Teacher Honored At Miscellaneous Shower
The Glen Hedrick Sunday School class honored teacher Mrs. J D Pond with a surprise miscellaneous shower at Mrs. O P Lilly's home. Guests included a large group of friends and class members who enjoyed informal time, gifts, and a dainty refreshment course.
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Dalene Green
L. A. Green
Glen Hedrick
Dalene
Mary Agnes Epperly
Kenneth Lilly
Melba Lilly
Frances Meadows
Freddie Dorsey
Minnie Lilly
Charles Akers
Betty Miller
Lucille Pettry
Florence
Jean Lilly
Geneva
Mildred Pugh
Rosemary
Kathleen Shannon
Mildred Crawford
Ruth Carper
Mary Jo
Robbie Hall
Geneva Lilly
Phyllis Meadows
Dora Mae
Norma Wills
Ida Bell Akers
Benny
Emma Jane Akers
Billie Ann Wiley
Jean Hardin
Wahillia
Arbutus Lilly
Freda
Margaret Pettry
Louis Pol
Rosemary Canterbury
Violet Earl
O. P. Lilly
J.D. Pond
J. D. Pond
Grace Meador
Marjorie Lilly
Roy Ellison
Frank Meador
John Brammer
Pauline Meador
Ruth Brammer
W. E. Massie
O. A. Bryson
Jed Pettry
Louise Hambrick
Owen Lilly
Willie Foster
Pauline Ellison
C. J. McQuade
Lucy Mossburg
Ethel Robertson
A. J. Lilly
J. M. Collins
W. R. Wills
H. W. Deck
E. B. Hambrick
A. W. Oakes
John Meador
Amos Epperley
Lewis Pol
L. E. Green
J. H. Massie
T. E. Moye
G. W. Oakes
John Hall
Curtis Redden
Grady Martin
L. E. Duncan
E. M. Farley
David Lilly
George Drew
H. C. Lilly
Helen Darby
Hazel Lilly
Fidelis Class To Meet On Thursday
The Fidelis class of the First Baptist church will hold its regular monthly business and social meeting Thursday evening at eight o clock at the home of Mrs. W S Beavers on Granville Ave Assisting hostesses are Mrs W M McCutcheon Mrs Paul H Boggs Mrs Eldridge Hedrick Mrs Selby and Misses Clara and Helen Daugherty Full attendance of members is desired.
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Fidelis
First Baptist Church
W. S. Beavers
Granville Ave
W. M. McCutcheon
Paul H. Boggs
Eldridge Hedrick
Selby
Clara
Helen Daugherty
Daughter of Beckley Families to Wed in Hong Kong
Miss Martha Ann Laing of Farmville Virginia daughter of Mrs James K Laing and closely linked to Beckley families, will wed Roy R Pearson of Morristown Tennessee today at St John s Cathedral in Hong Kong China. Laing graduate of Farmville State Teacher s College and Pearson a graduate of North Carolina State College, he works with Socony Vacuum Oil in Hong Kong.
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Martha Ann Laing
Farmville
Virginia
James K. Laing
Beckley
Roy R. Pearson
Morristown
Tenn
St. John’s Cathedral
Hong Kong
China
Laing
Farmville State Teacher's College
Mr. Pearson
North Carolina State College
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
Musical Students To Seek Scholarship at WVU
Morgantown July 10. Candi dates for a scholarship in male voice at West Virginia University will appear here for audition next Monday July 15 at 1 p.m., Frank Cuthbert director announces. Many applications have been received from localities across the state showing wide interest among young men in the forthcoming audition. Others still wishing to apply are invited to contact the School of Music for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Frank Cuthbert
School of Music
Missionary Society Will Meet Thursday
The Young Womens Missionary Society of the Christian Church will meet Thursday evening at eight o'clock at the church. Group No. 1 led by Mrs. J. R. Beaty will head the program and Group No. 4 led by Mrs. C. A. Garten will host. Full attendance is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Womens Missionary Society of the Christian Church
J. R. Beaty
C. A. Garten
Circle No 8 Meeting at First Baptist Church
Circle No 8 of the First Baptist church led by Mrs R L Reardon will meet with Mrs E H Crouch on Fourth street Thursday at seven thirty. All members are urged to attend.
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First Baptist Church
R. L. Reardon
E. H. Crouch
Fourth Street
Baptist Circle No 6 To Meet At Mrs Ward Home
Baptist Circle No 6 of the Baptist church will meet Thursday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs C M Ward with Mrs T G Honaker assisting hostess All members urged to attend
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the Baptist Church
O. S. Jones
C. M. Ward
T. G. Honaker
Personal Travel and Visiting Notes From Charleston Area
A roundup of social and business visitors and travels in Charleston and nearby towns. Names include Mr. and Mrs. W W Goldsmith heading to Red Oak Iowa, Mrs. Shannon of Charleston visiting Mrs. Hayes, and crowds from Bluefield, Rainelle, and Roanoke visiting friends and relatives. Also mentions Emmett Pugh studying voice in Cincinnati and a hospital patient at Raleigh General.
