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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1955

Page

10

Dior Look Boycotted in Styles Ready for Oscar Presentations

Hollywood fashion notes a Dior look boycott ahead of the Academy Awards. Edith Head, Academy costume consultant and nominee, says no two stars will wear the same dress. She defends simplicity and states the line favors photographs, with notable gowns by Head designers or not. Judy Garland and Dorothy Dandridge poised for dramatic outfits amid personal news.

Hollywood Movieland Edith Head Miss Head Academy Dior Judy Garland Miss Garland Dorothy Dandridge New York Naminess Miss Dandridge Grace Kelly Audrey Hepburn London Jane Wyman France

Brando Kelly Lead Straw Vote In Oscar Derby

Hollywood Daily Variety reports its pre Oscar straw poll among 1600 Academy members shows Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly leading. Results cite best picture On the Waterfront, best actress Grace Kelly, best actor Marlon Brando, supporting actress Eva Marie Saint, supporting actor Edmund O'Brien, directing Elia Kazan, screenplay George Seaton for The Country Girl, and Three Coins in the Fountain as best song. Also notes an RAF sergeant survived an 18000 foot jump in WWII.

Hollywood Variety Marlon Brando Grace Kelly Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Eva Marie Saint Edmond O’brien Elia Kazan George Seaton

Maniacal killer linked to two state slayings in Duncan case

Henderson Kentucky reports a two state murder spree as Goebel Duncan and his son Raymond are found slain in a field with hands bound. his wife Mamie and daughter-in-law are killed in a separate room, nude from the waist down, in a pattern resembling a Mount Vernon Indiana killing last week attributed to a sex maniac. A two year old girl survived. sheriff suspects a sex-maniac robber-killer, with Mount Vernon likewise victimized earlier.

Henderson Mount Vernon Ind Goebel Duncan Raymond Lee Williams Duncan Mamie Duncan Goebel Shirley Faye Williams Wilhelmena Suzan Sailer Geneva

Young Father Details Slayings of Farm Family

Billy Gibbs, 23, father of newborn twins, gave officers a gruesome account of killing a farm family of four. He admitted shooting Henry Bratcher, 45, then Mrs. Bratcher, 42, forcing a granddaughter into a cistern, and later beating Lily May Bratcher, 11, to death with a hammer.

Mcminnville, Tenn Billy Gibbs Dist Fred Gilliam Gibbs Tennessee Bureau of Henry Bratcher Bratcher Mrs. Bratcher Lily May Bratcher

Doctor at Rossroads on Elizabeth Seifert

Dr Fred Beier arrives from St Louis to a Missouri farm community and tends to Clara Nienaber amid refugee worries. He counsels fear is a barrier to renewal, urges Mrs Linda Kyle and Mr Godfrey to support the ailing family, and recalls his own refugee past as a cautionary lesson. The piece ends with Beier vowing frank, proactive care and Linda noting his bossy style.

Fred Beier St. Louis Jennings Missouri Katie Fred Linda Kyle Linda Nienaher Munich America Godfrey Fannie Mr. Godfrey Dr. Beier Richard Nienaber Herr Doktor Nienaber Doktor Clara Miranda’s

Public Service hearing for coal transport permit in Raleigh County

Notices announce a Public Service Commission hearing on April 5 1955 at 10:00 a.m. in Charleston WV for M C case 14152 to obtain a contract carrier permit to move coal from mining ops to loading facilities in Raleigh County under A & E Coal Co D & M Coal Co U S S Smokels Coal Co with objections allowed. Other notices include withdrawal from West Virginia by James H Drew Corporation trustee sale in Raleigh County and funeral notices for Coleman Robert Lawrence path.

M. C Capitol Charleston Public Service Commission of West Virginia Raleigh County A. & E. Coal Co D. & M. Coal Samuel T. Britts Maxine Britts Grover C Trail Beckley National Bank Raleigh MacArthur Dennis Leary, Jr C.E Dennis Leary Vlerk C. T. Harvey

Funeral for Frank Wolf held in Glen Morgan Church

Frank Wolf 83 of Washington DC formerly Beckley died Saturday at his son Lawrence Wolf's home in Washington. Funeral Tuesday at Glen Morgan Community Church with Rev C E Walker officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Active pallbearers listed and long list of honorary pallbearers. Arrangements Calfee Funeral Home. Also memorials and local ads appear in the notice.

