Midway Troops Celebrate Girl Scouts Birthday Event
Girl Scout Troop 11 and Brownie Troop 8 marked the 49th birthday of the Girl Scouts of America at Midway Elementary School. Leaders and members attended a mother daughter gathering with awards, pins, and badges presented by Mrs. Lacey and other leaders, followed by decorations, stunts, drawings, and a social hour with refreshments.
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Mrs. Lacy
Gloria Gillispie
Nancy Graham
Joyce Osborne
Kathy Parks
Christine Viars
Janie Viars
Betty Wilson
Cathy Zebroskey
Teresa Zebroskey
Linda McGann
Marsha Pack
Connie Bennett
Pamela Parker
Sharon Bishop
Darlene Hawkins
Belinda Bennett
Linda Hughes
Brenda Lambert
Annette Rowe
Charlott Cochran
Carolyn Bennett
Brenda Parker
Judy Clark
Donita Neff
Ostrex Tonic Tablets Promises Iron Boost For Adults
A dated advertisement targets husbands and wives claiming iron deficiency leaves couples weak and tired. It promotes Ostrex Tonic Tablets for a quick iron and vitamin B boost, touting daily iron amounts equivalent to large quantities of oysters, liver, or beef and offering an 8-day trial plus Economy size pricing at druggists.
Folding Chair Bids For Grandview Staged
The State Purchasing Department received nine bids Friday for 1 000 metal folding chairs for the Grandview State Park amphitheater in Beckley. It will be decided this week which bidder gets the contract. Also scheduled is the June 27 premiere of Honey in the Rock a West Virginia history play by Kermit Hunter.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPID
State
Grandview State Park
Beckley
West Virginia
Kermit Hunter
McDowell County
Poster Contest Date Extended by Beckley Clubs
The Bicycle Safety poster contest sponsored by the Woman's Club of Beckley and the Beckley Police Department is extended to April 22. Posters must be turned in at the contestant’s school the day before to be collected by the committee. Judging focuses on safety message, appeal, neatness, and artwork.
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Woman's Club of
Beckley
Duke Williams
M. E. Tyree
Deeds On File Record of Real Estate Transfers
A. C. and Lizzie E. Farley transfer property at Tommy Creek Slab Fork District to James R. Farley for 500 dollars. Beckley Real Estate Corp transfers property in Green Valley Home sites Town District to Herbert L. and Eugenia M. Levy for 350 dollars.
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A. C
Lizzie E. Farley
James R. Farley
Tommy Creek
Slab Fork
Beckley Real Estate Corp
Herbert L
Eugenia M. Levy
Green Valley Homesites
Miner Injured at Winding Gulf Coals Mine
Lewis King of Crab Orchard suffered a left knee injury while crawling over a belt at the Winding Gulf Coals mine on Riffe's Branch and was treated at Beckley Hospital Wednesday.
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Lewis King
Crab Orchard
Beckley Hospital
Gulf Coals
Riffe
Two Beckley men open Bob and Bill's Coin Shop
The new coin shop at Pagoda Shopping Center at Harper Road and Sunrise Avenue is run by Bob McCollam and Bill Elkin. It sells United States coins, paper money, albums, and supplies and will display at an April Beckley Woman’s Club antique show.
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Pagoda
Harper Road
Sunrise Avenue
Bob
Bill
Bob McCollam
Bill Elkin
Woman's Club of
Beckley
Beckley Hotel
United States
Elkin
Elkin Distributors, Inc
McCollum
Certificated Merit for Rambler dealer accountant Nelson Christian
Nelson Christian of Earehart Rambler on Valley Drive received a certificate of merit from L B Alto district manager for American Motors Corp. He was the sole Rambler dealer accountant in the district covering parts of West Virginia Virginia and Kentucky to win the award and placed seventh in the zone based in Cincinnati. The badge, signed by S W Wasil and Ray Abernathy, highlights accounting’s role in the company’s success. Christian has 15 years in auto accounting and has led the Beckley Optimist Club as past president, while also belonging to the First Christian Church and its Men’s Bible Class.
