Mary Belle Polley to Be Honored at Saturday Luncheon
Miss Mary Belle Polley daughter of Mrs John G Polley of North Kanawha Street and bride elect of Dr Clyde Frank Hale of Harper Road will be honored with a luncheon Saturday at one o clock at the Black Knight Country Club Hostesses will be Mrs Joe L Smith Mrs Paul Payne and Mrs J A Hunt Twenty five guests will attend the affair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Belle Polley
John G. Polley
Kanawha Street
Clyde Frank Hale
Harper—Road
Black Knight Country Club
Joe L. Smith
Paul Payne
J. A. Hunt
Circle No Seven Plans Picnic
Circle No 7 of the Methodist Temple meets at Mrs B H Ellison on Highland Avenue for a lawn picnic on Thursday August 1 at 6 30 pm. The event followed a Tuesday night planning meeting at Mrs A B Carney s home with Mrs Ellison and Mrs Sara Pader presiding. Guests and members enjoyed games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Temple
B. H. Ellison
Highland Avenue
A. B. Carney
E Street
Sara Pader
J. W. Woods
Sara Rader
Della England
J. E. Bird
Zane Sherrard
Robert Miller
J. L. Huffman
W. D. Anderson
Mayo Mitchell
C. A. Letlefe
Nancy Mitchell
Minnie’ Carney
Beckley area social notes provide broad travel and visits
Residents and guests travel to meetings and visits across states. Mr and Mrs Jay Woods attend a national credit association meeting in Cincinnati while Julia Aiello heads to Los Angeles for an extended visit. Others plan trips to New York City and Roanoke. families gather in Cranberry for a decade‑long reunion and Miss Fern Elswick spends summer with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Woods
Russell Street
Credit Associations
Cincinnati
Ohio
Julia Aiello
Woodlawn Avenue
Los Angeles
California
Helen Quesenberry
Clyde Street
New York City
New York
E.M. Hall
Raleigh Heights
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Luray Caverns
Skyline Drive
Roanoke
Hall
James E. Ballard, Jr
Robert Cunningham
Pally Lou
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Carmen
Denzil Warden
Charlottesville
Beckley
Kentucky
Nicholas Grybash
Tom Rusin
Chicago
Illinois
Jennie Solonka
Cranberry
Adam Rusin
United States Army
Fern Elswick
Montreat College
Montreat
North Carolina
Thomas Elswick
Harper Road
Constance Sue Richmond
Coal City
Beckley Hospital
Franklin Richmond
C. H. Meade Coal Company
Peggy Guy
Charleston
Gene Mann
Fletcher Mann
Guy
Miss Mann
West Virginia University
Delta Gamma
Richard T. Anderson, Jr
Lexington
Judith Jackson
W.L. Jackson
Bishop Street
Azel Cook
J. Q. Hutchinson
Floyd Sayre
All & Beckley
R. D. Williamson
Two Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses
Six applications for marriage licenses were filed with the county clerk over two days and two licenses were issued. Applicants included Sidney H. Griffith and Ethel Donelane, Amos G. Maynor and Ma Blanche Winston, John F. Peelish and Barabara Dorothy Sutyak, Richard Henry Hester and Catherine Viola Strange. Licenses were issued to Elbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney H. Griffith
Bolt
Ethel Donelane
Beckley
Amos G. Maynor
Ma Blanche Winston
Path of Balt
John F. Peelish
Raleigh
Barabara
Dorothy Sutyak
Tams
Richard Henry Hester
Laurel Creek
Catherine Viola Strange
Mabscott
Negro
Elbert
FASTEETH Denture Powder Promises Secure Fit
FASTEETH is an alkaline denture powder that cushions and holds upper or lower plates in place. It claims to prevent sliding and rocking without gummy taste, reduces plate odor, and is sold at drug stores.
