Guild Girls To Be Feted Here Tonight
The Ann Judson chapter of World Wide Guild Girls hosts a garden party at 7:30 tonight on the Baptist church first floor to honor delegates to the state convention. A varied program features solos, readings, duets, a one act play, and birthday greetings to W. W. G. alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Ann Judson
World Wide Guild Girls
World Wide Guild
Garden of Roses
J. M. Hayes
Rosalind Carroll
The
Raleigh Association
Jane Dent
Gladys
Grace Davenport
Bessie Carroll
Sparkin
Peggy Jane
Helen Lewis
Ruby Irwin
Henrietta Cox
Ferne Shumate
Constance Beverly
Nan Monroe
Luncheon at Mabscott Hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Fink
Mr and Mrs A Ray Fink entertained informally at a Wednesday luncheon at their Mabscott home. Guests included Mrs Harry Porterfield Mrs William Bush of Mullens Miss Ailena Atkins Bluefield Miss Helen Atkins Staunton Virginia and Mr and Mrs Fink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ray Fink
Mabscott
Harry Porterfield
William Bush
Mullens
Ailena Atkins
Bluefield
Helen Atkins
Staunton
Fink
Local marriage licenses issued yesterday
The county clerk issued licenses for John Coleman Wynn of Mabscott to Odessa Stanton of Wickham Alpha Mays of Charleston to Dorothy Strouth of Ghent Grady Smith of Winding Gulf to Alice Cook of Winding Gulf James Finney of Winding Gulf to Martha Jane Adams of Winding Gulf
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John Coleman Wynn
Mabscott
Odessa Stanton
Wickham
Alpha Mays
Charleston
Dorothy Strouth
Ghent
Grady Smith
Alice Cook
Winding Gulf
James Finney
Martha Jane Adams
Missouri Virginia Visitors Honored at Bridge Luncheon
Social and Personal News reports Mrs. Harry G Williams hosted a one o clock luncheon for Mrs. deWitt Gaffney of Craig Missouri and Mrs. R E Craighill of Lynchburg Virginia, with bridge games and prizes. Guests included Mrs. J A Wood and others, plus luncheon attendees Mrs. George M Eckley and Mrs. J A Brackman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
deWitt Gaffney
Craig
Missouri
B. B. Richmond
Cranberry
R. E. Craighill
Lynchburg
Virginia
T. R. Ragland
Harry G. Williams
Asa L. Brogan
J. A. Wood
Gaffney
Craighill
G. A. Mohler
W. R. Fugitt
Ralph Maynard
K. Douglas Bowers
R. S&s. Goldsmith
A. L. Brogan
George M. Eckley
J. A. Brackman
Mrs Dowel Stover Shower Honored by Friends in June
Mrs Dowel Stover was honored at a miscellaneous shower Tuesday night June 19 hosted by Mrs Olive O Dell and Mrs Cora Stover. Guests included Mr and Mrs Lowell Lilly, Mrs Dewey Farley and daughter Eunice of Coal City, Mr and Mrs Martin Canady and Mrs Beulah Kiser of Pemberton, and many others from Crab Orchard Lester and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowel Stover
Olive O’dell
Cora Stover
Lowell Lilly
Dewey Farley
Eunice
Coal City
Martin Canady
Beulah Kiser
Pemberton
Martin Lester
Ruth O’dell
Mere Milam
Crab Orchard
Ella Barber
Clara
Lester
A. G. Nichols
French Canady
Ray Worley
W. B. Acord
Lacy Milam
Winifred Worley
Boyd Stover
Carrie Hutchinson
Walter Tolley
Ronald O'Dell
Oliver O'Dell
Sally Ann Canady
Beatrice Clemens
Waltey
Farr
Joe Wooten
Community Room Opened by Ladies Bible Class Thurmond
The Ladies' Bible Class opened a community room with help from local businessmen. They provided furniture books and chairing committees for daily use. Afternoon hours will serve children and youth, while evenings are for adults.
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Thurmond
Rilat Rogers Wedding Planned at Oak Hill Church
The wedding of Ben Rilat of Chicago, formerly of Minden, and Adele Rogers of Minden will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Oak Hill Baptist church parlor with Rev. C. S. Donnelly officiating. Only relatives and close friends will attend.
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Oak Hill
Ben Rilat
Chicago
Minden
Adele Rogers
John Rogers
Oak Hill Baptist Church
C. S. Donnelly
Anchor Class Plans for Sale
The Thurmond Anchor class met last Saturday afternoon at Miss Dorothy Sandy's home to finalize plans for a sale held on Monday.
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Thurmond
Dorothy Sandy
Personal mentions span West Virginia to Wildwood summer plans
Latane Ware, son of Mrs Burwell Ware, returns from West Virginia University where he studies, and leaves today for Wildwood New Jersey to play with an orchestra at a resort hotel. Mr and Mrs M Rahal visit relatives at Flat Top. Mrs Gordon Stuart and children of Mount Hope stay with Mrs L H Davis. Mr and Mrs Douglas Williams return from Baltimore where he received treatment and is improving. John L Middleton plans Charleston business, escorts his sons John and George home. The Middleton boys visit grandparents and Mrs R Ragland hosts Lynchburg guest Mrs R E Craighill.