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Beckley Manufacturing Corp
West Virginia
Avco - Everett Research Laboratory
Everett
Massachusetts
Avco Corp
American Electric Power Service Corp
Avco
Appalachian Power Co
Philip Sporn
Appalachian
American Electric Power Co
American Electric Power System
Michael Faraday
Nelson Christian
Earehart Rambler, Co
Valley Drive
L. B. Alto
American Motors Corp
C. H. Earehart
Rambler
Christian
Virginia
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Ohio
S. W. Wasil
Ray Abernathy
Com
Funeral home em balmer Jack McGuigan joins Keyser Bryant
Jack McGuigan of 108 Kinzer Street is now an embalmer and funeral director with Keyser Bryant Funeral Home on Johnstown Road, succeeding Paul Craven who joined E. R. Squibb & Son as a drug salesman. McGuigan, a 1951 Gupton Jones graduate, served in World War II, is a Woodrow Wilson HS graduate, and is active in Masonry and The Methodist Temple. He is married to Jean Ballard and they have two children. Rex K. Noble of West Virginia Bell Telephone becomes a Wheeling resident after a transfer, with his wife Rose Lee and children Margaret Anne and William. He previously lived at 209 St Vance Drive and moved to Beckley in 1952, active in civic affairs and 24 years with the company. He and his family attend First Methodist Church and he is a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
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Bridgeport
Jack McGuigan
Kinzer St
Keyser Bryant Funeral Home
Johnstown Road
Paul E. Craven
Kanawha Street
E. R. Squibb & Son
Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science
Nashville
Mountain Lodge No. 156
Coal City
Rex K. Noble
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Wheeling
Rose Lee
Margaret Anne
William
Noble
St. Vance Dr
Beckley
First Methodist Church
the Telephone Co
Telephone Pioneers of America
Dedication Speaker Praises Beckley Church Education Building
Dr. Perry E. Gresham of Bethany College led dedication ceremonies for the First Christian Church educational building in Beckley West Virginia praising the church for community growth and global mission outreach. The event included a key turnover by the construction representative and a nearby open house with two attendees.
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Christian Church
Beckley
West Virginia
America
First Christian Church
Perry E. Gresham
Bethany College
Gresham
Scrooby
England
Africa
Asia
D. E. Wipperman
W. A. Stanley
Stanley
W. H. File Jr
Seed Kit Distribution Ends Today at Beckley Market
The Beckley Farmers Market hosts the final day of general seed kit distribution. County agent H B Thomas reports that over 300 approved applications remain and urges signers to visit the market. Volunteer aides who processed many applications will assist today.
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Beckley Farmers Market
H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Beckley Bakery Worker Hurt Foot in Truck incident
Prince Clyburn of Route 3 Beckley is in Beckley Hospital with a right foot injury. He was stepping from a truck Wednesday while employed by Betsy Ross Bakery and is listed in good condition.
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Prince Clyburn
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Betsy Ross Bakery
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Sandra Shrewsbury
Marsha Rowe
Ardis Faraley
Backlyard
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Doris Bennett
Pershing Clark
Otto Fraley
Linda Buckland
Charles Lambert
Carl Neff
John Rowe
Arthur Shrewsbury
Gracie Bennett
Bernard Bishop
Lloyd Graham
Neil Hawkins
C. C. McGann
Helen Osborne
Henry Parks
Carl Viars
Hubert Wilson
Alma Zebroskey
Grandview
Eve Breck
Nathan Pickus
New York City
I. L. Risen
U. S. Civil Service Region
Civil Service
U. S. Civil Service Commission
U. S. Post Office
Washington, D. C
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Martha Adams
Austin Ave
Sandra Lilly
Ghent
Beckley College
Ken Shroyer
Miss Adams
Woodrow Wilson High School
Red Cross
Lavinder Appliance Co
Kanawha and
Prince Streets
Bud Lavinder
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G. C. Burke
Miss Lilly
Okey Lilly
Shady Spring High School
College
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
R. L. Llewellyn
Pittsburgh
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Edgar Nash
James C. Johnson
Marmet
Curtis L. Burgess
Danville
Wyoming
Boone
McDowell
Raleigh
Joseph T. Heatherman
Princeton
Joseph C. Basile
Fairmont
Western
Pennsylvania
DR. X-Ray
Detroit
Nenes
Chevrolet
Ford
Plymouth
Tempest
Valiant
Rambler Dealers
U.S
Barehart Rambler Company
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