First Piano Audition Draws Great Local Interest
Beckley hosts the National Guild of Piano Teachers audition day at 208 Wickham Avenue with Dr. Louise Tischler serving as adjudicator. Students perform three to ten numbers to meet technical and musicianship standards. the top national winner may perform at Town Hall, New York.
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Counrry
National Guild of Piano ‘Teachers
Beckley
Arthur Edward Perrish
Wickham Avenue
Louise Tischler
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Vienna State Academy of Music
University of Vienna
United States
Connecticut
New York
Hang ‘Ischler
West Virginia Wesleyan
Vancement
Guild
Town Hall
Guid
Mrs Hedrick to Address Girl Scout Group on Mother's Day
Mrs. Oppie Hedrick will address the May 7 Mother’s Day program of Girl Scout Troop No. 2 at the Methodist Temple in South American cities will be described by Hedrick. Songs and brief talks precede refreshments. Troop leader is Mrs. I. W. Bays with assistants Mrs. Ralph Amick and Mrs. W. C. Kaulz.
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South
Opie Lee Hedrick
Methodist Temple
I. W.bays
Ralph Amick
W. C. Kaulz
Honolulu history instructor visits C. C. Lobert home
Rachel Peterson of Honolulu visits Beckley at the Lobert residence in Bowling Addition. The American History teacher tours the modern house, recalls a decade of friendship with Mrs. Lobert, and plans to stay through mid month while meeting local and traveling friends.
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Honolulu
C.C. Lobert
C. C. Loberts
Rachel Peterson
United States
Beckley
Lobert
Miss Peterson
California
Arizona
New Mexico
State
Violet Harves
Tokyo Times
Loberl
Incidents In The Lives Of- People You Know
Read like a local society page noting visits, travel plans and hospital updates. Mrs. R L Boyd of Jonesville visits sister Mrs Elsie Boyd in Beckley while Mrs T M Harris and daughter Phyllis and Mrs Harry T Tarter attend a Huntington band festival. Several Beckley residents travel, visit, or recover from illness at Raleigh General and Ohio Valley General hospitals.
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R. L. Boyd
Jonesville
Wisconsin
Elsie Boyd
Temple Street
T. M. Harris
Phyllis
Harry T.tarter
Richland
Catherine Kampouris
Huntington
Tarter
Harris
Church Street
Ane Mere & T
J. P. Huettner
Shirley Ann Mulheren
Mary Belle McHalla
Beckley
Ross P. Daniel
Woodlawn Avenue
Wheeling
J. Nelson McNash
Charles H. Bonnesen
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Lila Boggs
Hager Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Alice Fay Toney
Everett Toney
Ninth Beckley Flower Show Lets Children Enter
The Beckley flower show plans for May 27 from 2 40 to 6 p m at the Beckley Woman's Club house Park Avenue. Special focus on entries by local children aims to boost active public participation with practical arrangements by Azalea Rhododendron and Mountain Top garden clubs. Volunteers will receive and display exhibits before judging by out of town gardeners. A luncheon for judges will be provided.
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Threat
Beckley Woman's Club
Park Avenue
Garden Club
E. M. Payne Jr
Azalea Club
Beckley
Clement Schulte
Rhododendron Club
M. M. Ralston
W.K. Fue
H. L. Crawford
Mountain Top Club
Roanoke
Awomen
L. M. Halloran
B. P. Knight
Schulte
Ralston
Payne
H. H. Perdue
Edward Keyser
Floyd Sayre
J .B. Lilly
A. A. Tieche
C. J. Schulte
M. M. Ralsten
K. M. Payne
W. R. Fugitt
Beckley Youth Dance At Woman's Club Tonight
Beckley Woman's Club sponsors a Friday night youth dance from 8 to 11 at the Park Avenue clubhouse. Admission is 25 cents per person, with the juke box set to play free and soft drinks available, chaperoned by Mrs. Weeks, Mrs. Sayre, and Mrs. Fugit. the event continues the 1947 series supervised by Mrs. Ross P. Daniel.
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Beckley Woman’s Club
Park Avenue
Ross P. Daniel
Daniel Hastens
Beckley
T. C. Weeks
Floyd M. Sayre
W. R. Fugit
Dr Glenn W Stewart Addresses Circle No 1
Dr Glenn W Stewart pastor of Methodist Temple spoke to Circle No 1 of the Woman's Society of Christian Church about stewardship of the family and government. The May meeting at Sprague included a desert luncheon, reservations for the May 8 Mother's Day luncheon, and readings led by Mrs W K Boyle and Mrs T A Vermillion. Mrs C C Ballard hosted with assistance from her daughter and guest Mrs W Ji Cox.
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Glenn W. Stewart
Circle No. 1
Woman's Society of Christian Church
C. C. Ballard
Sprague
W. K. Boyle
the Times
T. A. Vermillion
Shady High School crowns Elizabeth Bartlett Queen of Hearts
Elizabeth Ann Bartlett was crowned queen of hearts at Shady High School May Festival, with Nell Jean Bibb as maid of honor. The ceremony featured a 時 May Queen procession, princesses from each class, and a replay of the 1947 May Festival, hosted by Mrs. Don Williams.
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Shady Spring High School
Elizabeth Ann Bartlett
Bartlett
Elizabeth Anni
Nell
Jean Bibb
Wanda Nottingham
Evelyn Thompson
Evelyn Matherly
Nancy Duncan
Gloria Stover
Gaylene Fink
Pat Dilley
Na Mae Phzer
Emma
Jean Martin
Rachel Simmons
Jeanine Price-and
Irma
Maynor
Virginia Street
Beckley
Dora Lee Crysel
Mary Grace Fourney
Imogene Harris Hodge
Linda Jones Hedrick
Carolyn Marie Darby
Sandra Kay Anderson
Farley Son Returns From Tonsillectomy in Bluefield
Farley, son of Mr and Mrs D C Farley of South Mullens, is back home after a tonsillectomy performed Tuesday at the Bluefield Sanatorium. The article notes a keystone in an arch as the highest stone.
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Mullens
Cartl Farley
D. C. Farley
South Mullens
Bluefield
Springer
Methodist Temple Observes College Day With Sunday Services
Beckley Methodist Temple joins West Virginia churches to observe College Day on May 4. A morning service features a "little Commencement" with C. D. Munson, Raleigh County assistant superintendent of schools, as guest speaker. Local church senior high students attend the service. West Virginia Wesleyan College at Buckhannon is owned by the Methodist Conference.
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Beckley Methodist ‘Temple
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
C. D. Munson
Raleigh County
Buckhannon
West Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church
Rummage Sale Planned by Troop 34 Scouts
Senior Scouts of Troop 34 at St Stephen's Episcopal Church will run a rummage sale tomorrow from 10 30 a m to 7 p m at the First Christian Church with proceeds likely for troop activities.
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Troop
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
First Christian Church
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