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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1966
Page
8
West Virginia University reports a 20 percent rise in advanced degrees for 1965-66, with 785 degrees earned compared with 651 the prior year. Doctorates in education and other fields increased steadily, total master’s degrees rising to 740, and more than 300 students pursuing doctorates.
Gary Indiana resident Mrs E Macchia recounts relief after trying Preparation H for hemorrhoids following five childbirths. She says the ointment stops burning and itching in minutes and begins shrinking inflamed tissues, with doctors reportedly impressed by test results.
The Crab Orchard MacArthur Lions Club sight conservation committee plans a late month drive to aid over 500 school children through visual testing at Hollywood Elementary MacArthur and Crab Orchard Elementary Schools. Last year funded 15 pairs of glasses and cataract operation for an elder resident.
The Crab Orchard MacArthur Lions Club selected three area residents to judge its entry in the International Peace Essay Contest. Appointed by club president Joseph L Withrow, judges are Haven Clay principal Crab Orchard Elementary School Rev Shirley Donnelly pastor Crab Orchard Baptist Church and Mrs Russell Opal Bonds teacher Hollywood Elementary School.
Civil action filed in Raleigh County Court seeks 3273.70 from Dean P. and Phyllis L. Lindsay. The note for 3367.44 was dated June 6, 1966 to finance a car from John Dunkley Motor Sales. W A Thornhill III represents the bank.
New officers of the Scholarship Foundation of Stoco High School were elected Thursday night. Darrell Thompson is the new president with a slate including Mrs. Earl Farley as second vice president and Jack Tankersley as first vice president. The board's wide list of trustees includes numerous local residents. Final reports for the 1965 school year noted six colleges have scholarship recipients enrolled and checks sent.
Real estate transfers filed with the county clerk show Pearl and Frank Stanley Jr transferring to Danny and Martha Jane Tolliver in Trap Hill District with no value listed. Transfers include T C Cochran to Auzie Franklin and Cinda Lilly Meador at Daniels for 250 dollars. Larry A Hunt to Frank and Bernice Sauchuck in Hurt Subdivision for 1800 dollars. Carl J and Bertha M Lilly to Kenneth G and Marie F Cook in Shady Spring District for 5801 dollars. Isanora and Vinson Washington et al to Eliza Witcher for city Beckley property with no value. Ronald R and Edna M Meador to Irby W and Hanny C Hutchens along Blue Jay No 6 Road for 13500 dollars. William K and Lillian E Ward to Ruff and Sophie A Smith along Raleigh-Sullivan Road for 6100 dollars. Kathryn C and E E Erskine Jr to Tressie R Meadows in Glen Daniel for 8000 dollars. Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Inc to Mrs Woodrow S Meadows interment property in Garden of the Tower for 250 dollars. Paul and Clarice Robertson Craighead to Stella Marie Meadows at Rhodell for 2500 dollars.
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