Beckley column mixes flowers politics and road plans
A Raleigh Register reader recounts misread flowers dahlia tulip mix ups and a dogwood versus redbud dispute near Beckley. The piece notes election rigging in Fayette county, a six year closing sale by George Hamed, a planned Mt Hope to Skelton concrete highway, and odd bone fixtures at Woolworths as election chatter fades.
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Raleigh Register
Colummn
Beckley
Raleigh
Ialal
Harper Road
Willis Home
Harper
George Hamed
Sophia Merchant
Raleigh County
Wheat stock at Oak Hill store noted in report
A chronicler observed Oak Hill store stocking wheat products and general market notes on crop prospects. West Virginia wheat acreage remaining for harvest totals 114000 of 116000 sown with 1.5 percent abandoned due to poor germination, May 1 conditions at 90 percent, and projected state production near 1.539 million bushels. Rye remaining at 10000 acres with May 1 condition at 87 percent, hay stocks up from last year, and winter wheat production forecast around 440.781 million bushels amid mixed pastures and feeding shifts.
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West Virginia
Howard M. Gore
USS
Local residents visit relatives and report illnesses in Skelton area
Skelton West Virginia notes list Mr and Mrs B Reynolds visiting Lona Dale Virginia to spend time with kin. Mrs M T Wardup remains ill at home. Marion Matthews visited sister Mrs Carlos Withrow at Sprague. Mrs Floyd Jessie of Sophia stayed with her mother Mrs M D Wardup. Sam Massinople and children of Lanark visiting Mr and Mrs P Coechario. Bert Martin family from Beckley visited H Bisher. Via Toney confined with mumps. T E Bazzarree family weekend in Low Moor Virginia. John Garrett returned to Blue Jay after visiting Wardup home. EB Biggs family from Lochgelly spent last ...
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B. Reynolds
Jeff
Lonadale
M. DT. Wardup
Marion Matthews
Carlos Withrow
Sprague
Floyd Jessie
Sophia
M. D. Wardup
Sam Massinople
Lanark
Mr. and
Mrs. M.D. Ward- Up
Vocational Guidance and Community Programs at Ebenezer Baptist
Local Colored News reports Ebenezer Baptist Church observing Young Peoples Month with Rev. P. F. King delivering sermons on Vocational Guidance. Evening program features Bluefield State Teachers College graduates, with papers on The Teaching Profession and The Medical Profession, plus solos and instrumental pieces. Also notes Singing Convention at Shiloh Baptist Sprague, Mission Circle activities, and various community events and obituaries.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church
P. F. King
Bluefield State Teachers College
Ruth Wright
M. E. English
Grace Clark
Hazel Austin
A. C. Wood
A. D. Belton
Marian Calloway
Bluefield
Beckley
New Era District
Shiloh Baptist Church
Sprague
Mission Circle
Blooming Rose Mission Circle
Elizabeth Bantist
W. M. Lewis
Stotesbury
Annie Dues
Mullens
Rena Snellings
Weekend Meeting Of Womens Auxiliary Circle No 6
The Womens Auxiliary Circle No 6 met at Mrs. George Grimes home Tuesday evening with Miss Kate Johnson leading. The gathering opened with hymn singing and prayer. Miss Johnson led the Bible study and members shared topics before refreshments were served to a long list of attendees.
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Womens Auxiliary Circle No. 6
George Grimes
Kate Johnson
Jesus
Miss Johnson
Dorothy Taylor
Nina Johnson
Minnie Lambert
Verla Biggs
Mary Cocchario
Opal Biggs
Mary Ball
Elsie
Helen Grimes
Thelma Starr
Russell Johnson
Kyle Taylor
Grimes
Visitors and condolences noted in Layland
The column records numerous Saturday visitors and guests including Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Morton and Dr. J. M. Grandison party. Henry Anderson aged 4 died of pneumonia at Layland and will be buried in Greenlawn Cemetery with funeral at 2 30 pm at Central Street Baptist Church conducted by Rev H C Head. Interment by Jackson and Son Funeral Home.
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Layland
Henry Andersor
Greensootl
Central Street Baptist Church
H. C. Head
Charleston
Jackson & Son Funeral Home
Colored Democrats Form Beckley Tiger Club No. 1
The Colored Democrats organized a permanent group named Beckley Tiger Club No. 1 with I. J. K. Wells as president and Martin de Gilbreth as vice president. Officers include Elizabeth Hughes general secretary Roy Clemens membership chair Beulah Green refreshments chair Charles Jones treasurer J H Evers chaplain M Hope financial secretary and T G Glashen district organizer. A resolution committee was named and members adjourned to meet at 9 a m. A district convention to strengthen the party is planned for tomorrow inviting colored Democrats from surrounding counties to attend.
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Beckley Tiger Club
T. C. Glashen
I. J.K. Wells
Martin deGilbreth
Elizabeth Hughes
Roy Gleemens
Beulah Green
Charles Jones
J. H. Evers
M. Hope
T. G. Glashen
T. J K. Wells
Roy Clemens
Marlin de Gilbreth
Burleson Secures Chrysler and Plymouth Dealerships
E L Burleson manager of Burleson Motor company on North Vayette street announced he has secured a dealer franchise for Chrysler and Plymouth autos. The firm will continue handling Nash and Reo cars and will display the 1932 models of the new line soon in their sales room.
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E. L. Burleson
Burleson Motor Company
North Vayette Street
Chrysler
Plymouth
Nash
Reo
Burleson
Lumber used to make lead pencils in the United States
Nearly 40,000,000 board feet of lumber are used annually to produce lead pencils for American consumption, reflecting the scale of raw material needs in a traditional writing instrument supply chain.
Stocks and bonds slide amid market uncertainty
The Associated Press reports a weekend decline in stocks and bonds with only limited gains amid new low quotations for favorites. Banks show reduced losses while rails utilities and select merchandisers sell off. American Telephone drops to a low amid dividend concerns. Santa Fe and Union Pacific hit fresh lows. several big names set new minimums as volume nears 600,000 shares. Confidence hinges on Washington issues and tax bill debates, with the relief plan causing confusion.
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York
Rails
Woolworth and
Eastman
American Telephone
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Teable
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Consolidated Gas
North American
Western Union
American
U. S
Washington
Senate
National capital prompts unclear over weekend plans
The piece hints that a national capital origin story was anticipated over the weekend but does not specify the exact nature of the action. It notes sweet potatoes as the United States' second largest vegetable crop, underscoring agricultural context in a concise regional report.
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