Shady Springs Plans Four Entertainment Events
Shady Spring high school students prepare an April 23 senior play The Road Back a May 4 girls stunt club show a May 19 Dutch Junior Senior banquet and a May 26 school activity инфiht. Cast includes Annette McCormack C D Stevenson Gloria Williams and others. Proceeds from the stunt show fund letter sweaters.
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Shady Spring High School
Bangutt
Annette McCormack
C. D. Stevenson
Gloria Williams
Trixie Butler
Bessie Mae Sneed
Dupuy Lilly
Howard Wolfe
Bill Toner
Harlan Mann
Gwendolyn Meador
Jim Bob McCormack
Elizabeth Lloyd
Train Hits Car at Besoco No Injuries Reported
A passenger train struck an automobile at Besoco last night with no injuries. The car was demolished. The car’s operator was a resident, but his name could not be learned.
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Besoco
Two Bluefield Men Promoted in Norfolk and Western
Three promotions in the motive power and operating departments of the Norfolk and Western Railway were announced. F. D. Veazey, general foreman at Columbus Ohio, is named assistant master mechanic of the Radford and Shenandoah divisions based at Shaffers Crossing Roanoke. H. C. Wyatt of Bluefield West Virginia becomes general foreman at Columbus succeeding Veazey. W. Howard Jackson of Bluefield will replace Wyatt as assistant road foreman of engines.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
F. D. Veazey
Columbus
Radford
Shenandoah
Shaffers Crossing
H. C. Wyatt
Bluefield
W. Va
Pocahontas
Veazey
W. Howard Jackson
Wyatt
Chamber Of Commerce Aims For 300 Members In Campaign
Secretary W A James announced a drive to boost Chamber of Commerce membership from 165 toward 300. The week long campaign begins April 26 with chair Paul P Payne directing district teams of five. At a board meeting new members E J Fourney W T Hall and B M Ample joined, and a Young Men’s Christian association effort for Beckley was authorized.
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W. A. James
Chamber of Commerce
Paul P. Payne
Payne
E. J. Fourney
William T. Hall
B. M. Ample
George Bright
Young Men’s Christian Association
Beckley
M. W. Powers
George Cole
J. T. Lynch
Memorial Building
Charles E. Hodges
Charleston Chamber
Negro Held for Slashing Woman
After a preliminary hearing before Squire Kelly Cole at Rhodell, Jack Minor was sent to the county jail in default of bond to await the grand jury on a charge of maiming. Minor was arrested by Constable Chess R. Walker on a warrant sworn by Elmorie Bell whom he admitted slashing across the face with a knife.
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Squire Kelly Cole
Rhodell
Jack Minor
Minor
Chess R. Walker
Elmorie Bell
Non-supporter jailed in Fayetteville six months
John Con ley, brought from Montgomery, was sentenced by Montgomery Hancock at the Montgomery magisterial court to six months in jail and a $100 fine for failing to support his two children under 16. The case was adjudicated in Fayetteville.
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Register
Fayetteville
John Conley
Montgomery
Montgomery Hancock
Parents Study Lending System at Rhodell School
The Parent-Teacher association met at Rhodell school at 7 30 p m Tuesday with teacher Mrs Goldie Spears in charge. C E Walker Mark Twain high school instructor spoke on rental system of books. Rhodell principal C R Swim discussed promotions and failures of pupils. Refreshments were provided for about 35 members and guests.
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Rhodell School
Goldie Spears
C. E. Walker
Mark Twain High School
C. R. Swim
H. A. Dickerson
E. A. Shutt
Henry Akers
Wade Price
Stratton Class List Announced for Seniors
Principal James O. Smith of Stratton negro high school released a tentative list of 39 seniors eligible for diplomas. The baccalaureate is set for April 22 and commencement on April 28, with some students needing to complete or makeup work. Names include Armstead, Barringer, Baxter, Brown, Burke, Claytor, Cooper, Crosby, DeBerry, Edmonds, Fulton, Glenn, Gwinn, Hairston, Hancock, Hanna, Hicklin, Hosch, Howard, King, Sandidge, Smith, Thompson, Walton, and Wood.
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James O. Smith
Stratton Negro High School
Smith
Lowell Trevelyan Armstead
Lorenzo Barringer
Lawford Baxter
Carl Brown
Oscar Brown
Leonard Nathaniel Burke
Lucille Claytor
Aaron Cooper
Ollie Mae Crosby
Virginia Mae DeBerry
Hazel Mae Jewell Edmonds
Richard Edward Fulton
Lamentha
Elizabeth Glenn
Mary Yvonne Gwinn
Shober Denzar Hairston
Sallie Mae Hancock
Evelyn Elnora Hannah
Nona Belle Hicklin
Florence Grace Hosch
Mittie Evelyn Howard
Esther Fairfax King
John Thomas King
Philip Fairfax King
Dewey McDowell
Carl Elwood Mitchell
Clifton Jefferson
Neely
Alma Kate Penn
Louise Thompson Plante
Florence Clayborn Randolph
Rosetta Helen Reed
Annie Laurie Russell
Eugene Russell Sandidge
Anna Virginia Smith
Berthelia Frances Smith
Nannie Belle Smith
James Thompson
Bernice Ellen Wade
Curtis Arthur Walton
Virginia Sophia Wood
Chief's Nephew Named Policeman
City officials have temporarily filled the second patrolman post left vacant by the dismissal of Roy Harvey and Howard Keatley. Police Chief J Q Stover's nephew, Trenton, has been chosen to work with the officers. Stover declined to say if he will remain on the force long term. Stover has served as a special officer locally and in Mabscott last year. Harvey F Hancock recently began duties as a regular police officer.
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Roy Harvey
Howard Keatley
J. Q. Stover
Trenton
Stover
Mabscott
Harvey F. Hancock
Beckley Soldier Completes Service With Army Honors
Lawrence Kohne, after a three year Hawaii service, returns to Harper road. He earned medals for rifle shooting bayonet work and machine gun and pistol efficiency, and attained sergeant. Kohne joined Company H 27th Infantry football team and received a sweater. A Woodrow Wilson high school graduate he plans no definite future but may re enlist.
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Hawaii
Lawrence Kohne
Harper Road
Kohne
27Th Infantry
Young Kohne
Woodrow Wilson High School
Twins' Birthdays Differ In Muskogee Hospital
In Muskogee Oklahoma two Sterling Over street twins share a birthday difference of about an hour. One twin was born at 11 49 p m and the other at 12 50 a m in a Muskogee hospital.
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Associated Press
Muskogee, Okla
Sterling Overstreet
Muskogee Hospital
Reckless Record Driver Credits Caution in Guthrie
A. C. Gray of Guthrie Oklahoma claims a seventeen year driving record without an accident. He attributes his safety to watching other drivers and stopping if unsure of their actions, a simple rule he lives by on the road.
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Associated Press
Guthrie, Okla
A. C. Gray
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