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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1959
Page
3
Homeroom mothers elect members to the Parent Teacher Association. In the future they will focus exclusively on PTA projects and will assist teachers with school problems when called upon.
In Charleston, Barbara Reeds 21 received 18 months at Alderson for sending an extortion letter through the mails. Edward L. Suptic 35 was placed on probation after pleading guilty to three counts of embezzlement, with $2,691 taken from rent collections. Additional defendants faced sentencing on liquor and related charges.
The Piney Oaks Elementary School PTA will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school. Principal M. K. Austin will explain proposed instructional methods for the next term and asks all parents to attend to share their views. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
The State Road Commission plans a Beckley Avenue bridge contract for the second quarter and an overhead Mabscott bridge contract for the third quarter. A one mile Nev ille Street to Frontier Street section will also be let in the third quarter. Raleigh County Court member John C. Ward leads a citizen group seeking a word with Road Commissioner Patrick C. Graney to speed completion.
Five people were arrested by City Police for speeding after radar on Valley Drive Tuesday afternoon. Named are James E. Vance 26 Cecilia Dob bins 47 Chester F. Alexander 44 Arthur P. Gill 23 and Billy Huffman 17. They were ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night. Harold Harless was released from Raleigh County Jail after shop lifting. Greenlee Cooney was sentenced to nine months for non support.
The Second Baptist Church will hold special services at 7 30 p m today Thursday and Friday Rev C H Edwards will conduct tonight with the Glen White and Skelton Choruses The Rev N C Lewis leads Thursday music by the New Era Chorus of Stamford Friday's services are in charge of Rev F H Jones and Rev H B Booker with the home choir and chorus singing.
Herbert Derryberry of Idabel Oklahoma is described as a crow hunter who uses a battery operated hi fi record player and crow call records to lure birds from miles away. He reportedly considers a daily kill of 35 to 40 crows as just average for his hunt.
The West Virginia State Federation of Colored Women's Club convention will be held in Beckley at Central Baptist Church on April 11. Mrs Tyryne Higginbotham will preside, Miss Mary L Williams of Charleston will speak, and a courtesy tour for delegates from 13 clubs is planned with Boy Scouts as guides. Public attendance is invited.
Woodstock Ohio AP report says the village council seeks a buyer for a 6 by 8 foot steel lattice jail cell unused for 25 years. Councilmen list it for sale as a quirky municipal asset.
Clear Fork High School Band leads list of participants for Beckley parade on May 16. Other bands include Byrd Prillerman Amigo Stotesbury Mark Twain Shady Spring Sophia Stoco Coal City Stratton Woodrow Wilson. Prizes await top three. Walter Duncan chairs the band committee with local officials backing the event.
Thomas A Williams operator of a local cab company was awarded 8500 by a Raleigh county Circuit Court jury for injuries and damages from a two car collision on October 19 1958 on South Fayette street. The seven woman five man jury deliberated about two hours after a two day trial with Judge K K Hall presiding in place of Judge Norman Knapp who was in a local hospital.
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