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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1947

Page

4

Coal City Visitors Day Shows Parents Observe Classrooms

About 140 parents and patrons toured Coal City Elementary School as Visitors' Day was observed. Principal E H Meadows said the event lets parents see how children behave and what they learn in class. Six grades are taught locally with older students attending higher schools in nearby towns.

Register Start Witer Coal City Schoo Y E. H. Meadows Meadows Cecyle Daniel Mar Oera Coal City School Bins Wining Gulf Stace High School Lego Af Sides Meadows Luis Meadows Doris Maynor Hatcher

Defective lights top chief state police warning causes

The 14th biennial report shows defective lights as the leading traffic flaw, with 9 952 of 20 952 warning tickets issued for faulty lights. Other counties report no operator's license, no registration, improper plates, and defective brakes among frequent violations. The data covers Raleigh Fayette Mercer Nicholas Summers Wyoming Greenbrier counties and includes scattered updates on local residents visiting Jonben.

Raleigh Council Fayette County Mercer Nicholas County Summers County Clausett Wyoming County Greenbrier

Koppers Mine Towns Improve Beautification in 1946

Landscaping of Helen Stotesbury and Eccles, including 373 trees and shrubs, new lighting, bathrooms, and kitchen upgrades progressed in the three communities. Weeping Willows along creeks, Lombardy poplars by rail, and year round evergreens were planted with a major paving and drainage push advancing at Eccles.

Koppers Helen Stotesbury Eccles O. C. Lobert Eastern Gas and Buek Associates Koppers Coal Division iStotesbury Lobert

War-torn Kopbers Coal towns face slow postwar growth

In Japan, development work is planned and it may be two or three years before the 1946 planting shows noticeable improvement in Kop bers Coal towns. Project leader Lobert notes patience is required for visible gains.

Kopbers Lobert

Son Born to Mr and Mrs Mills in Jonben

Mr and Mrs Dale Mills of Jonben announce the birth of an eight pound son, Billy Dale, born December 10 at their home. Mrs Mills is the former Mise Marie Blevins of Jonben.

So Register Jonben Dale Mills Billy Dale

Dorothy Morrison dies in Charleston hospital at 49

Mrs. Martha Priscilla Morrison Dorothy, age 49, died after a brief illness in Charleston hospital. The body will lay in state at Lauratonk Funeral Home until 5 pm tomorrow, then move to her residence. Funeral services are set for Sunday at Dorothy Presbyterian Church with Rev. C W Pindar and Rev. R A Geller officiating. Burial will follow in Colecord Odd Fellows cemetery. She is survived by her husband S J Morrison two daughters Madeline and Elizabeth a son John Edward and three sisters Mrs W D Glogan Route ville Md Mrs Lulu Jarrell Orgas and Mrs Bernie Huff Cincinnati Ohio.

Whitesville Martha Priscilla Morrison Dorothy Charleston Hospital Yester Loratonk Funeral Home Dorothy Presbyterian Church C. W. Pinedar R. A. Geller Colecord S. J. Morrison Madeline Elizabeth John Edward W.D. Grogan Routeville Lulu Jarrell Orgas Bernie Huff Cincinnati Ohio

Princeton Pastor To Preach At Crab Orchard Church

The Rev. Eugene Kahle of Princeton will deliver the sermon at Crab Orchard Church of the Srsineeh Sunday during the regular 11 am service. announcement made today.

Princeton C. Orchard Eugene Kahle Srsineeh

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Associated Press Fairmont—Railroad Pointe B. Register Hobart Walker Pinoak Mercer County Gertie ‘Mills Margaret Kipps Roannoke iBy Register Odd Carol Sue Cooper Earl Cooper Berlin Sheets Buckley’s Neville Street Japan Pic John E. Massie W. E. Massie Beaver Chitose Army Air Base Hokkaido Island Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Vicks VA Koppers Department Stores 7Th Avenue Huntington 1 W. Va Koppers Store Department Stores
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