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Latane Ware
Burwell Ware
West Virginia University
Wildwood
N. J
South Kanawha Street
Douglas Williams
Baltimore
Williams
John L. Middleton
Charleston
John
George
Little Middletons
George E. Sutherland
T. R. Ragland
Local social and travel notes from Beckley and Charleston
Community brief items list visitors and residents around Beckley and Charleston. Names include Mrs W W Hume Dabney Venable L E Miller W E Houchins E R Houchins Betty Williams D E Frierson F K Bane A L Coleman Patty Peggy Tommy Coleman Dwight File Rev Ross Culpepper Randall Wooddell Carl MacAndrews Mrs MacAndrews Mrs W W Kite Miss Mary Goldsmith and plans to visit Staunton Va and return to Charleston with Goldsmith daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Thomas
Charleston
W. W. Hume
North Kanawha Street
Mount Hope
Beckley Friends
D. E. Frierson
Beckley
F. K. Bane
Bluefield
H. L. Crawford
A. L. Coleman
Patty
Peggy
Tommy Coleman
T. C. Craig
Staunton
Dwight File
Ashen File
Beckley Hospital
Ross Culpepper
Methodist Episcopal Church
Randall Wooddell
Gap Mills
Huntington
Carl MacAndrews
West Virginia Business and Professional Women Elect Officers
Representatives from nine state federations of business and professional women met in White Sulphur Springs after WV federation officers were elected. State officers named were Dorothea Campbell Charleston president Virgie Harris Elkins first vice president Ethel Ice Fairmont second vice president Bessie Newman Mun tington recording secretary Nina Watson Clarksburg treasurer. Delegates chose Clarksburg as the site for the 1937 meeting and most remained for the region meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Campbell
State Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
White Sulphur Springs
Associated Press
W. Va
Business and Professional Womens’ Clubs
West Virginia
Charleston
Virgie Harris
Elkins
Ethel Ice
Fairmont
Bessie Newman
Muntington
Nina Watson
Clarksburg
Mountain State
Bo-Peep Bugler Misreads Recall in Mount Hope
Captain E Mck Hardesty aided his National Guard Company A 150th Infantry when bugler Tom Claypool sounded recall and led to confusion. The troops failed to respond and were told to stop drilling and come in. Hardesty explained the bugler’s call as a practice alert.
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Mount Hope
E. McK. Hardesty
National Guard
Tom Claypool
Sixty Mile Bike Ride Made Safely by Oak Hill Youths
Two Oak Hill youths Damon Adkins and Jimmy Backus rode 60 miles from Oak Hill to Summersville. They left at 7 a.m. planning a day at Cottonhill but instead reached Jimmy’s grandfather’s farm two miles past Summersville by 4 p.m. Their parents learned of the trip only when contacted by Clark Backus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Here
Summersville
Damon Adkins
Wilson Adkins
Jimmy Backus
Jimmy
Cottonhill
Backus
Clark Backus
Girl Injured In Car Crash At Shady Spring
Miss Eunice Bumgardner daughter of Mr and Mrs J Lewis Bumgardner was injured in an automobile collision at Shady Spring last night. She had several lower teeth jarred loose when thrown against the dashboard in a crash with P B Earwood. Neither Earwood nor Herbert Keene driver of the Bumgardner car was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Bumgardner
Drivers Blinded by Lights Leave Three-Car Crash
Earwood said the left front wheels locked as Keene was blinded by headlights. The trio went home in a taxi after both cars developed flat tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earwood
Keene
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Guild
Missouri-Virginia
Mrs. Dowel Stover
Rilat-Rogers
Eckle Fruit Market
Neville St
Xtra
Smokeless Coal Co
Morgan C. Milne
Rock Lick Smokeless Coal Co
R. W. Massey
Red Star Coal Co
Ebersole Gaines
Amherst Fuel Co
T. H. Snyder
Sterling Coal Co
Power and Light Power and Lights
John H. Col
Nelly Don
Dimities
Batistes
Nelda
E. M. Payne CO
Bo-Peep
M. C. Moore
New River Co
O. H. Meadows
Beckley Electric and Machine Co
C. FE. Howard New River Co
E. H. Shrives
William Muir
Raleigh Coal and Coke Co
F. R. Cooper
Beckley Machine and Electric Co
E. M. Tutwiler
Holly Vaughan
White Oak Country Club
Clarence Robertson
Charleston Electric Supply Co
Clarence Hogg
Banks Miller Supply Co
R. H. Magee
Mine Supply Appliances Co
W. F. Muir
E. O. Snider
Appalachian Power Co
J. W. Lambert
Earl Norris
Mt. Hope Insurance Co
L. A. Wilson
Sugar Creek Coal and Coke Co
S. L. Davis
W. C. Thompson
Wilmer Backus
Us Cavalry
Darkest Africa
Eunice Bumegardner
TY Fk
Ero Radio Pcture
Leila Hyams Morent Olvem
Jessie Ralph
Acdy Clyde
Onslow Stevens
Gossard
Pat
E. M. Payne
Jean Nedra
Children’s All White
Oxfords
Riville Street
Crete
Post Office
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