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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1937

Page

12

Program Lauds Lincoln Washington At Dry Creek PTA

Floyd Farley gave a patriotic talk on the characters of Washington and Lincoln at Mt View Parent Teachers meeting in Dry Creek. Other features included patriotic hymns, a dramatization of Honest Abe by two pupils, a flag poem, devotionals, and a Girls Glee Club performance. A resolution urged lawmakers to uphold school standards. refreshments followed.

Br Reise Creek Lincoln Mt. View Parent-Teachers Association Floyd Farley Washington Betty Cubbedge Harry Wood Ann Lemon John Floyd Cantley Lena Lee Rader House of Delegates Senate Lacy Cantley John L. Clay Rader C. W. Ta

Cottles Return to Charleston After Visit

Mr and Mrs W S Cottle go home to Charleston this week after visiting friends in Fayette and Raleigh counties. Cottle works in the bridge designing department of the State Road Commission in Charleston and is a local high school graduate.

Byount Hope W. S. Cottle Charleston Fayette Raleigh Cottle State Road Commission

Pans with Closely Fitting Covers Save Fuel

Pans with closely fitting covers save fuel since foods placed in them require less time for cooking than those in loosely fitted containers.

Drunk Disorderly Cases Before Magistrate Pettry

Magistrate B. P. Pettry's court heard drunk and disorderly charges this week. M. L. Quener and Fred Duncan had licenses revoked, cars impounded for six months, and fines of 25 dollars plus costs. Five men paid 5 dollar fines for drunkenness: Donnie Pettry Bud Dillon Jake Webb Vance Brown Ray Schoolcraft. Webb was fined 50 dollars for striking an officer. Webb's wife reportedly struck her sister with a beer bottle and fled, a warrant issued but not yet served. Webb was restrained by Officer Williams. Webb's sister experienced a convulsion and received medical care.

Register Edwight B. P. Pettry Luther Ash Emmett Williams M. L. Quener Fred Duncan Montroal Quener Duncan Donnie Pettry Bud Dillon Jake Webb Vance Brown Ray Schoolcraft van Webb Webb Williams Pettry S. A. Ford

Ohio Floods to Balk River Plan

Prof. Ferdinand D Menefee of the University of Michigan told Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students that Ohio valley floods undermine opponents of the St. Lawrence waterway. He cited total costs and urged using Great Lakes reservoirs to prevent future floods at about 150 million dollars yearly for ten years.

Associated Press Troy N. Y Ferdinand D.menefee University of Michigan Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ohio Valley St. Lawrence Waterway St. Lawrence Menefee Great Lakes

Principals Told to Avoid Purchases in Fayetteville

The Fayetteville board of education warns principals not to make purchases in the board's name without approval from the superintendent. Only emergencies with small amounts are allowed without prior staff authorization.

Register Fayetteville Board of Education

Agriculture report notes Rio Grande citrus sent nationwide

U S Department of Agriculture findings indicate lower Rio Grande Valley citrus is being moved by truck to 26 states beyond Texas, shifting distribution beyond regional markets.

U. S. Department of Agriculture Rio Grande Valley Texas

How Modern Women Lose Pounds of Fat Swiftly Safely

Advertisement claims Kruschen Salts melt fat and boost vigor for women, promising clearer skin and sparkling eyes. It urges daily half-teaspoon doses in hot water before breakfast, meal tweaks, and notes energy gains and younger feeling. A 4 oz jar is sold widely at drugstores, lasting weeks for a small cost.

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Edwight Residents Treated At Beckley Hospital

Three locals were taken to Beckley hospital this week. Mrs. Howard Davis, who just gave birth ten days ago, was reported doing nicely. Fred Massey sought asthma treatment after months of ill health. Donnie Pettry broke a finger in an Edwight mine incident and had it set at the hospital. Tom Busch suffered severe facial lacerations from a mining machine, with expected recovery barring infection.

Register Edwight Beckley Hospital Howard Davis Beckley Fred Massey Donnie Pettry Tom Busch S. A. Ford Busch

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Dry Creek PTA Girls Glee Club Juanita Sterne Cottles Ohio St. Lawrence Project BAYON Sake Women’s O. J. Morrison Stores Neville ST Mrs. Davis Lindamood Funeral Homes MT. Hope Mos Helen Harding White Cross Pharmacy Axminster Neville Street Paramount Beckley, W. VA
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