Governor's Daughter Elizabeth Kump Dies After Illness
Elizabeth Logan Kump 23, daughter of Governor and Mrs. Kump, died after a two year illness related to injuries from a 16 year old horse fall. A blood transfusion failed. funeral services are planned at the Charleston mansion with interment in Elkins. Survivors include her twin sister Margaret, brothers Cyrus and Benjamin, sister Mary Gamble, and Mrs. Holt Wooddell.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Elizabeth Logan Kump
Ernest Thompson
First Presbyterian Church of Charleston
Elkins
Homer A. Holt
Board of Public Works
Intervallin
Chicago
Betty
Margaret
Capital
Dovid Roberts
Mrs. Corey Hosts Syrian Ladies for Social Evening
Mrs. Cleo Corey was charming hostess Thursday night at her home on First avenue when she entertained the members of the Syrian Ladies Society. After the routine of business the members enjoyed a social hour and Mrs. Corey served a refreshment course to Mrs. M. Corey, Mrs. Gus Farris, Mrs. Asaff Rahall, Mrs. Tom D. Thabet, Mrs. N. A. Thabet, Mrs. Andrew Cody, Mrs. George Thabet of Oak Hill and Miss Mary Kerbawy.
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Cleo Corey
First Avenue
Syrian Ladies Society
Corey
M. Corey
Gus Farris
Asaff Rahall
Tom D. Thabet
N. A. Thabet
Andrew Cody
George Thabet
Oak Hill
Mary Kerbawy
Methodist Circle reorganizes leadership at Mrs Stairs Home
Circle No 3 of the Methodist Temple met at Mrs H K Stairs on Ellison avenue with 19 members. New officers were elected including D L Hill leader and W B Murray secretary treasurer. Three new members joined and a January 19 rush dinner plans at the Temple were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Temple
H. K. Stairs
Ellison Avenue
W. B. Murray
D. L. Hill
BE. C. Herne
Christian Social Relations
G. L. Willis
J. B. F. Yoak
Temple
Oll West
Tobin Stove
C. E. Dickinson
Stairs
C. V. Cottle
R. A. Boyd
E. FP. Cooper
T. B. Dittingham
B. H. English
George Foresman
E. C. Herne
Misses Brown Host a Delightful Layland Party
A party at the home of Mr and Mrs A M Brown Layland featured dancing games and a refreshment course for guests including Marjorie and Charlotte Brown and a list of attendees such as Ruth Hall Helen Whittacre Evelyn Ruth Keith June Bennett Virginia Craft Jean Herricks Mozelle Horricks Marjorie Brown Charlotte Brown Pete Beaver Bill Lawton Doc James Carl Meeks Harold Meeks Bill Graham Fred Goode Paul Fleshman Max Hampton and others.
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A. M. Brown
Layland
Marjorie
Charlotte
Ruth Hall
Helen Whittacre
Evelyn and
Ruth Keith
June Bennett
Virginia Craft
Jean Herricks
Mozelle Horricks
Coleman-Crook Rites Conducted in June
A June marriage announced Saturday between Mrs Sally Crook and Mr R B Coleman. The ceremony was performed by Rev J M Hayes at the First Baptist church on June 11, 1936, with W A Argenbright as the only witness. The couple live on Prince Street. he is employed by Ben H Ashworth.
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Sally Crook
R. B. Coleman
J. M. Hayes
First Baptist Church
W. A. Argenbright
Local Social Roundup Highlights Beckley Visitors and Guests
Personal mentions list residents traveling and visiting relatives in Beckley and nearby towns. Names include J D Duvall family returning to Beckley, Edwin J H Sutherland guest of John L Middleton, Frank S Harkleroad family from Hillsboro, Ralph B Maynard planning Huntington stay, and numerous others visiting or traveling to Charleston Richmond Detroit Clermont Florida Huntington Richlands Beaufort Huntington etc.
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J. D. Duvall
Lewisburg
Beckley
Koiner
Woodlawn Avenue
Edwin JH. Sutherland
Charleston
John L. Middleton
Frank S. Harkleroad
J. E. Wilder
North Carolina
H. E. Ames
Detroit
Mich
Eizabeth James
Richmond
T. E. Bibb
Rosalind Carrell
Bessie Carroll
Carrol
Beauregard Street
A. D. Luss
St. Louis
Beaver Avenue
Gilbert W. Gerhold
Huntington
T. M. Harris
Church Street
Mabscott Church Plans and Services This Week
The Mabscott Methodist Sunday school meets at 9 45 a m and the Baptist at 10 a m. Rev A H Chapman leads Methodist services at 10 a m and 7 30 p m. Mabscott B Y P A to Coal City for devotional service at 1 30 p m. BY P U meets Tuesday 7 30. C S McKinney conducts prayer Wednesday 7 30 p m. Rev L E Fineout presides at Baptist prayer Wednesday 7 30 p m.
