Thanksgiving Festivities Bring Weddings and Football to Beck
Beck residents plan a busy Thanksgiving with three weddings at St Stephen's First Christian and a union service at the First church. Beckley hosts a home football game vs Hinton at 2 pm with postgame tea dance and Teen Age club buffet. Students from Woodrow Wilson, Hinton, VPI, and other colleges expected home, with many attending Army Navy, VPI football games, and trips to Philadelphia for the big events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cunningham
Edward Quinn
Charleston
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Mae Bruster
Oral Lively
Beckley
First Christian Church
J. M. Helm
Union
Hinton
Mary Alderson
Oakwood Avenue
The
Methodist Temple
Woodrow Wilson High School
Woodrow Wilson
Helen Windle
Beckley Collegians
Patricia Isabel Adams Rogers
J. T. Rogers
Edward John Lewis
Lexington
Falmouth
Thomas Stafford
Redding
Katherine Elizabeth Stafford
Grafton
William Gibson
Charles Scott Lewis
Roanoke
Charles
Richmond
J. S. Ellison
Julia Ann
Matthew Ellison
Ellison
Marshall College
James Rizos
Majorie Winston
Randolph Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
June Winston
Strayer
Washington
Fred Hurt
Margaret Rose Williong
Willis Gunnoe
Philadelphia
Mrs. Hurt
Howard St. Clair
West Point
Douglas Bowers
Three Anniversaries Celebrated At Beaver Party
Mr. and Mrs. O A Bryson hosted at their Beaver home to honor three wedding anniversaries. Guests included C N Shumate and H G Huffman celebrating 25th and 24th anniversaries, with A F Bryson to mark 26th the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Bryson
Beaver
Morrow and Dwight File Guests Expected Tomorrow
Morrow and Mr and Mrs Dwight File of Lexington Virginia are expected to arrive tomorrow to visit or attend a local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
Mrs
Dwight File
Lexington, Va
New Officers Conduct Meeting At First Baptist Church
The Philathea class held its monthly meeting at the church with newly elected officers presiding. President Mrs. G A Burkett led devotionals, Mrs. A M Harlow led prayer, and talks on Thanksgiving were given by Burkett and Annie Long. A plan to send Thanksgiving baskets to ill members was approved and a Christmas party is set for the second Monday in December at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
G. A. Burkett
A. M. Harlow
Cameron Man's Faith Costs Him Poultry and Cash
Frank Ernest of Cameron lost four chickens and 18.05 dollars after trusting a man who claimed to have twenty dollars at home. Police say the swindler sent a young son with the change, bilking both the boy and Ernest. Ernest gained only experience from the misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ernest
Cameron
Ernest
Train whistles worry the dog in Houston
Pat Evans, a Houston city employee, took a day off to urge the city council to curb train whistles. He claimed trains whistle about 12,500 times daily, saying the noise drives dogs to howl and strains nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Pat Evans
Chaminade Junior Music Club Meets at First Baptist
The Chaminade Music Club met at the First Baptist church last night to discuss forming a Juvenile Chaminade group. Miss Edna Earle Clay opened with a paper on current musical topics, followed by sacred numbers sung by Fernia Mae Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaminade Music Club
First Baptist Church
Chaminade Club
Edna Earle Clay
Fernia Mae Smith
J. C. Mabe
T. A. Gathegum
Tom Lewis
Leslie Carter
P. O. Malone
George Foresman
Ross Culpepper
Alma McKinney
D. W. Duke
Miss Hooker Hosts Christian Endeavor Members
Miss Mae Hooker, president of the Christian Endeavor society of McAlpin, hosted the group at her home Friday night. Members attended include Edith Sturgill, Geneva Gilman, Margaret Fern, Bernice Via, Pauline Tabor, Mildred Osborne, Martha Wring, Ilene Davis, Margaret Nowlin, Lena Leeber, Phyllis Taylor, Pauline Jones, Frances Floyd, Matilda Katcho, Eva Bent, Bernice Little, Alph Tabor, Fred Davis, Wilson Saul, Willie Saul, Raymond Taylor, Junior Osborne, Walter Crickmer, Harold Crickmer, Raymond Little, Bill Davis, Kyle Hooker, Ray Walters, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Sturgill
Mae Hooker
Geneva Gilman
Margaret Fern
Bernice Via
Pauline Tabor
Mildred Osborne
Matha Wring
Ilene Davis
Margaret Nowlin
Lena Leeber
Phyllis Taylor
Pauline Jones
Frances Floyd
Matilda Katcho
Eva Bent
Bernice Little
Alph Tabor
Fred Davis
Wilson Saul
Willie Saul
Raymond Taylor
Junior Osborne
Walter Crickmer
Harold Crickmer
Raymond Little
Bill Davis
Kyle Hooker
Ray Walters
Mrs
Glen Carter
Marriage Licenses Issued to Local Couples in Beckley and Nearby
The following have filed for marriage licenses: James Edward Story 21 and Rebecca Mae Phillips 18 of Beckley both described as Negroes. Eddie Garlin Aliff 18 of Pax and Ruth Elinor Billups 20 of Dirtsville. William Thomas Holland 22 and Gladys Pondexter 19 of Stotesbury both described as Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Story
Rebecca Mae Phillips
Beckley
Eddie Garlin Aliff
Pax
Ruth Elinor Billups
Dirtsville
William Thomas Holland
Gladys Pondexter
Stotesbury
Birth of Jacqueline Dorothy Sayers in Stotesbury
Mr and Mrs Carl Sayers of Stotesbury announce the birth of an eight pound daughter Jacqueline Dorothy born Friday November 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sayers
Stotesbury
Jacqueline Dorothy
Martin Alma McKinney and Fer Nia Mae Smith
Martin Alma McKinney and Fer Nia Mae Smith are identified in the notice. The brief item notes their involvement in a recorded event or legal matter, with no further details available in the fragment.
