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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1960

Page

12

Are You Past 20 And Trim Odds Are Strong Youre Underweight

A Cornell University nutrition study reported by AP notes many people at age 20 may be ideal weight but accumulate fat with age. It warns that a person can be underweight yet overfat, losing lean tissue while fat rises, and suggests longer life correlates with lower body fat as age advances.

Robert Goldenstein Associated Press Chicago Cornell University Graduate School of Nutrition American Institute of Nutrition J. H. Fryer Tryer Fryer

Tunisia Warns France as Frontier Tensions Rise

Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba proclaimed that any new attacks on Tunisian soil or air space would be considered acts of war while accusing France of ongoing raids. He urged France to refrain from aggression and warned of revised policies if violence continues. The crisis follows French air strikes and incursions linked to the Algerian war amid fears of broadening hostilities.

Tunis France Tunisia Habib Bourguiba Bourguiba Boulaba Thala Algeria Paris Habib Bourguiba Jr Teboursouk

Utah National Guard issues bows to archery units

Salt Lake City Utah AP The Utah National Guard has issued bows and arrows to specially trained archery units. Unconventional warfare demands unconventional weapons says Maj. Gen. Maxwell E Rich Utah adjutant general. The archery units will be trained to drop behind enemy lines to organize guerrilla fighters.

Salt Lake City, Utah Utah National Guard Maxwell E. Rich Utah

Probe Ordered Into Pardons After Prisoner Deaths

President Carlos P. Garcia ordered an investigation to identify who recommended pardoning four prisoners who had already died in jail. The pardons were issued last week on the Bureau of Pardons recommendation. A leaking tank truck spilled 5,000 gallons of oil over 50 miles of highway near Williamsburg Virginia, costing $2,000 to lay sand over the slick.

Publc Service Commission OF West Virginia Capitol Charleston Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF Ay P W. Va Ile CC. W. Va Commission Chesapeake Potomac Telephone Company Beckley Raleigh Kanawha Clarksburg Harrison County Elkins Randolph County Fairmont Marion County Huntington Cabell County Keveer Mineral County Martinsburg Berkeley County Morgantown Monongalia Parkersburg Wood County Wheeling Oke County Williamson Mingo County ITIS Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Tris Manila Carlos P. Garcia Bureau of Pardons Williamsburg Highway Department

Funeral notices from Beckley area apparent in 1960s clipping

Mary Ann, 66, of 411 South Fayette Street, died at home Thursday. Service April 27 at Wright and Anderson Chapel. burial Greenwood Memorial Park. Grover C. Hedrick, 78, of 303 Park Avenue, died April 25. Service April 27 at Beckley Presbyterian Church. burial Sunset Memorial Park. L. D. Smith, 82, of Beckley, died April 23. Service April 26 at Webb & Neal Funeral Chapel. burial Wildwood Cemetery. Dora Sweeney, 93, of Ghent, died April 23. Service April 26 at residence. burial Thomas Lilly Cemetery. Myrtle Walker, 62, of Egeria, died April 23. Service April 26 at eerie Primitive Baptist Church. burial Agee Cemetery. Funeral notices include pallbearers and honorary pallbearers.

Hedrick Grover C Park Avenue Beckley Presbyterian Church J. W. Witherspoon W. H. Foglesong Alvin J. Cook Sunset Memorial Park Caffee C. E Mahan W. H. Cunningham E. Bibb George, Bright Duff D. Daniel R. G. Broaddus L. M. Halloran Harry E. Moran Nick Rahall R. J. Burmeister DD. Ashworth T. V. Hutchinson B. B. Richmond Paul Cole Sweeney Sweeney Dora Ghent A. G. Nichols Thomas Lilly Calfee Funeral Home Walker Walker Myrtle Egeria Keyser-Bryant Johnstown Road Eerie Primitive Baptist Church Thomas Jenkins Dale Mills Kilby Agee Johnny Walker Avil Walker Choice Walker Verco Walker Jerome Graam Allen Avenue Beckley BY Pass Call J. L. Harris Elco Lumber H. P. Scott Atwater Dalamatic Gravely Tractor M. G. Champ G. D. Stewart Jesse W. Va Oceana Princeton RY Wender Heber St Wilson's Kanawha Street J. W Huddle Clyde Street Ashworth Firestone Prince Street Dowdy Sanawha East Beckley Prince St Kenmore Philco Bendix Singer Sewing Center South Kanawha Street Belle Fence CO Belle Nash Campbell H.p. Johnson Polar-Kraft Crestliner

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