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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1936

Page

9

Nursery School Teaches Children Living Habits

The WPA nursery school in Beckley has operated seven months with two teachers guiding 37 children initially. Students from age two to five wear matching sun suits, use personal lockers, and follow a strict daily routine emphasizing cleanliness, regular attendance, and sanitary habits, with no corporal punishment.

Raleigh Register Beckley Raleigh County W. VA Pomeriien WPA PWA Pauline Cline Nannie Cook Miss Cline Carnrate

Fishers catch for meal only at Indian Mills spot

Sumping Branch Aug 1 a town group fished near Indian Mills but kept none for home. The party includes Mr and Mrs Calloway Cole Miss Mildred and Therill Cole Mr and Mrs Hershall Pack Mr and Mrs Robert Bennett and children Mr and Mrs Willis Hannigan and baby Miss Clara Cox Bill Joiner David Breadows and Bryan West.

Indian Mills Calloway Cole Mildred Therill Cole Hershall Pack Robbert Bennett Willis Hannigan Clara Cox Bill Joiner David Breadows Bryan West

Wyoming Miner Falls Off Car at Red Jack Tipple

Blake WwW a miner at the Red Jack jet mine in Lusk fell from a railroad coal car on Friday while standing on the brake platform. He said a sudden car jar caused the fall as cars near the tipple loaded. He received X rays at Pineville, no fractures found, but he had shock, a head laceration and multiple bruises. He was to be kept under observation at Stevens Clinic in Welch for several days.

Register Wyoming Blake Lusk Tipple K. G. Khorazian Pineville FE. W. Wilkinson Stevens Clinic Welch

Pineville social notes from August highlights several travels

Pineville residents and guests are noted in a stream of visits and trips. Virgil H Stewart and family left for Parsons to visit Mrs Stewart's mother, Virginia Repair, returning next Thursday. Mrs Wilbur Achlin and daughter Sally left for Waynesburg accompanied by the Shannons. Relatives visited Huntington and Williamson. T V Morgan and son stayed with the Howards in Glen Rogers. Coy Reed and Frank Crowley visited on business. Mrs Clara Burton of Mullens visited her parents in Pineville. Frances Bailey spent weekend with Jane McClure in Charleston. Shipman family returned from Beckley. Bart Tracy and Miss Sadie Cole dined with the Baileys. Harry Cooke vacationed in Mullens. Blakely family returned from Mullens. Beavers and Basham planned fishing on the Guyan. J K Shipman joined Clyde Shipman for dinner in Wyoming.

Wilbur Achlin Sally Waynesburg Huntington A. B. Shannon James McDermitt Williamson T. V. Morgan Glen Rogers M. P. Howard Coy Reed Herndon Frank Crowley Mullens Clara Burton I. B. Brooks Christo Denoof McGraws Gritchie Buck Lon F. Byrd Frances Bailey Jane McClure Charleston J K. Shipman Robert Beckley Bart Cole Tracy Cole Sadie Cole Theodore Bailey Harry W. Cooke Dell Cook Henry Blakely Louise Sarah Jean Robert Shumate Russell Beavers Sandy”Basham Guyan River J. K. Shipman Clyde Shipman Wyoming

Falls in dance leaves teen with wrist fracture

Aug 1 in Jumping Branch Miss Eva Mae Crook, 15, fell while dancing in her father's lunch room. At Hinton hospital doctors described the fracture as one of the worst they'd seen. Father Matt S. Crook reports she was given anaesthetic for setting and is recovering at home.

Eva Mae Crook Hinton Hospital Stone Stars Matt S. Crook Soe

Dogs by the gross by Associated Press in Harlingen

A Texas boy, once heartbroken by a pet dog’s death, now amasses 400 dogs but keeps them forever as china figures, preserving a lifelong affection beyond the loss.

Associated Press Harlingen Tex W. B. Lewis China

Board Finds substitutes for Wyom ing county schools

Wyomin g county board of education appoints substitute instructors and assigns teachers across numerous schools. The list includes names such as Paul Richie Mrs R B Johnson Mrs Lucille Davis Eunice Garetson Ralph Williams and many others with assignments across Adkin Aldridge Fork Bailey Baileysville Barker Creek Bartley Basin and dozens more, detailing each school and its teachers.

