Methodists to Consider Rural and Mining Areas Role
The Beckley District Conference will hold a panel on April 17 at Sophia Methodist Church to study the church position in rural and mining regions. Leaders and deaconess members discuss consolidation, home missions, and the impact on small congregations amid mining-driven migration and church closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Sophia Methodist Church
West Virginia
Glenn W. Stewart
R. H. Kennedy
Van
A. R. Sayre
Winding Gulf
Brothers Named Executors Of Father's Estate In Raleigh County
Mike Marcinko Midway and Frank Marcinko Beckley named executors of their father Mike Marcinko who died February 2 in a fiduciary instrument filed in Raleigh County. They posted 500 bond to manage the estate. The will dated December 16 1954 leaves all personal and real property to wife Elizabeth for life and on her death to be divided between the two sons. Other fiduciary records include Martha Parsons Beckley administratrix of John B Parsons died January 17 posted 300 bond and others with bonds ranging from 100 to 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Marcinko
Midway
Frank Marcinko
Beckley
Raleigh
Marcinko
Elizabeth Marcinko
Martha Parsons
John B. Parsons
Gertrude Massie
Stanaford
Caleb Massie
Ethel L. Lilly
Pearley H. Lilly
William O. Ritchie
Burl Conley
Maudie Thomas
Lacy Garnett Thomas
Co. A. Thompson
Clyde Whitt
Moundsville
Thompson
Elsie Evans
Bradley
Ira Evans
John H. Hull
Charleston
Wade H. Hull
Herman J. Wright
Charles H. Wright
Driver Fined On Three Counts
Lowell Thomas Atha, 17, Sand Lick, paid $120 to Magistrate W. A. Burke after pleading guilty to three highway violations from a two car wreck at Metalt Sunday night. He faced charges of leaving the scene, no vehicle registration, and expired inspection sticker from a 1950 model car struck from the rear. Howard Cook of Eccles was listed as the other driver and is treated for chin and knee injuries at Beckley Hospital. he denies driving the other car as police continue their inquiry into damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Thomas Atha
Sand Lick
W. A. Burke
Metalt
Atha
Howard Cook
Eccles
Beckley Hospital
Cook
Marine Charged With Absence From Camp Lejeune
Carl Ray Thomas a U S Marine was booked at Raleigh County Jail Monday night on a charge of being absent without leave from Camp Lejeune North Carolina.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Carl Ray Thomas
Raleigh County
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Sophia Groups Unite On Clean Up Program
Sophia community backs Gov W W Barron state wide clean up plan with a 10 point town council program. The plan includes hosing streets brushing and weed removal, urging property owners to tidy lots, and seeking state and rail company cooperation for cleanup from Midway to Mount Tams.
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Sophia Groups
Unite
Sophia
W. W. Barron
Methodist Church
Heard County
John C. Ward
Sophia Town Council
Sophia Community Council
Town Hall
James P. Deck
Town Recorder
State Road Commission
Midway
Tams Mountain
Norfolk and Western Railway
Main Street
Crime Delinquency Study Receives National Grant
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency receives a four year grant totaling $363,171 from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Department of Health Education and Welfare to create the first national research center on crime and delinquency. The center will act as a clearing house for practical developments, evaluate new concepts, and bridge theory and practice in crime prevention and treatment with cooperation from universities and research centers. Dr Hy man H Frankel directs the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley
E. M. Tutwiler
Mount Hope
Charles M. Love
Huntington
National Council On Crime and
National Institute of Mental Health
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Hyman H. Frankel
Sociology
Southern Illinois University
Large Aviation Firm To Survey State Sites
West Virginia eyes new industry as North American Aviation Inc sends a survey team to seek factory sites. State officials say inquiries are rising and Beckley area hopes to host manufacturing facilities for aviation production or missile plants. The billion dollar firm employs 67,000 and builds rocket engines and military systems. If WV lands the project, suppliers may also open facilities in the state.
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West Virginia
North American Aviation, Inc
Mountain State
L. E. Ward, Jr
State Department of Commerce
Ward
The
Register
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Aviation Company
Beckley Hope
Beckley Memorial Airport
Los Angeles
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Barron Hulett C. Smith
Democratic Executive Committee
Beckley Business Development Corp
Beckley
North American
NAA
Ministers Postpone Meeting One Week
The Beckley Area Ministerial Association will hold its meeting at 10:30 a.m. April 10 in the Beckley Presbyterian Church parlor instead of Monday due to Easter and schedule conflicts. Rev. Don Francis, secretary, says all area ministers are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Area
Brent Helvey Wins John Philip Sousa Award At Stoco
Brent Helvey, Stoco High School senior and son of Mr and Mrs Frank Helvey East Gulf, is the winner of the John Philip Sousa Award at Stoco this year. He is a drummer in the band directed by Mrs Sara Frances Bailey Beckley and received the honor at the annual spring band concert last week after a secret ballot of band members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brent Helvey
Stoco
Frank Helvey
East Gulf
John Philip Sousa
Brent
Sara Frances Bailey
Beckley
Woodland Nymph Contest Draws Thirty Entrants At Woodland Show
The Woodland Nymph contest expands at the Woodland Show May 26-27 with 30 high school entrants, up from five last year. Committee chairs report publicity, brochure pricing, and plans for exhibits including a model sawmill, a forest fire and soil erosion demonstration, and contests for men women and children.
