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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1950
Page
11
A cryptic crossword fragment lists Across clues such as Mindus in a British army and State whea flower is the sage brush. Down clues include Drawing rooms and Descended from the same mother the alpaca. other items mention garland numbers 14 16 19 and notes on a scale. poem appears as a down clue fragment.
Obituaries list deaths of Charles Henry of East Park and Powell Taylor of Big Stick with funeral details and survivors. Walter Ford of Lego and local church services are noted. Church anniversaries, meetings, and community notices at East Beckley, Welcome Baptist, and Alderson include pastor anniversaries prize winners and school events with dates and locations.
MacDonald Bailey, former GB Olympian, covered 220 yards in 21 seconds at White City Stadium. Time not submitted as a British record due to only two timekeepers present.
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