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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1958

Page

3

Strawberry Festival honors Arritt and Dairy Princess finalists

David Arritt of Fayetteville won first place in the Strawberry Festival division after a day of berry judging and auction. Evelyn Sue Rapp, 18, of Renick, was crowned Dairy Princess for the Beckley Lewisburg area with runner-up Judith Gail Sharp of Marlinton. state finals in Parkersburg June 9 offer further prizes.

David Arritt Fayetteville Beckley Hotel Rosser Long Insurance Co FFA Rural Development Council Sere Miss Rapps Renick High School Methodist Youth Fellowship Future’ Homemakers of America FHA Parkersburg American Dairy Association ADA Dairy Princess Committee Sid Larrick Wazel Phillips WWNRI J. E. Otto Mariel West Frank Gare Charleston

RC Swimming Classes Set for Raleigh County

Beginning and intermediate swimmers will learn oral skills at Waterdale pool at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs A H Harvey chair of water safety for the Raleigh County Red Cross says children eight and older qualify for free instruction with only pool admission cost. A similar class will be offered in August for Bible school children.

Waterdale A. H. Harvey Raleigh County The American Red Red Crees

Webster infant Bud Evans funeral arrangements incomplete

Funeral details for Bud Evans infant son of Mr and Mrs James Evans of Price Hill remain incomplete. The baby died at home at 5 30 p m Wednesday and the body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.

Webster Bud Evans James Evans Price Hill Ritchie and Johnson

Masons Lodge 27 Meeting Set to Pay Dues

Juveniles of the F and AAY Masons Beckley will meet Friday at 4 p m in the Heroines of Jericho Home G Street all members urged to attend to pay grand lodge dues The Marshall College Teachers College is the largest single contributor to teachers nursery through high school in the state

F and Aay Masons Beckley Heroines of Jericho G St Marshall College Teachers College

Leaving Staff Friedrichsen Heads to National Geographic Society

The Register area news editor Friedrichsen plans to leave Saturday for Washington DC to join the National Geographic Society. A South Dakota native and West Virginia Tech graduate, she has worked at Beckley Newspapers since January 1957. Mrs. Anne Springer Miller will temporarily replace her on the area news desk. Sequoia Kay Allen joins The Register as reporter after a prior role at Concord.

Irs Friedrichsen the Register Washington, D.C National Geographic Society South Dakota West Virginia Institute of Technology Miss Friedrichsen Beckley Newspapers Corporation Anne Springer Miller Area News The Register Sequl Kay Allen Sophia High School Concord College Reginald. Allen Sophia Concord

Youth Becomes Lost After Father Jailed

A 10 year old Mount Tabor youth named Alton Jessup wandered away in Beckley after his father Cornish Jessup was booked at Raleigh County Jail for intoxication. Police and deputies searched with his mother locating him on Valley Drive around 4 30 p m.

Mount Tabor Beckley Raleigh County Alton Jessup Cornish Jessup Alton Columbia Grill Jessup Barney Segle Segle

Living Learning Loving West Virginia workshops set

A two week teachers workshop at West Virginia University from August 8 to 20 and at Glenville State College from June 23 to July 11 will use the conservation in public schools guide. The program centers on a nationwide conservation handbook published by the Conservation Commission and the State Department of Education.

West Virginia West Virginia University Glenville State College The Conservation Commission State Department of Education

Meadow Bridge Man Treated After Tractor Plow Injury

Norris Kincaid, 46, Meadow Bridge, was treated at Beckley Memorial Hospital for an injury to his right index finger after his hand was caught in a tractor plow around 4 p.m. He was dismissed after treatment.

Beckley Memorial Hospital Nor‘yell Kincaid Meadow Bridge

Bailey Wins Suit Awarded 500 Verdict

After a 90 minute to one and half hour deliberation at the Raleigh Circuit Court, Ells Bailey won a 500 verdict against Warren Lee Williams over his brother Amos Bailey's death at O K's Tavern in Artie. Bailey sought 20000 in suit for his brother's widow and children. Williams testified as a witness in a two day trial led by Judge Norman Knapp. The case concluded with jurors delivering the verdict on a death linked claim.

Raleigh Ells Bailey Warren Lee Williams Bailey Amos Bailey O. K's Artie Norman Knapp Xhusdd

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