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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1959

Page

11

Bohlen to Lead Soviet Affairs Role in Washington

Charles J. Bohlen, a veteran U.S. diplomat and Moscow insider, is returning from Manila to become a special assistant to Secretary of State Herter on Soviet affairs. He has a long record with the Soviets, including early 1946 clashes with Ambassador Bogomolov, and previously served as first U.S. ambassador to Moscow in 1953.

Washington Charles J Chip) Bohlen Soviet Union Khrushchev Alexander Bogomelov Paris Bohlen Bogomelov Bohren U.S George F. Kennan Foreign Service Manila Christian A. Herter Eisenhower U.S. S.R Roosevelt Moscow Senate U. S Philippines China Mao Tsetung Lenin Clayton N. Y Avis Howard Thayer Yalta Franklin D U.S.S.R

Khrushchev Mirrors Britain Tour Across United States

AP correspondent notes Nikita Khrushchev repeats the same script seen in Britain on his American tour. He clashes with labor leaders, praises business chiefs, vents temper at times, and rails against security barriers, while showing similar moods as three years ago.

Sterling Slappey Pittsburgh Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union United States Britain Nikolai Bulganin Bulganin Khrushchev Birmingham California House of Commons Aneurin Bevan George Brown San Francisco Walter Reuther Krhushchev Moscow New York Los Angeles Iowa Washington America

Caperton Named to West Virginia Chamber Committee

Raleigh County coal operator Austin Caperton was appointed to the 25 member executive committee of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce by president Har din R. Harmer. The list includes B. Dodd, Weirton. Clarence England, Huntington. Howard Gray, Rainelle. and others from Charleston to Fairmont. The Galapagos Islands derive their name from galapago the tortoise.

Raleigh County West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Austin Caperton Slab Fork Hardin R. Harmer Clarksburg B. Dodd Weirton Clarence England Huntington Howard W. A. Smith Parkersburg Ernest G. Otey Hugh I. Shott Jr Bluefield Don B. Potter Fairmont Lacy I. Rice Martinsburg Dayton R. Stemple Philippi Truman Wright White Sulphur Springs John E. Amos Homer A. Holt Ernest K. James C. H. Johnson Robert G Kelly Stanley C. Morris D. Parrish Hayes Picklesimer Houston G. Young Charleston The Chamber

Regime May Fall In Six Months In Cuba unrest

Regime uncertainty dominates life in Cuba under Castro with critics predicting economic collapse within six months. Foreign and Cuban investors hesitate, sugar mill renovations slow, and some labor groups urge government fixes while some signs like rising bank clearings and steady accounts offer cautious optimism. Luxury hotels lose tens of thousands monthly as tourism data falters.

Havana Cuba Fidel Castro Castro Batista United States

U S Population and Life Expectancy Forecast

The United States is projected to reach a 1975 population of 210 to 230 million with a newborn child expected to live about 80 years, according to Dr. John J. Hanlon in a talk to the North Carolina Academy of Preventive Medicine. The note cites global experiments and Sweden's 1845 safety match as context.

Winston-Salem, N. C United States John J. Hanlon Philadelphia North Carolina Academy of Preventive Medicine

Beckley Doctor Named In Suit

Dr. William C. Covey Jr. of Beckley is named in two civil suits filed in U S District Court in Charleston by Cleveland couple Mr. and Mrs. Bernard C. Shrewsbury. They seek a total of 31,500 alleging lack of reasonable care or skill in performing surgery related to the birth of a child to Mrs. Shrewsbury. Mrs. Shrewsbury seeks 20,000 and her husband 11,500, with a jury trial requested.

William C. Covey Jr

Senator Randolph to host Democrat meeting in Raleigh County

U S Senator Jennings Randolph will host a lunch for Raleigh County Democratic Executive Committee members and office holders at El Chico. He arrives at Raleigh County Memorial Airport Saturday at 10 47 AM and then heads to Bluefield for a Saturday night speech.

U. S Jennings Randolph Raleigh County Democratic Executive Committee el Chico Randolph Raleigh County Memorial Airport Bluefield

Young Republicans Meet Saturday in Raleigh County

The Young Republican Club of Raleigh County holds an executive committee meeting at 10 30 a m Saturday at 111 East Main Street. Delegates to the Fall Training Conference in Morgantown on October 9 and 10 will be chosen.

Robert N. Daniel E. Main St Young Republican Club Raleigh County Morgantown

Federal Jobs Open In Four States For Over 500 Posts

Federal agencies in West Virginia Kentucky Indiana and Ohio plan to fill more than 500 positions by next September. Applications require the 1959 60 Federal Service Entrance Examination with tests on Oct 17 and Nov 14 and deadlines Oct 1 and Oct 29 respectively. Apply at any post office Civil Service window.

West Virginia Kentucky Indiana Ohio Luis S. Lyon U. S. Civil Service Region Cincinnati Lyon

Bid Advertisement for Bluestone State Park Concession

The Conservation Commission of West Virginia invites sealed bids for a concession operation at Boat Dock No 2 Bluestone State Park near Hinton. Bids due October 16 1959 at 10:00 a.m. EST and to be opened and read. Bid forms available from the Division of State Parks Charleston WV.

The Conservation Commission of West Virginia Washington Street Charleston West Virginia Bluestone State Park Hinton Conservation Commission of Division of State Parks the Conservation Com West Vira M. Lane

Funeral notices from Beckley area deaths

Multiple obituaries dated September with details for Ella Price of Detroit Henry Holland Sam T Holland Mabel Bannister Wauhop William Kirk and floral notices. Funeral times locations and burial details listed with church parlor transfers and pallbearers. Arrangements by Melton Mortuary Ritchie Johnson Webb Neal Rose and Quesenberry firms.

Price Price Ella Detroit Michigan Eccles Melton Mortuary H. G. Kiser Sunset Memorial Park Jess Fuson Sherman Angle John Simpkins Garland Burke Hubert Herron Bill Freeman Snowden Accord Lacy Accord Church of God Holland Holland Sam T North Beckley Greenwood Memorial Park Ritchie and Johnson Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor Wauhop Wauhop Mabel Bannister Prince Quinnimont Baptist Church Quinnimont Donald Lowe Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Webb and Neal Vance Drive Don Watkins W. G. Mitchem B. J. Wauhop A. L. Walker L. S. Thompson R. M. Morris Joseph Clark Bigony H. F. Frazier Eastern Star Kirk Kirk William V Coolridge Glade Creek Baptist Church Virgil McNeil Glade Sparks Kirk Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Kanawha Street

RADIO AND PLUMBING SERVICE OFFERS REPAIR PROMISES

Repair services listed include home and auto radios, washers, plumbing and heating, bicycles, television service with parts, antennas, and same day repair. Contact numbers: Wrights Radio Service CL 22-3509, CL 3-4937, CL 3-4583. Ashworth Firestone CL 3-4213. Beckley Radio TV CL 2-4271. Eye CL 33-4542. Ashworth Sparks Inc. CL 3-5251. Located at 104 Temple St and 209 Prince St Beckley.

Wrights Radio Service W. C. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Temple St Pickup Ashworth Firestone Prince St. Ph Beckley John W. Eye West Neville St Dial Ashworth & Sparks, Ks, Inc Prince St. Beckley Wonder Jewelry So. Heber St. Ph Joe Hunt's Piney View Electrolux Corp Temple St. Beckley ARGUS Lincoln Loans, Inc North Heber Singer Sewing Center South Kanawha Street Chesapeake Smith-Corona Remington Rand BNC Prince Street Zenith Zenith Headquarers Prince St. Dial

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