Cranberry PTA Recreates Old School Primer Night
Cranberry PTA held a playful primer session with parents dressing as first graders. Teachers and students swapped roles for the evening as attendees paid admission, and the event raised funds while recalling bygone school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranberry Consolidated Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
James Scott
Honey
Mrs. Scott
Walter Walney
Bernard Gilkerson
John Grimes
Madeline Sayers
Cranberry Consolidated School
Blue Bonnet Margarine Promoted as Economy Spread
An advertising snippet touts Blue Bonnet margarine as a fresh tasting all vegetable spread with rich nutrition. It claims to cost about half as much as premium spreads and endorses its use in cooking, on vegetables, and as a daily spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Vanderbilt
Beckley Stores Open Full Day Tomorrow
Beckley stores will stay open all day tomorrow but close Thursday for Thanksgiving Day. W M Kessel president of the Beckley Business Bureau says local shops stay open Wednesdays until after New Year. They will close Monday January 1 New Year’s Day. Christmas shoppers can shop until 9 p m December 18 to 22 with 8 p m close on Saturday December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. M. Kessel
Beckley Business Bureau
Sophia Lions Honor Mark Twain Grid Team at Banquet
The Sophia Lions Club will fete Mark Twain's gridiron squad at a forthcoming football banquet. About 35 varsity players, coaches, and 30 Lions attended a recent dinner at the school with a church group serving. Speakers included O A Phillips Fred Williams J L Honaker and Vernon Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Sophia Lions Club
Lions
Sophia Grid
O. A. Phillips
Fred Williams
J. L. Honaker
Vernon Lawson
Couple Waives Waiting Period in Raleigh County Court
In a Raleigh County Circuit Court order signed by Judge Ben H. Ashworth the three day waiting period for marriage licenses was waived for Eufemio Cruz Benites 21 of Logens Azores and Patsy Ruth Martin 19 of Beckley because the groom must return to his Army camp. Other license applications filed include David Craddock 21 of Mr. Hope with Beulah Redden 23 of Beaver and Howard Rutherford 32 of Midway with Wanda Eddins 19 of Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Ben H. Ashworth
Eufemio Cruz Benites
Logens
Azores
Marcos Benites
Patsy Ruth Martin
Beckley
William B. Martin
Raleigh County
David Craddock
Mr. Hope
George Craddock
Beulah Redden
Beaver
A. E. Redden
Howard Rutherford
Midway
Sharpe Rutherford
Wanda Eddins
Sophia
Fred Eddins
Magistrate Fines Two on Read Law
Two men were found guilty as charged by Magistrate J. H. McGhee at Beaver. Z. D. Cooper of White Oak was convicted of driving while drunk, fined 50 dollars plus costs, and had his license revoked for six months. Travis Meadows of Sandstone was fined 25 dollars plus costs for driving without a license and jailed if he fails to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. McGhee
Beaver
Z. D. Cooper
White Oak
Cooper
Travis Meadows
Sandstone
Meadows
Raleigh
1200 Negro Teachers To Convene in Beckley
The State Negro Teachers Association will hold its annual meeting at Stratton High School in Beckley. Dates to be set at a January board meeting. About 1,200 educators are expected, including teachers principals college personnel and county superintendents from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
State
Negro Teachers Association
Stratton High School
John Elliott
Raleigh County
Elliott
Association
State Vets Office Deluged With Bonus Eligibility Questions
West Virginia Veterans Affairs reports heavy inquiries about the $90 million veterans bonus. Deputy Director Roy I. Smith says questions will wait until January legislative action and notes eligibility proof will be required. Potential applicants may see no forms before July 1, and survivors or dependents must prove relationship and death, with documentation such as discharge papers, birth and marriage certificates, and service verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs
Roy I. Smith
Smith
Angle Services Set Tomorrow for Mrs Ferguson Angle
Funeral services for Mrs Hil dred Ferguson Angle 39 of 120 E Main St are set for 2 30 p m tomorrow at Keyser Funeral Home Chapel with Rev A H Wilson of Beckley officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park She died Monday at 135 p m at home from a heart condition Born February 2 1911 in Quinnimont she was the daughter of G M Agee of Beckley Survived by her father one son Bobby Jean Ferguson of Beckley two daughters Mrs C J Davenport of San Francisco and Janet Faye Ferguson of Beckley one brother R G Agee of Beckley two half brothers Gilmer and James Agee of Beckley and a half sister Mrs Paul J Fourney of Beckley The body will lie in state at Keyser Funeral Home until the funeral hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hildred Ferguson Angle
E. Main Street
Keyser
A. H. Wilson
Beckley
Sunset Memorial Park
Bobby Jean Ferguson
C. J. Davenport
San Francisco
Janet Faye Ferguson
R. G. Agee
Gilmer
James Agee
Paul J. Fourney
Keyser Funeral Home
Minor Beckley Auto Crashes Reported Yesterday
