King's Daughters Hear Address By Shannon
Beckley chapter members met at the Methodist Temple on South Kanawha with Rev F L Shannon recounting his Richmond visit on Kagawa the Japanese missionary. A baby walker plea and clothing donations were requested for an orphanage tea planned for June at Mrs L E Shrewsbury's home on Third Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
King’s Daughters
Methodist Temple
South Kanawha Street
F. L. Shannon
Third Avenue
Violet Cook
J. T. Rogers
Carmel Rombaut
P. B. Rogers
F. P. Smith
T. K. Scott
Robert Smith
W. A. Stanley
H. G. Sterne
McClure Wade Wedding Solemnized Today
Carrie Elizabeth Wade formerly of Hinton became the bride of Paul Hampton McClure of Grandview in a simple ring ceremony at the First Christian church parlor just before noon. Carlson. Mrs McClure teaches music and social science at Marsh Fork District High School and graduated from Marshall College in 1933. McClure is an elementary school instructor at Marsh Fork and a Lynchburg College AB graduate from 1935. They have not announced future plans.
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Carrie Elizabeth Wade
Hinton
Paul Hampton McClure
Grandview
Ritchie Ware
First Christian Church
McClure
Marsh Fork
Marshall College
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
Jo Ann Hutchinson Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party
Jo Ann Hutchinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Carol Hutchinson marked her sixth birthday with a lawn party at their Oakwood avenue home. Friends attended include Walter Agee Billy Caldwell Robin Adair Violet Earl Snead Daisy Dean Diana Bailey Patty Noel Scotty Davenport Alice Jean Williams Mary Louise McDonald Bobby Ames Dick and Jackie Smith Margie Brash Frances Meador and others from Lynchburg Virginia.
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Jo Ann Hutchinson
Carol Hutchinson
Oakwood Avenue
Jo Ann
Walter Agee
Billy Caldwell
Robin Adair
Violet Earl Snead
Daisy Dean
Diana Bailey
Patty Noel
Scotty Davenport
Alice Jean Williams
Mary Louise McDonald
Bobby Ames
Jackie Smith
Margie Brash
Frances
Tommy Keaton Jr
Margaret Ann Meador
Billie Birt
Julia Ann Dunn
Charles Lamb
Billy Huddleston
Ann Price
Marilyn Sala
Lynchburg
Frances Meador
Mrs Lilly Honored On Her 74th Birthday at Crab Orchard
Mrs Martha J Lilly was honored Sunday at her Crab Orchard home for her 74th birthday with a social dinner hosted by her children and grandchildren. Attendees included Gaston Lilly and Charleston family, Stella Thomason and Roanoke relatives, Clifftop Persingers, McAlpin Persinger, Crab Orchard Persingers, Glen Hedrick family, and Ellis Smith household. Forty two grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren attended. Mrs Lilly received many useful gifts.
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Martha J. Lilly
Crab Orchard
Gaston Lilly
Charleston
Stella Thomason
Chidren
Roanoke
Logan Persinger
Clifftop
Elmer Persinger and Son
McAlpin
Clifford Persinger
Charles Persinger
Jewett Persinger
Glen Hedrick
Ellis Smith
Lilly
Laird To Present Pupils In Recital
Baxter Laird will present his pupils in piano and voice Friday evening at 7 45 at the Presbyterian church on South Kanawha street. The class will be assisted on the program with numbers by the Scarbro Glee Club. Participants include Mary Dickenson Mildred Blain Gladys Dickenson Hallie Wilman Margery Wiseman Betty Smith Stella Leach Dolores Pickus Vivian Brooks Evelyn Stover Mrs Clyde Cox Jean Stanley Margaret Morgan Mary Ann Harper Dolores Pendleton Margaret Smith Mary Belle Alderson Roy Gray Dr Henderson Jack Wray William Bent Billy Dixon George Vassilshak Joe Verduce Henry Herring Bob Price Ernest Overby Ray Christian and Dickie Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Laird
Presbyterian Church
South Kanawha Street
Scarbro Glee Club
Mary Dickenson
Mildred Blain
Gladys Dickenson
Hallie Wilman
Margery Wiseman
Betty Smith
Stella Leach
Dolores Pickus
Vivian Brooks
Evelyn Stover
Clyde Cox
Jean Stanley
Margaret Morgan
Mary Ann Harper
Dolores Pendleton
Margaret Smith
Mary Belle Alderson
Roy Gray
Dr. Henderson
Jack Wray
William Bent
Billy Dixon
George Vassilshak
Joe Verduce
Henry Herring
Bob Price
Ernest Overby
Ray Christian
Dickie Dixon
Misses Hundley and Ware Set for Mediterranean Cruise
Misses Gazelle Ware and Garnett Hundley plan a two month cruise starting Friday on the American Export Lines. They sail from New York with visits to Italy France Spain Portugal the Mediterranean islands and northern Africa. If possible Greece Turkey Roumania Syria Palestine and Egypt may follow. Numerous farewell courtesy visits have accented their departure.
