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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
4
The Raleigh Register publishes three times weekly on Tuesday Thursday and Sunday and accepts letters for publication only when signed by the author. Anonymous submissions will not be printed. mail must be sent in advance to the Raleigh Register in Beckley West Virginia.
At a Paris American Legion convention, resolutions call for a stronger national defense with robust army and navy capacity. Congress, criticized for cutting military spending post World War I, is urged to avoid weakness that could invite aggression and prepare for possible war, even if tax relief is sacrificed.
F A Couch of Shady Springs West Virginia appeals publicly after thieves break into his chicken house for the third time in two weeks, stealing over a hundred dollars worth of fancy chickens. He asks the State Police to obtain proof and protect a vital income source, naming suspected culprits but lacking proof. Dated November 29 1927.
Bank of Raleigh will auction at the Raleigh County courthouse in Minden on December 1 1927 at 11 AM the collateral stocks securing J C Sullivan note. Assets include 200 shares Little War Creek Coal at 100 per share. 1200 shares Sullivan Vocahontas Coal at 100 per share. Cash in hand day of sale.
A compilation of items includes a lengthy notice of a trustee sale in Raleigh County West Virginia detailing a 1926 deed of trust by CC C Aliff to secure a Bank of Raleigh note. The description covers three Beckley lots with precise boundary lines and dates, with sale set for December 28 1927 at 11 oclock AM. Also present are opinions on early 20th century social matters including a state's pension, immigration musings, and political commentary about Calvin Coolidge and Massachusetts delegation. The tone blends local civil notices with editorial reflections on current events and public figures.
Notice announces loss of two capital stock certificates of Beckley Electric Light and Power Co dated December 10 1926 numbers 1030 and 1040 and requests public notice of the loss. Also includes an unrelated notice from B S A Turner denying a prior statement by G W Turner and asserting ownership and honesty. Sophia West Virginia November 29 1927.
The undersigned Central Trust Company as trustee will sell at Raleigh County Court House front door on December 16, 1927 at 1 PM the property secured by a trust deed dated March 4 1926 from W W Deck and Irene G Deck to secure second lien notes of $92 each and first lien notes totaling $1,800 with 6 percent interest to Bearer and payable at Raleigh County Bank Beckley WV to satisfy the second lien default.
A sale is advertised subject to the first lien on a southeastern half of Lot 3 and all of Lot 4 in Lilly Land Company Addition Beckley Raleigh County West Virginia. The parcel lies along South Kanawha Street and Fifth Avenue with a defined boundary including Lot 5 and 6 and a 12 foot alley. Central Trust Company trustee Russell G. Quarrier signs. Cash in hand on sale day.
Public auction was set by Floyd M. Sayre under a 1927 deed of trust. W Hendrick and Mary Hendrick pledged Raleigh Motor Company notes. Lot 80 Workview Addition Beckley Raleigh WV to be sold cash on sale day at 1 PM with appurtenances. Also classified Rent notice for two room furnished or unfurnished apartment with utilities and phone contact.
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