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Beckley Farmers Day draws thousands in first event
Beckley held its first Farmers Day on Wednesday with a parade, exhibits of more than 1,000 items, a chicken barbecue for about 750, and a strawberry auction that raised 51 for four quarts. Mary Ruth Rapp, of Renick, crowned Dairy Princess. Miss Ann Leach of Union runner up. Awards totaling hundreds were given for community exhibits, crafts, antiques, and youth floats.
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Beckley
C. T. Shackelford
Rural Development Council
William Shanklin
Beckley Recreation
Ginia University
Morgantown
V. A. Amato
West Virginia University Extension Service
Buckhannon
Joe Harris
Jumping Branch
Brown and Meador
Bellepoint
A. W. Lilly
Ethel Ballengee
Piney View
James Cook
Shady Spring
David R. Meador
Ivan McClelland
Fayetteville
Danny Bennett
Dean Bragg
Ansted
Barbara Alderman
Harper Heights
Edna Campbell
Beaver
Mount Tabor Mounties
Helen Borrer
Chester Bennett
Beckley Business Houses
Dry Hill Prosperity Group
W. H
McGinnis
Melvin Maples
Robert L. Dillon
O. D. Griffith
Betty
Grace
Joan Wilkes
Wayne Reynolds
Ruth Lewis
Everett Lilly
van W. Carper
Grandview
Cecil H. Graham
M. E. Richmond
Fred W. Roschi
J. W. McConnell
Flat Top
A. J. Bishop
Oak Hill
George H. Haynes
Rainelle
Donnelly
Emory Winston
Scarbro Rt
Phillip Kincaid
Charmece
Collis Amon
Bobby Scott
J. M. Collins
Frank Wiseman
Hope
Ethel Thomas
Beckley Rt
Ernest Shearer
Sweeneysburg
Duff Spangler
Cittsville
Perry Evans
Jimmy Hatcher
Buddy Williams
Chapman Revercorm
Charleston
U. S. Senate
Cecil H. Underwood
Sistersville
Kiwanis, Lions, Civitan
Rotary
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Mount Tabor