Merrie misadventure through McCreery to Terry Junction tale
A humorous, sprawling account follows a Friday river trip from McCreery through Terry Junction toward Quin nimont. Two readers pause at the Prince Bridge toll, debate Terry’s location across the river, and return home via Baloff, noting the New River, mountain scenery, and a bicycle mishap involving Tommy Wilson. Also glimpsed are local politics with candidate notices for F. EF Lemon and Fletcher W. Mann amid small town color.
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McCreery
Terry
Terry Junction
Prince
Chesapeake and Ohio
New River
Prince Bridge Company
Beyant
Prince’ Bridge
Stretcherneck
Tommy Wilson
Tommy
Quinnimont
Stretcherneck Tunnel
Prince Toll Bridge
West Virginia Sickness Calls for Tax Reform and Redistricting
A public letter urges tax relief via reduced state spending and smaller government staff as West Virginia faces hard times. The writer critiques education text changes, defends representative government, and supports redistricting to strengthen accountability and save election costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Etter
Notable Local Visits and Weekend Guests
Community diary notes several visitors and residents stopping by Beckley area towns. Cary and niece Jo Ann Cary. James Clifford Bibb of Glen Jean. Miss Sinkford of Bluefield. Donnie Leech of Lillybrook. Rev. H. C. Head of Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Walker and others from Mt. Hope. Mrs. Laura Greer and Miss Corella Gallaway visiting. Joseph Gough of Glen White. Leon Braswell and George Foy of Amigo. Western World Negro Progressive League meets at 3 PM and Post No. 7 at 6:30 PM Tuesday at Ethiopian United Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corella Gallaway
Slab Fork
Josephine Wright
Godfrey Taylor J
Stanaford
Joseph Gough
Glen White
Leon Braswell
George Foy
Amigo
J. A. Belcher
East Beckley
Western
Ebenezer church to host services with pastor preaching
Local Colored News reports Ebenezer Baptist church will hold morning Covenant meeting and evening communion with Rev. P F King delivering the sermon. Members and friends are urged to attend all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Covenant Meeting
P. F. King
Cathleen V. Austin
Jeff Brooks
Cathleen V
Austin
Mable J. Thomas
Anthony Calloway
Arthur Johson
Leonard Jackson
Li B. Jones
Ethel Calloway
Carrie Gusey
Ray Childress
Lal
Willie Chambers
Hospital Notes From Beckley Paragraph of Admissions
Beckley Hospital lists include George Marry Worrison four admitted for treatment. John Earl Aliff twenty admitted for dislocated shoulder. Miss Ida Richmond nineteen admitted with influenza. Fred Catron eighteen improving after surgery. Mrs Eflen Ballard admitted for treatment. Delbert Roberts thirty one sustained right wrist injury. A T Henegar twenty five and Glen Rogers unknown injury treated Friday. Emmett Phipps twenty one injured right forearm from fall. Mamie Marshall and Helen Leftwich admitted for treatment. Tob n Steel twenty seven and Beasheley twenty eight examined for injuries. Mrs Hattie Duncan admitted for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Marry Worrison
W. A. Harrison
Calloway Street
Beckley
John Earl Aliff
Litybrook
Mead Coal Company
Ida Richmond
Kelly Richmond
Table Rock
Fred Catron
J. R. Catron
Beckley Hospital
Eflen Ballard
P. Ballard
Winding Gulf
Delbert Roberts
Grab Orchard
A. T. Henegar
Glen Rogers
Emmett Phipps
Beckley Baker
Mamie Marshall
Helen Leftwich
Arthur Leftwich
Tobn Steel
Raleigh Colored Coal Roader
Keel. Beasheley
Affinity Machineman
Hattie Duncan
H. H. Duncan
Stamford
Toney Candidate for J. P. Nomination in Beckley District
Houghton J. Toney entries the Democratic nomination race for justice of the peace in the flown district. A Raleigh County native born on Clear Greek, he lives in the Harper Road area and has resided in Beckley for many years with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton J. Toney
Justice of the Peace
Flown
Mr. Toney
Harper Road
Raleigh County
Beckley
Toney Promises No Blank Warrants If Nominated
The statement marks his first public appearance in this county area and pledges that if he is nominated and elected he will issue no blank warrants to the public.
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Toney
Stocks Drop Still Lower On Tax Bill Troubles
Wall Street faced continued declines as the house tax bill unsettled investors. Rail issues led losses to near decade lows while rail shares showed sharp falls. Trade noted uneasy sentiment over interstate loan policies and credit channels amid Treasury notes and major gaps in several blue chip names.
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Associated Press
New York
Wall Street
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
New York Central
Lackawanna
Southern Pacific
Missouri Pacific
New Haven
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethelhem
Eastman
Coca Cola
Youngstown District Steel Mills
Sophia Bride Eliza Abram and Bernard Somati Wed in Sophia
Miss Elizab eth Francis Abram of Sophia married Bernard Bill Somat of Helen on Monday March 28 at Rev. If I Cook s home. The couple will reside in Helen with his parents.
