Cone from Lebanon Cedar Among Beckley Treasures
A Beckley column recalls Sam Rahall’s Syria trip with cedar cones from Lebanon and cedar wood samples. He visited Baalbek, Beyrouth, and Ka disha cavern, plus artifacts like ivory inlay and Turkish pipes. A stormy transatlantic voyage and a local Dunkard man’s portrait close the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Solomon
Sam Rahall
Syria
Sam
Beckley
United States
Byron
Lisbon
Gibraltar
Athens
Beyrouth
Kefir
Hasbayn
Yate
Shaheen Rahall
Baalbek
Christ
Jesus
Cedars
New York
Friday the thirteenth work ban noted for 1935
The writer suggests avoiding work on Friday the thirteenth due to superstitions. They list September and December as Friday the thirteenth in 1935, with April and July also afflicted. They propose a rule to never work on that date considering the current labor situation and recovery.
Ebenezer Baptist church observes eleventh pastor anniversary
Special services mark the eleventh anniversary of Rev. P. F. King at Ebenezer Baptist Church with morning and evening sermons by the pastor and a 3:00 p.m. service featuring Rev. D. C. Hunter and the North Beckley choir. Members and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. King
Ebenezer Baptist Church
D. C. Hunter
North Beckley
T. A
Stratton P. ‘T. A
Chub
W. A. Holley, Jr
Spiritual Recovery week and lodge program activities observed
A long community notice details a ladies club initiation for Dorothy Boozer at Stratton High School with music recitals and a discussion on personal freedom led by Inez Becks. It lists many members and outlines a December 10 to 13 Spiritual Recovery program at Faith A M E Church Raleigh with sermons, papers on labor and women in coal fields, and performances by the Glory Tone quartet and N K Coles Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Shrewsbery
Barkers Ridge
Wyoming County
Mercer
Raleigh
Wyoming
Mercer County
Beckley
Roanoke
Dunkards
Dorothy Boozer
Musc
Stratton High School
Inez Becks
Josephine Wright
Rosetta Payne
Josephine Marshall
Martha Cooper
Jewell Furgeson
Josephine
Sarah Robinson
Mae Broady
Ada Robinson
Hazel Garland
W. A. Holley
Sarah Johnson Braxton
Hilltop
United Mine
Robinson
Matthews
America
van Bittner
John L. Lewis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sarah Brax
Faith A. M. E
H. E. Davis
East Park
N. K. Coles. Browne
Brown
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Mr. Major
Glory Tone
Fireco
James Dillard
Sylvester Coyer
N. K. Coles Brown
R. B. Booker
Glory Tone Quartet
R. C. Brown
Arthur McFadden
V. A. Christian
Lester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ka' Disha
Mary
Foster Hardware Store
Main Street
Percy Johnson
Big Stick
Percy
Saar
Europe
Geoffrey G. Knox
England
League of Nation's Commission
Associated Press
Beckley Hotel
Kanawha Street
The
STAR
Childrens
Vear
Sid Danbury, Mel
Dolly Madison
Dickson’s Cash Stores
Glen Rogers
Ravencliff
Allen Junction
Pemsertows
Opia Road
Malin
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