Afternoon Tea Honors Mrs Edward M Payne Jr
Mrs Edward Malcolm Payne Jr is honored at a large afternoon tea hosted by Mrs Edward M Payne and Miss Eleanor Payne at Black Knight Country Club. Beane’s orchestra and pianist Beverly Watts provided music as hundreds of guests, including Charleston and Beckley social figures, arrived and were greeted in the central salon. The event celebrated Payne Jr’s marriage, noted as a standout late May social event at White Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
Edward Malcolm Payne
Eleanor Payne
Edward Malcolm Payne, Jr
White Sulphur Springs
Beane
Beverly Watts
Beckley
Payne
Andrew E. Amick
Charleston
E. W. Wood
A. A. Liggett
John Pollock Bonner
Joe L. Smith
T. R. Ragland
F. L. Banks
J. S. Edmundson
R. K. Rubush
Austin Caperton
K. Douglas Bowers
C. L. Buchanan
W. W. Hume
Thomas H. Wickham
Harry C. Sessions
D. Howe Johnston
John Earle McCreery
M. C. Banks
J. A. Campbell
Willie Patterson
Ashton File
C. L. Allen
Herbert A. Sloan
J. O. Freeman
J. W. F. Beckner
Eunice Bumgardner
Kathleen Liggett
Martha Sandifer
Fort Thomas
Mae Payne
Harry L. McCreery
C. C. Lewis
Delmar Craft
H. E. Ames
Russell Rader
Carl C. Sanders
Dudley C. Ashton
King's Daughters To Meet Tuesday Event Preview
The regular semi monthly meeting of the King's Daughters will convene Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. William MacTaggart's North Kanawha street residence. A featured program includes an engaging play staged by hostess team led by Mrs. MacTaggart with Mrs. D. L. Hill and Mrs. Harry R. assisting.
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King’s Daughters
William MacTaggart
North
Kanawha Street
MacTaggart
D. L. Hill
Harry R
May, Mrs. Harwood James and Mrs. L. B. Legg.
May and Legg names appear in an oblique notice fragment listing individuals. The context is unclear but indicates two women connected to a local matter dated from a historical issue.
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May
Harwood James
L. B. Legg
Local marriage of Ruth Weber Campbell and Roy E. Pyles announced
Announcement notes the July 1 1935 wedding at Hinton of Ruth Weber Campbell of Eccles to Roy E. Pyles of Beckley. Rev A H Clarke officiated. Elva Pyles was maid of honor. Mrs Pyles a Trap Hill graduate and Crab Orchard employee. Mr Pyles Huntington High and Marshall College alum, owner of Beckley Jewelry Co. Honeymoon planned in the East. home after August on Elkins Street.
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Ruth Weber Campbell
Eccles
Roy E. Pyles
Hinton
A. H. Clarke
Hinton Presbyterian Church
Elva Pyles
Edward Harman Campbell
Miss Pyles
Pyles
Trap Hill High School
Bowling Green Business College
Crab Orchard Improvement Company
William Pyles
French Street
Huntington High School
Marshall College
Huntington
Hampden Sidney College
Hampden Sidney
Virginia
Beckley Jewelry Company
Mabscott Ladies Aid To Convene Meeting Tonight
Mabscott Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal church will meet this evening at seven thirty at the home of Mrs. Fannie Walker. All members urged to attend.
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Ladies Aid Society of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Degree Of Honor Lodge Will Meet Tonight
The Degree of Honor Lodge will meet this evening at eight o'clock in Moose Hall. A full attendance of the members is urged.
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Degree of Honor Lodge
Moose Hall
Memorial Class Meet Postponed at First Baptist Church
The Ann Rose Memorial Bible Class of the First Baptist Church has postponed its class meeting scheduled for this evening until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Rose Memorial
First Baptist Church
Beckley Guests and Local Visitors Reported
Personal mentions record Dr and Mrs W D Simmons of Glen Ferris visiting Beckley yesterday. Mr and Mrs C E Parks of Charleston are guests at the home of their niece Mrs John Middleton in Fairview apartments. Philip Rahal of Columbus Ohio was a Beckley visitor staying with relatives. Mrs A A Liggett of Fort Thomas Ky is a guest at the Black Knight Country Club. Mrs J W F Beckner confined to her apartment at the Black Knight CC by illness, Mr and Mrs W W Goldsmith mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Simmons
Glen Ferris
Beckley
C. E. Parks
Charleston
John Middleton
Fairview
Philip Rahal
Columbus
Ohio
A. A. Liggett
Fort Thomas, Ky
Black Knight Country Club
J. W. F. Beckner
W. W. Goldsmith
Beckley Social Roundup Brings Local Guests and Visits
Notes from Beckley show visitors and hosts across area towns. Dr. Sheridan Sutphin Jr. returned from Richmond while many Beckley residents hosted relatives and friends from Fayetteville Charleston and Virginia. The Italian Consul Enrico Tannerelli and Guido Tannerelli from Charleston are in Beckley for business today.
