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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1956

Page

7

Registrars Sit to Register Those Missed in Canvass

Registrars will sit for one day in Raleigh County precincts to register residents missed during the house-to-house canvass. The schedule lists precincts, sites, and hours, with Pinecrest Sanitarium hosting a session on Saturday and many other locations across the county. Registrants must appear at their precinct or at the Raleigh County Courthouse before April 7 if missed.

Raleigh County Pinecrest Sanitarium Madam Creek Pine Grove Courthouse

Safety patrols plan trip to Washington D C

Seven communities were represented as 85 Raleigh and Fayette County safety patrolmen met at Beckley Junior High School Wednesday afternoon to view safety films and receive pin for a Washington trip sponsored by the State Automobile Association. The excursion costs 26 dollars per person. Left to right front row names shown.

Raleigh and Fayette County Beckley Junior High School Washington, D.C State American Automobite Association Wallace Bower Mabecott David Bauguess Slab Fork Johnny Wees Mount Hope Patty Redden

3-County PTA Meet Outlines Purposes

The 3-County PTA meet in Beckley discussed that the PTA is a democratic educational volunteer group cooperating with teachers and parents. Raleigh and Mercer counties attended to plan leadership, school programs, and local unit problem solving under theme United Efforts.

Tri - County PTA Beckley PTA Coun Raleigh County Mers Raleigh and Mercer United Efforts Fred L. Perry Huntington West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers Inc

Lodge Initiation Rites and Banquet Schedule

Lodge No. 35 will hold initiation at 7 p.m. Saturday at the old Ebenezer Baptist Church with visitation by Mrs. Louise Hamrick. A banquet follows at the Youth Center. Alpha Council No. 1 Crusaders meets at the Masonic Home at 5:30 p.m. today. Ruth Kelly is High Priestess.

King Hiram Abiff Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Armstead Polis Louise Hamrick Electa P.H.A. Order of Eastern Star Old Ebenezer Baptist Church Alpha Council No. 1 Crusaders Masonic G Street Ruth Kelly

Clay Services Slated Saturday

Last rites for Jary Anderson Clay, 56, of Harper Road, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Tabor Baptist Church with Revs. R. H. Dean and James Neal officiating. Burial follows in Mount Tabor Cemetery. body to be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to sister Debs Clay’s Beckley residence today at 4:30 p.m.

Eccles Percy Bell Missionary Pastors Aid Society Shady Grove Baptist Church Missionary Society of the Shady Grove John Gail Bertha Herman Bluefield Stamford City Harper Heights Shiloh Baptist Church Mission Society of the Shiloh Baptist Church Ella Craig Jary Anderson Clay Harper Road Mount Tabor Baptist Church R. H. Dean James Neal Mount Tabor Rose and Quesenberry Debs Clay

Constable Arrests Pair For Disturbance Near High School

Constable Perry Haga nabbed a man and a woman after a disturbance by Mark Twain High School in St. authorities dispersed a crowd. The couple, believed to be Tan and wife, were jailed in Raleigh County on charges of being drunk.

Mark Twain High School Perry Haga Fie Haga Tan Wife Raleigh

Suit Stems from Wreck Seeks Damages Over June 25 1955 Crash

Artie R. Lambert sues Charles Giffin in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office for $10,000 in car damages from an automobile accident on June 25, 1955, involving two vehicles driven by Lambert and Giffin. The suit outlines injuries and damages from the wreck.

Raleigh County Artie R. Lambert Charles Gibert Giffin

Sophia Men Complete 15 Hour First Aid Course

Thirteen Sophia men received certificates and cards Thursday night after finishing a 15 hour first aid training course taught by Okey Mills at Sophia City Hall. The program, a state Mines Department course, ran five weeks with participants including mayor James Salyers fire chief Steve Waybright and other firemen.

Sophia Okey Mills Sophia City Hall Mills State Department of Mines Sophia Volunteer Fire Department James Salyers Stevel Waybright Dan Pin Marion J. Cook Midway

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