Calendar chatter and schoolfield notes in Beckley era
Harold Riffe reviews calendars from Jennings Cafe Nett company and Congressman Joe L Smith noting humorous depictions and a Capitol calendar. He recalls Woodrow Wilson High opener 26 to 20, comments on local schools and politics, and honors Miss Marguerite Johnson invited to lecture on how music can bring international peace at USC institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings Cafe
Mt. Hope
Nelli “Bottling Company
Joe L. Smith
M. C
Nett Company
United States
NeHl
Jennings
Woodrow ~Wilson High School
Hope A
Beck ‘Ley
Marguerite Johnson
Mason School of Music
Rb.b. von Klein Smid
University of Southern California
Institute of International Peace Relations
Mission Inn
Riverside
Cal
Fiss
Johnson
Concert Tours Promote International Good Feeling
The article notes a musician who has advanced international goodwill through concert tours. She traveled across European countries and Australia performing compositions from composers of both hemispheres. This activity aimed to foster cultural exchange and harmony through music.
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Australia
Weekend social notes from Mullens and nearby towns
Edward Wallace visited Mullens on Thursday. Gladys Eileen and Louise Griffiths stayed with sister Mrs. Earl Cooper in Ghent. Charlie and Claude Walker visited relatives in Welch. Shirley and Buck Cole visited Dunns at the Akers home. Akers, Junior and Miss Francis Thompson stayed overnight with the Johnsons. Ray Lilly spent the week with friends at Pemberton. Sidney Meadows visited Velmar Lilly in Pemberton. Lora Wallace vacationed with Welch friends. C A Akers business visit to Coal City. Mr and Mrs A A Gooper dined with daughter Stella Farley. A E and Basil Fink dined with Lewis Fink at Ghent. Naoma Wallace resigned from Murphy’s and returned home. O A Akers visited Beckley on Saturday. Mrs Lonnie Cole visiting with O A Akers family for a few weeks.
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Edward Wallace
Mullens
Gladys
Eileen
Louise Griffith
Ghent
Earl Cooper
Charlie
Claude Walker
Welch
Shirley
Buck Cole
Dunns
A. Akers
Francis Thompson
Stanley Johnson
Ray Lilly
Pemberton
Sidney Meadows
Velmar Lilly
Lora Wallace
C. A. Akers
Coal City
A. A. Gooper
Stella Farley
A. E
Basil Fink
Legislators Paid With Loans Over Salary Clash
Legislators’ 1934 salaries were issued with many checks cut short after loans arranged by lawmakers last summer to cover expenses during the long special session. Governor Kump had banks advance funds to lawmakers who gave the banks portions of their $500 salaries. The auditor also rejected mileage payments for returning after Christmas, citing a prior attorney general ruling that only one mileage payment is allowed per session.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Kump
House
Sims
Miss Dell Richmond Improves After Memorial Hospital Operation
Table Rock West Virginia reports Miss Dell Richmond recovering well from a serious operation on Tuesday at Memorial Hospital in Richmond Virginia. Numerous visits and hosting parties are noted, including George Marshall visiting Eliza Marshall and several Richmond family members hosting guests over the weekend.
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Dell Richmond
Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Virginia
George Marshall
Eliza Marshall
Edith Akers
Evelyn Conner
Leonard Akers
Milton Dove
Ida
Carrie Richmond
Claude Carper
Percie Richmond
Virginia Pack
Nora Richmond
E. H. Richmond
Leona Richmond
Frank Richmond
Howard Scott
Nose Woad
Bellpoint
Great Advances In Tuberculosis Conquest
Dr Logan Clendening outlines progress in tuberculosis research focusing on childhood infection. Pneumonia notes cover bovine and human bacilli, lung entry, and the role of rest and diet. The piece previews tomorrow’s discussion and offers six pamphlets for ten cents each with a self addressed envelope.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Red Cross
Blacklock
Glasgow
Clendening
Smith Attends Meet Of Express Agents
A meeting of Railway Express agents from the C and C territory between St Albans and Clinton was held in Charleston to discuss a new express business plan. Attendees included E. Smith Beckley agent. Speakers described a nationwide expansion campaign and agents of the Kanawha division were gathered to learn the new plans.
