Beckley's Doll Bed Boom At Giveens Inc Plant
Beckley sees a new toy industry as Giveens Inc turns out up to 1200 doll beds daily at West Prince street plant. The firm, formerly Harvey Givens, expands payroll and plans more toy production after completing the current 100000 bed contract. Beds are lacquered with a quick-drying varnish and shipped in six-pack cartons to major department stores nationwide.
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Beckley
Giveens, Inc
West Prince Street
Raleigh Steam Laundry
Harvey, Givens and Company
Given
G. H. Dabney
Adams Novely Company
Adams
Massachusetts
Jack Robinson
Yuletide
A.C. Givens
West Virginia
Marx Toys Plant
Wheeling
Funeral services set for Mrs Lessie Hall today
Funeral services for Mrs Lessie Hall 52 of Pemberton are planned for 3 30 this afternoon at Mount Tabor Baptist Church with Rev Far L Grose officiating Burial will be in Calice cemetery at Mount Tabor The body will lie in state at the home prior to the service Mrs Hall died Friday May 7 at 315 p m after a sudden heart attack She had been in failing health for months She is survived by her husband Monte Hall and six children Mrs Don Edward Williams Edith Shirley Monte Jr Basil and Quentin Hall Also surviving are two sisters and a brother Mrs Quinre MacMillan Mrs Eck Hot French Hyl ton One grandchild Funeral details reflect Raleigh County roots and Pemberton community ties including church membership at First Baptist Beckley and birth at Sand Lick WV May 22 1891
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Lessie Hall
Pemberton
Mount Tabor
Far L. Grose
Calice
Monte Hall
Lilly Tee
Botting
Airs
Don Edward Williams
St. Albans
Edith Hall
Shirley Hall
Basil Hall
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Quentin Hall
United States ‘Army
Olympia
Washington
Mye
Quinre MacMillan
Eck Hot
Mabscott
French Hylton
Cranberry
Sand Lick, West Virginia
Peter and
Ocle
Housewives Commended for Wartime Economy Efforts
The Associated Press reports Charleston West Virginia praised housewives for intelligent wartime economy by conserving pickle, mayonnaise, coffee, and canning supplies. The War Production Board commended their thrift as part of national effort, noting policy guidance aided by district glass and other manufacturers.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Housewive
District War Production Board
Sear Glass
Forest fires in Beckley area kept under watch by crews
Heavy showers aided fire fighters who remain vigilant across the district. Four men patrol near Penman and ten at Metaltun to prevent breakovers. A 20 man patrol covers Cabin Creek to Clear Fork in Raleigh county, seven monitor Ghent, and a Princeton crew fights a large Flat Top Camp Creek blaze in Mercer. True area fire under control. 500 acres burned belonged to the U S government.
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Beckley
Fred P. Clay
Penman
Metaltun
Cabin Creek
Kanawha
Clear Fork
Raleigh County
Ghent
U. S
David Dean
H. Hedrick
J. A. Fox
Hinton
Robert Lane
True
Two Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in County Records
Applications filed by Russell Ray Feazell and Vera Hostalene Akers of Beckley and by George Washington Fuller and Clara Belle Whitt of Helen, listing ages 26 and 22 for the first couple and 38 and 19 for the second, per county clerk records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Ray Feazell
Beckless
Vera Hostalene Akers
Beckley
George Washington Fuller
Helen
Clara Belle Whitt
Reusable commercial pack jars eyed to conserve steel
The article notes at least 1.5 billion reusable commercial pack jars with mouth diameters of 63 mm and 70 mm. W P B states metal screw tops are reusable, and reusing these tops could save about 30,000 tons of critical steel. The 63 mm jar suits juices and whole or sliced fruits and vegetables.
Raleigh population estimate exceeds 1940 census figures
County officials argue Raleigh county may house about 98,000 people, not the 86,687 shown in the 1940 census. Estimates rely on 92,000 sugar ration books issued and 89,500 No 2 ration books for meats and staples, plus 5,000 men in armed service and 3,500 in defense industries, suggesting growth from natural increases and births.
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Raleigh County
W. R. Fugitt
Armed Services
Defense Industries
Aewae Ciena Ural Olen Pad
Breaks Nose Fixing Machine by Fairmont Student
Mary Singer Leeper, a Fairmont high school student skilled in mechanics, fractured her nose in a fall while fixing a hospital ether machine. After recovery she crafted a brass replacement part in part payment for the kindness shown. A physician and surgeon praised the device, noting it worked perfectly and even better than the original. The story ends with a wartime remark about training girls to do such work.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
Mary Singer Leeper
Fairmont High School
Mary
Women to Do Most War Work. 60 Percent in Six Months
Bernard Rocke of the National War Labor Board urged war workers to enroll in training at U S employment offices in Montgomery Oak Hill Hinton or Beckley Rotary Club heard him outline courses in machine shop sheet metal radio welding foundry and pattern making. Training lasts about 12 weeks with job placement guaranteed upon completion.
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Bernard Rocke
N.Y. A
U. S
Montgomery
Oak Hill
Hinton
Beckley
Rotary Club
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Cabel
Bsooof
Westland Otoveuntay
Byoun
Charles Virgil
Don Keen
Whitby
W. A. Oliver
Fiedams E. Shutchens
Macarthur
Clovis Bowling
Green Walton
Givens
Charley Phillips
R.A. (Ray) Tarpers
The
Practical Welding School
South Kanawha St
East Beckley
Housewives Commended
BLY the Best Hospitalization
Pennsylvania Casualty CO
S. Hener St
Beckley, W, V
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Prince Street
Beckley, W, VA
Raleigh
Ullal Cenahs BguEeayee Bee
Quintier
East Gulf
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Heber ST
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