Labor Day price dips and steady trends in Beckley groceries
Be ckl ey shoppers see price changes mainly in holiday specials as dairy meat and poultry hold steady. Pork prices stabilize after three weeks of climbs with a potential slight rise noted. beef may increase soon as ceilings rise. Fresh fruit and veg show limited wholesale changes with scarce green beans and lower pears grapes and honeysuckle. Several items like peaches apples and potatoes influence quick canning plans and local dealers note small boosts in crackers and cookies. Local business notes include Brammer’s rustic log house displays and various local appointments and office moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Helmick
Beckley
West Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Negro Activities and Church Announcements in Raleigh Area
The Raleigh column invites mailing or calling for Negro Activities news. Programs at Affinity church feature James Zeigler and son with the Glorious Harmonizers. Announcements include St Matthew AME in Lester with Ladies Day and guest speakers, Winding Gulf District Union’s Mt. Carmel session, and music at New Salem Baptist in Tams. Also notes Masons meet, churches host choirs, and a St. Mary’s assembly in Fayetteville ends with deacons ordained and preacher licensed. Funeral today for Harriston at Central Street Baptist with burial Greenwood. family listed. Enrollment procedures at Stratton High School detailed by grade and transportation.
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St. Matthew A.M.E
Lester
Dent
Henderson
Smothers
Smith
Beckley
Edwards
McAlpin
M. M. Mitchel
Winding Gulf District Sunday School Union No
Mt . Carmel Baptist Church
Sabine
RJ Patterson
Waller Trio of
Philadelphia
New Salem Baptist Church
Tams
Harriston
John Henry Harriston
Central Street Baptist Church
S. A. Abrams
Greenwood Cemetery
East Beckley
Fleming
Chicago
Roosevelt
Corinne
Margaret McGhee
Covington
Hence Harriston
Man Struck by Truck Remains Unconscious at Beckley Hospital
William Thomson, about 40, of Eecles, lay unconscious this morning at Beckley Hospital after being hit by a tractor trailer in Eccles yesterday evening. Police said he walked into the path of the truck, owned by Baker Driveway Company of Detroit. Thomson was taken to hospital by Melton Mortuary ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thomson
Eecles
Beckley Hospital
Eccles
Thomson
Baker Driveway Company
Detroit
Melton
Area Coalfields Dip Below 1950 Tonnage Again in 1951 Week
The Winding Gulf and New River coalfields produced 375,138 tons in the week ending Aug 25, with Winding Gulf at 204,144 tons and New River at 170,994 tons. Car shortages and a five day week reduced output versus last year, while accumulative 1951 production remains higher than 1950.
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Winding Gulf
New River Fields
New River
Shroyer Forecasts Record Beckley College Year
D E Shroyer executive vice president predicts 1951 52 term to be the biggest year in Beckley College history as 634 students enroll to date with two weeks of registration left. Night school offers 47 courses and day school 62. three new full time professors were appointed including John 8B Van Dyke Jr MA West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
D. E. Shroyer
Shroyer
John 8B
van Dyke, Jr
West
Two Blood Visits Planned Monthly
The Huntington Blood Center mobile unit will visit Raleigh County in September at Beckley Moose Club on Wednesday and Mabscott Elementary School on Sept 20. It marks the ninth and tenth county visits. donor recruitment is led by Mrs. Fred Richmond and Mrs. William Bower with Rev. A S Clendenin and Rev. James Neal handling Mabscott publicity.
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Huntington Blood Center
Raleigh
Beckley Moose Club
Mabscott
Clarence Hancock
Moose Club
Fred Richmond
Moose Lodse
Richmond
William Bower
James Kirk
Mabscott Center
A. S. Clendenin
James Neal
Raleigh County Airport paving advances toward November opening
Airport engineer Robert L. Davis forecast a November 1 opening as paving of the 4,200 foot main runway progresses. Acme Construction moves trucks and graders to lay rock and gravel, with tar base, while curbs and gutters go up in the administration area. Hinkle Contracting crews turf over 100 acres as work continues into the month.
