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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1957
Page
5
A booklet under The Register and School Principals presents Word List No 7 for Raleigh Fayette Wyoming spelling bee participants. It includes terms such as manager guard uncle servant guest council society and military aviation crime and printing among others. The list aims to standardize vocabulary for students and is intended for study and classroom use.
Official statistics released Thursday show three mines from Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates and New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co winning safety plaques in the 1956 accident prevention contest sponsored by Beckley Council and Holmes Safety Association. The report covers 15 mines with 324 lost-time accidents and 10 fatalities over 6,039,834 man-hours, a frequency rate of 55.30 mishaps per million man-hours.
Charles ton insurance partner G Paul HL Cooke age 57 died unexpectedly in a Welch hospital after being stricken during a weekend business trip in Southern West Virginia. End Dick Wallen UCLA sophomore caught 23 passes for 304 yards and two touchdowns during the 1836 season. Chapter 26 Harlow Blake headquarters, Dolf Kinney arrives, as major receives him at his house and discusses a shipment of munitions amid a cold northern air and a stove’s warmth. Kinney’s anxious visit foreshadows tense events in the post.
Kinney reports to Major Blake that Doctor Eklund is using his immunity to run whiskey and guns to Indians, with a deserter’s past surfacing in a semi official letter. Blake orders arrest. Helen questions duty. Kinney cites trustworthy sources and a deeper conspiracy. The piece ends with tension and a cliffhanger.
The Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce donated 50 to support a project run by the Beckley Woman's Club testing the mental abilities of first graders in Raleigh County schools. Miss Mary Louise Klaus and Mrs. John Ashworth reported at a chamber meeting. The Jaycees praised the women's work as a step to raise academic instruction. The project seeks to identify slower learners for targeted teaching. Last year tests showed below national averages but identified 209 students in the county needing special attention.
Pinecrest Sanitarium patients, mainly for Westerns, receive a box of books from Pineknob Junior Red Cross members. Donations can be dropped at Beckley Newspapers Corp office for Pinecrest patients or soldiers. A Beclkley Recreation Building inspection committee will survey for repairs, led by James Kessinger with Fred Hurt, Ross Ire, and Edwin Ratcliffe. Funds dispute may shift from Levy fund to current recreation budget. council to decide. A Beckley salesman reported missing is back home, Gerald Straughn returned to his residence after being reported missing.
Taspayers shoulder the cost as agents of the ATTD Beckley report illicit distilling drains taxpayers by about 31230 dollars weekly based on 3000 gallons produced weekly. They cite evaded taxes of 104.10 dollars per 10 gallons and note deterrence through prosecutions in Bluefield. Community impact includes teacher resignations in Jonben, Raleigh County, linked to Henry Harmon's illicit whiskey activity.
Mrs Mack Lee age 47 of Calloway Heights dies at home. Funeral at Calloway Heights Community Church Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev W E Thomas and Rev Curtis Whaley. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers listed. arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Ke sser City.
The IRS warns area taxpayers to vet preparers for 1955 Federal income tax returns. Many claim to be qualified yet may provide dubious deductions or dependencies. Taxpayers must sign Form 1040 and verify who prepared it, especially if fees were charged. The agency welcomes qualified helpers like bank clerks and office staff who assist fellow employees.
Tokyo Acting Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi urged Japan to discard the postwar mindset and rely on self help to rebuild national strength. He spoke for Premier Tanzan Ishibashi, sidelined by pneumonia as the Diet reconvenes to consider a 1957 budget of over 1 trillion yen.
The National Assembly unanimously ratified the U S South Korean Friendship Commerce and Navigation Treaty, signed last November 22, in Seoul. The accord strengthens diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations and commits to ongoing cooperation in trade and navigation matters.
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