Social notes from Slab Fork and Beckley West Virginia
Miss Nannie Osborne at Virginia College Roanoke returned home for Easter holidays. Miss Ference Caperton arrived from Stuart Hall with two friends Misses Viola Herbert and Hebe Fry to stay ten days. Miss M Sexton of Washington DC visits Mrs G H Caperton Jr Rush Run. Mrs W E Osborne spent the weekend with relatives at Princeton. Holland E Harrah of Charleston visited Saturday and Sunday. Misses Goode Ruth Ashcroft were guests of Misses Smithson and Ashcroft Sunday. Mesdames W G Caperton F L Banks and Miss Ethelle Warren shopped in Beckley Saturday. Misses Katherine Weston and E Boyd in Beckley Tuesday. Mrs W G Caperton visited Montgomery Wednesday to meet Florence and the visiting Misses Herbert and Fry. Mrs W G Caperton entertained Friday evening for Dr Austin's birthday with about fifteen friends. W G Caperton in Beckley on business. Mrs Wm Bowman went to Montgomery hospital for special treatment. Mr and Mrs J W Kyle called to Montgomery for their ill little daughter in hospital.
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Ference Caperton
Stuart Hall
Viola Herbert
Hebe Fry
W. G. Caperton
Montgomery
Florence
Herbert and
Fry
Licensed to Wed Names and Ages in West Virginia Locales
A list of couples obtaining licenses includes Claude Vaughn 29 of Stotesbury and Holly Simpson 17 of Affinity with Bryant Hasley 23 of Grassy Creek and Bess Burgess 22 of Tophet, Archie Mullens 25 and Lillian Moore 18 of Killarney, Col. John Randolph Brooks 20 of Mullens and Helen Burdiss 16 of Beckley, Joseph Gayar 32 and Mae Aliff 16 of Mabscott, Lacy Bolen 21 of Besoco and Bessie Lively 16 of Prince, Emanuel Corvin Lacy 21 and Marie Via 21 of Winding Gulf with Joe Douse 24 and Anna Wilcosky 20 of Cranberry, and Lee Blevins 23 with Violenia Ble vins 16 of Helen.
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Claude Vaughn
Stotesbury
Holly Simpson
Affinity
Bryant Hasley
Grassy Creek
N. C
Bess Burgess
Tophet
Archie Mullens
Lillian Moore
Killarney
John Randolph Brooks
Mullens
Helen Burdiss
Beckley
Joseph Gayar
Mae Aliff
Mabscott
Lacy Bolen
Eccles Citizens to Establish Own Bank
Eccles citizens led by C P Munch and backed by New River Collieries are forming the Bank of Eccles after securing a state charter. The capital is 425000 with incorporators C P Munch Dr F H Sistler W C Agee R M McCaleb P C Stafford and C L Guthrie. A building will be erected by the coal company and opening is planned as soon as possible.
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Bank of Eccles
Eccles
P. Munch
New River Collieries Company
C. P. Munch
F. H. Sistler
W. C. Agee
R. M. McCaleb
P. C. Stafford
C. L. Guthrie
Raymonda Peraldo Dies at 25 in Roanoke Home
Miss Raymonda Peraldo daughter of Mrs Z B Peraldo died of heart leakage last Friday aged twenty five at her aunt Mrs C A Graves home in Roanoke Virginia where she had been taken from Beckley for treatment She leaves her mother and two brothers Robert and Dr George of Canton Ohio Interment was in Staunton Virginia
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Raymonda Peraldo
Z. B. Peraldo
C. A. Graves
Roanoke
Beckley
Robert
George
Canton
Ohio
Staunton
State Police Reinforced at Willis Branch Town
State police patrols in Willis Branch have been reinforced after reports of planned violence. Early this week confirmation came from Charlestown. For days prior, officers were fired upon from distant hills while patrolling the streets. Fifteen state police are now quartered in and around the town.
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Willis Branch
Chaveston
Wanted two furnished rooms with bath for light housekeeping
Classified notice seeking monthly tenants for two nicely furnished rooms with a bath for light housekeeping. Apply at this office.
Coal Production Drops Below Seven Million Tons
Coal production for the week ended March 12 fell under 7,000,000 net tons with an estimated total of 6,891,000. The decline of 372,000 tons or 5 percent from the prior week’s revised figure reverses an earlier apparent recovery. Since December 1920, the drop marks a continued decrease in production. A comparison of the four Smokeless Districts in West Virginia for the week ending March 5 is noted.
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West Virginia
Asphalt Laid on Mount Hope Road Monday
County engineer Anderson announced that the first asphalt lay of the year began on Mount Hope road. About 275 feet were laid on the first day and, with favorable weather, much more is expected to be laid each day.
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Anderson
Mount Hope Road
Williams States Record Auto Fee Collection
Deputy Sheriff W. P. Williams, active in locating delinquent auto owners lacking license tags, set a record by collecting more than one hundred seventy five dollars on Monday. He left Tuesday for the upper part of the county where many residents are eager to apply for tags.
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W. P. Williams
Former Raleigh Mountain to be interred here
John Pettry of Hinton formerly of Beaver received the War Department notice that his son killed in France is en route home. Pettry requests burial at Wildwood Cemetery in this city and further funeral plans will be announced on arrival in America.
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John Pettry
Hinton
Beaver
War Department
France
Pettry
Wildwood
America
Card of Thanks From Harwood Family
We sincerely thank neighbors and friends who quickly answered our call for help and worked faithfully to save our home from fire Friday morning. H. H. Harwood & Family.
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H. H. Harwood & Family
Two for the Road and a Quick Take on Changeable Style
A wry note on romance and practicality. A cottage for two seems cozy but a runabout for two moves faster. The writer muses on balance between talent and risk, music’s evanescence, and passing fashion from mother to daughter.
Home improvement stock boosts garden and house projects
Our stock includes push plows hoes rakes spades forks and tools for garden success. A car of doors and windows in any size is ready for delivery. Nails roofing locks and all items to build or upgrade a home. Paint and varnish are priced lower to help finish interiors and exteriors. We are prepared to supply exactly what you want. Nothing adds more to a home than paint.
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Slab Fork, W. Va
Nannie Osborne
Virginia College
M. Sexton
Washington, D. C
G. H. Caperton, Jr
Rush Run
W. E. Osborne
Princeton
Holland E. Harrah
Charleston
Misses Goode
Ruth Ashcroft
Maben
Misses Smithson
Ashcroft
Mesdames
F. L. Banks
Miss Ethelle Warren
Katherine Weston
E. Boyd
Beckley-Hinton
G. H. Perkins
W. Va
Beckley Hotel
State Police
Willis
Mount Hope
Williams
Raleigh Mountain
Layed
Ion
E.M. Payne CO
Main
Beckley, W. VA
Beckley Hardware & Supply Co
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