Local Florida fish tale and weary road chatter mix
A Florida paper retells a Fort Myers Beach fishing trip by West Virginia and Florida residents led by E C Minter for 150 pounds of sheepshead plus snapper and other catches. The column blends travel notes with aviation trivia, historical tales, and local basketball notes as Rye County boys return to play Trap Hill High School in the junior high tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Minter
Florida
West
Lyn Minter
Beckley
West Virginia
Nell Morris
Ronald Halgrim
Rye
Trap Hill High School
Thore
Machine Gun McGurn’s Brother Shot Down Rival Coaches Claim
A terse claim accuses rival Rye high coaches of collusion to block the grand old school from advancing, citing public prints as evidence of interference and a thwarted team progress. The remark frames the issue as a vendetta linked to longstanding local sports rivalries.
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McGurn
Rye High
Chicago
Anthony DeMary
Jack McGurn
Associated Press
McAlpin and Stotesbury Ladies Aid Meet and Local Socials
The McAlpin community church Ladies Aid meets in Stotesbury with Hymn 414 Beautiful Garden of Prayer. Social hour follows, and many local residents attend from both towns including Mrs. Richardson and Miss Scott. A birthday party for Ruby Fitzgerald is held at her parents home with guests listed. Mrs. Mooney hosts a shower for Mrs. Iverson Little, with many attendees. Reading lists, visits, and local notes fill the calendar along with church services and neighborhood notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
Stolesbury
R. R. Boone
H. Kirkman
W. F. Debord
Joe Bent
Joe Knight
Henry Hopes
A. L. Radford
Geo. Barker
D. E. Hamles
A. M. Hylton
F. H. Thompson
T. F. Hall
Earl Hatcher
Bessie Walker
MecAlpin
E. A. Cooke
J. C. Little
A.J. King
Casey Jones
B. P. Jones
C. M. Goodwin
W. GC. ‘Mooney
A. W. Allen
G. Williams
Howard Walker
R. P. Richardson
Ethel Scott
Ruby Fitzgerald
H. L. Fitzgerald
Edith Sturgell
Thelma Blevins
Pauline Floyd
Mae . Hooker
Violet Little
Ruth Little
Alice Rushbrook
Linda Bell Ring
Ethel Nowlin
Lue Burkett
Mrs Walker Hosts Friends for Dinner in Mahscott West Virginia
Mrs Fannie Walker entertained Wednesday with a refined dinner fitting a damask setting and sparkling china. Guests included Mrs H D Combs of Charleston and Miss Vermont Winks of Beck, with others from Mabscalt and nearby towns. Regular Meeting Class No 4 of the Baptist church met Friday night at the church with Mrs Anna Hutchinson leading devotions and officers being elected for the upcoming term. The gathering followed by games and light refreshments as the group enjoyed the evening.
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Ralph Blevins
Hinton
Bill Daughtery
Schull’s
A. Ray. Fink
Norma Lee Fink
A. L. Carper
Melinda Williams
Sweeneysburg
B. E. McNeal
Charleston
Se. J. Loflin
Bluefield
B. C. Walker
Ben Wilmoth
Kyle Fink
Beckley
A. Ray Fink
A. E. Gadd
Princeton
A. L. Lilly
Gadd
Raleigh General Hospital
James Kirk
Gladwyn Davenport
Paul Stover
Gordon Thomas
Layland
Ronda King
Welch
Walker
Fannie Walker
H. D. Combs
Beecher Cummings
Charlie Allen
Ruby Creedelk
Cranberry
Vermont Winks
Beck
Cora
Bessie Allen
Mabscalt
The
Baptist Church
Anna Hutchinson
Andres Hare
Laas
Thorne Files Candidacy for State Auditor
J. Thorne announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for state auditor. Beckley resident for twelve years, he has served as chief accountant of the state road commission and previously worked in the auditor's office. He is a Mason Shriner and a Methodist Episcopal Church member, married to Beatrice Brown of Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi. J. Thorne
Beckley
Thorne
State Road Commission
Monongalia County
Marion County
Harrison County
Kanawha
Raleigh
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Beatrice Brown
Fairmont
West Raleigh West Virginia Wedding Anniversary and Social Highlights
A West Raleigh community page notes Mr and Mrs Paul Underwood celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a small party at home on Friday. The item lists several guests and mentions various birthdays showers illness and visits involving local residents across the area including Betty Lou Greever and Hazel Spangler.
Path Of Invasion Underwood House Guests
Miss Bessie Qualls student nurse at McKendree hospital spent Sunday at her parents home Mr and Mrs George Qualls In Path Of Invasion Mr and Mrs John Bright Coal City were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs G F Waddell George Underwood and his small son were Monday dinner guests of his mother Mrs Ellen Underwoods Mr and Mrs John Allen were
Beckley Visitors and Family Gatherings Highlight Weekend
Mr and Mrs James Dobbins and daughter Reba visited relatives in Beckley while Luther Prince and Edward attended to business there Saturday night. Ernest Williams and Earl Moon families spent Sunday at Underwood home in Beckley and Glen Morgan respectively.
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Raymond Taylor
W. H. Harrah
Glen Morgan
Florida
Athens
W. Z. Sullivan
Sullivan
Thomas Sullivan
Taylor
Beckley
Georgia
Hazel Spangler
Arthur Poore
Ellen Underwood
E. S. Turner
Burmeister
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mary Wickline
Juanita Slatzer
W. E. Arnette
Allie Ballard
Mabscott
William Gil
Tim Hart
Venna Hart
Blue Jay
Frank Hart
Ezra Baldwin
Small Son
Paul
James Dobbins
Reba
Dobbins
J. W. Meador
Luther Prince
Edward
Ernest Wiliams
Underwood
Earl Moon
Mary
Margie
Mrs. Moon
George Underwood
Students Organize Health Club Says AP
Huntington report notes Simms school students form a club to promote health and sanitation in the neighborhood. Dorothy Simnick aged 19 in Jefferson Wisconsin frightened by a sound in another room and lost her eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Huntington
W. Va
Simms School
Dorothy Simnick
Jefferson, Wis
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