City Restrained from Rescinding TVA Transmission Contracts
Alabama Power Company faced restrictions over contracts with the TVA to sell transmission lines from Wilson Dam at Muscle Shoals to seven Alabama counties. The deal included an option for the TVA to supply electricity to municipalities even if the power company sold its distribution systems after three months.
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Ers
Alabama Power Company
TVA
Power Company
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Specifed
Court of Appeals upholds vast TVA project
Washington bored by praise and criticism as the court of appeals in New Orleans declares the TVA project constitutional amid looming congressional conference battles over new legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Court of Appeals
New Orleans
McCulloch in Talks Over W P A Nomination
McCulloch visits Washington for a conference with Works Progress Administration officials ahead of his West Virginia nomination as WPA administrator. To address Governor Kump’s objection he will assure that his leadership will not encroach on state department personnel. Authorities say he is prepared to give such assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
West Virginia
Kump
McCullough
Local Woman Seeks Lost Pocketbook on Knob Hill
Mrs. J. A. Field of the Daniel apartments is seeking the finder of her pocket book lost this morning about nine while she and friends were taking pictures on Knob Hill. A man was nearby at the time.
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J. A. Field
Daniel Apartments
Knob Hill
Possum Escapes From Beckley Streets Night Chase
The possum dodged Jess Lemon and Roy T Elkin as three taxi drivers and a police officer pursued it on Main Street. After being captured, the marsupial reportedly ate its way out of a carton at Elkin’s home and then fled back to its native habitat, exiting Harris’s jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Lemon
Beckley
Roy T Elkin
Lemon
O. B. Harris
Elkin
Harris
Unnoted Loss Noted By Onlookers Near Field
Eyewitnesses observed a missing item being picked up by bystanders in proximity to Mrs Field, though she herself did not notice the loss at that moment.
Former silent stars become screenwriters and producers
Many actors from the silent era have transitioned into behind the scenes roles as scenarists and producers, leveraging their film experience to shape modern productions.
Family in New York Hears Of Millionaire Fortune Tale
The Starr family discusses a rumored $17 million inheritance from Harry Koslack, who left Poland for diamond mines in South Africa. Reportedly, $6 million would go to Koslack’s sister, Mrs. Fanny Staraselsky, with four Starr brothers and a Montreal sister to share upon arrival. The family plans to move, staying together in simple mode.
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Starr
Harry Koslack
Poland
South Africa
Koslack
Fanny Staraselsky
Montreal
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Edward M.payne Jr
Mabscott Ladies
Howard Phipps
Main Street
Murphy’s
North Fayette Street
W. VA
Red Oak
Iowa
Sheridan S. Sutphin Jr
Richmond
Ebersole Gaines
Fayetteville
S. P. Lowe
C Street
Marie Lowe
Indian Mills
E. M. Payne Jr
W. H. Sawyers
E. P. McCreery
L. Baylor
O. O. Cooper
Lyle George
Pax
W. W. Robertson
R. E. Harlow
W. A. James
J. W. Maxwell
Virginia Maxwell
James M. Henderson
E. M. Payne
Middlebrook
Ralph Stegall
James Hagee
Ss. P. Lowe
Helen Kilgore
Harley M. Kilgore
Kilgore
Ocean View
Washington, D. C
J. B. Ashe
John B. Jr
South Carolina
John Bolen
Odd
S. H. Summers
Sylvia Bolen
Enrico Tannerelli
Guido Tannerelli
Norris
McCulloch
Max
Papa
Park Avenue
Tilly
Starrs
Penney
Penneys
Aere
Coats
Ladie
Cretonnes
OF Sc
Ores Aia
LE Neville Street
Post Office
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