Broadened Hate Program Attracts Largest Ku Klux Klan Membership
A UPI report recounts the 1920s resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan led by William Joseph Simmons in 1915, with Atlanta as a hub through the Southern Publicity Association. The article traces membership growth from 2,000 to peak estimates of 7–8 million, then declines by 1927, and notes postwar revival cues and court rulings shaping its fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickolas C. Chriss
Atlanta
UPI
William Joseph Simmons
Alabama
Simmons
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Stone Mountain
Lot
Klan
Milwaukee
C. Anderson Wright
King Kleagle
New York State
Congressional Committee
Elizabeth Tyler
Edward Young Clark
Southern Publicity Association
Wright
Clarke
National Klan
Supreme Court
Deep South
Shower Fetes Miss Gabbard at Oceanabridal shower
Guest of honor Miss Barbara Gabbard bride elect of Thomas Cochran attended a Friday bridal shower at the Oceana Woman's Clubhouse hosted by six women. A corsage was given, a central refreshment display featured cut flowers and crystal candelabra, and three bridge tables awarded prizes to Mrs. Linda Lugar, Mrs. Louise Roberts, and Mrs. Loretta Harper. Numerous attendees listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceana
Barbara Gabbard
Thomas Cochran
Oceana Woman's Clubhouse
Henry Mathis
Perry Scott
Rubye Meador
Phyllis Roberts
Jessie Hager
Dean Rollins
Linda Lugar
Louise Roberts
Loretta Harper
James K. Witt
L. A. Worrell
Carl Smith
Joe Cochran
Daniels
Anthony Hurley Jr
Carroll Hendrick
Ernest Conley
Drewey Mitchell
Louise Smith
Lois Smith
Donna Smith
Philip M. Roach
Shirley Lugar
Dee Lugar
Louise Pike
Jane Johnson
Mildred Collins
Sharon Hager
Dixie Justice
Gladyce Nunn
Fannie Jones
Eleanor Puckett
Betty Haynes
Wayne Rollins
J. S. Nunn
Vera Lester
Clara Brown
Kathleen Jones
Mable Epling
Margaret Adkins
Frank Critter
Louise Lugar
Lala Cook
Herman Reed
Hassell Blackburn
Lester Buckley
Anna Rose
Jeanette Toler
Grant Sams
Garland Griffith
Sue White
Lawrence Worrell
Bob Kidd
James Richardson
Cathy Griffith
Sherry Brown
Mary Ann Meador
Glenn Shields
Glen Fork Social News Recaps Recoveries and Visits
Glen Fork report summarizes rehabilitation at home for By ram Blevins after surgery at Beckley ARH with return home on Thursday. Church members Rev Walter Norman and Mrs Norman hosted son and daughter in law Herby Norman and Stephenson grandchildren for weekend visit. Mrs Lawrence Parnell recovers at home after two spinal fractures from an auto accident and hospital stay at Stevens Clinic Welch. J B Easter leaves for Detroit after weekend with parents D B Easter and Mrs Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Fork
Rns
Byram Blevins
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Walter Norman
Herby Norman
Stephenson
Lawrence Parnell
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Herndon Dinner Benefits Band
Herndon hosts a steak dinner at the high school cafeteria to raise funds for a band trip to Virginia Beach June 14 to 17. More than 200 guests attended as the group performed selections while committees managed décor and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herndon
RNS
Herndon High School
Virginia Beach
Louis Kaman
Elmer Murphy
Shields Kline
Frank Harrison
Coy Lusk
James Lusk
Brady Langford
Rayburn Michael
Eugene Lusk
Aubrey Winsett
Corbet Lusk
Willie Ford
James Billings
Cacil McKinney
Hershel Fink
Luther Goodwin
Luther Whitt
Hubert Perdue
Virgil Shrewsbury
Elvin Lusk
Amos Graham
John Allen Birthday Party Honored in Glen Rogers
