Ice Cream Plant to be Built Here
Plans by Lewisburg Ice Cream company to locate a distribution and storage plant near Mabscott with a future $40,000 manufacturing facility in Beckley. H. L. Watkins named local manager to oversee distribution and plant development, targeting mid June operation and highlighting Greenbrier ice cream as the product. The project aims to boost Beckley’s industry prospects and serve surrounding territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg Ice Cream Company
Beckley
Mabscott
H. L. Watkins
Lewisburg Company
Greenbrier
Miss Gore Weds Mr. Chambers at Athens Home
Miss Jennie Gore of Athens marries William N. Chambers of Maben at her parents home in Athens. Ceremonial details include rhododendron and pink carnation decoration, Ruth Gore as maid of honor, J Justice as best man, and Rev. Painter officiating. The couple to spend two weeks touring before settling in Maben after June 1. Beckley attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Gore
Athens
William N. Chambers
Maben
C. W. Gore
Ruth Gore
J. Justice
Rev. Painter
Bluefield
Julia Lewis
North Carolina
Ritter Lumber Company
Charleston
Beckley
Tom Lewis
Julia
G. W. Williams
W. H. McGinnis
Walter Sampson
Fireco
White Slaver Sentenced Five Years in Federal Case
William Keener of Fairmont pleaded guilty to a Mann Act violation and was sentenced to five years in Atlanta federal prison by Judge Parker. The sentence followed statements from Fairmont physicians that he was in the last stages of tuberculosis and the judge noted a lack of mercy or pity for the girl taken from Fairmont to Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Keener
Fairmont
Atlanta
Paker
Fairmort
Leavenworth
Kansas
Eccles Woman Passes at Fifty-Two in Virginia
Mrs. W H Crider died at her Eccles home last Thursday from a drop. She was fifty two years old and survived by her husband and one son. The body was sent to Graham Virginia where interment was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Crider
Eccles
Graham, Va
Huntington visitor E B Sisler in town this week
E B Sisler of Huntington arrived as a business visitor this week, staying for meetings and engagements in the area.
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E. B. Sisler
Huntington
Freight Revenues Rise for Beckley Area 1920 21
Beckley Mabscott and Beckley Junction freight revenues show a decided increase for 1920 and 1921 compared with 1919, announced at the Chamber of Commerce board meeting held Thursday evening in the Bair building. Three new members were welcomed. An American Railway Express Company educational campaign for its workers was discussed along with progress on the Midland Trail committee. President Harahan may visit Beckley soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Mabscott
Beckley Junction
Chamber of Commerce
Bair
American Railway Express Company
H. K. Anderson
Chambers of Commerce
Roncevert
Alderson
Hinton
F. E. Anderson
Harahan
Beckley High to Hold Commencement Week May 25 31
Beckley High announces commencement week from May 25 through May 31 with fifteen seniors receiving diplomas: Nola Dalton Donna Dunn Elbert Dupuy Grace Davenport Gladys Davenport Jessie Duncan Lois Edmundson Mary Gatherum Trix Hubbard Clyde Mankin Howard Kester Ross Meadows Dixon Pinkney Margaret Sullivan Charlotte Webb. Events include a banquet May 25 a recital May 26 a baccalaureate May 29 Class Day May 30 and commencement May 31 with J Frank Marsh delivering the address and Dr W W Hume presenting diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Peters
Beckley High School
Nola Dalton
Donna Dunn
Elbert Dupuy
Grace Davenport
Gladys Davenport
Jessie Duncan
Lois Edmundson
Mary Gatherum
Trix Hubbard
Clyde Mankin
Howard Kester
Ross Meadows
Dixon Pinkney
Margaret Sullivan
Charlotte Webb
Grace Mitchell
J. L. Lineweaver
The
Presbyterian Church
J. Frank Marsh
State Board of Education
W. W. Hume
Town District Board of Education
Dollar Day Preparations Boost Beckley Shopping
Beckley merchants gear up for Dollar Day on May 24 promising big crowds and strong bargains. Chamber of Commerce leaders coordinate efforts as stores offer dollar-value items and substantial price cuts to make the city’s event the brightest shopping day yet.
