Jack Sloan Qualifies For Eagle Scout Rank
Jack Sloan a Woodrow Wilson High School sophomore and son of H A Sloan of East Prince Street will be presented his Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor next Thursday in the Circuit Court Room. Sloan was the third member of Troop 108 at Beckley Presbyterian Church to advance to Eagle rank in recent months joining Earl Whitner and Gerald Wood.
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Jack Sloan
Woodrow Wilson High School
H. A. Sloan
East Prince Street
Circuit Court Room
Sloan
Beckley Presbyterian Church
China Club Displays West Virginia in Shanghai Exhibit
West Virginians on military duty in Shanghai gained a home atmosphere through a seven day December exhibit in the Army and Navy YMC A lobby. Secretary J F Macholka reported the display by the Industrial and Publicity Commission featured photos travel folders and literature on the state's spots and life. An entertainment program with West Virginia as the theme was arranged for the servicemen.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West
Commission
J. Everet Long
West Virginia University
YMCA
West Virginia
Downtown parking could face restriction after garage completion
Mayor Grover C. Hedrick says some Heber Street and nearby downtown street parking may be banned once the proposed municipal garage is finished. He dismissed rumors that meters would be removed when the project is completed.
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Heber Street
Grover C. Hedrick
Moscow department store chief blasts poor Russian goods
The commercial director of Mostorg in Moscow criticized Russian factories for poor quality and low output. Y Ganshtak told Trud that inspectors found large amounts of bad merchandise and urged production of electric refrigerators vacuum cleaners washing machines and decent furniture to meet consumer demands after rationing ended and ruble revaluations. He cited 25 percent of 20 000 Paris Commune Factory shoes graded above quality standards.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Mostorg
Trud
Y. Ganshtak
Ganshlak
Paris Commune
Thief Returns Stolen Projector in Philadelphia
A motion picture projector screen and five rolls of film used for the March of Dimes campaign were taken from a Philadelphia auto. Police in Upper Darby received a call and found the items behind a Super A Market, ending the incident with the recovered goods.
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Philadelphia
Upper Darby
Two New School Buses to Arrive in Raleigh County
John Evans of the Raleigh County board of education announced two new 66 passenger school buses will arrive from Lima Ohio after a mechanical check. One will serve Piney View East Beckley and Sofia routes, the other Surveyor route. routes will shift with scrapping of older buses.
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Raleigh County
John Evans
The
Board’of Education
Lima
Ohio
Piney View
East Beckley
Sophia
Surveyor
Clear Fork
Marsh Fork
Evans
County Board of Education
New Supermarket Manager Arrives in Beckley
D W Geary longtime Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company manager assumes Beckley store leadership effective January 5. He replaces Harold S Johnson who led the local A P store for years. Geary born in Ohio has spent 15 years in West Virginia and previously managed the Logan A P shop. Mrs Geary will stay in Oak Hill until housing is secured. Johnson unavailable for comment.
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theAtlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Oak Hill
Beckley
Harold S. Johnson
Ohio
Geary
West Virginia
Pere
Johnson
New Beckley Police Judge Hears First Case at City Hall
G Berk Lynch, Beckley’s new police judge under Mayor Hedrick, held his initial court session at City Hall. The first case, a drunken driving charge against Henry Hope of Beckley, resulted in a guilty finding, with Hope appealing to Criminal Court on a $55 bond posted after his January 4 arrest.
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G. Berk Lynch
Beckley
Grover C. Hedrick
City Hall
Henry Hope
Hope
Science Show at High School captivates Beckley crowd
General Electric presents the House of Magic a science show once a World's Fair favorite now touring Beckley West Virginia at the Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium Tuesday January 13 with 1 and 8 pm performances Admission is free. The show features visible sound audible light voice commanded toys and dramatic demonstrations from the General Electric Research Laboratory. It has drawn over 2 500 000 people in New York and served 1 200 009 service members during WWII.
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General Electric
Woodrow Wilbeen
New York
iFair
Chicago
Progress
Beckley
House of Magic
Floyd Gibbons
General Electric Research Laboratory
Strike Curtails Mine Operation Near Brooklyn
Brooklyns Scotia Coal Company mine work is curtailed by a strike that began January 2. United Mine Workers official Larkin St Philpott says men struck over four seniority rights being cut off. UMWW will negotiate grievances. Company officials report some men remain at work while the majority are out.
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Brooklyn
Scotia Coal Company
Larkin St. Philpott
United Mine Workers
Beckley
U.M.W
Coal Company
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