Candy sales fund club pins at local school
The Gam Era Sigma club sells candy after classes, with a 10 cent cap per member and no credit beyond that limit. Proceeds support membership pins as nineteen students participate in campaigns and activities, including a recent social and field trips. Joe Vargo, a pre medical student and vice president, recounts travel in Europe with Boy Scouts, describing experiences in France and Paris and recalling a humorous encounter with a Parisian policeman over souvenir stickers. The piece notes the club’s president Miss Thelma Cavendish and planned visits to a power plant and tunnel.
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Sigma Club
Francis Moye
Moye
Thelma Cavendish
Hawks Nest
France
Germany
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Joe Vargo
Europe
America
Boy Scouts of America
Vargo
Cherbourgh
Paris
Church Social Highlights and Local Notices
Miss Atheline Rogers entertained members of the intermediate class at the First Church of God on South Oakwood avenue last week. Miss Zela Adkins spent the weekend at her Fitzpatrick home. Russell Feazelle has withdrawn from school.
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Atheline Rogers
First Church of God
South Oakwood
Zela Adkins
Fitzpatrick
Russell Feazelle
Phi Sigma Alpha Planning Chapter at Beckley College
Dean G. E. Hartman will host a March 23 meeting in room 5 for Beckley College social science students eligible for the new Phi Sigma Alpha chapter. Eligibility requires nine social science hours and a B average. Local Trap Hill alumni also attended a March 4 banquet at Eccles Odd Fellows Hall with remarks on athletics and education by school heads and students Gale Keessee Marie Lucas Arbutis Dillon Winfred Burrilson Malcolm Murray.
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Phi Sigma Alpha
G. E. Hartman
Phi Sigma
Beckley
West Virginia
Trap Hill High School
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Eccles
Malcolm Murray
Beckley College
Gale Keessee
Marie Lucas
Arbutis Dillon
Winfred Burlleson
Ills and visits fill East Gulf notes from week
East Gulf West Virginia society column lists illnesses recovering and serious cases including Henry Farmer John Hunt Oakley Bowden and Cecil Dillon. Several residents attend church events, visits with relatives, and local shopping trips. Two new families arrive Bill Deeds and Silas Bennett while Rhoda Pack improves.
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Henry Farmer
John Hunt
Bernard E
Oakley Bowden
Beckley Hospital
Little Cecil Joe Dillon
Cecil Dillon
Seri
Virgie Deeds
Hinton
J. Q. Richmond
Bellepoint
Victora Richmond
Ethel Hall
Archie West
Shady Spring
Fred Dunbar
Bill Deeds
Silas Bennett
Rhoda Pack
Charles Crook
Alderson
H. N. Lilly
Willard Lilly
Dunbar
Local Visitors and Weekend Guests Reach Beckley
Jumping Branch West Virginia residents Matt Crook John McLaughlin Frank Lane and Si Hogan visited Beckley on Saturday. Ora Richmond and family plan a Long Bottom weeklong stay. Walter Crook and Charleston guests visited Beckley friends Sunday. Harry Crook and Charleston relatives hosted by Charley and Mrs. Crook. Mrs. Bob Andrews and sons from Covington Virginia stayed with the Upton family. Frances Deeds hosted by her sister over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted R. Coleman
Bluefield
W. B. Mead
C. H. Mead
Beckley
H. W. Yates
Mullens
Thomas McEwan
Pete’ McCauley
Robert Smith
Stamford
J. R. Brooks
Oakley Bowden and Son
Kegley
Bryant Halsey
G. M. Martin
Ethel
Flora
Franklin
Roarke
J. M. Jessup
Joan
Buddy
W. E. Reynolds
W. E. Reynolds Were Mullens
Cecil Dillon
Sankey Jill
Cecil Joe
Furgeson
Resoco
F. Keith Holmstead
Charleston
W. G. Mead
Lester Early
William Hamilton
Connie Minor
Charles Minor
Virginia
Frank Ara
Sophia
Willis A. Gilmore
G. D. Malcolm
Princeton
John
Patty
5. K. Norris
Ingram Branch
Matt S. Crook
John McLaughlin
Frank Lane
Si Hogan
Ora
Richmond
Long Bottom
Walter Crook
Harry Crook
