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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1953
Page
12
Lillian Goins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elgie Goins, won first place in The Progressive Farmer contest for her essay How I Spend My Spare Time. The Woodrow Jason High School senior is Poetry Club president and active in Art Club and school publications.
Eric Rosenbaum of Eric's Jewelry Beckley is appointed to the Trade Marks and Qualities Committee of the American National Retail Jewelers Association for the current fiscal year. He is also vice president of the West Virginia Retail Jewelers Association.
Five men signed for military service at the main Armed Forces Examining Station on Prince Street on Tuesday. Re-enlisting were Gilbert Stone, 21, of Bluefield, and Warren W. Walker, 33, of South Charleston, both with prior service. Stone for three years and Walker for six, transferred to Ft. Knox, Kentucky, and Ft. Jackson, South Carolina respectively. Also enlisting for two years in the Army were Duvois Eugene Jacobs, 25, of Charleston, sent to Fort Jackson for training. In the Air Force for four years each were Hansford Lee Wyant, 19, of Nitro. Ned Elwood Fleck, 19, of Charleston. and Ralph Hansford Osborne, 19, of Nitro.
Beckley’s disabled veterans will be aided toward rehabilitation as local motorists receive 1954 Indento Tags from the Disabled American Veterans. The tags fund fulltime DAV service officers in West Virginia who assist veterans and dependents with compensation, hospitalization, employment and other issues. The tag includes key loss insurance and is distributed by national donors in Cincinnati. Over 100,000 kits have been sent. motorists are urged to place the new tag on their keys to ensure prompt key return, since DAV cannot keep records beyond 15 months.
The Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce fluoridation program gains support from at least 34 groups. Hollywood Parent-Teacher Association at MacArthur hosts a Q and A with Sam Carman and Dr. Francis Edwards and screens the film A Drop In the Bucket. Raleigh Fayette Branch of the American Association of University Women adds to the list.
Guidance on filling the 1953 crime taxes falls to state residents who must complete forms and file by the deadline. Officials emphasize accuracy and prompt submission amid tax season.
Real estate deeds filed Monday show transfers in Raeigh County including Fred T Stacy to Robert R Tynes Jr for about 2000 dollars, New River Co to Paul Rifle for about 3000, Hobart Helmintone Jr to Elizabeth Statz er for about 3000, H B Walters to J W Walters for about 500, L Lacy Lilly to William Dale O'Donnell for no money, Paul Daney to G C Daney with no money, William Dodd to Harlan Burnam for about 6000, John B Thomas to Gove W Cozart for 2000, Oak Grove Truck Farms to Crab Orchard for about 2000, Otis Pettry to Willis Ray Pettry with no money, James Pettry to Otis Pettry with no money, F H Lynch to William C Smith for about 1000, Park Heights Inc to J Frank Hancock for about 1000, J Fr Diby Gand io to Isene Marcinko for about 1000, Pink Halliwell to Fred Halliwell for…
WVU Agricultural Extension Service specialists warn a poorly installed antenna poses fire and shock risks. Grounding and lightning arrestors are essential. avoid chimney mounting without proper support. Have an experienced serviceman install the antenna for safe television reception.
Sgt Webb urges Moose District Six to use a vocational interest plan to guide youths. Questionnaires would reveal career goals and matched adults would mentor in fields such as carpentry engineering and law, promoting guidance and preventing truancy and runaway cases.
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