Bevy of Local Notes Mixes Football Winds and Community Events
The piece reflects school board talk on unemployment and living conditions, a debate sparked by Dr Lineweaver, and a self described nonpersonal critique. It also covers upcoming events including a Flying Eagles triumph over Beaver Pond, a Beckley‑Hinton football tease, a bridge gathering at Nathan Pickus home, and a rural pig pen vignette with humorous observations on swill barrels and flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Flying Eagles
Beaver Pond
Bluefield
Roanoke High School
Beckley
Hinton Bobcats
Hinton
Summers County
Garrity
Biggest sweet potato weighs down in local tale
A four pound sweet potato found by C M Downey on Clear Fork near Dorothy drew comments from Dr F A Couch who called it a natural born pumpkin. C C Thompson grows a half acre of such oversized tubers at Lem Jarrell place while Downey, road worker, shared the find with friends and newlyweds Ester Wright and companions later drove to Skelton for their celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Downey
Clear Fork
Dorothy
C.C. Thompson
Lem Jarrell Place
Downey
Social notes from Prosperity West Virginia and Beckley area
Mrs J E Grubb hosted Circle No 7 in Beckley with a refreshments list of local women. Visitors included Miss Lucille Gillespie and Roy Pauley of South Charleston. Many residents and families featured in visits, dinners, and church activities with several guests and birthday observances noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Grubb
Circle No. 7
Beckley
Garl
Short
M. H. Gates
W. A. Thompson
WS. Cavendish
Orange Snuffer
Robert Thomson
C. C. Farmer
J. R. Emimons
Harley Kilgore
Lorella Comb
Katherine McCoy
Ed Tockabill
Edson
Wyco
G. W. James
William James
Alma Reynolds
Monroe Daniels
Mt. Tabor
Pi Daniels
Eccles
D. B. Stover
PD. B. Stover Sr
G. F. Stover
Virginia Ward
Glenna
Denval Lee Stover
Hiovd Akers
Skelton
J. B. Stover
Childdren Violet May
Virgil Ray
Ruby
Mildred Wheeler
Stanaford
Oris Werkley
Edgar Dehart
Bob Bragg
Bobbie
Carl Short
William Jimes
Local residents share visits across Beckley and area
Overnight guests included Mrs H W Thompson and son Leonard with Mr and Mrs Orin Vines in Beckley. Numerous calls and dinners linked Beckley Crab Orchard Sprague Harvey and Pineville communities with Finks, Akers, Johnson and Brammer families visiting, plus diphtheria illness and a reforestation job relocation in Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Thompson
Leonard
Orin Vines
Beckley
Willard Fink
Sallie Thompson
G. M. Brammer
Crab Orchard
A.e. Fink
Gen Stafford
Fireco
Stanley Johnson
Waldo Brammer
Carl ‘Massie
Henry Roles
Mason Fink
Affinity
A. J. Fink
Spurgeon Fink
Rin Eve [Fink
Harvey
O. A. Akers
Velmer Lilly
Eldridge Fink
Sprague
Steve Carpenter
Lego
A. Akers
Grant
Florence
Ona Akers
Leonard Fink
Lilly
Fink
Prudence
A. E. Fink
Jess Blanchard
Pineville
Lewis Thompson
Lewis, Jr
Frances
Evelyn
Grover Wallace
Orville
Harry
Junior
Leara
Merle
Hope
Irene
Virginia
Willie Meadows
Pemberton
Revival meetings and hospital moves update Long Branch area
Mrs. Earl Blake lies in Montgomery hospital after appendicitis attack moved last Monday. Rev. John Williams conducts revival at Laurel Grove church. Visitors include Mrs. Ella Elliott and Mrs. Mary Williams. Biddle Lively to Montgomery hospital Saturday for exam. Two new stores planned Lysle George general merchandise and Joseph McQueen department store. Howard Mahan plans Oak Thi or Fayetteville move once housing found. A German woman urges denying bachelors to boost marriage and birth rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Blake
Montgomery Hospital
John Williams
Laurel Grove
Ella M. Elliott
Kilsyth
Mary EF. Williams
Andy Campbell
