
N. J
George Dolack
Ann
John
Mercy Slaying Smolders After Shooting Attempt, Unclear Motive
Police investigate a mercy slaying after a man and a woman are found with gunshot wounds in a room. The woman had been shot in the head with a rifle George had bought the day before, and George lies unconscious on the floor. Authorities seek motive and preserve the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Driver dies as laundry truck plunges over embankment
New Martinsburg December 17 AP a laundry truck skidded and plunged over an embankment killing Robert Agnew 27 the driver and injuring three others One critically Agnew was crushed under the vehicle and survived by his widow and a small son Those injured include Dorothy Haught Bailey and Ernest Snider hospital physicians report the serious condition of Haught Bailey and Snider details indicate the mishap near New Martinsburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Martinsburg
Robert Agnew
Agnew
Dorothy Haught
Margaret Bailey
Ernest Snider
Reds Riot in London at German Embassy
Communists breached a police cordon in Waterloo Place near the German embassy and were repelled by officers with batons. Several people were arrested after a lively clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Waterloo Place
Earnings of Cudahy stock rise in 1933 report
Chicago Dec 17 AP earnings for 1933 on 467,489 shares of Cudahy Packing Co common stock were reported today by E A Cudahy chairman to be 2.64 a share against seven ty cents a share last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cudahy Packing Co
E. A. Cudahy
Kentucky Game Laws Prohibit Killing Deer Elk and Birds
Kentucky regulations ban catching or killing deer elk wild turkeys and song birds to protect wildlife. The rule applies across the state, outlining prohibited actions and penalties for violations under state game law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
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FIDE
Miller-Craighead
Miss Holdren
Mr. Sydenstricker
Prosperity
W. Va
Ross Stover
G. W. James
Nellie Dearing
Glenville
F. A. Dearing
Blanch Fezell
French Angle
Sand Branch
Alma Reynolds
D. B. Stover
Akers
Skelton
Dolores Wright
Edna Earle Morris
A. C. Hilbert
Myrtle Bragg
Will Bragg
B. Ff. Moye
Lee Bellamy
Grace Bellamy
Kingsport
Tenn
Cassard
Virginia
Joe Wright
Viola Gillette
Eccles, W. Va
Gladstone
E. M. Payne CO
Prince Albert
RB. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
P. A
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