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Gazelle Ware
Garnett Hundley
New York City
Mediterranean
Miss Ware
Miss Hundley
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal
Africa
Greece
Turkey
Roumania
Syria
Palestine
Egypt
Miss Handley
Mrs Friend Honored By Mrs Donahue in Bridge Luncheon
Mrs Wal ter Friend of Columbus Ohio was honored informally by Mrs E P Donahue of Wickham Avenue with a bridge luncheon given by Mrs Ralph Maynard. Two tables of bridge followed a one o clock luncheon of pretty appointments among intimate friends of the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Friend
Columbus
Ohio
E. P. Donahue
Wickham Avenue
Ralph Maynard
Baptist Circles Plan General Meeting
The mission circles of the First Baptist church will meet Thursday at eight o'clock at the Neville street church. All members are urged to attend, especially officers, as officer installation for the coming year will take place during the gathering.
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First Baptist Church
Neville Street
Christian Guild To Meet On Thursday
The Ladies Guild of the First Christian church will hold an afternoon session at the church Thursday. A program of unusual charm will be presented with Carrie Jacob Bond as the theme, and a large attendance is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Guild of the
First Christian Church
Carrie Jacob Bond
Huntington Social Notes Highlight Local Movements
In Huntington for a few days, Miss Margaret Rose Willfong and Miss Ann Willfong with Mrs. Fred Hurt plan to motor to Charleston for the day. Mrs. M. V. Domenech of San Juan Puerto Rico, visiting Mrs. Charles Scott Lewis, will travel to Red House tomorrow then visit Virginia and other points for a month. Charles Bridge made an overnight trip to Charleston. Mrs. J. H. McCulloch and son John Howard to return from Washington, D. C. Janice Cook, Woodlawn avenue, operated on for tonsils and adenoids at Raleigh General Hospital and is progressing well. D. E. Bennette Henson and family, of Charleston, were Beckley visitors. Dr. Henson attended to business. Mrs. W. J. Jackson and Judith Ann of Lillybrook and Mrs. J. C. Jackson of Affinity plan a motor trip to Cincinnati and Lexington tomorrow. Mrs. George M. Eckley and son George Eckley Jr. spend today in Charleston. In Rosemay Vasquez case a Los Angeles court returned her 22 months old baby on her promise to break the smoking habit. Thaddeus Van Meter was found dead near his Mt. Savage Md. home after two days of surveillance of a horse standing hitched. June Travis keeps three white mice as studio pets.
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Huntington
Margaret Rose Willfong
Ann Willfong
Fred Hurt
Charleston
M. V. Domenech
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Charles Scott Lewis
Red House
States
Virginia
Charles Bridge
J. H. McCulloch
John Howard
Washington, D. C
Janice Cook
O. F. Cook
Woodlawn Avenue
Raleigh General Hospital
D. E. Bennette Henson
Henson
Miss Frances
Beckley
W. J. Jackson
Judith Ann
Lillybrook
J. C. Jackson
Affinity
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lexington
George M. Eckley
George Eckley Jr
Traditions Shattered In GOP Convention Plans
The GOP contemplates early notification of its presidential nominee, aiming to keep momentum from June to November. The shift mirrors Democrats precedent but challenges long-standing customs, with strategists arguing early attack and simplified procedure trump tradition. The final decision rests with the nominee.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Chicago
Mr. Roosevelt
Two Men Buried
Reported from the avalanche scene workers heard moans from rock crevices but then fell silent. About a half hour later Bender’s body was recovered near the bottom of the ditch as searchers continued to locate the missing man.
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Bender
Wheeling Motorman Prevents Tragedy
In Fairmont West Virginia on May 27 two year old Danny Tritter wandered onto street car tracks as Motorman Jack Byrd approached with a heavier interurban car closing in. Byrd slowed and opened his door but the line foreman H E Richardson leaped out and pulled the child from the tracks just in time. The story ends with a note on United States naturalization law stating that an alien must live in the country five years to acquire citizenship.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
W. Va
Danny Tritter
Jack Byrd
Byrd
H. E. Richardson
Monongahela System
United States
Gary Grant’s Early Escape To Join Acrobats
Gary Grant, a screen actor, ran away from his English home at age 15 to join a traveling company of acrobats, pursuing an early start in show business.