Jett Treadway
Pax
Lanie Shumate
Daugh
Ters
Florence and
Mildred
Hachel Lively
Biddle Lively
Lysle George
Joseph McQueen
Howard Mahan
Oak Thi
Fayetteville
Round Table Program Set Despite School Turmoil
The New River Valley Round Table plans to meet here next Friday with about 1,000 teachers from Raleigh Fayette and Summers counties. Dr. C E Benson and Douglas Malloch have been invited to address the sessions at 9 am 2 pm and 2 45 pm with a musical program from Oak Hill High school. Committees named include resolutions constitution necrology and president s emblem along with local crowd handlers for registration signs rooms meals decorations ushers and Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New River Valley Round Table
C. G. Peregoy
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers Counties
Beckley
C. E. Benson
New York University
Douglas, Malloch
Chicago
Benson
Malloch
Oak Hill High School
J. F. Marsh
Concord State Teachers College
Mark Twain High School
Woodrow Wilson
Peregoy
H. F. Frazier
Fayetteville
Geneva Bobbitt
Oak Fill High School
Cecil Miller
Randolph Norton
Shady Spring
Fred Hedrick
Greenbrier Springs
E. W. Taylor
Hinton
E. R. Vawter
Gauley Bridge
E. W. Dunkley
George B. Chambers
Colcord
Goldie Jones
Claremont
Laura Coley
Kingston
Margaret Hill
Talcott
W. A. Deitz
Nfico
GC. N. Gwinn
Carl Stover
Dirtsville
Dd. W. Bryson
Mary Helm
Madge Farmer
Mason Bragg
Greta Snyder
Mary Smith
WH. J. Watkins
Rachel Meador
Maye Cooper
Lara Gray
Erma Wauhop
Melissa Dickinson
F. A. Freeman
Jane Schwank
Nate Keyser
Church of God Announces Two Week Revival Series
A revival series begins this morning at 1 o'clock at the Church of God on Oakwood Avenue opposite Fourth Street. Services run each evening at 7 30 for two weeks with Reverend P Hambrick and Reverend L Anderson assisting the pastor. Mrs Hambrick will aid in the work. The public is invited to attend any or all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Oakwood Avenue
Fourth Street
P. Hambrick
Charleston
L. (. Anderson
Straton High Defeats Du Bois 13 to 0 in Mt Hope
Local notes report a large group chaperoned by Mrs H M Dandridge to the Stratton High versus Du Bois football game at Mt Hope with Du Bois winning 13 to 0. Attendees include Mrs Viola Moss and Grace Clark among others. sermons by Rev P F King and activities at Ebenezer Baptist and Collins Temple are listed along with P T A and Junior League events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Dandridge
Stratton High
DuBois
Mt. Hope
W. . Jeffries
Burlington
N. Co
E. L. Powell
Charleston
Our City
Lee Farrish
Bluefield
Wilberforce
E. L. Morton
Frances Morton
Vivian Green
Mary Edley
Alice Williams
W. A. Holley, Jr
Ebenezer Baptist Church
P. F.king
Chas Hundley
P. mi
P. ¥. King
Hazel Garland
Affinity
Elsie Hill
Church Street
Grace Clark
Colored Federated Club
Wheeling
Mesdames Viola Moss
Anna Clark
Ruth Wright
Wilma Wright
Violet Wright
Catherine Riggers
Carrie Grimes
Hazel M
Ebenezer Church
Viola Wright
Wm. Johnson
Geneva Wright
du Bois Hight
McAlpin News
Parents Teachers Association
Sarah Graves Johnson
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L. M. Dorsey
Main Street
Mr. Dorsey
Nathan Pickus
Woodlawn Avenue
Beckley Sisterhood
Sisterhood
Ross Stover
Ethal Gales
Opal Short
Dema Jean Deal
Audry Flaganin
Nelson Bragg
James Neal
Denval Stover
Ernest James
Ester Wright
Fenton
Mich
Prosperity
W. Va
Odd, W. Va
Long Branch, W. Va
W. L. McCray
Beckley Hotel
Craver Advertising CO
Old Raleigh Hardware
Neville St
Real Estate Life and Fire “Insurance
A. J. Britton Phone 560
Beckley, W. Va
Holden
Gily
John R. Koch
Siness Man
Beckley Newspapers
Young Beckley
All Beckley
Fidence
Beckley Newspapers Corp
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