Curtain Callers Pick Cast For The Rainmaker
Curtain Callers in Beckley announce a February production of The Rainmaker a seven actor romantic comedy by N Richard Nash rehearsals underway at Rural Acres Drive workshop Lizzie Curry is played by Mrs Arnold C Burke a Curtain Callers newcomer Fife is played by ons R Brown affiliated with WOAY TV John Phillips farm editor for The Raleigh Register will play H C Curry William G Snyder Rainmaker Starbuck is the title role Dick Booth WWNR Beckley to play Noah Curry William Cook Beckley National Bank transit dept will play Jim mie Curry Edward Saymen veteran actor owner of The People s Clothing Oak Hill rounds out the cast.
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Beckley’s
Little Theater Group
N. Richard Nash
Broadway
Hollywood
Rural Acres Drive
Arnold C. Burke
Maxwell Rd
Lizzie Curry
John B. Rogers
Rose Marie
Cincinnati Opera
Lone Season
William G. Snyder
Granville Ave
Starbuck
Snyder
Home Insurance Agency
Beckley
Kanawha Players
Charleston
Dick Booth
Booth Ave
Noah Curry
Booth
WWNR
William Cook
Second Ave
Jimmie Curry
Cook
Beckley National Bank
Edward Saymen
Coal Exhibit Showcases West Virginia Coal Economy
The public can view the Coal Back bone of the West Virginia Economy exhibit at the Bank of Raleigh lobby until Monday, then at Kanawha Valley Bank in Charleston Tuesday for a week, with a permanent display planned at the State Museum. The 3 panel exhibit explains coal's state role, features mine maps, production tables, and photos, with a WV Coal Association spokesman stressing coal’s economic value. The piece notes a band from Clear Fork High School, band officers, and student ownership of instruments. it mentions large coal reserves estimated at two trillion tons in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Bank of Raleigh
Iee Association
Ree
Kanawha Valley Bank
Charleston
State Museum of the Department of Archives and History
West Virginia Coal Association
Haywood
Clear Fork High
Concord
Ohio State University
United States
Beckley Residents Welcome Visitors From Holiday Trip
Beckley residents and relatives returned home from visits across Ohio and Kentucky. Families including the Webbs of Beckley and their son Pfc. Sam Webb hosted relatives, while Patricia Webb studied at Central State College in Xenia. Other guests included Miss Doris Wright from Morehead and Basil Crite Jr. and family visiting Harper Heights. Kent Banks, Stella Hargrove, and W. J. Adams were also described as recuperating or returning home from the Beckley area.
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Sam _ Webb
Beckley
Columbus
Ohio
Pfc
Sam Webb
Patricia Webb
Xenia
Central State College
Basil Crite Jr
Beckley Area
Thomas Clark
Harper Heights
Basil Crite
Ringleben Street
Kent Banks
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Stella Hargrove
W. J. Adams
Mrs Arthur Barker Returns From Holidays at Harper
Mrs Arthur Barker has returned to Beckley Memorial Hospital after spending the holidays in her Harper home.
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Andrew Story
Brooklyn, N. Y
Harper Heights
Arthur Barker
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Mrs Wright and Mrs Clark Return to New York Employment
Mrs Alfred Wright and Mrs Norman Clark have returned to their work in New York after spending the holidays at home here, resuming professional duties following the holiday period.
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Alfred Wright
Norman Clark
New York
Soldier's holiday visit noted by Wright family
PFC Stewart Wright, stationed at the Philadelphia recruiting office, was a holiday guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wright, Rawlings Street, and will return to Philadelphia Sunday. The Sojourner Truth Woman's Christian Temperance Union staged a musical program at the Veterans Hospital on December 28, after which patients were served coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Wright
Philadelphia, Pa
Herbert Wright
Rawlings Street
Philadelphia
THE
Sojourner Truth Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Veterans Hospital
Marion Brown Spends Holidays in Dayton Area Visit
Marion Brown of Dayton Ohio joined his wife and daughter here for the holiday season, sharing time with family and enjoying the local community atmosphere.
