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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1922

Page

3

Grant Logan seeks pistol carry license in Raleigh County

Notice by Grant Logan merchant residing at Odd West Virginia that on Wednesday May 17 1922 he will apply to the Circuit Court of Raleigh County WV for a license to carry a pistol or other weapon in accordance with section 7 chapter 148 of the Code of West Virginia.

Grant Logan Odd W. Va Circuit Court of Raleigh County West Virginia Dd Grant Logan

Missionary society meeting in Blue Jay

The ladies auxiliary of the missionary society met at Mrs. E. K. Freeman’s home with a strong prayer service and business session. Two new members joined. next meeting planned for the first Thursday in June. Various local residents visited, operations at hospitals noted, and community activities including a Sunday school attendance of 106 with 36 absent. a Boy Scout troop is being organized.

the Missionary Society E. K. Freeman W. C. Shultz Ruffner Hotel Charleston Henry Burgess King’s Daughters Hospital Beckley Claude White Beaver Blue Jay Wyatt Burgess Co. L. Goodwin Blue Jay Lumber Company Charlie Carter Herbert E. Burgess Burgess Frank Hayes Women’s Auxiliary M. E Missionary Society Jerry Gardner Milton Shoemaker James Freeman Thomas Martin Ora Barnett Mooseheart Ind John Griffin P. C. Lynch John McGinnis John Burgess

Miss Byrne Keeps Weekend Visit at Ingleside Slab Fork

Slab Fork West Virginia reports Charleston resident Miss Marie Byrne stays with her aunt Mrs. W. G. Caperton at Ingleside for the weekend. Charleston visitor Mrs. L. P. Williams is seen locally. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Massie Warwick hosted visitors as F. C. Davis and W. G. Caperton conducted business in Charleston and Thurmond respectively. A light humor note about marital status rounds out the item.

Marie Byrne Charleston W. G. Caperton Ingleside

Licensed to Wed Pairs Listed in Barn Besoco Rhodell and More

A list of couples from various towns names each pair with ages and residences including Barn, Besoco, Rhodell, Tamroy, Spring Creek, Mabscott, Beckley, and Terry. The items present licenses or intended marriages for multiple young adults ranging from 16 to 37 years old. The document reads as a registry of pending marriages with paired names and hometowns.

Lewis Bryan Wood Nell V. Prince Barn Edward Hawkins Florence Jasper Vanwood John Thomas Gill Chloe Pearl Cole Besoco McKinley Akers Edna Earl Ballen Rhodell General Grant Berkeley Bettie Braxton Tamroy Chas William Lewis Mary Hanna Spring Creek Wade Hampton Hawley Lester Emily Irene Duppee Ellen Ray Taylor Mabscott Clara Jones Beckley Ivy Tine Anna Brown Terry

Work, the Foundation of All Prosperity

A compact reflective item declaring work as the source of prosperity and progress, stating it underpins every fortune in America and can advance youth beyond parental wealth. The piece asserts work is found in savings and bond investments and that it must be loved to yield life’s blessings and purpose.

America

Young Memphis lawyer vows never to defend guilty clients

A Memphis woman lawyer pledges she will not ask a jury to set free a client she knows is guilty. She suggests she should focus on civil law, arguing that criminals hire lawyers to prove innocence, contributing to a highway of acquittals for murderers and thieves.

Memphis

Noahs Wife Prank Baffles Blind Reader

A hometown tale tells of a venerable man who reads the Bible to his sons each night. Lacking sight but steady faith, he plans the Noah story of a wife, only to be tricked when the boys paste two leaves together. He opens to Noah took unto him- and stops.

Noah

Fragmented biblical description in Noah tale

A reader flips pages to reveal phrases about Noah and a wife, with measurements described as she was 40 cubits long and 20 cubits wide tar red inside and out, then Noah took unto himself a wife, prompting the puzzled reaction of the old man as he rereads.

Noah

Notable Quotation on Human Form from Ancient Text

A preacher recalls reading a sacred work for nearly four decades and noting a striking description of human design that astonishes him. The tale centers on a vivid image of a structure measuring cubits long and wide, inspiring reflection on creation.

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