Pupils to present piano and voice recital at Memorial building
Baxter Laird will present his piano and voice pupils in a recital this evening at eight o'clock in the Memorial building auditorium. A varied program will be offered and a silver offering will be taken. Participants include Jean Stanley, Betty Samuels, Helen Samuels, Mary Ann Harper, Virginia Saunders and many others. Guests of honor include Dr. and Mrs. D. D. Lilly and Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Bibbee of Athens for the weekend. Several Beckley visitors and local residents are noted, with updates on travel, illnesses, and a recent tonsil operation recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Laird
Jean Stanley
Betty Samuels
Helen Samuels
Mary Ann Harper
Virginia Saunders
Rosie Brock
Virginia Brock
Mary Kay
James Ray Stafford
Catherine Henrichs
Ernest Overbay
Rosa Ella Harper
Lorrayne Hunter
Margaret Agnes Morgan
Mildred Blair
Mary Dickinson
Jack Wray
June Eve Kyle
Madge, Jones
Payne And Scherer Win Bridge Award
E. M. Payne Jr and L L Scherer won cups for the complete series of a bridge tournament directed by Mrs F L Banks. Final play at Mrs Willie Patterson home on South Kanawha Street. North South winners were Miss Shirley Banks and L L Scherer with runners up Mrs Augusta Kerr and A G Mead. East West leaders were Mrs E W Wood and Mrs Willie Patterson with runners up Miss Sue Laing and Mrs S Ginestra. Wood and Patterson also won prizes for the even higher scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Payne, Jr
L. L. Scherer
F. L. Banks
Willie Patterson
South Kanawha Street
Shirley Banks
Augusta Kerr
A. G. Mead
E. W. Wood
Sue Laing
S. Ginestra
Wood
Patterson
Personal Mention of Miss Bowles Returns from Bluefield Visit
Miss Evelyn Bowles has returned from a visit to Bluefield. Judge J. W. Maxwell is in Princeton attending to business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Bowles
Bluefield
J. W. Maxwell
Princeton
Hospital Notes Admits Several Patients Yesterday
Patients admitted to local hospitals yesterday included Mrs Mildred Hooper a 15 year old from Odd and Mrs Georgia Meadows 26 from Hotcoat admitted for treatment. Carl M Whitley 7 brought in for examination after
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Mildred Hooper
Odd
Georgia Meadows
Carl M. Whitley
Sun West Virginia Social Notes Local Visitations
Sun West Virginia notes list several visitors and illness updates. Dan McCarthy remains quite ill at home while Miss Garnett Kidd visits Beckley. Mr and Mrs A L Lofton and family and Miss Evelyn Carter visit Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McCarthy
Garnett Kidd
Beckley
Charles Carter
A. L. Lofton
Evelyn Carter
Fred Lilly
Montgomery
Chris Bane
Pearl Green
W. P. Warwick
Oswald
Elizabeth Green
Leamon Strickland
Tommy
Henry Cope
Maple Fork
Wm. Cope
Alice Blaney
Raymond Painter
Macdonald
Sun Sunday School
Jennie
Anna Cope
James Warwick
Beckley Hospital
George Bess
Tony Eder, Jr
My Beauty Hint London Stage Actress Suggests Oatmeal Peel
A London stage actress recommends a soothing facial paste of toilet oatmeal and rose water. Leave on ten minutes, then rinse with warm water for a cleansing effect and a complexion that remains lovely, soft, and clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Coal City Incident Details Incomplete Report
Eunice Bonds aged 16 from Glen White collapses at school in Coal City during examination. Mary England, 20, from Beckley, requires surgical treatment. Angelo Murillo, 46 year old coal loader, under medical treatment after collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Eunice Bonds
Glen White
Mary England
Beckley
Angelo Murillo
Tams
Mt Hope area hit by pedestrian auto injury
A man sustained a leg injury after being struck by a car in Mt Hope Saturday night. Local residents Mrs. W. C. Myles and daughters Aura Lee and Merle visited relatives Monday. Miss Virginia Dunn is sick with mastoid trouble. Lloyd Reid was killed in an automobile accident and buried at Highlawn Cemetery Oak Hill. Additional local illnesses reported including Mrs John Cohr and Mrs Tony Eder sr through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hope
W. C. Myles
Aura Lee
Merle
Beckwith
Virginia Dunn
Cecil Kinder
C. L. Persinger
Lloyd Reid
Reid
Highlawn
Oak Hill
John Cohr
Tony Eder
Beckley Hospital
Lula Mae Myles
Local Social Notes From West Virginia and Louisiana
Glen Hedrick and Harry Lemon are ill at home. Miss Madeline Fink visited Miss Pauline Meadow Tuesday night. Mrs. Sue Cochral and Raymond Cochral returned to South Charleston after several weeks with Mrs. O. A. Lilly. Mrs. Oscar Williams of Beckley visited her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Peters, Tuesday. Zelda Griffith of Ghent spent Monday night with Helen Harper. Maynard Collins spent the weekend at Greenville. Dick Waddell visited Crow Sunday. Preston Crosby spent the weekend at Clifftop. John Rakes of Meadow Bridge spent the weekend at home. Al Meadows visits daughter Mrs. Earl Leoty in Darnel La.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lemon
Madeline Fink
Pauline Meadow
Sue Cochral
Raymond Cochral
South Charleston
O. A. Lilly
Oscar Williams
Beckley
Peters
Zelda Griffith
Ghent
Helen Harper
Maynard Collins
Greenville
Dick Waddell
Crow
Preston Crosby
Clifftop
John Rakes
Meadow Bridge
al Meadows
Earl Leoty
Darnelle
Social visiting notes from Flat Top and Ghent
Flat Top and Beckley residents Mr and Mrs Mason Bragg and sons visited Mr and Mrs G A Richmond on Sunday. Miss Josephine Cook stayed with her sister Mrs Wilmer Lilly in Ghent. Miss Hallie Rogers of Piney Flat spent the weekend with her brother W J Rogers. Leslie Lilly and sons of Camp Creek called on C C Lilly. C C Lilly and daughter were business visitors to Athens on Saturday.
