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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1946
Page
11
President Truman said white tie and tails may be in short supply as the White House plans 41 receptions and dinners this winter. He will wear white tie and tails if possible, but accepts black or white as acceptable.
Police reversed a three day ban allowing tip boards pull boards and bingo. Whiskey sales by the drink and slot machines reportedly resumed in clubs as merchants complained enforcement had broken down and city licensed chance on games. Police Chief Alonzo Hixenbaugh ordered strict closure earlier after the grand jury described a wide open town and urged renewed enforcement. Prosecutor Charles Ihlenfeld sought further grand jury review to substatiate charges but was turned down.
Three workers are dead and about 140 injured after Wednesday clashes with police near the Termini Palace in Rome. The general confederation of labor plans funeral services for the victims on Sunday as demonstrations by 20 000 to 30 000 workersagainst public works cuts continued in the city.
Hall represents White Stick Lodge 311 at the three day state meeting of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the state assembly of Rebekahs in Huntington. B B Chambers may also attend the sessions which will open with the awarding of degrees.
A dense jumble of property notices outlines houses for sale or rent near Beckley Coolidge and Dameron with beds baths and basements, plus acreage, farms, and commercial spaces. Listings cite J Johns Road Burgess Street Oakwood Avenue and midtown lanes, with prices and contact pointers for agents in local markets.
Classified display notice says tan truck in good condition offered by A V Coleman and Glen White of Wo Va for sale or trade toward a late model car.
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