Christmas Parade Planned by Charleston Youth Councils
Christmas in its most fundamental form will spotlight downtown Charleston on Monday December 22 as Christian Youth Councils from South Charleston and Charleston stage a 3 p.m. parade featuring children’s choirs and floats depicting Biblical scenes. The event marks the councils’ first community project under the United Christian Youth Movement.
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Little Rock
Ark
First Presbyterian of
South Charleston
St. Mark's Methodist
Asbury Methodist
Bream Presbyterish
Christ Methodist
First Christian
Boyd Christian
Florida Street
Church of God
Simpson Methodist
the African Methodist Episcopal
First Presbyterian of Charleston
Calvary Baptist
Darington Methodist
First Methodist of
Central Methodist
Youth For Christ
The
YWCA
United Christian Youth Movement
National Council of Churches of Christ
West Virginia Council of Churches
Taxicab Driver and Mechanic Save Woman in Goody Kentucky
A taxi driver and a mechanic are credited with saving Mrs. Edward Pirotte from drowning when their car plunged into Pond Creek at Goody, Kentucky. Her 31 year old husband, a Red Jacket Coal Corp. butcher at Matewan, drowned. Cabby Walker Smith and mechanic Arlin West kept Mrs. Pirotte’s head above water until help arrived. She was in satisfactory condition at a Williamson hospital. Pirotte also survived by a daughter.
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Williamson
Pirotte
144 Year Old Paper Written by Bethany Founder Recovered
Bethany West Virginia December 12 a 44 year old manuscript by Alexander Campbell founder and first president of Bethany College has been recovered and returned to the Disciples of Christ institution College Librarian E Hugh Behhymer said the find is significant as the Campbell family reportedly destroyed most of the leader personal papers after his death in 1866 The handwritten volume the second original Campbell work known to exist was sent to the college by an Australian woman who said she became interested in the movement during Behhymer s Australia lecture tour
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Bethany
W. Va
Alexander Campbell
Bethany Callflege
Disciples of Christ
E. Hugh Behyymer
Campbell
Behymer
Australia
Equipment Sale Suit Brings $1 Judgment
A Common Pleas Court jury awarded C. W. Board of Charleston doing business as National Scale and Fixture Co. a $1 judgment in a $25 000 suit against Mr and Mrs. Trout of Nitro Frank Curatolo of Charleston and Elbert E Sigmon of Charleston. The plaintiff claimed the Trouts agreed to sell him restaurant equipment and breached by turning the equipment over to Sigmon. Sigmon and Curatolo testified the Trouts said the contract was cancelled. Curatolo previously worked for Board as a salesman.
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C. W. Board of Charleston
National , Scale and Fixture Co
Common Pleas Court
Trout
Nitro
Frank
Curatoro
Charleston
Elbert E
Sigmon
Curatolo
Moderate Cold Ahead for West Virginia Through Wednesday
Temperatures near the normals of 35 in the north and 38 in the south will prevail in West Virginia through Wednesday, with moderate cold to continue into the weekend. A turn warmer Monday followed by cooler conditions Tuesday and Wednesday is forecast. Rain or snow around Monday may total a quarter inch or less.
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Huntington
Der
West Virginia
U. S
Weather Bureau
Snow Queen of 1952 Named at Nitro High formal
The Snow Queen of 1952 will be crowned at Nitro High School's third annual Winter formal tonight. Students vote at the dance between 7:30 and 10 p.m., with the winner crowned by Student Council President Sam Lee. Alumni are invited. The Community Church at Elk Ridge hosts the Upper Kanawha Song Convention from 7:30 to 10 tonight.
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Nitro Hien
Billy Williams
Gil
Nitro High School
Sam Lee
Elk_ Tidge
Student Injured by Falling Stage Equipment at Marshall
An 18 year old Marsketh College student from Belle, William A. Ervine, is recovering at home after a 25 foot steel pipe holding a drape in the School auditorium tore loose and fell on him. He is a member of the permanent stage crew at Marshall.
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Marshall
Marsketh College
Belle
William A. Ervine
L. A. Ervine
West Main St
Marshail
Kanawha Veterans Reminded of Deadline to Apply
Kanawha County veterans of the two World Wars and their survivors were reminded by Eric McCormick deputy director of the Charleston Office of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs that December 31 is the deadline to apply for the West Virginia bonus. It is believed that there are several hundred persons eligible.
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Kanawha
Kanawha County
Eric McCormick
Charleston
West Virginia
Veterans bonus claims guidance and Kanawha County office
McCormick urged eligible veterans and surviving spouses to file applications by month’s end and to check with the Charleston department office at 412 Kanawha Blvd East for receipt acknowledgments and assignment numbers. The Kanawha County jurisdiction covers veteran and survivor bonus claims.
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McCormick
Charleston
Department
Kanewha Blvd
Kanawha County
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