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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1936
Page
11
Classified ad rates and rules outline telephone order acceptance and payment terms. Cash rate: two cents per word for the first day and one cent per word for each additional consecutive day with a 50 cent minimum. Address at Main St Beckley West Virginia.
Real estate items list six to seven room homes in Crab Orchard and Mabscott for sale or trade with easy terms. Also multiple rental offers for furnished and unfurnished apartments in Beckley area with contact numbers and addresses, including 63 South Heber street and 210 Beckley Ave. A mix of rental ads, clothing slips, and shoes promotions appear in the column.
A sprawling list of across and down puzzle clues with numbers and partial answers. Readers are invited to fill in the grid from high up to birch and beyond, using literary wordplay and dictionary knowledge.
A dense ad list from Atwell-Catron and Brill Motor Car Co. markets multiple used cars with years and prices. Models include Plymouth, Ford, Dodge, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Buick varieties, with notes like extra good, new paint, or excellent buy. Prices range from $175 to $895, with open hours and contact numbers.
At Chicago May 21, wheat market strain eased as May contracts settle looms. Trading tension moderated with unadjusted Chicago May wheat contracts shrinking and prospects of larger deliveries tomorrow. Despite relief, occasional spikes above 2 cents per bushel occurred amid rapid price fluctuations.
The Associated Press reports stock averages and total sales figures with daily and monthly comparisons. May 21 shows mixed values, with notable highs and lows across industries and periods, including 80.6 and 85.8 readings and a total sales figure of 663,330.
In Rainelle West Virginia the baccalaureate sermon was delivered by Rev Paul McKain on May 17 at 11 at the Methodist church. The senior class presented The Triumphant Bachelor in the school auditorium on May 19 directed by Mrs Fred Weber. Commencement address May 21 at 8 pm by Dr Arthur A Schoolcraft head of education at West Virginia Wesleyan College on You Ought to Pay Your Debt. 64 graduates. Valedictorian Louise Green and salutatorian Lloyd Smith named. Last PTA meeting of the year May 12 themed Child Health. Officers elected: Mrs J B Young president Mrs C H Rhodes vice president.
Mrs Arthur Hefner serves as secretary and Mrs H E Fox is treasurer for the new opera group. Mrs H E Fox visited relatives in Hinton last Friday. Herbert Dobbins returned home after a visit in Seaford Florida. Mrs A C Bowling and Mrs D H Bennett were guests of their mother Mrs Lula Nicely at Blue Sulphur Springs. Mrs H T Higginbottom Mrs F M Ochletree and Mrs D F Gladwell were business visitors in Winona last Monday. Mr and Mrs Garfield Foster and family Beckley were weekend guests of Foster's sister Mrs Thomas Price. Mr and Mrs W O Harculf visited Mrs A W Herbert in Beckley last Sunday.
Wilbur Davis a 15 year old colored boy lies in Beckley hospital with minor head wounds from a car accident on Mount Hope road last night. Henry Otho, noted film character actor, has featured in 37 stage coach hold ups, all synthetic, and is portrayed as always on the wrong side of the law.
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