Spare Time and Crafts Highlight Beckley Notes
The piece surveys life in Beckley under technocrat ideas with Fred L. Lilly carving a wooden chain from yellow poplar as a leisure pursuit. It mentions Miss Margaret Taliaferro with an old three cent coin, Magistrate Zach Petty from Culpepper, and the New Kanawha Power dam at Hawks Nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Lilly
Fitzpatrick School
Florida
le Whittles
Whittling
Court House
Paducah
Mr. Lilly
Beckley
Red Cross
Memorial Building
T. C. Moorefield
Lilly
Granpop
Margaret Taliaferro
Raleigh General Hospital
Uncle Sap
Jine
Kanawha Power Company
Hawks Nest
Fortified Dam and Bridge Pillars Inspire Aesthetic Awe
The piece describes a vast dam and its concrete pillars rising along the river amid spray from the current. It notes the practical purpose of the dam while praising the architectural beauty of the buttressed supports and the striking view along the structure.
Slum gullion stag party and local notices in Sophia
The Sophia West Virginia column notes a Legion Post stag party with visiting Legionnaires and Boy Scouts, featuring speakers Judge Harley M. Kilgore Rev F C Davis B B Chambers and Capt A W Jenkins. A bevy of local tidbits follows including church services troop news and greetings from residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Troop 75
Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
F.C. Davis
W. Va
B. B. Chambers
W. L. Vaughn
A. W. Jenkins
National Guard
D. C
John Hall
Oscar Daniels
Church News
Cook
J. K. Tosh
Elsie Bailey
Homer Bailey
Frances Ballard
Clarence Collis
Blanche Meadows
Mildred Minnick
Dorothy Minnick
Madeline Hall
Nannie Lovell
Ora Stone
Raymond Sigmond
Pauline Johnson
Weiner
W. E. Williams
McElrath
Coal Mountain
Georgia
Walter Williams
Parkersburg
J. W. Mannings
Farleys Hill
Pete Barker
Virgie Bowles
Olva Oterson
Harper Road
Joe Pilkington
Mabscott
Daniels
Milton McElrath
Uncle Sam
Hawaiian Island
Lillybrook Parents And Teachers Meet at Auditorium
The Lillybrook Parents and Teachers Association met in the auditorium Thursday evening with many members present. The program included songs from Miss NeSmith’s room, a piano solo by Margaret Woodworth, and talks on Benj. Franklin by Mr. Oshenski and Robert E. Lee by Mr. Rhody. Members volunteered for a forthcoming play titled Deacon Dubbs from Sorghum Center. The next meeting is February 16 at 8 o’clock. A district P T A meeting will be held in Beckley January 27 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association of
Lillybrook School
Miss NeSmith
Margaret Woodworth
Benj. Franklin
Oshenski
Robert E. Lee
Rhody
Deacon Dubbs
Sorghum Center
District P. T. A
Beckley
Local Social Roundup From Sprague West Virginia
Mrs Roscie Bailey visited Mrs Denver Arnold at Sprague. Various guests and calls addressed in Sprague include Miss Mildred Maddy Raleigh and Miss Lenora McKinney with Miss Ruby Arnold, and Mr and Mrs Earl Warden with children at Callaway Heights. The list also notes calls by Mrs Mayo Warden, Mrs M C Fitzpatrick, Mrs Robert Taylor Harper toad, Miss Hester Arnold Sprague, and others in nearby Beckley and Stolesbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscie Bailey
Denver Arnold
Sprague
Henry Bisher
Mildred Maddy
Raleigh
Bertha Biggs Kridny
Lenora McKinney
Ruby Arnold
Earl Warden
Callaway Heights
Fitche
Merrix
Bert Martin
Beckley
Mayo Warden
M. C. Fitzpatrick
Robert Taylor
Harper Toad
TY. E. Razzarree
Hester Arnold
Thelma Biggs
Z. HH. Jones
Stolesbury
Marion Matthews
Carlos Withrow
Helva Bowman
Ruth Jones
Kermit Daniels
Glen Daniel
Roscoe Bailey
Leonard Withrow
HW. Biggs
Price Till Woman To Be Buried Near Tome
Mrs. Flossie Mae Staunton, 23, of Price Hill, died Friday at her home after a weeks illness. She is survived by husband, one sister Mrs. Bessie Novertson of Asheville, N C, and one brother Roy Mahon of Price Hill. Funeral services will be this afternoon at 2 34 from the home and burial will be in Bailey cemetery near Price Hill by Foster Undertaking Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Mae Staunton
Price Hill
Four O'Clork
Bessie Novertson
Asheville
N. C
Roy Mahon
Bailey Cemetery
Foster Undertaking Company
Circuit jury lists drawn for February term duties
The circuit clerk released two impartial juror lists totaling 45 names. The first group of thirty reports on February 23 and the remaining fifteen on February 27. Jurors are listed by district with names and districts, plus the two jury commissioners Lacy Trump and J H Kilgore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Clerk’s
Circuit Equal Az
Court House
Wilson Smith
Meadows
K. Lilly
G. W. O'Brien
L. C. Slone
M. L. Bragg
Kelly Cole
A. §. Evans
Frank Porter
L. E. Flint
Fred Davis
IM. E. Hamley
Charles Thompson
Dorsey Biggs
Trap Hill
Ebert Allen
Frank Rasso
Holden Dunn
W. D.callaway
Pete Clay
Slab Fork
Azel Walls
Tom George
K. L. Ballard
Wirt Cook
Tom Reed
Shady Spring
Willie McNeal
Gilbert Pack
Robert Barr
Richmond
Earnest Gwinn
Marsh Fork
E. Wills
Clear Fork
Cleve Sweeney
L. M. Akers
G. A. Clay
W. E. Griffiths
Hughie Webb
William Harris
W. J. Hedrick
