Marriage of Virginia Blake to George Francisco noted
Mr and Mrs J A Blake announce the July 29 1935 Welch marriage of their daughter Virginia Evelyn to George E Francisco of Bartley officiated by Rev D M Dorsey First Baptist Welch with attendants Vera Murray and Lucien Frye. Mrs Francisco a Woodrow Wilson High Alderson Junior College graduate. Francisco employed by Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal. They will reside in Bartley and spend the weekend there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Blake
Virginia Evelyn
George E. Francisco
Bartley
Welch
D. M. Dorsey
First Baptist Church
Vera Murray
Lucien Frye
Francisco
Woodrow Wilson High School
Alderson Junior College
Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Company
Royal Neighbors Banquet Shown In Beckley Hotel
Royal Neighbors of America hosted a banquet last evening in Beckley Hotel private dining room. The program featured readings by Nannie Ellen Gadd, piano solos by Jessie Mae Bowling, tap dancing by Doris Barker, and talks on the meaning of Royal Neighbors. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lilly and many other members and their spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors of
America
Beckley Hotel
Harry Hirshberg
W. T. Lilly
J. F. Houchins
John Wright
A. L. Honaker
J. I. Bowling
R. H. Jesse
S. W. Burton
F. A. Barker
J. H. Eads
M. C. Fleshman
Charles Wetzel
C. E. Goss
Gladys Creede
Christiansburg
Lawrence
Alice Rogers
L. W. Thorne
Bessie Sorrells
W. H. Chrisely
C. W. Smith
Daisy Ferguson
Mary Slack
Annie Long
Mack Maples
Lowery
Richmond
Katherine Smith
Pearl Gwinn
Annie Sorrells
Bernice Christian
Annie Scott
Myrtle Lilly
Jessie Mae Rowlings
Nannie Ellen Gadd
Doris Barker
Methodist Circle Postpones Picnic
Circle No 5 of the Methodist Temple led by Mrs C H Rutledge will meet at the Temple tonight at eight o'clock for a picnic instead of at the church tomorrow. The picnic is postponed to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Temple
C. H. Rutledge
Beckley Social Roundup Visitors and Moves
Personal mentions highlight guests and trips. Mr and Mrs W Beverley Hume spent Sunday at Craig Healing Springs VA. Mrs A H Grigg returned from Augusta GA with sister Mrs Stanley Ellis. Miss Hamilton Grigg stayed with relatives. Holt Kester and the Websters moved to Cunningham apartments in South Fayette. Several other locals visited Craig Healing Springs and Charleston. Charles Bonnesen and family visited Pemberton, Wheeling hosts. Clifford Muller D D Ashworth plan Craig Healing Springs trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Winston Wagner
Kate Johnson
Montreat
N. C
Jess Ashbey
Alfred Barker
L. E. Blevins
Chilhowie
Virginia
Blevins
Orhpn Blevins
Blaine Henderson
O. C. Canterbury
S. C. Balleng
Florida
L. T. Durrance
Miss Durrance
W. Beverley Hume
Craig Healing Springs
A. H. Grigg
Augusta
Stanley Ellis
Hamilton Grigg
Holt Kester
C. C. Webster
East Beckley
Cunningham Apartments
South Fayette Street
T. S. Williams
Montreal
Clifford Muller
D. D. Ashworth
Charleston
A. S. Turner
Lewisburg
Beckley
C. E. McCulloch
Jean
Pauline
Point Pleasant
Polly Jo McCulloch
Harold Scarborough
Charles Bonnesen
Wheeling
R. P. Daniel
Pemberton
Lewis Canterbury
W. A. Williams
Premier
Florrie Snuffer
Everett Snuffer
Rosie Moonie
Glen White
E. C. Barbour
Frank Pendagrass
Frank Jr
Fred Dyer
Princeton
Walter Humphries
Welch
Annette Hardaway
Mullens
Louise Shue
Clarabell
Jimmie Robinson
Concord State Teachers College
A. M. Robinson
Irana Catsin
Gallipolis
Ohio
Concord
Gas and Gilts? Local Social Notes From Gatewood West Virginia
Gatewood West Virginia social items note Florence Rodes returning to Charleston after visiting her parents Homer and Mrs. Rodes. Several families hosted dinners and visits with relatives in Charleston Beckley Parkersburg Hico and Minden. An announced baby girl born to E O Epperly and spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Rodes
Charleston
Homer Rodes
C. Henson
Florence
Hazel
Ethel Rodes
Ira Rodes
Ben Jennings
Earl Hall
Cunard
George Ramsey
George, Jr
Stella Parkins
E. O. Epperly
Peggy Ellison
Beckley
Annabel Richmond
Harold Amick
Parkersburg
J. A. Amick
Boyd Morton
Walter Fox
Stella Fox
Irene Clower
Herbert Walker
Frances
Virginia Dorsett
Minden
Jimmie Dixon
Eula Clower
Elbert Clower
Martin Rodes
Owen Henderson
Hico
Westinghouse Declares 50 Cent Dividend
