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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1948

Page

5

Theme Sold Property Transfers In Beckley Real Estate List

The sale of the 1 room Hume home at 408 North Kanawha Street to W Beverly Hume and wife for about 25000 is noted along with other Beckley deeds. Colie H Minter of Calloway Street acquired the former Hume residence converted to four apartments. Windell T Cook and wife bought 106 Beverly Street for about 8500. Multiple parcels and tracts changed hands among Este Martin Harven A Martin T J Worley G L Richardson Fannie Turner Brown William Brown J H Lilly Land Co John Zeigler Georgia Bowden Hendricks Frank Massey to others. South Beckley additions and Trap Hill district show several deeds ranging from 300 to 6000.

W. W. Hume North Kanawha Streets W. Beverly Hume Raleigh County Clerk's Office Beckley Colie H. Minter Calloway Street Windell T. Cook Sullivan Beverly Street Home Court Addition Leozo Bland, Jr Este Martin Har' Yen A. Martin T. J. Worley Sophia Aid Jessie Tolbert Mabscott Heights Mabscott Fannie Turner Brown Whiliiam Brown G. L.richardson Green Brier Branch Trap Hill Thomas Rogers James E. Braxton J. H. Lilly Land Company John Zeigler Lilly Mount Frank Massey Georgia Bowden ‘Hendricks ML F. Hendricks Marsh Fork Stewart. Cooper G.C. Hedick Town Mattie ‘Saunders Peter Saunders Elnora.Saunders ES. Pugh South Beckley

Dorothy Church to Present Annual Christmas Play

Dorothy Church presents a candlelight program with a night of scenes and recitations by children's groups and junior girls Cass. Under Irene Miller and Anne Howell direction, the event features “O Come, All Ye Faithful” and a finale by the choir.

Dorothy Othy Irene ‘Miller Cass Anne ‘Howell Bethne

Azalea Garden Club lights up Pinecrest with Christmas spirit

At Pinecrest Sanitarium the Azalea Garden Club added Christmas charm with many colored lights and a large star atop the flagpole. They helped wrap 500 candy bags from Beckley Garden Council while patients and staff share holiday cheer.

Pinecrest Azalea Garden Club Azalea Garden’ Club Beckley Garden Council

Christmas program and church events summary

Rev Glenn West and Mrs Clyde Jarrell lead a Christmas program with songs by the choir and recitations. White gifts will be distributed after the program and a visitors mood is encouraged. Junior Boys class participates in the event at the church.

Mre Roy Flint Buddy Dillon Glenn West Clyde Jarrell Bald Association of Amér New York Chicago Apolis Boston St. Louis Philip Adelphia

X Rays Reveal Early Tuberculosis Stages

Chest x rays are urged to detect tuberculosis early before symptoms appear. The message links x-ray programs to Christmas seal funding, noting many unknown cases nationwide and in Raleigh County. It stresses that early detection can save lives and warrants medical checkups.

U. S Raleigh

Union Hearing Set At Decker Plant

The National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing here Tuesday to decide if a union election should occur at Decker Clothing Company. The Amalgamated Clothing Workers, CIO, requested the hearing. employees are currently represented by the United Construction Workers. A trial examiner of the NLRB will preside.

National Labor Relations Board Decker Clothing Company Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Cio Decker Comppany United Construction Workers NLRB

Army C-Ration 4 introduces new menus and still beans

The Joy Quartermaster Corps unveils the C Ration C-4 with six menus each featuring beans, new plastic spoons, and a total of 1800 calories per soldier. Menus include pork sausage patties, stew beef, hamburgers, corned beef hash, spaghetti, and ham with eggs, plus cigarettes, coffee, and chocolate.

Joy Quartermaster Corps J. C. Mathis Beckley

Chief Gives Hints On Winter Driving

Chief A Scalise warns on glare ice this week citing National Safety Council tests that stopping distance reaches 200 feet at 200 mph. With chains, stopping distance drops to 60 feet at 20 mph. He urges slow speeds, extra distance, light brakes, and careful signaling as key to reducing winter crashes.

A. Scalise Scalise National Safety Council

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