Charleston Couple Weds at Home of Dr. Woodall
Miss Ruth Sparkes and Mr. William A. Reese Jr. married at Dr. R. E. Woodall residence in Charleston. The ceremony featured Rev. Payne W. Brown and a reception. Bride wore white satin gown with seed pearl belt. attendants included Mrs. J. Edwin Saunders and Miss Margaret Ann Woodall. The couple will reside at 6-A Sparkes apartments after a western motor trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Sparkes
John W. Sparkes
Charleston
William A. Reese Jr
R. E. Woodall
Woodall
Beckley
O. J. Morrison
Paul Payne
E. Lee Burleson
Payne W. Brown
J. E. McWhorter
Ellsworth Mann
Huntington
Charlotte Hager
J. Edwin Saunders
Richmond
Charles Fontaine
Quenton Sparkes
F. Edwin Mower
Virginia Fry
Roberta Jeter
Rhelda Burleson
Quentin Sparkes
Sparkes
Reese
C. R. Montgomery
E. M. Sparkes Jr
William Holsclaw
Francis Hollandsworth
Elbert Graham Jr
D. D. Freeland
E. M. Sparkes
Clarence
Mrs. John Boray Hosts Party For Noted Guests
Mrs John Boray entertained house guests Mr and Mrs Jack Toth of Pocahontas Virginia and Mr and Mrs Stephen Boray of Lynchburg Virginia with an evening bridge. Three tables played late with mixed garden flowers as a backdrop. Prizes went to C A Byus high and Elmer Warden low. Guest prizes were given to the honored guests and refreshments served to the eight couples listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boray
Jack Toth
Pocahontas
Stephen Boray
Lynchburg
C. A. Byu
Miss Nora Karnes Charming Hostess
Miss Nora Karnes of Charleston was hostess at luncheon today in the Beckley hotel private dining room. Intimate friends included Mrs. J. Lewis Bumgardner and others, with a centerpiece of Shasta daisies on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Karnes
Charleston
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Beckley Hotel
J. B. Barwood
A. L. Richards
Craddock Powers Nuptials Reported for Zetta Powers
Mr and Mrs Edd Powers of Milburn announce the marriage of their daughter Zetta Powers to T J Craddock of Citts ville. The ceremony was July 13 1935 by Rev E Dosier at his Pax home. Mrs Craddock worked at W W Pettry store East Kingston. Mr Craddock is with Koppers Coal in Long Branch. they will reside in Dirtsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edd Powers
Milburn
Zetta Powers
T. J. Craddock
Cittsville
Rev. E. Dosier
Pax
Misses Putman And Liggett Host Dance At Black Knight
A large younger crowd attended a dance last evening at the Black Knight country club. Hostesses Miss Kathleen Liggett and Miss Jane Putman welcomed the gathering. Beane's orchestra provided the music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
Kathleen Liggett
A. A. Liggett
Fort Thomas
Jane Putman
L. T. Putman
Beane
Mrs Ralph Bellamy and Catherine Bellamy born in June
Dayton Ohio is cited as her hometown. She met the actor in Rochester New York while both on stage. She began acting at fourteen and gave up acting when Bellamy was paged for pictures but hopes to return. He praises her spare ribs and sauerkraut dish. He says a wife needs humor and generous understanding. They discuss long hours from nine to two with a large dancing group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph
Catherine Willard Bellamy
Dayton
Rochester
N. Y
Bellamy
Boray Home To Host Dance For Lynchburg Guest
Miss Billy Louise Boray will entertain informally this evening at her parents home to honor Miss Sally Clarke Jones of Lynchburg Virginia. The social group of the city will be included in the courtesy gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Clarke Jones
Lynchburg
Billy Louise Boray
John Boray
Personal mentions of travelers and visitors in Beckley area