The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. announces a 50 cent dividend on its common stock payable August 30 to shareholders of record August 12. The AP reports from New York on July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Womans Missionary Society Meets in Killarney on July 25
The Womans Missionary Society of Killarney held its regular meeting at the church on Thursday night July 25 with devotion and business followed by a Pollyanna party. New members were enrolled and a program included vocal solo and talks on Mission Schools in Ewah College and Making Connections. Visitors from Warrensville North Carolina joined, and refreshment was served to many members and friends. The item also notes announcements about a Christian Adventure Camp August 5 to 10 at Fayette County 4-H camp near Beckwith for youths 12 to 15 with supervised activities and credit opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Missionary Society
W. B. Morefield
Elwood Booth
Ewah College
Frank Pendagrass
E. T. Hardaway
A. G. Johnson
Warrensville
N. C
Society
Phil Gill
W. F. Ellis
E. L. Cyphers
Pollyanna
Mesdames Lindsey Chambers
O. S. Greer
Gurn Byrd
O. J. Smedley
Clint Stone
Fred Cook
Walter Setliff
C. E. Oney
Floyd Thornton
Harry Burdiss
Zeb Pike
Boyd O'Neal
B. W. Martin
F. E. Perry
Killarney
Hazel Setliff
Crumpler
Christian Adventure Camp
Beckley
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Fayette County
Beckwith
Overhead water systems to boost garden health and yields
A gardener notes long battles with leaf blight on perennial phlox and spot on wax beans. After a single Bordeaux spray and abundant soil moisture, the bed looks superb with minimal blight and blemish free beans. The writer urges fertile soil and ample water, dreams of an overhead system to sustain vigorous growth.
Arlen and Ralston Couple Share Hollywood Start
Joby and Dick were extras together in Hollywood 12 years ago. Richard Arlen later met his wife to be Jobyana Ralston through friend Charles Farrell at a dance, and they married. They share family routines, with son Richard Jr., golf and badminton hobbies, and Jobyana handling fan mail as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joby
Hollywood
Richard Arlen
Jobyana Ralston
Charles Farrell
Jobyana
Charlie
Arlen
Richard, Jr
Moose Lodge Members And Wives Meeting at Eight
A Moose Lodge meeting is scheduled tonight at eight oclock. Wives of members are invited and the initiation of new members will occur at that time with the degree team of Mount Hope present. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mount Hope
Los Angeles and San Diego Cricket Clubs Clash in Series
The annual series between the cricket clubs of Los Angeles and San Diego showcases regional talent. Officials confirm dates and venues, with both teams aiming to claim bragging rights and strengthen standings in the local cricket circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Diego
Teachers Back From Long Tour Across Coast to Catalina
Two Raleigh county educators Clyde Winston principal of Richmond district high school and Forest Daniels of Stoco High School returned from a vacation tour. They traveled from Beckley June 14 via Oregon's Pacific coast to Catalina Island California with relatives and observed landmarks including Pike's Peak Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Clyde Winston
Richmond District
Forest Daniels
Stoco High School
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Catalina Island
California
Beckley
Wriston
James Wriston
Woodrow Wilson
Dottie Wriston
Charleston
Marshfield
B. F. Wriston
Eccles
Clyde Wriston
Daniels
Ray Crawford
William Randolph Hearst
William Wrigley
Winston
Catalina
Long Beach
Pike’s Peak
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Local Social Notes from Prosperity West Virginia
Prosperty area residents share visits and guests across towns including Ennis A Bailey and J W Bailey in Prosperity with relatives in Beckley Huntington and Cranberry. Miss Evelyn Hicks treated at Coal Valley Hospital. nearby social calls include Rev Grant Stevens and various family drop ins at Mabscott and Meadow Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis A. Bailey
J. W. Bailey
Bailey
J. S. Ogden
Beckley
James Neal
Mt. Hope
Lee Bellamy
Finnick
Joe Wright
D. B. Stover
Charlie Cooper
Washington, D. C
Clarence Underwood
Huntington
G. W. Underwood
Evelyn Hicks
Coal Valley Hospital
Montgomery
Miss Hicks
William James
Edward Hicks
Meadow Bridge
Grant Stevens
Lester Neal
Cranberry
LeRoy Phipps
Little Delores
