Beckley Extends Clean Up Week Amid Prize Letters
Mayor A Z Lilly announced a probable extension of Beckley Clean Up Week past May 2 due to heavy rubbish. Three prize winning letters from Woodrow Wilson High School students Marie Hern Herman Childers and Joe Rogers were submitted for special mention while city street washing begins and drivers are asked to avoid main streets Monday through Wednesday nights.
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Beckley
A. Z. Lilly
Marie Hern
Herman Childers
Joe Rogers
Woodrow Wilson High
Lilly
A. G. Gregory
Birthday dinner honors Amos W. Bennett in Glen Jean
Sun Valley area residents attended a birthday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Furry in Glen Jean for Amos W. Bennett of Richmond Virginia. Attendees included Bennett relatives and spouses from Alderson Lewisburg Mt. Hope Covington and Caldwell among others. A bounteous feast followed and the day was enjoyed.
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John Furry
Glen Jean
No. V. Bennett
Covington
A. M. Honaker
Caldwell
C. B. Holsapple
Arthur Bennett
Nettie
Dorothy
Dunloop
Pearl Green
Sun
Chester Bennett
Glen Hedrick
Lamar Williams
Henry Martin
Furry
Joe Cadle
Virginia Dunn
East Gulf
Thomas Cadle
Clyde Cope
Cone
Allen Ball
Chesapeake
Naomi Bellew
Huntington
J. P. Roberts
Chas, Winkle
Fdna Mae Hinkle
Kilsythe
Pet Lawson
Luther Godby
Charleston
J. B. Titlow
M. L. Parker
Mt. Hope
J. C. Ballard
W. P. Warwick
John McCormick
Oak Hill Hospital
Cecil Kinder
Beckley Hospital
Mexico Acts To Save Her Silver
The Mexican government ordered coins surrendered to the Bank of Mexico for paper credits, banned coin exports, closed banks to adjust new monetary rules, and anticipated restoring the 3.60 pesos per dollar rate. Households faced change shortages as new peso notes arrival loomed, while merchants backed the move to protect silver and stabilize the exchange.
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Associated Press
Mexico
D. F
Roosevelt
Ates
United States Treasury
Bank of Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
United States
Revival Services At Dry Hill School House Close Tonight
Mt Tabor West Virginia residents attend a two week revival led by Rev Jess Thomas Rev Henson and Rev J W Godby at Dry Hill School House. Thomas preaches at 10 am and 1 30 pm at Harper colored church with baptisms at 3 pm and 7 pm service to close the revival.
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Dry Hill
Jess Thomas
Charleston
Henson
Montcval
J. W. Godby
Thomas
Harper Colored Church
John Davis
Letcher Davis
J. C. Riffe
Orval Underwood
Frank Harper
Mary Christian
Cecil Christian
Ross Harper
Bertha Cook
Walter Harper
Alderson
Estell Thorn
Thayer
N. T.stanley
Mr. Stanley
Dorsey Harper
W. R. Bolen
Fitzpatrick
G. T
Theman Rorrer
Rilla
Georgia Stanley
Denzil Christian
Roxie Christian
Chester Stanley
Beckley
Bud Cox
Chil
Easter Weekend Socials Across Sprague and Nearby Towns
Families from Sprague Stotesbury Powellton Glen White and Richlands shared Easter visits with relatives in Sprague and Damascus. College students Fern and Virginia Grogan returned home from Concord College while others from Mountain City and Bishop spent weekends with kin, including Mrs. Wiseman visiting her daughter's family.
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Dren
Edgar
Gloria
Sprague
Hayward Riffe
Dain Davis
Stotesbury
Aix
Basil Riffe
Wayman Deweese
Glen White
Edward Riffe
Powellton
J. C. Riffe
W. L. Green
Edward Crawford
Richlands
Peter Zanella
Fern
Virginia Grogan
Concord College
Ralph Blake
Ross Laws
Mountain City
Tenn
Blake
Edna Arnold
Damascus
George Wiseman
Revival Services in Helen West Virginia Continue
Rev S O Seigworth of DuBois Pennsylvania leads revival services in Helen West Virginia, extending through Sunday. The Ladies Aid will skip this week due to the revival. Nearby visitors include Mrs Tom Haynes and son from Hart Virginia with Mr and Mrs Sam Shelton of Roanoke Virginia, and Carl Haga and family from Gary visiting E G Haga’s parents. Grace Lockman, WVU Morgantown student, spent Easter with her parents HL and Mrs Lockman. Robert Blake family from Caretta visited George Blake's home. Bernard Green returned to Buckhannon after holiday visit with his parents.
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S. O. Seigworth
DuBois
Ladies Aid
L. M. Hopkins
Grace Lockman
West Virginia University
Morgantown
HL. O. Lockman
Robert Blake
Caretta
George Blakel
Bernard Green
Buckhann
All A Mistake a Three Act Comedy at Collins High
Collins High senior class presents All A Mistake a three act farce by C W Parker at the Winding Gulf Theater Thursday night May 2 at 8:00. cast includes Dana Stone Linley Maloney Mike Marcinko Phyllis Craddock Frances Hale Margaretta Blake Frances Hedrick Virginia Peters. Doris the daughter returns home with her.
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Collins High School
Gulf Theater
Collins
C. W. Parker
Dana Stone
Linley Maloney
Mike Marcinko
Phyllis Craddock
Frances Hale
Margaretta Blake
Frances Hedrick
Virginia
Peters
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Miss Hern
E. C. Hern
South Oakwood Avenue
W. Va
NunnBush
Sun, W. Va
Dr. Warren
Mt. Tabor
Powers - Watkins Company
Realtors
Fayette - St
Atwell-Catron Motor . Co
Wodge-Plymouth Dealers
Helen, W. Va
Willard
Walland
Thompson
Peaver Epentl
Damp Wash Service
Raleigh
Majestic Steam Laundry
Doris
Carl Laemmin
Margaret Sullavan
Herbert Marshall
Ferenc. Molnat
Frank Morgan
Reginald Owen
Maw Hale
Eric Blore
June Clayworth
William Wyler
Carl Laemmle, Jr
Preston Sturdey
Jane Hinton Nasodtate
Henry Henigsan
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