Oak Hill Pastor To Attend National Meet
The Rev. R. J. Chenoweth of Oak Hill Methodist Church will join about 1,000 delegates at a four day national convocation in Washington D C focusing on The Social Witness of the Church. Speakers include Arthur J. Goldberg and Chester Bowles with others like Hubert Humphrey and Dr. Ralph Lockman. The event aims to apply Christian principles to politics and social action.
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Oak Hill
RNS
R. J. Chenoweth
Oak Hill Methodist Church
Washington, D.C
Arthur J. Goldberg
Labor
Constitution Hall
Chester Bowles
Charles Malik
Lebanon
U. N. General Assembly
U.S
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Irwin Miller
National Council of Churches
Gerald Ensley
Des Moines
Iowa
Ralph Lockman
Christ Church
Methodist
New York City
Chenoweth
West Virginia Conference Board
Beckley Dis
Trict
Methodist Church
Church
General Board of Christian Social Concerns
Washington
Fire Chiefs predict record US fire losses in 1960
The International Association of Fire Chiefs foresees 1960 fire losses in the United States surpassing 1.072 billion dollars, setting a new national record for annual fire damages.
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International Association of Fire Chiefs
United States
Maple Fork Social Guests and Visits News
Maple Fork area highlights a series of weekend visits and dinners with residents hosting relatives and friends from St. Albans Morgan Town Calloway Heights Mabscott Glen Rogers Coal River Stanaford Oak Hill and Oceana. Lily Davis and others are mentioned among the gatherings and social calls.
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Maple Fork
Sam Sink
Jack Sink
Merritt
St. Albans
Red” Turner
Mark
Morgantown
Orlie Farren
Nova Jean
Oceana
Julie Pittman
Calloway ‘Heights
George Craddock
Luisa Bailey
Tracy Lee
Mabscott
Price Davis
Clear Tyree
Mary
Glen Rogers
W. C. Jewell
Bill Jewell
Freeman Long
Coal River
Nora Defoe
Oak Hill
Jack Amick
Stanaford
Troy Davis
Maxine Shelton
Missionary To Address Women's Spring Rally
Miss Ruth Mather a missionary with 22 years service in China and Burma will address Fayette Baptist women at their annual spring rally on Wednesday April 26. The federation rally begins at 10 a.m. at Scarbro Baptist Church with 9 30 a.m. registration. Other speakers include Mrs John W Herford state president and Rev Waldo and Mrs Walter Shelton with T K Shelton Sprague. Lunch will be served and Miss Mather will speak at 11 a.m. Details cover visitors birth of an eight pound daughter and various local church activities.
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Scarbro
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Ruth Mather
China
Burma
Fayette
Walter Shelton
Hollywood
Fla
T. K. Shelton Sprague
John Legg
Beckley Hospital
Herford
Miss Mather
Mission Service
Huchow
Pearl Harbor
Free China
Hanchow
the Christian University
Sikiang Provide
Chengu
Rangoon
Pineville Brownie Scouts Sell Cookies in Town
Kathy Lynn Martin and Linda Mae Broom, daughters of local families, sell Girl Scout cookies to Mrs. Robert E. Kuhn in Crowley Worrell Addition. Both girls belong to Brownie Scout Troop No. 122 sponsored by the Presbyterian Church and attend Pineville Grade School No. 2 as second graders.
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D. Martin
Pineville
Linda Mae Broom
Alfred Broom
Robert E. Kuhn
Crowley - Worrell
Brownie
The
Presbyterian Church In
DPA Team to Certify McDowell Countians for Food Stamps
A 40 member Department of Public Assistance team led by Mrs. Grace Strain will certify about 10 000 McDowell County bread winners for a federal food stamp trial in Welch. They aim to certify around 400 persons daily, with stamps negotiable by June 1 and distributions starting in late May.
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DPA
McDowell
Carlo J. Salzano
Charleston
UPI
Department of Public Assistance
Grace Strain
Welch
McDowell County
Crawford Bishop
U. S. Department of Agriculture
McDowell County National Bank
First Clark National Bank
Northfork
First National Bank
Keystone
Bank of Jaeger
Bank of War
Strain
Division of Social Services
Memorial
CPA
Gov Barron to keynote Oak Hill Jaycee dinner
Gov. W. W. Barron will be the principal speaker at the Oak Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce Appreciation Dinner on Thursday April 27 at the White Oak County Club. State Senate President Howard W. Carson will also attend as part of the program as guest of honor.
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Oak Hill
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W. W. Barron
4-H Contest Night Set in Fayetteville Circuit Court
The Fayette County Four-H demonstration contests will be held Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m. in the circuit courtroom. All Four-H club members may enter demonstrations, with a public speaking contest on conservation, rural living, Four-H value, and home economics as a career. Winners aged 14 may advance to regional contests in Lewisburg on July 6. Members may also submit Health and Safety Poster contest entries reflecting the year long themes.
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Fayetteville
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Fayette County
Lewisburg
4-H Spring Round-Up Delayed to September
Fayetteville County Four-Hers postpone their annual Spring Round-Up from May to September due to persistent cold weather and scheduling conflicts. Tentative date set for September 9 at the Four-H Camp Beckwith with events including volleyball, relays, and a swim meet as clubs compete for top honors.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County
John D. Cutlip
Beckwith
Don Goodson Named Jaycee President
Oak Hill Jaycees name Don Goodson as president for the Oak Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce with installation set for April 27 at White Oak Country Club. Incoming officers include Robert Sanger as internal VP, Joe Doyle external VP, Hoy O'Dell secretary, Bill Nunnery treasurer, Carl Lokant director. James Cain of Bluefield will install the new slate.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Don Goodson
Two Car Wreck Near Route 21 Causes Minor Damage
OAK HILL RNS Three persons escaped injury Wednesday in a two car collision on Route 21 near Top Hat Drive In. Elmer Lee Hess Fayetteville left the highway and toppled over a steep embankment causing about 90 dollars in damage. Marion O Butler Hallsburg Clay County rode in the Anderson car from Route 14 Alum Creek. Hess apparently tried to pass concurrently with a left turn by Anderson. No arrests reported.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Top Hat Drive- In
B. W. McCoy
Elmer Lee Hess
Fayetteville
Sam L. Anderson
Route 14
Alum Creek
Lincoln County
Anderson
Marion O. Butler
Hallsburg
Clay County
McCoy
Hess
Rock N Teens to Play in Welch
The Rock n Teens from Wyoming County perform at the American Legion Hall in Welch Friday night from 8 to 12. Band members include Ronald Wood lead guitar Chris Hale piano Stormy Sizes more bass David Hager drummer and Eddie Hager singer.
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Oceana
RNS
Rock-'n- Teens
Wyoming County
American Legion Hall
Welch
Ronald Wood
Chris Hale
Stormy Sizesmore
David Hager
Eddie Hager
Accident Kills Montgomery at Lady Dunn Mine
A Fayette County man, 26, died in a coal mine accident at Cannelton Coal Co.'s Lady Dunn mine. Charles A. Alexander, 36, of nearby Cannelton, was fatally injured while working on a coal loading machine. The report also notes Col. Howard Bury’s 1921 Himalayas finding about a track resembling a human foot.
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Montgomery
UPI
Fayette County
Cannelton Coal Co
Lady Dunn
Charles A. Alexander
Cannelton
Himalayas
Col
Howard Bury
Bury
Mount Everest
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