Mrs McConnel Illus trated Europe Lecture At Baptist Church
Social and personal news notes Mrs McConnel delivered an illustrated lecture at the Baptist church recounting her seventeen months in Europe. She described sailing from New York on the Saturnia, visiting Gibraltar Algiers Naples and the Strait of Messina, with stops at Patras Venice Trieste Ljubljana and Vienna. She contrasted Jugoslavian life with Roman history and ended with reflections on depression in America.
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the Baptist Church
Rio Tucker McConnel
Europe
Saturnia
Gibraltar
Algiers
Naples
Straits of
Messina
Stromboli
Patras
Greece
Venice
Trieste
Ljubljina
Jugoslavia
America
Methodist Circles Hold Meetings at South Kanawha Temple
Circle No 1 of the Methodist Episcopal Church South met yesterday afternoon at the Methodist Temple on South Kanawha street. The main items were plans for the year and the election of superintendents Mrs H J Thorne for Mission Study and Mrs Fred Stone for Publicity.
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South
H.M. Blankenship
Methodist Temple
South Kanawha Street
H. J. Thorne
Fred Stone
Local church circle opens year with planning session
Members of Circle No 4 of the Methodist Episcopal Church South met at the Temple on South Kanawha Street for the first meeting of the year led by Mrs Robert Higgins. Attendees included numerous circle members and a detailed plan for the coming year's fundraisers and activities was set, followed by a social hour.
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Circle No
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Temple
South Kanawha Street
Robert Higgins
A. A. Tieche
C. Lake Allen
S. C. Ballengee
E. H. Christian
R. V. Martin
Circle No. 5
Methodist Temple
East Main Street
White Cross Pharmacy
W. M. Given
E. F. Cooper
Robert Winston
L. J. Huffman
R. M. French
M. M. French
Herbert Stansbury
J. A. Blake
Roy Keister
D. M. Conner
Nina D. Bruster
Nannie Maxie
H. E. Ames
Christian Society Elects Officers
The Ladies Aid Society of the First Christian Church met on Fayette street with a full slate of officers elected including President Mrs. W. W. Hume and Treasurer Mrs. L. T. Putman. The meeting also admitted new members and featured a Parcel Post sale, hosted by Mrs. L. E. Shrewsbury, Mrs. D. Meadows, and Mrs. W. Watts.
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The
First Christian Church
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W. W. Hume
Andrew H. Smith
G. C. Hurt
D. P. Griffith
L. E. Shrewsbury
Dan Covey
L. T. Putman
Personal Visitors and Family Notices One Day
Paul MacTaggart and David McLean were business visitors to Charleston yesterday. Mrs Jack Rice and children Jimmy and Jacqueline left yesterday for a visit to Ashland Ky. Mrs Frank Welch and son Jack have been called to Springfield Mass by the illness of her sister.
Texan Givers Granted After State Dept Interceded
The text describes a sequence around a $20,000,000 loan and the Barco oil concession in Colombia. It notes the Colombian legislature’s June 18 restoration of the concession, signed by President Olara on June 20, and a June 30 loan extension. Patman attacks Mellon’s involvement in private business as treasury secretary. A Colombian letter alleges Olaya Herrera discussed Mellon at a Washington banquet and credit improvements if petroleum issues were resolved.
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Matthews
Barco
South American Petroleum Company
Gulf Oil Company
Mellon Companies
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Johnson
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
White
Patman
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Aluminum Company of America
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
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Bogota
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Washington
Colombia
Democratic Leaders Rally Across Cities in November Push
November election themes emerge as Senator Lewis of Illinois pledges a national appeal to oust the syndicate of special interests. He warns unity is essential and warns against rivalries that could sap the party. Senator Bulkley of Ohio criticizes the administration for slow reaction to the business slump. Virginia assembly endorses former Governor Harry F Byrd for the Democratic nomination.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lewis
Illinois
Democratic Party
Bulkley
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Harry F. Byrd
Oaxaca shaken by slight quake on anniversary
A slight earthquake struck Oaxaca at 1 45 a m causing tremors over the city on the anniversary of last year’s devastating quake that killed 100 people and damaged half the town.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Oaxaca
Bair Named Honor Student at Virginia Tech
J W Bair of Beckley son of Mr and Mrs R T Bair a Virginia Polytechnic Institute sophomore was among 126 students placed on the scholastic honors list by the registrar Five of the 126 were listed as perfect Friends say illness early in the session kept him from achieving perfection Yet his achievements earned him honors at V P I
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R. T. Bair
Beckley
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Crippled Children's Society Holds 1931 Meeting
The West Virginia Society for Crippled Children met at the state capital to review 1931 activities and county reports showing active work. A plan to seek increased 1933 legislative appropriations was discussed but no action taken. speakers included State Treasurer W. S. Johnson and Calvert L. Estill. Officers were to be elected.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia Society For Crippled Children
W. S. Johnson
Calvert L. Estill
Youth Get Cash
Parkersburg West Virginia January 15 Associated Press reports a youth receives a cash payment in a brief local item.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg, W. Va
Armed youths rob Ogden William Curtis General Store
Two armed unmasked youths held up the William Curtis General Store at Ogden yesterday and took a wallet with 200 dollars in cash from Curtis before fleeing. State police and county officers pursued them into the nearby hills toward which they fled in a search.
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William Curtis
Ogden
Curtis
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