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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1956

Page

5

Local DAV Observes National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week

Disabled veterans in Beckley join a national effort led by Maj Gen Melvin Maas to advance employment for the physically handicapped. Eugene Cole notes Maas’s work with the DAV and the chapter plans to report unemployed members seeking jobs and share opportunities through the Chapter Employment Committee.

Beckley Melvin J. Maas Nationa Eugene Cole Beckley Chapter Gen. Mass DAV Maas National Coleaid

Bailey services set on Friday at 2 pm

Wilmer Thomas Bailey 40 died at Winding Gulf residence after four months illness. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at Killarney Methodist Church with Rev. Charles B. Cox and Rev. E R. Shafer. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by wife Alma Smedley Bailey, parents Oscar J. and wife, siblings, three sons and other relatives. Masonic rites and pallbearers by Coal City Lodge. Body to Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home this afternoon.

Wilmer Thomas Bailey Killarney Methodist Church Charles B. Cox E. R. Shafer Sunset Memorial Park Bailey Winding Gulf Affinity Oscar J. Bailey Killarney Winding Gulf Collieries Co Moose Lodge Coal City Alma Smedley Bailey Homer M Charlottesvile Dennis Cales Green Sulphur Springs Elmer Gwinn Lockbridge Ermon Bragg Hicks Wilmer Thomas Jr James Douglas Rhodell Jeffrey David

Night voter registration in Raleigh County limited to evening hours

Twenty people registered during a special Raleigh County Clerk hour from 6 30 to 8 pm on Wednesday. Six were new registrations and fourteen transferred precincts. Tonight the office opens 6 30 to 8 pm again, offering the last chance to register in the evening before October 6.

Raleigh County Clerk's Office

Josephine Resident Faces Shooting Charge Today

Virgil Adkins a 45 year old Josephine resident faces arraignment for shooting his stepson Howard Maxwell with a .32 caliber pistol at the Adkins home in Josephine. Maxwell was struck in the wrist and chest and is reported in good condition at Raleigh General Hospital.

Josephine Raleigh General Hospital Virgil Adkins Mason Farley Farley Adkins Howard Maxwell Maxwell Wyco Wyoming County J. K. Cole

Mile of Pennies Contest Aims to Fund PTA Drive

Institute Elementary School pupils from six grades will compete in a Mile of Pennies contest sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association to replace the carnival this year. Divisions cover early and upper grades with prizes for top feet. pennies stay with students for class libraries and records.

Institute Elementary Parent-Teacher Association PTA Warren D. Eliott Déorto-Loor

Open House at Clear Fork High School for Parents

ICFHS invites parents of Clear Fork High School students to an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. at the school. Principal H GL Knapp Jr reports teachers will attend. Students will demonstrate typing to music and paced transcription with the high school band playing in the final hour. Concert plans announced by B Natural Club feature Paul Roberts Choir of Philadelphia in a Memorial Building concert at 8:15 p.m. Oct 17 with Mrs. Clyde Taylor as ticket chairman.

Clear Fork High School H Gl, Knapp Jr B Natural Club Paul Roberts Philadelphia Memorial Building Clyde Taylor

Beckley Archery Club To Hear Dr Laing Tonight

Dr J M Laing will address the Beckley Archery Club at 7 39 p m during the regular meeting in the Beckley Manufacturing Co building. The event invites members and interested patrons to attend and hear the speaker.

Laing J. M. Laing Beckley Archery Club Beckley Manufacturing Co

Space Set approves sandwich spread with ham and margarine

A playful note praises a sandwich spread using 1 bar Good Luck Margarine 1 cup ground cooked ham and 1 teaspoon minced onion. The writer calls the spread extra-swell and mentions the margarine tastes fresh.

Rites Incomplete For A F Burrell

Funeral arrangements are in complete for Alfonzo F Burrell 63 who died in a local hospital after a long illness. A Mount Hope pioneer who lived there 42 years he was a deacon and member of First Baptist Church and a member of American Legion Post No 4. The body is at the C D Trent Funeral Home.

Alfonzo F. Burrell Mount Hope First Baptist Church of American Legion

Doan's Pills Offer Threefold Bladder Relief

Doan's Pills ease bladder irritations and relieve back aches and headaches. The medicine also provides a mild diuretic action aiding kidney function. Aimed at restless nights and discomfort, it promises quick relief and long standing use with a larger economical size.

Doan Gett Lange

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