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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1958
Page
8
State Treasurer reports April to June liquor taxes total 173607 with Beckley at 5542, Charleston 22646, Huntington 14743 and only two other cities in five figures. Tax on liquor sales yielded 168906 for the quarter, 178853 for the same period in 1957.
Six United States Army officers supervise a two week training unit from Beckley area men of the 265th Ordnance Company U S Army Reserves at Fort Knox Kentucky. Supervising officers include Capt Glen Ramage 1st Lt Mike Kosco 1st Lt Floyd Sayre Jr Ed ward L Dinkler Samuel Diggs and Clay McDaniel. The Reserve unit left for the training camp at 2 am July 27 and will return to Beckley Aug 10. An advance party of four left July 24 led by McDaniel who attended mess officers school and will command battalion mess. Sgt 1-C Fred Bradley assists McDaniel. Set James Davis and Set 1-C Emery Miller run administration. Training includes MOS training firing the 3 2 rocket bazooka and the carbine and field exercises.
The Rev. A. Johnson will deliver a special 7 30 p m sermon marking Elder W. M. Neal's 18th anniversary at Saint John Holy Church. Honorary services run Monday to Sunday with multiple speakers and choirs across the Westmoreland Street church community.
A critical sweep covers John Clellon Holmes The Horn with its relentless jazz imagery and tragic arc. It also reviews John Barth The End of the Road and LeGette Blythes Call Down the Storm, noting implausible plotting and controversial race themes.
Margaret Reed seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arlie Reed of Glen View was treated and released at Beckley Memorial Hospital at 7 pm Monday for a right arm injury after falling down a flight of five steps at her home.
Allan Weinfield an advisor for the United States Army in the 2nd Battalion 150th Armored Cavalry West Virginia National Guard has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel Spr Mike C Donovan presents the congratulations Weinfield served from enlisted ranks and arrived in West Virginia in October 1956 He earned a bronze star with four clusters and saw action in World War II and Korea
Green W. Dobbins 67 of Charleston, formerly of Beaver, died after a short illness in a Charleston hospital. A Rit ter Lumber Company employee, he had many Beckley area relatives. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with burial in a Charleston cemetery.
Five men enlisted in the U S Army Saturday at Beck ley Army Recruiting Main Station and were sent to Fort Jackson South Carolina for nine weeks of basic training. They are Richard K. Chapman Logan James R. Hensley Logan Larry R. Blevins Oahill Gilbert D Harbert Nitro and Phillip M. Foster Whitesville
A reader explains tile cleaning after installation using tile cleaners or pumice paste to remove adhesive residue. For brass screws in maple, widen pilot holes slightly and use a steel screw as a guide before inserting the brass screw.
A Beckley man Melvin Pinkard 21 appealed a Beckley Police Court conviction in Raleigh County Court after posting a $500 property bond for improper vehicle registration and driving with an invalid city operator's license. He faces a separate resisting arrest charge to be heard by a justice of the peace. Multiple locals forfeited bonds for traffic and drunkenness offenses, including Earl Sizemore $100, Eddy Davis $35, Scott Ballard $35, Margaret Hubbell $32, Miriam Tucker $20, Otho Craighead $20, Ernest Dailey $5, Garnet Crite $5, Fred Basham $10, Betty Wilkes $5, Carlos French $17, William Dale $5, Albert Adkins $25, and John Sarandon $5, with eight individuals charged with drunkenness totaling $131.75.
Dr George W Crane explains heart attack symptoms and recovery steps Henry aged 52 is the patient. He advises lying down and rapid deep breathing to increase oxygen, bed rest for up to six weeks, and gradual scar formation over six weeks until the heart is repaired. The discussion covers pain, unconsciousness risk, and the dangers of strain during recovery.
Local notice urges homeowners to call for expert storm window repairs. Quick service emphasized for damaged panes and weathered frames.
The Just-A-Mere Club will crown the ninth annual Miss Bronze of 1958 at a dance August 30 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the Regular Veterans Administration Club on Fayette Street. Prize money totals 25 dollars for the winner with prizes for contestants.
A contest for a new American opera is sponsored by the Artists Advisory Council of Chicago led by Mrs. William Cowen and the New York City Opera under director Julius Rudel. Details may be obtained from Mrs. Cowen at 55 East Washington Street Room 201 Chicago 2.
The list surveys current best sellers compiled by Publishers' Weekly with nonfiction titles such as Masters of Deception and Inside Russia Today. It notes popular humor and advice works like Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Kids Say the Darned Things, and Dear Abby across noted authors Kerr Linkletter Von Buren.
PASTEETH powder is advertised to secure upper or lower plates without sliding or rocking. It claims no gummy taste and reduces odor, claiming to keep dentures in place with a non-acid formula.
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