Miss Carroll to Wed Rexford Funk in Beckley Ceremony
Miss Rosalind Harrie Carroll and Rexford William Funk plan to marry Friday night at First Baptist Church Beckley. The wedding party includes bridesmaids from Beckley Akron and Charleston with Clyde Funk as best man. Afterward the couple will honeymoon in New York City and Washington DC before living in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalind Harrie Carroll
Rexford William Funk
Beckley
Clyde Funk
W.H. McGinnis Jr
John Sutton
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Clifton Hill
Richwood
Lowell Pullen
Charleston
Joe Rahall
Franke Wilson
Violet Earle Snead
Daisy Dean Bailey
Frank Sowards
Akron
Grace
Gladys Davenport
Mabscott
Caesar A. Ronconi
J. C. ‘Mabe
Violet Cook
R. C. Cannon
Milton
First Baptist Church
Belle
Bessie Carrol
Harry Carroll
George Funk
Rosalind Carroll
Wesley Class Names Leaders
Mrs. E. F. Cooper became president of the Wesley Bible class of the Methodist Temple Friday. Officers include Mrs. Robert Smith as first vice president and Mrs. C. C. Wetzel as second vice president. Members and guests honored Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Clay and son Billy who were to leave for Fairmont next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Cooper
A. K. Minter
Wesley Bible
Methodist Temple
Robert Smith
C. C. Wetzel
3. M. Weaver
Ray Keister
F. W. Trent
Fannie Wheatley
H. L. Clay
Billy
Fairmont
Clays
Sallie McGinnis
Clay
Billy Clay
Minter
W. H. McGinnis
Vona Bello Willis
E James
Joyce James G. Wager
Ten Smith
B. W. Radford
Ben H. Fsh
Nennie Elton Gadd
Fred Stone
HL. Clay and Son
R. A. Boyd
Marguerite Underiill
J. MM. Williams
O. OG. Herreld
Dorothy Herreld
FL W. Trent
Anna Lee Trent
Jobr Hutt
Miss Ella Lou Richards Weds G W Brewer in Pearisburg
The Beckley beautician Miss Ella Lou Richards and Mr. G W Brewer of Tams married September 4 at 8 p.m. by Rev R V Brown in Pearisburg Virginia. Miss Richards, a South Wales native, attended Pendrose and Woodrow Wilson schools and the Shuford Beauty School before working at Smith Beauty Shop. Brewer, a Mark Twain High School graduate, works for Gulf Smokeless Coal at Tams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Louise Richards
Beckley
G. W. Brewer
Tams
John R. Richards
Glen White
R. V. Brown
Methodist Church
Pearisburg
South Wales
Ystradgyniais
Pendrose
America
Woodhow Wilson High School
Shuford School of Beauty Culture
Richmond
Smith Beauty Shop
Heher Street
Henry Brewer
Mark Twain High School
Stotesbury
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Miss Gadd to Speak at AE Convention
Miss Nannie Ellen Gadd of the Junior department of the Woman's club will speak at the Southern District Women's clubs convention in Alderson on October 7. She was chosen by Miss Lanier File, the Junior representative on the district's executive board, after Miss File entertained the Beckley club board at her North Kanawha street home. Miss File, club president, led a planning discussion for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Ellen Gadd
Woman's Club
Women’s Clubs
Alderson
Lanier i File
Miss File
Miss Gadd
Beckley Club
North Kanawha Street
Ladies Shower at St Stephens Parish
The St Stephen’s parish of the Protestant Episcopal church hosted a ladies shower with linens, dishes, glassware and kitchen utensils. Mrs R D Watts presided over tea, Mrs F L Banks oversaw coffee, and guests including Mrs W F Tams and Mrs C S Horne contributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's
Protestant Episcopal Church
Weir
R. D. Watts
F. L. Banks
W. F. Tams
C.5. Trosper
C. S. Horne
Brice
R. P. Hogan
Morgantown
Golf Championship Set After Semi Finals
