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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1935
Page
7
Shady Spring High School Faculty present the three act farce Phillip for Short tonight at 7:00 in the high school auditorium. The comedy centers on Henry Dodge and a cockfighting plot as the staff portray lively domestic life with rapid humorous situations and a rooster flap gag.
In Mount Hope West Virginia Mrs S O Shumate hosted the Philathea Mission Circle of the Baptist Temple on Broad Street with Mrs S H Thatcher presiding over the program on Starlight. Dozens attended including Mrs W H Raines and others for a social hour with light refreshments. multiple members and guests are listed. The report also notes various local residents visiting relatives and guests over Thanksgiving and weekend travel including trips to Charleston Huntington Buckhannon Baltimore and Princeton.
Rubber King daughters Jean and Katherine of Cunard were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs W C Thomson. Mrs Regina Thompson of Beck lew visited her mother Mrs C M Brown for Thanksgiving. Miss Inez Moseley returned home to Maloneton Kentucky after a visit. Miss Ernestine Woodville spent the weekend at home in Winona. Mrs Olive Boyd visited her parents Rev and Mrs T J Hopson at Parkersburg for Thanksgiving. Virginia Smith is ill and confined at home. The elementary school plans a Les Miserables production with a special matinee for students on Thursday. Mrs William Craver and daughters Virginia and Kathleen visited Mr and Mrs Earl Craver at Whipple.
Thanksgiving Day items note visits from E W Dunkley family and Mrs H M Adams and John Adams of Middlebourne. Funeral for infant of Claud and Mrs Kilsyth Elder. Jack Brophy visits Roanoke relatives. Arietta Tredway underwent tonsil surgery at Coal Valley Hospital. Galilean Girls to meet Mrs Raymond Tissue at Clinton apartments. Mrs W E Tissue visits Beckley relatives.
Welch West Virginia December 6 Flooding of a basement storing Christmas decorations leaves the city without seasonal displays this year.
Cattle sales reached 650 with 1,000 holdovers, fats uneven but generally higher. Medium and good steers ranged 8.80 to 10.25 with 90 day fed loads around 1,300 pounds at 10.75, hogs held 1060 to 10.85 for 120-210 pounds and 220-250 pounds 10.20 to 10.60, sheep around 8.00 to 12.00 with lambs at 11.50 to 12.00 and ewes 3.00 to 5.00.
A burned buffalo hide bearing the names of 579 members of the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers association from 1880 to 1893 will be transferred to the Oklahoma Historical Society for preservation and study.
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