Beaver visitor recalls old Raleigh county debates and family ties
J A Wood of Beaver, age seventy, visits Beckley and revisits boyhood feuds over compulsory schooling once debated in the Raleigh county courthouse. He shares reminiscences of local figures and notes beards and kinship with L A Wood, a Beckley printer, amid a tapestry of anecdotes about travels, family roots, and Camp Lee directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Wood
Beckley
J. A. Wood
Charlie Ashworth
Mr. Wood
Raleigh
Wood
Slab Fork
Scott's Scrapbook notes camp and local visits
The column recalls the Scott's Scrapbook noting the four year old house overrun with vines and a grove used by Mrs Smith's girls for campfires and vesper services near the Greenbrier pool. It mentions July camp opening through September and lists Beckley visitors including Lucille Lytton Richard Lee Billie, Russell Cooke family, Bill Gray, Oscar Richardson party, Paul Hancock, B Blackburn W Shealer Walter Hancock, Kelly Cooke and children, Victor Vaughn Fisher Max Vaughn, Mary McClure of Damascus visiting the Blevins home, B Shorts and W Turner business visitors.
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W. D. Nace
Lucille Lytton
Richard Lee
Billie
Beckley
Russell Cooke
George Stover
Bill Gray
New River
Oscar Richardson
Giles
Paul Hancock
Stock Averages and Total Sales Report
Daily stock averages and total sales figures are listed with prior and year-ago comparisons. The entry notes the day’s overall sales total at 1,739,050 and includes industry categories and miscellaneous coded data from the Associated Press.
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The
Associated Press
Indust. Net Cig
Local Guests and Visits Across Tams and Mullens
Tams West Virginia Miss Manola Long of Rock is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Helmadollar this week. Miss Mae Operdhuck of Beck ley visits Miss Mary Elizabeth Hilton. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gravely of Mullens were visitors here Friday. Pauline and Donnie Ables of Mullens visit Mr. and Mrs. Bergan Segle. Pythian sisters host fruit showers for Margaret Anne Segle Jeanette Hall Mrs. Ed Maxwell Ralph Law Howard Blevins Ercul Hirnner and Bernard Deaner. Frieda Joyce and Buddy Cooke visit Crab Orchard relatives early this week. Mrs. John Osborne and her children Marie Virginia Norma Jeanne and Johnnie return from trip to the Carolinas. Marie, eldest, suffered sun stroke but improving since return. Jeanette Hall confined at home illness. Howard Blevins improving from pneumonia. Miss Ruth McCormick of Beck ley visits in the home of
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Mae Operdhuck
Beckley
Mary Elizabeth Hilton
J. S. Gravely
Mullens
S. W. Deaner
Pauline
Donnie Ables
Bergan Segle
Pythian
Margaret Anne Segle
Jeanette Hall
Ed Maxwell
Ralph Law
Howard Blevins
Ercul Hirnner
Bernard Deaner
Frieda
Joyce
Buddy Cooke
Ruth McCormick
City Council Buys New Dodge Dump Truck
In a brief city hall session the council announced a Dodge dump truck purchased from Atwell-Catron Motor company for city use. The regular levy will be laid on August 6 and registrars for the next city election will be approved by the council on August 26.
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Atwell-Catron Motor Company
Infant Karl Williams Dies. Funeral Set Tomorrow
Funeral services for seven month old Karl R Williams, son of Mr and Mrs R E Williams of Lillybrook, will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM in Willlis Branch cemetery, conducted by Reverend Ike Janney. Burial under Key direction.
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Karl R. Williams
R. E. Williams
Lillybrook
Willis Branch
Deportation Rumors Hit James Lin Son of China's President
The Associated Press reports deportation proceedings may target James Lin, son of President Lin Sen, after a marriage to Viola Brown while studying at Ohio State University. President Lin Sen may cable to arrange his return. Mistress Shaohwa Lin, claiming to be James's wife, disputes the stories and mentions the new penal code on secondary marriages.
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Associated Press
Kiangsi
China
James Lin
Lin
Ohio State University At
Columbus
Viola Brown
Nanking
Lin Sen
Sze
Washington
James
Peiping
Shaohwa Lin
Foochow
Infant Buried After Brief Beckley Birth in Prosperity
Prosperity West Virginia report notes the burial of the infant son of Mr and Mrs Jack Short of Beckley who lived briefly after birth. The mother is the former Ardeth Harrah who had lived with Mr and Mrs Lacy Neal. Various local notices list visitors and residents including Rev Edward Showalter heading to a Fayetteville camp meeting and others from Kilsyth Beckley and Huntington. One pilot Jean Ellis reportedly landed at Roosevelt Field after multiple attempts, causing a wreck but no injuries.
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J. A. Wood
Beaver
Beckley
Dicky Wood
Register
Camp Lee
Aubrey O. Smith
Greenbrier
Thelma Smith
Bob Campbell
James Quinn
Talcott
Alderson
Riverside Inn
Lee House
L. A. Reed
Katie Newman Lee
Jack Short
Edward Showalter
Church of Christ
Fayetteville
Basil Bailey
Fred Corley
Kilsyth
J. E. Grubb
Edna May James
Beckley Hospital
Morton Givens
Hirton
George Underwood
Fredrick Underwood
Funeral Home Reports Child's Death in Local Hospital
A child died yesterday afternoon in a local hospital, according to funeral home officials. Further details were not released pending family notification.
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Ser Funeral Home
Island Coastline With Jagged Rocks Threatens Lifeboat
The island is bordered by big jagged rocks and lacks harbors or docks. Puffy suggests waiting for the heavy wind to cease, as their lifeboat could be destroyed if moved.
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Puffy
Garden records fruit and veg harvest notes from May through July
Garden diary notes first sweet corn and cauliflower harvests on May 20 and 22 with tomatoes expected soon. Peas, beans, raspberries and blackberries ripen while apples fare poorly. Potatoes show blight but plants are mature. no spraying planned. Fruit varieties include Transparent Astrachan Wealthy Spy and late greenings. July planting advised for storage crops to extend season. Turnips may benefit from buckwheat sowing.
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Transparent
Astrachan
Akuri Palm Sap Fermented by Guatoan of Paraguay
Guatoan Indians of Paraguay cultivate the Akuri palm tree, collect sap in buckets and let it ferment into a potent intoxicant. The practice illustrates indigenous use of palm alcohol, reflecting regional subsistence and cultural tradition within their environment.
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Paraguay
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John R. Skull
Woodrow Wilson High School
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Johnnie
van Meter
Scott
R. J. Scott
Mrs
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B. N. Shorts
W. Turner
Shirley Frazer
University OF Washington
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Java
Ethiopia
Brazil
CenTrAl Press AsSociation
Tams, W. Va
Manola Long
Rock
Oscar Helmadollar
Oey
Clarksburg
Council
Williams
Liccgrr & Myzns Tonacco Co
Orientals
Prosperity
W. VA
Roger Sanford
Huntington
C. A. McNeal
Nathan Wright
Wheeling
Earl Riner
John Lee Steptoe
Denzil Blake and Son
Jean Ellis
Roosevelt Field
L. I
Mier
Vre
Beckley Truck & Auto Co
S. Oakwood Ave
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Lyric—Today
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Warner Oland
Pat” Paterson
Stepin
Shirley Temple
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