Firemen Quell Icicles and Wreck Slows Pike Flow
Beckley firemen remove dangerous icicles from business buildings to protect pedestrians as storms continue. Chief Cecil Connor notes the service is activated when ice poses a sidewalk risk. Capt Otis Lyons and Fireman Leonard Lyons attended to the hazard Thursday. Traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike stopped for about an hour after a Ryder Tank Lines tractor trailer carrying chemicals wrecked near Milepost 47. Three people were hospitalized.
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Cecil Connor
Otis Lyons
Leonard Lyons
Connor
West Virginia Turnpike
Ryder Tank Lines Inc
Commodities Ready at Lester Church of God
Commodities will be distributed today and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lester Church of God. Claude Webb serves as agent for the distribution effort.
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Lester Church of God
Claude Webb
Lake and New River Park Rinks Offer Evening Skating
Ice at Little Beaver Lake measures five inches with rough spots to be fixed quickly. Skating at the lake allowed 7 to 10 p m today and all day Saturday if enough skaters show up for lights. New River Park Rink open 7 to 10 p m today, 6 to 11 p m Saturday, and 2 to 10 p m Sunday in Beckley. Parsonage note burning at Breckenridge Church Sunday 11 a m with Rev Waldo Jackson delivering the morning message.
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Little Beaver Lake
Ray Redden
Redden
Frank Rodriguez
Beckley
River Park
Breckenridge
Waldo Jackson
Christmas Party at Pinecrest Sanitarium Brightens Holiday Mood
Over 100 people gathered Thursday night at Pinecrest Sanitarium for the annual Christmas party in the cafeteria. Patients and guests enjoyed the "Every Light A Prayer for Peace" program with candles lit by Dr. H. S. Edwards and Okey Mills, a prayer by Chaplain Garlen Howington, and a performance by Mrs. Ann Bare with organ accompaniment. Attendees included patients such as Harvey Toney in a wheelchair and Ellen McMillion, Millie Woodwing, Denzil Legg, and Arnold Beavers.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
Roy Herndon
H. S. Edwards
Okey Mills
Garlen Howington
Ann Bare
Star of the East
Aleda Kidwell
Harvey Toney
Ellen McMillion
Millie Woodwing
Denzil Legg
Arnold Beavers
Ebenezer Speech Choir To Tell Christmas Story
Ebenezer Baptist Youth Fellowship under Mrs. Corey Mitchell directs a speech choir to present seven lessons of the Christmas story Sunday at 7 pm. The program features the Thespian Trio from Stratton High School, Eva Martin and soloists Miss Eva Martin and Mrs. Nunley Cook, with the adult choir and congregation joining between scenes.
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Ebenezer Baptist Youth Fellowship
Corey O. Mitchell
Bethlehem
the Shepherds
Wise Men
Incarnation
Stratton High School
Doris Boyden
Eva Martin
Kay Hughes
Emanuel
Nunley Cook
Mary Barksdale
Little Town of Bethlehem
Haste Makes Waste Warns Postmaster
Postmaster A Fray Lilly warns that Christmas parcel mailings are slipping. He notes about half a million parcels yearly are lost or undelivered due to poor packaging and wrong addressing. He urges mailers to update lists, print labels, provide full addresses with zone numbers, plan supplies, include an internal paper with recipient and sender details, and insure parcels.
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A. Fray Lilly
Cats Available for Adoption at Raleigh County Shelter
A. C. Allen, caretaker, says about 25 cats were brought to the Raleigh County animal shelter Thursday by owners hoping to find homes for Christmas. No dogs were picked up Thursday, but seven dogs housed at the kennel for several days remain available for adoption.
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Raleigh County
A. C. Allen
Allen
Farmers Use Similar Acreage as 1920 Despite Labor Drop
American agriculture now covers roughly the same total land area as in 1920 yet requires about half as many man-hours of labor. This shift indicates increased mechanization and efficiency, with tractors and other equipment boosting output while reducing labor input across farming sectors.
Damages Estimated After School Fire at Sullivan Elementary
An inventory of losses at Sullivan Elementary after a Thursday morning fire shows insured values of 5500 for the building and 500 for contents, with textbooks and supplies possibly covered by extended plans. Principal A A Lilly and teachers Martha Lilly and Pauline Holloway led 55 students who lost classrooms. 40 students head to Coal City Elementary and 15 to Stoco Junior High Monday. Student records were a major loss. school officials plan bus stops at 7:30 a m Monday and arranged transfers and early morning bus transport.
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Sullivan
Raleigh County Board of Education
A. A. Lilly
Martha Lilly
Pauline Holloway
Coal City
Stoco
Christmas Tree Sale To Benefit Lions Fund
Beaver Lions Club will operate a Christmas tree sale at the Kool Cup in Beaver beginning Saturday morning to raise funds for the sight saving fund. Secretary C W Mustard said proceeds support the Lions. The group approved a $15 donation to the Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association at Thursday’s meeting.
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Beaver Lions Club
C. W. Mustard
Beaver
Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association
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West Virginia
Clarence Morton
Robert Dent
Pinecrest
Ebenezer Speech Choir
Charleston
Capitol City
Jack Logan
Ann Keys
Krene Garten
Pansy White
Oak Hill
Pinecrest Santarium
Sojourner Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Emmett Hudson
D. E. Smith
Albert Scott
Amos Rutledge
Peter Collins
Alice Byrd
Cora Harris
Mrs
Prince St
John W. Saunders
Eversharp
Thompson Drug
Beaver Lions
Neville St
Krogers
Beckley National Bank
Neville Street
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