A long list of residents and guests records visitors and travelers in Beckley and surrounding towns. Mr and Mrs Harry Hirshberg return from Christiansburg Va with Mrs L O Lawrence and Mrs Gladys Creede as guest. Others journey to Maxw ell Iowa Montreat N C and Charleston with numerous relatives visiting Mul l ins Huntington Fincastle Pocahontas and Red Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hirshberg
Christiansburg
L. O. Lawrence
Gladys Creede
Hirshberg
A. G. Mead
Maxwell
Iowa
A. A. Edwards
Scouters Plan New Activities In Raleigh County
At Sophia the Scout Leaders Training school final meeting laid plans for a Raleigh County Scouters Pow-Wow to sustain the program next year. Vic tor D. Hanson was named chairman with W J McElrath and Robert R. Twohig as officers. First meeting August 19 at Pemberton Community hall. About 24 of 60 attendees to receive certificates. Sunday hike at 2 pm will cover second class requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Sophia
Victor D. Hanson
Eccles
Twohig
W. D. Hanson
Labor Strife Triggers City Riot At Local Plant
A strike here sparked a confrontation as several hundred protesters surged toward police patrols around the plant ignoring dispersal orders. Earlier activity prompted tear gas use and several detainees. The site had seen damage in a riot weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Fibre Box Company
Terre Haute
Hulman
Debs
Terre Haute House
Public Service Company of Indiana
Union
Dresser
French Leading Vermin Contest at Raleigh Rod and Gun Club
At a Memorial building meeting last night judges for the vermin killing contest were to report but only one fifth answered. Since May 1 over 7,000 vermin species have been exterminated. G R French of Eccles leads with a slim margin over C W James and others. Dorothy Farnsworth tops the women’s list. H W Shawhan of Charleston will speak at the prizes ceremony planned before mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
C. W. James
Eccles
Austin Clay
Surveyor
Emmet Gray
Bolt
James Lucas
Glen Daniel
Ronald Crews
Metalton
Lemon Plumley
Pear
Earl Adkins
Arthur Kincaid
Lewis Hodge
Hamlet
Brown Birchfield
Odd
Lloyd Logan
Bobby Brown
Arnett
Dennis Workman
Clear Creek
John Simmons
Raleigh
Neal Dew
Maynor
Dorothy Farnsworth
Ware
H. W. Shawhan
State Conservation Commissioner
Charleston
Memorial Building
Vacation Bible School ends in Lochgelly West Virginia
The Lochgelly vacation Bible School directed by Rev. J. D. Wilson of White Oak Presbyterian Church at Scarbro concluded on Thursday after two weeks of daily attendance and evident interest. Local residents and visitors were noted at various social visits and trips across nearby towns including Fayetteville Charleston Raleigh county and Bluefield as part of family and community gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Wilson
White Oak Presbyterian Church
Scarbro
Lochgelly
R. L. Maynor
Fayetteville
A. H. Presnell
Albert Presnell
Bishop, Va
Versy Jones
Everett Bogel
Earl Maynor
Bluefield
A. P. Presnell
Andy Reid, Jr
Everette Carroll
Wilber Ried
Andy Ried Jr
Pennsylvania
D. M. Tucker
Bernard Shiflette
Charleston
St. Albans
H. L. Ramey
Mt. Hope
Silas Hall
Gilbert Knotts
Hugh Grubbs
Sumrerlee
B. W. Davis
John Whitehead
Pittsburgh
E. J. McCool
Charley Heerman
Paul Nicholls
Oakwood
Dorothy
Ruth
Joyce Ann
Educators Aid In Road Mishap on Gauley Mountain
W. R. Fugitt and G. M. Parker, returning from Charleston, helped clear a second wreck on Gauley Mountain after an earlier crash between Charleston and Montgomery. In heavy rain, Fugitt attached tire chains to a stranded car and pulled it off the road, easing traffic halted from Gauley Bridge to Honey Creek bridge on Route Three amid ongoing surface work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Fugitt
G. M. Parker
Charleston
Gauley Mountain
Montgomery
Fugitt
Gauley Bridge
Honey Creek