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W. W. Goldsmith
Red Oak
Iowa
W. B. Shannon
Charleston
A. L. Hayes
Reservoir Road
E. E. Bibb
Margaret
G. A. Mohler
G. A. Watkins
J. P. Bonner
H. C. Sessions
Rainelle
Nora Karnes
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Hugh I. Shott
Ned Shott
Col
C. O. Stahlman
Bluefield
Beckley
Cleveland
Ohio
John Raine
Betty Davis
John Pollock Bonner
Woodlawn Terrace
Ellen Pugh
Emmett Pugh
Cincinnati
Emmett
College of Music
J. A. Cunningham
Martha Cunningham
Ned Quinn
Cereda
Mary Cunningham
Clyde Miller
Park Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Don P. Wolf
Richmond
Ind
Pierce Lilly
Edward
Mount View
M. Rahal
H. H. Hunter
Billie
Buster
Virginia Beach
Ray Roebak
Kathryn Dyngas
Josephine
Michael Roebak
Chicago
Ill
John Garges
M. P. Anderson
Claude Anderson
George Rahal
Canton
Toledo
Adolph Bair
Mary Gatherum
E. S. Leslie
Zanesville
Calvin Sarrett
C. W. Summerfield
Elizabeth
Joy Wade
Roanoke
Carmel Rombaut
John Gatherum
Czechoslovak Airlines to Link Praha with Moscow
The Czechoslovak state airlines plan regular transport service between Praha and Moscow with immediate connections to the Praha Paris route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praha
Moscow
Paris
West Virginians Pay Heavy Taxes
The Associated Press reports a $625,061,384 rise in internal revenue for the year ended June 30, with total internal revenue reaching $3,297,300,578. New York, Illinois, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania led states in payments. New Mexico paid least. Tax class gains included income, miscellaneous, and agricultural adjustments, with state totals listed, including West Virginia at $10,564,909.
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Associated Press
Washington
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
Oklahoma
New York
Illinois
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
Delaware
Kentucky
Maryland
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Ohio
Pensylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Holt Tackles TVA Rates and West Virginia Gas Costs
Rush Holt denounced utility holding companies as a cancerous growth and said WV legislators are entangled with utilities. He urged inquiry into rate regulation, claiming 13 of 30 state senators benefit directly or indirectly from utilities and that gas holding costs WV consumers about 3.8 million dollars annually. Holt spoke despite a new legislative role, signaling deep interest in the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Holt
State Senate
Senate
Strangled Body (Continued from Page 1)
Police suspect drowning in a bathtub after water splashes mark the scene. Detective Carroll reports Hagerman claimed he knew nothing of the crime and that his mind went blank during the bathroom incident. The body was found by the wife’s sister, Helen Nucera, and the couple were parents of two children, John and Joan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carroll
Hagerman
John
Joan
Ex-Follies Queen Edward Mannix Assault Allegations
Miss Nolan formerly Imogene Wilson, known in 1924 as a Follies queen, sues Edward J. Mannix in New York for four causes of action. She alleges living with Mannix from 1927 to 1931 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. She claims a July 1931 assault required hospital care and 20 operations, with further attacks alleged in two later actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica Beach
Calif
New York City
Philadellhia
Mannix
Miss Nolan
Imogene Wilson
Frank Tinney
Ziegfeld
Tinney
Europe
Wallace T. Macrery
Jackson Heights
Edward J. Mannix
New York
Supreme Court
Peter Schmuck
Hollywood
London
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Wagner Bill Praised by Labor Leader in Jeannette
William Green, president of the American Federation, lauded the Wagner bill as a great measure at a 5,000-person gathering in Jeannette, saying labor’s charter aims to free workers. He warned employers would seek a supreme court ruling on constitutionality and urged fairer job distribution to ease unemployment. He backed the 30-hour week and Roosevelt’s social security plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jeannette, Pa
William Green
American Federation
NRAA
Wegner
American Flint Glass Workers Convention
Roosevelt
Kanawha Street Paving Award Won for 0.8 Mile Strip
Associated Press reports awarded the project for laying 0.8 mile of South Kanawha Street to Hatfield Construction for 33,944 dollars to connect with the federal cutoff highway near Raleigh. Harper road gets a road-mix surface by Southern Stone Corp. for 32,606 dollars. Seth-Whitesville road resurfacing goes to R. B. Tyler Co. of Louisville for 161,125 dollars for twelve miles.
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Kanawha Street
Raleigh
Associated Press
Hatfield Construction Company
Layong
Harper Road
Southern Stone Corporation of
Williamson
Seth-Whitesville
R. B. Tyler Company
Louisville
Kentucky
Young Roosevelt Draws Young Democrats in Six States
A summer tour outline shows young Roosevelt drawing young Democrats in Charleston on July 19 for Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia. In New York City on July 26 he serves Connecticut Delaware New Jersey New York Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Charleston
S. C
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
New York City
Connecticut
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pensylvania
Rotarians Challenged To Two Baseball Games
Beckley Rotarians are challenged by Ross Irle's campers at Camp Glen Daniel to baseball and softball games Friday afternoon and evening during the weekly camp meeting. Camp teams will draw from 18 boys enrolled and seven more to be enrolled before Sunday.
