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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1964

Page

3

Beckleyan To Speak At Bluefield Commencement Address

W C Reid Raleigh County Assistant Superintendent will deliver the commencement address at Park Central High School in Bluefield on June 11. Park Central celebrates its 35th annual exercises with 81 seniors graduates.

Raleigh County W. C.eid Park Central High School Bluefield Reid Park Central Albuquerque N. M Seattle Baltimore United Nations W. V. Chappel J. R. Washington Stewart Memorial Methodist Church Board of Education

Bang-up Fourth in Pittsburgh as fireworks stolen

Police say $1,300 worth of fireworks were stolen from the Greater Pittsburgh Fireworks Co. in Oakdale over the weekend as preparations for the Fourth of July celebration proceed.

Pittsburgh UPI Greater

Savoy Theater Built for Gilbert and Sullivan Productions

London's Savoy Theater was specially constructed to host the operatic works of Gilbert and Sullivan, aligning architectural design with the duo's stage needs.

London Savoy Theater

Student Rachel Bailey Receives 12 Awards at Cranberry Elementary

Rachel Bailey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Bailey Stamford, earned 12 awards at Cranberry Elementary School awards program. She won for department arithmetic reading circle spelling United States History and science and was valedictorian honor student co champion of the spelling bee Science Fair entry and a Golden Horseshoe winner. The eighth grader has read 116 books this year and has served as citizenship girl of the school for six weeks.

Cranberry Elementary School Rachel Bailey Ray Bailey Stamford Rachel Valedic Torian

Becl ey column notes industry moves and local ventures

Eve Breck's column reports G L Anderson to join a Virginia drug firm after leaving Beckley June 1. He is a pharmacist, past president of the New River Pharmaceutical Association, and a church and youth worker. His wife Mrs Violet Hampton plans a self service laundry on Mabscott Hill. ARMOUR AND Co. salesmen from multiple cities attended an Beckley sales meeting. Grady Whitlock Ford Inc. and Beckley Insurance Agency earned appraisals in New York City. John W J Smith joins Ray Barcell Agency after training in Pittsburgh.

Ing West Virginia University Marcia Lynchburg Anderson University of Illinois School of Pharmacy Ciba Pharmaceutical Co Virginia Beckley New River Pharmaceutical Association First Baptist Church Board of Christian Education John W. J. Smith Woodrow Wilson High School Ray Barcell Agency Mutual United of Omaha National Sales Training Center Pittsburgh

CoLonam tablets ease constipation with nerve stimulant

Tense nerves block bowel impulses and cause constipation. CoLonam tablets use a novel colonic nerve stimulant plus bulking action to gently restore regularity overnight. Clinically proven but priced at 43 cents for introductory size.

Rain Shortfall Threatens Area Crops and Gardens

Rain has been scanty in the Raleigh County area with only .40 inch falling Saturday night and Sunday. Farmers report drought conditions threatening fruit trees, strawberries, hay, and lawns while forecasts expect more showers this week totaling about .25 inch. If not followed by further rain, crops and gardens may suffer a poor or delayed yield despite some improvement in area conditions.

U. S. Weather Bureau Raleigh County Memorial Porter Lewis Beckley Farmers Market Lewis Boone County Beckley Department of Commerce Weather Bureau

Two From Area Graduate At Romney WV School for Deaf and Blind

Two area students, Brenda Burgess of Artie and Timothy Craighead of Sprague, will graduate from the West Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in Romney. The Baccalaureate Service is set for June 4 at 7:30 p.m. and the commencement program for June 5 at 10:30 a.m., both in the Physical Education Building.

City Traffic Control Commission Elmer L. Davis Raleigh County Welfare Assembly Reid Lincoln University Lincoln University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Nevada Institute Mae Reid East Park Patricia Peggy Indiana University West Virginia School For the Deaf and the Blind Romney Brenda Burgess Clyde Burgess Artie School For the Blind Timothy Craighead William Craighead

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Beckleyan W.C. Reid J. B. Elliott Stratton High School Byrd Prillerman High School American Red Corps Raleigh County Mental Health Association Raleigh County Dental Council Ww. C. Reid Eve Breck G.L. Anderson Violet Hampton MacArthur Carter Mabscott Hill Hampton Buster Slab Fork Coal Co Armour and Co Charleston Williamson Pagoda C. H. Laughlin H. L. Woods W. A. Anderson R. Douglas Hall of The Ferest Ford Whitlock Grady Whitlock Ford Inc N. Eisenhower Drive Beckley Insurance Agency New York Hall Edwin Ratcliffe Centennial Insurance Co Princeton Club New York City Continental School of Insurance Ford Motor Co Bill Bucher Cincinnati Ohio G. L. Anderson Beckley’s Space & Register Neville St Walter James James Franklin Lilly Area Coal City Lumber Co Coal City, W. Va Semet-Solvay Stores Beaver, W. Va Amigo Smokeless Coal CO Wyco W. Va Johnston Bros. Hardware Ansted, W. Va Alderson, W. Va Winding Gulf Rainelle Dept. Store Rainelle, W. Va Brown Maytag Farmers Supply CO Summersville, W. Va Lewisburg, W. Va George Hurd Craigsville, W. Va Imperial Smokeless Coal CO Quinwood, W. Va Bluefield Supply Company Bluefield and Huntington Traight Ancient Age Dist. CO Fran Kentucky Bourbon
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