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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1935
Page
3
Nearly all Raleigh county teachers travel to Charleston for the State Educational Association meeting covering Friday and Saturday. The area schools observe a two day holiday and will resume Monday with about 600 Raleigh attendees and colleagues from across the state.
The Mabscott Mission Circle of the Calvary Baptist Church will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 tonight at the home of Mrs E W Baker all members are urged to attend
The Federation of Music Clubs district will meet Saturday at ten o'clock at Princeton Christian church. The session will be presided over by district president Mrs. Louise Sheppard of Princeton. Beckley Music Club members are invited to attend.
Personal mentions include Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Sessions and family driving to Camden Alabama to visit relatives. Paul R. Hutchison expected Friday to join Mrs. Hutchison at her mother Mrs. M. F. Odell’s home. Several others visit Charleston Beckley games and report hospital stays, recoveries, and trips to see relatives.
Mr F C Soulegret of Dayholt Kentucky testifies that his daughter Ruth, previously pale and nervous, improved rapidly after using Scalf's Indian River Tonic. He praises the tonic and notes it is sold at reputable drug stores as an aid to health.
Lawyers plan to file a petition before November 15 with 30 days allowed by the court of errors and appeals. Grounds include alleged improper summation by the New Jersey attorney general, shift in prosecution theory about the Lindbergh baby death, judge’s charge, trial circumstances, and juror exposure to outside information.
Testimony in the trial described a feud between Overstreet and the Blevins family. Mrs. Albernos recounted a pistol shot and a second gunfire as Charley Blevins was killed. Other witnesses, including Mrs. Blevins and Agnas and Roy Blevins, detailed threats by Overstreet and an afternoon of mounting tension before the shooting. Police arrived after the killings occurred as two Blevins children were sent to call officers.
Fireco West Virginia notes social events with hostesses Mrs Bill Maxey and Mrs Virgil Julian in a Tuesday stork shower for Mrs O E Meadows. The column lists guests and visits across Beckley and nearby towns, including Mrs Irene Huffstutler, Mrs John Bolocan, and others, plus hospital and funeral notices for Wilbur Pittman.
Summerlee West Virginia residents report visits and family news. Mr and Mrs Stanley Newman of Slab Fork spent Sunday with friends, Mrs Virgil Tuggle and children visited relatives in Beckley, and Mrs C B Tuggle stays with her daughter Mrs F C Law. Little Maryin Bishop recovers from scarlet fever while Dr and Mrs W P Bittenger returned from Cleveland. Dr Smith of Beckley was here in his absence and social groups met at Scarbro Presbyterian church. Mrs Charles Bales of Oak Hill also mentioned.
Mrs Ottie Blake hosted the Ladies Circle on Tuesday night with several members present. H G McGinley led the program on Mexico, and Jesa Englewood of Alabama visits the McGinley Lemons home nearby. Miss Margaret Jones, treated at Oak Hill hospital for a sore throat, has returned home improved. Mrs J D Wilson of Scarbro attended the circle gathering.
A Raleigh county young Republican club gathering is set for 7 30 this evening at the offices of McGinnis Ashworth and Mann announced by temporary chair Miss Rosine Giesy. The meeting will discuss party activities and upcoming efforts.
Mrs. Florence Emory of Huntington told the Allied Artists in Charleston that home owners appreciation of art in this section is increasing. She urged artists to match subject matter and size to modern homes and said a renaissance is beginning as residents recognize the value of good pictures alongside practical furnishings.
State police in Lewisburg recovered a 1934 model Buick coupe yesterday. It belonged to B. H. Hopkins of Beckley and had been stolen about a week earlier. The car sustained only a broken spring and was not seriously damaged.
McAlpin West Virginia and nearby towns hosted a wave of visitors over the weekend. Residents welcomed guests from Mt Hope Bridgewater Beckley Charleston Huntington Columbus Ohio Roanoke and Helen as well as local family visits. Basil Hess underwent surgery at Beckley hospital and Mrs Evandahl is listed as sick this week.
A string of social visits unfolds across Brookly n with Glenville and nearby towns as residents welcome guests from Montgomery Lansing Oak Hill Beckley and Clay county. Alberta Clark returns from Coal Valley Hospital while Libby Coffman and Virgil West remain ill.
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