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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1962

Page

12

Bugs Bunny Easter Coloring Contest Final Sketch

The Raleigh Register invites children under 12 to color the final Bugs Bunny Easter sketch. Read the rules, complete all three sketches, print name age and address on each, and mail or deliver to the Contest Editor at Box R Beckley. Deadline is Friday at noon.

Raleigh Bugs Bunny Elmer Fudd Elmer Raleigh Register Box R. Beckley Beckley Newspa Botpers Corp

Man Injured In Mine Suffering At Beckley Hospital

Dennie Lafferty aged 39 of Willis Branch is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital. He is treated for a right arm injury sustained in a Mary Frances Coal Co mine accident Thursday afternoon.

Dennie Lafferty Willis Branch Beckley Memorial Hospital Mary Frances Coal Co

Order of Publication in Ishman Divorce Suit

Civil action in Raleigh County West Virginia seeks a divorce from Felix Ishman a non resident respondent must answer by May 17 1962 via Thornhill Kennedy Beckley address or lose by default. Clerk C Harold Hanks issued April 14 1962. RR in Memoriam

Circuit Court OF Raleigh County West Virginia Ferry Mae Ishman Felix Ishman Thornhill, Thornhill & Kennedy C. Harold Hanks

The Printing Industry Offers Opportunity With A Future

An item notes a program or feature titled The Printing Industry Offers Opportunity With A Future and advertises an Easter special from The Beauty Bar with a regular price of ten dollars and a cold wave service for eight fifty.

Death notices and funeral announcements column

Audry Bolen of Crab Orchard dies in Bluefield hospital at 10 a.m. April 16. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel pending arrangements. Blanch Ann Meadows of Pluto Road dies at 12:05 a.m. April 15. Services at New Salem Church April 17 at 2 p.m. Burial in New Salem cemetery. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home. pallbearers listed. Kathy Lynnette Sampson, 14 months, dies in Hollywood Children’s Hospital April 12. Funeral at Piney View Church of Christ April 18 at 2 p.m. Burial Stamford Cemetery. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home. stay until one hour prior. lies in state at church. George Ernest Peters, 58, of Coal City, dies April 13 after heart attack. Funeral at Coal City Community Church April 17 at 2 p.m. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Body at Williams Funeral Home in Sophia until one hour prior. pallbearers listed. Also classified notices: wanted to buy used spinets pianos, used furniture ads, and small carpentry or repair services with contact numbers.

Bolen Audrey Dock Crab Orchard Bluefield Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel South Kanawha Street Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel Meadows Meadows Blanch Ann Pluto Road New Salem Abraham Oliver Tedder Webb and Sherman Walker Lester Plumley Reo Plumley Kenneth Adkins Marvin Hopkins R. E. Miller Clarence Bragg Russell Adkins Webb & Neal Funeral Home Sampson Sampson Kathy Lynnette Robert L. Sampson Children's Hospital Hollywood California Piney View Church of Christ Evangelist Leon Fancher St. Albans Stamford Webb and Neal Vance Drive Wyman Bobblett David Bobblett Donald Redden Bobby Kincaid Peters Peters George Ernest Coal City Eugene Nichols Lowell Lilly Sunset Memorial Park Wiliams Sophia Obie Cruise James Shrewsbury A. C. Justice Gabe Caudill Mac McDorman Jimmy Loeckerman Williams Funeral Home

Bugs Bunny Coloring Contest Rules Set by Raleigh Register

Beckley News employees age and address may enter. Clip three Bugs Bunny sketches color and sign them. Entries due noon Friday April 20. Classes: Class 1 up to 6 years, Class II ages 7-12. Prizes: 3, 2, 1 dollars. Winners announced Easter Sunday. Prizes mailed if needed.

Raleigh Register Box R Beckley Register

Service members complete training and injuries noted

Airman C Mills completed food service course at Fort Lee Virginia and entered Air Force last June after high school. Pfc Raymond R Allen Jr completed GED while with Eighth Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune. Priv Walter H Webb arrived in Germany to join 24th Infantry Division. A rifleman in Company C 34th Infantry he entered the Army in 1961. Two area men completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina Pvt Stanford Spinks Jr and Pvt Teddie G Crouch. Pvt Charlie Altizer Jr completed eight weeks at Fort Knox. Pvt Douglas W Maen completed advanced course. Jerry Lester treated for left ankle injury. There are 466 harness race meetings in the United States including Custer Air Force 47 with pari mutuel betting.