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Raymond Eye
Paul Feigley
Charles Shackelford
Charles Hodel
Shackelford
Glendon Keaton
Serena
Hhairman
Nat
Neaton
Chief of Forest Service
Washington, D. C
Harry Headley
Carl Lucas
Officers Installation Set At CLG Meeting
Dry-Hill Prosperity Country Life Association will install officers elected recently in a meeting at the community building tonight at 7 30 p.m. William F. Stump, newly re-elected president, urges all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry- Hill Prosperity Country Life Association
William F. Stump
Sunday Program to Rename Sprague Elementary School
Brooks Adair, longtime Sprague Elementary principal, will be honored Sunday as the school is renamed to honor him. The PTA planned a 2 p.m. ceremony on the school lawn, rain date at New River Park, with Dr. B. B. Richmond as speaker and the unveiling of new 12 inch porcelain letters naming the building. The program includes songs led by Woodrow Wilson High School Band and 4H Club, a flag salute by students, and remarks from Adair and Mrs. Adair. city officials and teachers will attend.
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Brooks Adair
Sprague Elementary School
Parent- Teacher Association
James Lilly
New River Park
B. B. Richmond
Beckley
Adair
Earle
Woodrow Wilson High School
Earle Bibb
Cere Bibb
Robin Adair Jones
O. A. Phillips
Brooks Adair School
Dr. Richmond
Mildred Watts
Cecil Miller
PTA
America
Peggy Elkin
Woodrow Wilson Band
W. H. Fogle
Mullens Girl Seeks Woodland Nymph Title
Jo Ann Short 17 of Mullens is chosen by Mullens High for entry in the Woodlawn Nymph contest at the Woodland Show May 26 27 at Beckley Farmers Market. She is active in band majorette choir student council and church youth groups and plans to attend Concord College.
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Jo Ann Short
W. G. Short
Mullens
Mullens High School
Woodlawn
U.C.Y.M
B.Y F
Mullens High
Concord College
District Kiwanis Governor To Address Key Clubbers
West Virginia District Kiwanis International will host a two day convention in Beckley with J Kenton Lambert Parsons businessman addressing Key Clubbers at the Saturday night Governor s Banquet at the Elks Club. Dr Leonard Riggleman Morris Harvey College also on the banquet program. About 400 Key Club members from across West Virginia are expected. New state officers to be announced Saturday afternoon.
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West Virginia
Kiwanis International
Beckley
J. Kenton Lambert
Parsons
Elks Club
Leonard Riggleman
Morris Harvey College
David Gwinn
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mountain State
Lambert
Davis and Elkins College
West Virginia University
West I
Virginia Water Resources Commission
Beckley Hotel
First Methodist Church
South Heber Street
Cecil L. Miller
Harry L. McCreery
Beckley Kiwanis Club
David Hindsley
Wwhs Club
Richard Bird
Princeton Key Club
Key Club International
Raleigh County Memorial
Bank of Raleigh
Memorial
Ervin S. Queen
Kiwanis Clubs
W. Va
Driving course enrollment deadline extended to April 15
The Boy Scouts driving course at Camp Wilderness extends enrollment to April 15 per Wallace Noble district scout executive. Beckley Detachment WV State Police will teach safety classes for Scouts of all ages. Contact Noble at 408 North Kanawha Street. a $1 fee covers expenses.
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Camp Wilderness
Wallace Noble
Beckley Detachment
West Virginia
50 Families Offer Convention Housing
About 50 local families will house Key Club members during the West Virginia District convention at Beckley Friday and Saturday. Housing Chairman Buzzy Kesse said 400 to 500 Key Clubbers from across West Virginia are expected to attend the annual event.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Key Club
Beckley
Buzzy Kesse
West Virginia
Key Club International
Sophia Lions Club to Hold District Officials Meeting
A special meeting of the Sophia Lions Club is called by president Hampton Thomas for 6 30 p m Wednesday at Sophia Methodist Church. Guest speakers include James L Shelton district governor from Oak Hill and Jim Underwood zone chairman from Beckley.
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Sophia Lions Club
Hampton Thomas
Sophia Methodist
James L. Shelton
Oak Hill
Jim Underwood
Beckley
Revival Under Way At First Baptist Church
The Revival in Rhodes Rhode Island is under way with Rev. Nelson Staples conducting services assisted by pastor Rev. W P Strickland. The public is invited to attend.
Metal Working Industry Seeks Labor Survey Here
A West Virginia Commerce request to the Beckley Employment Security office seeks a labor survey to assess the potential for a metal working plant in southern West Virginia. McSpadden notes skilled workers are scarce locally, with many qualified only from previous jobs in Detroit and Cleveland. The survey coupon is printed for readers to respond.
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Beckley
West Virginia Department of Commerce
State Department of Employment Security
M. L. McSpadden
Detroit
Cleveland
Lorain
McSpadden
West Virginia
Commerce Department
Employeuen Security
W. Va
Dept. of Employment Security
County Board Won’t Draft Men In April
Raleigh County Selective Service Board No. 18 reports no draft call in April as part of a nationwide manpower reduction, according to a local office release.
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County Board
Raleigh County Selective Service Board No. 18
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Madison
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
WSCS
Charles S. Thompson ‘Jr
Fayetteville
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Beckley First Church
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Summersville
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Missions
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Trafco
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