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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1968

Page

11

Pinocchio TV adaptation stars Peter Noone on Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV critic reviews NBC Hallmark Hall of Fame Pinocchio with Peter Noone as the title character. The piece notes Noone’s performance as pleasing and engaging, Burl Ives as the woodcarver, Walter Marks's music, and Ernest Kenney's adaptation, while critiquing some overbearing Generation Gap messaging and noting imaginative ballet sequences. The columnist compares Noone to Tommy Steele and recalls Noone’s prior TV musical work.

Rick DU Brow Hollywood UPI Peter Noone Herman's Hermits Nbc-Tv Mr. Noone Tommy Steele Noone Michael Redgrave Burl Ives Walter Marks Ernest Keney Sid Smith Richard Lewine Scarsdale Pinocchio Averell Harriman

Obituary: Oscar Zerk, grease gun inventor and patent holder

Oscar A. Zerk, credited with inventing the grease gun and holding about 300 patents, died Sunday at age 9 percent. His innovation cut chassis lubrication time and cost. he later sold his business and patents to Stewart-Warner.

Kenosha, Wis UPI Oscar A. Zerk Zerk Stewart-Warner Organization

Nat Hiken dies at 54 creator of Sgt Bilko

Nat Hiken, nine time Emmy winner and creator of the Sgt Bilko series, died at his Los Angeles home of a heart attack Saturday night. He wrote for the Fred Allen show for seven years and also worked with Milton Berle Jack Carson and Martha Raye in similar roles.

Los Angeles UPI Nat Hiken Sgt. Bilko Hiken Fred Allen Milton Berle Jack Carson Martha Raye

Balmer Former AHL Chief James Balmer Dies at 76

Pittsburgh UPI reports funeral services will be held Wednesday for James E Balmer 76 former president of the American Hockey League and once general manager of the Pittsburgh Hornets Balmer carried leadership roles in professional hockey and left a lasting imprint on the sport in Pittsburgh and the league.

Pittsburgh UPI James E. Balmer American Hockey League Pittsburgh Hornets

Wall divides house as wife wins divorce in South Africa

Bloemfontein UPI reports Mrs. Jakob Pretorius was granted a divorce on grounds of cruelty after she testified her husband built a wall through the middle of their house and ordered her to live on the other side.

Dick West Washington UPI Nixon Hebrides New Hebrides U.S National Geographic Society South Pacific United States Congress New Hebridges America Bloemfontein South Africa Jakob Pretorius

Tree Monkey Prunes Standing Trees with Climbing Machine

A tree monkey operates a tree pruning machine that climbs and prunes standing trees automatically, showcasing an automated approach to forestry maintenance.

Death notices and funeral arrangements

Obituary notices list several residents with ages and burial details. Iantha C. Brooks 80 Glen Daniel, services Sunday 2 pm at Glen Daniel Methodist Church, burial Glen Daniel Church Cemetery. Libert H. Sonny Sutherland 59 Beckley, services 3 pm Monday at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Chapel, burial Greenwood Memorial Park. George Robert Underwood 74 Raleigh, body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel, services Monday 2:30 pm at Rose Chapel, burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Dora Alice Cox 87 Daniels, body at Rose and Quesenberry Chapel, services Tuesday 2 pm at Rose Chapel, burial Peace Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers to be grandsons. floral and local business notices follow.

Brooks Brooks Iantha C Glen Daniel Glen Daniel Methodist Church Melton Mortuary Sutherland Sutherland Libert H Sonny Beckley Ritchie and Johnson Edward Abrams David Powell Greenwood Memorial Ark Cox Cox Dora Alice Daniels Rose and Quesenberry Funeral South Kanawha Street Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Richard Goodwin Leslie Garten Peace Springs Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel

Notice to Creditors and Beneficiaries of Raleigh County Estates

Multiple estate notices notify creditors and beneficiaries to file verified claims by April 1969, with details for Ray Rivers Bunton, William Lewis Cook, George E Harvey Sr, Mable Wooten, Joe Roberts, Harve George West, Philip G White, and others, plus fiduciary settlements and a state road project bid invite in Beckley West Virginia. Roy A Cunningham signs the notices as Commissioner of Accounts.

Ray Rivers Bunton William Lewis Cook George E. Harvey, SR Main Street Beckley West Virginia Leo Brids County of Raleigh Mable Wooten Joe Roberts Harve George West Philip G. White Harve Geoege West Raleigh Count Bank Roy A. Cunningiam Raleigh County State Road Commission of Charleston Washington Street J. C. Dillon, SR Dana Snow McGinnis William Holroyd McGinnis Ruby Ramsey Nathan William Ramsey Nathan Pickus Rose Pickus Margaret Fink Pilliteri Garner Fink Mary M. Basham John W. Basham Sidney B. Lively Ruth Mae Lively Macie Breedlove Williams Percy Daniel Williams Barbara Phillips Gladie N. Daniel Roy A. Cunningham

Widow seeks polite gentleman reader aged 60 to 75

Classified snippets offer a widow seeking a mature man to correspond with plus an ad for a beauty plaza, job openings at a diner and hairdresser, meat plant postings, horse sales, and various local classifieds. Several small ads provide contact numbers and in person apply details across Beckley and nearby areas.

Beckley Newspapers Corp Sarah Coventry North Nh Valley Drive Beckie King Tut Drive

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