Curtain Callers Benefit for Mental Health Play
Nora Stirling and Nina Redenour write a joint Curtain Callers production by the National Association for Mental Health Inc and American Theatre Wing Community Plays. Based on Beers memoir A Mind That Found Itself. Admission 25 cents to Raleigh County mental health program. Note: 1544 Mexico City printing fact included.
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Nora Stirling
Nina Redenour
National Association For Mental Health Inc
American Theatre Wing Community Plays
Clifford Whittingham Beers
America
Raleigh County
Revival in Maplewood Lane hosted by Evangelist Tanner Schofield
Elder Willie Schofield, pastor, announced a revival at the Pentecostal Church of Christ on Maplewood Lane with speaker Evangelist Tanner Schofield. The revival began Thursday and will continue indefinitely, drawing congregants for ongoing services.
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Pentecostal Church of Christ
Maplewood Lane
Tanner Schofield
Willie Schofield
Sahara Desert name meaning in Arabic is nothing
The Arabic term for Sahara Desert translates to nothing, reflecting a linguistic note on the name. The expression highlights how a vast desert’s title can imply emptiness or absence in Arabic discourse.
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Sahara Desert
Local Bank Officials Attend Group Four Meeting
Fry two Bank of Raleigh officials attended the Group Four session of the West Virginia Bankers Association in Charleston at the Daniel Boone Hotel. Justin R. Carr and Isaac McKinney represented the local bank. McKinney is a former group chairman. The program offered banking facts presented with humor and was arranged by Frank Gans. Group Four includes bankers from Fayette Kanawha Boone Clay Nicholas and Raleigh counties. Lightning causes about 7500 forest fires yearly.
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Bank of Raleigh
West Virginia Bankers Association
Daniel Boone Hotel
Charleston
Justin R. Carr
Isaac McKinney
McKinney
M. M. McMorrow
Montgomery
Frank Gans
Beckley
Fayette, Kanawha
Boone, Clay, Nicholas
Raleigh Counties
Two Building Permits Issued In City Record
Two building permits were issued Friday by the City Recorders office. Marguerite W. Foster 104 Phillips St McLean Addition received permission to remodel her present home by adding a frame shingled room. She paid 10 for the permit the work will cost an estimated 5500. A permit to build a block garage was granted Sam Treola 124 Walker Ave. The work will cost an estimated 500 and he also paid a 10 fee. In New Mexico the dog was the Indians only domesticated animal until they were introduced to sheep and horses by 16th Century Spanish colonists.
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City Record
Marguerite W. Foster
Phillips St
McClean Addition
Sam Treola
Walker Ave
New Mexico
Church Library Grows at Crab Orchard Baptist Church
James Ray Riffe aged six checks out a children’s book as Mission Circle No. 4 members wait their turn. The library started last fall and now holds about 200 volumes with Mrs. Gaye Pilliteri in charge. Youth Fellowship led a drive to expand the collection.
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Crab Orchard Baptist Church
James Ray Riffe
W. P. Riffe Jr
Crab Orchard
Joe Withrow
John Bailey
Thomas Gray
Mission Circle No. 4
Gaye Pilliteri
Beckley Recruiter Wins Award for High March Objective
Sgt. William Renko of the Beckley Air Force Recruiting Station received a certificate of achievement for attaining 166 percent of the March objective. The ceremony was attended by Paul Blank, chief of operations for the 3502 Recruiting Group, along with Capt. Arthur Carroll from Harrisburg and Capt. Robert M. MacCallum from Charleston.
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William
Bill) Renkovish
Beckley Air Force
Paul Blank
Seven States
Harrisburg
Arthur Carroll
Robert M. MacCallum
Charleston
Veterans Insurance Policy Deadline Sparks VA Debate
The American Legion backs restoring NSLI for veterans while the VA opposes reopening. Ralph H. Stone argues private insurers offer comparable coverage and criticizes the lack of advance notice for the 1951 Insurance Act deadline. He notes WWII veterans had years to reinstate post discharge, but many lost rights when the deadline was announced retroactively. The department urges favorable action in this session.
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The
American Legion
Ralph H. Stone
NSLI
Behind The Ear Hearing Aid Promises Ultra Fidelity
A consumer ad touts a fine ultra fidelity behind the ear hearing aid as a leading solution for clear, natural sound. The copy emphasizes comfort, discreet design, and improved listening in varied environments.
TV Talk Probes Methodist Church Future
Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke discusses the 1960 64 Methodist Church quadrennium and major issues in a quarter hour program titled The Changing Church. The program airs 9 15 a m Tuesday on WHIS TV Bluefield and covers democracy in Methodism and its impact on 10 million members across 40,000 churches.
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Methodist Church
Lloyd C. Wicke
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Denver
Colo
Wicke
Whis-Tv
Bluefield
Episcopal
Bishop Wicke
Erie
The
Methodist Television, Radio and Film Commission
Nashville
Poisonous household items lure curious youngsters
A Raleigh County health column warns that children may ingest a wide array of common items such as buttons, borax, turpentine, ink, diaper powder, and many household chemicals. The piece stresses that even careful parents can slip up during spring cleaning or moves, as kids move quickly and safety must be constant. The column is sponsored by the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association.
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Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Victoria de Los Angeles Fetes Backstage With Flamenco Songs
After a Met Opera performance of Die Meistersinger Victoria de Los Angeles returns to Barcelona mood, entertaining friends backstage with guitar and Spanish flamenco songs.
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Victoria de Los Angeles
Eva
Metropolitan Opera
Die Meis
Tersinger
Barcelona
Spain
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Raleigh County Asso
Hemisphere
Mexico City
Bair Bldg
Agia
SALE
Coonattye, i Mae
Inrome
Neville ST
W. VA
China
Church Library Growing
News For Veterans
C. S. Collier Jr
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mountain State
Main St
Dial
Siguatanre
Poison Control Center
Ohio Valley
Ravens Metal Products
Kaiser Aluminum
Olin Mathieson
Ravens-Metal Products
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