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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1947
Page
9
Raleigh County circuit court announces a February term docket with 96 civil cases listed for Monday February 17. The long list includes numerous appeals and eminent-domain petitions among other civil actions in circuit court.
In a charged meeting, Littlejohn, a husky ex West Point wrestler, defends free ballot rights and denounces opponents as unmitigated scoundrels. Mayors rail against shortages of surplus air ports hospital gear bulldozers trucks and more, and he vows to press regional WAA directors to address the complaints.
Members of the Civitan Club adopted a resolution to urge the State Legislature to pass a bill boosting teacher salaries. A telegram will be sent to Charleston this morning signed by all members. Tad G. McDowell of the Beckley Post Herald spoke at the meeting.
Keystone police report 66 year old Antonia Zande bedridden since last November rose from bed to confront a Negro housebreaker. She tried to restrain him while calling for help then hurled her cane through a window to attract workers. The intruder was jailed.
Pete KoutsoBatis, a Clarksburg lunch room operator, returned home with his Greek bride whom he courted by mail after meeting via photographs. The couple, both Greek natives, married January 13 at the Greek Orthodox Church in Corona, Long Island, and then honeymooned in New York City before arriving in Clarksburg. The bride reportedly traveled from Greece after bond was posted and shared stories of the voyage and courtship. The groom noted the long-distance romance began with his uncle's photograph introductions.
A long list of civil appeals and notices sets cases for February 25 to March 6 in the T. O. C. docket. Named parties include Stover Nash Motor Co. and Al Co hen, Cecelia Thewes, Berman Jewelry Store, Julius Adkins, Nellie Stover, Elgie Thompson, Robert Thompson, H. E. Cohen, Clifton Carr, Ralph Chamorro, Cohen Drug Co, Raleigh Tire, Earl Parker, N. Rahall, Regina Pickus, John Likens, Arlen Bumpus, Philip Spicer, Mate Stout, Elk Refining Co, Ellis Smith, Jean Crouch, Violet Tankersley, Mildred Hall, Claude Hill, Mary Stines, Consolidated Bus Lines, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co, and more. Also notes a separate success story from Twin Falls Idaho and a Tokyo police anecdote.
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