Beckley Notes on Local Figures and Oddities
The piece outlines Sid Danbury giving white elephants as tokens, highlights S C Cappellari a Beckley contractor with wide civic ties, and notes his Austro Italian heritage. It also covers mail carrier routes in Beckley, local gas stations and Raleigh county figures, plus a relic 1813 copper penny from Stanaford linked to Dr Houser’s coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Danbury
Star
United States
Chilton
Charleston
Danbury
Beckley
Raleigh County
Register
Shockley Services for Mrs Mary Shockley Held in Purcellville
Funeral services for Mrs Mary S Shockley, 48, who died at her West Virginia avenue home Friday morning, will be held at 2 40 this afternoon in Purcellville Virginia Presbyterian church. Burial will follow in a Purcellville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary' S. Shockley
West Virginia Avenue
Purcellville
Virginia
Marriage Unites Ward and Blake in Beckley
Miss Virginia Ward and Mr Grover Blake were married in Beckley on Saturday March 30. The couple plans to reside near Cranberry with Blake employed by the New River company. Several local visitors and residents including Mrs Ava Ward Mrs Q A Phipps and Mrs I L Neal were noted in Prosperity West Virginia this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frenchburg
Dane Lamont
Pearl Lily
Jumping Branch
L. L. Meadows
George Underwood
Beckley
Harba
Helen Sams
Lester
L. M! Woods
Andrew Woods
Glen Hedrick
B. F. Moye
Virgil Ray
Violet May Stover
Olic Akers
Skelton
Elizabeth Lively
O. A. Phipps
Gladys Buckland
Chick] O'Neal
Cranberry
Leta Crosier
Pansy Williams
Harper Road
Carl Toney
Airs
Basil Bailey
Rosa Davis
Pauline
William James
Frank Nagey
G. F. Stover
LeRoy Phipps
Q. A. Phipps
I. L. Neal
G. J. Wood
Ross Stover
H.W. Underwood
Leta Crasier
Elmer West
Julian Brown
D. B. Stover
R. A. Rigas
K. O. Green
Julian Jarrett
Stella
Maxine Lilly
Virginia Ward
Ava Ward
Grover Blake
Dennis Black
Blake
New River Company
Stanaford P T A Holds Regular Meeting With Address
Stanaford Parents and Teachers association held its regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. About 150 parents attended. Principal B F Moye delivered an address titled Influence. A play Wagging Tongues was presented and enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanaford Parents and Teachers Association
B. F. Moye
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beck- Reyites
S. C. Cappellari
Kanawha Street
Janutolo and Company
Fayetteville
Mercer
Munroe
Nicholas Counties
Cap
Cappellari
Chamber of Commerce
Cappellarian
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
America
Glen Ferris
New River
Celia
Amerigo
Princeton
Whch
Shockley Services
Associated Press
Lancaster
Harry E. Zimmerly
Gladys Lawson
Jacob Weller
Parker
Weller
Blanche Stone
Marian
Miss Stone
Mrs. Lawson
Ars. Lawson
Vera Wauhop
Ruclina McClure
Catherine Barrett
Erina Wauhop
Alice Stovall
Odessa Stephenson
Pearl Burkett
John Richmond
Roy Richmond
Oscar Walker
J. W. Gravley
Charlie Boblett
Glen Daniel
Glen Daniel Baptist Church
Prosperity
W. Va
A. Crowder
Edgar Desart
Cecil Swiney
Beckle
William Crowder
Stanaford P.T. A
ABG Washers
Easy Payments
Kelvinators
Crosley Radios & Refrigerators
Raleigh Radio and Refrigerator CO
U MecCreery Street
John
Grace
Princess
MT. Hope
West Virginia
Joe Penner
Jack Oakie
Lanny Ross
Helen Mack
Mary Brian
Gladys Bell
Hoe
Johson
Quinean Tower
Namo
Montana Ranch Boys
Gilbert Roland
Mona Barrie
Gilded Lily
Claudette Colbert
Dickson’s Cash Stores
Glen Rogers
Ravencliff
Ptmberton-Sophia
Allen Junction
Stanaford
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