Women in the News and Arts Figures Highlighted
Mrs Delia Gillooly in Chicago tavern fends off a pistol-waving visitor by flooring him and holding him until police arrive. Metropolitan opera soprano Cusolina Giannini arrives from Europe seeking a quieter home life and marriage. Radio in Russia is government controlled with no ads. politics dominate daily speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia Gillooly
Chicago
Cusolina Giannini
Metropolitan Opera
Europe
Russia
Larceny Crime Leader in Fayette County
Grand larceny dominates Fayette county crime based on 1937 to present 48 prisoners held for grand juries on theft above $20. Felonious assault involves 39, breaking and entering 28, armed robbery nine, forging checks fourteen, embezzlement five. many offenders are young and operate in groups before jail segregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Sheriff's Office
Ten Permits to Marry Granted
Fayetteville courthouse issued ten marriage permits. Couples include Rodney Belcher and Mary Warren both 21 from Boomer, Eddie Blake 43 and Hallie L Watkins 41 of Beards Fork, and Grover Clendennin 22 with Emma Craft 21 of Longacre among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roglster
Fayetteville
Rodney Belcher
Mary Warren
Boomer
Eddie Blake
Hallie L. Watkins
Beards Fork
Willis’ A. Boggs
Hessie M. McCrews
Pax
Grover Clendennin
Emma Craft
Longacre Elmer Cady
Minden
Carrie May Moore
Salem
Noel Conley
Milburn
Helen Keith
Dothan
Jessie James Downey
Layland
Elizabeth Ovancini
Quinnimont
John E. Jones
Mount Hope
Rudene Haliburton
Price Hill
Jonah Lilly
Wickham
Katherine Booehe
Skelton
Everett C. Perkins
Oneida Gilfern
Montgomery
To Wed Ocean Flyer Engagement of Mary Adams Maverick
Mary Adams Maverick niece of Rep Maury Maverick of Texas and a Washington DC art student vows to wed Jack Lambie co pilot of Dick Merrill on a round trip transatlantic flight last May. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Adams Maverick
Maury Maverick
Texas
Washington, D. C
Jack Lambie
Dick Merrill
New Instructors on WPA Project
O'Neal announces securing several new instructors for WPA educational handicraft projects under the Oak III program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Oak III
WPA
W. E. O'Neal
Johnson Rites Held at Union
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Campbell Johnson 61 daughter of the late John A Campbell and wife of the late Thomas Johnson were held Friday in the Methodist Church by Rev J E McDonald. She died in Huntington after years of illness. Survived by sons Fred Johnson Augusta Ga Herbert Johnson Huntington and Ann Margaret Johnson Huntington sisters Mrs Clarke Peters and Mrs Eunice Meredith brother Clarence Campbell burial in local cemetery.
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Register
Anna Campbell Johnson
John A. Campbell
Thomas Johnson
Methodist
J. E. McDonald
Johnson
Huntington
Fred Johnson
Augusta
Herbert Johnson
Ann Margaret Johnson
Clarke Peters
Eunice Meredith
Clarence Campbell
Movie workers to dine at banquet this Wednesday
Employees of the Wyoming and Rialto theaters will be hosted to a banquet at the Wyoming hotel Wednesday afternoon. C C Cassnelli, manager of the two theaters, announced the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Mullens
Wyoming
Rialto
Wyoming Hotel
C. C. Cassnelli
Senter Seeks Clerk's Office in Wyoming County Race
Pineville attorney Clyde Senter filed for the Democratic nomination for circuit clerk, becoming the second Wyoming county citizen to enter the August primaries. Son of former three term circuit clerk E M Senter, he served as deputy clerk Dec 1 1936 to July 31 1937 under R M Stovall and is active in church and lodge work across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Pineville
W. Clyde Senter
Wyoming County
E. M. Senter
R. M. Stovall
Senter
Concord Normal
West Virginia University
Monroe People Home For Xmas
Union-Wome here for the Christmas holidays are the following: Lewis Campbell and Beulah Shumate, West Virginia University, Gethel Pritt, Anna Lee Riner, and Beryl Fullen, New River State, Kate Sibold and Fred Taylor, Concord, Mr. and Myra, Lacy Tivesay, Tampa, Florida, Misses Dorothy Johnston, Bertha Shumale, and Mrs W. A. Ions, teachers in Raleigh county, Mr. and Mrs. Jennings McCune, Gassaway, Mr and Mrs. Tom Light, Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negister
UNION
Wome
Lewis Campbell
Beulah Shumate
West Virginia University
Gethel Pritt
Anna Lee Riner
Beryl Fullen
New River State
Kate Sibold
Fred Taylor
Concord
Myra
Lacy Tivesay
Tampa
Florida
Dorothy Johnston
Bertha Shumale
W. A. Lons
Raleigh County
Jennings McCune
Gassaway
Tom Light
Charleston
Miss Shumate to Return to Work
Miss Maxine Shumate secretary at the Wylie Hospital will return tomorrow from Sewell where she spent her Christmas vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Shumate reporting her return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Mullens
Maxine Shumate
Wylie Hospital
Sewell
H. C. Shumate
Lindside Couple Celebrates Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
The couple Mr. and Mrs. Shkeeton C Ballard of Lindside observe their 60th wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve with seven children, 33 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. They married December 24 1877 in Centerville now Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shkeeton C. Ballard
Linside
Ballard
Marian Ballard
Baldwin Ballard
Kate H. Humphreys
Centerville
Greenville
J. J. Crickenbarger
Ballard Marian Ballard
Vie
Monroeounty
Virginia
Monroe County
West Virginia
Ballards
Ers Register
Marian C. Ballard
Lindside
Spirited Ballard couple charm hometown visit
They return home in high spirits with Mrs Ballard appearing youthful despite her six decades. The couple’s energy remains undimmed as they drive to Princeton one slick morning. Ballard is linked to Ike Ballard and Jerry Ballard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Princeton
I. K
Ike) Ballard
Jerry Ballard
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Caroline Fisher
Fish Creek, Wis
Katherine “Katy” Rawls
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Associated Press Sports Poly
Beckley's
STA Charge
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Fayette
Beaulah Shorter
Eva Booth
Addie Henry
Booth
Board of Education
Lambert
Ocean Flyer
Wickerbottom
Loyal Order of Moose
Fisher
Murphy’s
Sally Ann
Main ST
Vanney
Rose Funeral Home
Scrip
Neville ST
Marguerite Blankenship
A. J. Britton Life and Fire Insurance
Lilly Building
Beckley
W. Va
Del-Mé
Maln &I, Iprarbar
Clansleik
Monroe
Jean Nedra
All Children’s
Coats
Part
Bat.com
Young Men’s
Penney's
Enney’s Penney Company, Incorporated
Duchess Oil
Marguerite—Beckley
Marguerite
Embeo
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