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Methodist Sunday School
Mabscott
the Baptist
A. H. Chapman
Methodist
Mabscott B.Y.P.A
Coal City
BY. P.U
C. S. McKinney
Methodist Church
L. E. Fineout
Baptist Church
Marriage Licenses Issued in Local Counties
Marriage licenses issued include Robert Stover 50 Artie berton and Chole Shumate 18 Winding Gulf. William Kenney 22 and Ethel Hendrix 21 Edwight. Roy Meadows 27 Mabscott and Thelma Gunter 18 Beckley. Robert Stover 50 Artie and Edna Moye Stover 34 Maynor. Edward Kerns 22 Iroquois and Galena McGraw 22 Mead. Jack Baldwin 60 and Arther Carter 22 Price Hill. Nick Fernandez 44 and Margaret Kusick 21 East Beckley. Arthur Young 24 Fireco and Frances Hunter 16 Lillybrook.
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Robert Hugh Stover
Artie
Berton
Chole
Alma Shumate
Winding Gulf
William Kenney
Ethel Hendrix
Edwight
Roy Hubert Meadows
Mabscott
Thelma Catherine Gunter
Beckley
Rober Hugh Stover
Edna Moye Stover
Maynor
Edward Henry Kerns
Iroquois
Galena Greta McGraw
Mead
Jack Baldwin
Arther Mae Carter
Price Hill
Nick Fernandez
Margaret Kusick
East Beckley
Arthur Theodore Young
Fireco
Frances Pearl Hunter
Lillybrook
Beckley Freshman Elected Class Secretary at Belmont Abbey
Patrick V. O'Leary, freshman from Beckley, was elected secretary of his class at Belmont Abbey College North Carolina. He is majoring in science preparing for metallurgical engineering and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. O'Leary of 115 Wood. Reverend Cuthbert E. Allen, rector, presided and praised the result.
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Patrick V. O'Leary
Beckley
Belmont Abbey College
N. C
O'Leary
D. M. O'Leary
Woodlawn Avenue
Cuthbert E. Allen
O.S.B
Beckley Baking Co Employees Dine At Black Knight Club
Beckley Beckley Baking Company employees plus eight Charleston branch staff and four from Welch attended a banquet last night at the Black Knight Country Club. Paul P. Payne acted as master of ceremonies and introduced several speakers. Entertainment featured Gill and Schaedel from Charleston.
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Beckley Baking Company
Black Knight Country Club
Charleston
Welch
Paul P. Payne
Gill and Schaedel
C. C
Greenlee
Otio Withrow
H. B. Lewis
A. L. Sibely
Hubert Paisley
Junior Smallridge
Ray Shriver
Edward Delaney
Fred Canterbury
Dean Richmond
Charles Fisher
Eldon Hudson
George Pedro
Carl Bostic
Clyde Birt
R. M. Eye
I. D.devasher
J. R. Wilburn
C. C. Sperow
Walter Kirk
Howard Vail
B. H. Cooke
R. O. Baker
Jack Moore
Harold Landers
Dennis Weatherford
R. G. Simmons
J. O. Harvey
Roy Crickmer
Ralph Thompson
Harry Moore
Frank Crickmer
Erskine Dunn
W. G. Lowe
Beckley
S. G. Kilburn
L. M. Gamble
Edward Brown
Howard Bolen
Mrs Feazelle Hosts Shady Spring Club Meeting
Mrs Anna Feazelle entertained the Shady Spring Community Club with Thursday afternoon sessions. Mrs Maude Troutman presided and the gathering devoted time to routine business before a refreshment course for fourteen members.
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Anna Feazelle
Shady Spring Community Club
Maude Troutman
Epperly
Frank Simmons
B. W. Farley
Ollie Slinger
Alec Meadows
John Richardson
Ira Trail
Frank Skaggs
L. J. Bibb
G. Wreal
Harris
Troutman
Farm Revenues Back to Normal
Charleston reports the Department of Agriculture states that prices received by state farmers rose to 127 percent of the pre war average for the four weeks ended December 15, aided by gains in wheat eggs apples and tobacco. Buckwheat sheep and chickens fell from the November 15 levels while rye and butter held steady.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Department of Agriculture
Department
Kiwanis Ladies Night Installs New Leaders at Black Knight
Kiwanis members and guests enjoyed a gala Ladies Night at the Black Knight country club. District Governor elect Hudson Huffard installed officers including William R. Fugitt as president and Charles Hodel as vice president. Dr. Leonard Riggleman presided and entertained with humor as Miss Wilda Ganeay and Vera Baxter Watkins performed.
