City Drivers Must Purchase Tags By Thursday
Beckley motorists without city driving licenses face fines of 5 to 25 dollars. Licenses cost 2 dollars and may be bought at the City Recorder’s Office by 5 P.M. today or at the Police Department until midnight. The license fee and a 2 dollar capitation tax were approved three months ago to bolster the city budget with taxes payable to the City Recorder, the County Assessor after January 1, or the Raleigh County Sheriff if unpaid.
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Beckley
City Recorder’s Office
Raleigh
Mrs. Godwin Hosts Sewing Club Meeting Today
The Smart Set Christmas Sewing Circle meets at 1 30 today in the home of Mrs Sarah Godwin with co hostess Mrs Channie Prince. Members listed include Mrs Mary Wright Nora Robinson Beulah Thompson Sadie Harvey Mary Bradley Channie Prince Sarah Godwin and others.
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Sarah Godwin
Channie Prince
Maryland Dickerson
Carolyn Tinsley
Mary Wright
Nora Robinson
Beulah Thompson
Sadie Harvey
Mary Bradley
Vernie Higginbottom
Ellen Wright
Fannie Callaway
Former Beckleyan Burton Held on Peace Warrant in Raleigh Jail
A former Beckleyan Earl Burton of Baltimore Maryland is jailed in Raleigh County awaiting disposition on a charge tied to a peace warrant. He was arrested Tuesday by Beckley Police on a warrant issued by Magistrate J E Mays after a complaint from Burton's ex wife.
Box Supper and Dance Planned by Lions Club Beckley
Beckley Lions Club schedules a Tuesday box supper and dance at the Elks Club with Jan Campbells band and singer Tinnie Garcia Howell. Proceeds aid the state convention fund. hosts are Beckley Lions. Wives prepare lunches. men receive numbered cards. Guest speaker Miss Phyllis Brown, exchange teacher from Herne Bay, England, notes English teaching costs and terms.
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Jan Campbell
Tinnie Garcia Howell
Mount Hope
Locally Produced Food Topic Highlighted at Rural RDC Meet
The Land-O Hills Trade Name Committee of Rural Development Council will discuss promotion of locally produced foods at a 7:30 p.m. Thursday meeting. RDC trade name now certified by the Department of State in Charleston restricts use to approved producers and processors. Attending are chairmen Hulett C. Smith Earl O. Snider O'Dell Jessup R. E. Hicks J. R. Beaty James Kessinger Bob Brown Richard Booth Joe Ressa W. J. Barbour Clyde Avis.
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Closs
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Hunter Street
Pride of
East Gulf
Women’s Improvement League
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Land-O Hills
Rural Development Council
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Department of State
Charleston
Ey Home Insurance Agency
Maine
Earl O. Snider
O'Dell Jessup
R. E. Hicks
J. R. Beaty
James Kessinger
RDC
Bob Brown
Richard Booth
Joe Ressa
W. J. Barbour
Clyde Avis
Veterans Day Program Rescheduled at Sophia Elementary
A Veterans Day program will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sophia Elementary School instead of the morning time previously announced.
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the Sophia Elementary
License plate fines set by ages at meeting
At the meeting, license plates were issued for $1 each. Rondley Webb and W M McCutcheon were fined according to their ages for having celebrated a birthday since the last gathering.
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Rondley Webb
W. M. McCutcheon
Peregoy Speaks at Sylvia PTA Meeting on Public School Issues
The Sylvia Parent-Teacher Association held a program for American Education Week Tuesday night. Guest speaker C. G. Peregoy, principal of Woodrow Wilson High School, addressed conflicts in public education. Charles Harvey presided in Wheeling's absence. Group singing was included.
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Carl Hazard
Conley High School
Mullens
America
American Legion
Elizabeth Lewis
McAlpin
General Assembly
Beatrice Taylor
Betty Craig
Mary Dickerson
Denmar Sanitarium
C. W. Roberts
Columbus
Ohio
Winston Salem
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Gloria Foote
John McClanahan
Florence
Bessie Bowling
Westerville
Gloria W. Warren
West Virginia State College
Institute
Leonard Valentine
Michele Darrell
Sylvia Parent-Teacher Association
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Charles Harvey
W. W. Wheeling
Country Life Group To Make Some Changes
The Rural Development Council country life commission proposes changes to next year’s annual community leaders conference. After reviewing the Oct. 28 event with about 100 leaders present, the panel recommends eliminating the explit session and shifting to 5 30 pm to 8 30 pm with fewer talks and more audience participation. James Kessinger, chairman, says the conference should guide community leadership and a letter of thanks will go to Appalachian Electric Power Co for its contribution.
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Country Life Commission
Rural Development Council
James Kessinger
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Smoked Pork Shoulder Butt Glazed for Family Dinner
A two pound boneless smoked shoulder butt serves a small family. Cover with water and simmer for a couple of hours. Drain, stud with whole cloves, pat with brown sugar, and glaze in a hot oven for finish.
Roads and farming topics for Egeria meeting
The Rural Development Council will hold a 7 p.m. meeting in Egeria to discuss road improvements and crop production plans focusing on tomatoes strawberries and sheep. County road officials may attend to address local road problems amid hopes of improvements after a letter from State Road Commissioner Sawyers to District Engineer Long noting delayed work on road 339 near the Egeria post office.
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Egeria
Rural Development Council
Burl A. Sawyers
J. C. Long
Princeton
Clark Walker
Sawyers
Long
Walker
West Virginia
Eisenhower Cabinet seeks to curb transport waste
A Cabinet Committee, created by President Eisenhower, recommends changing outmoded regulation hampering the transportation industry to reduce waste and lower costs.
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Eisenhower
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