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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
3
Announcement of the engagement and forthcoming marriage of Miss Elizabeth Kathleen Clay to Lieutenant Steven Lewis Zelazo of Mitchell Field Long Island made at a Woodlawn Avenue tea hosted by Mrs. George W Bright. The couple plans to wed in August with Zelazo stationed at Mitchell Field.
Mrs William MacTaggart and six members hosted the Kings Daughters in a regular monthly meeting at the MacTaggart home on Kanawha Street. The program opened with hymns, a quartet sang Steal Away, and a short play Forget Me Not Magic featured Mrs Harry May, Mrs W T Tabor, Miss Martha Rose Shrewsbury and Miss Mary Mar.
Divisions No. 5 of the Young Womens Missionary Society of the First Christian Church met Monday evening at Mrs. George Parker’s Park Avenue home. Led by Mrs. Mack Meador, the gathering included business and social periods with a refreshment course for attendees listed, including Mrs. Harry N. Mead and Mrs. Gladys Creede of Christiansburg Virginia.
Mrs Ross Preston Daniel entertained Tuesday at her Pemberton home with a bridge luncheon honoring Mrs R E Craighill of Lynchburg Virginia, guest of sister Mrs T R Ragland. Luncheon followed by afternoon bridge with Mrs De Witt Gaffney of Craig Missouri sharing honors as guest of Mrs B B Richmond.
Ned Quinn returned this morning from a several days stay in Washington D C. Miss Martha Sandifer who has been the guest of Miss Kathleen Liggett returned yesterday to her home at Fort Thomas Kentucky. H E Hines of Huntington is in Beckley on business. Misses Claribel Marshall and June Miller are business visitors to Wheeling this week. Charles Hodel and his son George Warren Hodel are visitors to Charleston today. David Rahal James Rahal and Mose Rahal of Beckley with Philip Rahal of Columbus Ohio left yesterday for Canton Ohio to attend the funeral of their cousin Assad Rahal. Miss Helen Foote left yesterday for Fort Thomas Kentucky to visit her grandparents. Mr and Mrs J T Evans and family of Woodlawn Avenue expect to leave today for their camp at Barger Springs for the rest of the week. Miss Kathleen Liggett of Fort Thomas Kentucky is visiting Miss Mary Caperton Banks for a few days. Mrs Mack Meador was the Sunday guest of Mrs Chester Bennett at Glen Hedrick. Miss Marion Smith and Miss Mary Scott were motor visitors to Mount Hope Monday. Mrs L A Landers is spending this week in Charleston with relatives and Mr Landers plans to join her there for the weekend. Mrs Georgette Joiner of Roanoke Virginia is a guest in the home of her sister Mrs W R Snead and family. Mr and Mrs Earle Snead and daughter Violet Earle motored to Roanoke for her. Mrs Frank S Harkleroad with son and daughters have returned from Wheeling and Pittsburgh after visiting friends and relatives for the past two weeks.
A string of local visitors and departures marks a busy period as Mr and Mrs Kieronaki and others visit Hammond and Skelton while Miss Peters returns from Princeton and travels with Ina Tabor. Montreal and Detroit trips are noted along with hospital care for Miss Lucille Bair and Mr Gatherum heading to Washington. A escapee story closes the column with Athey found after a long drift.
The city moved toward normalcy after a martial law proclamation and a general strike. A cryptic note from Max Schaffer ended the holiday, and labor leaders backed the move to return workers to the enameling plant. Taylor urged strikers to return today with transport services resuming around 4 a.m. Officials awaited Governor McNutt’s orders as conciliators from the U. S. Department of Labor concluded meetings with union officials.
Willard Athey walked within about fifteen feet of his sleeping area when a nighttime approach occurred at the house this morning. The event details remain unclear as investigators review statements and seek further information.
Randolph proposed a program to aid county homesteaders by establishing coal by products manufacture in Preston County. He noted most mines are closed as fuel production is uneconomical, and said resettlement officials should seek a plan to set up such establishments. Original Arthurdale plans for a government post office equipment factory were blocked. private industries were sought, including a GE vacuum sweeper plant not yet operating, which would only employ a fraction of residents.
Capt. Joseph Chamberlain son of Sir Austen Chamberlain reached Aqaba after Wahabi warriors freed him and seven companions from Hejaz territory. They were arrested crossing the frontier while serving with the British force at Zerka. An appeal from Crown Prince Saud to his father Ibn Saud aided the release.
Apple and pear growers in New Zealand are developing a market in the United States with 20,000 cases shipped this season.
