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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1961
Page
5
Seventeen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security Tuesday. They included one maid two waitresses one bookkeeper one mail clerk one sales clerk one general office clerk one dish washer one baby sitter one bricklayer one service station manager one meter reader three truck drivers and two construction laborers.
At the Woodrow Wilson High School monthly meeting 33 members named Band Wagon workers for home football games in October. They arranged a bake sale for November 4 in the downtown district as announced by publicity chair Mrs. James Underwood.
In a Tuesday hearing before Magistrate J K Cole a felonious assault warrant against Otho Johnson of Tommy Creek was withdrawn by the victim. Johnson said he shot Mary Hooker in the hand because she had a butcher knife and threatened him.
Glenna Hatcher, Crow junior, and Judith Duncan, Piney View juniors, and Marshall University have been elected social chairman for the German Club.
Johnson admitted he had been drinking and was jealous of his woman after an argument at the couple’s home Sunday night as reported by the magistrate. Cole described the incident and location.
Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission approves Ellison of 315 Highland Street plans a double garage between his home and adjacent rental house after warning he must build a common wall. Ellison cites 22 to 25 feet of space between houses as sufficient for the project. Also a Christmas notice from San Francisco post office director Holmquist urges mail by early.
Curtain Callers present Sabrina Fair at The Playhouse with Mrs. Frankie Wheeler as Margaret and Rivers Varn making his debut. Wheeler is a veteran director and actor in three prior productions and will direct The Curious Savage this season. Varn also serves as set decorator for the production slated for October 12 13 and 14 at 8 15 p m with Dorothy Ellenbogen directing.
In a letters column Dr Harold Thomas Hyman discusses readers' claims of medical cures and osteoarthritis regeneration. He notes the need for medical validation, warns against unverified remedies, cites AMA limitations, and explains that only government agencies can pursue injunctive action. He references the Koch Treatment case and offers a leaflet for purchase.
Sophia Town Council selected Phillips Motor Co as the low bidder Monday night to buy a city truck for 2787.40. Competing bids came from Grady Whitlock Ford Beckley 2936.60 and Lewis Chevrolet 2817. Dave Callahan urged the town to hire crash workers for cleanup. Mayor James Salyers and John E Branham attended a safety meeting in Charleston September 21 with Gov. Barron and spoke briefly.
Clyde Webb will serve as Lester police chief replacing Harry Milam who resigned. The town council approved the appointment at its Monday meeting. Mayor Charles E. Cook also declared November 5 as Open House for Boy Scouts with state officials expected and refreshments served at the Boy Scout Hall next to City Hall.
Miami recorded its driest summer on record with July August and September rainfall averaging 9.99 inches, about 10.76 inches below normal. The Miami Weather Bureau released the figures Sunday outlining the unprecedented low rainfall for the resort city.
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