Methodist Circles Hold Meetings at Temple and Home
Social and personal notes describe Circle No 2 at the Methodist Temple with Rev J B F Yoak Jr presiding over devotional on Saving of Souls. Circle No 5 met at Mrs Rutledge’s home with prayers and a talk on Unknown and Unusual Power of Prayer amid a Patrick themed Shamrock menu and a dishwashing penance by Carrington Lewis's group.
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J. B. F. Yoak, Jr
Methodist Church
Circle No. 2
Methodist Temple
R. M. French
Yoak
P. O. Malone
D. W. Duke
Circle No. 5
C. Hutledge
Duke
Rutledge
H. L. Clay
Epworth League Banquet Highlights Randall Wooddell Lead
Members of the Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church enjoyed a banquet at the church last evening. The winning group was led by Randall Wooddell as honor guests. The banquet table was attractively decorated in keeping with the celebration.
President’s Tea And Leap Year Dance At Park Avenue Club
Today at the Woman’s Clubhouse on Park Avenue two social events unfold. At 3:00 p.m. the annual President’s Tea hosted by the club’s president and past presidents gathers members, a colorful daytime affair. In the evening the salon becomes a miniature Erin with a Leap Year dance featuring Wayland Redden and his orchestra, sponsored by Miss Helen Windle and Miss Wilda Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Clubhouse
Park Avenue
Erin
Wayland Redden
Helen Windle
Wilda Bailey
Altar Guild Holds Interesting Meet at St Stephen's
The Altar Guild of St Stephen's Episcopal church met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs F L Banks. With the president absent, Mrs Marshall Johnston, Mrs Banks led the business session discussing future projects. Light refreshments were served to attendees Mrs D A McCulloch Mrs A F Matson Mrs C H Mead Mrs J A Cunningham and Mrs F L Banks.
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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
F. L. Banks
Marshall Johnston
Banks
D. &. McCulloch
A. F. Matson
C. H. Mead
J. A. Cunningham
Illness and visits in Beckley social notices
Mrs J W Maxwell is quite ill with flu at her Beckley avenue home. Mrs Phil Snyder Jr and Miss Jean Kent of Mount Hope shopped Beckley yesterday. Mac Banks, ill with flu at his parents home Dr F L Banks and Mrs Banks, can now be out. Robert Kilgore remains at his parents home Judge Harley M Kilgore and Mrs Kilgore on Virginia street with flu. Thomas H Schultze of Cincinnati Ohio visits Beckley for the week end on business. Mrs FE M Tutwiler of Mount ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Maxwell
Beckley Avenue
Phil Snyder Jr
Jean Kent
Mount Hope
Beckley
Mac Banks
F. L. Banks
Weekend visits and travels from Beckley area
Hope shopped in Beckley on Thursday as residents J L Smith and son Joe Smith Jr. arrived from Washington DC to spend the weekend. W R Diehl and Lucille Bair planned a Huntington visit while Loretta Thomas hosted guests from Sophia. Lloyd Stone expected back from Miami and other southern points as C Hampton Thomas improves after flu. Dr D C Ashton and Mrs Ashton returned from Detroit and R H Magee was in Charleston for business.
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Henry Smith
Sophia
Lloyd Stone
Miami
Florida
C. Hampton Thomas
Woodlawn Avenue
D. C. Ashton
Fire destroys Welch building as residents rescued
A two-story Welch apartment building occupied by Mrs. M A Littleton burned after a morning blaze. Volunteers lowered Littleton’s seven year old daughter Helen to the ground then helped her mother descend. Firefighters from Gary and Keystone aided as furniture was moved from a neighboring building. Smoke woke Miss Lillian Bingham and a policeman raised the alarm. By noon the 1923 Polan building, valued at about 110000, smoldered with authorities unsure of the cause.
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M. A. Littleton
Sam Polan
Lewis Furniture Company
Lillian Bingham
Fire destroys Hash Furniture Welch store and Jones-Cornet unit
G L Hash owner of Hash Furniture Stores said his Welch branch occupied ground floor space in a building destroyed by fire. He estimates losses at about 25000 with partial insurance. Fire was notified by Jones-Cornet Electrical manager Fred Cramer. The blaze also destroyed the Jones-Cornet storeroom and property.
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G. L. Hash
Hash Furniture
Welch
Fred Cramer
Hash
West Virginia
Jones-Cornet Electrical Company
Congress Sees Relief Fallout In W P A Controversy
The account notes that Appalachian Coals lobbyists appear in the report and details the dismissal of Major General Hagood after a dispute over W P A funds. Hopkins’ office filed a formal complaint about Hagood following his critical remarks, prompting a War Department demand for a public retraction before Hagood was removed.