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Raleigh County
Robert L. Davis
Acme Construction Company
West Virginia Stone Company
Acme
Hinkle Contracting Company
Paris
Kentucky
Davis
Hinkle
Two Automobile Crashes Cause 250 dollars in Damages
This morning at Prince and Fayette Streets a 1860 sedan driven by James Tevas and a 1949 sedan driven by Dr. Clark Kessell caused 50 dollars in damage. Yesterday evening at S Kana tWha and McCreery Streets a 1939 coupe driven by Harold Stafford and a 1948 sedan driven by John T. Adams led to about 200 dollars in damage. City Police investigated both incidents.
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James Tevas
Greensboro
N. C
Clark Kessell
Beckley
Prince and Fayette Streets
S. KanatWha
McCreery Streets
GOP Meeting Tonight To Discuss Candidates
Republicans plan a meeting at 8 p m today in the offices of Benjamin Tisjsue to discuss candidates for city positions in the October 2 election and to set their convention date. Local Democrats schedule their convention for September 6 in the courthouse.
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Republican City Executive Committee
Benjamin Tis
Jsue
GOP
Airport Seeding Nears Completion Ahead of Opening
Crews have finished seeding on parts of the airport and expect grass to emerge within weeks. A temporary administration building will be erected before a more permanent structure is added later.
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Weekly Food Review
Audrey W. Riffe
O. M. Brammer
Berkley
Brownlee
Vance Drive
Brammer
Michigan
H. & L. Coal Company, Inc
Glen Morgan
W. D. Hopkins
Vena B. Hopkins
Mary Lou Ryals
Sophia. de
Sandy Soto, Jr
Ameagle
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
James D. Rawn
Wyoming
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile
Berkley College
John Little
University of Tennessee
Gree Horton
Bowling Green Business University
Torney
Anthony J. Sparacino
Elizabeth Arnold
Ruth Basham Reed
Miss Arnold
M. W. Arnold
Maplewood Lane
Woodrow Wilson High School
Sparacino's
Heber Street
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency Inc
Bair
R. D. Watts
DOY Radio & Television ‘Service
N. Fayette Street
Kanawha and
Prince Streets
William, Ormandy
Harold Dew
Allan Techy Lane
Neals Fargo
Pras
Erichard Travis
Sheila Ryan
Noite
Raleigh Register
Dan Donahue
Affinity
James Zeigler
Stotesbury
Mt. Hope
St. Am.e
King Hiram Abi
Lodge 58
A.M. Masons
Merchants Hall
W. P. Strickland
Rock Hill
Gary
Filbert
Slab Fork and Cranberry
Goldston Sisters
Second Baptist Church
St. Mary’s Holiness Church
Fayetteville
Coley Lewis
Joe Morgan
Frank Evans
Stratton
Stratton High School
Mountain Air
Glen Jean
W_ VA
James Lydon
Art Baker
Trail OF
Toni
Permax
Tome Refirl
OND
Cohen
Neville ST
Cihata Ce Trerrie Sin
Jean’ Fontaine
Robert Ryan
Zachary Scott
Jean Une
Whistling Pines
LYRIC
Martin-Lems
AIR Cadet
San ET Co Perl
Rialto
Shepard
THE
Ozarks
Weaver
Tarzan
Lex Barker
Virginia University
Green Horton
Gladys Milam
West Virginia University
Julian Williams
University of Wisconsin
Betty Mae Brooks
Conservation Commission
Broiler
Walt Disneys
Alice
Jin Wonderland
the *Wintchie
Seal Islands
Beaver Valley
Walt Disney
Technicolor
New Orleans
Mario Lanza
Kathryn Grayson
Cheyenne
Bill Elliott
Alice Fleming
Murphy's
Ami Hse
Frauil Boa
Murphy
Miraclo
A &Ne
Murphy’s
All Carter
Purpose
Carter
Gregg
Iter
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