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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
3
A young movie actress claims she was plied with liquor at a studio party and sexually assaulted by a film salesman. Deputy DA Williams said investigators are reviewing the case, with a named suspect not yet disclosed and a report due next week before any filing or grand jury review.
An 8 year old boy, Philip Carr, was killed when struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio train near St Albans. Coroner James E. Roberts said an investigation would consider reports that the youth may have been shoved under the locomotive.
Rhode Island staff report Magistrate Kelly Cole’s busiest midweek day since January 1 as seven law violators faced him and three civil cases were filed. One man, R. E. Rutledge, was fined twenty five dollars and costs with a six month revocation of both license and operator’s end car permit. another, Robert Mooran, was fined five dollars and costs for an assault after admitting he slapped a man named Daisie Givens in a local beer hall. Five additional men paid fines for public intoxication as officers FE Shutt and conservator G M Brimm facilitated arrests.
Andy Payne, once winner of C C Pyle’s bunion derby in 1928, remains active in Oklahoma civic life. Now clerk of the state supreme court, he plans to seek office in 1938 when his term ends, though he hasn't decided which position.
Beckley residents report relief from corns using END-O-CORN sold by Beckley Drug Co and White Cross Pharmacy. Advertised as effective after one night use, the remedy claims dramatic results though priced at 50 cents versus a suggested value of $50.
The East Beckley playground will open each morning at 10 00 and stay open all day Miss Beatrice Thompson recreational leader in charge. Community notices include Ladies Aid Society meeting with The Gift of Love topic and Rev Brown and Rev Lowe sermons at local Baptist and Presbyterian churches. Several church services, meetings, and social events are listed with invitations to attend and participate.
Burley Howard's home caught fire causing extensive damage. Investigators reported most household goods destroyed in the blaze.
A brief local notice lists Linda Funera Beckley with contact numbers 832 for Homes at Mount Hope and 38 for a second Mount Hope listing. The fragment indicates a directory or classified-style entry with two phone references.
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