Beckley Nurses Attend State Meeting in Bluefield
Nearly 200 Beckley nurses join 200 state nurses in Bluefield for a three day WV State Nurses Association parley. Miss Helen Howell welcomes as state president. Dr Albert Hoge speaks on The Old Order Changes. sessions, teas, talks, and tours planned plus an evening banquet with band and bridge.
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Beckley
Bluefield
West Virginia
Frank Slutz
Howell
Beulah Ann Graybeal
Margaret Tolliver
Mae McDowell
L. G. Houser
Sue Saunders
Red Cross
J. H. Crouch
Helen St. Clair
Una Willis
Harriet French
State University Board of Governors
Tabitha Wilson
Personal notices from Beckley society page
Mrs Betty Campbell is confined to home on Neville street in severe cold. Mrs Ross Danielle expects to leave today for a visit to Pittsburgh. Mrs J E McKenzie is a motor visitor to Charleston today. Miss Florence Seaman to return tomorrow from New York City with fall and winter merchandise for the Purple Box. Mr and Mrs W F Tams to motor to visit their son at Princeton University. Shanklin, guest of his parents, left for Chicago after visiting sister in Richmond. Dr and Mrs W L Van Sant and son of Bellepoint were Beckley visitors yesterday. Mrs Hunter Smith motored to Lewisburg to spend the day with her son at GMS. Mrs Stanley Higgins and Mrs WW Tissue of Mount Hope were Seckle shoppers yesterday. Abbie Gold returned to Coal City after visiting her sister M Rahall. Ida Ball Cooper returned from visit with sister at Bluefield. A F Dinkler spent Wednesday in Bluefield. M C Banks and daughter Mary Caperton Banks expected to return this evening from Philadelphia. Mrs Frank Kerr improving at home in East Beckley after illness. Mr and Mrs W L Carter returned from Bedford Va. Beverley Maynard of William is a Beckley business visitor today.
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Betty Campbell
Neville Street
Ross Preston Daniele
Pittsburgh
J. E. McKenzie
Charleston
Florence Seaman
New York City
W. F. Tams
William
Princeton University
Princeton
N. J
Shanklin
W. N. Shanklin
Chicago
Ill
Panty T. Shanklin
Richmond
W. L. van Sant
Bellepoint
Beckley
Hunter Smith
Lewisburg
Buster
G. M.S
Stanley Higgins
WW. E. Tissue
Mount Hope
Abbie Gold
Coal City
M. Rahall
Ida Ball Cooper
Andrew Burton
Bluefield
A. F. Dinkler
M. C. Banks
Mary Caperton Banks
Philadelphia
Frank Kerr
East Beckley
W. L. Carter
Bedford
Beverley Maynard
Williamie
Bleaching Baths Promised For Even Skin Tone
A beauty column extols daily baths with lemon juice as a safe mild bleaching method to keep skin evenly colored. It cites Bette Davis as a proponent and outlines a home method: four to five lemons’ juice in tepid bath water, use lemon soap, rinse well, then rub with a warm Turkish towel.
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Bette Davis
Bette
Couple Jailed On Drunk Driving Charge
Miss Joan Thayer age 21 daughter of a Tamroy railroad conductor and W B Neal age 24 a Lynchburg salesman were jailed on a drunken driving charge after an accident on Harper hill. Thayer admitted driving the car while intoxicated and Neal faced a charge of permitting a drunken person to drive as State Troopers T W Harrison and Co W Thomas made the arrests.
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Joan Thayer
Tamroy
W. B. Neal
Lynchburg
Thayer
Neal
T. W. Harrison and
W. Thomas
Harper Hill
London Strives To Get Silence By 1940
London officials aim for an all silent city by 1940 through quiet rails and padded tubes. The London Passenger Transport Board reports progress in welds and sound dampening while underground lines test quieter operations. Trackless trolleys replace noisy streetcars and manufacturers pledge quieter vehicles.
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Associated Press
London
London Passenger Transport Board
October term grand jury returns 66 felonies and 25 misdemanors
The grand jury finished a two and a half day session and returned 66 felony and 25 misdemeanor indictments charging 115 persons with crimes from disturbing public worship to murder arson and rape. Maturation of plants sped from 5 to 7 days and vernalization may raise yields by 20 percent. Crop rotation is noted as beneficial for soil health.