Pennsylvania Girl Weds P F Houston
Miss Margaret Dillion of Nottingham Pennsylvania marries Paul F Houston son of Mr and Mrs T J Houston of Allen Junction in a June 19 ceremony at the parents home Rev Lucian L Powell officiates Given in marriage by her father the bride wears a white evening dress and bouquet After a reception the couple sails for a wedding trip to Allen Junction Pearl Buck noted as daughter of American missionaries is mentioned along with other names and ages from Stotesbury Cranberry Prosperity
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Dillion
Nottingham
Pennsylvania
Paul F. Houston
T. J. Houston
Allen Junction
Dave McNutt
Lucian L. Powell
Maryland
Mullens High School
U. S. Army
Births and Esther Williams Swim Advice Feature
Announcement notes several Beckley Hospital births from July including daughters for Crandall Cranberry and D R Brizenbine, plus a seven pound three ounce girl for R H Dean Crab Orchard. Esther Williams, Olympic swimmer and actress, discusses swimming technique and pool life at her Pacific Palisades home and on location for This Time for Keeps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Brizenbine
Cranberry
Beckley Hospital
R. H. Dean
Esther
Pacific Palisades
Sunset Boulevard
Ben Gage
Ben
Phillips Return to Mullens Family Visit
Jack Phillips and his wife and child visit his parents in West Mullens while his wife Shar on Phillips visits Mr and Mrs G N Kidd in South Mullens. Phillips, released from Portsmouth Naval Yard after 1942 service, seeks Mullens employment as the family plans to establish a home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Phillips
Mullens
Wesler
Mullens Miner In Serious Condition After State Fall
Harmea operation of Mullens Smokeless Coal Co. reports Herman Horseley 21 of Mullens in very serious condition after a fall late last night at the Harmea mine where he had been employed only two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmea
Register
Mullens
Beckley
Herman Horseley
Mullens Smokeless Coal Co
Jlwo
Chamber Seeks Revenue Sharing for Town
A three member Chamber of Commerce committee examines adding state revenue to city funds from consumer and gross sales taxes. A Hitz Kingdom argues against per cent sharing while Senator Ward Wytie suggests distribution by population. Committee members include Woodrow W. Cook Kingdom and Mayor J. Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Mulens
Chamber of Commerce
A. Hitz Kingdom
Ward Wytie
Maltens
Woodrow W. Cook
Schairman
Kingdom
J. Orr
Drivers Fail Half of State Tests at Mullens
Thirteen drivers, representing 50 percent of those taking state operator license tests this week at Mullens, failed to meet requirements, Trooper Max B. Hyer reported today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Max B. Hyer
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Circle No
New Beckley Family
Herbert F. Moore
James
Sallie McGinnis
Neville Street
Moore
Royal Crown Bottling Company
Bekley
Eugene
Ashland
Jack
University of Cincinnati
Monsey
Kay
W. Va
Bluefield
A.S. Johnston, Jr
Beaver Avenue
Kay Thurman
Cedar Grove
P. A. Thurman
Carter Street
BE. J. Murray
Hapeville
Georgia
E. F. Murray
Pemberton
Pansy Rufe
Crawford Street
Herd
Raleigh General Hospital
P. F. Houston
Pearl Buck
China
Easter Williams
Gene Handshaker
Joe Atnalo
MacArthur
L Holly
Peresa
Amato
Brett
R. H
Kent
Mount Hope
Pro- Beckley Hospital
Health Week
Nancy Ebien
Ethel
Feazell
Charles D. Waddell
Waddell
Juanita Justice
Donald S. Hodson
Dexter Avenue
Alvin F. Marion
Pinecrest Addition
Sandra Gail
Lewis H. Elswick
Princeton
Larry Lewis
Princeton Hospital
Elswick
Jewell White
E. W. White
William T. Coulter
Troy
Cheryl Lee
Raleigh Pec Jeral Hospital
Gene
Maw” King
Dave Herbert
His Orchestra
Lidia E. Pinkham
Ae Tb Speer Ing Je Mar
Bulova
Benrus
Gruen
Berman’s
Neville
Beckiley
Hill Bldg
Oak Hill
Goldcraft Studios
Beckley Hotel
Femneve
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