Coleman Robert Lawrence Mary Darnell Farley Hall Williams Farley Hill Baptist Church Lester Sturgill W. F Betty Porter Glenna Leffew Josephine Goins Violet Bays Freda Campbell Izola Grubb Sunset Memorial Park M. P. Thornton Corvin Pittman H. H. Withrow George Clemson G. V Martin Albert Lares Raymond Martin J. W. Fritz H. T. Noel J. A. Lily Tom Brash George Daniels Oscar Flint J. H. Winter le P. Jackson W. T. Maddy Walter Harvey Joe Harvey I. W. Dilley B. F. Wiley Calfee Funeral Home

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Raleigh Register Beckley W. Va Dior Look Donna Reed Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences Sheffield England Brando Kelly Oscar Derby Soushi the Rossroads Elizabeth Seifert King Features Syndicate Chapter H. A. Privett Shady Springs R.R James H. Drew Grover C. Trail Memoriam Sgt Wilmer R. Devlin Mrs. C. E. Devlin Runnlong Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home Vance Drive Amos E. Quesenberry Kyle Davis Paul Thompson Rupert Clintonville Bluefield Monument Co Bluefield Ft &S Barre RE. C. Egnor Oak Hill Logan Sears Monument CO Dial Harper Adam Fred Davis Williams Mobile Station Beckley Theatre J. F. Allen Harold Williams Beckley Ice and Feed CO Prince St Young R Gravely Don W. Ford W. E. Harvey Home Improvement Co Sam Croy Beckley-Marietta Paint Co South Oakwood Sanders and Marguerite'’S Children Main St Embees Del-Mar Neville St Donald W. Miller Crab Orchard B. E. Silverman Raleigh County Bank H. C. Kinzer Main Street Oever Ee Beckley G. B. Anderson Lovitz Television Wright N. Tench Haddad's TV and Furniture CO Landers South Oakwood Ave Halstead Third Ave Ashworth Firestone Service Dept Geo. Sparks RCA Victor Zenith TV Tr John W. Eye West Frank GMC Sprague Dial Foster Hardware CO Mountain State Termite Control W. James Venetian Avon Venetian Blind W. E. Moore Sophia Ford Tractor George Sweeney G Collins Glen Daniel K. M. Walker Prather Brothers Miles Mill Drive Jack Windsor Maxwell Hill Salem Wooten Mutual of Omaha Combs St Lewis Transfer Co Valley Drive Cyril “Cy” Lilly Lilly Midway Gray Lumber Company Caladino W Va Jacksonville Mt. Ft Hope Sprague James R. Lynch Temple St Liza Lucas Walter’s Insurance Agency Woo Ave South Charleston J A Mutual of Omaha Combs St. Beckley Postecards Belmont Mass Pointer Mr. Brown President Hotel Hotel Hill P.O. Box Standard Coffee Company Wood Beckley Hotel Stanley Home Products Allen Rickard Hinton Rainelle Nicholas County P. J. Jackson Beckley Newspapers Corporation Beckley Newspapers H. B. Wilkes MAN Coal Co Roy A. Jones Call W. B. Jones R L J. H. Stinson East Beckley Toner Concrete CO Beaver U. S Pullorum Rhodes Hatchery U S Rhode Island New Hampshires White Rocks Golden Cross Crosier Hatchery Hampshire Clark's Harper Road Don Houchins Fred Mann Martin Maedich Skelton Warren Lovell Ghent M. C. Dunksey Stanaford Road Coffey L. C. Vance Maple Fork Maxwell Hill Road Harrison Mills J & M Maytag Store White Sulphur Springs Stromberg Carlson Mademoiselle Shop McCreery St C. Co. Brown & Sons P. O Shady Spring Planet Jr W & M Furniture South Kanawha St Montgomery Ward Beaver Lumber CO Bradley Mt. Hope F. H. Hawley Ashworth Firestone KODAK King Photo Supply Neville St. Beckley Wilson's S. Kanawha Henry Conway Hardware Grandview Sand CO Grandview J. V. Huddle Clyde Best Furniture Co Fayette St I Mutuaj John Deere Farm A and W Motor Farmall James Lambert W. V Remington Portable Klaus & Page Fuller Brush J. Maynard Alderson W. B. Rogers, Jr BNC Printing W. Prince Street Beckley Maytag CO Beckley Glass CO Gravely Tractor Sales M. G. Champ Mer Princeton Chamberlin Co F. Duke Williams Pagoda Shopping Center Hoover Dryzit Sisson St Beckley Insulation Co Beckley Glass Oakwood Dial Sunset Memorial Park Homeseekers Land & Bldg. Co
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