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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1958
Page
4
The first plane lands at the new Flat Top airstrip near Flat Top Lake with the ship end 300 feet from the water. No cost estimate for building the landing field has been provided. The pilot is greeted by cheers of "He made it!" and relieved audience reactions.
Charles Edward Lawson of Sprague was released from Raleigh County jail at 11 45 a m Tuesday after posting a 500 property bond for appearance before Magistrate J E Mays. He is due at 7 a m Saturday to answer a peace warrant and an assault and battery charge. Lawson was jailed 11 p m Monday on warrants obtained by Mrs Ann Davis of Beckley. E L Scott of 201 Elkins Street posted an 8 bond Tuesday for Beckley Police Court appearance to answer charges of leaving the scene of an accident and reckless driving. Scott was arrested at 10 a m Tuesday. his car damaged Hamp Spanger’s car in Beckley Sunday night.
Fourteen girls enter the Teen Age Queen and Sub Teen Queen contests at the 8th Annual Max wel l Hill Community Fair run with Country Life Program support. Queens to be crowned by Miss Marjorie Prince amid an 11 30 am to 10 pm schedule on Aug 23 during a 7 to 10 pm evening show. voting ends at 4 pm for a penny per vote.
Beckley postmaster A Fray Lilly outlines new postal rules focusing on efficient mail handling. Tips stress sending mail early, separating local and out of town mail, using complete addresses and zone numbers, verifying postage, considering certified mail, and consulting the local postmaster for technical mailing problems under new rates.
A national poll finds most teens reject the Beat Generation label and its hedonistic image. While a small 12 percent show some identification, the vast majority see no place for beat culture among their peers, deeming the craze unlikely to endure or expand. The survey notes varied responses from youths in Chicago, Des Moines, San Francisco, and beyond.
Harry Anderson Beckley Chamber of Commerce director says about 60 Beckley residents will travel to the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg with the Goodwill Caravan. Guy Dooley leads the caravan as preparations include the Nicholas County Band appearing at the fair today. The Beckley delegation comprises 25 members.
Dry Hill Prosperity residents were urged by Walter James, president of the Country Life Association, to attend a 7 30 pm meeting at the community building. The session discussed bleacher seat construction for the Fair and Horse Show on August 29 30, parking area for the events, a kitchen booth, parking spaces and 75 grandstand seats reserved.
New carriers from Beckley Newspapers Corp. met Rin Tin Tin on the state fairgrounds while chatting with Cpl. Rusty and Lt. Masters from a coast-to-coast TV show. The group, led by top trainer Jim Elkins, earned the trip by signing two new subscribers and included Dom Shumaker, William Davis, Samuel Hairston, Steve Curtis, Wayne Stafford, Johnny Selliff, and others. Also on hand were Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone impersonators, Davy Miller and Francis Austin, from Taylor County near Grafton.
The church built by T. D. Cochran's Mill at about 16000 dollars features a choir loft six classrooms chapel pastor's study a church bell dressing rooms and a baptistry. Construction began in 1930 with a basement and the main building started two months ago. Pastor Mr. Smith led Shady Spring Baptist Church for five years before moving to Brad ley.
Real estate transfers recorded in Raleigh County Clerk’s office include J H Gilly Land Co to G L and Lora E Hylton to Roy and Mil May Meador Tots 115dred O Neal Lot 60 Peaceful Valley Addition for about 1500 Kate L Stone to Cecil R and Merie D Watson lots 28 and 29 Lilly Highland Addition for about 1000 Clarence and Mary H Wooten to Stuart A and Violet L Waugh lot 35 Breezemont Heights Addition for about 1500 Bernard O and Louise Childers to Joe and Blanche Keaton property in Beckley for about 500 Fannie Gravely to Monroe Gravely lot 12 Section Three to E S Pugh Jr for 269 Flat Top Lake and Park for about 50 Flat Top Lake Association Inc Beckley Court Addition no consideration Virgil Warden and others to Charles M Ward lot 15 Orchard Court Addition for about 10000
Nine Beckley First Baptist Church members will attend an annual Bible Conference August 25 to 29 at the Baptist Camp Grounds in Cowen. They depart Friday for the three day meeting. Attendees include Ira Whitlock E L Jones Roy Dickerson John Faull D O Means C C Farmer C C Calloway Jr Deen Thurman and H E B Melton Jr. Dr Alvin Cook pastor of the First Baptist Church L will not attend despite being slated as a speaker.
A Cincinnati man named John Haeberlin was misidentified by the county jail and released after signing for another man’s possessions. James Groundhog Nance of Chesapeake, Ohio, had been arrested for drunkenness but is now charged with obtaining money under false pretenses as authorities recover Haeberlin’s keys and $82.
A civil action in Cabell County Circuit Court seeks 4350 from Memorial Hospital. The Guyan Creamery Co alleges the hospital owes for dairy products delivered from December 31 to June 17. A separate note cites Eugene Gilbert & Co noting the newspaper's influence on teenagers' living and spending habits.
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