Pleasant Bridge Party Honors Mrs Stover Birthday
Saturday afternoon at Cranberry the Stover home hosted a charming social, a surprise birthday tribute to Mrs C B Stover. Evelyn Stove and Miss Margaret Hamilton led an afternoon bridge with pink and white decor, high score prizes to Mrs C G Bloch and Mrs Roscoe Tabor, and a refreshment course for guests including Rev F L Shannon and Mr Stover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CB. Stover
Cranberry
Evelyn Stove
Margaret Hamilton
B. Bloch
Roscoe Tabor
Stover
C. F. Bloch
Roscoe Tanor
W. M. Sawyers
T. FE. Bazzarre
R. F. Koontz
Local figures named in a 1788 Hudson event
Ernest Hunt Glenn Winchell Russell Lawson Joe Pilkington and Howard Brown are listed as participants or witnesses in the Hudson matter documented in the 1788 records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Ernest Hunt
Glenn Winchell
Russell Lawson
Joe Pilkington
Howard Brown
Mrs Nuckolls Hosts Sunday School Class Party
Mrs S G Nuckolls entertained her Sunday school class at her Wildwood avenue home with a green and yellow theme. After games a refreshment course was served and each girl received a favor. Rena Mae Thompson, 100 percent pupil, won a prize and gifts poured in for the hostess from her pupils. Participants included Mary Virginia Foster Ruth Miller Marion Diggs Lois Turner Frances Hedrick Neva Jane Dempsey Jalene Holliday Helen Durham Martha Allen Betty Jean Stinnette Vivian Faull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Nuckolls
Wildwood Avenue
Rena Mae Thompson
Albert Thompson
Birthday Party For Miss Ruth Brown
Miss Ruth Brown celebrated her birthday Friday evening at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs H W Brown in Piney View. Guests enjoyed games and a refreshment course after she opened her gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Brown
H. W. Brown
Piney View
Miss Brown
Clarice Hunt
Besslunt
Louise England
Verna Winchell
Edith Hunt
Anna Winchell
Mildred Winchell
Mary England
Lillian Hudson
Alma Pilkington
Bill Lawson
James
Princeton High School
S. C. Ballengee
South Kanawha Street
Mary Ferguson
Charleston
J. M. Ferguson
North Kanawha Street
D. M. Leary, Jr
Red Ash
D. M. Leary
Anna Lee Hedrick
Grover C. Hedrick
Baltimore
Nurses Training School
The
University of Maryland
Young Peoples Class Enjoys Picnic at Mount Tabor
The Mount Tabor church Young People's class held a picnic near Cleveland school last week. Attendees included Rilla Stanley Georgia Stanley Glenna Stroud Reville Phipps Delmeda Phipps Evelyn Kidwell Mildred Kidwell Trene Toney Atlett Snuffer Mabel Snuffer Virginia Harper Myrle Harper Pauline Tinsley Edith Stanley Nina Bennett Mrs Edward Riffe Miss Louise Stanley Edward Riffe Damon Williams Charley Stanley George Cook Shelton Torey Davis Snuffer Wayman Lively Avery Huffman and the class teacher Mrs John Riffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Tabor
Cleveland School
Rilla Stanley
Georgia Stanley
Glenna Stroud
Reville Phipps
Delmeda Phipps
Evelyn Kidwell
Mildred Kidwell
Trene Toney
Atlett Snuffer
Mabel Snuffer
Virginia Harper
Myrle Harper
Pauline Tinsley
Edith Stanley
Nina Bennett
Edward Riffe
Louise Stanley
Damon Williams
Charley _Stanley
George Cook
Shelton Torey
Davis Snuffer
Wayman Lively
Avery Huffman
John Riffe
Choral Club to Resume Activities for Fourth Season
The Community Choral Club ends summer break and restarts Monday at seven thirty p.m. in the Legion Hall Memorial Building under director Mrs. Clifford Muller. The season opens with "The Enchanted Swan" for four part women's voices. Women music lovers are invited. no dues are required this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Choral Club
Legion Hall
Memorial Building
Clifford Muller
Womans Club Holds General Meeting
