Shady Spring High Leads In Stature Yet Beckley Falls Short
In a January survey by G. H. Archer, Shady Spring High School graduates ranked third in the state college intake, with Elkhorn first and Serena second. Beckley placed much lower, Lerona surprised by second place, and Lerona’s small town profile noted. The piece wanders through reflections on local streets, stores, people, and a comic anecdote about a meat seller, ending with a note on Raleigh County and local life.
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Shady Panorama
Shady Spring
Concord State Teachers’ College
Shady Spring High School
Elkhorn High School
Serena
Shady
Beckley
G. H. Archer
Athens
Raleigh
Lerona
Athens-Hinton
United States
Lerena
Stratton Glee Club presents Potd evol operetta
The Stratton Glee Club under Mrs. Dorothy Boozer performs the operetta Potd evol at Stratton High School Friday evening February 6 at 8 p m. The program begins promptly and invites all to attend for an enjoyable evening. Also reports on PTA and church mission activities and local notices from East Beckley to North Beckley.
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Stratton Glee Club
Dorothy Boozer
Stratton High School
East Beckley P.T. A
L. B. Jones
Josephine Wright
KR. L. French
Brown Goes Before Dry House Body
Charleston west virginia February meeting of the house prohibition committee adjourned quickly as no bills were pending. W C T U and Brown attended while judiciary and prohibition officials discussed two repeal bills and transfer of license duties to the tax authority. Brown pressed for a state prohibition commissioner and a full committee hearing when ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
House
Prohibition Committee
Prohibition
W. G. Brown
Judiciary Committee
Prohibition Department
Prohibition Commissioner
McGuire
Brooke
Boggs
Ritchie
Brown
Wilkinson
Cabell
Rife
Wayne
Blanche M. Pickering
Weekend Visits and Local Happenings in Glen Jean
Glen Jean residents welcome home W. V. Charles Callaway from Athens for the weekend. Miss Edna Finley from Montgomery visits Miss Kathleen Fivey. George Ballard returns after graduating from West Virginia University. The Bob Essex home burned last Saturday night. Bob Turner of Hinton stays with Mrs. J. P. Callaway as Mrs. Clara Tivey and daughter Kathleen visit Montgomery. District elementary teachers met at the schoolhouse last Saturday with about 150 attendees. Miss Frances Jobe returns from Buchanan for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ballard and family drive to Charleston Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Filttro and son Sammy head to Florida for the winter. Mrs. R. L. Hughes, Mrs. F. F. Jasper and Mrs. Frantz of Red Star shop in Beckley Wednesday.
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Killarney
Virginia Robinson
Bluefield
J. A. Divers
Roanoke Va
Charles Thomas Miller
W. S. Burton
W. M. Robinson
John Swain
Laurel Creek
Lelia Swain
E. H. Morton
Amigo
J. T. Freeman
M. Ellis
Morning Star Baptist Church
Skelton
G. T. Wingfield
Naomi Hall
Fannie Turner
Mary Price
Shiloh Baptist Church
Margaret Ellis
Glen White
Matt Moore
Charlie Powell
Vandalia Early
J. B. Early
L. E. Armstead
Charleston
James Crawley
W. J. Carter
Clair DeCousins
Washington Pa
Alfred Wright
Nathan Trent
Hinton
Joseph Gouge
Wilfred Dickerson
State College
Institute
Bernard Keaton
Ailstock
Staunton Va
William Blakey
Woman Improvement League
KE. L. Morton
Charles Callaway
Athens
Edna Finley
Montgomery
Kathleen Fivey
George Ballard
West Virginia University
Bob Essex
Bob Turner
J. P. Callaway
Clara Tivey
Kathleen
Frances Jobe
Buchanan
W. R. Ballard
A. M. Filttro
Sammy
Florida
R. L. Hughes
F. F. Jasper
Frantz
Red Star
Beckley
Engineers Staffing CBS WABC Station Exceeds Fifty
More than 50 engineers are employed at the CBS key station WABC, highlighting a sizable technical staff supporting transmissions and operations. The figure underscores the scale of the facility and its technical capacity.
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CBS Key
WABC
Ten and Twenty Years Ago in Raleigh County
A Raleigh County chronicle notes a February 2 1911 temperance mass meeting at the courthouse with Rev W S Patterson J W McCreery and W H L Bardin among speakers and plans to send a delegate to Charleston for a prohibition amendment. The January Raleigh County criminal term set records with 165 cases disposed including 41 convictions 4 felonies and five acquittals.
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Raleigh County
Court House
W. S. Patterson
J. W. McCreery
Beckley
Raleigh
W. H L. Bardin
McDiarmid
Charleston
Charles
Ton
Criminal Court
Hugh A. Dunn
Anderson
J. Lewis Bungardner
John H. Hatcher
T. K. Laing
Legislature Former Member Recalled From Office
A former member of the legislature is mentioned in connection with a political wrangle. The brief item notes his prior service and hints at continuing involvement in legislative affairs, with no further specifics provided.
Kings Daughters Hospital board to elect officers
The Kings Daughters hospital board of directors will meet at Dr J A Campbell's home Thursday at 7 15 pm to elect new officers for the coming year A committee will submit plans for a new building to begin early spring on the city park lot donated by C Hi Meador and associates Several residents left for visits to Florida Cuba Panama and Chicago and others moved or visited locally including Mr and Mrs C H Bailey and family and C H Meador of Mount View
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Kings Daughters’ Hospital
J. A. Campbell
C. Hi, Meador and Associates
B. F. Carper
Lake Wales
Fla
Carper
Will
James Pickus
Paducah
Louis
Nathan Pickus
C. H. Bailey
South Kanawha Street
Frank Malone
Stanaford Man Hurt in Fall at Work
John Farrish a 42 year old coal loader from Stanaford is in Beck ley hospital with a badly broken leg and back injuries after a fall of slate yesterday at 9 30 am. His condition is reported satisfactory given the severity of his injuries.
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John Farrish
Stanaford
Beckley Hospital
Patch Roofs and Home Repairs List
A historical listing outlines tasks from patch and reshingle roofs to painting, repairing, and maintaining a household. It includes chores like mend gutters, repair siding, paint shutters, build outbuildings, plant trees, and wash and mend clothes, totaling a broad domestic service index.
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Harold
Sylvia
Atkinsville
Farley
Palmer's
Amos N
Andy
Palmer Store
Denzil
Dennis Palmer
Dennis
Denzil Palmer
Mr. Cook
G. M. Parker
Shady Spring Distict High School
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
St. Louis
A. J. Lilly
Washington
Delaware
West Virginia
Mission Circle
Fey. H. E. Davis
East Park
Home Mission Circle
First Baptist Church
North Beckley
Katie Price
New Hope Mission Circle
H. P. Robertson
L. Bk. Armstead
Corella Galloway
Theodore Law
Second Baptist Church
Mae Marabele
Hazel Mitchell
Pew Bridge
Glen Jean, W. V
David
Raleigh Register
J. E. McCreery
Princeton
McCreery
Greensboro
N. Y
C. L. Heatherlin
Union Life Insurance Company of Chicago
L. H. Davis
Jackson Smith
I. C. Prince
A. J. Britton
Main St
America
Beckley Lumber & Supply Co
Byus-Mankin Lumber Co
Personal
Maxwell & Keyser
Raleigh Hardware Company
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Hoover
Emergency Committee For
Washington, D. C
Arthur Woods
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