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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1956

Page

5

Monacan Complaints Rise Over Grace Kelly Marriage

Monaco after Grace Kelly's wedding to Prince Rainier shows two main complaints. Americans are seen as influential yet largely ignored by locals while tourism dips. official figures reveal modest casino spending by American visitors.

Monte Carlo Monacans Grace Kelly Prince Ranier Monaco Grace Palace Prince Andre Brun de Pontet Wall Street Monacan Europe Prince Rainier Paris Rainier Mediterranean United States

London Denounced as Sin Capital of Europe by Press

London is described as the sin capital of Europe with central streets called sew ers of filth. Prostitution is not a crime in many cases and prosecutions for soliciting were over 11,000 in 1933 with average fines of two pounds. Police face testimony hurdles as gang-driven brothels operate across the city.

London Europe Daily Mirror Home Gwilym Lloyd George David Lloyd George Lonon Beverley Baxter Park Lane Lloyd George The London Times People Mar

Police chief named in Charleston amid retirements turmoil

Charleston officials announce Detective Lt. Dallas Bias as police chief succeeding Acting Chief Dewey Williams who returns to rank of captain. Williams becomes retirement eligible tomorrow. Also noted are party coordinators Holtz for the West Virginia fall campaign and state court notices including divorce actions and deed requests in Raleigh County records.

Charleston John T. Copenhayer Dallas Bias Dewey Williams Bias Mie Williams Democrat Huleh C. Smith Joseph A. Holtz Monongah West Virgin State OF West Virginia Circuit Court Raleigh County Oreta Nell Holdren MN Chancery Clayton J. Holdren County W. Va Dempsey Young Helen C Young Detroit Michigan Kermit 4. Locke John J .Lee Marsh Fork West Virgins Helen C. Young Belfore Harry Anderson Nannie Webb Dickens Pete Webb Jr Roger Webb Polly Webb Patricia Webb Cleveland Ohio Helen Webb Chaning Uneda Kermitt A. Locke John D. Lee Dempsey Tan Aere Grant Hancock Hardy Harrison Jackson Kanawha Lewis Lincoln Logan Marlon Marshall Mason McDowell Mercer Mingo Monongalia Nicholas Pendleton Raleigh Randolph Summers Taylor Upshur Wayne Wetzel Wyoming McClintic Wildlife Station Mason County Beaverdam Fron Barnet Ranger Dicine

Royal Couple Deny Daughter Is Blind in Dutch Communique

A Hague communique from Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard denies reports that their youngest daughter Maria Christina is blind. The royal statement asserts she passed examinations from the third to the fourth grade and mentions a three‑man commission to probe rumors about the family life amid previous claims of a healer’s influence.

The Hague Netherlands Juliana Prince Bernhard Maria Christina Bernhard Greet Hoimans

Funeral announcements round up for Beckley area

Delphia May Lee 52 of Beckley died July 16 in a local hospital. Rose and Quesenberry to move body to Stelmake Weston for 2 pm July 18 funeral at Stelmake Chapel. Burial Peterson Cemetery near Weston. Hartrick George August 60 of Beckley died July 14 in Pearisburg Virginia. Burial American Legion cemetery. Samuel Walker 42 of Odd died July 9 near Josephine. Funeral at Mountain Valley Baptist Church July 11. Bessie Lowe Southern 63 of Beckley died July 14 in hospital. Body to Webb and Quesenberry for arrangements.

the Conservation Commission of West Virginia West Virgina Bates Barbour Berkeley Grant Greenbrier Hampshire Hardy Mineral Monroe Morgan Nicholas Pendleton Pocanontas Randolph Turker Webster Bluestone Army Corps of Engineers Bluestone State Park Panhandle Berkley Jefferson Morgan and Pendieton Cooper's Rock State Forest Mason County Leatherwood Creek Clay Deaver Elk River Braxton Dodridge Gilmer U. S.larea Fayette County Lewisburg Mainder U. S Monongalia Greenbrier State Forest Pleasants Poca- Horner Preston Ritchie Tyler Upshur Wetzel Kanawha Krumbrabow Forest Head Ty Funeral Home Vance Drive Coun- Mcclintic Wildlife Station Calhoun, Clay, Grant, Harrison Pt. Pleasant Game Area Naval Services Jackson Kanawha Beck U. S. Route 60 Logan Marylands Jley Mason Wirt Wood and Hunt Coal City Wyoming Tomlinson Run Watora Aler Tygart Reservoir Jor Creek Sion Berres Inner Conservation Commission de Carl J. Johnson Ener Myeek Staxton Hrooke Cahell Calhoun Arlen Scoll Executive Secretariay Fayette Lee Lee Delphia May Beckley Rose and Quesenberry Neville Street Stelmake Weston Peterson Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home Hartrick Hartrick George August Pearisburg Virginia Rose and Queenberry Funeral Home Hose and Queenberry Funeral Home Charles E. Walker American Legion Rose _& Quesenberry Funeral Home Walker Walker Samuel Odd Josephine Calfer Funeral Home Mountain Valley Baptist Church Beecher Garrison Caffee Funeral Home Southern Southern Bessie Lowe Hartley Avenue Webb and Quesenber

Eisenhower signs heavy penalties for plane and bus sabotage

President Eisenhower signed a law imposing up to 20 years in prison and fines up to 10 000 for sabotage or attempted sabotage of aircraft or buses used in interstate or foreign commerce. The act, prompted by last November’s Colorado airliner bombing that killed 44, allows the death penalty with a jury recommendation in cases of sabotage causing death.

Washington Eisenhower Colorado

Seventeen industrial deaths reported in West Virginia

Charleston report shows 17 fatalities in June across industries including 11 in coal mining, two in chemical manufacturing, and one each in steel, building materials, oil and gas, and the bakery hotel and restaurant trades per Workmen's Compensation Department.

Charleston West Virginia Workmen's Compensation Department Thomas P. Meadows

Poultry Market Reports From NarriGonburg and South Branch Area

Live poultry markets in NarriGonburg and South Branch Valley show mixed activity. Prices vary by type with broilers around 21–22 cents per pound, heavy hens 17–18, and Beltsville turkey fryers near 25 cents. farm sales reported Friday through yesterday morning. Demand is steady to good with 23,600 head of broilers sold in 14 lots and overall receipts of about 207,000 turkeys offered at Beltsville pricing.

Narrigonburg U—Shenandoah Valley Charleston West Virginia Department of Agriculture South Branch Valley Area Beltsville

Potatoes and produce prices in Baltimore and region

Baltimore wholesale notes show apples and potatoes with varied bids and grades. Listings cover Washington and nearby markets with pack sizes, price ranges from 1.00 to 3.25 per package, and references to unwashed, ordinary, and fair quality lots. The item ends with a note on a separate scheme aiding Britons to acquire nationality and a few cases of marriage for money.

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