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Black Knight Country Club
Leonard Riggleman
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Riggleman
Hudson Huffard
Bluefield
William R. Fugitt
Charles Hodel
J. L. Huffman
George W. Barr Jr
W. A. James
James
Walter Muir
Wilda Ganeay
Vera Baxter Watkins
Clifford Waterman
Pauline
Ruth Porterfield
Johnstown Road
Mr. Stromp
J. A. Cunningham
A. Z. Lilly
Red-letter day at East Prince Street home
Charles E. George’s wife, ill for two months, and their daughter Beulah, sick for two weeks, both recovered and were up and about yesterday.
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Charles E. George
East Prince Street
Beulah
Germans Send Troops as Tangier Crisis Deepens
Reported German soldiers were seen near Ceuta in Spanish Morocco with fortifications strengthened between French and Spanish Morocco. French protests and threats of action followed, as more units were said to be due tomorrow.
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Tangier
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Stock market ends in stalemate amid mixed gains
In New York today buyers and sellers held firm with few moves. Several steel and specialty stocks rose modestly to minor gains while many issues offered enough to keep prices in a narrow range. Notable advancers included Yellow Truck, Bethlehem, Union Pacific, Gulf States Steel, and General Motors.
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Associated Press
New York
Yellow Truck
White Motors
Federal Motor Truck
Gulf States Steel
Bethlehem
Omnibus Corp
North American Aviation
Inspiration Copper
Union Pacific
Pullman
Houston Oil
Texas Corp
General Motors
Chrysler
Strike Fever Continues Across Factories and Plants
The article reports Cleveland GM Fisher Body workers with 3,425 of 7,211 ready to return. Flint Chevrolet plant workers show 11,300 of 11,485 not sympathetic to the organizing drive. A petition by 1,447 of 4,000 asks not to close two North Tarrytown plants as unions split over peace talks on the Pacific coast. Oregon's senators McNary and others weigh in.
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Cleveland
Fisher Body
General Motors
Works Council
Chevrolet
Flint
Mich
General Maters
North Tarrytown
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Chares L. McNary
French Reinforcements Boost Frontier Patrols
Paris dispatches report Senegalese troops ordered to Fez to join border patrols as French forces increase to about 100000 troops.
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Fez
Paris
Farmers' embargo issue reaches President Roosevelt
Frederick Steiner talked with President Roosevelt about the stalemate as the National Cooperative Council urged intervention for farmers facing embargoed products. Toledo Federation of Flat Glass Workers leader Gus Scholle planned a conference Monday between the strikers committee and several spokesmen.
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Ana Frederick Steiner
Roosevelt
National Cooperative Council
Gus Scholle
Toledo
The
Federation of Flat Glass Workers
Local notes and visits from area residents
The column lists residents returning from trips and visiting locations. E P Donahue plans a Columbus business stint, J O Freeman returns from Richmond with Mrs Freeman, Mrs Henry Frazier stays at Fairview Apartments ill, W F Beckner recuperates from flu, Violet Cook shows improvement after a fall, and Dr and Mrs Harwood James conclude a Miami vacation.
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E. P. Donahue
Columbus
Ohio
J. O. Freeman
Richmond
Mrs. Freeman
Henry Frazier
Fairview
W. F. Beckner
Violet Cook
Harwood James
Miami
Florida
Panhandle farmer grows first successful tobacco crop in Texas in 1936
P. O. Naylor of Clarendon Texas a farmer reports raising a tobacco crop in 1936 believed to be the first successful example in the Texas Panhandle.
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P. O. Naylor
Clarendon, Tex
Texas Panhandle
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Mrs. Corey
Methodist Circle
J. F. Lynch
Balr
Becklay
Elizabeth Kump
Margaret Kump
Misses Brown
Mexico
Texas
Employes Havel
Mrs. Feazelle
Kiwanis Ladies Night
Little Girl
Wilsam B. Bankhead
Sam Rayburn
Halr
Ward
Bobbie Beauty Shop
Earl Carfer
Mgr
3Rd Ave
del- Mar
Jobneta
Johnson
Teamritoca
Kene
F.C. Boz
Wuate
Vera-Rose
Vera-Rose Beauty Shop
Woolworth
Beckley, W. Va
Raymond’s
West Virginia
Reg
Raymond
Main St
Beckley Department Store
RED Cross
Kid Leathers
Paradise Shoes
Patricia Pat
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