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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1947

Page

6

Band Will Attend Legion Meeting in Clarksburg

Raleigh County Post No 32 will be represented at the state Legion convention in Clarksburg August 14 by Woodrow Wilson High School's Flying Eagle Band. Prizes totaling 1000 dollars will be awarded in the parade featuring bands drum and bugle corps and floats. The Woodrow Wilson band will leave Beckley August 3 and the parade is a closing feature of the meeting.

Raleigh County American Legion Clarksburg Woodrow Wilson High School Flying Eagle Tommy Jones Legion Jones Woodrow Wilson Beckley W. OR. Fugitt Princeton Fugitt

Court Powerless To Rule On Love Court

In New York Magistrate Henry A. Soffer declares he cannot rule on a romance across age lines. A 24 year old war widow and 17 year old Anthony Lembo court openly, despite the youth’s father Peter Lembo seeking to end the relationship. The magistrate enforces discretion and warns the father about potential contempt. Anthony and Beatrice exit together.

Associated Press New York Love Henry A. Soffer Peter Lembo Anthony Beatrice Ghilami Beatrice

I Believe In You Continues In A Murderous Hallway

In a sound proofed, opulent apartment Carol fights a murderous man in a green hat. He accuses her of wasting time and contemplates Mrs Whalley. She grabs a bookend as a heavy struggle ends with a suffocating cloth and a final surrender.

Carol

Local Chamber Backs Bluestone Dam Recreation Plans

The Bluestone Dam project is described as offering great regional recreation potential and electric power. The Beckley Chamber endorses the plan, with discussions on park use, publicity, and a proposed airport action referred to the county court.

Bluestone Dam Hess Wizard C. Hess Bluestone Park Asso Jare Hinton Javea Ross Irle Beckley Chamber of Commerce Las Recreation Commission Greenbrier Beckley Chamber Owen Rickard Penman Advertising Committee

Farmers Cautioned On Land Mortgage Contracts

West Virginia farmers are urged to study mortgage terms before buying farms or land. John Cooper of the Beckley Farmers Home Administration advises mortgages extend long, stay within agricultural value, and include prepayment options. He warns against verbal terms and stresses diversification beyond the land, noting high costs of livestock and equipment.

West Virginia John Cooper Beckley Farmers’ Home Administration Cooper

Local Seaman Serves Aboard USS Benner In Far East Fleet

Niswander, seaman first class and son of Mrs H T Niswander of Sophia, serves aboard the destroyer USS Benner with the Seventh Fleet in the China Japan area. The Benner, flagship of destroyer division 32, has visited Guam, Shanghai, Fusan, Korea and Hong Kong.

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