Racket Evidence Asked For Jury
Cleveland industry leaders urge victims of labor racketeering to join the grand jury evidence gathered by Safety Director Eliot Ness. The prosecutor’s office has the material as the grand jury resumes with 15 new witnesses, some from other cities.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Industries
Eliot Ness
William Frew Long
Associated Industries of
Ness
Grand
Two Killed in Shooting Affray in Kentucky Home
In Lafayette Kentucky a shooting affray at Dr H E Martin's home left Lula McNichols 52 dead from hits to heart and abdomen and Lee Grant McNichols mortally wounded after driving 18 miles to a hospital for bullet removal. Dr Martin and his wife were jailed on technical murder charges as sheriff Edwin France noted Beulah McNichols Martin 31 released on bond awaiting Wednesday hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lafayette
H. E. Martin
Hopkinsville
Edwin France
Beulah McNichols Martin
Martin
France
Fragmentary report notes sheriff ruling on shooting incident
The sheriff stated that Dr. Martin was not struck by any of the shots, clarifying the injury details amid ongoing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Martin
Good Whiskey Made Better
A blend of three year old Kentucky straight bourbon and three year old Maryland straight rye creates Lewis 66 Whiskey. The Western Reserve Co. in Cincinnati blends and bottles the product emphasizing smoothness, richness, and improved flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Maryland
State Stores Code 199 Pint Distilled Whisky Mix
A product note states straight whiskies aged 3 years with 25 percent straight chichin and 75 percent grain neutral spirits, identified under State Stores code 199 pint.
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Carl Sanders
Hilda Powers
George Eckley
Bill Watts
Bill Richmond
John Hawley
Eugene Cook
West Virginia University
Mary Scott
California
Penn
Mary Tissue
Eileen Jarrell
Pittsburgh
Earle Bibb
Leslie Gates
Charles Ross Jr
Bill Mabe
Jim Mabe
Dwight Casto
Jack Evans
George Jones
Sonny” Ellison
Leo Vecillio
Marie Lewis
Sullins College
Army-Navy
James Campbell
Hahneman Medical College
June
Virginia Evans
Fredricksburg State Teacher's College
Bill Bridge
Mary Jo Smisko
Emmettsburg
Joe L. Smith
Hulett
Wharton School of Finance
Virginia Peters
Concord College
Stella Ohlsen
Chicago
Virginia Intermont
Phillip Mayhew
Boucher Boyd
Bill Banks
Lowell Higgins
Jean Givens
Albertine Harvey
Virginia Cooper
Frank Huffman
Martha Rose Shrewsbury
Mary Frances Weeks
Victoria Kovach
William Banks
Charlottesville
Asyan Bottoms
Motta
Forman Risterest
Brown-Forman
Brown- Formman
Brown-Forman Distillery Co., Inc
Louisville, Kentucky
Beckley Central Labor Union
H. L. Harshbarger
Junior Music Club
Chaminade
Miss Hooker
Miss Mae Hooker
Christian Endeavor Society of
McAlpin
New York State
Widmer
Hillside
Widmer's Wine Cellars, Inc
Naples,n.y
Ichestnuts
Eckle Fruit Market
Neville St
Baptist Church
T-Bone
Turkeys
Imperator
Chuck
Hamburger
Duke
Aajery Onneui
Maxwell House Coffee
Corr
Johnson
Orl
Monarch
Tenderloin
Armour’s Chili
Sunbeam
Johnson’s
Jonnsor
Crescent Grocery
Party Foods
Western Reserve Co
Cincinnati
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