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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1947
Page
5
West Virginia State Police report that most traffic accidents stem from driver error rather than car flaws or highway design. The study urges expert driving, proper use of safety features, maintained brakes and lights, and warns about carbon monoxide risks from faulty exhausts especially in winter.
The White House said President Truman is crafting a plan for the draft law expiration on March 31. House Armed Services Committee members report military leaders favor universal military training and expect no extension request, with talks hinting at preserving selective service machinery if needed.
VA officials from Huntington visit Beckley to boost hospitalization and out-patient treatment for veterans. Dean L. Ricketts notes efforts include consultations with Beckley physicians and visits to Pinecrest Sanitarium Raleigh General Hospital and Beckley Hospital. Attending officers are Dr Leo Steindler George Windsor and Russell Thom.
Vatican broadcasts as Pope Pius XI urges American Catholic schoolchildren to donate pennies and dimes to aid war victims in Europe and the Far East. He contrasts American plenty with suffering children lacking clothing shelter food and medicine, saying funds will buy bread and medicine to save lives.
Six applications for marriage licenses are on file in the Raleigh County clerk’s office, with two permits issued. Names include George Robert Bryant and Fannie Catherine Gray, Edward Ray Cook and Dolly Beatrice Meadows, Mack Harrah and Dorothy Shiflett, Marshall Mullins and Edna Cloud, Samuel Moore and Mary Waddy, plus Sidney Petiry and Doris Faulk. A final unrelated sentence notes a historical fact about the cotton gin.
The Haner Lumber Co Inc plans operations in Whitesville within weeks after filing for a charter with the Secretary of State. Capitalization is 825,000. Incorporators include E C Priestly of Madison H H Priestly of Whitesville and F I Haner of Danville with Haner to serve as manager. The firm will operate from the Coal River Motors building.
The Raleigh County Court probates three wills from noted locals. Mary Austin Caperton of Slab Fork leaves her estate to sons Samuel and William Jr and a granddaughter. Kyle M. Jarrell of North Kanawha Street leaves home to Mrs. Mabel Jarrell and divides stock and assets among his children. W. A. Argenbright of 400 Third Avenue dies after a heart attack. executor Beckley National Bank bonds at 25,000.
Deadline March 1 for applications to attend the World Jamboree in France beginning August 9 1947. Cost from port of debarkation to return estimated at 540 plus 15 per day, total about 8800. US limit 1300 attendees. requirements include first class rank age 14 and one year as a Boy Scout with camping experience. An unrelated estate matter states Opal M. Argenbright named executrix without bond.
The Chicago fire of 1871 is linked to a lingering bookkeeping note. The Treasury records show $1,000,000 in unknown denomination bills marked as destroyed, carried on the books for 76 years, though the exact loss remains uncertain.
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