Resourceful Beckley police curb sign scheme noted
A column lauds Beckley police for sourcing and repainting street signs at no cost, involving the fire department and local businesses. It also lampoons Dr. J R Brinkley’s radio program and mentions Lincoln county frontier actions by Trooper Gribble, plus a Wise county schoolteacher convicted of patricide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Frank Brubeck
Walter Weidensall
Fire Department
Dick Lewis
Hinton
Stotesbury
Piney
Harper Road
Standard Oil
Bair
Lewis
Bairs
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
Carlyn Bibb
Frank
H. H. Gribble
Lincoln County
Naaman Jackson
Gribble
Wise County
Wise county feud myth debunked in front page railing
A Wise county Virginia date line piece mocks the outside world image of the region as hill country feudists. The writer contrasts peaceful reality with John Fox Jr. inspired legends and jokes about a future 12 volume expose of Raleigh county feudist life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P
Wise County
Virginia
John Fox Jr
Kentucky
Press Association
John Fox, Jr
John
Raleigh County
Mountain Rifles
As You Like It Presented at Woodrow Wilson High School
Shakespeare’s As You Like It will be staged December 13 at Woodrow Wilson High School. Director Miss Garnet Hundley announced the cast including Julian Williams Duke Senior Bernard Saks Duke Frederick Roy Wray Orlando Blaine Kinzer Oliver James Foster Charles Wrestler Pat Morrison Adam David Abrams Touchstone Geraldine Wheeler Celia Myrde Stuart Rosalind Bennie Binderman Jacques Mary Frances Carter Amiens Henry Herring Silvies Chester Vass Corin Betty Smith Phebe Mary Jo Smisko Audrey Evelyn Stover Le Beau Jannis Christian William Noka Faye Garten Jacques De Bois The property mistress is Geraldine Wheeler and her assistant is Mary Frances Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakespeare
Woodrow Wilson High School
Miss Garnet Hundley
Julian Williams
Duke Senior
Bernard Saks
Duke Frederick
Roy Wray
Orlando
Blaine Kinzer
Oliver
James Foster
Charles Wrestler
Pat Morrison
Adam
David Abrams
Touchstone
Geraldine Wheeler
Celia
Myr‘de Stuart
Rosalind
Bennie Binderman
Jacques
Mary Frances
Birth of a Daughter to Mr and Mrs Frank Summerfield
Mr and Mrs Frank Summerfield announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday November 23. Also listed are Red Cross members Delbert Fox R Morton J C Wire Lacy Shawkey Watson Foster Ralph Fitzgerald T H Sheets Kenneth Bacon and Jack Rodes. J D Lowe visited Fayetteville Saturday. Miss Vivian West guests in Fire Creek and Miss Mary Wire was visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Billy Tompkins
Fayetteville
Evelyn Lego
Alex Gilkey
Josephine Donnely
Cunard
Frank Summerfield
Alfred Pittman
Okey Clark
Oak Hill
Leslie Morton
Charley Ross
Kennys Creek
Arthur Ross
Anne Wire
Edith Burgess
Ralph Fitzgerald
Watson Foster
Harvey
Jim Spence
Lottie Waters
Alfred Iittman
Odell Martin
Gatewood
Mary Widay
Sarah Tompkins
The
Red Cross
Delbert Fox
R. Morton
J. C. Wire
Lacy Shawkey
T. H. Sheets
Kenneth Bacon
Jack Rodes
J. D. Lowe
Vistors
Vivian West
Fire Creek
Mary Wire
Bandits Kill Seven in Mexican Raid Near El Limon
A bandit group raided the vicinity of El Limon killing seven men including a municipal official. One man was kidnapped and beaten before release. Military forces pursued the bandits. Also noted is an international radio bridge contest between Schenectady New York and Buenos Aires Argentina played Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Vera Cruz
Mexico
el Limon
Schenectady
N. Y
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Beware The Cough From a Common Cold
An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for chest colds and bronchial irritation. It touts ingredients such as syrups, fluid extracts, and menthol to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed membranes, promising relief and a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascara For Its Mild Laxative Effect and, Most T Inwood Creo
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Harold M. Riffe
Leslie
J. R. Brinkley
United States
Dr. Brink
Pietro Badonkio
Asmara
Eritrea
Fie
Capudine
Inkfort Distilleries
Louisville
Bali
Ing
Hazel Pittman
Carl Lockant
Minden
Brooklyn, W. Va
E. van Dorsey
CALL
ART Dry Cleaners
E. H. Dorsey
Gorgeous Junior Lamp
Neville Street
Beckley, W. VA
Cores
Star Bockiey
Bet
Warrenty
Star
Sid Danbury
Ectionssipe
South
Kanawha Street
Handsome
Post Office
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