Pineville Wyoming County Board of Education Adkin Don D. Cook Aldridge Fork John Baznie Earsel Toler Mildred Dooley Parker K. Strong Andres Hale Mary B. Holloway Edna McGraw Ada V. Crockett Tott Afe- Graw Mabel Goode Margaret Maynor Golda Davis Louishia Birchfield Beatrice Toler Donnie McGraw Black J. W. Harman Bob Branch Archie Lusk Bower Jeanette Houck Brier Hayes Cook Cabin Creek Ruby Lambert Conley High Carl Hazzard Sanford Williams Curtis Johnson Beatrice Taylor Josephine Chapbel

Milam and Surrounding Districts Named in Ledger Roll Call

A long list of schools, creeks, districts, and grade levels appears as a roll call of names and places including Milam High, Pineville, Oceana, Otsego, Road Branch, Rockview, Sand Gap, Soulsville, Turkey, Wyce, and Wyco. Notable names include Hattie McGraw, Milam, Ernest Emberger, and Cherished local officials, reflecting a survey of districts and personnel. The record reads like an index of teachers, students, and community groups across multiple districts.

July Ties June For Weddings in Pineville Records

Pineville reports from County Clerk C V Shannon show 21 marriages in June and as many permits issued in July with couples from Stephenson Glen Rogers Mullens Tralee Simon Covel and Mullens among the listed partners. Names include Emmet Hartley Lilly Shrewsbury Frank Lundy Magele Parson Silas Rollins Julia Littles Arthur Davis Katie Owens Duncan Bessie Lafferty Dewey Mullins Blanche Browning John Burns Virginia Davis Lemmie Mabe Ruby Smith Kelly Belcher Ruby Howerton Sam Monroe Julia Lovelace Joseph Odell Mamie Martin Drewey Lawrence Nancy Woody William Adams Ella Belle Wilson Lesley Cox Mary Bells Iear Debold Indus Hill Cecil Wade Weaver and others.

Register Pineville Wyoming C. V.shannon Emmet R. Hartley Stephenson Lilly Shrewsbury Frank Lundy Glen Rogers Magele Parson Silas Lemmie Mabe Danbury N. C Ruby Virginia Smith Mullens Kelly Belcher Tralee Ruby Howerton Sam Monroe Julia Lovelace Joseph Justice Odell Mamie Martin Drewey Lawrence Simon Nancy Woody William Adams Covel Ella Belle Wilson Lesley Cox Mary Bells Iear Debold Indus Hill Cecil Wade Weaver

Notable Cast of Young Residents Named in Local Event

To Head Lions Pineville and Aretta Privett, 17, of Glen Fork, Luther Walker, 28, of Corinne, and Elizabeth Taylor, 18, of Corinne, Ivan M. Jones, 21, of Mullens and Ferne Cole, 21, of Mullens, William Seay, 26, of East Galt and Reba Thompson, 18, of Allen Junction, Fred Sizemore, 25, of Bud and Leatha Louise Lester, 16, of Bud, Joe Rawleigh Lundy, 23, of Glen Rogers and Grace Willis, 30, of Glen Rogers.

Pineville Aretta Privett Glen Fork Luther Walker Corinne Elizabeth Taylor Ivan M. Jones Mullens Ferne Cole William Seay East Galt Reba Thompson Allen Junction Fred Sizemore Bud Leatha Louise Lester Joe Rawleigh Lundy Glen Rogers Grace Willis

Kelso Initiates Water and Milk Testing Lab Work

Gilbert Kelso, director of the sanitary engineer training school, helped install a water and milk testing laboratory in Bluefield Friday. He departed Saturday for a military camp at Edgewood, Maryland, to serve as a second lieutenant in the chemical division for two weeks.

Gilbert Kelso Sanitary Engineer Training School Bluefield Kelso Edgewood Chemical Division

Widow Charged With Man's Death

Linda Gaines a negro widow released on 2000 bond after allegedly shooting Ben Parker a negro at her Lester home. Parker died 28 days later prompting murder warrant and grand jury review October 22. Funeral held for Parker in Lester with burial in Bedford Va. Parker reportedly roomed with Gaines for four years after an earlier maiming charge.

Ben Parker Lester Linda Gaines Parker Alladha Squire W.F. Hancock Gaines Grand A. m. Iy Jones Bedford Hives White

Miner Parker Survives After Gun Accident At Local Hospital

A woman reported a wrestling incident with a 38 caliber pistol that fired, wounding Parker with two bullets. Doctors removed the bullets from his liver and back in emergency surgery at two local hospitals. An attendant said Parker’s blood loss was grave, but he later left for home with improving condition.

Parker

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