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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1998
Page
3
Out of state rates listed for one year six months and three months with the publisher and staff names including Robert R Hammond publisher Mark Bowling business manager Elizabeth Wilson circulation director and Jon Sinko director of administration.
A Veterans Association observance featured a symbolic table setup representing Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force missing in action. The white cloth stands for purity of intent while a single vase rose, lemon slice, salt, inverted glasses, and empty chairs convey sacrifice, memory, and the expectation of a proper accounting.
The Buckskin Council of Boy Scouts of America and Go-Mart Stores Inc announce their annual Scouting for Food drive. On November 7, 5,000 scouts will place collection containers in 22 counties across southern West Virginia, southwest Virginia and Kentucky to gather non-perishable foods for pantries churches and human service groups. They will finish on November 14 by collecting donated items in local communities. Call the Buckskin Council at 340-3663 for more information.
A compressed list of local meetings and events including Marine Corps League regular gathering at Midway VFW Post with birthday party plans, Beckley singles activities at Maxwell Hill Center, SpeakEasy Singles in Charleston, Mountain Stage at Cultural Center, and multiple exhibits and lectures at Tamarack and Beckley venues. Also includes a motorcross race, pastor and wife appreciation, American Legion Auxiliary, free hearing evaluations, AA meetings, Veterans Memorial Museum, and a Women’s group event with speakers. Local contact numbers provided.
Charleston AP reports John Matney uncovered his great grandfather listed among about 5,200 Union soldiers with unclaimed Civil War medals in West Virginia's Culture and History archives. Medals remain in original boxes. more details at the state's history site Medals.html.
Police report a series of incidents including assaults on Sandstone Drive and Patch Street, a weapon threat at Prince Street and South Fayette Street, disturbances on East C Street and Hubbard Street, and multiple larcenies and vehicle accidents across Beckley and surrounding areas. Fortunes include forgery at Raleigh Mall and fights at Beckley Crossing and Crossroads Mall.
Stream updates issued from 8 a.m. yesterday list Bluestone Lake elevation 1411.4 feet with gates open and outflows around 4700 cubic feet per second, plus.Galer River and Meadow River readings. Summersville Lake elevation 1618 feet with Gauley outflow 10.5 feet and outflow ~2350 cfs, Meadow and R D Bailey Lake outflows noted. contact numbers provided for current conditions after 8 a.m.
The Register-Herald states it will correct any errors or inaccuracies in published material. Readers are urged to call the appropriate news department to report errors and seek corrections.
Readers are invited to report news events by calling The Register Herald toll free via Cellular One using the designated tip line BNI.
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