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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1950
Page
4
June marked the highest wedding month since 1947 in Raleigh County with 112 marriage licenses issued, narrowly missing a peak of 113. The count outpaced January to May totals, and the state General School Fund received 1,708 from June licenses, with Raleigh County contributing 112.
The body of 68 year old Mrs Julia Martina not Calloway Heights was found hanging from a pipe in her basement steps at her home and she is believed to have taken her own life due to ill health. She stood on basement steps as the noose was secured and then stepped off. Funeral arrangements were to be announced with burial in St Sebastian Cemetery. Survivors include nine children and several siblings in multiple states and countries. Active pallbearers were named.
Veterans Administration confirms American Korea War participants receive wartime benefits. GI Bill eligibility requires pre July 25, 1947 service. Wartime rates apply for disabilities and death connected to combat or hazardous service, with waivers under National Service Life Insurance.
A $150,000 transfer filed in Raleigh County concerns four Bair Brothers parcels and two adjoining tracts, with Bair Buildings receiving four city plots plus Ewart Heights and Sprague area lots. A. S. Bair says the two corporations formed by the same owners simply divide existing properties.
Mrs. E J Howard of Church Street Mrs Cleo Blakey and Keith Haynes of Heber Street report the death of Shepherd Lewis of Gallipolis Ohio Services are set for 2 p m Thursday in Gallipolis with arrangements to follow Local residents are notified of the passing and the forthcoming services.
L. G. Thompson of Piney View was treated and released from Beckley Hospital for minor injuries after an automobile accident near 6 15 a m. today. Attendants said the crash occurred in the early morning hours and Thompson received medical care without serious harm.
Seven Boy Scout troops from the Appalachian Council join carpentry activities at Bluestone Dam site this week. BB of Ed Wight leads with 22 scouts, including Doug Parson, Robert Brooks, Franklin Rinchink, and others. Scouts 108, 80, 67, 69, and 140 from Beckley and Hern don-Covell are listed with their respective scoutmasters and campers across the group.
An open Alcoholics Anonymous meeting will be held at 8 am this Wednesday in the Memorial Building. A guest speaker from Charleston will be featured on the program. The public is invited to attend.
Beckley contralto Bernice Hill Henry won an audition with Madam Mary Cardwell Dawson founder of the National Negro Opera and was chosen to perform in Nathaniel Dett Opera The Ordering of Moses at Griffith Stadium in Washington on Friday July 28. Dawson calls her a new find with rare beauty in voice and strong future potential. Indirectly noted are her teacher Wilda Ganeau and family, plus Scout members from Birchton troop 101 attending the event.
County clerk records show about sixteen Fayete couples applying for licenses. Names include Pelmar Black and Mary Katheryn Persinger both of Sun. Gale Crandall of Gauley Bridge and Betty Hatcher of Lookout. and others from Thayer Minden Gatewood Fayetteville Oak Hill Bellwood Carbondale Laurel Creek Mt. Hope Hoomer Minden and Gauley Bridge with ages ranging from 16 to 47.
Raleigh County Health Department officials urge careful personal hygiene to curb polio as the season nears. They note understanding of transmission is unsettled, but hygiene remains a key safeguard amid three reported cases and one fatal outcome in the county.
Local authorities stress strict hygiene and rest to prevent polio. Wash hands before handling food and after toilet, keep children under 10 away from crowds, avoid chill, limit trips with other youngsters, and call a physician for any illness. Advise against panic to prevent spreading fears.
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