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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1937

Page

2

Officers Named Lyons Is Only Patrolman Not Kept On Force

The city civil service act affected all patrolmen except Otis Lyons who failed his medical. Appointments were Earl Martin William Junior Dee Loren Hedrick Millard Everett and Charles Edward Giglia. Mayor Winston selected top exam scorers certified by the civil service commission for three year eligibility. The new officers begin once bonds are posted and will be permanent without monthly council approval. Trail, previously deputy sheriff, serves in the office since Winston’s election. Hedrick worked previously in Eccles Anjean and Fire. Martin, the youngest, is known as a local baseball player. Giglia works for a Cranberry coal company and is in the national guard. Tyree drove for Kester Dry Cleaning and dated Bus Lines.

Robert Winston Yester J. Q. Stover Iet Otis Lyons Earl Martin William Junior Dee Loren Hedrick Millard Everett Charles Edward Giglia Winston Civil Service Commission Trail Winton Hedrick In Eccles Anjean Martin Bengals One Atlantic Beck Cincinnati Reds Giglia New Company Cranberry National Guard Oak Hill Tyree Kester

Parents Day Program At Ben Dunman School

Parents invited to visit Ben Dunman tomorrow morning for an annual Parents Day event hosted by the Parent-Teachers Association. A 1:30 program in the school auditorium features singing, talks on cooperation and ownership, a Parents Reading Circle, and a gram discussion led by local teachers and Mrs. Parker K. and Mrs. J. E. Lawson among others.

Rumetex Promises Relief for Gout and Related Ailments

An old advertisement touts Rumetex as a remedy for gout pain, neuritis, arthritis, sciatica, lumbago, and excess uric acid. It claims relief with a refund if not benefited and lists a price of 85 cents at Watkin's druggists.

Watkin's

Bishop Denies Kinship Claim

Fort Wayne Indiana. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes dismissed a claim that Margaret Canterbury 101 of Toney Fork was a granddaughter of John Wesley founder of Methodism. He said the link could only be through Charles Wesley and noted Charles was John Wesleys brother with descendants including Samuel Wesley the musician.

Fort Wayne Ind Toney Fork John Wesley Edwin Holt Hughes Washington Hughes Methodist Episcopal Church Board of Bishops Margaret Canterbury Wesley Charles Wesley John Samuel Wesley

Court Abreast Of Its Docket

Criminal court officials heard a guilty plea from Smith Hughes to unlawful wounding after a jury was empaneled. One case ended in conviction, another plea, with Judge Kilgore announcing no court today. Hughes claimed self defense against Buster Kelly at Palisade Park. Andrew Letcher alias Water boy was found guilty of breaking and entering the Lego store of the Lillybrook Coal company.

Smith Hughes Harley Kilgore Hughes Buster Kelly Palisade Park Kelly Andrew Letcher Waterboy Lego Lillybrook Coal Company

Pie Variety Notes

Add half a cup of diced peaches to mince meat for one pie. Mix half a cup of orange marmalade into pumpkin pie filling.

Corn Output Estimate Up and Control Eyed

Federal experts raised the 1930s corn crop forecast to 2,651,593,000 bushels, the largest since 1932, with yields above five year norms. Indiana and Illinois set new per acre highs, national yield at 27.6 bushels, while potato output shielded at 392,000,000 bushels. export sales gained pace as loans considered to support prices.

Associated Press Washington The Crop Reporting Board United States Argentina South Africa Crop Board Chicago Wallace Indiana Illinois

Slain HE SEES WIFE AND LOVER IN CALIFORNIA SHOOTING

Paul A. Wright 38 president of Union Air Terminal confessed in jail he shot his wife Evelyn Wright and John B. Kimmel 32 a terminal operations manager after discovering them embracing in his Glendale home He described constant haunting faces and a madness that overwhelmed him He said he underwent a sterilization operation after the couple’s birth of a daughter Helen and cited fears of Evelyn dying if another birth occurred The couple had returned from Hollywood and Wright killed them then called police He said Kimmel was a close friend and a perfect gentleman

Associated Press Glendale Calif Paul A. Wright Union Air Terminal Wright John B. Kimmel Kimmel Jerry Geisler Geisler Helen Evelyn W. B. Brown Johnny

Ten basic principles for farm legislation from National Grange leader

Louis Taber of Columbus Ohio master of the National Grange outlined ten principles for any workable agricultural program on the eve of Congress special session. He urged parity for farmers income voluntary cooperation and farmer control, flexible long range land policy soil conservation and storage loan measures, tariff research funding, and consideration of federal costs and consumer interests impacting 6.5 million farm homes and 30 million rural residents.

Associated Press Harrisburg Louis Taber Columbus National Grange Roosevelt Taber Surplus Commodity Corporation Federal Treasury

Pineville Gets New Surfacing

Pineville will complete resurfacing of Route 10 from the Guyandotte river bridge to the end of Main Street this week. City pays for the under layer of rock while the state road commission funds the black top surface.

Register Pineville Guyandotte River Bridge Main Street Ed Mullens State Road Commission

Paint prep guide for kitchen walls

Wash all soiled spaces on the kitchen walls before applying a fresh coat of paint. Clean dirt grease and grime from surfaces to ensure proper adhesion and a smooth finish. Allow walls to dry completely before priming and painting for even coverage.

It happened to me It happened to me

A first person account describes relief after using S.S.S. Tonic for fatigue weight loss and weak nerves. The ad asserts the tonic rebuilds red blood cells restores weight increases energy and improves skin glow with two sizes and savings on the larger bottle.

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