Mrs Bumgardner and Mrs Hil reach the final of the Black Knight Country Club handicap tournament after winning their semi final matches. Bumgardner defeated Wolfe five and three while Hil beat White one up. The final is scheduled for tomorrow or Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bumgardner
Yc. T. Hil
Black Knight Country Club
Mary Ellen Walls Dies At Daniels
Mary Ellen Walls age one daughter of May and Mrs. B M Walls of New Raleigh road died Friday morning at her grandmother's home in Daniels from an intestinal disorder believed caused by contaminated well water. The body returns to grandparents’ home then to Daniels cemetery for a 2 p m funeral Sunday led by Rev T D Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Walls
May
B. M. Walls
New Raleigh Road
Daniels
Daniels Cemetery
T. D. Cochran
Beckley Sorority Gala Hosted By Miss Sarrett
Miss Dessie Sarrett, president of the Beckley Alpha Sigma Tau alumnae chapter, hosted a 2:30 p.m. gathering at her Third Avenue home. Athens guests Mrs Meade McNeil and Miss Madeline McNeil attended as leaders of the sorority. Plans were set for the fourth district meeting in Athens October 16 and 17. After business, bingo awarded Miss Jessie Worley first prize and Mrs Emmett Phipps second. A salad course followed with numerous members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dessie Sarrett
Beckley
Alpha Sigma Tau
National Educational Sorority
Third Avenue
Meade McNeil
Athens
National Council of the Sorority
Jessie Worley
Emmett Phipps
Madeline McNeil
Dessie Sarrell
Lillian Bumgardner
Oak Hill
Ina Cook
Helen Cook
Winding Gulf
Marigaret Mores
Mount Hope
Helen Moses
D. P. Vento
Scarbro
Episcopalian Semi Annual Parley in Beckley
The Kanawha convocation of the West Virginia diocese holds a two day semi annual meeting in Beckley with Bishop Gravatt and Bishop Strider in attendance. Events include a dinner, sermons, business sessions, Holy Communion, and talks on missionary work and church outreach led by clergy from Charleston St. John's and St. Luke's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Protestant Episcopal Church
Beckley
W. L. Gravatt
D. D
R. E. L. Strider
Point Pleasant
Marlinton
St. Stephen's
R. H H. Gamble
St. John’s
Charleston
Gravatt
Strider
A. J. Torrey
St.Luke's
Nadies
Lauren
L. B. Mead
St. Mark's
St. Albans
Singing Convention Set in Hinton With 600 Singers
Six hundred singers from four counties gather in Hinton on Sunday October 9 for the Southern District Singing convention. W E Cline's Beckley choir attends with representatives from Wyoming Mercer Raleigh and Summers counties. Quarters duets and solos highlight the program starting at 9 30 a m at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinten
Southern District
W. E. Cline
Choir
Beckley
Wyoming
Mercer
Raleigh
Summers
Local Ladies Gather for Society Event
A list of attendees includes Mrs James Woodward Mrs C W Spyder jr Mrs Paul Earwood Mrs FM Payne jr Mrs A McCulloch Mrs W A James sr Mrs A F Matson Mrs F L Banks Mrs Pearl Scott Mrs W A James jr Mrs C LG Allen Mrs N W Reese Mrs Zack A Petty Mrs C M Higgins Mrs Bowman and Mrs N J Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Woodward
C. W.spyder Jr
Paul Earwood
FM. Payne Jr
A.mcculloch
W. A. James Sr
A. F. Matson
F. L. Banks
Pearl Scott
W. A. James Jr
C. LG. Allen
N. W. Reese
Zack A. Petty
C. M. Higgins
Bowman
N. J. Pugh
Beckley Personal Notes Fill Busy Social Scene
Mrs W F Shaw of Raleigh visits granddaughter Miss Wylantha Byrd in Stanley apartments. Residents and travelers from Lamar Colorado to Wheeling attend business and family visits in Beckley and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.F. Shaw
