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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1936

Page

6

Wheeling Girds Against Plague After Great Flood

Wheeling district braces for war on disease after Ohio river flood wrecks homes and kills 14. Red Cross aided 21,385 people while 10,083 were homeless between Wellsville Ohio and Point Pleasant West Virginia. Officials fear mass graves in debris as city seeks rehabilitation aid.

Associated Press Wheeling W. Va Red Cross Wellsville Ohio Point Pleasant Ohio River H. D. Kump P. D. Shingleton West Virginia State Police A. P. Alexandrakis

Gatewood and Fayetteville Visitors Mentioned in Local Notes

Gatewood West Virginia figures Gatewood Martin Rodes visited Laurel Creek Fayetteville on Saturday. Cletis Conner, Clara Riner, Irene Clower were visitors in Fayetteville Monday. S. S. Goff and daughter Victor ia visited Oak Hill Saturday. Mrs Ira Rodes and Mrs Homer Rodes guests of E. O. Epperly Sunday. Stella Parkins visited Rosalie Hall Monday. Porter Day recently visited Oak Hill. Miss Madora Rodes spending several days as guest of Miss.

Gatewood Martin Rodes Laurel Creek Fayetteville Cletis Conner Clara Riner Irene Clower S. S. Goff Victoria Oak Hill Satay Ira Rodes Homer Rodes E. O. Epperly Stella Parkins Rosalie Hall Madora Rodes

Local notices list visits and illnesses in community

Ethel Rodes and Misses Katherine and Janette Fox of Brooklyn visited grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Fox. Ira Rodes is ill at home. Bob Jennings and Jack Jennings visited Cunard on Saturday. Emma Withrow will stay with Victoria Goff for several days. Albert Epperly and Clarence Epperly visited Fayetteville Saturday. Glendin Riner drove to Fayetteville Monday. Mrs E O Epperley is improving after illness. Bernie Clowers visited Oak Hill. Earl King sustained a fractured nose at a Fayetteville boxing tournament Saturday. A pie supper at Victor school house Monday was well attended. Martin Rodes visited friends in Oak Hill Monday. Harold Amick of Charleston visited his parents J A Amick. Buster White visited Cunard Saturday. Mrs Lewis Clower was guest of Miss Estell Hall Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Ramsey visited Ira Rodes Monday.

Ethel Rodes Katherine Janette Fox Brooklyn Walter Fox Ira Rodes Bob Jennings Cunard Emma Withrow Victoria Goff Jack Jennings Albert Epperly Fayetteville Clarence Epperly Glendin Riner E. O. Epperley Bernie Clowers Oak Hill Earl King Victor Martin Rodes Harold Amick Charleston J. A. Amick Buster White Lewis Clower Estell Hall Frank Ramsey

Ancient rock paintings found near Nagpur in India

Prehistoric rock paintings dated 10 000 to 20 000 years old were discovered near Nagpur India. The carvings resemble primitive art recently unearthed in western Europe.

Associated Press Nagpur India Europe

La Paz Aims to Crown Basin With Million-Tree Eucalyptus Planting

La Paz Bolivia plans to crown the basin it stands in with more than a million eucalyptus trees. Planting has already begun in the effort to transform the landscape and bolster environmental goals.

la Paz Bolivia

Daily cross word puzzle behind six clues

Puzzle presents a mixed list of cryptic style clues with numbers and fragments. It includes definitions like larva of an insect, lodge temporarily, hill in Jerusalem, a measure of paper, and various other terms plus garbled trailing letters from the scan.

Sicily Jerusalem

Local residents tale of weekend visits and travels

Laurel Creek residents and guests spent Sunday or weekend visits across Beckley Charleston Cliff Top Rainelle Ansted Thayer Sandstone Hinon and nearby towns. Notable names include Charles Johnson O H Berry Dave Anderson Jo Ann Light and Mary Alice with various family and host locations.

Charles Johnson J. A. Ables Grace Johnson Beckley O. N. Cox Charleston Charles Light East Bank C. H. Light Howard Alley Bingham O. H. Berry Jo Ann Cliff Top Bill White W. H. Huffman W. L. Cox Reboin Harris Montgomery Ashley Goddard Green Sulphur Dave Anderson Rainelle J. W. Scott Herbert Goddard Tom Crowe Mary Alice Clinton Brown Ansted Lee Browning Thayer John Alley Kathryn Tom Miller Stamford Cliff Allen Sandstone Bert Allen Hinon George King

Laurel Drug and Amusement chief resumes duties at firm

Ira Webb, confined recently, returns to work as general manager of the Laurel Drug and Amusement company. George R. Lawton visits Pennsylvania. Mrs. Gilbert O. Crank arrives for a stay with Dr. Gilbert O. Crank. Bernard Ballengee and George Shirey visit Charleston and Gauley Bridge respectively. Several locals travel to Beckley and Rainelle for visits and business. J F Gwinn called to Goshen Virginia after his brother's death. A. C. Prince honors son Jimmy Price with a surprise birthday party with many attendees and gifts.

Ira Webb Laurel Drug and Amusement Company George R. Lawton Pennsylvania Gilbert O. Crank Bernard Ballengee Charleston Thursay George Shirey Gauley Bridge W. C. Collins W. D. MacAllister Beckley Loran Neal Ben Ennis Adam Kosnoski Bobbie Rainelle Wade Lambert Lake Lambert Mark Sullivan R. H. Powell Montgomery J. F. Gwinn Goshen Virginia A. C. Prince Jimmy Price Maurine Tully Miss Houchins Vera May Caudle Dorothy Prince Doris Lawton Margaret Sheaves Evelyn Lair Helen Cox Joe Lawton Bob Lawton Bill Lawton

Wind Blows Break in Welder's Planted Smokestack

A windstorm struck Bill Vaughter's plant in Clovis New Mexico blowing into the smokestack at the precise cut point the welder had specified. The damage halted operations while repairs were arranged.

Clovis, N. M Bill Vaughter Vaughter

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