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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1936

Page

5

Baby Baptized in Sun God Rite Splits Hungarian Town

A Hungarian revival sect rites a baby as the sun god Hadur is invoked at dawn near Oroshaza. The ceremony includes facial slashes and crescent cheek cuts by a physician priest, while spectators dispute the blood-like marmalade on the infant. Police faced criticism for not stopping the pagan rite.

Associaten Oroshaza Hungary Arpad Janko Hadur Arpad Attila Andras Janko Saman Zoltan Eles Eles Batu Amoy Greged Amnoy

Secret Agent X-9 and the holy flames hymn scene

A fragmentary wire service style report mentions Secret Agent X-9 as a marshal of Ghengis Khan and a girls chorus singing a final hymn to the holy flames before a child. It also notes a 13th century invader reference and unrelated local items.

Beckley hours parking law divides local merchants

Beckley business men split over a city hour parking ordinance on Main Street. Some praise it for drawing visitors who need a place to park. others say it hurts trade and gives outsiders a bad impression. Opinions vary by store type and location.

Beckley R. V. Martin E. M. Payne and Company E. E. Bibb Beckley Hardware and Supply Company Bibb O. C. Canterbury Canterbury North Fayette Street North Fayette D. W. Duke J.C. Penney Company Neville Street S. M. Bledsoe Beck Main Street J. Q. Stover Jman Fayette County

Willy Nilly Arrives In Land of the Puddle Muddlers

Grandma Grouchy Galump confronts the Puddle Muddlers who disturb their land with loud complaints. Willy Nilly appears, weighs the quarrel, and sides with the Galumps after a chaotic scene. The mischievous district ends with Willy Nilly deciding to head home as animal friends follow. The summer section also notes lightning strikes and Kiwanis convention plans in Martinsburg with local parking ordinance remarks.

Willy Nilly Mary Graham Bonner Cyl Grandma Grouchy Galump Grandpa Grouchy Galump Grandpa Christopher Willy Nily Galump

Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across Clues Jumble

A scrambled crossword clue set with numerous garbled entries and partial answers. It presents across items like vault solved by 24 A, 9 Winglike part, 29 Opium paste, and 18 Peripheral notice, plus disconnected fragments and stray letters. the readable bits hint at a standard puzzle page rereading an answer key and stray OCR artifacts.

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