Charley Crook
Bob Andrews
Covington
Smiling Cow cast readies April school stage show
The Smiling Cow, a comedy by the Commercial club, features Margaretta Blake as Ann Billinger and Bob Brunk as leading man. Cast includes Gale Keessee, Henrietta Lemon, James Hatcher, Muriel Loomis, Patty Law, Ruby Armstrong, William Craddock, Francis Hale, Alvin Sweeney, and Otto McKinney. Miss Topsy O'Dell directs. first act nearly complete as rehearsals progress for April 9 at Woodrow Wilson High auditorium.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Topsy O'Dell
Flora Mae Jones
Laurine Haynes
Margaretta Blake
Ann Billinger
The
Gulf
Local residents wind down weekends with visits
Miss Pauline Lilly spent Sunday at her Jumping Branch home. Miss Opal McKinney visited Fireco at her sister Mrs Mable Fix’s. Miss Ruby Armstrong spent Sunday in Princeton with friends. David Farrow returned to school after illness. Miss Elizabeth Reed resumed school after an appendicitis operation. Miss Pearl Yates spent the weekend in Charleston visiting her sister.
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Pauline Lilly
Jumping Branch
Opal McKinney
Fireco
Mable Fix
Ruby Armstrong
Princeton
Friends
David Farrow
Elizabeth Reed
Schol
Pearl Yates
Charleston
Lorena Wallace
Odd
Sam Worley
Puff and Alice Escape After Ladder Is Taken
Puff and his friend hurry from the room hearing a crash and finding the ladder missing. Alice reassures them they will get out safely as the scene ends with stillness.
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Puff
Alice
Nanking Campaigns For Health By The AP
The Associated Press reports on health campaigns in Nanking focusing on vital statistics and public welfare efforts. Officials urge improved sanitation, disease tracking, and vaccination outreach to bolster urban health indicators amid ongoing social reforms.
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Nanking
the Associated Press
The Flight College Newspaper Staff Roster
The Flight, Beckley College weekly, lists staff for this Thursday issue. James Herring serves as Editor-in-Chief with Corwin Bragg as Associate Editor and Lacy Warden as Sports Editor. Additional editors include Edythe Gallaher and David Farrow, while reporters encompass Elizabeth Reed, Clifton Lilly, George Blevins, Malcom Murray, Richard Cooper, and Maxine McAlexander.
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Westoa
Intercollegiate Press Association
James Herring
Corwin Bragg
Lacy Warden Society
Edythe Gallaher
David Farrow
Elizabeth Reed
Clifton Lilly
George Blevins
Malcom Murray
Richard Cooper
Maxine McAlexander
Monthly test system boosts college learning and accountability
The new monthly one hour test program helps students and parents by providing closer progress checks. Monthly grades are recorded. guardians of those who fail are notified. Instructors gain ready records for final grades and students are encouraged to study harder and attend class.
Nanking Health Dept Uses Lifespan Gap to Urge Health Laws
The finding that the average Chinese life is 13 years shorter than the average Japanese is being employed by the Nanking city health department to persuade local residents to observe health regulations and laws.
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Nanking
Britain’s first designed troopship Dilwara completes trials
The S S Dilwara, Britain’s first specially designed troopship, finished trials off the Scottish coast. It can carry 1,500 troops and families and includes facilities from a babies bottles room to a padded cell.
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Associated Press
Glasgow
Scotland
Britain
Machine Man Relieved by Scalf’s Indian River Tonic
Verlin Dossett of Bardo Kentucky describes severe stomach pain and loss of appetite. After using Scalf's Indian River Tonic he reports rapid relief, finishing twelve bottles with complete recovery. The tonic is sold by leading druggists at one dollar per bottle.
