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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
9
Mrs. Smith entertained the Thursday Bridge club at her Wickham avenue home last Saturday from 2 30 to 6 o clock. Five tables played and prizes went to Mrs. S M Bledsoe first and Mrs. J O Freeman second. Refreshments followed.
Miss Ruth Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Davis celebrated her fourteenth birthday with a surprise party at home Monday evening. About twenty friends and schoolmates attended the event and shared in the cake and games.
Covington Virginia and surrounding communities report a wide array of visits and departures. Residents include Mrs. R J Rush in Covington hosting Mrs Q Humphreys, Miss Rebecca Cook returning from Logan County, and many others visiting relatives in Ashland Kentucky and Richmond Virginia. Travelers head to Baltimore Richmond Charleston and Washington while Printress week at E M Payne Co highlights new lines.
Slab Fork West Virginia residents Mr and Mrs W G Caperton plus Mr and Mrs Ham Caperton of Charleston traveled through Virginia and visited sons S Austin and Erskine Caperton at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg. Miss Katherine Weston from Salem arrived to serve as governess at Dr F’s home. Local social notes mention Miss Lelia Hickok and others visiting Oak Hill Mablen Alpoca and Richmond guests of Mrs W G Caperton.
L Banks for the coming year. F Fisher was here on Thursday with a new line of fall goods. Mrs Agnes Rigg Cooke who was the guest of Mrs J H Reid, left Saturday on her way to Mann West Virginia, where she expects to make her home. Miss Myrtle Hedrick, who is teaching at Mabscott, was the weekend guest of Miss Ora Smithson. Mr Thompson is here doing relief work as operator.
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