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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1936

Page

6

Cross section of Baptist session yields colorful characters

A Raleigh and Fayette county Baptist Sunday School convention featured a motley cast led by Rev. J O Bragg of Ansted nicknamed the Biggest Nosed Preacher. The crowd included Leona Mae Fineout eight, who plans to teach Sunday School, and other figures such as Elsie Dinsmore and Miss Betty Coed. The event highlighted humor, faith, and plans for future church work.

Baptist Sunday School Convention Raleigh Fayette Counties Will Rogers Elsie Dinsmore Betty Coed Minerva J. O. Bragg Ansted Brother Bragg Bragg Leona Mae Fineout L. E. Fineout Mabscott Leona Onee

Hills Decorate Oak Hill Home in City Boom

Oak Hill June 26 mayor and Mrs Claude R Hill join in building and redecorating boom with contract awarded to Lee Rodes painter and decorator for interior and exterior work on their home.

Oak Hill Claude R. Hill Lee Rodes

Board Names Study Panel On Beer Probes

Charleston June 26 The Associated Press reports Speaker John J. Pelter of the house of delegates completed the organization of a six member committee to investigate beer selling and dealers He named delegates W Brough ton Johnston D Mercer and W T

W. Broughton Johnston Princeton Associated Press Charleston John J. Pelter House of Delegates D-Mercer W. T

Police Killer Is Guillotined in Paris

Arthur Mathie ur, 33, convicted of slaying a policeman, died by the guillotine yesterday. It was the first public execution in Paris since 1932, with the condemned man brought from the prison in a black wagon and escorted to the execution site as witnesses and police saluted the blade’s fall.

Associated Press Paris Arthur Mathieur

Farm Women Meet July 1 at Dempsey Clubrooms

Fayetteville June 26 A meeting of the Dempsey Farm Women's club will be held at the clubrooms. The topic Treasure Near The Pasture Bars will be explained by Mrs Lee Epperly. A noon luncheon will be served.

Fayetteville Dempsey Farm Women's Club Dempsey Lee Epperly

Senate committee report to governor and legislature

Brotherton of Kansas and Beeler of Morgan lead as Hodges names senators Howard Spill er and Helmick to the panel. The committee must report to the governor and the legislature before November 30.

Five Named to Handle Estates in County Court

The county court has appointed five administrators in the last two weeks. They are Clara Virginia Burton administratrix of William S. Burton's estate, F L Conway administrator of Porter Blaine Cox's estate, Josephine Williams administratrix of Tilden S Williams's estate, C C Lewis administrator of Dr William Lewis's estate, and B E Carter administrator of W H Carter's estate.

Clara Virginia Burton William S. Burton F. L. Conway Porter Blaine Cox Josephine Williams Tilden S. Williams C. C. Lewis William Lewis B. E. Carter W. H. Carter

Canning Lessons to Be Given in Fayetteville

A week of canning demonstrations led by Mrs. Elizabeth McNeil Dorsey of the Hazel Atlas Glass Company was announced by home demonstration agent Mrs. Rachel Thomas. The schedule lists Altamont on Monday at the Alta mont school house, Edmond on Tuesday, Dempsey Farm Women's clubrooms on Wednesday, and Corliss at Mrs. Jim Amick’s home on Thursday, all starting at 10 a m.

Fayetteville Elizabeth McNeil Dorsey Hazel Atlas Glass Company Wheeling Rachel Thomas Altamont School Altamont Edmond School House Dempsey Farm Women's Clubrooms Dempsey Corliss Jim Amick

Bonus Earners Leave CCC Camps Reorganization Planned

Bonus payments have led to numerous resignations of CCC veterans at Delbarton Mingo county. The unit will be reorganized as a junior company at Camp Raleigh. John Nastal, assistant leader and first aid attendant at Shady Spring camp, will transfer July 1 to the reorganized company. Orders for the transfer were received today. The Mingo county company was…

CCC Delbarton Mingo County Camp Raleigh John Nastal Shady Spring Camp

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