Local notables and visitors noted in Beckley area
Mrs J K Moore visited Beckley while others, including Miss Marie Nicely in Amigo and Miss Easter Kearns at Nicely home, were guests in the area. The Ladies Aid and church events fill the week with gatherings hosted by Mrs J K Moore and Mrs Charles Hall. Community mourns infant death of Noah Gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Moore
Beckley
Marie Nicely
Amigo
Charles Hall
Withrow
O. E. Nicely
E. B. Meadows
Pigg
Grandma” Hunter
Stoce-Collins
Collins
Helen
Helen Daniel
Mack Sweeney
Clinton Webb
Buster Wood
Less Davis
Charles Campbell
Montgomery
J. W. McQuire
Rhodesl
Miss Easter Kearns
East Gulf
Stoco High School
Jean Prentice
Helen Nicely
Shelby Neely
Glen Mooney
Coal City
Princewick
Noah Gross
Pleasant View hush falls after Indian fight and Halloween furors
Puff laments that their actions have stirred two furors in the old hometown, leaving Pleasant View with a weary hush and lingering tensions from recent Indian fight and Halloween disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Pleasant View
Puff
Hospital Notes Local patients admitted and treated
Hospital notes list several local admissions at Raleigh General and Beckley Hospital. J O Ponce, 66, Mead, admitted Saturday. Oliver O Dell, Surveyor, Summit Coal, Metalton, to enter this afternoon. Edmund Williams, 49, Mead, coal loader, admitted this morning. Sarah Huffman, 21, wife of D Huffman, Helen. Mrs Winifred Thomas, Helen mine superintendent. Harry T Swim, 2 1/2, Corinne. H C Dix, 43, Beckley Whitestick street, ambulance patient from Rose Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh General
J. O. Ponce
Mead
Oliver O'dell
Surveyor
Summit Coal Company
Metalton
Edmund Williams
Mead Colored
Beckley Hospital
Sarah Huffman
D. Huffman
Helen
Winifred Thomas
G. H. Thomas
Harry T. Swim
Cecil Swim
Corinne
H. C. Dix
Whitestick Street
Beckley
Rose Funeral Home
Rail man retires after 50 years with railroad
Edward T. Whiter, vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Pittsburgh, will retire tomorrow after fifty years and eight months of continuous service. He began as a telegrapher at Steubenville and rose to a brass pounder before becoming vice president in Chicago previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Edward T. Whiter
Pennsylvania Railroad
Whiter
Steubenville
Newsboy
Chicago
Rail World Faces Two Big Rail Problems This Fall
Washington reports the rail world seeks solutions to two major issues wage stability and investor returns. Labor leaders plan detailed talks in Washington on employment and wage protections while executives weigh an Interstate Commerce Commission plan to direct higher rate returns to weaker roads. About 1,250,000 workers are represented by 21 unions. unemployment and worker hardship loom as 50,000 idle rail workers brace for a hard winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Congress
John Turner Visits Bluefield on Weekend
John Turner traveled to Bluefield as a business visitor for a weekend stay, arriving Saturday and remaining through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Turner
Bluefield
Adams Warns On Navy Costs And International Figures
The speaker argues that labor and material costs in the U S make naval shipbuilding far more expensive than in Britain Europe and Japan. He cites per dollar income naval spending and per capita totals, noting a small fraction of income goes to the navy in the United States, with Germany France Italy and Japan higher. He warns about organizations misrepresenting defense statistics within the country and mentions funeral plans for a deceased individual linked to Alexandria, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great
Britaan
Europe
Japan
Adams
Department
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Great Britaan
U.S
U. K
Navy
Dewers
Injuries to Man Continue on Page One
The report details ongoing injuries as a man travels with his mother to a Washington hospital. He is survived by his sister in Washington and three other sisters and two brothers. Surviving sisters include Mrs. Doraburdette Mrs. Anna Hensell and Mrs. Verna Ryan along with brothers Albert Huff and Floyd Huff all of Washington DC. The article notes his family residences and connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Beckley
Dora Burdette
Anna Hensell
Verna Ryan
Albert Huff
Floyd Huff
Washington, D. C
Nurses Graduation Message and Local Social Items
A graduation acknowledgment to the nursing graduates emphasizes the noble art of healing and dedication to service. The column also notes sundry local happenings including visits, family sickness, Halloween party, a pie supper, a tacky party and multiple residents traveling to Beckley and Clay for events and shopping.
Cowdells Spend Weekend with Oswalt Relatives
Mr and Mrs Cowdell of Terry West Virginia spent the week end at Oswalt with relatives Mr and Mrs Bernard Carter in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Cowdell
Oswalt
Mr. and
Mrs
Bernard Carter
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Rodney Buckett
Doral
Gilg
Harry Hulk
Alice Brogan
Wickham Avenue
Walk Way
J. I. Bowling
Knob Hill Avenue
French Lucas
National Exchange Bank
Wickham Ave
Pili
Temple St
L. H. Pettry
Pliz
Mt. Hope
Bill Underwood
Glen Morgan
Kanawha Street
S. Kanawha Street
Reservoir Road
Pil
Oakwood Hotel
Beckley Hotel
Case Railroad
Care
David R. Long
Roger
Cott, Mgr
Randolph St
Dept
Zella Avers
Mabscott
W. Va
Webb & Sons Company
Quality Novelty Co
Franklin St
Providence
R. J
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley Newspapers
Vera Lee Hutchens
J. C. Hutchens
Stotesbury
Joe's Ridge
Addy Gunnoe
Rex
H. W. Shawhan
Croft Street
Nathan Street Phone 252
Mount Hope
W. Ll. Martin
W. Vapilé
Blue Bird Inn
Stamford Road
V. Lilly
Abney
Beckley-Prince Road
W. E Harrah
Woodrow Wilson High School
Skelton
New Prince Road
Homeseekers Land & Building Co
W. Vallis
Albert Wheley
Harper Road
West Virginia
Thornton's
F. F. Swingle
Darwin
Bailey's
Plis
Pineknob
Little Annie Rooney
BY Brandon Walst
Darrell Meclure
Astrim
Royal
Thimble Theater
Rail World
Adam
Alexandria
Tim
Frances Wade
Wilson Street
Terry School
Grade Cook
Mildred Simmons
Phillip Adkins
Pat Burdiss
J. K. Brooks
Pat
Bernard
Johnnie Burdiss
Terry, W. Va
Beckley Music Store
Home of Things Musical
Fayette ST
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