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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1937
Page
3
Oak Hill residents report early spring signs as trees bud and robins return. Temperatures climb above 50 degrees, farmers buy seeds, baby chicks flood farms, and new houses rise on vacant lots as repairs begin.
Nominations for meanest man in town focus on a villain who killed Goldie the Pax High goldfish by poisoning its aquarium water. The incident occurred in the school building and left students grieving the cherished pet.
J W Buchanon of the county clerk’s office was summoned home to Looxout due to his father’s illness. Farmers fear a poor fruit year as early warm days give way to cold snaps, dampening Fayette county crops after several years of disappointing yields.
Fayetteville reports a surge in marriages as March opens with many licenses issued from March 1 to 4. Names include Harold Argogast and Nettie Brown, Roy Coleman and Myrtle Foster, Buster Curry and Lula Mae Trotter, Wayne Duncan and Lorraine Miller, Clyde Gray and Leona Hyden, Emil Maudaline and Katharine Lee, plus Sherman Shumate.
Pax high school officials announce Commander Charles E. Booth, state American Legion head, will deliver the commencement address to the senior class on Friday May 21. Booth has long been prominent in legion work and recently spoke to war veterans at Mount Hope during a goodwill tour of state posts. The excerpt notes Australia plans a high power short wave radio station to disseminate an official news service worldwide.
In Fayette County Mount Hope area scrip from the coal company circulates widely. Gas stations evenly swap scrip for gasoline and merchandise at face value. Oak Hill merchants and theaters accept scrip, sometimes with small markups to cover cashing losses. Some scrip bargains sell for as low as 6 cents on the dollar, others reach 85 cents. Panhandlers also accept scrip for coffee and doughnuts.
Luther Massie of Ghent West Virginia a 150 acre farm owner and livestock dealer endorses Vendol stating it relieved his constipation gas attacks and stomach discomfort after trying the root herb and alkaline medicine He urges others with similar troubles to start Vendol today and visit Wat kins Drug Store Beckley for a free sample with C O D orders filled promptly.
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