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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1947
Page
6
Bank of Raleigh jumped 563 places in the last year to become one of the fastest growing banking houses in the United States per American Banker. It ranks 1 701st among national banks, up from 2 264th at end of 1945. As of December 31, 1946 deposits reached 9 850 825, up from 2 851 958 in 1940.
Merchants will sponsor road signs to draw visitors to Beckley. Craver Advertising Company announced contracts for signs reading All roads lead to Beckley. Boards measure 14 by 7.5 feet and rent is 8 dollars per month. Chamber of Commerce approval needed for content and location. signs to be sponsored by individual merchants and corporations. Erection hoped to begin soon.
ARTHUR EDSON reports Rep Wiley is compiling a humor book with 300 jokes about Congress. He notes many tales from senators and representatives, including anecdotes from Chadwick, Jenner, and Dague, reflecting joke culture amid political tension.
A director’s quip about snow proves prophetic as New York endures a record snowstorm. Bill Dieterle jokes about humble pie after a forecast that delivered fast and heavy snowfall. Hollywood figures debate nightfall speed and quick arrivals of dusk in the city. Washington County faces school disruptions due to a teacher’s illness with 56 years of service and no prior absence.
Willits California Willits High School loses most of its faculty after student strikes over principal Roy Good actions described as disciplining petting parties. Ten of thirteen teachers resign, saying they may return after spring vacation with a new school board. Parents call for recall and elected a board majority opposed to Good.
A fragment from a fashion and beauty column advises skipping desserts for a while and adds special exercises, lying flat, and tapping fleshy parts. It suggests nightly oil or cream after washing, avoid sipping arms and elbows, and using lemon juice bleaching for discoloration while emphasizing daily brushing for few overlooked spots.
An inspection team from Second Army headquarters in Baltimore will inspect Beckley Army National Guard Headquarters Company Second Battalion on Friday. Lt Col Holliday said the team led by Lt Col Watts will conduct a 1 30 pm administrative inspection and review troops. This will be the first inspection of its kind for a southern West Virginia unit and the first drill paid by the federal government. Members are to report by 7 am, and the armory will be closed to non military use for the week. inquiries should be directed to Col Holliday after 6 pm at 7661.
Contempt proceedings target Fred Adkins for alleged failure to make alimony payments from a 1944 divorce decree. Circuit Judge Ben H. Ashworth ordered Adkins to court on March 17 to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt. Arrears total about 450 dollars to former wife Iey Adkins. Walter E. Farrow, a separate defendant, was ordered to pay 75 dollars for property possession after his attorneys withdrew a motion to set aside a verdict from last summer. Nearby market notes from Baltimore livestock prices follow. Deaths report Arthur Jones of Oak Hill, age 44, died March 10. Funeral set at Oak Hill Baptist Church March 12 with Masonic and Moose Lodge involvement.
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