Garland Hurst
T. A. Hatcher
E. C. Epling
G. C. Pack
George Krise
Willie Jarrell
Arthur Hall
Gleat Fork
Day Duglas
Stoner
Circuit Court
Lacy Trump
J. H. Kilgore
Tornado Kills Two in Northeast Texas
Two people died and more than 20 were injured as a tornado struck Howland and Manchester in northeast Texas. The storm damaged Reunion and surrounding areas, with roads impassable and communications disrupted. Doctors from Clarksville Paris and Detroit treated the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tex
Texas
Howland
Manchester
Wenin Ientifield
Link Brown
Reunion
Post Oak
Glory
Reno
Clarksville
Detroit
Local Social Roundup From Calloway Heights and Nearby
Calloway Heights notes show W. M. Johnson remains seriously ill at his son Wayman Johnson’s home. Visitors include Mrs. George Warden with sister Mrs. James Dove and Mrs. Ira Hart of Warden visiting daughter Mrs. G L. Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Johnson
Wayman Johnson
George Warden
James Dove
Charles Lee
CG. L. Ray
Liberty Bell Brown
Isa‘Delle Warden
Gladys Willams
Floyd
Mary
G. F. Williams
Ira Hart
Warden
G L. ‘Ray
Nickel
P. Mile
John Holliday
Whipple
Tobin Seen as Roosevelt Labor Secretary Candidate
Daniel J. Tobin, a former teamster from Poston, rose quickly in labor circles. He led the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 1907, helped end Chicago strikes, served 11 years as AFL treasurer, and now works from Indianapolis with AFL executive board backing for the cabinet post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Tobin
Poston
Roosevelt
Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Cabinet Labor Post
Local Visitors and Shoppers Report in Affinity Area
Affinity West Virginia resident Homer Hughes of McGraw visits his parents Mr and Mrs R T Hughes. Louie Buchano and Gazella Buchano from East Gulf join Libby Beneck. Kathleen Samples visits Elizabeth Traybor. Lora and Ann Dwmerick shop in Sophia with Mr Lawrence Ayers and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hughes
McGraw
R. T. Hughes
Louie Buchano
Gazella Buchano
East Gulf
Libby Beneck
Kathleen Samples
Penderton
Elizabeth Traybor
Lora
Ann Dwmerick
Sophia
Visitors and visits around Sophia and nearby towns
Local residents report numerous Sunday trips and Saturday visits among families in Sophia Ghent Beckley and nearby areas. Several individuals and couples are noted as traveling to Bluefield Pemberton Big Stick and Beckley with multiple guests staying with relatives and shopping in Sophia. A colored Legion Post No 70 meeting is scheduled January 24 at 7 30 p m in the Memorial building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Stick
John Harrison
Okey Lilly
Clyde Wills
Simmons
Bill Thompson
Pete Prince
Bluefield
Roger Crawford
Sophia
Charlie Cassity
Pemberton
Betty Prince
Alex Cullis
Henry H. Young
Legion Post No. 70
Memorial Building
Ebenezer Baptist to Run Revival and Services This Week
Ebenezer Baptist church extends Sunday services with Rev. K C Washington of Raleigh preaching at morning and evening. Revival services continue next week with Rev H F Davis assisting Rev P F King. Public invited to attend and support ongoing revival efforts. Personal notes report visits and health updates from local residents and guests in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Rev
K. C. Washington
Raleigh
H. F. Davis
P. F. King
Stamford
Raymond Young
John Wood
Hinton
Ezra Wood
Joe Gentry
Columbus
Ohio
Bluefield State Teachers College
Bluefield
Local visitors and residents share Friday business trips
The report lists multiple residents and guests visiting Friday including Mrs. R. J. Howard in Flint white Hilltop guest, Miss Ollie Price Hot Coal on business, Mrs. Troy Claytor McAlpin, J. W. Haynes Lester, John Patterson in Bluefield on business, James Smith and George Foy Amigo, and Joe Claypool Litchfield Ill celebrating a new tooth at age 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Miller
Hilltop
R. J. Howard
Flint White
Hinton
Ollie Price
Hot Coal
Troy Claytor
McAlpin
J. W. Haynes
Lester
John Patterson
Bluefield
James Smith
George Foy
Amigo
Ben Adkins
Winding Gulf
Joe Claypool
Litchfield, Ill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold M. Riffe
Zach Petty
Justice of the Peace Court
Culpepper
Virginia
Petty
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Associated Press
Sophia, W. Va
W. J
F. S. McElrath
W. J. McElrath
Charleston
Veda Parson
J. B. Dunn
Gladys Evans
Delores Blackburn
Gratton
Harry Lovell
Lillybrook
Skelton, W. Va
Calloway Heights
Affinity
Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Ayers
Gilmer Hughes
Mrs. Maddox
Lawrence Ayers
Hodge
Yancy
Waldo Brammer
John Durant
Walter Meadows
Donna Farrow
Midway
Irie Cockrun
L. D. Sweeney
Ghent
Steve Taraczkozy
Margaret Talnay
Ann Dwnorick
Elsie Lego
H. H. Wills
N. E. Pennington
J. W. Woods
Sam Dwnorick
Louie Buckano
Annie Harrison
Bob Tisterman
Ashland
John Pri
Colored Legion
Murray Humphries
Scarface al” Capone
W. L. McCray
Osteopath
Beckley Hote
Keleh Optometric Eye Specialist
Lilly Bldg
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