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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1955

Page

5

Raleigh County Spelling Contest Official Word List

Co sponsored by The Register and school principals. Targeted at grade school students for notebook clipping. Contains a curated set of terms including dread intend cottage motion harbor. Useful for study and practice in spelling drills and classroom activities.

The Register and School Principals

Silk Stockings Debuts With Porter Absent Abroad

Cole Porter known for calm backstage, yet the premiere of Silk Stockings at the Imperial faced jitters as Porter watched from Switzerland 4,000 miles away. Hildegarde Nef and Don Ameche star as audiences and critics give the show a robust thumbs up after a 15 week warmup. Ernie Martin and Cy Feuer wired Porter the initial praise.

New York Cole Porter Porter the Imperial Hildegarde Nef Don Ameche Switzerland Ernie Martin Cy Feuer

Plastic wrap and new plastics in Goodyear lab

Akron notes a thousandth inch thick film to keep goods moist yet dry. It can be run through machines for labels and designs. Goodyear researchers announce a moisture retaining wrapping that resists cracking for years. Another plastic, Photus styrene, can be shaped into pipes and durable parts but fails under heat above 200 degrees.

Akron Ohio Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co M. J. DeFrance Chemical Materials and Products Division

Helicopter Rescue Aids Injured Lt Williams In Accident

A first lieutenant from Mobile Alabama was injured in a car crash near Houston. A patrol officer summoned an ambulance which brought a helicopter. The helicopter landed near power lines and at Ellington Air Force Base corpsmen rushed Lt Herschel Williams aged 27 to a base hospital in ten minutes. A spokesman noted the rescue teams needed practice.

Houston Here Herschel Williams Mobile Ala Williams Ellington Air Force Base

Sister Brother Marriage Void and She Weds Again

London story of Margaret Anne Hughes, 24, who unknowingly married her brother Geoffrey in 1951 and had two children. She now wed Army Cpl Donald Anderson, 23, at St Cuthbert's with ordinary license after a legal opinion declared her first marriage void. Margaret and Geoffrey, once orphaned, learned of kinship after Michael’s birth.

Margaret Anne Hughes Hereford England London Donald Anderson Gooffrey Anderson Margaret Stanham Robert Michael

Beware Cold Remedies Promise Strong Cough Relief

An advertisement warns that untreated coughs and bronchitis can lead to chronic bronchitis and urges using Creomulsion. It claims the medicine penetrates the bronchial system to loosen phlegm, soothes inflamed membranes, and blends beechwood creosote with other cough medicines. It asserts no narcotics and offers a money-back guarantee through the druggist.

Gunfighter's Return in a Rooster Raid

In a San Juan Day brutal display, Rimbaud fights off three rope-happy pursuers led by Hugh Jubal. Bound and gagged, he faces a planned supper intermission before a brutal finish.

Rimbaud Mexico Booger Bill Red Jubal Red Shafter Hugh Jubal Hugh el Gallo Shafter

Blind Deaf Couple Fight to Keep Child AKRON Ohio

A blind and deaf Akron couple, Harold and Georgia Hathaway, seek Juvenile Court permission to rear their 11 day old son Clarence. Summit County Welfare notes suggest foster placement. neighbors back the couple, citing trust in God and their ability to provide. A visiting nurse assists, with 30 neighbors urging a fair chance to prove parenting capabilities.

Akron Ohio Summit County Harold Hathaway Georgia Clarence Hathaway Stow Topeka Kan Mrs. Hathaway South Dakota Hathaways

Scholarships Proposed to aid armed forces doctors shortage

Secretary Stevens proposed to Congress that the government grant scholarships to recruit more doctors and dentists for the armed forces, addressing a shortage of medical personnel.

Washington Stevens Congress

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