Plans for National Retail Dry Goods Assn. retailers group
Beckley merchants weigh a proposed retailers’ N R A. after Atlantic City meeting. Earle E Bibb says a move to self regulation may lift industry morale and curb government overreach. E M Payne Jr backs model state laws to guide distribution and promote fair competition. The plan envisions voluntary buy in, with state laws shaping business practice and industry health.
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National Retail Dry Goods Association
Atlantic City
Earle E. Bibb
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
National Retail Divids Assn
Beckley Sisterhood stage shows for Thanksgiving party
The Beckley Sisterhood hosted a Thanksgiving party at the new Jewish Center entertaining about 200 guests from Beckley and nearby towns. The event featured Miss Wilda Ganneau’s vocal numbers, dance performances by Elizabeth Studio of Charleston, piano and instrumental pieces, and an orchestra led by Ivan Bowling. The group plans a New Year’s Day party with officers Mrs. Ben Lewis as president and others arranging the program.
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New Jewish Center
Bluefield
Princeton
Hinton
Welch
Montgomery
Nathan Pickus
Dave Freed
Joe Kaiserman
James Pickus
Wilda Ganneau
Mss Ganneau
C. W. Waterman Jr
Vera Baxter Watkins
Ben Lewis
Mount Hope
Mr. Waterman
Mrs. Waterman
Ivan Bowling
Beckley
Roosevelt in Lawsuit of Love As Ethel Du Pont to Wed Franklin Roosevelt Jr
Washington to Oyster Bay headlines frame the budding union of Franklin Roosevelt Jr. and Ethel du Pont two decades after their births at Hyde Park and Owl's Nest. Both families embody privilege with horseback riding boating and expansive estates. The couple, praised for restraint on politics, plan June nuptials amid public curiosity.
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Franklin Roosevelt Jr
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London
Mrs Williams Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs T S Williams, previously a patient at Beckley Hospital, completed treatment and an operation, and returned home to Woodlawn Avenue.
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T. S. Williams
Beckley Hospital
Woodlawn Avenue
Tacky Party at Tees Schoolhouse Tonight
A tacky party will be held at the Tees schoolhouse near Beckley at 7 30 this evening by pupils under Principal Launa Morrison. Proceeds go to buy library books and playground equipment.
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Tees
Beckley
Launa Morrison
Consuelo's Ex Husband Also to Get Married
The engagement of Mimi Richardson to Farr E. T. Smith, son of Sydney J. Smith and Mrs. Tailor Carpenter of New York, was announced last night. Smith is the former husband of Consuelo Vanderbilt, expanding a prominent New York family connection.
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Associated Press
New York
Mimi Richardson
Farr E. T. Smith
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Miss Richardson
Students Returning to Virginia Tech After Holidays
Beckley is well represented on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute roster in Blacksburg Va with many students returning yesterday after holiday visits. The list includes Jack Evans Lew Sheffler Matthew Ellison Earle Bibb Jr William McClung Dwight Casto John Samuel Calloway Charles Scott Lewis Jr George M Eckley Jr Jack Ellison Mac Banks Leo Vecellio Bill Mabe D C Wade Jr Clarence Higgins.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
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Lew Sheffler
Matthew Ellison
Earle Bibb Jr
William McClung
Dwight Casto
John Samuel Calloway
Charles Scott Lewis, Jr
George M. Eckley Jr
Jack Ellison
Mac Banks
Leo Vecellio
Bill Mabe
D. C. Wade, Jr
Clarence Higgins
Noon Dinner Honors Hampton Thomas Couple
Mrs Loretta Thomas hosted a noon dinner Sunday to honor Mr and Mrs Hampton Thomas returning from a Cincinnati honeymoon. Family members present included Curtis Hampton Thomas Wiley Weaver and family Patty Lou Sophia Lloyd Stone Louetta Thomas and Henry Smiths family with sons Jimmy and Robert.
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Hampton Thomas
Cincinnati
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Robert
Sophia
Lloyd Stone
Louetta Thomas
Personal Notices From Beckley and Nearby Areas
Miss Ferne Shumate returned yesterday from Charleston visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Allen have returned from Buchanan Virginia. Little Joan Hutchinson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carol Hutchinson is improving after illness. Miss Betty Jean Wren guest of Aunt A. S. Johnston Jr. returned to Roanoke Virginia. Ned Quinn who stayed with his uncle Dr. Miller Quinn returned to Belle. Mrs. Thomas Snead of Salem Virginia visits Beckley friends and relatives.
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Charleston
C. L. Allen
Buchanan
Joan Hutchinson
Carol Hutchinson
Betty Jean Wren
A. S. Johnston Jr
Roanoke
Ned Quinn
Miller Quinn
Belle
Thomas Snead
Salem
Beckley
Frances Jackson Weds James N Jones in Capital
Mrs A W Childress announces the Charleston marriage of Frances C Jackson to James N Jones of Cuyahoga Falls Ohio. The ceremony was at the Cobb home on Bradford street, Rev C N Jarrett officiant. The bride wore blue crepe with gardenia bouquet. best man Wilson Doak. The couple honeymooning to Cuyahoga Falls and Pittsburgh, will reside at Madison Hall upon return.
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Charleston
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Cuyahos
Falls
Ohio
Dewey L. Cobb
Bradford Street
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Parkersburg
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Cuyahoga Falls
Pittsburgh
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Brubeck Students Return After Holidays
Hatfield Brubeck of Marshall College Huntington and Shields Brubeck of Lynchburg College return to campus Sunday after spending the holidays with their father J. A. Brubeck and family.
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Marshall College
Huntington
Shields Brubeck
Lynchburg College
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Greyhound Low Fares Offer Broad Nationwide Travel
Greyhound presents low fares that cut driving costs by one third and are 25 to 65 percent cheaper than other public transit. The service claims broad reach across thousands of places in America with a newer Super Coach fleet, more frequent schedules, and First Class features at lower-than-second-class rates.
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Greyhound
America
For Digestion's Sake Smoke Camels Ad Copy
An advertisement extols Camels as aiding digestion and improving meals. It claims Camels increase alkaline digestive fluids and suit after meals and routine use. The copy emphasizes that Camels do not affect nerves and suits explorers, athletes, outdoor workers, and office workers alike.
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