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Gary Grant
Sir Edgar Britten On The Bridge Of Greyhound
Sir Edgar Britten Will Be On The Bridge Of Greyhound Southampton England May 27 The S S Queen Mary Great Britain's mightiest liner sailed at 10 34 a m est for New York Aboard the vessel were 2139 passengers She pointed her bow toward the English channel amid scenes of public enthusiasm that transformed Southampton harbor into a welter of sound and color More than 500000 spectators crowded docks and rooftops and overflowed to vantage points Thousands of motor boats tugs and excursion craft
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Southampton
England
S. S. Queen Mary
Great Britain
New York
English Channel
Queen Mary Maiden Voyage Draws Masses To Southampton
Jubilant crowds in Southampton await the 80577ton liner Queen Mary as she departs for New York on her maiden voyage. An estimated 500000 may watch from docks and excursion ships, hoping she sets a new fastest Atlantic crossing, while observers ponder possible constitutional and policy implications raised by the era’s political debate.
Courts Seek New Path After NRA and AAA Rulings
A year after the president linked NRA to a return to "horse and buggy days" and months after Wallace called a feature of AAA a "legalized steal" administration leaders have offered little comment while private frustration grows. Public criticisms reveal deep discontent among New Deal advocates as officials search for courts they will accept.
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NRA
Wallace
AAA
Deen
Deel
Osage Coal Sales Corp Granted Charter in Morgantown
Osage Coal Sales Corporation of Morgantown received a charter today to mine coal in Cass district, Monongalia County. Incorporators are J. S. D. Brady Jr, J. Z. Brady, and W. H. Jenkins with an authorized capital of 5000 dollars.
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Charleston
Osage Coal Sales Corporation
Morgantown
Cass District
Monongalia County
JS. D. Brady, Jr
J. Z. Brady
W. H. Jenkins
Personal mentions and travels across towns
Personal notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling nearby. Earl V Brown and family returned to Spencer after visiting F Scott and family in Oakwood avenue. Mrs Harry Mead remains home ill on Park avenue. Thornhill and Laurie families visit Danville, Virginia. George L Ballard at Craig Healing Springs, Va. Zakaib family from Charleston guests of Rahal family on Fairlawn avenue. Caldwell attends business in Huntington. F Scott hosts sister Mrs George L Winston and Mr Winston from Cedar Dale Oklahoma. Mrs Tweet operated yesterday and is recovering. Mrs Hurt visited Huntington friends. Rahals at Flat Top today. John Collins visits on business.
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Earl V. Brown
Spencer
F. Scott
Oakwood Avenue
Harry Mead
Park Avenue
W. A. Thornhill Jr
Warren Thornhill
J. P. Laurie
Danville
Virginia
George L. Ballard
Craig Healing Springs
Paul Zakaib
Charleston
M. Rahal
Fairlawn Avenue
O. C. Caldwell
Huntington
George L. Winston
Winston
Cedardale
Oklahoma
Charles Tweet
Raleigh General Hospital
Fred Hurt
John Collins
Ten Vaudeville Acts Coming in Stage Show at Beckley
The Beckley theatre opens today with The Serenaders a high class vaudeville unit blending comedy dance music and song. Featured acts include Rufus Armstrong a blackface comic Ross Lewis Maryland Sisters Norma Roster The Harmonettes Morris Nelson The Arkansas Travelers and the Serenaders orchestra. The two day engagement promises fifty minutes of wholesome entertainment and stage finesse.
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Beckley Theatre
Rufus Armstrong
Ross Lewis
Maryland
Norma Roster
Harmonettes
Morris Nelson
M. C
Arkansas Travelers
Serenaders
Irishman Ponders His Census Forms
Patrick Keane of Carrickmacross County Monaghan is puzzled by the census form. The Irish Free State form allows only a few words for occupation, but Keane lists nine jobs including bartender sub sanitary officer tax collector rent collector cowshed and dairy inspector lighting inspector insurance agent water inspector and free milk officer.
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Associated Pross Dublin
Patrick Keane
Carrickmacross
County Monaghan
Irish Free State
Patrick
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Kings Daughters
Shannon
Mrs. Lilly
Laird
Hundley
Ware
Mrs. Friend
Mrs
Donahue
Baptist
Christian Guild
J. H. Thomas
London
Thomas
Los Angeles
Rosemay Vasquez
Thaddeus van Meter
Mt. Savage
van Meter
June Travis
Wheeling
Queen Mary
Edgar Britten
Greyhound
Britain
Empire
Normandie
Supreme Court
NEW Coal Concern
America
Stewart Warner
R. Elwin Matteson
Andover
N. J
Central Press
Ernest Desmond de Hagen
Lord Desmond
Max D. Krone
A. Henry Ross
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
Stewart-Warner
Modern Furniture Co
Beckley, W. Va
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