Shady Spring Mothers Aid Cannery Tomato Prep
Shady Spring Homeroom Mothers assist at the cannery processing tomatoes by dipping in boiling water to loosen skins, peeling and cutting before canning. Named participants include Mrs Howard Cole, Mrs Clarence Griffith, Mrs Jonathan Lilly, Mrs Herbert Baldridge, Mrs John Boothe, Mrs Frank Lawson, Mrs Grant Kimble, Mrs Harold Meador, Mrs Elinor Bragg, and Mrs Forest Cox who seals the cans for use in the hot lunch program.
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Shady Spring Cannery
Shady Spring
Howard Cole
Clarence Griffith
Jonathan Lilly
Herbert Baldridge
John Boothe
Frank Lawson
Grant Kimble
Harold Meador
Elinor Bragg
Forest Cox
Beaver
Cox
Foods For Hot Lunch Program Shady Spring Elementary
Mrs Meador president of the Homeroom Mothers leads a long running school cannery project at Shady Spring Elementary forming hot lunch supplies from donated farm produce. The group processed 102 gallons apple sauce 33 gallons sliced pie apples 40 gallons apple butter 113 cans tomatoes and 48 cans tomato juice.
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Shady
Spring _ Elementary School
Meador
Meadows
Cannery
United Fund Gift Approved At Meet
The Raleigh County Horsemen's Association will donate 25 to the United Fund. The group approved the gift at its regular meeting Monday night in the Bank of Raleigh building. President A. S. Bair presented a financial report showing substantial payments on the Bradley show grounds. Mack Thompson Joe Hale and Mrs. Bair were named to a nominating committee, which will report at the November 19 meeting. Plans for Bradley showgrounds improvements and participation in the Beckley Fall Festival parade were discussed.
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Raleigh County Horsemen’s Association
United Fund
Bank of Raleigh
A. S. Bair
Bradley
Mack Thompson
Joe Hale
Bair
Beckley
Brummagem word tethers Birmingham’s gilded toy era
The term Brummagem or Brummie denotes showy or trashy. It stems from Birmingham, England, a city renowned for manufacturing gilt toys of questionable quality in earlier times.
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Birmingham
England
Library Book Sale in Raleigh County Proves Successful
The Raleigh County Library Memorial Building reports strong results from a month long book sale. Librarian Mrs. H. C. Graham says sales exceed 65 dollars with items priced 15 to 35 cents. About 150 books remain and proceeds fund new library volumes.
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Raleigh County
Memorial Building
H. C. Graham
Winter Swimming Program Proposed Beckley Meeting Details
A plan for an indoor winter swimming program for Beckley boys will be discussed at a Wednesday 8 p m meeting in the Raleigh County Courthouse. Concord College offered pool use and weekly trips to Concord may follow. The meeting will also discuss forming a Beckley Young Men’s Christian Association.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Concord College
Concord
Young Men’s Christian Association
Shady Spring High School Open House Schedule
BEAVER RNS Open house at Shady Spring High School 7 30 p m Wednesday features the High School Marching Band an organ solo by sophomore Vicky Noor. Refreshments by the Future Homemakers of America Club. Principal Audrey Jackson discusses the new math program and guidance program led by Richard Mann. Keyette Club members escort visitors to classrooms to meet teachers and learn about progress and dropout prevention.
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Beaver
Shady Spring High School
Vicky Noor
Homemakers of America Club
Jackson
Richard Mann
Audrey Jackson
Keyette Club
Lard Repackaging After Moisture Spoilage Investigation Resumes
Commodity Supervisor C. I. Marshall resumes duties at Sprague warehouse after a 15 day suspension during an investigation into lard spoilage. Eighty 48-pound cartons were moisture affected but deemed not spoiled. mold did not penetrate parchment wrapping and redistribution will proceed. Willis Trent acted as supervisor during the inquiry.
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C. I. Marshall
Sprague
Jay Wildt
West Virginia
Department of Welfare Information
Marshall
Charleston
Wildt
Clifford G. Caudill
Commodity Division
State Department of Agriculture
Willis Trent
Gov
Marland
Friday prayer meetings and healing services at church
Services on Friday evenings at 7 30 p m are held at Rose of Sharon Church on H Street led by Rev C C McNeely Sylvester and the Rev and Mrs Maddie Poindexter of Stotesbury.
