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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1929
Page
6
A early article lists ten motorist commandments by Carl E Lange of Wheeling Automobile Club. The rules urge caution and safety on roads including watching for children, proper braking, slowing at intersections, obeying signals, avoiding reckless driving, and avoiding intoxication.
A dense OCR fragment lists radio station call letters and programs across markets including Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Atlanta Philadelphia Pittsburgh Rochester Schenectady WASHINGTON area. Entries show time slots 4:00 to 11:00 with orchestra, choir, church services, concert programs and talk.
Local colored news lists sermons at New Hope Baptist Central St Baptist Ebenezer and First Baptist churches with pastors and service times. Social events include Social Club prizes, entertaining friends, Vacation School closure, and updates on members’ health and travels across Beckley, with mentions of contests and local visitors.
In Mississippi a Supreme Court ruling by Justice W H Anderson overturns school bans on married students. Wanda Dodge Myers, 10, and Moss Point school officials were at issue over entrance based on supposed effects of marriage on schooling and responsibility.
An elderly man and companion walk a desert heat route between Beckley and Bluefield seeking a promised jet prize payable upon completing a Bangor Maine to destination journey. The stunt aims to draw attention and fundraise.
Miami residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Swift, both 66, were seen in Beckley Friday with a cart of camping gear and supplies. They seek a reward of $10,000 to reach their goal within a year, amid notes of 1914 French government spending approval and war-related auditing delays.
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