Man Uses Honks To Outsmart Traffic Holdouts On Main Street
A cautious driver on Main Street waited through red and yellow signals while others blasted him with horns. When the light finally changed, he sped off North Kanawha, leaving behind frustrated rivals. The note contrasts with other items about Arnprior, Ontario and a hospital ambulance conversion using a Packard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Main and
Kanawha
North Kanawha
Packard
B. B. Richmond
McKendree Emergency
Negro Activities Shifted Hilltop Venue July Event
Local notes report Mrs. Sarah Johnson Braxton will lead the Young Mrs. Bible class July 29 to August 4 at Hilltop instead of East Beckley. Other items mention mine work returnees, visits to relatives, hospital stays, and community society meetings across Beckley and nearby towns.
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Sarah Johnson Braxton
Hilltop
East Beckley
Fire Creek
Community Obituary and Church Events in July
New Women's Leader returns home after a week with her aunt Mrs P P Glenn. Deacons rally set for Sunday July 28 at First Baptist Church with multiple ministers including Rev William Garrett and Rev Pickens. Charleston district quarterly conference at St Luke A M E Church on July 28 with Rev A J Smoot preaching morning and again at 2 00 pm. Local white friends from Mill Branch Glen Daniel expected. Mrs Parthena Stone and children visiting Beckley. Mrs H H Hutcherson of Rhodell operated on at hospital.
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George Richardson
J. W. Redman
Pennsylvania
Mrs. Redman
Lewisburg
Mr. Redman
Sadie Wood
Kaymoor
Amy Davis
Pulaski
Virginia
Laura Ware
Dora Johnson
Cora Ferguson
McKendree Hospital
J. W. Tweedy
Thurmond
Geneva Carter
Brooklyn
W. D. Davis
Mancy Davis
Mary Carter
Washington, D. C
O. D. Davis
Thayer
Charles Mosley
Mt. Zion Missionary Society
Henry Rotan
Lizzie Wood
Linnie Allen
Naomi Smith
Lucille Bibb
Marie Rotan
Lillian Witt
S. J. Richie
Lucy Williams
Hazel Jones
Eva Pore
A. Witt
Andrew da Ses
Susie Robinson
Montgomery
Elsie
C. H. Jackson
Charleston
Clare Smith
Clara Smith
Nettie Washington
Matt Claytor
South Caperton
Sprague
Missionary Union of
Layland
M. Terrell
The
Missionary Society
P. P. Glenn
William Craighead
Tams
Maxine
First Baptist Church
William Garrett
Pickens
George
G. W. Hairston
J. H. Vaden
A. W. Russell
Hizer
G. B. Anderson
A. J. Smoot
St. Luke’s A. M. E
J. H. Maxwell
Smoot
Lester
Mabscott
High Coal
Beckley
J. S. Butts
R. J. Howard
Hargrove
Watts
Glen White
Biggers
Winding Gulf
Mill Branch
Glen Daniel
W. M. Motz
Parthena Stone
Board Members Turn Down Aid for County Schools
Raleigh county officials seeking funds for a county building program were informed by the state planning board that its duties only included designating a federal agency to receive works-relief money, not authorizing county building funds. Dr J L Lineweaver and J L Huffman accompanied by W R Fugitt and G M Parker made the Charleston trip despite low expectations.
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Charleston
State Planning Board
Raleigh
J. L. Lineweaver
J. L. Huffman
W. R. Fugitt
G. M. Parker
Beckley Area News Briefs Include Church School Open
Local notes report health visits at Beckley hospital with Mrs Viola Thompson and Miss Viola Thompson. Mrs Sarah Johnson Braxton speaks at New Covenant Holiness Church. Vacation Bible School opens at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Lawn party hosted by Miss Ethel Mullens with Japanese lanterns and radio music. A long list of visits, travels, and weekend guests from Beckley area and nearby towns is recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Thompson
Hilltop
E. B. White
Washington, D. C
Dan Wilson
Red Star
Sarah Johnson Braxton
New Covenant Holiness Church
East Beckley
Mattie Ware
Lucille Johnson
Roanoke
Virginia
Philip Hall
Ebenezer Baptist Church
James Williams
Claude Gillespie
Earsel Williams
Dallas Covey
Louise Mullens
Pig Mullens
Ruth Mullens
Vernal Reed
Ralph Smith
McRae Crews
W. H. Stover
Gladys Murdock
Bill Brown
Emmett Godby
Beckley
Nora Gunter
Besaco
Roland Crews
Eccles
Beulah Castle
Melton Rosamond
Clifton Thompson
Johnnie Gillespie
Theresa
Paul Malone
Ruby Evans
Miner Ambushed and Shot in Eye in Philippi
AP reports Harry Phillips a 31 year old miner was ambushed on a rural Philippi road when a bullet struck his right eye as he walked. Police investigated the incident and no motive or suspect details were provided.
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Philippi
Harry Phillips
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Arnprior
Ontario
Chambers
Dulowe
H. D. Chambers
Charles Dulowe
Whitesville
Ont
New York City
Empire State Building
Bewis Bowman
C. C. Lewis
Anthony Farmer
Bolt
Mr. Farmer
Garten Activities
New Women’s Leader
Mise Char
Williams
Seattle
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Associated Press
Lydia'e. Pinkham
Bluefield
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley, W. VA
Beckley Hospital
Edwards
Queen Esther Carter
Mattie Martin
W. Va
G. C. Murray
Bartley
A. E. Barrett
Mrs. Samples
J. D. Swim
C. L. Smith
A. C. Clendenin
Helen
R. B. Snyder
Ray White
Thomas Morgan, Jr
Joe Heatherman
Sam
John Snyder
Margaret Agnes Morgan
Camp Lee
Greenbrier
Ethel Mullens
Parisburg
Overina White
Princeton
Sylvia Dutton
Nellie Richards
Margaret Richards
Maxine Castle
Rhodell
Julian Evans
Ronald
Pearisburg, Virginia
Merritt Memorial Bible Class
the Flats
Fairdale
Stansbury Farm
Glen Daniels
West Va
Stansbury
Glen Rogers
Gauley Mountain
West Virginia
H. A. Stansbury
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