Christmas shopping kicks off after Thanksgiving in area stores
Local store managers report the day after Thanksgiving as the start of the Christmas shopping season. Merchants like Murphy's W T Grant Montgomery Ward and others express optimism and note better mood and stronger sales than last year. Households visit downtown Barrett to begin gifting with many stores boasting larger selections and higher crowds.
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Joseph Michael Wood
Kyle Wood
Barrett
G. C. Murphy
Wood
Beckley
J. W. Kern
Montgomery Ward Co
George Piper
Paul Hainer
New River Supply
Hainer
Robert Bowles
Montgomery Ward & Co
R. B. Bowles
E. M. Payne
Phil Payne
Payne
Lilly Men’s Shop
John Goriscn
White Cross Pharmacy
Joe Fourney
Watkin’s Drug and Gift Shop
Joe Bissett
The
Vogue
Fourney
Bissett
Becket County Becomes Hub for Culinary School Fund Drive
The Beckley Christian Youth Council raises funds for UNICEF and the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center culinary department. A Dec 14 buffet dinner, prepared by Culinary Arts students and served 5 to 9, aims to buy small equipment, support vaccination efforts, milk, malaria protection, and malnutrition vitamins for thousands of children. Victor de Keyserling of UNICEF praises local donors and the restaurant association plans ticket sales across multiple cities to fund ongoing needs.
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Victor de Keyserling
Unicef Publicity
Beckley
Beckley Christian Youth Council
Unicef Fund
United Council of Church Women
Culinary
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Southern Region Restaurant Association
Glass House
Beckley Turnpike
Natalie Austin
Parkersburg
Fairmont
Huntington
State Department of Education
Culinary Department
Austin
George Osman
Accident Victim David Watson Treated After Car Crash
David Lee Watson of Prosperity, son of Mrs. Diana Watson, was treated at Beckley Hospital at 2 30 p.m. Thursday for injuries from a car accident.
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David Lee Watson
Diana Watson
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh NAACP Branch Meeting Tonight
A meeting of the Raleigh County NAACP will be held at Central Baptist Church tonight at 7 p m.
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Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Central Baptist Church
Nine Conservation Law Violations Reported This Week
Nine convictions under conservation laws were listed by Capt. Raymond Eye. Individuals charged include Hiram Hall in Greenbrier County for lacking a National Forest Hunting stamp, Hubert Offer with an uncased gun in a car at night, Calyn Gillespie with a loaded gun in a car, L. O. King with a loaded gun in a vehicle, Junior Hedrick for a loaded gun in a vehicle, Johnnie Coldiron for highway littering, Jack Stallworth for killing a migratory bird out of season, Edward Richardson for a loaded gun in a vehicle, and Frank Tomblin for lacking a National Forest Hunting stamp. All were fined $20 in various magistrates’ courts.
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Raymond Eye
Hiram Hall
Champanville
Greenbrier
Frank B. Crigger
Hall
Ezra Butcher
Chapmanville
Hubert Offer
Hico
Fayette County
A. L. Payne
W. B. Mullens
Ansted
Calyn E. Gillespie
Keyser
Mineral County
Payne
Madalyn Bazzle
Gillespie
King
Meadows Bluff
Dan Phillips
A. M. St. Clair
Welch
Jack D. Stallworth
Caples
McDowell County
Pizzino
Stallworth
St. Clair’s Court
Edward Richardson
White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier County
Richardson
W. C. Kautz
Frank Tomblin
Crigger
Phonograph Purchase Approved At PTA Meet
The North Lester Elementary School PTA approved buying a phonograph as a teaching aid and plans fruit cake fundraisers to raise funds. Founders Day in February will be observed with Mrs Elizabeth Lewis in charge of the observance and Mrs Eloise Taylor outlining The Arts of Good Discipline. The Rev Waldo Jackson will present a film Christian Center Work at Jones Memorial Baptist Church at 5 30 p m Sunday.
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North Lester
PTA
Elizabeth Lewis
Eloise Taylor
Waldo Jackson
Beckley
Christian Center
Jones Memorial Baptist Church
Special Program Held At East Killivan Elementary
A Thanksgiving program at East Killivan Elementary School featured music by Mrs. Juanita Spradley and student performances led by Cynthia Walker emcee. ROSETTA THOMAS explained Thanksgiving origins and its national status, with Lorenzo Griffin discussing the holiday. The 7th grade choir and 8th grade girls sang, followed by a dinner hosted by the PTA and principal Mrs. M. C. Brooks speaking. Next PTA meeting on Nov 29.
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East Killivan
Juanita Spradley
Rosetta Thomas
Lorenzo Griffin
Terry Adams
Cynthia Walker
M. C. Brooks
PTA i
Seventeen apply for work at Beckley employment office
Seventeen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Wednesday. They listed jobs including secretary stock clerk dishwasher auto mechanic funeral attendant painter caterpillar crane operator two service station attendants farm hand four construction laborers two dump truck drivers and one auto washer.
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Beckley Office of Employment Security
Kiwanis District Governor Addresses Charter Meeting
West Virginia Kiwanis District Governor J Kenton Lambert spoke at the Beckley Land-O-Hills club charter event in Beckley. He outlined Kiwanis ideals and six goals focusing on spiritual values, honesty, higher business standards, proactive leadership, community service, and goodwill. Over 200 Kiwanians and guests attended from Matoaka Princeton Athens Chapmanville Anawalt Elkhorn North Fork Parsons Clarksburg Buchanan Circle K and Key clubs from nearby areas.
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J. Kenton Lambert
Parsons
West Virginia
Kiwanis International
Beckley
Land-O-Hills
Beckley-Winn
Lambert
Beckley Club
Maxwell Hill
Dry Hill
Kiwanis
Matoaka
Princeton
Athens
Chapmansville
Anawalt
Elkhorn
North Fork
Clarksburg
Buchannon
Circle K
Beckley College
Key
Keyettes
Shady Spring
Woman Hurt In Fall At Home
Rosie Patton of 211 Russell Street is listed in good condition at Beckley Hospital with injuries to her left side from a fall at her home on Thursday.
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Rosie Patton
Russell St
Beckley Hospital
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Halloween
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund
Unicef
United States Committee
NAACP
Wheeler Plumbing and Heating
West Neville Street
E. Killivan
Herman Sydenstricker
Beaver Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Panhandle
D. W
Woody) Kinzer
New Club
Penveys
J. E. Cruise
J. Ken
Ton Lambert
E. D. Armstrong
New Club Building
Jerome van
Hopkin’s Meat Markets, Inc
Sprague
RATH
SD Ibs
Dot
S. West Va
Peoples Credit Store
Prince St
G. M. Powers
Main Street
Neville Street
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