Raleigh,n. C
Wylantha Byrd
New Stanley Apartments
Dwight Dowden
Lamar
Colorado
Beckley
Springfield
Minis
Henry Converse
Charles Scott Lewis
Wickham Avenue
Harrisonburg
Garnet G. Harvey
New York City
Daniel Abrams
Baltimore
University of Maryland
Blanche Ferrell
Whiteslick Street
Travis Ferrell
Mullens
John A. Rawn
Fourth Street
Thelma Rawn
Mildred Beideman
Bristol
Fenn
C. A. Gooch
Oak Hill
Harry May
Wildwood Avenue
Henry S. Schrader
Wheeling
The
Bar Association
White Sulphur Springs
L. Terlone
Wooster
Ohio
Tortone
Jeanette Torlone
Dorothy Nolletti
L. Torlone
Charles Street
Frederick Bennett
Heliwelia
William Silversteen
Cleveland
Nurse Mary Maxine Taylor Weds Dr Francisco Bravo in Catlettsburg
Miss Mary Maxine Taylor of Beckley, educated at Shady Spring High, married Dr Francisco Bravo of the Logan General Hospital staff in Catlettsburg Kentucky on September 11. Bravo, from Mexico, studied in California and will join a Los Angeles bone specialist staff in June 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Taylor
Edith Taylor
Mary Carney
Kanawha Street
Francisco Bravo
Logan General Hospital
Beckley
South Kanawha Stret
Mary Maxine Taylor
South Kanawha Street
Catlettsburg
Raleigh County
Shady Spring High School
Logan Hospital
Dr. Bravo
Mexico
Bravo
California
University of California
Hes
Los Angeles
J. R. Taylor
Shady Spring
Miss Okes to Resume Teaching Tomorrow
Miss Pauline Okes, recovering from a major operation, plans to resume teaching at the Daniels school tomorrow. During her illness Thelma Aldrich of Beckley has substituted for her. Okes was operated on August 25 at Mountain state hospital in Charleston and is reported much improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Okes
Daniels School
Thelma Aldrich
Beckley
Miss Okes
The
Mountain State Hospital
Charleston
Democrats Will Dance in Hinton in Summers County
The young Democratic clubs from Raleigh Monroe Mercer and Greenbrier counties will host a dance in Manhattan Hall Hinton Tuesday announced J L Perry committee chairman Invitations have been mailed to the clubs The Beckley Collegians eleven piece band featuring Jean Stanley will perform at the social event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summers County
Hinton
J. L. Perry
Manhattan Hall
Raleigh
Monroe
Mercer
Greenbrier
Beckley Collegians
Jean Stanley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Carroll
Beth Beckley
Carroll
Daisy Wilson
June Matheny
Lillian Crickmer
Billie Huddieston
Ruby Irwin
Wesley
Cooper
Miss Richards
Beautician
St. Stephens
Princess
Grace Ennis McQuail
Bluefield
Commissioner of Agriculture
J. Blainne McLaughlin
Silvia VIII
Eighth Mountain State Forest
Elkins
E. J. McQuail
Bluefield Land
Rosemond, Pa
Mrs. Bumgardner
Mrs. Wall
Miss Sarrett
Episcopalian
Vera-Rose Beauty Shop
Main ST. Over Woolworth's
W. B. Ware
Burwett Ware
J. J. Brown
Pittsburgh
Bevin L. Richmond
Sandstone
Ernest Ewart
Neville Street
Eva Boylés
FE. S.dupuy
Ashland
E. S. Dupuy
Stuart
Richmond Medical College
Bernice Walker
Silas Walker
Stansbury
Concord Teachers’ College
Frank Burter
Nina Bruster
East Main Street
Emogene Bair
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Wanda Phillips
Eva Riner
Reservoir Road
Helen Caldwell
Maben
Mary Ann Brilts
Johnstown Road
A. M. Cood
Herbert Sloan
Sloan
Prince Street
Robert R. V. Twohig
Verne Freeland
Bardin
Raleigh General Hospital
A. S. Davenport
Carrie Holliday Smith
American Legion Auxiliary
Dr. F. Bravo
Joe H. Pickett
Virginia Plaskey
Princeton
Del-Mar Beauty Shop
Raleigh County Bank Bldg
Woot Regger
Empedocles
Antral
Ange Banks Bs al
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