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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1976
Page
8
Acknowledges yes for children f or Christ acceptance. Cites Luke 1 80 Luke 2 40 Matthew 19 14 and Deut 6 6 7 to support early faith. Encourages teaching children about God and prayerful instruction guided by Proverbs 22 6.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints youth host a rummage sale Saturday at 10 a.m. at People's Bank of Bluewell. Laurel Creek Baptist Church marks its anniversary Sunday at 3 p.m. with Rev. T. B. Hamlin as speaker and music by Saunders Grove and Pilgrim Baptist choirs. A memorial service for Rev. Joe Gillespie is Sunday at 11 a.m. at Billy Sunday Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. Titus Cox and Rev. Wayne Gillespie participating. An appreciation service for Rev. H. L. Hall is Sunday at 6 p.m. at First A M E Zion Church with Rev. Dr. J. L. Walton and the Pines Chapel Young Adult Choir. reception to follow in Mitchal Hall.
Evangelist Geneva Lewis will speak at the 11 a.m. service at Union Baptist Church. A 3 p.m. musical program supports the building fund. Sunday School starts at 10 a.m.
Wilcoe Baptist Church invites visitors to 11 a.m. worship with guest speaker Rev. J W Wallace of War while Elder Clarence Moore Jr of Bluefield leads a 3 p.m. service. Deacon Wives sponsor both events. First Church of God hosts a Turkey Dinner in Princeton 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday with 2.50 admission for adults and 1.50 for under 12, carryouts 25 cents. Proceeds fund a trip to the Cincinnati International Youth Convention.
Bluefield Old Guard Chapter No 3 met in Trinity United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall with 35 members and 19 from the auxiliary. Sister Anne Phalen Joanne Boilleau and Scott Boilleau spoke on preventative care for Glenwood Park United Methodist Home residents.
The University Club hosts its annual field day this afternoon at Fincastle Country Club with golf and tennis events. Billy Williams chairs the event while Vic Sorrell runs golf and Judge John McGhee oversees tennis, culminating in a cocktail party and trophies dinner. Also notes the nickname blue men for Moroccan desert dwellers due to indigo robes that rub color on skin and beard.
In Manassas Prince William County jail inmates set fires on the main floor after a 1 a.m. shakedown that yielded drugs and improvised weapons. Jail employee Wilton A. Carter was charged with delivering drugs to inmates and Harold M. Dixon was charged with murder in a fellow inmate's death. No injuries reported and damage deemed minor.
Maryland officials fear the conversion of the mothballed USNS General William P. Darby into a 500 to 600 bed minimum security prison may be stalled by federal red tape. They meet with prisons commissioner Mark Levine and other leaders as they seek federal agency custody and legal authority to transfer the vessel to the state for use near Baltimore.
Virginia health officials say two August pilot programs will test the delivery system for mass swine flu immunization starting in September rather than the vaccine itself. Dr. Robert L. Wood stressed the vaccine has already been tested and that participants are not guinea pigs.
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