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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1936
Page
10
In Washington a subdued summer pace prevails as Congress remains adjourned and the Supreme Court away. Roosevelt travels and cabinet members join vacation or campaign stops while relief and farm programs adapt to drought conditions and new laws inch toward full implementation.
Raleigh County District committee approved a late August district Camporee with McElrath as Camporee chair and Levi Gay on the committee. Troops will camp on a patrol basis, provide their own shelters provisions and cooking, with plans to be announced soon. Also details on Camp Walthernde at Coal River near Alum Creek, leadership by Paul Newton, five weekly sessions, and religious services, plus nearby courts of honor awarding merit badges to Scouts in Tams and Colcord.
Mrs Ida Garrett a widow who runs a plant selling business near Minden after her store and mine earnings. She started selling plants four years ago and has sold about 10 000 plants since then. She plans expansion next year including under glass cultivation for early transplanting.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows No 311 held a semi annual installation at the Mab scoft lodge hall Thursday night Rudolph Schwank district deputy grand master and Frank Billups district deputy warden presided and installed officers including Pasturind O A Taylor noble grand Cal Vine Meare warden Kyte Davis conductor AL R Glin inside guardian W XK Thompson outside guardian Shonia Billups to noble grand and others. Following the service refreshments were served and members present. Sneeze causes shoulder dislocation at granite marker in Greenville Horace J McGee rested on marker arm and his shoulder was dislocated. Sixty women change minds by failing to appear for divorce prosecution in Manta Georgia.
A white laying hen owned by Mrs. G. C. Greer of Sylacauga Alabama shed feathers grew a tall comb and began crowing but continued laying eggs with long sounds.
Charleston July 11 Drunken driving and related road offenses cost more than 2 700 licenses in West Virginia during the last fiscal year according to state road commissioner Pant N Noel who noted most revocations were for intoxicated driving. He said fewer licenses are issued during the six month revocation period and that June saw 73 revocations, 45 for drunken driving and 7 for permitting a drunken driver to operate a car.
The piece discusses license revocation difficulties for drivers and insurance company reluctance to issue notices required for restoration. It also recalls Benedict Arnold in the opening engagement on Lake Champlain during the Revolutionary War and cites Texas leading states in railroad mileage at 16,892 miles from a recent survey.
After a two hour blackout during an electrical storm the Beckley Rotary Club held a Ladies Night at Black Knight Country Club featuring Major Blowes Amateur Hour. Charleston figures Silas Pickering II Lou Scherer Merle Evans and others performed while jokes and music entertained as lights failed. Lon Kelly former district governor and Phil Conley candidate for secretary of state spoke to the crowd with Floyd M Sayre local president also addressing attendees.
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