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Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Born in Gallipolis
The Gallipolis Tribune reports that if French troops occupy the Ruhr district to collect indemnity, a French general born in Gallipolis would lead them. Dispatches name General Hennocque as the commander, though his birthplace is not verified. Local recollections recount the Hennocques arriving in Gallipolis, where the family lived near Fourth Street and Rosener’s mill, and describe the father as a distinguished artist.
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Ruhr
Germany
Gallipolis
W. G. Sibley
Hennocque
Tabit
Second and Court
General Hennocque
Mr. le Blanc
Otto
Tony le Blanc
Huntington
Hennocques
Andy Weaver
Gallia Academy
Fourth Street
Rosener’s Mill
Weaver
Preacher in Mason County Held for Murder of Teen
Holiness preacher Rev Bolden Callicoat of Upland Mason county is jailed in Point Pleasant charged with murdering 16 year old Clayton Krepps. Krepps vanished after April 23 prompting a search that uncovered his body near an onion patch with a fatal head wound. Companion Elwood Black survived with gunshot wounds and said both youths were fired upon while near the onion patch. Callicoat says he shot in defense against thieves after finding boys pulling onions from his garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolden Callicoat
Upland
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Clayton Krepps
Krepps
Elwood Black
Callicoat
New Realty Concern Chartered In This State
The American Realty Company with authorized capital of 25000 was chartered by the secretary of state last week to do business here. Incorporators are W. B. Jordan L. W. Hutchinson J. C. Meador L. H. Davis N. S. Foster S. Ginestre and F. G. Lucas. The firm bought 26 acres on the Harper road and plans to subdivide and market the land shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Realty Company
W. B. Jordan
L. W. Hutchinson
J. C. Meador
L. H. Davis
N. S. Foster
S. Ginestre
F. G. Lucas
Harper Road
Stanley Buys Property Near Rhodes Machine Shop
W. A. Stanley closed a deal last week for property on Second and Third avenues near the Rhodes machine shop. The parcel fronts 140 feet on Second and 176 feet on Third, with plans to build on part of the site in a few months. It sits near the main business district and the railroad. The purchase price is not disclosed.
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Stanley
W. A. Stanley
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Rhodes Machine Shop
Lock Jaw Fatal Fatality in East Beckley Child Died
Freeda Lilly three years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Lilly of East Beckley died at home from tetanus last Thursday May 12 Interment was in Wildwood Cemetery
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Freeda Lilly
Joe Lilly
East Beckley
Wildwood Cemetery
Wizard System Bakery to Open in Beckley in 60 Days
Wizard System Bakeries plans a Beckley factory on Kanawha Street within two months to produce Wizard Maid bread and other baked goods. Arthur C. Akin, VP and GM, travels to organize stock subscriptions as the sanitary revolving ovens, visible in operation, promise a daily output exceeding a thousand loaves along with doughnuts pies and cakes. Beckley is viewed as the ideal site with plans to relocate Mr Akin and family from Atlanta to the city.
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Wizard Maid
Beckley
Kanawha Street
Arthur C. Akin
Wizard System Bakeries, Inc
Jacana
Rathers
South
Wizard
Akin
The
Register
Atlanta
Gather in Metropolis For Big Coal Week
West Virginia coal leaders travel to New York for the National Coal Association meeting and related gatherings of Smokeless Coal Operators Associations and West Virginia coal groups. Directors convene at the Waldorf Astoria while others meet in New York and local meetings loom large in coaldom.
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New York
National Coal Association
Smokeless Coal Operators Association of
West Virginia
Board of Governors
West Virginia Coal Operators Association
Northern West Virginia Coal Operators Association
Waldorf-Astoria
This
N A A C P Drive Closes In Beckley
Beckley NAACP drive ends with 118 new members and over 150 dollars added to the treasury. Brown W. Payne, Beckley branch president, says the effort went over the top with support from several substantial white donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown W. Payne
Beckley
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Moats Family Moves to Beckley for Home Settle
Mr and Mrs E R Moats arrived from Wheeling to establish a home in Beckley. They will reside at the Beckley Hotel while seeking a house. Moats serves as local representative for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance with offices in the Bair building.
