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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1962

Page

13

Troop 6 Scouts Get Eagle Award

Two members of 3 Scout Troop 6 sponsored by First Baptist Church received Eagle awards. Leslie Allen Gates of 110 College Ave. and Michael Mullins of 302 Reservoir Rd. were honored by district scout master Dale Mosslander at the church.

First Baptist Church Leslie Allen Gates L. C. Gates College Ave Michael C. Mullins William David Mullins Reservoir Rd Dale Mosslander Leslie L.A Tenderfoot Colorado Springs L. A Mac’s Toy Fund Michael Alert Mae Albert R. Allen Jr

Straw Through Potato Demonstrates Structural Strength

Science For You explains a recipe style experiment by Bob Brown showing how a clean fresh raw potato and ordinary soda straws can be pushed through by applying force lengthwise. The explanation cites a straw as a tube with a strong structural shape and momentum aiding the process.

Bob Brown

Lightning strikes East Beckley home injures resident and cow

The remains of an electric range at Smokey Thomas’s house in East Beckley show damage from a lightning bolt. The bolt struck the house causing extensive damage and stunning Thomas and his cow Cherry in a nearby barn.

Thomas East Beckley Cherry

Radar expert professor fights speeding ticket in Memphis

Memphis to UPI Dr Paul A Telsen 66 a retired physics professor and self styled radar expert argued the police erred in issuing a speeding ticket. He told the judge the margin of error can be 3 to 5 percent and the judge fined him 11 dollars.

Memphis

Calloway Heights Scouts Receive Eagle Awards

Two members of Troop 197 Boy Scouts of America sponsored by Calloway Heights Baptist Church earned the Eagle Award during a Monday ceremony at the church. Recipients are Michael Edward Bosley and Paul Mallamus III with presentation by Jack Lewis of Bluefield. Scoutmaster is J. P. Hughes. Also noted is mention of the Holland Tunnel naming and Maine’s annual snowfall.

Troop 197 Boy Scouts of America Calloway Heights Baptist Church Michael Edward Bos Jey Charles Bosley Beverly St Beckley Paul Mallamus III Paul Mallamus Jr Sprague Jack Lewis Bluefield Appalachian Council J. P. Hughes

Rumors on seeing-eye for veterans debunked and aid notes

Questions about veteran benefits are answered. Claims about obtaining seeing-eye aids from salvaged materials are false. VA education rules allow vocational training but not high school subjects. Haitian expedition veterans get peacetime benefits, not "war veteran" status. A historical note mentions Aztec ritual killings with 20,000 claimed victims near Mexico City before Europeans.

Two Suits Filed in Raleigh County Circu it Clerk’s Office

Total of $5,587.63 suits filed Monday. Mary S Johnson executrix of Willie Johnson Jr deceased sues Inter Ocean Insurance Co for $5,500 plus interest for five months sickness and $5,000 for death. Counsel Anthony J Sparacino. Elk Refining Co sues C B Meadows.

Raleigh County Circuit Clerk Mary S. Johnson Willie Johnson Jr Inter- Ocean Insurance Co Indianapolis Ind Anthony J. Sparacino Elk Refining Co C. B. Meadows, Ee Curley J. A Marjorie Blackburn Bradley Hardware and Building Co Bradley Paul and Nora Nixon Walter Nixon Shady Spring

Country Jamboree Scheduled At Rhodell

Rhodell prepares for a Country Jamboree to aid the town treasury. The Bluefield program will be at the Go Theater at 7 30 p m Friday with women selling sandwiches pastries and drinks across the street at Mayor Rosa McKinney's home.

Rhodell Bluefield Rosa McKinney

Suit Claims $387.63 Owed Plus Interest in 1962 Case

The suit contends the defendant owes the plaintiff $387.63, with interest at 6 percent from March 21, 1962.

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