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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1949

Page

8

Principal uses office as kitchen for school lunches

Montreal-Stickney Elementary School in Montcoal operates a hot lunch program with principal Quentin Barrett overseeing from a converted office that now serves as a kitchen. Cooks move food via carts to classrooms feeding about 150 students daily, with potential to reach 175, while the telephone remains in the kitchen for quick contact during serving.

Montcoal Quentin Barrett Montreal - Stickney Dexter Halstead W. C. Richmond Barrett Montreal-Stickney Barrett J

14 Acres at Bluestone Reservoir To be Developed for Recreation

The master plan outlines 14 acres at Bluestone Reservoir to be developed for recreational use at a cost of 366900. Sites span flood control and power pool stages with bike paths picnics camps boat docks and potential private cottages. The plan notes nine flood control pool sites and five power pool sites with some areas reserved for organized camps and leases to churches and youth groups.

Register Hinton Bluestone Reservoir U. S Bluestone Bridge Bluestone River Low Gap Four Mile Creek Indian Creek Bunker Hill Crumps Bottom Lick Creek Cedar Branch Huntington Pipestein Creek Little Bluestone Indian Mills Shanklin’s Ferry Cooper's Branch Virginia Bellepoint Power Pool Stage Pipestem Creek Shanklin's Ferry Power Pool

Prenter Woman Bitten During Snake-Call Meet

Daisy Spraulding, 50, of Prenter, is said to be better and improved at Charles ton General Hospital after a copperhead and a rattler bite during snake-cult ceremonies in Bloomingrose Boone County. She was admitted Monday night about six hours after the incident.

Prente Nter Prenter Charleston General Hospital Bloomingrose Boone County

Shrewsbury Receives Prison Term and Court Actions

PrincetonBuford Shrewsbury will serve two years in the state penitentiary with 48 days already spent in Mercer County Jail. Co defendants Dale and Frank Shrewsbury faced house breaking charges with probation requests. Probs granted for the other defendants. grand jury actions and court orders follow across criminal and circuit dockets.

Register Princeton Buford Shrewsbury State Mercer County Shrewsbury Dale Frank Shrewsbury F. Morton Wagner Elmer Lyons Howard Epperson Eulas Neal Junior Blankenship Layton Hatcher William Jack Hall Jim Belcher Hall Veterans Hospital Roanoke Clara L. Moye Lydia F. McColgan

Knob Band Receives New Uniforms for 80 Players

Princeton band adds eight maroon and gold uniforms to reach 80 musicians. Knob School Band Parents' Club funds the purchase and the group will compete in A classification among junior organizations. The band is invited to perform at Winchester Virginia Apple Blossom Festival next spring. New president Mrs H T Mullins leads the parents group with officers Marshall Spangler Q J Hawkins and H H Skaggs.

Register Princeton Knob Knob School Band Winchester H. T. Mullins Parents’ Group Marshall D. Spangler Q. J. Hawkins H. H. Skaggs

Whitesville Attorney Sues Sundial Man

Whitesville lawyer P. W. Hendricks sues Sundial Merchant H. C. Roach in Raleigh County Circuit Court for 1000 dollars. Ragland, representing Hendricks, states Roach incurred a debt about a year ago and has not paid.

P. W. Hendricks Whitesville Raleigh County H. C. Roach Sundial Merchant Roach Ned H. Ragland Hendricks

Horse Shooting Count Cleared Against Adkins

Seth Randolph Adkins of near Hopkins Fork was cleared of charges brought by Charles Vars in an arraignment before Magistrate Ernest Richards Tuesday. He faced a count of shooting a horse with a shotgun on the prior Sunday.

Y Register Seth — Randolph Adkins Hopkins Fork Charles Vars Ernest Richards Adkins

Motorists Draw Fines in Road Law Violations

Two men were fined for road violations in a hearing before Magistrate E A Large. Charles Hedrick of Rupert was fined 10 dollars and costs for passing another car with obstructed vision. N Dale Arnett Hariff, charged with driving while intoxicated, was fined 50 dollars and costs, apprehended by state police officers S S Fleck and C M Otto.

Register Pettus E. A. Large Charles Hedrick Rupert Ndale

Water Rate Hike Sought in Whitesville Utilities

Whitesville water utility requests higher rates to October 14 PSC hearing. Current charges start at 65 cents per 2,000 gallons and drop to 15 cents per thousand beyond 250,000. proposal sets new scale from 85 cents to 20 cents per thousand for the same quantities.

Megister Whitesville Public Service Commission of West Virginia

Cab Driver Indicted on Maiming Charge in Wide-Ranging Trial List

Princeton taxi driver Gordon Lee Carter, accused of shooting his wife, is indicted on a maiming charge. The grand jury in session since Monday returned 40 indictments including murder counts against C. B. Glasco and Charlie N. Smith, plus numerous counts of armed robbery, grand larceny, burglary, and other crimes against multiple defendants. The document also notes additional murder continuances and related offenses among the listed defendants.

Register Princeton Gordon Lee Carter Matoaka C. B. Glasco Agnes Colbert Bluefield Charlie N. Smith May Diamond Pearl Duncan O. B. Glasco Norman Godsky Charles Harris Donald Wagner Earl Naylor Ben Hall William Jack Hall

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Montecoal School Philip Lilly Erna Riley Montreal- Stickney Dester Halstead Jody Jarrell Loretta Gross Donna Jarrell Jerry Jarrell Clement Gallimore Joe Hopkins R. Hoover Eugene Canterbury Bobby Taylor Chris Charles Billy Bonds Willis Bartlett Wiley Morgan Junior Chamber of Commerce William Barrett Beckley United States Junior Chamber of Commerce WJLS Beckley Jaycees Chamber of Commerce Jaycees St. Louis Leonard Noel Sundial James Hamlet James Hammons George Harriston Dark Lawrence Charlie Collins James Meade Jessie Prunty Stewart L Taylor Andrew Lee Taylor O. E. Tolbert Lloyd Whitlow Everett Lynch Wilbur Walthall Leslie Hampton Wood Estil Hoops St.Joseph Aspiri Orcs Fon Goleum-Sait Congo CINCA Dcealers Satisfaction CO Congoleum-Nairn Inc Ane America Treasury Department Hoover The Raleigh Register Savings Bonds Division, U. S. Treasury International Circulation Managers’ Association
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