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Scalf
Beckley College Plans First Annual Catalogue
Beckley College will publish its first annual catalogue in April. Produced by printers now, it will feature pictures of buildings and classrooms, information on courses, tuition and scholarships, credits and hours, and profiles of the board of trustees. The Miss Beckley contest winners Betsy Herring Betty Mayhew and Margaretta Blake are highlighted.
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Beckley College
Beckley
Betsy Herring
Betty Mayhew
Margaretta Blake
Hog calls and pranks at Beckley college fraternity
In a humorous column, frat pledges led by James A and Oral P are mocked for loud hog calls during lectures. The piece recounts pranks including a broken paddle test and a socked weapon incident. A class note misgenders C. J. Kinzer as "she" when excusing Friday absence.
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Jimmy
James A
Haven A
Okey B
Oral P
Howard Q
Malcolm M
Bill G
Beckley College
Oral
James
Joe
C. J
C. J. Kinzer
Six Tests Per Semester Target Student Readiness
The passage discusses a policy of six monthly tests per semester to push students to apply themselves more. It notes that the student will eventually appreciate the regime and the increased testing as a measure of preparation.
Puzzling Romance and School Skits Amid Snowy Travel
A fragmentary reminiscence captures Gale K and Margaretta B chatting during practice for The Smiling Cow, with others like Warren and Dick debating old slogans. It notes a geography club party near Snyder’s, a long walk back, then a social jam with dancing, cards, and St Patrick's colors.
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Geography Club
Snyder’s
Country Club
Thelma
Janet
Mabel W
Libby” S
Annie B
Bert M
Frances H
Francis M
Warren H
Don L
Boyd C
David M
Dan S
Mrs. Burman
Syracuse University adds course in matrimony
At Syracuse University a new subject was added to the curriculum at the semester start, a course in matrimony. Of 415 students listed for it, 130 were allowed to enroll.
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Syracuse University
Commercial Club To Dance Friday Night Gala
The Commercial club sponsors a dance at the Black Knight country club Friday evening from ten to two. A floor show features Alice Lejeune and Elizabeth Ballard. Invitations go to over 500 local society members with chaperons listed as Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Moon Mr. and Mrs. Ted McDowell Miss Topsy O'Dell Dr. Laurine Haynes and Mr. and Mrs. Z. A. Petty.
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Black Knight Coun Club
Commercial Club
Alice le Jeune
Elizabeth Ballard
W. M. Moon
Ted McDowell
Tops
Vargo's European Journey Tales and Future Plans
Joe Vargo recounts travel from Paris to Czechoslovakia via Switzerland with praise for German hospitality and Prague beauty. He notes storks, ravens, jack rabbits, and free deer along rails. He plans to return to Paris in 1937 for the World’s Fair and studies medicine in Europe after pre med.
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Eiffel Tower
Germany
Vargo
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Prague
Varga
Europe
Paris
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East Gulf, W. Va
Luella Norris
Cc. H. Mead
F. E. Perry
Fayetteville
W. L. Hylton
W. F. Clark
Mr. Perry
Eddie Kerns
W. M. Baugess
Paul Smith
Connie Jackson
Elvah West
Killarney
W. S. Overstreet
Frances
R. N. Smith
Nancy Jo
Bobbie
Black Eagle
N. R. Brooks
R. C. Porter
Boissevain
H. C. Wilson
Wilson
Mead
C. W. Taylor
O. G. Hudson
Peggy
Chick” Taylor
Marcelle Prince
Ottoway Wyatt
A. H. Lilly
Harlowe Wyatt
Rhodell
Ruth Taylor
Emma
Margaret Hugbert
Hazel Kerns
W. Va
Comdey
Stark
P. G. McCollum
Ford St
White Cross Pharmacy
Beckley National Exchange Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S
Federal Deposit Insurance Fund
Gale K
Margaretta B
Warren
Shannon
Greaver
Bill Greaver
Louise
Llewyn
Dean H
Black Knight
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