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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1936

Page

5

Scout Leadership Course To Be Opened Tuesday

Scouts and prospective leaders from Mabscott Sprague Cranberry Skelton Price Hill and surrounding territory gather at Skelton Community Building at 730 p m Tuesday to begin a six week training course in Scout leadership part I The course operates as a troop with members organized into patrols and covers leadership requirements followed by the play way method and aims of the program.

Mabscott Sprague Cranberry Skelton Price Hill Beaver Blue Jay Beckley Lenderfort Scouts Eccles Glen White Lester Crab Orchard Stanaford American Legion Memorial Building E. T. Stromp Court of Honor P. m Board of Review Dorothy Northwest Griffith Carl Thompson Eugene Moore Ameagle George L. Barnett Frank Long J. C. Broom Billie McKnight Dalton Bryant Cassie Campbell Jack Reed Norman Perry Ward Webb Earl Williams Clarence Reed Eunice Claude Fowler Vance Price Basil Legs Frank Leig Clarence Reid Clauds Fowler Basil Legg

Whisman Friends Feted On Edd Whisman Birthday

Rhodell and Mrs Whisman hosted a Wednesday evening party for their son Edd’s 14th birthday attended by several Rho dell youths. Music and games filled the event with refreshments served to the guests.

Register Rhodell Weod. Whisman Edd Wilma Gentry Ruth Davis Bernice Barker Naomi Harvey Oudre Gentry Edith Whisman Deleene Harvey Jeanette Whisman Junior Nicely Harold Nicely

Donations For Hospital Changes Discussed By Boone County

Registered staff welter notes Boone County Sanitorium Association meeting in the courthouse to modify bylaws. Dr. R L Hunter reports progress on establishing a tuberculosis sanitarium on Williams Mountain. Mrs H D Chambers and Mrs W B Carper named to solicit donations in Whitesville. nominal membership fee grants charter status.

Welter Madison Boone County Sanitorium Association R. L. Hunter Williams Mountain H. D. Chambers W. B. Carper Junior Woman's Club Whitesville The Sanitorium Association

Red's Thimble Draws Nine Republican Votes

A Register report notes one campaign thimble for Red Thornhill earned nine GOP votes. An elderly woman, slipping on a Thornhill thimble, said she planned to vote for him and would urge her children to vote for him as well, guaranteeing nine votes.

Register Rhodell Thornhill

Hume inoculates model pupils at local grade school

Count Health Officer W. W. Hume inoculated Rhodell grade school students against diphtheria amid several recent cases in the past two weeks. Eight year old Bobby Byers, son of Mr and Mrs Pink Byers, remains seriously ill with diphtheria at home.

Register Rhodell W. W. Hume Bobby Byers Pink Byers

Bowyer Moves Into Hall Home in Coal City

Coal City reporter notes Bowyer Bowser formerly of Winding Gulf has moved into the former home of Carl Hall. Harry Gillispie who stayed there while awaiting vacation at Lillybrook now occupies the Meador residence.

Ticgister Coal City Edgar Bowser Winding Gulf Carl Hall Harry Gillispie Lillybrook G. C. Meador

Pupil Hurt in Sea Saw Fall

Whitesville Beulah Farrel fourth grade student at Whitesville school dislocated her wrist after falling from a see saw on the school playground.

Register Whitesville Beulah Farrel

Drunken driver fined and car impounded after DWI verdict

Jake Crawford was found guilty of driving while intoxicated. He paid a $95 fine and costs and had his car impounded for six months. State Trooper G B Walker of Mulens arrested him.

Hy Register Rhodelle Squire Sam Lilly Jake Crawford Crawford G. B. Walker Mulens

Campaign Literature Distributed by Visitors

Be Reoorter Stuff Welter Rhodell Are H. KE. Phipps and Mrs. A. JK. Minter visited here Tuesday distributing New Deal campaign literature. Dr. T.G. McCrmen, proprietor of the Staneswalds rug store, was visiting relatives in Virginia.

H. KE. Phipps A. JK. Minter T.G. McCrmnen Virginia

Skeeter Named Kiwanis Head In Whitesville

Whitesville Kiwanis elected J. C. Skeeter as president and James Saterfield as vice president at a meeting yesterday. Officers will form a board in weeks. President Skeeter will attend the state Kiwanis convention in Martinsburg from October 20 to 23.

Reglater Whitesville Kiwanians J. C. Skeeter James Saterfield Skeeter Kiwanis Martinsburg

Boone Golf Teams Compete In Whitesville Match

Whitesville hosts a Sunday golf meet with players from the Walhaonde Club Madison the Nellis Club and the Coal River Club Whitesville competing.

Register Whitesville Boonc County Walhaonde Club Madison Nellis Club Coal River Club

Miss Nagle Is Given Breakfast Ahead of Richmond Wedding

Dorothy Nagle, bride to be Paul Alfrij in Richmond on October 23, was honored at a Saturday breakfast hosted by Mrs. H D Chambers Mrs W B Carper Mrs D A Shipfelt and Miss Anita Facinoli. Guests included Mrs. C C Dulone Mrs. Guy McNeely Mrs. Fred Branham Mel Marvin Avgenbright Mrs. Jack Stump and several young ladies.

Register Whitesville Dorothy Nagle Paul Alifr J Richmond H. D. Chambers W. B. Carper D. A. Shipfelt Anita Facinoli C. C. Dulone Guy McNeely Fred Branham Mel Marvin Avgenbright Jack Stump Ruth Wood Nina Facinoli Helen Ward Beulah Price Opal Alin

Coal City and Princewick Residents Plan Weekend Trips

Coal City residents including Luther Cole and Mrs Cole along with Mr and Mrs Thompson left Friday for a hunting trip to Summers and Greenbrier counties and aim to return Sunday. Prince residents A C Prince visited Beckley hospital last week, while Madam Brinigar, ill at school, recovered enough to return Friday. Another party from Princewick, the Dehart family and Keaton family with children, plan to visit A L Keaton in Hinton.

Register Coal City Luther Cole Princewick Cole Thompson Greenbrier A.C. Prince Lawton Harry Peters Beckley Hospital Brinigar Claire Dehart Bobby-bee Bill Keaton A. L. Keaton Hinton

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