The second king of Hawaii Kamehameha II died in London in 1824 from measles, marking a pivotal royal loss during early contact with Britain and its empire.
Nine Raleigh county girls attend Camp Lee run by Mrs. Aubrey O. Smith on Greenbrier river four miles west of Alderson. Opened July 6 with staff of six. counselors include Ann Louise File Elizabeth Smith. Activities cover calisthenics, crafts, swimming, archery, baseball, volleyball, horseback riding, and nightly camp fires. Camp HQ is the Lee farmhouse. girls from Beckley and nearby towns attend.
Real estate transfers filed in the county clerk’s office over the past week include numerous lot transfers and property moves. Names include J W Morton Dennie Morton Shelby Ball Thelma Ball B L Ball Roy E Pyles Thelma M Pyles Elva V Pyles Ada C Ford Garnett M Huddle A M Hylton Grace Hylton S C Willis Ruth Willis J M Radford Edna Radford Jesse M Radford M W Powers Mrs Crecy Brown Sue Little A Little John C Ward Winfred Ferrell Susan Ferrell I J Winston Wesley Wilkes G C Hedrick Fred Stone J L Meador E T Shotwell wife James Lilly Dennie Morton Ed Trent James Ricci Rena Ricci G C Hedrick George Hartman D K Shroyer Fairview Realty Co Pauline Houser Mattie Whitehead Sam Whitehead Gertrude Williams J W Smith L M Smith Julia Biki S J Anderson Revie Anderson J W Rogers Edith Rogers Watson Clark Mattie Clark A W Thompson Daniels area lands near Daniels Ewart Heights Grandview road Lester area.
Sheriff C. C. Lewis bought a portable finger printing kit this morning to aid county officers in criminal investigations. The kit includes equipment for developing fingerprints at crime scenes and apparatus for capturing prints of individuals.
Rome July 24. A government order limits newspapers to 10 pages once weekly and six pages on Wednesday and Fridays. The rule, issued without explanation, is believed to be a move to cut costs as most papers receive subsidies.
A county notices marriage licenses issued for couples from Raleigh Pemberton Pine Knob Princewick Besoco Lillybrook Stonewall Beckley Rho dell Helen Mc Alpin Big Stick and nearby towns. Couples include Roy Thomas Davis with Hattie Hendricks Sidney Bonds with Willie Underwood Clyde Pettry with Artie Dickens James Williams with Elvira Walden Earl Elkins with Janie West Charles Johnston with Audry Lilly James Lewis Wilson with Pauline Fares George Fox with Eva Arthur Edward Sims with Catherine Gibson George Burns with Roxie Ward Otho Odell with Helen Watson Edward Rutherford with Winnie Eller Leonard Woodson with Hazel McCoy Yeatman Knox with Annie Hatcher.
Dr. Ritchie Ware regrets the death of Mrs. A H Smith of Slab Fork after a life of church service and community welfare. Wife of a coal company associate, she supported local residents and left two daughters and a sister in Pennsylvania. Funeral plans not announced.
Thomas J. Nilan of Huntington West Virginia leaped from a second floor window at police headquarters in Asbury Park to escape. He landed on concrete with only minor injuries after being arrested on a Belmar charge of obtaining money under false pretenses involving $1.50. Officers began fingerprinting him when he made the leap.
A gas explosion in a West Side Charleston home injured Dale Butts critically and his wife burningly on July 24. Firemen attributed the accident to a leaky kitchen stove, with damage estimated at 450 dollars.
Camden N J July 24 An employee trying to return to work at the New York Shipbuilding company yards was beaten twice by strikers today as he tried to break through picket lines This marked the first violence since the plant opened yesterday.
Captain Victor Sandras has completed 31 years of service with the Louisiana Department of Conservation. He began his career with the department in 1995 and has held multiple roles focusing on resource management and field operations.
Joan Warner, a Narberth born American dancer, faced a French court ruling labeling her act artistic but too naked. She sacrificed marriage plans, saying wedlock can wait as her career must go on after her fiancé demanded she abandon nude dances. She refused to identify the man.
John W. Carpenter testified before senate investigators that Texas Power and Light paid 192 for radio speeches by Peter Molyneaux editor of Texas Weekly to oppose the holding company bill. He said visits to Washington were at company expense and that lunches and fishing with congressmen occurred, but no gifts were given.
Mr and Mrs O C Thompson announce the birth of a daughter named Ann Louise on July 24 at the home of Mrs G W Thompson on Third avenue.
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