Valentine Day Gifts Shift as Flowers Gain Ground
Women still buy most Valentine gifts but flowers are rising, with shops noting strong demand for bouquets and centerpieces. Men often choose candy or cards, while some buy small jewelry items and canaries, dogs and toys for children. Randall Wooddell reports limited engagement rings but more men’s jewelry sold this year. Ben Wender notes unusually slow Valentine jewelry sales at his shop.
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Randall Wooddell
Wooddell's Jewelry
Wooddell
Beckley Cut Flower Shop
Jru
C. W. Dixon
Nature Shop
Wender Jewelry
Ben Wender
What is Required Under the Labor Law Pamphlet
A free pamphlet explains the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and its impact on unions. Written by H G Borchardt, area director, Bureau of Labor Management Reports, U S Department of Labor, 802 Victory Building, 212 9th St Pittsburgh 22, Pa.
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H. G. Borchardt
Bureau of Labor Management Reports
U. S. Department of Labor
Victory Building
9Th St
Pittsburgh
Ostrex Tonic Tablets Claim Iron Boost for Vitality
An advertisement targets husbands and wives over 40 claiming Ostrex Tonic Tablets restore pep and vigor by supplying iron and Vitamin B. It touts a daily iron equivalent to 16 dozen raw oysters or 16 pounds of beef and promotes a get acquainted economy size with a $1.67 savings, sold by all druggists.
Green Giant Eyes Beckley Cannery Expansion Prospects
One man industrial committee in Beckley pursues cannery relocation to tap fertile mountain soils and local labor. C Harold Hanks, Raleigh County clerk, cites rising commodity needs and aims to attract major canneries including Green Giant of LeSueur Minnesota. The firm plans three month area evaluations before review.
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Beckley
C. Harold Hanks
Raleigh County
Hanks
United States
National Canners Association
Ised
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Campbell Soup Co
H. J. Heinz Co
C. H. Musselman Co
Duffy-Mott Co. Inc
Stokely-Van Camp, Inc
Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc
Local Goods Support Schools and Roads Through Tax Revenue
Neighbors sold and bought sand and other products, reaching doctors, dentists, teachers, insurance agents, plumbers, builders, and repairmen. The trade funded taxes for new schools, roads, and government services locally.
Coast Guard Seeks Recruits Visit Beckley Sub Station
Kenneth H. Franck U S Coast Guard recruiter will visit Beckley Friday and Saturday to recruit young men 17 to 26 and veterans to 34 who are in good health U S citizenship and pass the Armed Forces qualification test. Selected applicants may choose Cape May New Jersey or Alameda California for basic training and veterans receive a three week refresher course. Information on Coast Guard Academy and officer programs is available during the visit.
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Kenneth H. Franck
U. S. Coast Guard
Beckley
Coast Guard
United States
Armed Forces
Cape May
N. J
Alameda
Calif
Navy
Virginia St
Charleston
Conference results reviewed at Concord College
Raleigh County School Superintendent Sherman C Trail joins eight county superintendents at Concord College Athens today to review written reports from the January 5 Economic Development Conference. He will meet with Concord President Joseph F Marsh Jr and Dean Theodore D Lockwood to plan actions based on the findings. The conference, sponsored by Concord College and Region VII of the West Virginia Association of School Administrators, examined schools and colleges’ roles in Southern West Virginia economic development.
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Raleigh County
Sherman C. Trail
Concord College
Athens
Concord
Joseph F. Marsh Jr
Theodore D. Lockwood
Business
Region VII
West Virginia Association of School Administrators
West Virginia
Episcopalians to Hold Special Youth Service
Captain Fred Nussbaum, Church Army director, will speak at St Stephen's Church Young People meeting in Ansted. He has been named convocation chair of youth work in the West Virginia Diocese. Program begins 6 15 with evening prayer. open to all. The Ansted group will host a supper for guests before the program.
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Carol Ann
Claude L. Lucas
E St
Memorial Baptist Church
Daughters of the American Revolution
Woodrow Wilson
John M. Slack
United States Military Academy
West Point
Danny
West Virginia University
Fred Nussbaum
Church Army
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Ansted
St. Stephen's Church
St. Stephen's
Joseph A. Rickards Jr
West Virginia
Rickards
Nussbaum
United Youth Group
Oklahoma
Northwestern State College
Tahlequah
Okla
Church Army Training College
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fall's State College
Muncie
Ind
Pacific School of Religion
Church of the Divinity School
Berk
American Guild of Organists
Episcopal
Indiana
Presbyterian Officers Elders Board To Meet
A joint meeting of Beckley Presbyterian Church officers, elders and deacons is set before the Deacons' Board at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday. The session will discuss the churchs role in the Bluestone Conference Center Davis Stuart Campaign and all members are urged to attend.
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Beckley Presbyterian Church
Bluestone
Relief of sort bedford rent cut over color scheme
Mrs Constance Peachy had her weekly rent reduced from 14.70 to 11.75 after she complained the color scheme of brown and dark blue was terrible to live in. The case highlights how decor choices can influence housing costs in Bedford England.
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Bedford
England
UPI
Constance Peachy
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W. Va
By Dallas Boothe
Labor News
Canneries
Green Giant Co
LeSueur
Minn
Frank J. Winter
Prom
C & P Telephone Company
The
Chesapeake and Potomac
Woodrow Wilson ‘High School
Carol Ann Porterfield
Daniel Edgar Speilman Jr
Beckley College
Usher Club
Flying Eagle Band
Episcopalians
Presbyterian
Words of the Champions
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Jardiniere
Jerkin Jessamine
Lyceum
Madrigal
Maelstrom
Maggety
Tal
A ‘Iwedar
Raleigh Register and Principals Associations
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