Ralph Noel Wright
Shirley Temple
Vernon Turner
Hope
Richard Burgess
J. E. Grubbs
Raleigh Stover
Coal City
Albert James
Ray
George
L. C. Dickerson
Mabscott
Premiere Pattern Dress for Evening Net Frock
Premiere Pattern No. 3062 offers a dark net dress suitable after sundown for informal dinners in late summer and early fall. Features include a standup collar, bow tie ends, contrasting ribbon details, and a row of small buttons. Size 12 14 16 18 20. material needs listed with net and contrast yardage. Pattern costs 25 cents. fabric from Goldenberg. mail orders to The Raleigh Register, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemberg
Goldenberg
Raleigh Register
West 43Rd Street
New York
N. Y
Firstglass Mail
Community visits and weekend travels in West Virginia
Affinity and Reid families plus others spent weekends visiting relatives in Galax Beckley Flat Top and Summers county. People, including Jim Reid Basil Reid Avery Church Louie Canic Roy Canic and Susan Reid plus Mrs Edd Byrd Mack Waselchalk and Gladys Massie were noted visiting or visiting in Beckley Princeton Flat Top Helen Crab Orchard Sullivan and Pemberton with numerous fishing trips dinners and motor visits recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Reid
John Reid
Betty
John Russell
Basil Reid
Galax
Avery Church
Harry Church
Gilmer Hughes
Glen Hedrick
Elsie Lego
N. E. Bumgardner
Beckley
Homer Mintz
Winding Gulf
Mary Mahan
John Sweeney
Dave Howard
H. H. Wills
Clyde Wills
Bluestone River
Summers County
Hiram Dove
John Harrison
Edd Byrd
Princeton
Mason Fink
Emerson Mills
Odd
Mack Waselchalk
Billy
Sallie
Helen
Gladys Massie
Tom Massie
Flat Top
Louie Canic
Roy Canic
Johnny
Evelyn Corder
Pemberton
Taylor
Jim Wiley
Jack
Crab Orchard
Susan Reid
Charlie Wiley
Sullivan
R. T. Hughes
Homer Hughes
Nell Phillips
Carl Massie
Relief program to create jobs for teachers and adults
The plan would aid 2,000,000 adults and provide jobs for about 40,000 needy teachers this fall. Recommendations include 200,000,000 for the civilian conservation corps with 400,000 members, 6,642,603 for 13 states projects, 6,765,197 for grade crossing elimination, and 5,498,000 for Michigan highway work. Funds were allotted but await project approvals before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation Corps
Michigan
Berry Picking Continues Across County For Cash
The county berry season yields prodigious fruit and jars. Merchants note demand is low as many cans were saved during the depression and repurposed. Some families press berries into cash earning 20 to 35 cents per gallon by selling surplus while others stockpile for leaner years. The harvest began in Marsh Fork and nearby areas and has recently reached higher lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Cash Grocery
E. D. Armstrong
Geraldine Witt
Welfare Office
Elkins Street
Marsh Fork
Young People's Union Meeting Tomorrow At Winding Gulf
The Gulf Wyandotte Young People's union of the Methodist Episcopal church south will hold its regular meeting at Winding Gulf tomorrow evening at 8. Mrs John Gillenwater of Rho dell leads the devotional service. Thelma Carey and Susan Perry lead group discussions. Recreation planned by the Winding Gulf division. A special council session will precede at 7. Mona Wood urges all local department presidents attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf-Wyandotte
Mona Wood
Beaver
Tire tread depth on Utah salt flats race cars
One sixteenth inch of rubber remains a thick enough tread for racing tires on the Bonneville salt flats in Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boneneville Salt Flats
Utah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Francisco
Miss Blake
Methodist Circle
Gatewood, W. Va
Hatcher
George W
Nancy R. Hatcher
Raleigh Road
Little Louie
Beckley Junction
Chilren
Roy A. Bicknell
Covington
D. C. Hatcher
Streeter
E. G. Hatcher
J. Lundy Hatcher
Harrison Hill
Pipestein
Vinson C. Hatcher
Fitzpatrick
Walter A. Hatcher
Panther Knob
Killarney, W. Va
R. E. Bonham
Itmann
Clarice Bradford
Irene Can
Harry Scaggs
Stotesbury
J. S. Hughes
Fred Cood
Harry Cook
Raleigh General Hospital
J. W. Daniels
J. G. Mason
Tralee
Gordon and
Louise
Gordon
Peggy Davenport
J. W. Pennington
Sybil
Sylvan
F. A. Couch
Moose Lodge
Winston And _ Daniels
Far West
Prosperity
W. VA
Affinity
Harwood James
Osteopathic
Murphys
Payne
BUY Now
Young People’s Union
Midelburg
Auphorium
M. Leon
Leon
Swan
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