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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1948
Page
11
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple cryptic clues and scattered entries including Biblical character Genesis, Pontiac, and other peculiar terms. The text mixes puzzle entries, names, numbers, and stray phrases, resembling a damaged crossword puzzle page with unclear grid references and inconsistent capitalization.
Local church programs and society events include a Glorious Church of God in Christ service at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, and the Laurel Creek Ladies Aid program Friday April 9. Meetings are hosted by Mrs. Ollie McNeil and Mrs. M. S. Scott respectively with Oak Hill and Charleston connections noted.
Ray Stump of Beckley serves with the Eighth Army in the Osaka area of Japan as a platoon leader in an intelligence reconnaissance outfit with the 25th Infantry Division. He joined in 1942, trained at Fort Bliss, and later arrived in Japan after overseas duty. The 25th Division is also noted in this report along with a 1947 reference to unexplained cash balances. Public notices include bids for Mercer Street extension to the Veterans Hospital site in Beckley with bid requirements and selection rights reserved by the City.
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