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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1936
Page
11
Beaconed rates for classified and display ads in Beckley W Va papers. Copy received by phone with payment on first bill presentation. Rates include 2 publications, morning Post Herald and evening Register, with per word and per inch charges and deadlines.
The Young People's Society met at Miss Irene Craft's home with Miss Geraldine Nelson hosting. Revival services open at Ebenezer Baptist Church Beckley led by Rev. James A. Austin through April 24 with wide public invitation. Missionary and Women’s Day programs noted at First Baptist Hilltop and Summerlee. Various meetings at Glen Rogers Pemberton and Pemberton areas. Deaths include William Otis of Skelton and Ernest Adams of Minden with funeral arrangements. A Beckley revival closed and eight new members joined the church. Associated Press brief notes: gold communion cup stolen from Polish Catholic church returned after flood relief prayer. Lincoln Highway length reported as 3384 miles.
A scrambled crossword puzzle with clues spanning from donkey to paradox, interspersed with community notes. The writeup includes names and towns like Beckley Fayetteville Gary and East Beckley, detailing visits, events, and 4 H club activities in the Sullivan and Long Branch areas.
The Galveston Pirates of the Texas League opened an exhibition with eight runs in the first inning as the first eight men walked and two reached on fielders’ choices before the third pitcher retired a batter. Sandletters supplied the opposition.
A historical look at the Olympic marathon from Marathon's legend to modern drama. It recalls Dorando Pietri's disqualification in London 1908, Johnny Hayes's win, the St. Louis 1904 finish controversy with Lorz, and Juan Zabala's Argentina celebration, noting the unpredictable course in Germany to come.
Trooper B. F. McLaughlin of Company D headquarters of the state police will depart tomorrow to attend a fingerprint school in Pittsburgh conducted by the U S Department of Justice.
A report states that more than 90 percent of Egypt's population is Muslim, reflecting religious demographics in the country.
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