Route Three
Whitesville
Maynor resident nurse Willa Spangler to return to work
Maynor West Virginia Miss Willa Spangler a student nurse at Kanawha Valley Hospital Charleston will return to duty this week after spending the past two weeks with her father J B Spangler. The item lists several visits and social calls including Mr and Mrs Clyde Law Beckley visiting here Sunday and Mrs Garner Winston confined to home by illness. Other notes include Miss Dorcas Rogers of Mt Hope visiting Miss Athelene Davis and Mr and Mrs James Angle and family Beckley visiting Mr and Mrs R B Nicely. The column records a flurry of local social visits and hospital connections with Beckley and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willa Spangler
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
J. B. Spangler
Clyde Law
Beckley
Garner Winston
J. H. Davis
George Davis
Dorcas Rogers
Mt. Hope
Athelene Davis
James Angle
R. B. Nicely
Doris DeWitte
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Edd DeWitte
Sidney Toney
Kay Frances
Alfred Tyree
J. P. Tyree
Percey Stover
Bertha Cawley
Beckley Hospital
Dick Davis
Norval Williams
Thomas
Herman Daniels
Harper
Madge Smith
Eccles
Daniels
Wiley Post Plans Long Flight To Moscow And Back
Pioneer aviator Wiley Post prepares his Lockheed monoplane for a potential 7 000 mile round trip to Moscow with possible companion Will Rogers still undecided. Post has previously circled the globe and will travel from Seattle, his first stop, with his wife as passenger. Rumors of a northern route via Alaska and Asia arise as pontoons for the craft are readied by Pan American. Hartford police equip traffic signals with radios to catch hit and run drivers and violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Wiley Post
Lockheed
Moscow
Will Rogers
Rogers
Post
Seattle
Will
Russia
Alaska
Asia
Pan- American Airways
Pennsylvanians Protest Freight Rates on Coal
A Pennsylvania delegation led by Richard J. Beamish plans to travel to Washington to renew the fight against freight rates on bituminous coal. The Public Service Commission backs mine owners in the ongoing dispute, arguing current rates shut Pennsylvania coal operators off from New England markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Richard J. Beamish
Public Service Commission
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
Distillery Claims World’s Largest Whiskey Plant
The distillery completed a year ago at about 4 million dollars and promotes itself as the largest whiskey distillery in the world.
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Ole Virginny Dawn Cikker
Virginia Distillery Corp
Richmond, VA
Craddock
Putman
Liggett
G. C. Murphy CO
Banc Tof
Murphy
Friendly
W. Va
Boray
T. S. Williams
Montreat
N. C
Lyle Evans
Fairmont
Elizabeth Moon
A. G. Foster
Thurmond
W. B. Parks
Faith
Bobbie Williams
J. E. Grubb
Edward Maxwell
Judge J. Maxwell
H. D. McCandless
Elizabeth
Burnsville
C. O. Young
C Street
Louise Kayser
Park Street
Mullens
Pauline Murray
C. and P. Telephone Company
Fred Kayser
W. M. Moody
Fincastle
Virginia
Melbourne Flournoy
Mr. Flournoy
Robert Biggs
Red Ash
George Jones
Red Star
J. A. Cunningham
C. C. Sanders
J. S. Edmundson
Katherine Avis
Frances Crawford
H. L. Crawford
M. F. Odell
Paul R. Hutchison
Terre, Haute
Ind
Eugene V. Debs
Indiana
L. G. Brown
Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company
Brown
Central Labor Council
U. S. Post Office
Vigo County
H. N. Oakley
Rod and Gun Club
Fugitt and
Parker Clear
Maynor, W. Va
J. Elliot Cardwell
Mr. Cardwell
E. M. Payne Co
Main Street
Hartford
Conn
State Public Service Commission
Fred Waring
Ford Dealers
Vera-Rose Beauty Shop
Main
Woolworth
Kelvinator
Raleigh Radio & Refrigerator Co
Beckley, W. Va
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