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Rose of Sharon Church
H. Street
C. C. McNeely
Syllvester
Maddie Poindexter
Stotesbury
FHA Regional Meet Scheduled April 6
The Southern Regional meeting of the Future Homemakers of America is tentatively set for April 6 at Concord College. Attending were Jeri Simon state vice president and advisors Woodrow Cook and Woodrow Bonds. Planning includes leadership camps, a Craftman’s Fair, a July state meeting, a centennial pageant, and a Then and Now style show with a Wyoming County pageant.
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Future Homemakers of America
Concord College
State Executive Council
Cedar Lakes
Jeri Simon
Stratton High School
Woodrow Cook
Woodrow Bonds
Shady Spring High School
Soutern
F.H.A
Ripley
Jackson's Mill
West Virginia
Wyoming County
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Community Christmas Party Plan Event at Sophia Town Hall
A public planning meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Sophia Town Hall to organize a Community Christmas Party for unprivileged children. Gulf Woman's Club and Sophia Volunteer Fire Department sponsor the event and invite representatives from local organizations to attend. Wallace Keith Lawson, son of Hasan Mustafa, shown with his two dates, recalls his early acting career in Europe and his current military posting at Mount Home AFB Idaho.
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Sophia Town Hall
Gulf Woman’s Club
Sophia Volunteer Fire Department
Wallace Keith Lawson
Hasan Mustafa
Princewick
Lawson
Strategic Air Command
Europe
Great Britaan
Wallace Cato
Cato
London
Mount Home Air Force Base
Idaho
Hollywood
New York
West Virginia
French Labor Visitors Due to Beckley and Mingo Visit
A group of 15 to 20 French labor officials will visit Raleigh County on October 25 to view the Beckley area including a Beckley hospital, then move to Mingo County on October 26 to observe retraining efforts for unemployed miners at sites like the National Seating and Dimension Co. Local coordinators Raymond DePaulo Frank Tsutras and Rene Zabeau will assist with the tour and Zabeau will serve as interpreter.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Beckley Hospital
Mingo County
Mingo
National Seating and Dimension Co
ARA
Gospel Singers at Glen White Church Nov 11
Rex and Eleanor gospel singers will perform at Glen View Regular Baptist Church in Glen White on Sunday November 11 at pm. Pastor Rev. C A Bare invites all to attend after the musical program.
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Glen White
RNS
Rex
Eleanor
Glen View Regular Baptist Church
C. A. Bare
Seneca Scouters Receive Awards at Appalachian Dinner
The Seneca Boy Scouts District won a plaque for the most man miles at the Appalachian Council dinner in Welch. Beckley’s Robert L. Amick accepted on behalf of the district, which includes Raleigh and Summers counties. Beckley residents Al Ellison and Charles Jackson received the Silver Beaver and Order of Merit awards. Dr. R. O. Gale presented the honors as Senator Jennings Randolph urged youth to embrace Scouting values and patriotism.
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Seneca Boy Scouts District
Miles
Appalachian Council
Welch
Robert L. Amick
Beckley
Seneca District
Raleigh
Summers Counties
America
Busy Bees Plan Halloween Dance for Members
The Bost Busy Bees 4H Club organizes a Halloween dance at Fairview School on Friday Oct 19 for members only. Meeting held at leader Mrs Ramona Acord home with assistant Mrs Lena May Hall. New officers elected Judy Acord president Brenda Reed vice president Diana Acord secretary Becky Acord song leader Kimmy Hall reporter Ross Allen game leader. Membership listed at 23. County officers training school planned for Nov 3 at Cranberry Elementary.
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Bost Busy Bees
Fairview
Ramona Acord
Lena May Hall
4-H’ers
Judy Acord
Brenda Reed
Diana Acord
Becky Acord
Kimmy Hall
Ross Allen
Cranberry
Mark Twain 4 Hers Elect New Officers
Starlena Kay and Marshall Allen Teaster will serve as president and vice president of the Mark Twain Elementary School 4-H Club. Beverly Espospo and Mary Lawson were elected secretary and treasurer at Monday night’s meeting. Sponsor is Mrs. Floyd Rothlinberger.
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Starlena Kay
Marshall Alen Teaster
Mark Twain Elementary School
Beverly Espospo
Mary Lawson
Floyd Rothlinberger
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REDDY
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Aypebachian Home Company
Shady Spring HS
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FHA
Glen White Church
Dr. In
Technicolor
Kim Novak
Kirk Douglas
Ernie Kovacs
Barbara Rush
Seneca Scouters
Busy Bees
Mark Twain
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