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Marion Brown
Dayton
Ohio
Local social notes list visiting families and returns
Mr and Mrs Robert Terrell and daughter of Charleston visited over the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Millard Francis on Antonio Street. The Rev Corey O Mitchell has returned from Philadelphia due to his brother’s illness, the Rev Frank Mitchell. Lt and Mrs Roland Jones have returned to Fort Riley Kansas after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs James Braxton on Russell Street and Mrs Nettie Cawthorne of Bluefield. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Booker of 308 Gregory Street entertained dinner guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Terrell
Charleston
Millard Frankis
Antonio Street
Corey O. Mitchell
Philadelphia
Frank Mitchell
Roland Jones
Fort Riley
Kan
James Braxton
Russell Street
Nettie Cawthorne
Bluefield
Kenneth Booker
Gregory St
Local visits and holiday travel notes across Harper Heights
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Booker and Miss Marjorie Tyree hosted guests from New York to Washington, while Miss Carolyn Snider joined the Moss family on S Fayette Street. Mrs. William Nelson returned to Great Neck as visitors stayed on Church Street. Grover Gilbert returned home from holidays in Columbus with his parents Harper Heights, joined by Tom Strickland and daughter from Chicago and their hosts the Stricklands parent family in Slab Fork.
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John Moss
S. Fayette St
John Edward Jr
Detroit
Mich
Leon
Lansing
Seattle
Wash
Doris Holmes
New York
Mrs
Henry Green
Church Street
Norman Booker
Harper Heights
Marjorie Tyree
Ian Pearis
Washington, D. C
Carolyn Snider
William Nelson
Great Neck
N. Y
Grover Gilbert
Columbus
Ohio
G. C. Gilbert
Gilberts
Tom B. Strickland
Chicago
III
Stricklands
Osiar Strickland
Slab Fork
Real estate deeds filed in Raleigh County clerk office
Deeds on file record transfers in Shady Spring District and Beckley area. Nola E and Cline Shrewsberry and Paul M Lilly to Kessler B Lilly with no consideration. Kessler B Lilly to Paul M Lilly with no consideration. Robert B Sayre to Ruth Pearl Bowles and Pansy M Williams for Hedrick Walker Carter Addition Beckley. Kenneth and Daisy Jennings to Russell Maynard Jennings and Kenneth Lee Jennings for Ball Truck Farms Addition Town District with no consideration. Beckley Lumber and Supply Co. from Robert B Sayre for Level Flats Addition to Piney View Town District for $1200. New River Co. to Ronald Wood near Stanaford Town District for $1500.
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Raleigh County
Nola E
Cline Shrewsberry
Paul M. Lilly
Kessler B. Lilly
Shady Spring
Nola E. Shrewsberry
Robert B. Sayre
Ruth Pearl Bowles
Pansy M. Williams
Hedrick-Walker- Carter
Beckley
Kenneth
Daisy Jennings
Free hearing test available at Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
If you suspect you are losing your hearing, get a free hearing test now. Tests can be done in our office or in your home for peace of mind. Mountain State Hearing Aid Center Room 303 Atlas Bldg., 1252 Main St, Beckley, West Virginia. Contact Robert R. Elmore or Earl W. Richmond at CL 3-5104.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain State Hearing Aid Center
Atlas Bidg
Main St
Beckley
W. Va
Robert R. Elmore
Earl W. Richmond
Also Mentioned on This Page
Saymen
People’s Clothing
Oak Hill
Edward
John Phillips
Robert R. Brown
Lilly
Clear Fork High School
Helen Haywood
Henrietta Pettry
Joan Flowers
Nancy McNulty
Sarita Workman
Carol Howell
Sandra
Dot McNulty
Clear Fork Band
Beckleyans
Patricia Hill
Abram Hill
Mulberry St
Hampton, Va
Hampton Institute
Fred Harrison
Oliver Springs
Tenn
Stanford Thompson
Dorothy Wright
William Wright
North Beckley
Morehead, Ky
Morehead State College Nursing School
Leon Moss
Michigan State University
Krogers
Fronk
Jergen
Norwich
Alka Seltzer
TIMEX
Eastman Kodak
Sunbeam
Coxon
Floyd Lewis
Nickie
Karen
John E. Moss
S. Fayette Street
Plymouth
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