Germany 24Th Infantry Division Priv Walter H. Webb Judy Route 1 Beckley 34Th Infantry Army Ft. Knoy Ft. Jackson, S. C Pvt Stanford Spinks Jr Teddie G. Crouch Armor Training Center Ft. Knox Charlie Altizer Jr Pineville Pineville High School Douglas W. Maen Gwen Ma Mount Hope Mount Hope School Fort United States Custer Air Force

Local Recruits Enter Military Training Highlights

Station Michigan radar operator Airman 3 C Charles D Cook son of Lettie M Cook. Pineville High School graduate completed training at Keesler AFB. Two area men graduated Ft Bragg 83rd Airborne Division Jump School Pvt Charles E Wood 20 Mabscott son Corbet and Corbet D Wood Pvt Raby D Moses 17 Route Beckley son Ibra L Moses. Wood entered February 1961 basic at Ft Jackson. Moses entered March 1961 Woodrow Wilson HS attendee.

Mich Charles D. Cook Lettie M. Cook Pineville Pineville High School Keesler Afb, Miss 83Nd Airborne Division Ft. Bragg N.C Charles E. Wood Corbet D. Wood Mabscott Raby D. Moses Ibra L. Moses Route 2 Beckley Pvt Wood Ft. Jackson S.C Marsh Fork High School Moses Army Woodrow Wilson High School

County Library To Be Open 3 Week Nights

The Raleigh County Library will open three weeknights starting May 1 with Tuesday nights funded by the Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Assn. Beckley College will cover the additional two nights, sponsoring Monday and Thursday openings. The library will serve the public and students during night hours.

Raleigh County Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Assn D. K. Shroyer Beckley College C. H. Graham

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Wbbp, Inc Colorado Switzerland Memoriam S. Fay Ette St New Delmar Heber St Southern Institute of Graphic Arts South Roy D. Harless John Hopkins Mead, W. Va Dias Floralco City Ave Webb & Neal Funeral Home Ambulance Service R. H. Neal Mgr. Sochoshoohool Kyle Davis Old Eccles Bluefield Monument Co Virginia Merideth Barre R. C. Egnor Crab Orchard & Logan Dial Beckley Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Todd's Grocery and Hardware Beaver Foster Hardware Co Main St W. Va Dial Montgomery Ward Robert L. Amick Beckley Newspapers Sam G. Foley Earl R. Huddle P.O Nashville 2 Tennessee Ford Raines & Raines Wright W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Temple St William Davis Sparks TV & Appliance Prince St Ashworth Firestone Prince Street Jennings Radio & TV MacArthur Sparks Radio and TV Princes St John W. Eye Television West Neville St Halstead Ralph B. Grier Williamson Willey Brothers Hinton Raleigh Cleaners & Laundry Red Ball Transit Co Lewis Transfer & Storage CO Prince St. Dial Jan Campbell Music Co Charleston Business Confidential Jim Green Raleigh Insurance Agency Sparks Tip Top Avon Bostick Avenue Freddie's Main Street Court House CURB Town & Country Drive Inn Lona Gunnoe Ballengee Care Beckley Newspapers Sky Lanes New York Cails Brown President Electrolux Corporation Temple Street Standard Coffee Company W. C. Mills Beckley Hotel O. H. Bennett W. B. Jones R. L. _Stinson, tinson Myers Ave Formica Revco Elkay Nutone Formica Coun- Harvey Cabinet Co Pass Roy A. Jones Cal R. E. Bare Baby Price Brothers City Ave Nature Shop E. Eisenhower Drive Fotos & Co Hi-Lin Suddreth’s Turkey Farm Guernsey James H. Mills Tony’s Skelton Lincoln Street Jack's Trading Post Burroughs Foster |Hardware, Inc Bryant W. B. Sweazy Fayetteville International Farm Tractor and Equipment Ferguson Toledo A. C. Stewart Singer Admiral Lincoln Loans Inec H.P Clarence McMillion Prince, W. Va Todd's Pilling Station Red 21 Zenith America BSA Rainelle J. L. Mills Electrolux Remington KLAUS McCreery St Dowdy Sewing Center S. Kanawha East Beckley K. M. Walker Best Furniture Co South Fayette Change Call Call Tower Construction Co Beaver, W Dearing Bros Dial Beckley Post-Herald THE Post-Herald and Raleigh Register Army Quartermaster School Ft. Lee C. Tyronne E. Mills Thomas H. Mills Scarro Air Force Lackland Air Force Base Tex Collins High School Eighth Marine Regiment Second Marine Division Camp Lejeune Raymond R .Allen Jr O. E. Lamb S. Spinks T. G. Crouch Pvt. Spinks Odella Spinks Mr. Spinks Pvt. Crouch Edward R. Crouch Boy Jerry Lester Lonnie Lester Lester Beckley Hospital E. Wood R. D. Moses County Library Foster Hardware Nickie F.H.A End Valley Drive Beckley M Maytag Aytag Quality Lumber & Supply Co FBI VaLley Drive Chester L. Smith
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