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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1959

Page

12

Malta Population and Area Facts

Malta is a British island in the Mediterranean south of Sicily with about 270000 residents and an area of 95 square miles.

Malta Sicily Mediterranean Sea

Sir John Gielgud to retire key Shakespearean roles on Broadway

Sir John Gielgud, 55, says farewell to Benedick and other Shakespearean leads as his current run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater ends. He plans to direct Five Finger Exercise on Broadway and weighs future projects, balancing nostalgia with the urge to try new dramatic work. He emphasizes the burden of constant demands and his wish to stay freelance.

William Glover Associated Press New York Sir John Gielgud Benedick Lunt- Fontanne St. John Sir John London Broadway

Intrepid panel selects ideal week of old TV shows

AP Radio and Cynthia Lowry report a panel of industry vice presidents picked 38 classic programs for an imaginary week, balancing living and departed series from Red Skelton to Perry Como. They favor variety, drama, Westerns, game shows, and historical programs, noting omissions and personal tweaks.

New York Academy of Television Arts and Sciences iAnd Red Skelton Lucille Ball Jack Benny George Gobel Groucho Marx Phil Silvers Jackie Gleason Milton Playhouse 90 Studio One Maverick Sunset Strip Leonard Bernstein Philharmonic Peter Gun 77 Sunset Strip Hallmark Playhouse Steve Allen Ed Sullivan Dinah Shore Mr. Como

Actress Gene Tierney Works As Clerk In Topeka Dress Shop

Gene Tierney, the 37 year old actress and former Cassini wife, works as a shop clerk at a Topeka dress shop as part of therapy at the Menninger Foundation. Patrons praise her kindness while managers keep details private.

Topeka, Kan Topeka Gene Tierney Oleg Cassini Aly Khan Miss Menninger Clinic

Longest Stage Play Run Ends in Historic Curtain

Los Angeles AP reports The Drunkard ends its record 9477 performance run at Theater Mart after opening in 1938. Producer Mildred Ilse cites rising costs and sale plans for the property. Cast member Neely Edwards recalls the long tenure and quips about entertainment trends.

Los Angeles Theater Mart Mildred Ilse Neely Edwards

West Virginia hunting season dates and soil board election notices

Notices include the 1959 60 bear hunting season dates from November 9 to 26 and an election notice for Southern Soil Conservation District supervisors in Raleigh County with polling divisions in Beckley. Also reported are court actions in a partition suit for H A Stansbury versus Beatrice and L H Wilson with related filings and deadlines.

West Virginia Director of Conservation Commission M. Lane H. A. Stansbury Beatrice Wilson L. H. Wilson Chas. Stansbury Glen Daniel Trap Hill Raleigh County Herbert Stansbury Plaintiff Co Harold Hanks State Soil Conservation Committee OF Southern Soil Conservation District Raleigh Clear Fork Slab Fork Ice and Feed Store Beckley Richmond Marsh Fork Shady Springs Town Southern States Store O. C. Hutchison State Soil Conservation Committee J. F. Johnson

Funeral notices for Matherly Stover Smith Adkins Carper

Hezekiah Matherly 72 of Flat Top dies at Hilltop Nursing Home. Services at Rose & Quesenberry Peace Chapel October 22 burial Flat Top Cemetery. Sarah Harriett Stover 84 of Clear Creek dies at home October 19. Workman's Creek Methodist Church service October 21 burial Workman's Creek Cemetery. James William Smith 86 of Calloway Heights dies at home October 18. Calfee Chapel service October 20 burial Sunset Memorial Park. Galva Lee Adkins 2 of Chicago dies October 15. Webb and Neal Funeral Home burial October 20. Delmer Carper 56 of 114 Miller Street dies October 17. Calfee Chapel service October 20 burial Sunset Memorial Park. Flowerbearers listed for Miller Street friends.

Matherly Matherly Hezekiah Flat Top Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home South Kanawha Street Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home Smith Smith James William Calloway Heights Calfee Funeral Home Calfee Chapel Adkins Adkins Galva Lee Chicago Wlineis Backus Webb and Neal Funeral Vance Drive Sunset Memorial Park Bud Berry Daniel Woods John Cox Lester Anderson James Woods Kermit Boggs Webb & Neal Funeral Home

Obituaries Dixon and Cunha residents

DIXON DIXON Miss Judith age 66 of 202 Temple Street died in a local hospital Sunday October 18 at 1 30 am after an extended illness. Burial at Wildwood Cemetery with services at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home October 20. Active pallbearers listed. CUNHA Mrs Virginia Waldron age 62 formerly Hugheston W Va died October 16 at her Newark New Jersey residence. Funeral October 21 at Advent Christian Church Johnstown Road burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.

Melton Mortuary Lesley Lilly Clear Creek Ross Stover Roy Stover Ray Stover Nile Stover Hubert Stover Edward Stover Kermit Daniel Bob Daniel Jimmie Daniel Ben Kyle Daniel Dixon Dixon Judith Temple Street Keyser-Bryant Charles Mencer St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Mullens Wildwood Cunha Cunha Virginia Waldron Hugheston W. Va Newark New Jersey Rose and Quesenberry Funeral South Kanawha Street Advent Christian Church Johnstown Road Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home

Executive Post for Young Woman with Salary and Benefits

Classified notice seeks a single woman aged 2 to 27 for an executive position with a starting salary of 335 and benefits including hospitalization and paid vacation. Requires college graduate. Respond by writing Box A-713 and sending qualifications to this paper.

Bibb Snyder Young Lady Beckley Care Beckley Roy A. Jones J. H. Stinson East Beckley Dial W. B. Jones

Avon Rep Wanted Earn Spare-time Cash

TV boosts Avon cosmetics demand seeks representatives for spare time pay. Call CL 3-6306 between 9 AM and 5 PM Monday through Friday.

Avon Friay

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