Cook Named By Teachers Ratleigh County Group
Members of the Ratleigh County Elementary Principals Association elected officers at their first meeting of the year held Friday at Beckley Junior High. A unit will form in each of seven magisterial districts. Arel B. Cook of Glen White was named president with U S Akers Blue Jay school as vice president and F A Cook Institute Grade school as secretary treasurer. An executive committee will be chosen from district units to work with county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratleigh County
Arel B. Cook
Glen White School
U. S. Akers
Blue Jay School
F. A. Cook
Institute
S. Rho
Slab Fork Teachers Plan Huntington Meeting Trip
Miss Blanche Spangler and Rev Blearns plan to attend the State Parent Teachers Association meeting in Huntington, while the entire school faculty departs Wednesday for the State Teachers gathering. School is closed Thursday and Friday. Slab Fork teachers consider an extension class from Concord College with J I Toler guiding discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Spangler
Rev
Blearns
State Parent Teachers Association
Huntington
Slab Fork
Concord College
J. I. Toler
Deck
Elect Joe L. Smith for Sixth District
Elect Joe L. Smith. A man with prior House of Representatives service and chairmanship of the mines and mining committee. He is well prepared to continue serving the people, leveraging congressional experience for favored committee assignments and district interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doe L. Smith
Congress
House of Representatives
Smith
Campaign issues debated by committee for school book con test
The school hosts a campaign issues committee from November 14 to 18 to enlarge the library and aid book selection. Members include Miss Wallace Mrs Cole and Mrs Green. Other items note injuries at recess and a busy general assembly with invitations to patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Cole
Green
R. C. Brown
George
Burnette
Hallowe'en Party Enjoyed by West Virginia Hosts
Mr and Mrs Thomas Strathers hosted a Hallowe en bridge party Friday night in Hope West Virginia. Three tables played for hours with prizes awarded to Krauss Clark Erskine Burgess and others. Refreshments included pumpkin pie cheese balls and nuts. Hostess Mrs Eugene Carter underwent appendicitis surgery Thursday at Beckley General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Strathers
B. Krauss
J. M. Clark, Jr
Horace Erskine
Garland P. Burgess
L. B
Eugene Carter
Beckley
Beckley area church notices and rally day plans
Community church listings from Beckley announce services at Beckley Presbyterian and First Christian including morning sermons by Dr. J. L. Lineweaver and Dr. Ritchie Ware, rally day at First Christian with meals, orchestra, and awards, plus Salvation Army meetings and multiple church events in late October 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Ritchie Ware
Christian Endeavor Societies
Ladies Aid
Weil
Lilly
Speci
Andrew Tf. Smith
Colored Churches Sunday Schedule In Beckley
New Hope Baptists Church led by Rev J A Adams holds Sunday School at 1100 AM with sermon by the minister in charge. Central Street Baptist Church, Rev J T Bennett pastor, offers morning worship and a 4 PM teachers meeting led by Mrs Ella Rob with topic Christian Ideals and a sermon by the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Matthews A. M. E
East Park
W. A. Johnson
Thay
Philip F. King
J. & Butts
New Hope Baptists Church
Pone Beckley
J. A. Adams
1. Howard
Fan
Jin Charge
Central Street Baptist Church
Beckie
J. T. .Bennnett
A. M
Coor
Anna L. Anderson
Mh. Secon
Ella Rob “Masermon
Hospital Notes From Raleigh General And Beckley Hospital
Friday and Saturday listings show numerous admissions and treatments. Patients include Kennie Gilkerson three weeks old of Grandview. O W Webb 38 of Carvine. C D Coleman 33 of Fayetteville. Willie D Cole 21 of Mead. Mrs N J Furey of Surveyor. Mrs Clara Garretson of Killarney. Dalphine O Neal four of Killarney. Dr O Wood 38 of Mead. Mrs Lottie Adkins of Grandview. Gossaé Montero 38 of Mead. Mrs Ora Lusher of Lillybrook. Leopold Fernandez 36 of Helen. Melvin L Riggs 11 of Johnstown Road. Simon P King 47 of Winding Gulf. Margie Cousins of Lewisburg. Oscar Burnett 45 of Glen Rogers. Margaret Mackey 11 of Beckley. Agnes Songer of Raleigh. Evelyn Jones eight months of Crab.
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Raleigh
Kennie Gilkerson
Andrew Gilkerson
Grandview
O. W. Webb
Carvine
C.D. Coleman
Fayetteville
Willie D. Cole
Mead
N. J. Furey
Surveyor
Clara Garretson
E. B. Garrettson
Killarney
Dalphine O’neal
Boyd O’neal
Dr. O. Wood
Mead Miner
Lottie Adkins
John Adkins
Gossaé Montero
Beckley Hospital
Ora Lusher
James Lusher
Lillybrook
Leopold Fernandez
Helen
Melvin L. Riggs
G. W. Riggs
Johnstown Road
Beckley
Simon P. King
Winding Gulf
Margie Cousins
Lewisburg
Oscar Burnett
Glen Rogers Colored
Margaret Mackey
William Mackey
Agnes Songer
N. A. Songer
Evelyn Jones
C. L. Jones
Crab
Examination and Treatment Notices for Local Workers
A list of individuals including Shelton 39 Eccles mine foreman Gilbert Rickman 38 Crab Orchard and Mrs Agnes Metrick Beckley among others undergo examinations and treatments. Names include William Linkous 24 Beckley Laura Painter Oak Hill Stanley Huffman 14 Beckley James Tate 20 MacAlpin coal loader.