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Tering
Bill Knotts
James Lilly
Powell Miller
Claude Michaux
Danna Moore
James Wills
Carlos Allen
Alec Moore
Modie Warner
John Thomas
Cline Richmond
Harry Heath
Holly Holstein
Carl Lester
Mrs Gaffney Hosts Bridge Club in Cranberry Home
Mrs DeWitt Gaffney of Craig Missouri hosted her bridge club yesterday in Cranberry at the home of Dr and Mrs B B Richmond. Guests enjoyed an afternoon of bridge amid garden flowers followed by a refreshment course for ten attendees.
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Mrs. Gaffney
R. D. Watts
C. L. Allen
E. S. Dupuy
S. M. Bledsoe
M. B. Smith
T. R. Ragland
Thomas H. Wickham
B. B. Richmond
Gaffney
Bowlings Host Oyster Fry At Home In Church Street
E A Bowling manager of the Main street Mick or Mack store and Mrs Bowling gave an oyster fry at their Church street home last evening for store employees. Guests included Mr and Mrs J E Brown Mr and Mrs Marion Bruster and Miss Josephine Bruguglia.
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E. A. Bowling
Bowling
Church Street
J. E. Brown
Marion Bruster
Josephine Bruguglia
Mrs Gray Hosts Shower at Skelton Home
Mrs T S Gray entertained last night at her Skelton home with a miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs Byron Gray. An evening of games was followed by a refreshment course as a long guest list of friends and relatives attended.
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T. S. Gray
Skelton
Byron Gray
Allie Aker
Jessie Aker
Lee Daniels
Esther Daniels
Oscar Wipperman
Evelyn Stewart
G. H. Shultz
Marvin Hopkins
Ben Holdren
Nellie Rogers
Azel Crawford
Long Branch Man Honored On Birthday
Long Branch resident Hansford Williams was surprised by his children and grandchildren celebrating his 63rd birthday at his Long Branch home. Family members traveled from Charleston Chelyan Clear Creek Glen Daniel and Glen Daniel to attend the noon meal and bring baskets.
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Hansford Williams
Williams
Long Branch
Oscar Williams
Charleston
Henry Hastings
William Hastings
Chelyan
John Peyton
Clear Creek
Ellis Talley
Hambricks Host On Birth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hambrick hosted a six o clock dinner at their East Beckley home honoring Mrs Edythe Lundstrom on her birthday anniversary. Guests included her son Billy, Mr and Mrs John Bossonetto of Los Angeles, Mrs John Hilton Sr, Mrs James Hilton and son, and the Hambricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hambrick
East Beckley
Edythe Lundstrom
Edythe Lundstrum
Billy
John Bossonetto
Los Angeles
Cal
John Hilton
James Hilton and Son
Williams family listed in extended notice notice
Martha Ellen Lively daughter of Pax is among many relatives named in the extended family notice listing Lively Williams Kin as Mr and Mrs L C Lively and sons Jim Junior and Conley along with numerous Williams households and associated children and kin including Charles Cyrus Junior Patty Lee Claredon Darrell Sonia James Reba Ted Helen Betty Elbert Freida Lonnie and others across the clan.
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Martha Ellen
Pax
L. C. Lively
Jim
Junior
Conley
Lively
Nelson Williams
Charles
Frank Williams
Cyrus
Patty Lee
Clayton Williams
Claredon
Darrell
Sonia
James
Robert Williams
Reba
Ted
Lonnie Williams
Helen
Betty
Elbert
Freida
Lonnie James
Ray Kelly
Bill Swim
Mrs
Hansford Williams
Jail Project Plans for Courthouse Feature Steel Construction
Architect L. T. Bengtson of Charleston, who designed the courthouse, drew jail plans showing a two story building built to support a future third level. The jail will use modern steel and concrete construction and be as nearly escape proof as possible.
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Court House
L. T. Bengtson
Charleston
Rebels Break Through Wire as Fascists Bomb Madrid
Rebels continued advances from page one breaking through barbed wire while Fascist squads swept Madrid militiamen with ceaseless machinegun fire. Fascist air units circled Naval Camnero dropping bombs then disappeared for tri motor planes. Guided by planes, Fascist artillery targeted government ammunition trucks forcing Madrid troops to retreat.
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Madrid
Camnero
Russian speeds growth of seed via vernilization method
A young scientist declares a new seed vernilization technique. By moistening seeds to a specific temperature and holding them before planting, he claims all stages of vegetation are accelerated. The report notes the method’s potential impact on crop growth.
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Associated Press
Moscow
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Skelton Home
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Melton
Talon
Ruxton Rye
Maryland
Liberty Distributors, Inc
Dundalk, Maryland
Coats
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