Beckley Belongs to Merchants and Buyers Week Meeting
Beckley resident L. H. Swaim was among manufacturers reps at the 55th Merchants and Buyers Week Association semi annual meeting. The event ran July 21 to 23 at the West Virginia Hotel Bluefield with a Club 52 dance floor show and an old fashioned southern barbecue at Glenwood Park followed by a park recreation building dance.
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Merchants and Buyers Week Association, Inc
West’ Virginian
Bluefield
Glenwood Park
the Park
Rabid foxes threaten livestock in Wood County
Parkersburg report from Game Conservator E L Anderson notes that rabid foxes in rural Wood County have caused livestock losses and posed risks to humans, with 18 residents of a Mineral Wells area neighborhood affected.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Wood County
E L. Anderson
Motor Bikes Deemed Greater Highway Menace Than Bicycles
Police today warned motor bikes pose a greater highway risk than bicycles or motorcycles. An official Beek detachment notes many bikes run on improvised or old motors and are operated by unlicensed minors, ignoring traffic laws.
Recreation Site To Be Prepared For Beckley Project
D E Wipperman announces site work will begin Monday behind Central Junior High for Beckley’s new recreation facility. His firm is dismantling a White Sulphur Springs building and plans to move it to Beckley in about 20 days as the campaign to raise $30 000 for moving progresses.
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Central
Beckley
D. E. Wipperman
White Sulphur Springs
Beaver Lions Seek Speed Warning Signs on Route 1921
Beaver Lions Club votes to pay half the cost of traffic signs if the State Road Commission installs them in Beaver along U S Route 1921. They argue incorporation would allow hiring a police officer to enforce speed limits and slow traffic.
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Beaver
Beaver Lions Club
State Road Commission
Beaver Incorporated
Petition Seeks Protection From Mad Fox Attacks
A petition addressed to Sheriff W. C. Cochran calls for stronger protective measures against mad foxes after recent attacks. Two cows and one horse are listed among the victims, underscoring the livestock danger posed by the rabid animals.
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W. C. Cochran
Local Feed Prices Displayed for Livestock Keepers
A price list shows scratch feed at 100 pounds for 4.65 dollars, cr corn at 4.80 dollars per 100 pounds, oats at 3.65 dollars for 80 pounds, and standard middling at 4.20 dollars per 100 pounds with a 4.00 dollar reference. Prices subject to change.
Civitan Drive Seeks 30000 More For Beckley Building
City Recorder William P. Laven reported the total fund reached 7061 after 1428 in yesterday contributions. Civitan Club president G. P. Baker urged campaign workers last night to speed up efforts to raise the 30000 target.
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Beckley
William P. Laven
G. P. Baker
The
Civitan Club
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