The Beckley Womans Club will hold its first general meeting of the year Friday at 3 p.m. at the club house on Park Avenue. Mrs. J. M. Ferguson presents What Constitutes a Good Club and Parliamentary Law. Hostesses include Mrs. G. H. Thompson and several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Womans Club
Park Avenue
J. M. Ferguson
D. P. Griffit
G. H. Thompson
Inez Caffee
W. E. Tissue
Birthday celebration for Miss Inis Caldwell
Mrs Hallie Caldwell hosted a Thursday birthday party for her daughter Inis Caldwell turning ten. Young guests from Mahscott included Iris Caldwell May Davis Ruth Walker Carl Walker Edith Caldwell Shirley Caldwell and others from Beckley Virgil Jimmy and Aubrey West attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallie
Caldwell
Inis
Mary West
Iris Caldwell
May Davis
Ruth Walker
Carl Walker
Edith Caldwell
Shirley Caldwell
Mahscott
Virgil
Jimmy
Aubrey West
Beckley
Mrs. W. M. Bowers Hosts Luncheon at Woodlawn
Mrs. W. M. Bowers entertained Saturday at her Woodlawn avenue home with a luncheon honoring Mrs. W. M. Bowers as guest of her home and Mrs. C. R. Myers of Danville Virginia as guest of her daughter Mrs. W. A. Thorn hill. The table featured linens, silver, and a low bow centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Bowers
C. R. Myers
Danville, Va
W. A. Thornhill
K. Douglas Bowers
Woodlawn Avenue
Ladies Golf Team Invited to White Oak Tournament
The Black Knight Country Club ladies golf team has been invited to a mixed garden flowers tournament at White Oak Country Club this Thursday. Nine holes are planned in the morning and the second nine in the afternoon. Last Friday, Mrs. J. E. McKenzie won the putting contest and Mrs. J. Lewis Bumgardner won both low net and low gross in the nine hole tournament that followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Knight Country Club
White Oak Country Club
J. E. McKenzie
J. Lewis Bumgardner
Weekend Guests and Local Visits Across Beckley Area
Local notes list weekend guests in Beckley and surrounding towns. Families from Charleston Memphis Fayetteville and Bluefield visit Raleigh area homes. Students and patients are mentioned with hospital stays and weekend trips to Huntington Danville and Covington as well as regional events and college students from Marshall New River State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Maynor
Bernard and
Joe L
Charleston
J. F. Williams
South Kanawha Street
James F. Meadows
Camp l Creek
Raleign General Hospital
Julia Ann Ellison
Marshall College
Huntington
J. S. Ellison
Ellison Avenue
L. W. Helmintoler
Bluefield
French Lucas
Harper Road
Walton Shepherd
M. C. Banks
Raleigh
Eleanor Ashton
D.C. Ashton
Ashton
Fayetteville
N. C
J. W. Caldwell
John
B. F. Legg
Billy
Memphis
C. A. Byus
Lewis
John Laren
New River State College
Montgomery
J. E. Laren
Paul Feigley
Albert Holmes
Gay
A. Fred Phelps
Webster Springs
Harold M
Phelps
N. P. Rhinehart
Beckley
C. R. Myers
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
J. P. Laurie
Danville
H. J. Monroe
Willis Gunnoe
White Sulphur Springs
R. Schwank
Beckley Hospital
First Avenue
Leroy Smith
Meadows Court
James Rowe
Zone
W. M. Bowers
K. Douglas Bowers
Woodlawn Avenue
Clarksburg
Don Baker
Columbus
Ohio
C. H. Graham
Whitby
Robert Wooten
Resaco
Romeo Ramey
Elkins
Eddie Osborne
Fitzgerald, Ga
Earle Smith
Archie Webster
Stanaford
D. M. Leary
Covington
J. A. Cunningham
Marthir Cunningham
Lewisburg
Mary Cunningham
Mbrier College
Sarah Ballengee
Cardinal Pronounces Blessing at Princeton High
Beccording to Courier notes Cardinal blesses Princeton High students and families during weekend gatherings. Listings show many Beckley residents visiting relatives in Huntington Charleston Red Ash and Dunbar with meetings, travels, and church duties. The article also reports club elections at the Brown Literary Society and American Junior Red Cross participation plus a world map donation for geography classes.