Abduction tale admitted fake by Chester Hyde
Public Safety Superintendent George Black said Chester Hyde 19 admitted the kidnap tale was a fake. He claimed he wrote letters to his stepfather seeking money and was found bound after three days. Assistant County Prosecutor James F Wight noted a ransom letter to William Lilla the boy’s stepfather.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
James F. Wight
Woodbridge
Willliam Lilla
New Guardians for Quintuplets in Ontario
In Toronto the Ontario legislature debated a bill to appoint guardians for the Dionne quintuplets and declare them special wards of the king. Welfare minister David A. Croll said Dr Allan Roy Dafoe and Oliva Dionne would be guardians, replacing alderson Morrison and Oliver Dionne as the original guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toronto
Ontario
David A. Croll
Allan Roy Dafoe
Oliva Dionne
W. H. Alderson
G. K. Morrison
Oliver Dionne
Quintuplets
Dr. Dafoe
Local residents attend funeral and move among towns
Bob Basnam of Jilliran visited friends here Saturday. Several teachers from here attended Paul Davis's funeral at Bluefield. Harvey Anderson moved his family from here to Virginia. Claude Richmond of Sandstone was a business visitor here Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Basnam
Jilliran
Paul Davis
Bluefield
Harvey Anderson
Virginia
Claude Richmond
Sandstone
Police Seek Meat Stealers Near Prince Brakeman’s Out-house
State police and Fayette county officers hunted for the thief or thieves who broke into Guy LicComb’s stone out-house Wednesday night and took 130 pounds of cured horns and shoulders. Trooper B F McLaughlin found the meat at two houses on the Fayette and Raleigh side of New River, but the culprits escaped. The plunder was later sold to two women, and the storehouse of McCombs had been robbed after a lock was cut. No arrests had been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Guy LicComb
Prince Brakeman
B. F. McLaughlin
Beckley
Fayette
Raleigh
New River
McCombs
Beckley School Trap Hill Tie in Debate
Woodrow Wilson High and Trap Hill High debated the federal aid to schools issue this afternoon. Two Beckley judges, Kyle Harper and F W Mann, appeared and split votes with one for affirmative and one for negative. Pete Gallo and Deem Rahall argued the affirmative for Woodrow Wilson High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson High School
Trap Hill High
Kyle Harper
F. W. Mann
Beckley
Pete Gallo
Deem Rahall
Wood
Trap Hill Names Representatives Row Wilson to Lead
Row Wilson served alongside John Saunders and Malcolm Murray as representatives for Trap Hill in the current session. Saunders and Murray supported Wilson in regional duties and local initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Row Wilson
John Saunders
Malcolm Murray
Trap Hill
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D. D. Lilly
P. C. Bibbee
Athens
O. C. Caldwell
F. M. Lee
Alpeca
Mary Elizabeth Maxwell
Morgantown
Spencer Andrews
Margaret Leary
Earle Bailey
George Williams
Mount Hope
Miami
Florida
William Smith Banks
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
I. C. Prince
Norfolk
David Rahal
Raleigh General Hospital
Buckhannon
Lee Burleson Jr
J. Q. Stover Jr
Coley Minter
Bob McCulloch
Thelma Vanney
Sally Rahall
Charlotte Levy
A. K. Levy
Margaret Christie
Glenville
H. P. Guy
Guy
Church Apartments
Ww. E. Beane
Washington, D. C
Riley Graham
Corbett McKinney
Nancy Dickerson
Rhodell
K. Douglas Bowers
Lucy Sue
Nancy Ragland
Clarksburg
Charles Henry Payne
Middlebrook
Payne and Scherer
Lions Club
Mance L
Lyric Theatre
Main
Sun, W. Va
By Carol Goodner
Glen Hedrick
W. Va
Delaware
Raleigh Cash Grocery
Maxwell House Coffee
Maxwell House
NAVY
Kansas
Golden Dream
York Cooking
McLaughlin
Beckley School
Beckley, W. VA
DR. Hairwooe James
Murphy
Mecca
Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Ibn Saud
Swagger
Regency Apricot
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