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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1936

Page

8

Local Visits Highlight Weekend in Raleigh County

Mrs G D Ritchie visited Saturday. Mr and Mrs G L Brogan and son Edward and Mrs Garbett visited Mr and Mrs Tom Brogan of Alpeca Sunday. Mrs Frank Winner visited her nephew Buster Reed a Raleigh General Hospital patient Thursday night. George McKinney Jr of Malco was overnight guest of Ray Wood Tuesday. Edward and Mrs Garbett attended a Beckley show Saturday night. Mrs R FE Williams visited Pax Sunday. Mrs Lacy Cole business visitor to Beckley Saturday. C F Akers spent weekend with family in Beckley. Mrs Ed Ingole Mr and Mrs T Ingole and Harry and Bert shopped in Beckley Saturday. Ward McMillan and daughters Mildred and Peggy Ellen of Lego visited relatives here weekend.

G. D. Ritchie G. L. Brogan Edward Garbett Tom Brogan Alpeca Frank Winner Buster Reed Raleigh General Hospital George McKinney Jr Malco Ray Ed Ingole T. Ingole Harry Bert Beckley Vincent Edwards Roanoke Page Stump Lego Frank Bedwell Earl Walker Amigo Ballard Mitchem Clyde Arlie Clarence Whitlowe Glenn Stephenson Lacy Wood Heber Dews Billy Bryant Mt. Hope W. H. Bryant Gertie Maxey North Carolina Lee Shelton Faye Jack Grey Helen Fred Cole Cole Marshall Dice Delores and Marshall Jr Powelton M. F. Rubin Ora Martin Emory Calvert Luther Sutphin Garrwood J. B. Burton Garvin Rubin Emory Atkins Dale Maxey Camp Creek Lucy Ray Wood Velmer McKinney George Ritchie Bruce Basham Matoaka Ernest Basham Johnnie Beckleyheimer C. O. ‘O'Dell Iroquois Kyle Smith Charlie Young E. H. Ritchie East Beckley

Tigers To Meet Stoco Tomorrow

Raleigh County league race tension rises as Shady Spring high hosts Stoco Indians in a key game with Stonecoat leading the standings. Shady, Trap Hill and Stoco each hover with one loss if the Tigers fall, while Shady’s junior team opens the night. Ross Irle refs the varsity clash.

Raleigh County Athletic League Shady Spring High School Tigers Stoco Indians Stonecoat Trap Hill Wildcats Lemon Shady Tigers Stoco Trap Hill Shady Tiger Montroal Indians Wildcats Mark ‘Twain

Rhodell School Sweeps Killarney In Double-Header Wins

Rhodell boys beat Killarney 24 to 18 and Rhodell girls win 15 to 10 in a home double header. Lusk led the boys with 12 points while West and Dilly shone on the floor. Killarney’s Hicks, Morefield and Scarbro stood out for the girls. Referees were Groac and Saunders.

Rhodell School Killarney Rhodell Lusk West Dilly Kagey Harvey Lovern Lewis Bailey Cc Hicks Groach Scarbro Morefield Saunders O'’Neal Drumheller Lilly H. Groac H. Saunders

Marsh Fork items cite illnesses events and meetings

Mrs Jim Charles lies critically ill at Kanawha Valley hospital Charleston. Howard Holtzclaws spend days in Clarksburg. Mrs Edward Colcord hosts a birthday gathering in Montroal with F A Colcord E L Colcord Tris Colcord and W A Colcord among guests. Marsh Fork alumnae basketball team trains at the Y M C A coached by Mrs Charles Munson with players Norma Dickens Edith Stoll Lara Combs Virgie Webb Maude Farley and Edna Wills. Mr and Mrs Charles Munson host a dance club gathering at the Clubhouse. Guests include Mr and Mrs W A Solsby of Pratt and Mrs Grant of Madison. H K Bair, state supervisor of elementary schools, will speak at Marsh Fork High school Monday January 27 for P T A meeting featuring Kipling readings and special music.

