Mrs. Shaw to Speak To Welfare Group
Raleigh County Social Welfare Assembly begins its annual meeting Tuesday at 7 45 p m in the Circuit Court room Raleigh County Courthouse Gus Walker president reports Principal speaker will be Mrs Victor Shaw of Fairmont chair of the National Social Welfare Assembly Her topic Citizens Participation in Community Affairs Her extensive West Virginia volunteer roles include chairing the West Virginia Conference of Govial Welfare and state Merit System Council and other committees
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Raleigh County Social Welfare Assembly
Raleigh County
Gus Walker
Victor Shaw
Fairmont
National Social Welfare Assembly
State League of Women Voters
Marion County
Marion County Human Relations Commission
Association of Junior Leagues of America
Community Chest and Councils, Inc
UMW Revival Prep For Beckley July Fourth Parade
The United Mine Workers plan a Beckley July Fourth revival with a gigantic parade including floats bands and local delegations. Otis Lyons assistant fire chief outlined activities at a Beckley Better Business Bureau meeting and George Titler District 29 UMW will announce the end of the two week vacation walkout in the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Beckley
Otis Lyons
Beckley Better Business Bureau
UMW
George Titler
District 29
Glasgow Linotype Operator Visits Beckley Newspaper Plant
Glasgow linotype operator A G Stewart visited Beckley Newspapers Corp to take over a position. He is father in law of a Beckley girl and traveled from Scotland with his son Stuart who plans to enter Davidson College. The visit includes meeting his son wife and four grandchildren in Bristol Virginia before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Scotchman
Beckley
A.G. Stewart
Glasgow Evening News
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Caseman
Stewart
Stuart
Scotland
A. G.’ Stuart
Davidson College
Bristol
Fot
L. H. Davis
South
Kanawha Street
Davises
Glasgow
Viscount Kemsley
New York
Merchants Fair to Open at Recreation Building May 31
Announcement from Beckley Business Bureau outlines 29 unreserved booths for the Merchants Fair to be held May 31 to June 2 at the Recreation Building. Fourteen area high school bands will perform in parades each day, with a detailed parade route through Beckley.
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Beckley Business Bureau
Woodrow Wilson High School
Woodrow Wilson
Stratton
Beckley
DuBois
Mr. Hope
Mount Hope
Trap Hill
Park Avenue
Third Avenue
Third
Neville
Nevile
Heber
Main
Kanawha
Projects Completed By 16 4-H Members
Clarence Wooten, 4 H director, announced that sixteen 4 H members earned project completion ribbons at Williams and Sprague Elementary Schools. At Williams blue ribbons for first place went to Atha Lee Conner Ethel Mills Dixie Harris and June Mills Kitty Harris received a red ribbon. Sprague blue ribbons were awarded to Dawne Bronk Juanita Smith Ann Gilkerson Hazel Shaffer Rose Albert and Pauline Booty with red ribbons to Freida Trump Shelby Lyons and Phyllis Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Cabbage Worm Attack Warned by County Agent
County Agent H B Thomas reports widespread cabbage worm damage to young cabbage and related crops across the county. He prescribes a poison solution of corrosive sublimate with careful application on both sides of rows and around individual plants, noting toxicity and container safety.
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H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Police Probe Dumping of Trash Across City
City police investigate numerous complaints of trash dumping, often in backyards and vacant lots. Police Chief Anthony Scalise urged residents to provide evidence. violators will be taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony’ Scalise
Scalise
Sealise
AFA Group Blood Typing Drive Tonight at VFW Hall
Members of the AFA Group will meet at the Veterans of Foreign Wars home at 7 PM to have their blood typed. The VFW plans a donor list with type name address and phone numbers for area hospitals. Jack Klaus chairs the convention committee for the Chicago national meeting July 1 2 3 with Hotel Stevens as headquarters and an air show at Douglas Airport featuring WWII and prewar aircraft.
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Air Force
ASI ‘Sociation
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Jack Klaus
Chicago
Hotel Stevens
Douglas
Germany
Japan
United States
Union Department Store Purchases Mabscott Building
The Union Department Store and Mr and Mrs Herbert L Cohen incorporators transferred a $6000 Mabscott warehouse at Chestnut Street and Wickham Avenue to the company per a deed filed in Raleigh County. Additional deeds include transfers involving Zenobia Gravely, Ettore Ivaldi, W A Wilcox, Arnott Swima, Estaline Kincaid, and others transferring parcels in Shady Spring, Beckley, Pine Grove Park and related areas for sums around a few thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert £. Cohen
Union Department Store
Chestnut Street
Wickham Avenue
Mabscott
Raleigh
Clarence E. Ferguson
Zenobia Vivian Gravely
Glade Creek
Shady Spring
Ettore Ivaldi
Cora Ivaldi
Calloway Heights
Archie Ellenbogen
Sam Cohn
W. A. Wilcox
Pine Grove Park
Shady Springs
Arnott-Swima Company
Estaline Kincaid
Arthur ,Wilburn
W. B. Adams
C. B. Vencill
Phlegar A
Ridge Avenue
Princewick
E. A. Hall
Robert Ib. Sisk
McCreery Court
Beckley
Cecil ‘M. St. Clair
John Tate
Glenis
Singleton to New York Hospital for UMW Treatment
Roscoe Singleton of Burnsville will depart for University Hospital in New York tonight at 7 15 under the United Mine Workers Health and Welfare program for treatment. Singleton was injured in May 1837 in the Roperston Coal Company mine at Beards Fork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMW
Singleton
New York Hospital
Roscoe Singleton
Burnsville
Prince
University Hospital
New York
United Mine Workers Health and Welfare
Roperston Coal Company
Beards Fork
Dairying Group Maps Plan for Artificial Breeding Co Op
H C Avis outlines a survey of area farmers to gauge interest in artificial breeding information. The Rural Community Development Council may form an artificial insemination cooperative to boost cow breeding and milk output. Avis consulted G Heebink of West Virginia University for feasibility and noted the WV Artificial Breeder's Cooperative Inc in Clarksburg as a potential model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Avis
Dairying Commission
Rural Community Development Council
Avis
G. Heebink
West Virginia University
Heebink
West Virginia
Artificial Breeder's Cooperative Inc
Clarksburg
Local Breeder Unit Requires 1360 Cows for Formation
A local unit seeking affiliation with the State Artificial Breeder's Association must have farmers owning at least 1360 cows subscribed for artificial insemination before an organization can be formed.
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Mrs. Shaw
Sars Jewelers
Navilia St
AmoRex
J. Kalls
Aine
W.T. Grant Co
Devil
Bortha
Wes
Ahi
Nobil
Neville Street
Shoe
Raleigh Register
W. Va
Darrell England
Cft
John Lilly
Baptist Church
Albert Allen, Jr
AFA
Zould
Rei
Wist
Syeawin
Thames
America
Sherwin-Williams Paints
DIAL
Gtemith
Eree
The
Gerugiitt
Cabin Tone Arm
Zenith
Amstreng
Zenith-Armstrong FM
Radiorgan
Richmon Shopping Center
South Kanawha St
East Beckley
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