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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
3
The erroneous belief that voters will approve immediate issuing of 50 million dollars in road bonds is false. The amendment simply enables the state to build a state road system with bonds up to 50 million, issued over several years to develop through roads connecting county seats, under state supervision and governed by future laws.
A Saturday dawn blaze at Packsville owned by Miller and Hawkins fully destroyed the store. Fire origin is unknown. Four dollars in force was taken. Rebuilding is planned. Also reported are births at Marfork and local industry notes. Ulysses G. Henderson injured at Marfork mine. Gas wells near Packsville show pressure. hopes rise to pipe gas to homes. A gas tank accident near Orange kills two men. I O O F lodge chartered a train for transport to Orange.
Licensed to wed Arvill Dickens 19 of Arnett and Grace Able 16 of Posey. Also listed are Robert Henry Pettry 24 of Zada and Maude Brown 18 of Posey. James Harrington 37 and Lena
The Sunshine Reapers Club attended the Lyric theatre performance of Broken Blossoms last Friday evening. Present were Mary Meadows Maudé Dorsey Manetta Margaret Phipps Gladys Meadows Jane Love Ellison Sara Elizabeth McGinnis and Cissie Lee. After the show, refreshments were served concluding an evening of pleasure and happiness.
Miss Clara Mae Robertson of Beckley wed Irby Webb of Carroll County Va on Sunday March 15. The bride, well known in Beckley, has many friends here and in Florida where the couple now stay. Webb, a former overseas service member, is regarded as an estimable partner. They plan to return to Beckley for their future home after a Florida visit.
A concise wry line notes that long night shifts lead to more time spent resting in bed, hinting at fatigue and the appeal of daytime rest for workers. The remark frames nocturnal labor as a lifestyle choice with social and personal costs.
The majority of the capital stock represented votes to dissolve the corporation. Milton Curtis as president is to sell all property and distribute remaining assets after debts. Notice of dissolution to be published weekly for four weeks near the business location. Secretary to receive certified resolution and newspaper publisher’s certificate.
A notice for a general meeting was given and the Co operative Publishing Company met at the specified time and place to discuss voluntary dissolution. The record notes proper notice and formal proceedings leading toward dissolution.
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