Local families visit relatives across the region
A string of visits and return trips are noted as residents from Mabscott Glen Lyn Glen Jean Kaymoor and Sissonville host relatives from Virginia and nearby towns. Mrs Wilson Hamilton Mrs Lillian Stover and others are mentioned visiting or returning from hospital stays or extended trips.
Beckley Social News and Church Services
Vargo were recent visitors in Beckley with Miss Anna Wilson of Prosperity visiting Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Brown hosted young people last Saturday night with games and refreshments. Marie Ritter of Lochgelly spent the weekend at her home here. Mrs Harry Burgess visiting her parents at Logan. Sunday school at the Methodist and Baptist churches at 10 a.m. Rev Flowers to preach at Methodist church Sunday night at 7 30 p.m. Everyone invited. W S Fink Doc Lane and Marie West visited Rev and Mrs Nelson at Fayetteville. Rev Nelson, Baptist preacher, has been confined to his home for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Fink
Doc Lane
Marie West
Nelson
Fayetteville
Influenza Sickness Ties Up Local Figures
Mrs. G. M. Ford has been confined to her home by illness for several days as influenza affects the community.
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G. M. Ford
Norma Shearer Wears Voluminous Wedding Gown in Smithy Through
The story set in England spans 804 and 1914 with Norma Shearer in a dual role. She wears a colossal wedding dress of 1a yards silk net and 103 yards silk lace, designed by Adrian and created by eleven wardrobe specialists at the studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Shearer
England
Miss Shearer
Adrian
Man With Three Faces In Smilin Through Loses Strife
Norma Shearer stars in Smilin Through with Leslie Howard and Frederic March. The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama follows a trio of eras from youth to old age as characters strive against hate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Howard
Norma Shearer
Toward
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Fove
Frederic Mareh
Loo
Lugosi Connoisseur Hobbies Painting Collection
Bela Lugosi star of White Zombie has a passion for collecting paintings. His inaccessible Hollywood Hills home displays a rare assortment on its walls as he curates a personal gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rela Lugosi
Tollywood Hills
Laurel and Hardy Film Uses 1000 Extras in War Scenes
More than 1,000 World War veterans were engaged to appear in the Laurel and Hardy feature Pack Up Your Troubles. The veterans helped film front line trench sequences and supplied strong comic bits. Jacauia Lyn, Donald Dillaway, Mary Carr, Billy Gilbert, Tom Kennedy and many others appear in the Hal Roach MGM production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacauia Lyn
Donald Dillaway
Mary Carr
Billy Gilbert
Tom Kennedy
Recognizing Zombies This Country Feels The Zombiiism Claim
John Mulholland editor of the Sphinx notes a widespread belief in zombiiism in portions of the country. He says followers attribute great power to the priest craft of the cult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mulholland
The
Sphinx
Magicians
Law Recognizes Practice Under Penal Article 249
Government of Halt recognizes the Zombia practice under Article 249 of the Penal Code. It states that attempting murder with substances that do not cause death still counts as murder if the person dies later or is buried after administration.
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Halt
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Elementary Principals’ Association
Helen, W. Va
Joe L. Smith
W. Va
ARIE
Ritchie
Allen
Carl Wood
O. S. Rudy
Cecil Shrewsbury
Resoco
E. Paul Carr
Thompson
T. Farley
Farley
D. Olwin
C. H. Rutledge
Lanark
Opal Graves
A. M. Pattieson
B.C. A. Victor Company
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Northwestern University
Silas H. Strawn
Walter Dil Scott
Northwestern
Melvin A. Traylor
Associated Press
Mr. Hope
Beckley Presbyterian Ghurgh
J. L. Lineweaver
D. D
F. L. Shannon
William Taylor
IL. M. Ross
Cranberry
Skeltony Teel
Stanaford
Sprague
Rateigh
Christian Endeavor
JK. Lowenstein
W.va
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Salvation Army
Prince Street
K. E. Mosa
AL M.—Company
Gil P. Maey
Tao
Babe
Harry Anderson
Ideh
Mrz
Andrew H. Smith
Epes
Iy Anderson
Jhistor
Dr. Ware
Wars
First Baptist Church
Nevilla
First Avenue E
Gibson Davis
Methodist Temple
W. M. Given
Sireat Ark
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ethiopian United Church OF Christ Zion
Seebbath
Dent
Moss
Giod
Tex
Evangelist Servica
Monary Society
Tiesdus
Exchange Bank
Uni Aional Bank
Raleigh County
Harvey, W. ‘Va
Amanda Whitney
Ceci Rogers
Mahscott
Nellie Hall
Elizabeth
Reba Ferris
Dorothy Shepherd
George Coffey
Iamily
Virginia
J. F. McCormick
Lillian Stover
Prosperity
Wilson Hamilton
W. G. Hamilton
Page
Fink
A. E. Fink
Odd
Spurgen
Glen Lyn
Berkley Hospital
Earl Allen
Glen Jean
Glen Johnson
W. H. Johnson
Kaymoor
Howard Wilson
G. L. Walker
Melvin Wilson
John Walker
Chester Walker
Mabscott
Loriie Mathews
Sissionville
Mullens
Welch
P. M
Hinton
Washington
Gulf Transportation Co
Union Bus Terminal
Howard Hughes
Paul Muniann
Dvorak
Osgood Perkins
Karen Morley
Boris Karlofe
Howard Hawks
Bee Hida
Arwtege Yall
Mack’s Barber Shop
O. K
Bird & Son Roofing Barger Roofing Co
Jeremiah
Judea
Murphy's
West Virginia
Lugosi
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