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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1956

Page

5

Make Your Neighbors Envious This Season

A Raleigh Register feature advertises DIY Christmas sleigh and reindeer patterns. It promises a striking 30 inch high 48 inch long Santa sleigh, with full size decorating guides, stock materials, and easy steps for amateurs to create professional results. Pattern No 434 costs 30 cents, reindeer No 433 costs 35 cents, plus a 35 cent third pattern and a 60 page catalog of 250 Build-Yourself projects.

Santa Amateum Santa Claus Raleigh Register P.O Pleasantville N. Y

Military Men in News At Home and Overseas

Soldiers and airmen in a series of postings are described. Pfc Clarence Davis, 19, of Shady Spring. Davis trains with the 11th Airborne in Germany and serves in Tank Company 50th Regiment. Private Kenneth Wooten, son of the Wootens of KillarnEy, assigned to the Eighth Infantry Division rotation plan in Europe. Pvt Elza McLand Callister, Beckley, serves in Company F Fifth Regiment, as Marine forces support rotation. Smith and Underwood are noted for training and assignments at Lackland and Key West.

11Th Airborne Division Germany Clarence Davis Holmes Davis 50Th Reiment Europe Army Pvt Kenneth M. Wooten Wooten Killarney Camp le Fort Carson Colo Jeune N. C Pfe Elza R. Mcland Infan- Callister Letha F McCallister Tolbert St Beck Ley Byrd-Priller Royal E. North Augustman High School Masonic Lodge Sunset Memorial Park Webb & Quesenberry Funeral Home Arthur DB. Dobbins Lettie Dobbins Arthur Dobbins

Life Probes Bets Princeton Dance Class Photo

Life Magazine is investigating a controversial photograph from Princeton High School in Mercer County showing white and Negro students square dancing in the gym as part of a racial integration layout. The school report calls the photo a mistake and notes classes are usually separated by gender but sometimes combined for dance.

New York Life Princeton Wy Va Picure W. R. Cooke Mercer County Melvin McClain Charlotte Harman Ward Webb Joe Clark Clark Detroit Cooke McClain

TV Sets Overtake Bathtubs in American Households

A High Court ruling involves Mollie Net Bragno and the Newbury estate. The judge upholds a $16.7 million judgment against Bragno, directing assets to the Netcher will trust. Bragno plans an appeal. she remains a beneficiary and unlikely to lose the inheritance.

Los Angeles Chicago Mollie Net Robert S. Bell Packard-Bell Fortune Wests Mollie Netcher Newbury Newbury Charles Netcher Boston State George M. Fishers Bragm Netcher Bragno Fisher

Mounted Harbor drama and public notices page mix

A long fragment blends a novel scene with public notices and obituaries. The scene features Rita and Bill discussing Alvarez and a lookout, interwoven with travel, romance, and a looming departure, while announcements cover a Beckley public hearing on Route 16 relocation and funeral notices for several local residents.

State Road Commission Beckley W. Va 4Th Street Frontier Street Raleigh County State Road Commissio W. T. Brice K-L-P -N

Stevenson Asks South To Accept Integration

Adlai E. Stevenson spoke in Little Rock urging Southerners to accept the Supreme Court ruling against segregation as law. He defended the decision as proper and appealed for compliance amid his Southern campaign swing, greeted by applause at an outdoor MacArthur Park rally.

Little Rock Ark Adlai E. Stevenson Dixie Supreme Court South High Tribunal Applavee MacArthur Park

Smog hearings warn Los Angeles air could kill thousands

March of Science experts warned at a legislative hearing that a prolonged smog episode in the Los Angeles basin could cause thousands of deaths if breezes stop and pollution builds up as the population climbs. They cited a possible inversion layer trapping pollutants and stressed healthcare systems would notice spikes in coronary and respiratory deaths first as hospitals faced strain.

Ust Priscilla Alvarez Dr. Devereaux Dick Devereaux Bill Rita Apalachicola Lookout House Priscila Manhattan Los Angeles Leslie A. Chambers Los Angeles County Wirt Los Angeles Basin H. R. Brickman Ucla Chambers Dermot Taylor Ucla Pharmacology

Armco Announces 136 Million Dollar Expansion in Ashland Ky

Armco Steel Corp unveils a 136 million dollar expansion in Ashland to raise basic steel production capacity. J M Lobaugh, works manager, says there will be a considerable rise in the current 3 800 workforce.

Ashland Armco Steel Corp J. M. Lobaugh Works Banager Sant

Baltimore Apples and Peaches Market Update

Market notes from Baltimore and surrounding areas show mixed movements for apples with Golden Delicious Grimes Jonathan and Rambos varying by size and grade. Peaches remain firm while potatoes show little change, with Katahdins and Cobblers prices listed for 30 and 100 pound sacks across Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Altimore Grimes Jonathans Pa Delicious Cort Usis

Poultry Market Report from Shenandoah Valley Area

Harrisonburg Virginia market summary shows weak live poultry demand for broilers and fryers with adequate supplies. Farm prices noted at noon yesterday vary by weight and type, with broilers 2-314 pounds around 8 to 18 dollars, hens 16 to 17 dollars, turkeys steady with prices for small fryers about 25 to 25 dollars, heavy hens and toms broadly in the mid twenties.

Harrisonburg Shenandoah Valley

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