Death Claims Triplet at Mabscott Home
Death visited Mr and Mrs W E Underwood of Mabscott last Saturday May 14 taking away one of their triplets Fred da age two months another died earlier Inter ment was at Mt Tabor Sunday
New Bank Opening in Raleigh Trust Firm Beginnings
J Hugh Miller arrives in Raleigh preparatory to the June opening of the Raleigh Banking and Trust Company. The bank will offer a trust business, handling estates and wills, and will operate from Neville Street in the Stanley Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hugh Miller
National Bank of Thurmond
Raleigh Banking and Trust Company
Neville Street
Stanley Building
Chamber of Commerce Meets at New Bair Building
The regular semi monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held in the new Chamber rooms at the Bair building. Members are urged to attend as several important matters will be presented for discussion and action.
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Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Bair Building
Martial law feared after border violence in two states
Five killed and others wounded in clashes along the Kentucky West Virginia border prompt presidential action. President Harding prepared proclamations for martial law on both sides of the border, with federal troops ready at Fort Benjamin Harrison and Kentucky state forces on the Pike county side unable to cross the line.
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Mingo County
West Virginia
Pike County
Kentucky
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Kentucky-West Virginia
Harding
Cranberry Beats Sprague In Deciding Game Of Series
Cranberry and Sprague played a tight series finale with Cranberry earning a 2 0 victory. Pitcher McMillan struck out 17 Sprague batters while Calloway flashed stellar shortstop defense. Shuff drove in the first run with a triple and Biggs scored on a Thurmond sacrifice. Cranberry tallied two runs in the fourth inning to seal the win.
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Cranberry
Sprague
Shuff
Biggs
Short
Thurmond
McMillan
Calloway
Holdren
Pressure on City to Build New Hard Surface Road Route
Interest groups push diverting Harper Road to divert toward Lester and Surveyor, favoring a longer new hard surfaced route over the already graded Harper road. Proponents argue for construction of their proposed path despite existing progress.
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Harper Road
Lester and Surveyor
Harper
Doctor Gasto Returns After Knee Infection
Dr. C. G. Gasto has recovered from a prolonged knee infection and is able to be out again, resuming his activities after a period of illness.
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C. G. Gasto
Petition For More Road Engineering
A petition from D. F. Workman and others in Clear Fork district asked the county court to allow an independent engineer to re survey road work by H. R. Anderson. The court offered to appoint Scott and Larew, petitioners withdrew, while the matter appears as a continuation of prior clashes over road administration and personnel.
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D. F. Workman
Clear Fork
H. R. Anderson
J. Q. Hutchison
Hutchinson
R. M. Biggs
Biggs
Anderson
Scott and Larew
Old County Court
Amos Stover
Aurora's Spring Frolic Lights Up Skies Across North America
The aurora borealis display last Saturday night created a magnetic storm seen across regions until two o'clock. Telegraph and cable lines failed in parts of North America and Europe as receiving coils burned out. Wireless stations were disrupted and a railroad station burned in northern New York. Sweden reported a fire at a Karlstad telephone exchange, possibly linked to the disturbance.
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North America
Europe
New York
Sweden
Karlstad
Stockholm
Road meeting to discuss Midland Trail route change
H R Anderson county road engineer left Tuesday for Thurmond to join representatives from the chambers of commerce of Alderson Hinton Ronceverte Mt Hope and Beckley. They planned to discuss changing the Midland Trail route which will be improved as a hard surfaced road.
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H. R. Anderson
Thurmond
Chambers of Commerce
Alderson
Hinton
Ronceverte
Mt. Hope
Beckley
City Pound Holds Two Year Old Colt and Striped Cow
In the City Pound a iron grey colt about two years old and a yellow and white striped cow are held. Owners may reclaim by calling Chief of Police Williams and paying the costs of keeping and advertising these animals.
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Williams
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Miss Gore
William Chambers
Beckley High
Ohio
Preacher
New Realty Concern
Wizard System Bakery
Missus Building
Metropolis
Mingo
Dan Workman
Aurora
J. E. Weidensoll
Price Hill
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