Roosevelt Letter Signatures and Local Speed Traps Mentioned
A fragment from Bug Dust recounts President Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt's reply to a letter by Jimmy Gaedano of South Kanawha Street Beckley. The piece notes Howe used a rubber stamp for signatures and mentions speed traps at three white-marked points across the street. It also references the Spruce Mountain road completion and a coming celebration atop Spruce Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaedano
Uce
Kanawha Street
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jimmy
Albany
Louis McHenry Howe
Roosevelt
Jetters
Howe
Frank
Hope
Spruce Mountain
Clear Creek
Beckley
Whitesville
Charleston
Jarrolds Valley
Route Three
Local business leaders eye Beckley over Charleston pull
Readers learn Raleigh County merchants feel pressure from Charleston shoppers as Beckley seeks to attract customers. The piece mixes local anecdotes about store clerks, regional travel to Chicago and Indianapolis, a goldfish theft tale, and notes on community events including a Fourth of July operetta, church circles, a Junior League gathering, and a Friday Ebenezer church singing contest with multiple group contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
Jately
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ladies East Beckley Choral Club
Rainbow ‘Clee Club
Doves of Palestine
Raleigh Big Four
Silver
Star Harmony Four
Sprague
Gospel Singers
Ebenezer Church
Local Notes on Visitors and Residents
Negro Activities Prof A C Uallaway of Lone don visited our town on Friday as guest of Hl W Dandridge. Mrs Bernice Brown of Ran ceverte stays with her sisters Mrs 8 J Howard and Mrs Cleo I Blakey. Mrs Hazel Austin returns to pinefield for summer school after time here with husband Thoms Austin patient at Beckley hospital. Mrs Mattie Breckenridge Miss Lucile Thomas and Rev We Gains visited past week. J Q Smith of Charleston spent hours with friends Friday. Matt Moore of Bluefield also visited. Mrs W L Jeffries confined at home due to illness. Mrs H W Dandridge ill. Mrs Jessie Scoll of Helen guest Thurs. Miss Maude Hickman of Fireco visited Miss Georgia W Powell Sunday. Howard Law attending Wy Va State summer school.
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Cary
Elkins
Richard
Henry Paris
Big Stick
Beckley Hospital
Francis Paris
Evelyn Paris
Thela Hargrove
W. Way
State College
H. C. Hargrove
East Beckley
Ruby Lynch
Willinson
Thela tHlargrove
Mac Brady
Charleston
Wy, D. Melcher
Minden
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Beckley
Philip F. King
Bessie Young
Huth Smith
Mission Circle
Doreas Mission Cirele of
Cunard
Johnson
Annie Milner
Hattie Ayers
Lila Day
Bertha Hardy
Thelma Reynolds
Lenora
A. C. Uallaway
Lonedon
Hl. W.dandridge
Bernice Brown
Ranceverte
J. Howard
Cleo I Blakey
Hazel Austin
Pinefield
Thoms Austin
Mattie Breckenridge
Lucile Thomas
Reven
J. Q. Smith
Matt Moore
Bluefield
WL. Jeffries
H. W. Dandridge
Jessie Scoll
Helen
Maude Hickman
Fireco
Georgia W Powell
Howard Law
Wy Va
Social Visit Notes From Grand View Area
Grand View West Virginia residents Will Painter and Beckley visitors Miss Jessie Scott and Miss Lena Carper are noted for weekend visits. Local residents Misses Zora and Vanda Louthier of Carin and Carl Clark of Daniels are described visiting here and calling on friends. Evelyn Scott of Glen Hetrick was seen calling on friends Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Painter
Beckley
Jessie Scott
Table Rock
Elizabeth McClure
Lena Carper
Zora
Vanda Louthier
Carin
Heugal Harrah
Meadow Bridge
Addie
Dorothy Carper
Carl Clark
Daniels
Dr Wriston Loses Case On Main Street Theft
Dr Robert Wriston reported a black leather obstetrical case valued around 75 dollars missing Friday evening after he left it briefly on Main Street to fetch a Coke at the Classic. He walked from the North Fayette street car to the corner of Main and Fayette, then went to his Raleigh County bank building office and found the case gone. He urged anyone with information to call his office at 462 or his home at 564.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wriston
Main Street
Winstan
North Fayette Street
Main and
Fayette
Raleigh County Bank
Revival planned with J D Sexton to aid Sturgill at Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard West Virginia notes Rev J D Sexton from North Carolina will assist Rev Q O Sturgill in a revival at the Baptist church starting Saturday night July 8. A vesper service and campfire gathering preceded the revival with a nature theme. The Ladies Mission Circle finished a quilt project at Mrs R C Egnor’s home with several members in attendance.
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P. A
Garter
J. D. Sexton
North Carolina
QO. C. Sturgill
Baptist Church
Ladies Mission Circle
R. C. Egnor
Omer Bleshman
Audie Fink
GO. P. Bite
Macy Jessup
Lester Ball
H. A. Fink
XN. C
Family Guests at Christina Durham Home
Harper and guests visited the home of Miss Christina Durham on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carpenter in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Goubey Inlay Wuntington
James Godbey
Robert Stanley
Eccles
J. D. Stanley
Jennings Unite In Marriage As Community Sends Best Wishes
Local report notes a Wednesday marriage for Jennings and extends best wishes for a happy prosperous future. Active social visits include Mrs Wierey Vandivort visiting Mrs A G Wilcox. Delphia and Stella Cooper with family. tent meetings led by Rev Wolfe of Virginia near E M Byrd's store inviting attendance each night.
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Coal City
Wierey Vandivort
A. G. Wilcox
Clayton Cooper
Joe Cooper
Delphia
Stella
Earnest Cooper
Jennings
Rev. Wolfe
Virginia
E. M. Byrd
Lucie Thorn
Minden
Thedford Stanley
Young Peoples Sunday School Class Enjoys Coal River Picnic
Mount Tabor West Virginia reports the Young Peoples Sunday school class and teacher Uel Walker motor ed to Coal River for a pleasant picnic and evening swim. Mr and Mrs Dorsey Harper welcome a baby boy born Monday. Hayward Riffe and Miss Beulab...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples
Uel Walker
Coal River
Dorsey Harper
Hayward Riffe
Miss Beulab
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Oakwood Avenue
Ragland
Bam
Mr. Ragland
Harley Martin Kilgore
Viola Moss
Elsie Hill
Wilma Wright
Anna Clark
Margaret Greene
Alberta Clark
Grace [Clark
Washington
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Gerard Swope
General Electric
Col
Edward Hurley
Roper
Commerce Department
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Melvin A. Traylor
E. Y. Mitchell
Commerce
John Dickinson
Robert Q. Elbert
To & P
Grand View, Ww. Va
DR. Wriston
Crab Orchard
W. Va
Dentists
W. L. Mitchell
Mgr- 23
Main St
Beckley Ice & Feed Co
Lamson
David A. Lamson
Leland Stanford University
San Jose
Cal
Associated Press
Nancy Carroll
Paul Lukas
Frank Morgan
Gloria Stuart —In
Our Gang
Mollie Holcomb
Edward G. Robinson
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GIANT
Christina Durham
Martha Sheffler
C. B. Jordan
Crow
Frank Jordan
Mount Tabor
Real Estate Life and Fire Insurance
A.J. Britton Phone 960
Beckley, V. Va
Lilly Sidg
Raleigh Steam Laundry Co
Charleston Laundry
Atlas
Atlas Beer
Atlas Brewing CO
Chicago, Ill
Bluefield Produce & Provision Co
Atlas Special Beer
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