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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1947

Page

9

Beckley Masonic Lodge to lay cornerstone for new temple

Beckley Blue Lodge No. 95 to lay a cornerstone for a brick and steel Masonic Temple on Howe Street and Lebanon Lane at 4 p.m. tomorrow with Grand Master Gilbert E. Griffin and a roster of past masters. The new facility will host club rooms and a ballroom and will allow Royal Arch Masons and Bethlehem Chapter to rent space.

Beckley“Blue Lodge The Masons Tomorow Emony Lyric Theatre North Kanawha Street Leslie Beckley Masonic Royal Arch Masons Bethlehem Order‘ of Eastern Star Blue Lodge New Temple Howe Street Lebanon Lane South Kanawha South Fayette Street Gilbert E. Griffin Charleston State Lodge State Grand Lodge Beckley Lodge J. Q. ‘Hutchinson Roland Hinckley Fred Schultz Lebanon Lane William J. Maier, Jr Okey Sheets Nelson S. Orkney W. H. Lawson I. Wade. Coffman Carl E. Berg Delbert T. Robinson Ernest C. Lurber T. R Venters Steve ‘Caffee Charles E. Walker H. H. Evens Kermit Locke M. F. Noel Buckley Lodge Sam, Thomson Walter Humphrey Cecil L. Miller C. C. Farmer Verne L. Tucker W. K. Farrar Albert Kerbawy, Jr Harry Thomson H. A. Bird Joe L. Smith Beckley John H. Hatcher Mason C. Brackman J. Q. “Hutchinson Hal M. Scott Carl R. Edler Robert D. Watts E. E. “Bibb M. M. French C. C Barmer H. C. Huffman A. A. Potts H. Guy Hager Colin McLuckey W. C. Mullins C. W. McVey T. R. Venters W. E. Webb L W. Thorne J. D. Pond K. A. Locke C. T. Hughes C. S. Caffee Charles Tongue H. H. Evans N. P. Hants R. L. Robertson James Hilton J W. van Ness R. J. Lucas Sam Thomson Robert C. Cooper John S. Hull John W. McCreery T. K. Scott Wirth A. French George Williams E. H. Hendrickson William H. File E. W. McDiarmid Harry H. Har Joe- L. Smith Masonic Temple

Deadline Set for AAA Lime Orders

Raleigh County farmers must place limestone orders by August 20 and submit a deposit with their orders per Kelly Farmer chairman of the County Agricultural Conservation Association.

Raleigh County Kelly Farmer The County Agricultural Conservation Association

Marlinton Man Named State Farm Manager

F P McLaughlin of Marlinton was chosen state farm manager by Board of Control President J Z Terrell. He will start September 1 with headquarters in Charleston and oversee farming operations at institutions including Huttonsville Prison Fruntytown Industrial School Hope­mont Sanatorium Moundsville Penitentiary Farm St Marys Finecrest Sanatorium Old Sweet Springs Rowan Memorial Home Peace Springs Women’s Prison and state hospitals in Huntington Weston and Spencer.

Associated Press Charleston F. P. McLaughlin Marlinton J. Z. Terrell Board of Control McLaughlin Terrell Charleson Women’s Prison At Peace Springs Huntington, Weston Spencer

Senators Probe U S Immigration Policy Study Begins

A Senate subcommittee will set up a five investigator staff plus clerk and stenographers in two weeks to study American immigration policy. Chairman Chapman Revercomb of West Virginia said officers may visit Europe this fall to learn about displaced persons. Key questions include whether displaced persons will displace American workers and what work they can perform.

Associated Press Washington Senate Chapman Revercomb Rwva Revercomb Europe

Autographed Short Snorter Returned To Huntington Man

Huntington Army veteran Norman Friedman had his autographed short snorter one dollar bill returned after it was stolen. The item bore signatures of the crew that flew him to the African invasion during World War II. Friedman offered a $15 reward, but the retriever refused the money and requested anonymity.

Huntington Byv Associated Press Norman Friedman Friedman

Civic groups urged to promote road safety statewide

State police urged West Virginia civic organizations to adopt traffic safety campaigns modeled on the Beckley Jaycees. Troopers will provide speakers and help plan campaigns to reduce driving risks after last year’s 365 highway deaths.

Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce West Virginia Beckley Jaycees

Beckley Woman's Father Expires in Spencer

Lewis Marshall Dilworth 77 of Spencer died yesterday at 3 p.m. in East Beckley after a stroke and a coma. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow in Spencer with burial in Clover Cemetery. He was a carpenter, born in 1870 in Jackson County, and survived by wife Lilly Walker and eight grandchildren plus four sons and siblings.

Lewis Marshall Dilworth Spencer B. T. Donalson Third Avenue East Beckley Bert Strickland Clover Dilworth Jackson County Nelson Louise Dilworth Methodist Church Masonic Lodge The Odd Fellows Lilly Walker Dilworth Otis K. Dilworth Foster C Dilworth Charleston Clay L. Dilworth Fred M. Young Eula Dilworth

Licensed To Wed In Fayetteville County Records

Register staff writer reports Dennis Thomas 21 of Mabscott and Edith Underwood 22 of Scarbro have received a marriage license from the county clerk's office in Fayetteville.

Register Fayetteville Dennis Thomas Mabscott Edith Underwood Scarbro

Union Service at Methodist Temple Sunday Evening

The Union Service for all Beck Jey churches will be held Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Methodist Temple. Guest speaker will be Rev. T. C. Bales of Clifton Forge, Virginia.

Methodist Temple T. C. Bales Clifton Forge

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Free and Accepted Masons McCreery St. Beckley AAA J. C. Gingrich Western Auto U.S Can Clark Stores Incorporated Neville Street Beckley, W Va Mullens, W. Va U.S. Immigration WED Powerline & Clyde Sts Ereshnes
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