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Beckley
Ross Irle
Camp Glen Daniel
Civic Club
School Board Plans New Buildings And Repairs
The school board authorized up to 22000 for building construction and supplies ahead of September opening. A new Pemberton Affinity school will consolidate the two towns, replacing two older buildings. Repairs and new rooms are planned for many county schools, with specific additions at Fitzpatrick Winding Gulf and Skelton.
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Raleigh Register
Pemberton
Affinity
Fitzpatrick
Winding Gulf
White Oak
Skelton
Pemberton Affinity
Woodrow Wilson High School
Hogan
Bacontown
Elliott
Mills Branch
Grand View
Lanark
Maple Meadow
McKinley
Pine Knob
Sophia
Hamlet
Ameagle
Boen
Buffalo
Caperton
Colcord Elementary
Farley Hill
Killarney
Maple Fork
McAlpin
MacDonald
Skelton White
Tilden
Toney’s Fork
Stratton
Subsistence Homestead HQ Planned for Morgantown WV
A central headquarters for subsistence homestead and resettlement projects will be established in Morgantown West Virginia next month. The land utilization service office from Charleston will move to Morgantown with Thomas W Skuce remaining as project manager. Quarters will be rented and the new office will supervise Arthurdale and Tygart Valley projects and oversee any new resettlement plans for the state.
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Associated Press
Washington
West Virginia
Morgantown
Randolph
D-W. Va
Agriculture Department
Arthurdale
Tygart Valley
TVA Draws Fire Over Dam Bill in House Test Vote
Washington July 10 The House pushed Tennessee Valley Authority legislation to a testing point of administration strength and then delayed a showdown. Republicans and anti TVA Democrats seek to keep the measure in a restrictive form, while a strong administration faction aims to erase key sections. An amendment matching Senate language was approved, authorizing TVA dam construction even without prior administration recommendation.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
White House
Roosevelt
TVA
Senate
Huey Long Plans To Renew Fight
New Orleans dispatch reports Huey P. Long ready to resume national political battles after easing Baton Rouge martial law. Two city commissioners say they will no longer oppose him. Long returns to Washington intent on challenging President Roosevelt while dictating state funds and curbing opponents.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Louisiana
A. Miles Pratt
Joseph P. Skelly
O. K. Allen
Washington
Roosevelt
New Deal
Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge Parish
Senator Long
Long
Beckley Children In Good Condition
Clinical examination of 135 children of pre school age found no serious physical defects. The clinic was held yesterday in the Central school building under the Beckley Womans club and the county health unit. Local physicians dentists and welfare nurses assisted.
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W. W. Hume
Beckley Womans Club
Councilman Ed ward Armbrecht Dies in Wheeling
Wheeling report states Dr Edward Armbrecht died early today of a heart attack. He was among nine councilmen elected under the city’s new government plan.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Edward Armbrecht
Designs Plane To Land On A Dime
Ypsilanti Michigan July 10 Dean B Hammond a 26 year old UM graduate has designed an airplane that he says will land on a dime and use gasoline like a cheap car He demonstrated the Hammond Model Y at Wayne County airport Fifteen ships were ordered by the federal air bureau for inspection service The two seat low wing plane with a 95 horsepower engine can land in 100 feet travel 35 miles per hour and take off in under 200 feet It features a three wheel landing gear a forward placed third wheel and a pusher propeller Deliveries next fall will cruise over 110 mph Wingspan is 40 feet and weight 1300 pounds.
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Associated Press
Ypsilanti, Mich
Dean B. Hammond
University of Michigan
Hammond
Wayne County
Federal Bureau of Air Commerce
Inspection Service
Civil Service Exams Open Soon Across Agencies
S B Andrews Beckley post office staff and secretary of the U S civil service board of examiners says open competitive examinations will be announced for positions in Agriculture including Animal and Poultry husbandmen with salaries from 2600 to 4600 a year. Other posts include associate agronomist cytologist fiber technologist geneticist pathologist physiologist cotton senior metallurgist medical officers and statisticians with varying pay scales. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census will hire statisticians from 2600 to 5600 a year.
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S. B. Andrews
Beckley Post Office
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Senators Hit Few Home Runs Midseason Pace
Up to mid season the Washington Senators had hit only 15 home runs that season, with just two coming in their home park, highlighting a power drought as the campaign progressed.
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Washington Senators
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Huey Long
Bulletin
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Tom Walker
Harwood James
W. Va
Murphys
Raymond
Phoebe Crown
Bonne Bell
George
Schlitz
Milwaukee
JOS. Schulitz Brewing Company
Milwaukee, Wis
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