Jim Charles Kanawha Valley Hospital Charleston Howard Holtzclaw Clarksburg Edward Colcord St. Albans F. A. Colcord E. L. Colcord Tris Colcord W. A. Colcord Montroal Marsh Fork Alumnae Charles Munson Norma Dickens Edith Stoll Lara Combs Virgie Webb Maude Farley Edna Wills W. A. Solsby Pratt Grant Madison H. K. Bair Marsh Fork Kipling

Yorkshire seaside lamps show men gathering sea coal

At a Yorkshire seaside town after midnight lamps glow on the beach. They belong to unemployed men collecting sea coal after the tide recedes. The coal sells for 1.50 dollars per bag.

Cver England Yorkshire

General Sport Arena Planned in Washington DC

Washington on January 23 reports plans for an all around indoor arena to host hockey boxing and basketball with 12000 seats. Graeme Smallwood says funding promises and SEC approval will enable stock sales and a season entry into the Eastern Amateur Ice Hockey League as the Cabinets. The project envisions use for civic events operas dances and even a circus as six local colleges and existing boxing venues highlight demand. Washington Garden Inc is incorporated in Delaware with a $1 million capital.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Graeme Smallwood Pere Securities and Exchange Commission Smallwoo Washington Smallwood Washington Garden, Inc Delaware

Tennis stars of tomorrow rise from junior to senior ranks

Alfred Jarvis, 17, national junior champion and likely tallest player at six feet four and a half inches, showcases power and heart in a decisive win over Donald Leavens. Coached by Charles M. Wood, he studies at Williams College, excelling in football and basketball while pursuing tennis. The era’s top show, the Roving Racqueteers tour, features Tilden, Vines, Lott and others in Madison Square Garden, with 180 plus cities, four matches weekly, and a six month, 15,120 game schedule using about 18,000 balls.

Alfred Jarvis Alfred Jarvis Gilbert A. Hunt Jr Washington Donald Leavens Milwaukee Tilden Leavens Charles M. Wood Somerset Hills Country Club Bernardsville N. J Williams College Bill O’briens Madison Square Garden Big Bill Tilden Ellsworth Vines Ethel Burkhardt Arnold Jane Sharp Berkeley Bell Lester Stoefen George Lott Bruce Barnes Garden Chicago

Faithful Welcome for Ellis Family in Lillybrook

Lillybrook West Virginia welcomes Rev and Mrs R G Ellis and their family who moved from Resaco Monday expressing gratitude for rooms and donated help with the move. Community extends a cordial welcome. Birth announced Jerry Richard Williams born Sunday January 12 weighing 11 pounds 4 ounces. Parents Omer Williams and Christine Doss Williams. Both mother and baby reported doing well.

R. G. Ellis Famly Resaco Omer Williams Jerry Richard Williams Christine Doss Ritchie George Ritchie Little Dana Snider James Green G. L. Brogan Jack Jackson Lacy Wood E. W. Knight Garbett E. Bennett C. A. Young Alfred Shumate Frank Winner Lacy Cole Roach Less Davis M. F. Rubin Jennie Nesmith J. B. Burton Beckley Hospital Dana Snider Fred Cole

Jersey 77 of Red Grange Found Returned to Illinois

The classic No 77 jersey worn by Red Grange in Illinois final 1925 Ohio State game has been recovered and placed in the university trophy room. Trainer Matt Bullock recalls discovering the missing garment had been kept in moth balls by a former student who admitted stealing it.

Associated Press Champaign Ill University of Illinois Harold Red) Grange Illinois Grange Ohio State Matt Bullock Bullock Red Matt

Charles Thoma in Beckley Attends Business Interests

Charles Thoma of Charleston is in Beckley to oversee business interests and related activities.

Charles Thoma Charleston Beckley

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