Strawberry Festival Sets Stage For Farmers Day Honors
Beckley farmers day features a strawberry festival with over 20 producers competing for prizes and exhibits. A strawberry queen and princess were named, with judging by WVU Extension Service expert V A Amato. The festival includes auctions, cash prizes, a farmers day parade, and a chicken barbecue for up to 750 guests.
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Beckley
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
Thomas
Eugene Alderman
Harper Heights
Haseen
Edna Campbell
Fred Campbell
Beaver
Beckley Junior High School
Farm Women's Club
Stuart A. Gose
Civitan Club
National Guard
Eugene F. Eager
Kiwanis Club
Eager
Beckley Lions Club
John W. Smith
Smith
Jerry Ellison
Freddy Rowles
Peace Springs
Edna Patterson
Jimmy Hatcher
Buddy Williams
Sophia Student Receives Award At American Legion Event
Mary Elizabeth McVey, senior at Sophia High School, earned the American Legion School Award presented by Robert M. Deaner Post 169, West Virginia. J. B. Sexton represented the post as the awards were given amid plans for Farmers Day activities and a parade route through Beckley with prizes and contests organized by the Jaycee committee.
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Mary Elizabeth McVey
Sophia High School
American Legion
J. A. McVey
Robert M. Deaner
Department of West Virginia
J. B. Sexton
Post Fin
Mary Elizabeth
National Honor Society
Beckley Engagement Set Between Beckley Native and New Yorker
Mr and Mrs Naaman Clark announce the engagement of their daughter Jo Ann formerly of Beckley now of New York City to James Alexander Stone also of New York City. The wedding is planned for July 2 in Beckley.
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Naaman Clark
Rawlings Street
Jo Ann
New York City
Beckley
James Alexander Stone
Mr. Houston Dies Silent Capitalist and Publisher Jones
Jesse Holman Jones known as Mr. Houston was buried in Forest Park Cemetery after dying Friday night at 82 from a long illness. He was publisher of the Houston Chronicle and former secretary of commerce, with services held at St. Paul’s Methodist Church where he long worshiped.
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Houston
Tex
Jesse Holman Jones
Mr. Houston
Forest Park Cemetery
The
Houston Chronicle
Secretary of Commerce
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Jones
Harriman at Home After Minor Surgery
New York Governor Averell Harriman left Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after minor prostate surgery and plans to stay several days at his New York City home. Aides said physicians pronounced his condition excellent. The article notes a historical count of Irish descent among eight U S Presidents.
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New York
Averell Harriman
New York City
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Fish counting mission off Bermuda reef by Bardach
Assistant Prof. John E. Bardach of the University of Michigan leads a Bermuda task to estimate fish populations around the island. He counts hundreds of fish from the ocean floor with aqualung gear, aided by seven assistants with flip charts and breathing apparatus.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
John E. Bardach
Bermuda
Bardach
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William E. Sutphin
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Committee
William M. Shanklin
Beckleyusiness
Valley Drive
Neville St
Main
South Kanawha
Barbara Alderman
Harriman
U. S
Jackson
Polk
Buchanann
Arthur
McKinley
Wilson
Truman
el Ni KY
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