Wholesale Furniture Display Closes Here Tonight
The Thornhill Building on Heber Street hosts the final day of a furniture showing by Huntington Wholesale Furniture Company representative C D Sebert. The display serves Beckley and the surrounding area with stocks remaining in showroom for late shoppers, as the firm plans future dealer familiarity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornhill
Heber Street
C. D. Sebert
Huntington Wholesale Furniture Company
Sebert
Granville Avenue
Oreven DY
Liritl
Beckley
Fayetteville
Lewisburg
White Sulphur Springs
Bluefield
Mullens
Junior Miss Shop to Open at South Fayette Street
Marlow Shumate and partners of the Junior Miss Shop are in New York City this week buying merchandise for the store’s opening at its new location on South Fayette Street.
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Beckley
Thomas Biggs
Everett Fleshman
South
Oakwood Avenue
Beckley~Marietta Paint and Wallpaper Company
Biggs
Fleshman
Montgomery Ward Company
Marlow Shumate
New York City
South Fayette Street
Officials to Name Raleigh County School Levy Election Officials
The Raleigh County Board of Education will name officials for the three year school levy election at Tuesday's meeting. A tentative list is prepared. final approval rests with the board. The levy would raise 802,800 with details including funds for salaries, textbooks, transportation, and school buildings, continuing the 1947 levy without raising the current property tax rate.
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Raleigh
Bryson
Gideons Give Out 594 Testaments to Raleigh Schools
The Beckley Camp of Gideons distributed 594 testaments to Raleigh County schools this week. A business session with a pot luck at the Methodist Temple preceded the effort, with 28 Gideons and auxiliaries in attendance. Distribution covered Stoco High School, Sophia High, Mark Twain, and Nimitz, aiding 5th through 10th grades.
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Beckley
Gideons
Raleigh
Methodist Temple
W. P. Eastwood
Robert Boyd
Mildred Wood
A. B. Harvey
Eastwood
Boyd
Mark Twain
McDaniel and Hedrick
Nimitz
Six County Bands to Attend Regional Band Festival
Six Raleigh County high schools join 21 others in the region eight festival in Bluefield. Auditions start tonight with bands earning honor ratings eligible for the State Band Festival at Huntington May 4 5 and 6. Local participants include Mark Twain Shady Spring Sophia Stoco Trap Hill Woodrow Wilson under various directors.
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Raleigh County
Bluefield
Huntington
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Monroe
Summers
Greenbrier
Mark Twain
Sara Epperly
Shady Spring
Joan King
Sophia
Stoco
Duke Williams
Trap Hill
Woodrow Wilson
Glenn Sallack
Local man in Wyoming trains as Air Force technician
Howard M. Garrett son of Mrs Goldin M. Garrett of East Beck ley Wyoming is training as an Air Force Technician at the USAF Technical School Warren Air Force Base Wyoming announced by his commanding officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Howard M. Garrett
Goldin M. Garrett
East Beckley
Usaf Technical School
Warren Air Force Base
Desertion charge leads to Crandberry woman jailed
Bertie Ridden of Cranberry jailed last night on a charge of deserting her children. Jack Norman of Beckley arrested on drunkenness and profanity charges.
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Bertie Ridden
Cranberry
Jack Norman
Beckley
Purdue lists Joseph B. Corns among distinguished students
Joseph B. Corns of 213 Laren Avenue is named among 1,728 students on Purdue University’s distinguished student list for the first semester of the academic year ending February 4. The list was released by the office of registrar and director of admissions C. E. Dammon.
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Joseph B. Corns
Laren Avenue
Purdue University
C. E. Dammon
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General Department
Everett Lilly, Jr
Glen White
James Wickline
Eccles
Alvin Waldron
Oak Hill
Leonard Walker
P. J. Catlett
H. C. Thomas
Stotesbury
W. R. Griffith
Pemberton
Helen
Pineville
Clyde
Charles Holloway
Byrd Hotel
Pineville Brothers
Holloways
Corner Lunch
Coy Rose
Wan
Eris Mauck
Wolfe Optical Bair Bidg
Beckiey
Cummins
Kentucky
Lounsvalle
Pinkham’s
Castoria Fletcher
Johns
Black
Paso Oint
AML
Fletcher
Bexel
McKesson
Upjohn Zymadrops
Abbott Vita-Kaps
Benedict
Viiti Lilly
Dean’s
Gormay
Tonie
Tor
COHEN
Tussy
Cohen's
Takes Terrific
Eversi Door Mats
Climax
Kaz
Keystone Food Chopper
Ptn
Cohen’s
Ste
Pinking
Eastman
Miny
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