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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1957
Page
10
State Road Commission foreman M M Eller says the new steel and concrete bridge over Stonecoat Creek will be completed this week and can carry any load. The old four ton bridge has been torn down, a detour set up, and SRC crews report frequent delays after damaging a water line on opening day.
Mayor A K Minter defended municipal parking receipts and how lot funds are allocated explaining a 3 464 18 monthly transfer to the Sinking Fund Commission for a 30 year bond. He noted March intake of 1 794 15 and 1 760 drawn from on street meters to meet payments leaving a net about 30 for the month.
In Elizabeth Seifert's chapter, Chronister helps a young honeymooning couple as Mo Chronister greets them at a police car scene. The Hollies Lions Club hosts a stunt dinner inviting them to stay, presenting an orchid as a welcome gift amid their flustered reception.
Thousands of green safety stickers reading Be Courteous and a pledge to drive safely were distributed to Raleigh County car owners by the Traffic Safety Education Committee of the Raleigh County Highway Safety Council. The program aims to spread the drive-safely message countywide during Raleigh County Safety Week marked for April 21–27.
Beckley area moves closer to a new National Guard armory with state and federal funds. One armory to be built at Memorial Airport near Beckley, with Richwood a likely second site. Project totals and state share outlined, using proceeds from Maxwell Hill land sale and 1997 Legislature allocation.
Lawrence Wiseman of Beckley will serve temporarily as manager janitor at the Recreation Building replacing two employees dismissed by the Recreation Board on Monday night. The board voted to merge the two jobs after alleging duties were neglected. Lilly, 24, resigning, had held the post since September 1955 and was paid 250 dollars monthly. Skiles received 140 dollars.
In Maneyowoc Wisconsin Lafoie Murray recalls tossing his jacket on a kitchen chair and leaving briefly. He says he did not call the laundry and that a later delivery returned the jacket after a mistaken pickup. A separate note mentions a 60 cent surf board order in the West Indies and Wiseman’s $350 monthly salary and janitor duties at Woodrow Wilson High School.
Miss Frances Scott of the state leads a Cranberry Elementary School meeting to discuss a proposed center for exceptional children. The event runs 9 30 a m to 3 p m with sponsors including the State Society for Crippled Children and Adults and Raleigh County education and health offices. The discussion follows a prior session that explored home care and school facilities for handicapped children. currently Raleigh County relies on homebound teaching with five instructors while statewide efforts expand.
Ralph A. Lambert of Lynchburg Virginia was released on a 50 dollar bond after a 6 am arrest on the West Virginia Turnpike for driving while drunk. He awaits a hearing before Magistrate Cotton White. Other jail releases included Mildred Johnson Terry for child neglect warrant withdrawal, Arnett Short Beckley, Sidney Sullivan after serving moonshine time, and Doris Hogan Lee Armigo headed to Bluefield for Federal Court on obscene mail charge. A Beckley 1 year old was released pending conditions of another youth in hospital facing Raleigh County Juvenile Court with no hearing date set.
Area men Richard E. Dixon of Minden and John D. Archer of Rhodell enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the local Recruiting Station and were sent to Parris Island for basic training. Dixon, in the Marine Corps Aviation program, will join a Marine Airman School in Jacksonville, Florida after basic training. T Sgt. Morphew announced reenlistment bonuses for former Marines, with immediate payment possible, plus a 30 day leave and travel advances. Reenlistees may choose duty stations at listed Marine training and overseas bases from a set of revival services at the Church of God in Harper Heights conducted nightly by Evangelist Gile Rogers and Elder J C Richardson.
A reader laments erosion of privacy in a connected era. The text urges respectful behavior, avoiding intrusions like entering homes unannounced, snooping through personal items, or reading letters. It stresses knocking, calling first, and preserving boundaries in crowded families and small homes. It cautions against prying into coworkers earnings or personal affairs.
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