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Appalachian Coals, Inc
Johnson Hagood
Hopkins
Hagood
House
Secretary of War
Hull Declares Crisis Passage and Public Criticism
The passage recalls Hull’s claim that the crisis has passed and urges shared anger at strong measures. It argues that memory will revive when criticism arises from those who led the nation before 1933, warning against incoherent or partisan attacks on past leadership.
Bold bidding shines in Central Press contract bridge note
Famous bridge teacher E V Shepard analyzes a Central Press hand where bold bidding and strategic play yield a 6 heart contract. The narrative details dummy, ruffs, and diamond work as declarer navigates defense, with the opening lead a fourth club and the play culminating after an intricate sequence through trick eleven.
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Central Press
E V. Shepard
Declarer
West
South
de Clarer
Unable to Stop Collapse Critics Condemn Cure Efforts
A fragmented quote argues that critics who failed to prevent the general business collapse should not condemn current efforts to address the failure they helped create. The passage spotlights blame, caution, and national response to economic distress.
Approval Pledged for Project. multiple committees formed
The chamber votes to appoint a survey committee for the proposal and to seek informal hearings on gas rates with the Public Service Commission. A motorcade to Charleston will press for Laurel Creek road completion, plus talks with WPA on Grand View road. A Smokeless Coal show plan sits with institute groups as national councilors are named.
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Beckley
Public Service Commission
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
George Bright
Amere Gas Company
Princeton
Wak Company
Fayette
Amiere
E. F. Bibb
Charles Hodel Hal M. Scott
George Watkins
J. A. Cunningham
Charleston
Laurel Creek
State Road Commission
WPA
Grand View Road
Hal M. Scott
E. E. Bibb
Charles Hodel
New River
Winding Gulf
Co. L. George
Chamber
National Chamber of Commerce
Washington
G. A Mohler
Ted McDowell
West Virginia
Parkersburg Chamber Urges Invite To New President
The Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce urged inviting new president Richard Harte to address the local organization, aiming to boost engagement and support for upcoming initiatives.
Togo and the Rise of Japanese Sea Power reviewed
A detailed review of Edwin A Falk's Togo and the Rise of Japanese Sea Power praises its scholarship and focus on Japan's rise through Admiral Togo's career. The piece notes ties to recent Japanese events, including Premier Okada's death and prior assassinations, and highlights Togo's English education and naval acuity observed during early conflicts with China.
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Edwin A. Falk
Togo
Japan
Mr. Falk
Okada
Inukai
Imperial Navy
England
China
Tsushima Hero and Wartime Paradoxes in Memoir Fragments
Excerpts survey naval history and literary criticism. A Chinese lifeboat episode taints a hero’s image while Tsushima deeds crown him a disciplined yet controversial figure. Other reviews critique dictatorship, romance, and the mixture of mysticism and psychiatry in Oliver and Wright selections.
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Togo
Tsushima
Mrs Smith Dies At Beaver Home
Mrs Docie Frances Smith aged 51 wife of Ernest Smith of Blue Jay died at 7 last evening at her sister Mrs Anna Hall's Beaver home after more than a year with paralysis. The funeral set for 11 a.m. Sunday at Beaver church with Rev J M Hayes. burial in Blue Jay cemetery. She was born January 6 1885 in Mercer county, married July 1 1903, mother of ten children eight living: Mrs Elijah Cadle, Mrs Ray Moye, Nellie, Herbert, Charles E, Billy, Milton, and Orfal.
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Docie Frances Smith
Ernest Smith
Blue Jay
Anna Hall
Beaver
Nancy J. Smith
Hall
J. M. Hayes
Baptist Church of
Herbert
Charles E., Billy
Milton Smith
Orfal
Family obituary lists Smith relatives and survivors
R. Smith of Shady Spring is noted with surviving sisters Mrs. Anna Hall of Beaver and Mrs. Margaret Meadows of Dunns. Two other children Nannie Elizabeth and John Wellington Smith died years earlier. Five half brothers one half sister and 18 grandchildren are also listed as survivors.
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R. Smith
Shady Spring
Nannie Elizabeth
John Wellington Smith
Anna Hall
Beaver
Margaret Meadows
Dunns
Canterburys announce birth of son at Beckley hospital
Mr and Mrs A K Canterbury announce the birth of a son this morning March 6 at Beckley hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Canterbury
Beckley Hospital
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Remenyi
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Micco Sweets
Indian River
C. A. Babell
Micco
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