First PTA Meeting Set for Slab Fork West Virginia
Slab Fork WV hosts the P T A first meeting Monday night September 30 with Mabscott school principal C S McKinney as speaker. Refreshments will be served as enrolment stands at 140 while students participate in clean-up and beautification efforts. Thrift clubs form in upper grades and several depositors are reported. The first boys and girls patrol meeting was held last week with chief business noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. McKinney
Mabscott School
Eccles YPTA Holds First Meeting of School Year
The first P T A meeting of the year was held at the junior high school auditorium in Old Eccles. Bob Roberts was re-elected president, I H Jenkins vice president, and Miss Ruby Webb secretary and treasurer. Committees include Program chaired by Miss Martha Sheffler with Mrs. Ocie Stover and Mrs. I M Page, and Hospitality chaired by F E M Ashworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YP. T. A
Old Eccles
Bob Roberts
I. H. Jenkins
Ruby Webb
Martha Sheffler
Ocie Stover
I. M. Page
FE. M. Ashworth
West Virginia community notes and school updates
The column records school enrollment of 442 with 151 in junior high, upcoming 4 H club, and third Thursday meetings. Prayers at Patton home Thursday 7 30. Rev Samuals and Garland attend West Virginia annual conference at Buckhannon this week. Local visits included Mrs Kessinger and Bostic families, and CarFleming’s son injures arm. Virginia Patton struck by car but returns to school. Several families move to new apartments and visits to Charleston. Pollyanna club to meet Friday at 1 30. Deaths of Curtis Reynolds and Tony Rase noted with condolences. Mrs H O Stanley travels to Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Barns
Bertha Shumate
Ashworth
Wm. Patton
A. M. Samuals
C. M. Garland
West Virginia
Buckhannon
W. C. Kessinger
Portsmouth
Ohio
C. D. Bostic
W. D. Bostic
Elwood
W. D. Kessinger
M. C. Kessinger
Union
Carl Fleming
Jana
Richard Fleming
Virginia Patton
Trap Hill School
Arbutus Dillon
Cecil Gill
Minnen
Claude Bays
W. B. Ballard
Shaler Willis
Rock Camp
Ray Mahakey
Roy Keesee
John Cormack
Pete Callboy
Number Five Hill
Virginia Town
R. D. Holt
Charleston
St. Albans
Pollyanna Club
Earl Smith Friay
Chas. Reynolds
Curtis
Palmer
Beckley
Tony Rase
H. O. Stanley
Mrs Ward Elected Vice President of West Virginia Young Democrats
Virginia Hern Ward of Beckley was elected vice president of the West Virginia Young Democratic Club at its Bluefield convention. Born December 15 1910 in Alderson she moved to Beckley in 1918 and later married John C Ward deputy circuit clerk. Frank Berry of Clarksburg named president of the Young Democratic organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Hern Ward
Beckley
West Virginia Young Democratic Club
Bluefield
E. C. Mern
Senator Holt Plans Coast-To-Coast Tour
Senator Rush D. Holt of Weston West Virginia will open his coast to coast speaking campaign against war starting this week. He is a Democrat. The AP report notes Holt will tour across the country to advocate his antiwar position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Rush D. Holt
Weston
W. Va
Youthful Senator to Tour Nation Under War Council Aegis
The National Council for the Prevention of War will sponsor a radio talk in Pittsburgh on October 16 as part of a broader tour. The full itinerary is to be announced early next week. Holt plans a two week West Virginia stay before returning to the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
National Council For the Prevention of War
Holt
West Virginia
Jailed for letting hogs run at large in Richmond district
Mrs. Mossie Meadows of Richmond district was jailed after Magistrate James A. Meadows of Pear fined her five dollars and costs and imposed a ten day jail term on a misdemeanor charge listed as letting hogs run at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mossie Meadows
Richmond
James A. Meadows
Pear
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Miss Ruth Brown
Young Peoples
Womans Club
Inis Caldwell
Mrs. W. M. Bowers
Grey
White Cross Pharmacy
Theolder
J. T. Putman
Washington, D. C
Coal Commission
F. W. Roschi
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Paul Horne
Madge
Tazewell
Horne
Tt. Allen Gatherum
W. F. Tissue
Mount Hope
Clark Myers
J. M. Hayes
Hayes
S. M. Wolfe
Asheville
W. M. Wilson
C. A. Hough
Charles, Jr
Des Moines
Iowa
Hough
Bell Oil
W. &. Fugitt
M. C. Cox
George Speicher
Dunbar
John Middleton Land
George Sutherland
Carl Tishler
Ward
Cleveland
J.Z. Schmidt
Chicago, Il
R. R. ‘Schmidt
Schmidt
College Avenue
Elmer Flamer
Alta Sturgill
Curtis Horton
Gillian Moorefield
Herman Sparks
Alvin Roberts
Ruth Lindsay
Brown Literary Society
Botty Gamble
Massie Gillenwater
Tamas Hylton
American Junior Red Cross
Juanita Bucklin
Wayman Hutchinson
O. G. Collison
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
St. John’s
Cardinal Hayes
Slab Fork, W. Va
Eccles, W. Va
Remenyi
School OF
Warren Hancock
Raymond
Raymond’s Beauty and Cosmetic Shoppe
Main Street
Embee
Grunow
Beckley Music Store
Things Musical
Vera-Rose Beauty Shop
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