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Railway Express
St. Albans
Clinton
Express
Charleston
William Eggleston
Washington
E. Smith
Beckley
Agleston
Kanawha Division
Mrs Massie Heads to Reno to File for Divorce
Mrs Thomas Massie wife of the Honolulu murder trial figure said she would entrain for Reno to file divorce proceedings, insisting the action was urged by Lieutenant Massie and not connected to the 1932 Honolulu case. She planned to return to Washington after the divorce and continue her work.
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Associated Press
Washington
Funeral Services for Sergeant George Jones in East Beckley
Services were held Monday at the Holiness church for Sergeant George Jones killed while serving in the United States Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Georgia Jones two brothers Henry and W. T and two sisters Mrs. Effie McClure and Mrs. Elizabeth Moore. Details of the December 8 accident remain unavailable to relatives.
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George Jones
United States Army
Panama Canal Zone
Holiness Church
Ev. G. KR. Jewell
Georgia Jones
Henry
W. T
Effie McClure
Elizabeth Moore
Local Social Notes And Family Updates
Miss Billie Roddie returned Wednesday from Norfolk Virginia after holidays with kin. Leslie Palmer came back from a business trip to Roanoke Virginia. Donald and Jack Mitchell, sons of Mr and Mrs Mayo Mitchell, are out again after scarlet fever confinement. Mr and Mrs J J Burdiss returned to Birmingham Alabama after holidays with the Burdiss family. Ross Spangler announce birth of daughter Juanita Faye born Wednesday January 3.
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Burdiss
Ross Spangler
Juanita Faye
Reverend Steve Wood Preaches in Egeria West Virginia
The Rev Steve Wood of Coal City delivered two sermons to a large crowd in Egeria on Saturday and Sunday. He plans services the fifth Saturday and Sunday in April. Local residents Mrs Levi Shrewsbury Aunt Paradine Peters and others are mentioned with illnesses and wintering away as part of town notices.
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Steve Wood
Coal City
Levi Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Bluff Mountain
Jake Walker
Paradine Peters
Emma Holland
Princeton
George Blackburn Reed
Maleo
Gladys Reed
Princewick
Unclear Financial Figures Surface in Fragment
Distributed text shows a monetary value of 299541.27 with gaps and stray numbers 50.52 14187.84, lacking clear context or entities to identify a sender, recipient, or event.
Bank Liabilities and Deposits Record Details
Balance sheet shows Capital Stock 250000.00 Paid In Surplus 250060.00 Undivided Profit 211.99 Reserve for Interest Taxes and Depreciation 11051.49 Due to Banks 5463.23 Demand Deposits 669679.77 Time Deposits 709378.41 Total Deposits 1,379,058.18 Other liabilities and items listed with totals 1,947,205.89. Signature lines include Carter president Hedrick cashier Minter Ewart and directors George W. Bair Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
G. Hedrick
F.C. Minter
Geo. W. Bair, JR
E. P. Ewart
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Harold M. Riffe
Robert Ripley
R. T. Bair
South Kanawha Street
FE. M. Payne
South Kanawha
Boards of Education
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Louisiana
House of Delegates
Baton Rouge
Capitol Building
San Francisco
Honolulu
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Comm
Kneffer McGinnis
H. J. McRoberts
F. A. Davis
T. D. Guinn
J. Perry
A. K. Averill
Odd, W. Va
Irs
Myrtle Meadows
Glen Hedrick
Agnes Pack
Mer
Frank Reed
Roy
H. K. Richmond
Stella Wilson
Crow
Table Rock, W. Va
Smith
Mrs. Massie
Reno
East Beckley, W. Va
A. J. Gorns
Belle Wilson
Parkersburg
J. H. Burdiss
Toledo
Ohio
Mr. Burdiss
D. C. Martin
Mr. Martin
Mandy Lilly
Hinton
Margaret Neel
Salon
Aria. Evans
Walter Herrin
Thurmond
S. R. White
U. S. Department of Agriculture
G. W. James Dairy
Ion G. Duca
Rumania
Sinaia
Duca
Egeria, W - Va
Pansy Wood
Dela Walker
Irving Lorge
Columbia University
Stanaford Transit Company
Rose Funeral Home
Raleigh County Bank
Eee
Siete Goat Banking
Ature Eene
Aaa
Total cc
County of
Raleigh
B. FE. Carter
G. C. Hedrick
Roy D. Millican
Eda
Sén.r.a
Richmond Dry Cleaner
Thone
Fae
Jae Tae Bie
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