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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1936
Page
3
New York reports fall hat styles rise in height to 4 1 2 to 5 inches with velvet toques and feather trim. Black remains the leading color with coronation red and olive greens. designers emphasize high crowned fedoras and highland fling berets featuring vivid birds and ribbons.
Mr and Mrs Early Wiley announce the birth of a son named Robert Earl on July 17 at their Temple Street home. Mrs Wiley is formerly Kathryn Gebhardt.
A congenial group from Beckley and out of town guests enjoyed a swimming party yesterday at Scoutdale. After swimming they shared a light supper in town. Participants included Miss Eileen Jarrell Miss Sallie Swope Miss Eva Miles Miss Sue Saunders Miss Caroline Rich Dr. Mack Shanholtz of Bristol Virginia Conley Weston and Harold Hedley of Abingdon Virginia Harry Forhan and Murrill Evans.
Olive Legg and Marion McVey were married July 16 in Ansted in a quiet ceremony officiated by Rev. C. E. Walker. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Smith, returning from their honeymoon. The couple will reside in Charleston.
A Rhodell group held a swimming party followed by a midnight picnic. Attending were Wilda and Leonora Kagey, Willie Lee Porter, Juanita Withrow, Edith Wiseman, Velma and Tina Farley, Nancy and...
The list includes Sarah Jane Dickerson Fay Wood Freda Cook Audrey Gentry Pansy Mitcham Guido Augustine Ray Wilson Frank Wood John Dickerson Doy le Minter Dr T G McConnel Carl Wells Leon Homer Sanders Howell Meadows Harry Maynard Mr and Mrs Keith Peters Mr and Mrs W Mitcham Mr and Mrs Modock McKinzy and Mrs Versa Wood, reflecting local social standings.
Personal mentions recount visits and trips by numerous local residents and guests. Families including the Johnsons, Finks, Porters, Merryleeses, Bowers, Griffiths, and Minter are noted with destinations from New York to Montreal, Cleveland to Detroit, plus weekend visits to Virginia Beach, Williamson, and Beckley. Several individuals are newly employed or visiting relatives in Morgantown, Charleston, and Beckley with details of family hosting.
Long Branch and Beckley residents return from Ohio and North Carolina visits. Notables include Vernon Kelly and Elmer Christian. the Roseville church pastor resigns. many trips to Wrightsville Beach and Charleston cited. Families from Huntington Cincinnati Philadelphia and Montgomery travel for visits and conventions.
Miss Ruby Verne Webb and Basil D. Anderson wed at First Baptist Church with Rev. J. M. Hayes officiating at noon. The bride, a Woodrow Wilson High and Concord alumna, has taught at Old Eccles Elementary. the groom, a Shady Spring and Concord graduate, has taught in the county. The couple left for a Virginia Maryland honeymoon and will reside in Beckley.
Marriage licenses issued Saturday at the county clerk's office include Reuben Kely Hash and Mildred Thompson of Whitby Cecil Allen and Ruby Duncan of Glen Daniel James Alfonso Cumbo and Mary Theresa Greco of Mabscott Ray Houston Mitchell and Mary Lee Reed of Grandview Earl Jarrell and Norma Clay of Edwight.
Groups from Oak Hill and Thurmond joined the regular fortnightly dancing party Saturday at Lovers Leap Ansted. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles Wells Miss Lucy Gilliam Paul Wells Skinner Oliver James Van Pelt Jr Bernard Wasserkrug Dan Blizzard Kenneth Blake and J S Ellington.
Bloomington dispatch reports 33 year old Paul M. Hacker, sought since early last week for a robbery, killed himself by drinking poison as police raided his hideout. He left a note disparaging the system and urging moral reforms, dying later at police headquarters after his act. The note reflects his regret at not obtaining a gun to “play a game” with officers.
A fragment reflecting on Christian courage against slavery and lust, urging Christians to act in line with Jesus’ words. It discusses purity, endurance, and the central need for Christlike living to sustain Christianity at a pivotal moment. The piece emphasizes right action aligned with known duties.
Mrs. Mary LeJune runs a restaurant store and filling station on the Crab Orchard Glen White road and boasts three grandchildren with dancing gifts. Miss Alice LeJune, famed in Beckley and Raleigh County, trains in New York City. Desire de Fourney aged 14 and Lawrence de Fourney aged 12, sons of Lawrence de Fourney of Columbus Ohio, visit Beav er with Mrs. Joe Manier.
Steel magazine reports a moderate tapering of steelworks operations to 68 1 2 percent, down one point. At the same time last year the national rate was 43 percent.
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