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Sophia
Elizabeth Francis Abram
Bernard Bill Somat
Helen
If. I. Cook
Tosh
Cook
Miss Abram
A. C. Rowles
Sombati
H. Ballard
Ballard
Lite
Melda Lovell
W. J. Lovell
Beckley
W. W. Hinesley
Greenville
Ohio
Laura Bailey
Sophia, Recently. Mrs. Hinesley
Bailey
Winesley
Joe Hinesley
Triquois
Anna Marie Peck
Huntington
C. M. Peck
Miss Peck
H. J. Gook
M. J. Tosh
W. T. Riffe
Sophia News Highlights Local Visits and Illnesses
Daughters visiting relatives near Sophia. Mrs. Lad. Stoner recovering from illness. Moses Bailey from Atlanta visits step mother Laura Bailey and siblings Homer and Eloy, reuniting after years apart. W. A. Bray family sick with flu. Mrs. Stanley Schofield homebound. A group including S. H. Roberts and Bertha Pugh traveled to Roanoke. J. L. Rowles expands feed room. W. J. Lovell’s elderly mother ill in Williamson. Hampton Thomas very ill earlier week. Sophia attendees at BYU rally in Crab Orchard. list of attendees includes Tosh, Hopkins, Miles, Rowles, Cooney, Polk, Tosh, Yosh, Miles, Cook.
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Beckley
Daniel Polk
Sophia
Lad. Stoner
Moses Bailey
Atlanta Ga
Laura Bailey
Homer
Eloy Bailey
W. A. Bray
Stanley Schofield
S. H. Roberts
Russel Shumate
Bertha Pugh
Roanoke
Ballard
Charleston
Kasum Amon
Matoaka
George Hamed Jas
J. L. Rowles
Taylor Seeks Justice of the Peace Seat in Local Race
Justus N. Taylor a long time Raleigh county resident and Beckley native filed as a candidate for nomination to the office of justice of the peace He is a World War veteran and active Disabled American Veterans member and appeals to Democratic voters as capable to run the office.
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Justus N. Taylor
van Tuuter
Taylor
Raleigh County
Mercer County
Beckley
Justus
Charles Halstead Seeks Democratic Nomination in Town District
Charles Halstead declares candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the Town district elections. A resident of 25 years, he works as a mechanic and blacksmith, and this is his first bid for public office. He and his wife raise eight children.
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Charles Halstead
Halstead
Community Notes From East Beckley West Virginia
East Beckley residents report visits and travels including Miss Charlotte Brewer resuming studies at Marshall College Huntington after winter break and Rev F V Allen returning from Kentucky. Several relatives and friends are mentioned with Charleston Ashland Cattlesburg Boston and Zanesville as locations. The church play How The Story Grew drew a large crowd and proceeds fund the new East Beckley church building. Barry Wood Harvard athlete joined the Grimson baseball squad as he began his tenth HY season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Brewer
Marshall Colege
Huntington
T. F. Brewer
F. V. Allen
Ashland
Cattlesburg
J. B. Corley
Frankie
Charleston
W. UW. Doolittle
O. M. Mills
G. T. Bannister
Quinnimont
Earl Bannister
J. E. Hubble
Oho
Wesley Bible Bliss
Methodist Temple
East Beckley Church
Barry Wood
Harvard
Grimson
Inspection of West Virginia Guard Units Begins
Annual federal inspection of local units of the 150th Infantry West Virginia National Guard opened in the city yesterday led by Captain G R Wells of Bowling Green. The rostered Service Company of about 40 men plus band was rated satisfactory with inspections of Company H and other units slated for today and tomorrow.
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150Th Infantry
West Virginia National Guard
G. R. Wells
Bowling Green
Wells
Walter Jesse
Infantry
Welch
Albert W. Jenkins
Robert Thompson
Clarence E. Bibb
Armory
Caplain Albert Holmes
M. E. Morris
J. P. Kinsey
W. E. Eubank
Charles D. Riley
Charleston
West Virgina
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In-Beckley
McGreery
Point Pleasant
Baloff
Berkley
Mat Radford
Batoff Road
Tammy Wilson
Frank FE. Lemon
F. EF
Fletcher W. Mann
A. Ray Fink
Mann
Yours
Londa Lilly
House OF Delegates
Thomas Gray
Ocean
Louise Goldston
Fireco
Minnie Allen
Affinity
Essie Livingstone
Ulysses Livingstone
Juanita Bailey
Bristol
Tenn
W. L. Jeffries
W. Saunders
Mae Coleman
Bluefield
Frieda Coleman
Rena Watkins
Indianapolis Fuller
Northfork
Grace Clark
Bus Sullivan
Douglas Andersson
Philip Jefferson
Mr. Whitfire
Gladys Taylor
Rose Haynes
Talcott
Boyd Wilson
Pittsburgh
Helene Wilson
Elise Watkins
Minnice Calloway
Hope
Bertha Turner
Fayetteville
RB. QC
Joe Hospitals
Releigh General
J. P
Sophia, W. Va
Shanghai
Eater Territory
Hampton Thomas
Constable
East Beckley, W. Va
A. J. Britton
Main St
W. Va
TAXI
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
HINtOn _Ar
Alderson
Ronceverte
Lewisburg
Lynchburg
Richmond
Washington
Buckley
Gulf Transportation Co
Captain Wells
B. C. Jennings
Raleigh
Clark
Third Avenue
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