Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia

We have 4,406,501 pages in West Virginia

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1957

Page

13

Supt Jesse Morgan Opposes Two Wyoming County Tax Measures

Wyoming County citizens face no capitation tax or property transfer tax as recommended by Supt. Jesse W. Morgan who calls the capitation tax "grossly unpopular" and notes the transfer tax would yield about 26000 annually while risking support for the school levy. The board will decide at a special session after hearing delegations from Brushy Mullens and other schools and considering needed repairs and new classrooms.

Pineville RNS Wyoming County West Virginia Jesse W. Morgan Morgan Wyoming Brushy Oswell Mullins Lyman Bailey Nathan Toler Road Branch T Co Carl Reece Bai 1Leysville Pta Ballard Bennett Barker's Ridge Herndon Mullens Bennett Gooney Otter Creek C. C. Cottrill Glen Rogers Cook School Huff Creek Glen Fork

Caperton Wins 12th District Public Speaking Contest

Erskin Caperton of Mount Hope High School won the 12th district Knights of Pythias public speaking contest in Oak Hill. Paul Boland chaired the event open to Fayette County students. Caperton advances to the May 11 state contest in Quarry Hill to determine the statewide public speaking champion.

Oak Hill RNS Erskin Caperton E. M. Caperton Mount Hope Knights of Pythias Paul Boland Ak Hill Lodge 17 Fayette County Caperton Mount Hope High School West Virginia Quir Hill

Forest Fires Reported in Thurmond Kaymoor and Brier Creek

The Beckley office of the State Conservation Commission said three forest fires were reported Sunday at Thurmond and Kaymoor in Fayette County and on Brier Creek in Wyoming County. All fires were extinguished by Sunday with no new blazes reported.

Thurmond Beckley Office State Conservation Commission Kaymoor Fayette County Brier Creek Wyoming County Conservation Commission

Al Ansted Pistol Club Organized with NRA Affiliation

The Al Rifle and Pistol Club was organized Monday night as an NRA affiliated group to teach adults and youth firearm safety and hunting rules. It plans indoor and outdoor ranges with officers led by Herbert L. Hess as president and Robert A. Aldridge as vice president. The club will cooperate with Civilian Marksmanship to train civilians in rifle handling. A Fayette County Singing Convention is set for April 7 at Rock Lick Community Church with all singers invited.

al Ansted RNS Idasive al National Rifle Association Herbert’ L. Hess Robert A. Aldridge Fleet W. Line Albert H. Payne Walter S. Wilson Lawrence L. Wall Robson Fayette County Rock Lick

Eastern Star Pineville Chapter to Initiate Members Thursday

Miss Elizabeth Williams, worthy matron of Pinevilla Chapter No. 110, announces a meeting at 7 30 p.m. Thursday in the Masonic Temple featuring initiation activities.

OES Pineville Elizabeth Williams Pinevilla Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple

Come In and Eat Before We Both Starve

A storefront restaurant ad near Indianapolis proclaims a humorous plea to customers with the line Come In and Eat Before We Both Starve placed on its front.

Indianapolis

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jesse Morgan Nancy Berman Jewelers Ah Ethel As Diemon Neville St Beckley Theatre Beckley Hotel Hill Bldg Mans Jewel Kord Wea LADYS Jewel Elgin Jewel Hamilton Calfee South Oakwood Clifford GROUP Penney Penney Days Ealue International Dinnac Finch Hae Bae Oo Penneys
Search Courier

Search the Raleigh Register Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Raleigh Register?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication