Chancellor Calls for Prisoner Rehabilitation Focus
Mercer County Jail chaplain Rev. Gerald R. Chancellor told the Bluefield Kiwanis Club that rehabilitation should be the primary jail purpose, not incarceration. He cited evangelical ministry programs and said 5 to 10 percent of inmates become Christians, with 50 to 75 prisoners already in Bible study and three converting to Christianity.
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Gerald R. Chancellor
Mercer County
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
W. O. Bivens Jr
Kiwanis Club
Bonanza
Good News Mission
William L. Simmer
Bland County
Leckie
S. A. Ammar
A. S
Buddy) Ammar
Charlie Boone
W & H Contracting Co
Boone
Bob Culler
Ammar
Plane Crash Claims 4 Illinois Residents
Four Illinois residents died when a Piper single engine plane crashed in rugged terrain near Hemlock and Adolph, west of Elkins Virginia. The victims were Marion Mitchell 60 from Seneca, his wife Rita, and Arthur and Helen Pennington of Pontiac. The four were en route from New Marseilles to Norfolk for an International Flying Farmers convention. The plane disappeared from radar at 5 28 p m Sunday as fighters investigated navigational trouble.
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Hemlock
W.va
Federal Aviation
Illinois
New Marseilles
Ill
Norfolk
International Flying Farmers
Adolph
Elkins
Leading Lay Revival At Burke Memorial Church
Barry Barrett will speak at Burke Memorial Baptist Church Lay Led revival services in Princeton this week. Services run 7:30 nightly from Wednesday to Saturday and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Barrett, an American Airlines Boeing 727 pilot, also owns radio station WTCV in Shelbyville Tennessee, known as Tennessee's Christian Voice, a 100000 watt gospel FM. Born in Murfreesboro, he graduated from Hardin-Sim mons University in 1958 with a B A in radio journalism. A former Navy lieutenant, he has flown for the Interior and the Navy and is active in Gideons International and lay revivals.
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Barry Barrett
Burke Memorial Baptist Church
Princeton
Barrett
American Airlines
WTCV
Shelbyville
Tenn
Hardin Simmons University
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Far East
U.S. Department of the Interior
Gideons International
Gospel Singing Set At Christian Mission Church
The Christian Mission Church on Littlesburg Road will host a monthly gospel singing Thursday at 7 30 p m Rev Dewey Lacy serves as pastor of the church the event invites community members to attend for hymn singing and fellowship
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Christian Mission Church
Littlesburg Road
Dewey Lacy
Bluefield Religious Meetings Set This Week
Mount Zion Pentecostal will host The Cottage Prayer Band tonight at 7 30 in the Akers Law home 104 Depot Street Bluefield Virginia Evangelist Lilly Johnson serves as president Elder C E Moore Jr leads as pastor The Community Bible Class meets Wednesday at 11 am in Mrs Essie Parson home Bath Street Bluefield Virginia
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Mount Zion Pentecostal
Community Bible
Essie Parson
Bath St
Bluefield
Camp meeting services at Bramwell Independent Bible Church of God
Camp meeting begins today at 7 p.m. and runs through Saturday at Bramwell Independent Bible Church of God. Different speakers and special singing featured nightly as Pastor David Lusk invites the public.
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Bramwell Independent Bible Church of God
David Lusk
Evangelist Jeff Deem to Lead Edgemont Assembly Services
Evangelist Jeff Deem will conduct 7 p.m. services at Edgemont Assembly of God from Wednesday through Sunday with nightly special singing. James Lamb serves as host pastor.
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Jeff Deem
Edgemont Assembly of God
James Lamb
Maybeury United Methodist Church speaks on Jesus as God's answer
Dr. Gary Fitzgerald, Baylor and Perkins graduate and Central Texas Conference evangelist, speaks nightly Sunday through Friday August 20 25 at 7 30 p m Maybeury United Methodist Church Host pastor Rev Olen Robertson invites the public Also note: Easley Tabernacle Yard and bake sale September 9 10 a m High Street plus Gospel Tabernacle Church Bible Class at 7 p m at Roanoke Street Bluefield led by Rev Mrs Hattie Bennett
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Gary Fitzgerald
Jesus
Maybeury United Methodist Church
Baylor University
Perkins School of Theology
Central Texas Conference
United Methodist Church
Olen Robertson
Gospel Tabernacle Church
Roanoke St
Bluefield
Hattie Bennett
Oak Hill Woman Helps Create National Grandparents Day
Marian McQuade of Oak Hill West Virginia led a five year campaign to honor the elderly and grandparents. President Carter signed legislation designating the first National Grandparents Day for the Sunday after Labor Day September 10. McQuade worked with Mike Goldgar of Atlanta and lobbied Congress and governors to gain support.
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Oak Hill
W.va
Marian McQuade
Congress
West Virginia
Carter
Buchanan Man Convicted in Unemployment Benefits Case
A Buchanan County Virginia man, Glen Lewis Ayers Jr., 24, was convicted in Richmond General District Court of making false statements or withholding facts to obtain unemployment benefits. He obtained $132 and was fined $50 on the misdemeanor conviction. The case was brought by Virginia Employment Commission fraud investigator M. F. Mallory.
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Buchanan County
Richmond General District Court
Glen Lewis Ayers Jr
Ayers
Rt. 1
M. F. Mallory
Virginia Employment Commission
Fraud Investigation Unit
Hurricane season dates set by weather service
The National Weather Service defines the hurricane season as starting on June 1 and ending on November 30 each year.
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National Weather Service
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Bluefield Ave
Greater Bluefield
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Kellermen
Southwest Virginia National Bank
Pile
Union Mission
Red Cross
Buddy) Aftmar
Barnes Gillespie
Bible Church OF God
Assembly OF God
Easley Tabernacle
J. H. Easley Tabernacle
High Street
Arch Moore Jr
Moore
U.S
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D-W.va
Buchanan
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Dakvale RD
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Nick’s Inc
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