Crab Orchard Speaker Heads Azalea Garden Club
William Bud Riffe Jr. of Crab Orchard will speak at the Azalea Garden Club gathering at the Coca Cola plant at 2 30 p m Monday. He will discuss the annual conservation camp at Camp Caesar in Webster County, an event he attended on a scholarship from the club. The club also plans a flower show with three arrangement classes including dried materials, a one sided fresh flower arrangement, and a miniature arrangement under four inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Bud” Riffe, Jr
Crab Orchard
Azalea Garden Club
Coca Cola
Riffe
Camp Caesar
Webster County
Mrs. Lewis H Kittle and son visit Baltimore and Fort Meade
Mrs. Lewis H. Kittle and her son Lewis Howard Kittle III returned from Baltimore after two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kittle. They visited Private Lewis H. Kittle who is stationed at Fort George G. Meade Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Kittle
Lewis Howard Kittle, III
Baltimore
Maryland
Russell Kittle
Fort George G. Meade
Miss Canterbury Weds Raleigh Man In Sept Ceremony
Miss Rosemary Canterbury married William James Underwood Jr. at 8 p m on September 2 in Raleigh. Ceremony led by Rev W A Gose at his home. Attendants were J W Canterbury and wife. Mrs Underwood wore aqua wool crepe with white rose corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Canterbury
William James Underwood, Jr
W. J. Underwood, Sr
Eigh
W. C. Canterbury
Beaver
W. A. Gose
J. W. Canterbury
Cpl Rhodes Killed in Louisiana Mishap
Corporal Woodrow Rhodes aged 23 died in a car accident in Louisiana. A telegram to his parents confirms the fatality. Rhodes had just returned from four years in the Panama Canal zone and recently spent 21 days with family before reporting to Camp Van Dorn Mississippi. He attended Woodrow Wilson high school and enlisted before the war. He is survived by his parents, a brother Corporal Willard Rhodes at Camp Blanding Florida, and a sister Lucy Rhodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Rhodes
Louisiana
O. A. Rhodes
Temple Street
Rhodes
Panama Canal Zone
Camp van Dorn
Miss
Woodrow Wilson High School
Panama Canal
Cpl. Rhodes
Cpl
Willard Rhodes
Camp Blanding
Florida
Lucy Rhodes
G W Phipps Dies at Newport News
Death of G W Phipps in Newport News is reported by a local undertaking firm. His wife Mrs G W Phipps of Quarry Street was notified by Police Chief W J Trail after a phone message arrived last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W Phipps
Newport News
Virginia
G. W. Phipps
Quarry Street
Phipps
W. J. Trail
Brest Base for Allied WWI Convoys
Brest served as the chief base of operations for American warships escorting merchant ships and troop transports to France during World War I, coordinating naval convoys and protecting vital supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brest
France
Local Couple Plans Home With Bride’s Parents
A Shady Springs graduate from class of 42 later worked for Raleigh Coal and Coke in Raleigh. Underwood attended Woodrow Wilson high school and is employed by Pure Oil in Mabscott. The couple plans to live with the bride’s parents for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Springs High School
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Raleigh
Underwood
Woodrow Wilson High School
The
Pure Oil Company
Mabscott
Navy leave notices and local visits in Beckley area
A compilation of military personnel on leave including Sam Brock Arlen Phipps Wesley Hedrick Jr and George Wise Jr. and their families in Beckley and nearby towns. Mentions of Camp Peary Fort Ord Jacksonville Florida Charleston Huntington and Chicago along with residents visiting relatives and moving between states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Brock
United States Navy
South Pacific
M. Brock
Arlen Phipps
New York
Raymond Phipps
John Street
Wesley Hedrick, Jr
University of Louisville
Kentucky
Wesley Hedrick
Hedrick
Pacific
George Wise Jr
George Wise
Wildwood Avenue
Camp Peary
Virginia
Ray Curtis
Beckley
Harry Douglas Taylor
Fort Ord
California
C. P. Taylor
East Prince Street
W.C. Huff
Winding Gulf
FE. E. Bibb
M. A. Johnson
Granville Ave
Huntington
J. A. Hunt
Woodlawn
Charleston
Harry Crawford
Virginia Sue
Fort Skagg
North Carolina
D. Howe Johnston
Mollie McCreery
E. W. Wood
Eddy Howe
Billy
Jacksonville
Florida
Frank Payne
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
J. A. Campbell
Heber Street
H. C. Bailey
Colonial Apartments
Herman Hedrick
Chicago
Angeline Orr
Douglas
FE. C. Taylor
Williams Street
E. C. Taylor
H. S. Oakes
Princeton
Hugh James
Standard Brands Company
Bluefield
Gene Mann
Harper Road
West Virginia University
Mary Weidensall
Washington, D. C
Mary Berkle
Marshall College
Mildred Terry
Hazel Terry
East Main
Sherwood School of Music
Ilinois
WAC enlistment deadline set for September fifteenth
Lt Patricia V Powers of the Bluefield WAC recruiting station announced a September 15 deadline for women to enlist for training as WAC hospital technicians at Wakeman General Hospital Camp Atterbury Indiana. Urgently needed are medical and surgical technicians medical laboratory dental and X ray techs. Women aged 20 to 50 with high school education and no dependents under 14 may apply by visiting writing or calling any WAC recruiter at 404 Raleigh St Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia V. Powers
Bluefield
W.A.C
W.A.C Hospital
Army
School For
Wakeman General Hospital
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Raleigh St
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Crab Orchard Boy
Marguerite’s
Marguerite’ Diai
Main &T
Miss Canterbury
W. J. Underwood, JR
Violet
Neville St
Neville Street
Beckley Theatre
Lydia E. Pinkham
Oakwood Grocery
W. Va
Smith’s Grocery
Beckley, W. Va
Ivory
A. & B. Stores
Rhodell, W. Va
America
Lava Med
R. M. Rhodes
Mt. Hope, W. Va
American Institute of Laundering
Prabha
Shay
Cynthia
Oxfords
Oxfords For
Towncraft
Oxford
U.S. Pat
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