Interesting Session Of Kings Daughters In Beckley
The Kings Daughters met at the home of Mrs. FE Ellison Tuesday afternoon with good attendance. Reports from committees were accepted, including H T Caffee and J W Maxwell. Five committees volunteered to visit families in sickness, and a recital introducing Mr I N Smith of Charleston was planned. Next meeting at Dr K M Jarrell's home with Miss Laura Pierson on October 28.
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FE. L. Ellison
Kings Daughters
E Fi. Ellison
Wm. Taylor
C. C. Rose
W. H. Bardin
H. T. Caffee
J. W. Maxwell
Smith
Ineckley
A. J. Peters
Beckley School
Laura Pierson
K. M. Jarrell
Mrs Dupuy Hosts Bridge Party for Sister Pinkney
Mrs. Dupuy entertained Friday afternoon at her South Kanawha street home with a bridge party from 3 to 5 o clock honoring her sister Mrs H H Pinkney. Six tables played for a cut glass cream and sugar set prize with a salad course to follow. Guests included many Beckley residents and visitors from nearby towns.
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H. H. Pinkney
E. S. Dupuy
South Kanawha Street
Wm. Taylor
Ashton File
Wm. McTaggart
H. F. Wilfong
S. M. Bledsoe
Burwell Ware
S. M. Miller
C. H. Mead
J. Paul Earwood
Y W A Meeting at First Baptist Church
The Y W A of the First Baptist church met at Mrs. B E Carter’s home Tuesday evening with fourteen present despite bad weather. A program on "Sunlight Christians" was given and a Halloween social is planned for Friday October 31 at the church with invitations to be sent later.
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First Baptist Church
Heme
B. E. Carter
Local residents share travels and moves across towns
Alvin Cook left for Morgantown to enroll as a student at the state university. Mr and Mrs L Pauley returned from a pleasure trip to Chicago. John Hope of Raleigh visited Tuesday seeking a house and plans to move to Beckley soon. D F Blair of Danville left Tuesday for home after visiting his brother Rev W C Blair. Mr and Mrs W A Settle of Hin
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Alvin Cook
Morgantown
State University
L. Pauley
Chicago
John Hope
Raleigh
Beckley
D. F. Blair
Danville
Rev
W. C. Blair
W. A. Settle
Hin
Do You Want A Farm We Sell West Virginia Ohio Farms
Do You Want A Farm We make a specialty of handling farms in the Tri State region of West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio. We have farms on both sides of the Ohio river on and off the hard roads of Cabell and adjacent counties large farms small farms truck farms grazing farms and farms of various values. We know desirable and undesirable farms titles and values after years in the area and can save you time and money locating a farm. Write today with your needs. Fifteen years in real estate. Office 409 9th Street Huntington W Va Box 320.
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Tri-State
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Ohio River
Cabell
Social club in Hangchow brings Chinese Christians together
The Good Fellowship Club in Hangchow, formed by a progressive Chinese doctor with YWCA support, invites men and their wives to social meetings. English talks gave way to Chinese to include more women. The group grew, split into two sections, and now hosts joint sessions with varied members including students, Buddhist scholars, merchants, and officials.
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Good Fellowship Club
Hangchow
China
America
English as Common Tongue Among Tung Fu College Girls
Chinese women students at Tung Fu College in Peking adopt English as a common tongue due to dialect diversity. Western province girls stay in Peking for eight years of study since long summer trips are costly and time consuming.
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Tung Fu College
Peking
China
America
New School for China Opens in Shanghai District
A new home for the YWCA Physical Training School for native girls in Shanghai, near the national YWCA headquarters. The eighteen mow grounds about six acres are split by a private road. An American teachers’ residence will be on site while native buildings will house 35 students with living quarters and classrooms. The grounds include a garden tennis courts and an athletic field.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Shanghai
China
Red Cross Directory Paints Treves City Center
In Treves Germany the ancient Cross surmounting monument at the city square serves as a directory for all Red Cross activities. American Red Cross officials converted it into a city wide guide displayed in the central traffic hub.
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Treves
Germany
Red Cross
Inspection Tour by State Road Official
George H. Hill division engineer for the state road commission completed an inspection tour this week by car through Raleigh Kanawha Fayette Summers Monroe Greenbrier Pocahontas and Nicholas counties. He reported vigorous efforts are under way to finish road work before cold weather arrives.
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George H. Hill
State Road Commission
Raleigh
Kanawha
Fayette
Summers
Monroe
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
Nicholas
Remarkable Lumber Car Speed From Fitzpatrick to Stotesbury
A carload of lumber consigned to E. E. White Coal Co. of Stotesbury West Virginia was loaded at Fitzpatrick West Virginia on August 5 1919 in A T S F car number 17282. The carrier traveled about eighteen miles in 66 days delivering to Stotesbury on October 11 1919. The note adds a cautious view on government railroad control and C O management.
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E. E. White Coal Co
Stotesbury
W. Va
Fitzpatrick
Virginia newsroom notes mix of travel and local updates
C B Hughes and Dr Fisher return from an extended Cincinnati and Chicago trip to watch the world series. They rode in Dr Fisher’s Buick roadster, escaping any serious mishaps. G E Rowe hunted near Maben but saw no game. Maxwell and Keyser install a modern heating system for the Beckley store office and club house with plans for a bath house later.
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C. B. Hughes
Dr. Fisher
Cincinnati
Chicago
Reds
White Sox
G. E. Rowe
Maben
Maxwell
Keyser
Beckley
Notice of Sale of Estate Assets in Beckley WV
On October 18 1919 at the Raleigh County Courthouse front door the administrator of the estate of Mike Courey Cassus will sell the fourth undivided interest in all goods wares merchandise fixtures and effects and in all accounts receivable and cash in bank located at Beckley Department Store Beckley WV for cash to the highest bidder the purchaser assumes one fourth of the indebtedness of the firm.
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Court House
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Mike Courey Cassus
Beckley
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Pottsville
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