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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1955
Page
6
Three reports will be given at the Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting at 6 30 p.m. today. Reports by Jaycee picnic Bill Wilbur strapbook progress Alvin Rohrer epic drama Rayborne Sanford. A meeting of the Jaycee Board of Directors will follow the regular meeting.
Funeral services for Robert Ned Ferguson of Besaco will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Besaco Methodist Church with Rev. Everett R. Shafer and Rev. John McKinney officiating. Ferguson died Saturday in a Clifton Forge hospital after his car left U.S. 40. He was en route from Baltimore to Resaco and attended Stoco High School before enlisting in the Army. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery’s American Legion section with Raleigh County American Legion Post No. 32 in charge. Pallbearers include Ralph Shrewsbury, Frank Cole, Herman Rifle, Lanza Cole, Charles Bucchii, and Virgil Pompie. Williams Funeral Home of Sophia is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Bowers, consultant industrial engineer, arrives in Beckley to promote new industrial payrolls to balance the local economy. He notes agriculture already thriving in Beckley and aims to attract processing industries, with support from the RDC and local groups. He plans to visit, meet residents, and emphasize long term development for both men and women.
Real estate deeds recorded in Raleigh County Clerk's office show trustees Hoy D Millicon and J J Smith transferring property in Marsh Fork District to G C Hedrick for about 500 dollars. Additional transfers include Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens buyer M M and RR L Massey lot about 500 dollars G L and Thomas McCutcheon to E P and Y E Cardwell lot in Heo District Goode and others to Louise Tincher lot in Town District and Witten to Chester aid Jewell Royden jet in City about 500 dollars.
Everett Reed recovered a stolen convertible by spotting the car in a city park and driving it home before reporting the incident to police. The weekend jail census rose to 34 as state police logged many drunk driving arrests, with several individuals held in Raleigh and nearby counties. Sparrows decline in Chicago mirrors fewer horses drawn by urban life, as horse-drawn transport fell from 4,009 in 1931 to under 1,600 today.
Seven people were pulled from a car fire on Route 3 at Cameron after a tyre blew and the vehicle plunged down a 20 foot embankment. Teens Teramy Cook, 16, and Jimmy Cook, 17, credited with saving all occupants, including two sisters and their children.
Mrs. Mabel Wade will lead the Fellowship Mission meeting to be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Sarah G. Braxton on Broadway Street. Attending missions include The Living God Missions The Free and Independent Wellness Mission and The Baker's Chapel Mission. The discussion topic is The Conditions That Make a Problem Child. Meeting opened by Mrs. Grace Thompson of Pittsburgh. Hosts include Mrs. Elizabeth Evans and Mrs. Rosie Houchins.
A letter from Nationwide Insurance explains the name change from Farm Bureau Insurance to Nationwide. The message reassures customers that the core personal service remains, while expanding the network to include policyholders from across states. It notes lower costs with a larger member base and advises contacting Charlie Hackett or any Nationwide representative for more information.
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