Two minor accidents caused about 35 dollars in damage with no injuries. A 1939 car driven by Hazel Martin ran off E Prince Street into a yard at Whitestick and E Prince, destroying a wire fence and clothesline post. A 1948 car driven by Gilbert Mahan and a 1940 car driven by Wesley Baker collided at Johnstown Road Vance Drive Sylvia Street. point of impact undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Prince and
Whitestick Streets
Hazel Martin
E. Prince Street
Johnstown Road
Vance Drive
Sylvia Street
Gilbert Mahan
E. Beckley
Wesley Baker
Kiwanis to View Anti-Communist Film at Friday Meeting
At El Chico the Kiwanis Club will screen Dont Be A Sucker at 12 15 pm Friday. Roy I Smith publicity director said the Army and Air Force Recruiting Station provides the film which covers Communist activities and a Korean incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
el Chico
Roy I. Smith
Smith
U. S. Army and
Air Force
Deeds Filed In Raleigh County Totaling $15,100
Raleigh County Clerk records show deeds filed totaling about $15,100. Transfers include John Spencer to C C Meador for Lot 15 in Green Valley Homesites about $5,500 and Anthony Sparacino to Don P Wolf for Lots 11 and 12 in Wildwood Add Beckley for $3,100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
John Spencer
C. C. Meador
Green Valley
Anthony J. Sparacino
Raleigh County
Don P. Wolf
Wildwood
Beckley
Grace A. Ellison
John W., Evans
Effie Smith
Agnes Leathy Adkins
Lilly Land Company
Fireco
Shady Spring
Sabine Father Reports Daughter Missing
Ernest Smith of Sabine reports his daughter Deloris Smith age 17 missing after she left for school in Glen Rogers at 8 am yesterday. She is about five feet three inches tall, 105 pounds, wearing a black skirt yellow blouse black shoes and a red coat. Police seek information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deloris Smith
Sabine
Glen Rogers
Ernest Smith
Angel Children Aid Seal Sale Drives Raleigh County
The Raleigh County TB and Health Association opens its Christmas Seal drive with 10 000 seals mailed to donors. Mrs Clyde Law chairs the mail sale committee as girl scouts sort and tie seals. Volunteers include the Women’s Auxiliary First Baptist Church Jayceeettes Women of the Moose and Alpha Phi Omega. Angel children sing and play during this year’s green and red seals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Law
Memorial Building
Women’s Auxiliary
First Baptist Church
The
Jayceeettes
Women of the Moose
Alpha Phi Omega Sorority
Raleigh County TB and Health Association
Law
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Raleigh
Sprague Homeroom Mothers Elect Officers for Parade Float
Mrs. Joe Loncavish chairs the Sprague Homeroom Mothers Club as officers are named at a Dec 1 meeting. The group plans gift boxes for the PTA and a float in the Dec 2 Christmas parade sponsored by Beckley Woman's Club. Members listed include Mrs. Harmon Mandeville and many others from Sprague School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague Homeroom
Joe Loncavish
Sprague
Parent
Harmon Mandeville
Sprague School
Beckley Woman’s Club
Dewey Brown
R. W. Wible
Mary Rose Parsons
Lucille Webb
John O'Dell
John Evans, Jr
Robert Knapp
Ben Suptic
Ann Schiffer
Paul McGrady
Cordell Way
Gordon Withrow
A. C. Massey
Piney View Girl Jailed on Three Counts
Barbara Small, 19, of Piney View, jailed in Raleigh County on profanity, interfering with an officer, and disorderly conduct after a Prince Street arrest at 10 30. Also detained were Dick Ray 38 MacArthur non support Donald McKay Prince breach of peace Betty McCoy 19 Flats petit larceny and Ruth Smith 20 Beckley for drunk and profanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Small
Piney View
Raleigh County
Prince Street
Dick Ray
MacArthur
Donald McKay
Prince
Betty McCoy
Flats
Ruth Smith
Beckley
Humane Society Names Directors for Raleigh County
At a Raleigh County Humane Society executive meeting at Mrs. W. C. Dick's home four directors were named: Mrs. J. P. Nowlin, Mrs. E. B. Hawkins, Mrs. George Titler, and James K. Edmundson. H. H. Harvey was named investigating officer. Mrs. David Kennedy became finance and membership chair. Donated dog house and chair for the shelter were received from Beckley donor Mrs. Nathan Pickus and Mrs. Walter Ennis. Eight animals, six dogs and two cats, were on hand for adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Humane Society
W. C. Dick
Raleigh Heights
J. P. Nowlin
E. B. Hawkins
George Titler
James K. Edmundson
H. H. Harvey
David Kennedy
Harvey
Charles Lewis
Nathan Pickus
Beckley
Walter Ennis
E. B. Hawkins, Jr
Charles Lewis, Jr
B. H. van Vacter
Kennedy
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Mason Anderson
William Harvey
Ethel Brown
Ernest McClung
Sears
Lee Brooks
Charles Akers
Earl Hutchinson
Blue Bonnet
Cohen
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York, N.Y
James Cooper
Richard Wills
Sand Lick Creek
Marsh Fork
Frank Komperda
Buford Hartsog
Gadd Land Company
Little Farms
Lucy E. Keaton
Willard A. Keaton
Fink
Slab Fork
Main St
Fryers
Cloverblossom
Angel
Culosis and Health Association
WD. &. Waters
Ernest Brown
Roy Kidd
John Parkulo
Ann Stevens
Nick Giampalo
Cas
Kentucky
the Stagg Distilling CO
Frankfort
Pini
Humane Society
Guy Lombardo
WJLS
Princess Pet
Pet Lee
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