Christmas Joy and Home Wit From Beckley Holiday Notes
A column shares Christmas scenes in Whitesville and Mt Hope with a buckeye dough boat, hornet nest, and illuminated streets. It recalls a heartwarming Woolworth moment with a needy girl, honors long-serving Raleigh County Index equipment, and thanks local contributors for festive gifts and greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Raleigh County Index
W. J. Woodyard
Bob Spencer
Spencer
Ed Tucker
Tucker
Hodel
Christmas For Dionne Babies Callander Ont
Elzire Dionne and family celebrate a Christmas at their Ontario farm home. The Dionne quintuplets, seven months old December 28, will have milk and cereal for Christmas dinner, as guardians Dr Dafoe and nurses care for meals, while a turkey roasts in the next room. Madame Louise De Kiriline and Yvonne Leroux helped decorate the hospital nursery as Olivia Dionne ensures the tree and room are ready for the holiday scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Callander
Ont
Elzire Dionne
Ontario
Allan Roy Dafoe
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Emilie
Marie
Madame Louise de Kiriline
Yvonne Leroux
Mrs. Dionne
Papa Olivia Dionne
Quintuplets Christmas Trees At Dionne Hospital
Daughters hospital setting features a gaily lit nursery tree chosen for the Dionne quintuplets. Madame De Kiline and Mrs Dionne approve the decoration as the five babies enjoy morning exercises under the bright lights. Older siblings wonder what St Nick will bring, while presents are kept for Christmas morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame de Kiiline
Dionne
St. Nicholas
Yvonne Leroux
Bears and Heart Action in Hibernation Study
Tests show that in hibernation the heart action slows dramatically. if the skin is cut blood flow becomes minimal as bears sleep. Researchers note retarded circulation during torpor and emphasize the reduced bleeding risk during deep sleep.
Stock market holds in narrow price range trading
Wall Street opened with a narrow price range as dealings remained moderate. Utilities showed slight gains while rails stayed inactive. Quotations were largely unchanged or a touch higher for American Can, General Motors, U. S. Steel, and a few others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Can
General Motors
U. S. Steel
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Harold M. Riffs
Merry Christmas
S. and R. Tavern
George Roberts
L. M. Stover
Harper Road
Whitesville Way
H. D. Chambers
Charles Dulow
Cecil Cook
Chambers
Mt. Hope
Mr. Hope
Beckley
Mountainair
The
New River Company
F. J. Moore
Sybil Meadows
Leonard Withrow
W. L. McCray
Osteopath
Beckley Hotel
Dionne Babies
Mother of Quintuplets
Mais
Philadelphia
Robert Mais
Inset
William Weiss
Richmond
Cannon
Greenbrier Velvet
Lewisburg
Lewisburg Ice Cream CO
Ec Oy
Shi
Merry of
Ipm
Aunt Betty
Nibi
Wall Street
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Sid Danbury
Main St
Beckley 'S’finest Credit Store
Kanawha Street
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