Beckley Recreation Building Drive Seeks $15035 Further Hope
Beckley seeks to finish a new recreation center at Beckley Junior High School grounds with a $15035 shortfall planned for fundraising. The project already totals about $21372 in expenditures including property transfer from the War Assets Administration and site work. The Beckley Recreation Board chaired by G C Peregoy will oversee rentals and scheduling for conventions dances and youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moritt
Beckley
Beckley Junior High School
The
Beckley Recreation Board
G. C. Peregoy
Paul Vennari
E.E Bibb
Basheat
Beckley Junior High
Basland Point
Andleigh County Board of Education
Beckley Recreation Center
Albuquerque Chamber Seeks Toupee Cleaning Facility
The Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce asks an Arizona correspondent if there is a local facility in Albuquerque for cleaning toupees. Desert sand is hard to shake out, prompting the inquiry about available services.
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Mbuquerque Chamber
N. MM
Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Cor
Albuquerque
Mrs Rose Gray Dies at Arnett
Mrs Rose Belle Gray 68 died at her home in Arnett Monday Funeral services set for Thursday 2 0 pm at Arnett Chapel Rev Stellie Parsons of Ferndale to officiate Burial in Massey Branch Cemetery Arnett Body to be taken from Valley Funeral Home Whitesville to the Gray home in Arnett James Gray and Henry Gray survive with Daniel Gray of Wytheville VA as a brother
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Arnett
Rose Belle Gray
Arnett Chapel
Stellie Parsons
Ferndale
Massey Branch
Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
James Gray
Henry Gray
U.S. Army
Ft Sill
Okla
Daniel Gray
Wytheville
Santa Claus Origins and the American Makeover
Central Press correspondent recounts the history of Santa Claus from St Nicholas to the modern Red-suited figure. The piece notes the poem A Visit From St Nicholas by Dr Clement Moore, the Nast illustrations, and the shift to a red suit and European to American portrayal, ending with the line Happy Christmas to all.
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Santa Claus
Andrew R. Beene
Central Press
Virginia
Bobby
St. Nicholas
Myra
Asia Minor
Douglas Chretien
University of California, Berkeley
Nicholas
Santa
Britannica
San Nicholaas
Nikolaus
Kris Kringle
Der
Clement Clark Moore
Diocletian
Chretien
Constantine
Justinian
Constantinople
St. Priscus
Europe
Yuletide
England
Dr. Moore
Saint Nicholas
Cesume Este
Christmas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beckley’s Recreation
Richard J. Godin
Will Battion Witt
Rena Cinction
Special Gifts Committee
War Amers Administration
Ashford General Hospital
Recreation Board
Building Board
Paul Feigley
Board of Education
Raleigh Insurance Agency
City Hall
Bernard Martin
R.L. Patrick
M. J. Cotty
Dyanshine Os
Mele
Woup Dyanshine
POL
Rose Gray
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
American Glass & Mirror CO
Oakwood & City Ave
Gee
Fette
Mir
RCA Victor
Joan W. Eye
W. Neville
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Fiala Macal
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of
West Virginia
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