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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1947

Page

3

New River Dental Society Backs Corps Separation

At a Wednesday meeting the New River Dental Society approved ADA recommendations to separate the U S Army dental corps from the Army medical corps. A committee including Dr. Wilmoth Gilreth Peck Rand will press congressional reps, with WV Dental Society meeting to hear recommendations on May 21 22 and 23. Dr John Calloway will take the presidency in July. Jurors in Raleigh County are dismissed for the March term as checks for attendance and mileage will be mailed. Trials of Louis and Regina Pickus and four mass escape defendants were continued to the next term due to illness of Fire Chief Bernard Martin and trial proceedings in Beckley.

New River Dental Society American Dental Association U. S. Army Dental Corps Army Medical Corps W. C. Wilmoth Oak Hill P. D. Gilreth Mullens C. M. Peck Beckley K. K. Rand West Virginia Dental Society Bluefield New River Group John C. Calloway H. A. Duncan Post Raleigh County Criminal Court W. A. Riffe Elocuit Louis Pickus Regina Pickus First Avenue Miss Pickus President Hotel Bernard Martin Raleigh County Noah Adkins Man Logan County Ralph Wayne Hedrick Garland Burgess Hartwell Levi Lucas Harry Wallace Short

Counseling Aid Offered Veterans

Counsel­ing aid from the Veterans Administra­tion helps ex servicemen adjust to daily living. Dean L. Ricketts notes the program supports those not referred to mental health clinics, offering discussion on school work, job training, marital and home issues, and people skills. Forty six Beckley area veterans used the service in two weeks.

Dean L. Ricketts Veterans Administration Ricketts Beckley

SRC Lands Acquired for Grandview Road Paving Project

The State Road Commission bought 12 parcels along Beaver-Grandview Road for right of way with total payments of 1801 dollars. Deeds filed show various owners including C L and Ada Scott and numerous Carpers selling to the commission as crews work, delayed by rains, per County Road Supervisor George Gadd.

State Road Commission Beaver-Grandview Road Raleigh County Clerk's Office Commission C. L Ada Scott Annie F. Scott Dora Miles Eugene Fenandez Opal A Vincent Carper Lenalé Carper Arthur Ocie Carper Van Alma Carper W. L L Wanda Carper Jennings Jesse J Delilah E. R. Spence Eunice D. Manning Trap Hill William Virginia Harris Ira Pearl Whitlock Ellison Avenue Piney Coking and Coal Company Robert Alice Ostorne Fink Little Farms Slab Fork Blackburn - Patterson Realty Company J. S. Ogden New River Subdivision Blackburn - Patterton Realty Company F. N. Ogden B. E. Carter Woodrow Kathleen Shuck Whitestick Amos and Elizabeth Bailey W. R. and Maude Caffee Clear Fork Ivan and Gaye Whitehead

Lilly Receives Permit for Three-Room House on Joseph Street

Mrs Kiley Lilly has a city recorder permit to build a three-room house on Joseph Street costing about 2500 dollars. The recorder also issued a permit to K T Ford for a five-room house on Johns Town Road with an estimated construction cost of 3500 dollars.

Kiley Lilly City Recorder’s Office Joseph Street Recorder K. T. Ford Johnstown Road

White Sulphur Springs Hotel to Open Publicly in September

The Greenbrier area project includes remodeling the hotel for public opening by September. General manager C. K. Dwinell outlined plans at the White Sulphur Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting, mentioning a new outdoor swimming pool among many improvements.

Register Schorr Whitesville Bates Ashford General’ Hospital Priestley Betty Jane Priestley Madison

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