American Optical opens Beckley branch office
A new branch office of the American Optical Company has been set up in the Allen Building at Prince and N Kanawha streets Beckley area manager John Maiden will head the office The Pittsburgh zone will oversee distribution of lenses frames instruments and sunglasses with branches in Charleston Clarksburg Wheel ing Bluefield and others The Beckley branch will serve West Virginia western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio Kentucky and Maryland. The lab will handle final manufacturing steps for ocular prescriptions and will not directly serve the public. Private swimming classes start at Waterdale Pool at 6 pm under Mrs H H Harvey.
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American Optical Company
Allen
Prince and
N. Kanawha Streets
John Maiden
Trenton
N. J
Beckley
C. W. Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Canada
Westirginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Maryland
Charleston
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Bluefield
Waterdale Pool
H. H. Harvey
Brooks Moore
Agen
Quality
Tri-State
West Virginia
Scouts Leave Tonight For National Jamboree
Four patrols of Boy Scouts from the Appalachian Council depart tonight for Valley Forge Pennsylvania to attend the national jamboree starting June 30 and ending July 6 after a training period at Camp Wilderness. The group will join a Independence Day program on July 4 with music drama and fireworks. Leaders include T P Mooney Jack S Dunlap James Burcham and others from Wyco Mullens Welch Beckley and surrounding towns.
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Appalachian Council
Valley Forge
Prince
Camp Wilderness
Truman
Valley Forge Park
Philadelphia
Patrol Wolf
Southern West Virginia Council
Ira Cook
Mabscott
Kenneth Stanley
Sprague
Bobby Short
Beckley
Harold Mohler
Union
Jackie Mathias
Jenkin Jones
Jerry O'Dell White
Jerry Bays
Slab Fork
Franklin Altizer
Pineville
T P. Mooney
Wyco
Jack S. Dunlap
Mullens
James Burcham
Welch
Paul Mooney
Thomas Soulsby
Edwight
Ray Vance
Crab Orchard
Chamber of Commerce seeks more post office services
Beckley Chamber of Commerce will request extended post office hours until 10 p m daily to aid box holders and reduce lines. They also seek a larger parcel post window and two clerks at the counter, announced Arthur C Cundy managing director.
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Beckley
Cundy
Mrs. Sidney Biggs Succumbs of Wikel
Funeral arrangements completed for Mrs. Sidney Biggs of Wikel who died at home of a son in Mason, two months illness. Survived by daughter Ollie Martin of Nitro and five sons Guy Lebanon Tenn Mason Wikes Lee Covington Va Thomas Beckley Waitman Hurricane. Also four brothers John Miller Huntington Henry Sandy and M C Miller Oak Hill and 26 grandchildren.
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Sidney Biggs
Wikel
Mason
Ollie Martin
Nitro
Guy
Lebanon, Tenn
Wikes
Lee
Covington
Thomas
Beckley
Waitman
Hurricane
John Miller
Huntington
Henry
Sandy
M. C. Miller
Oak Hill
Safety talk key part of Montgomery Ward event
Reeves, Maxine Willis and Alice Williams are named attendees. An addition to the Montgomery Ward sponsored event was an address on safety by Scalise stressing proper handling of the vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly McClung
Beckley and
Montgomery Ward Company
Anthony Scalise
Bernard Martin
Martin
Scalise
Rita Roseman
Millie Cooksey
George Springer, Jr
Frederick Dowdy
Patricia Mandeville
Jennie Maxey
Billy Garretson
Larry
Montgomery Ward
Nancy Hamilton Lewis
Charles S. Lewis, Jr
Virginia Street
Register
Whitesville to Play Montgomery Today in Legion Junior Baseball
The undefeated Whitesville outfit hosts Montgomery in American Legion Junior Baseball action. Whitesville warmed up with a 2 0 victory over an independent team yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesville
Montgomery
Associated Press
American Legion
Knights Take 20-7 Victory at Richwood
The Knights of Columbus earned a 20 to 7 win over Richwood Cleaners in a rain halted playoff game. They collected 12 hits and scored in every inning while exploiting eight errors by the Cleaners. The second City Softball League game between the National Guard and VFW was washed out.
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Richwood
Knights of Columbus
Richwood Cleaners
National Guard
VFW
Knights
145 County High School Graduates To Go to College
Of 608 graduates from eight Raleigh County high schools, 145 plan college in West Virginia and 41 will study in other states. Among 240 boys 70 seek further education, while 116 of 368 girls will attend college. Negro graduates total 105 with 18 in state and four out of state. Of 47 boys 14 will attend college and 8 of 68 girls plan to go to college.
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Raleigh County
Phey
Westirginia
West Virginia
Cundy to Address Charleston Civitan Club Luncheon
Arthur C. Cundy, managing director of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce, will speak at the Charleston Civitan Club luncheon Friday at the Daniel Boone Hotel.
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Cundy
Charleston Civitans
Arthur CC. Cundy
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Charleston Civitan Club
Daniel Boone Hotel
Hall announces birth of daughter in Oceana
Mr and Mrs Doug las S Hall announce the birth of their second child a daughter at 114 am Saturday weighing 8 pounds in Oceana.
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Oceana
Douglas S. Hall
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American Optical Co
Ira Davis
Transit Lunch
Mt. Hope
Davis
Bradley
Underwoods Restaurant
Maurice Thomas Agency
Daniel Boone
Carl Mitcheltree
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
Edward D. Hawley
Carl J. Wajick
Melvin Pars
Kenneth Warren
von Peche
C. D. Trent
Roy Lawson
St. Albans
Trent-Lawson Funeral Home
S. Kanawha Street
Trent
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Roanoke
Ameagle
Hersey Osborne
Mullens Dollar Store
Concord College
James Pickus
Quality Shop
Ford
Bair Bros., Inc
St. Qin Baskloy, Y. Ve
Spirin
Daa U Mba
Ray Fang
Ng Servel
Servel
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Civil Aeronautics
The
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Raleigh County Court and Airport Advisory Committee
Raleigh County Memorial
David
Enre
It Rayon Spa Sport
David’s
Bill) Lowe
Neville St
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