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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1956
Page
7
In the Easter Week installment, Peter’s fear and defiance crumble as he denies Jesus. The scene shifts from bold confession to trembling remorse, recalling Jesus’ earlier words and the rock upon which the church would be built, now tested by betrayal and flight.
Lester C Hammer 38 of Beaver died at 2 15 a m at Kanawha Valley Hospital Charleston after a three month illness. He owned Moon Glo Motel Beaver built early 1963 and was previously a job analyst with Ohio State Employment Service. He was married to Dr Eva L Teter in 1952 and survived by two sisters Mollie Bowers Arlington VA and Bessie Bowers Ruddle. Services set at First Presbyterian Church with arrangements pending at Keyser Funeral Home.
Raleigh County schools will close Friday for a three day Easter weekend, giving pupils an extended break ahead of the holiday period.
The Virginia forecast calls for cloudy conditions with warmer temperatures and showers tonight. Wednesday remains cloudy and windy with mild temperatures and more showers, turning colder at night. Five day outlook shows near normal to below normal temperatures with rain and possible mountain snow flurries later in the period. Precipitation expected Friday night or Saturday totals about four percent.
Mrs. Augustine Hovanski of Calloway Heights seeks a guard rail after a second car this month crashed through her fence. The latest incident Monday night involved a Detroit driver, L. Radford, who said headlights blinded him. This marks the seventh or eighth crash near her property with damages being paid.
Carios Opie Drake of East Pineville died at 3 30 p m Monday in Grace Hospital Welch after about a month’s illness. A welder by trade he worked for Godfrey L Cabot Corp Pineville. Born September 18 1914 in Clio Roane County he was son of Clyde Drake Belcher and the late Dora Drake Belcher. Survived by wife Judy a daughter Kay and a son Larry all of Pineville three stepdaughters Norma Mary Bane and Bernicer Gunter of Athens two brothers and several half siblings. Funeral by Rev Tom Jones at 1 p m Wednesday at Hurricane Baptist Church burial Payne Cemetery Clio. Body to be moved from Wyoming Funeral Home to Drake residence at 3 p m today.
Clarence Lewis and Lottie Wells reached mutual agreement to dismiss their appeal in Raleigh County Circuit Court today. The case was formally withdrawn by both parties.
At the United Nations the Security Council postponed action on the U.S. plan to send Dag Hammarskjold on a Palestine peace mission, delaying until next Tuesday to hear positions from Israel and the Arab states Syria Egypt Lebanon and Jordan. Soviet and other vetoing nations demanded Arab and Israeli input before any decision. In the meantime violence flared on the Israeli Arab frontier with an Egyptian gunfight near El Auja, no Israeli casualties reported.
President Eisenhower Secretary Dulles and leaders of Canada and Mexico opened a broad North American summit at the Greenbrier Hotel. The first day featured informal dinners and photos with all three leaders praising friendship, while officials said the aim was to dramatize cordial relations rather than announce policy.
A mine roof collapse at the Itmann operation of Pocahontas Fuel Co. killed Robert William Cassell, 2, of Pineville and injured no others. Wyatt Blankenship, 4, Itmann, escaped with minor injuries, while a third man, unnamed, appeared uninjured as the 200 ton slab fell at 7:15 am just before night shift end.
A 19 year old Beckley resident was jailed in Raleigh County for rape. A mine accident at a Bluefield area coal site killed Cassell born 1931 and in service since 1953. Rescue teams freed the body after about ninety minutes as federal and state mine inspectors investigate.
Mrs Harley Kilgore a 60 year old widow filed for the Democratic U S Senate seat to succeed Harley Kilgore and Tom Sweeney announced he will also file creating a four way race on both major parties The Democratic field grew to five with the surprise filing of Fred N Hill a South Charleston research chemist The filing occurred at the Secretary of State office in Charleston with a 35 dollar fee as Kilgore cited policies and ideals at stake
Charleston records a new entry in the Democratic primary as 31 year old research chemist Fred N Hill of South Charleston files for U S Senate. He proposes a public fund to cover the 223 filing fee and aims to restore voter voice against entrenched politicians while editors he contacted contemplate their response.
Secret Service chief and railroad investigators pursue whether ginger ale aboard Chessie 29 was poisoned after three people on board fell ill in Huntington and Washington. Tests showed no contamination. Eisenhower rode Chessie 2x to Canada and Mexico talks but no plot found.
City Council to hear a special three year levy item in the May 8 primary. Thornhill sent levy details to the State Tax Commission for approval and expects the commissioner's report at the 7 30 p m meeting. Mayor and acting street commissioner A K Minter to present reports. invocation by Rev J W Witherspoon of the Presbyterian Church.
HINTON William YH Roberts a long time local businessman died last night in a hospital at Radford Virginia He had been active in public affairs serving on the city council and helping organize the country club Surviving are his wife and a daughter Mrs Alien Price of
The Senate committee agreed on a one year program of rigid mandatory price supports on basic crops. The group approved a deal method pegging aid to the higher of two price supports for wheat and other staples.
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