Mrs. John Allen hosted a birthday party for her three year old son John in Glen Rogers on Saturday with games led by Mrs. Allen and her daughter Dianne Allen. Guests from Glen Rogers included Kevin Bailey Bonnie Lafferty Kathy Wolfe Sandy Bailey Jimmy Lafferty Vivian Bailey Jackie Lafferty Joyce Snuffer Mike Coody Theresa Brown Phillip Daniels Cheryl Coody Eddie Snuffer Kelly Anderson Kathy Hunsucker Anthony Bailey Danny Ellis Harry Johnson Jerry Anderson Joyce Griffith Becky Richardson Claudette Griffith Patricia Johnson Kenny Coody Jimmy Lafferty Helen Bailey Diane Stewart Mike Massey and Sabine Joey and Patricia Tilley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rogers
RNS
John Allen
John
Kevin Bailey
Bonnie Lafferty
Kathy Wolfe
Sandy Bailey
Jimmy Lafferty
Vivian Bailey
Jackie Lafferty
Joyce Snuffer
Mike Coody
Theresa Brown
Phillip Daniels
Cheryl Coody
Eddie Snuffer
Kelly Anderson
Kathy Hunsucker
Anthony Bailey
Danny Ellis
Harry Johnson
Jerry Anderson
Joyce Griffith
Becky Richardson
Claudette Griffith
Patricia Johnson
Kenny Coody
Helen Bailey
Diane Stewart
Mike Massey
Joey
Patricia Tilley
Sabine
Mass for Rev. James Reeb Held in Mullens
A Requiem Mass was sung Monday in Mullens for Rev. James Reeb, Boston Unitarian minister who died after a beating in Selma Alabama. About 75 attended at St John Catholic Church, with Rev. Eugene Horvat celebrant and Rev. Thomas Kerrigan, Beckley, as commentator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
James Reeb
Boston
Selma
Ala
St. John Catholic Church
Eugene Horvat
Thomas Kerrigan
Beckley
NAACP Sympathy Rally In Bluefield Memorializes Slain Workers
About 100 persons attend a sympathy demonstration in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Bluefield to memorialize slain civil rights workers. Rev. C. Anderson Davis state NAACP president says the rally was held Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
UPI
C. Anderson Davis
NAACP
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Combined Fayette County teachers group meets at Mount Hope
A joint meeting of Fayette County Classroom Teachers Association and County Education Association was held Monday in Mount Hope Elementary School auditorium. Presiding were Roy Carson CEA president and Miss Dolly Greiner CTA president. Kenneth Legg spoke on the care program. Prizes went to Doyle Wickline Montgomery Carson Nuttall Irene Monk Prince and Jessie Wood. Refreshments were served by Mt Hope teachers to about five guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County Classroom Teachers Association
The
County Education Association
Mount Hope
Roy Carson
CEA
Dolly Greiner
CTA
Kenneth Legg
West Virginia Education Association
Representa
Tive
Cline Fitzgerald
Oak Hill
Doyle Wickline
Montgomery
Carson
Nuttall
Irene Monk
Prince
Jessie Wood
Fayetteville
Mt. Hope School
NAACP Leader Speaks at Bluefield Desegregation Plan
Marches or demonstrations were carried onto the street. W. Lester Banks, Virginia NAACP leader, was the featured speaker. The assemblage briefly discussed plans for the desegregation of Bluefield Sanitarium. Davis said negotiations with hospital officials were under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lester Banks
Virginia Naacp
Bluefield Sanitarium
Davis
Hospital patient returns home after major surgery
Mrs. Garfield Price left Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital on Monday after several weeks as a patient and undergoing major surgery. Also admitted Friday was Mrs. Jack Lee Tolliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravencliff
Garfield Price
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Jack Lee Tolliver
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Baileysville
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Agilon
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Aostello
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Charles Mullins
Pax
Sandy Huber
Fred Huber
Long Branch
Jo Lynn Tyree
Alfred Tyree
Back
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Willis Wingrove
Gale Maynor
Sherman Maynor
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Larry Kelly
Pax Cowboy’ Boosters
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