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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1947

Page

5

To Be or Not'to Be rage Provides Two Patterns For

A feature by Cynthia Lowry contrasts two royal consort patterns through history. It cites Albert and Victoria, Mary II, Anne and George, Darnley, Ferdinand and other pairs, examining how husbands supported but rarely led their wives in monarchies.

Cynthia Lowry AP Newsfeatures Philip “Mountbatten Britain Elizabeth Lt Mountbatten Prince Albert Saxe- Coburg-Gotha Mountbatten Albert Lord Louis India Philip Prince Leopold Victoria Belgium Jong Philip Mountbatten Mary Henry VII X x Spain Anne Mary II William Prince of Orange Netherlands James II Dado Henry Darnley Mary Stuart Christopher Columbus Castile Ferdinand Beeks

Deaths and funeral notices from Beckley area

Deaths list David McGorman 76 of Oak Hill died July 28 in Oak Hill Hospital. Fannie Catherine Oyler 77 of Pemberton died July 27 at home with services July 29 and graveside in Covington Virginia. Funeral arrangements by Lyree and Williams Funeral Homes. Includes obituaries and memorials with pallbearers named and thanks to community members.

McGorman McGorman David Oak Hill Tyree Funeral Home St. Peter and Paul Catholic Scarbro Father Edward Biss Lyree Funeral Home Oyler Fannie Catherine Pemberton Williams Funeral Methodist Harry Carper Covington Virginia Lucy Craft John Crookshank Frazier Meadows Homer Mahan Dorie Vaught M. P. Tucker Lucy Thompson Williams Funeral Home Katherine Cornelia Sherring Bishop Gravely Owens Mother Henderson Cunningham Wright Lawrence James

Negro Activities and Fayetteville Briefs Update

Recap of community notes including church pastor’s return to St Matthew United Holy Church after illness and a Fayetteville section with visits, hospital discharges, and local residents' movements. Highlights mention James Stroughter’s hospital discharge and Mrs. Louisé Johnson’s Beckley Hospital recovery.

C. J. Cuyjets Philadelphia M. E. Saunders St. Matthew United Holy Church Fayetteville Bill Moore Orra Logan William Craig Amelia Saunders Roanoke Virginia James Stroughter Nettie Perry W. A. Saunders Kaymoor Mrs. Hicks J. R. Saunders Huntington Lawrence Dandridge, Jr Lester Moore Eccles India James Cranberry Arthur Price George James Percy Bell Beckley Hospital Kinny Harris Kimball Carl Ferris W. M. Newman Harper Heights Louisé Johnson Walter Scott Atkins Street Willard Scott Springfield Tennessee Scott Jessie Edna Williams Amanda Christian Edna Jessie Williams Rosa’ Mitchell A. D. Clark Marian Mitchell Pidgie Wright Evangeline Sorrell Mildred Turner John Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Earl Barnett Jim McGhee Mayberry Greene Whipple

Radio Program Schedules and Time Zone Notes

Evening listings note time zone adjustments for networks and local stations. Eastern standard time applies, Central subtract one hour, Mountain subtract two hours, with local edits possible. Last minute changes are not included.

Radio Schedule Fragment From a 1940s Evening Lineup

Fragmentary listing shows a dense radio schedule with various NBC CBS and ABC programs across morning to night. Entries include news, music, drama, detective shows, and variety programs along with repeats and regional notes for east west feeds.

Nbe Erie Sevareid Bbg Mbs-East Imbs-West Cbs Red Barber Lowell Thomas Bob Q. Lewis Fulton Lewis, Jr Mbs Bob Crosby Arthur Hale Kaltenborn Bob Trout Cbs Sports Milton Berle Judy Abe Mr Mrs. North Call the Police Abc We the People Gabriel Heatter Fred Waring Studio One Dbs America Forum Philip Marlowe Cbs News Elmer Davis Lum Abner Bobby Doyle Modern Music Museum Godwin

Lost items scattered across Beckley area prompt notices

A set of terse lost notices from Beckley Newspapers describes keys found on Johnstown Road in a leather case with a contact offer, a male toy terrier missing near Leslie's Diner with a liberal reward for return, glasses left at 4 H Lake to be returned to The Oasis, two dentist coats missing with a contact number, and Grant’s black billfold containing $45 and cards belonging to Mrs. J. D. Treadway in Harper with a reward offered.

Johnstown Road Ad. Beckley Leslie Oasis Grant J. D. Treadway Harper

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