The Austen Family Mystery in Old Books
Gray Austen's wife Rena flees after presenting a cryptic book to noted bibliophile detective Henry Gamadge. In flashback at the Austen house the moody family and a war hero husband are revealed as secrets rise around an unreadable legacy and a rumored first Mrs. Austens death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Austen
Rena
Henry Gamadge
Gray
Jerome
Hildreth
Jem
Ordway
Gamadge
Caullion
Austen
Austen family hosts Gamadge in tea room discussion
Miss Austen and Gray Austen meet with Gamadge to discuss Rena's disappearance while Aby and Jerome await news. The Bennetts debate keeping the case away from police, fearing publicity, as they search for Rena and her state of mind.
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Norah
Gamadge
Austens
Jana
Rena
Jerome
Gray
Mr. Gamadge
Miss Austen
Slady
Vel
Gray Austen
Gamadze
Grey Austen
Hildreth
Scarbro Church Wedding Joins Bowden and Fraga
Lila F. Fraga and Charles W. Bowden wed at Scarbro Baptist Church in a double ring ceremony conducted by Rev. Allan J. McKinney. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Anna Fraga, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. C R Bowden, exchanged vows as guests noted the couple’s plans and War Army service. The event followed by a reception and a later departure to Virginia.
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Oak Hill
Scarbro Baptist Church
Lila F. Fraga
Charles W. Bowden
Anna Fraga
Whipple
Bowden
C R. Bowden
Summeriee
Allan J. McKinney
Scar 4Ro
Virginia
Seatbro
Fayetteville Wedding Licenses Issued in Fayette County
Fayette County issued marriage licenses listing couples from Oak Hill Cunard Meadow Creek Garten Landisburg Lasland Minden Mahan Carbondale Hughes ton Rabson Scarbro Mt Hone and nearby areas. Also notes Ladies Day at White Oak Country Club cancelled and Fayette County Health Department closure on Friday and Saturday morning.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County
Lawrence Arthur Coulter
Zeliah Dave Sneed
Oak Hill
Thomas Holdren
Cannelion
Ida Belle Asbury
Meadow Creek
Charles Nathaniel Howes
Cunard
Wanda Lee Price
Garten
Herbert Ray Lewis
Isadroy Hanshaw
Landisburg
Gordon Leichi
Rosalie Radford
Rabson
Charles Howard Shroyer
Dothan
Alberta June Hall
Scarbro
Arthur Arrington Terry
Willie Kathleen Cobb
Mt Hone
Pineville Presbyterians Attend Youth Conference at Davis Elkins
Wylene Karnes Shirley Ann Sizemore David Haga and Bobby Dillon of Pineville Presbyterian Church attended a Young People's Conference at Davis and Elkins College Elkins June 16 21.
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Register
Pineville
Wylene Karnés
Shirley Ann Sizemore
David Haga
Bobby Dillon
Mt Hope Hosts District Baraca Philathea Meet
Mt Hope Baptist Temple welcomed the West Virginia Baraca and Philathea district meeting with a 6 PM dinner and program. Delegates from Beckley Hinton Charleston and local churches attended led by Mrs Clarence Shepherd and Mrs Robert Lilly. The national meeting is planned for Cincinnati on July 8 with a September district gathering to be held in Hinton.
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Register
Weiler
MT. Hope
National Organization of Baraca
Philathea
West Virginia
Mt Hope Baptist Temple
Organization of
Men's Land
Syracuse
N. Y
Baraca
Clarence Shepher
Robert Lilly
W. C. Ward
I. W. Lamasters
D. ©. Totten
Beckley First Baptist Church
O. E. Hill
Aubrey Meadows
Howard Buggs Jr
Hinton Central Baptist Church
Raymond Martin
Charleston
Virginia Saunders
Hinton
Church of God
Presbyterian
Methodist Churches
Cincinnati
P. 4. Garrett
C. E. Clapper
Secret Service
Ivanoff
Congo
W. Cy Ward
Ruth Figgatt
Walter Summers
C. A. Hill
Summers
E. M. Caperton
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W.va
Elizabe Katibi Te Ke
Austen House
Charles W, Bowden
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Little Beaver Dam
Chuck Balding
Mary Walton
Paul Taylor
Harmofieries J
New York
Ted Mack
Joe Ann Brown
Sally Drake
Mary Alice Skaggs
Harmonettes
Ann Thomas
Patty Bavely
James’ Tyree
Charles Bennett
Bob Rickard
John Howard Scott
Lyric Dial
THE
Oris Day
Ronald Ghe
Ecu
Studio Players Summer Theatre
the Beckley Drug Co
R. A. Boyd
Nevills Bt
Kory Korner
Twin Oaks Country Club
Glen White Road
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Princess Theatre Mgoey WY. Va
Mother
Betty Grable
Randolph Scott
Thursoday
Farley Granger
Shelly Winters
Len Jean
Pretty Baby
Dennis Morgan
Betsy Drake
Barclay’s
Bourbon
JAS, Barclay & CO. Ltd
Peoria
Ill
Father" van Heflin
Patricia Neal
Gigi Perreau
Vay
Tal EE
Cate
PINE
Lias
Bes
Ana van Johnson
Gene Kelly
Sran Ponievy
Montez —E
We Academy
Awaro
Fr. Tot
Ayre Agvok
Eley Tau
Crawford Reed
Derek
Jom
OAS Raoid
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Veteran’s Administration
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