Campaign activity quickens for Beckley May general vote
City Republican and Democratic committees intensify preparations for the May 28 election in Beckley. Republicans reelect Tru man L. Sayre as chairman, elect new officers, and accept Jack Redd’s resignation as ward V committeeman. Democrats set Monday for a meeting to choose a chairman. authority plans to keep Co. D Smith’s office open Saturday for late voter registrations as Saturday is the registration deadline.
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Beckley
Truman L. Sayre
GOP
Sayre
Paul J. Fourney
Raleigh County
W. A. Thornhill
Jack Redd
Co. D. “Smitty” Smith
R. L. Davis
Harold A. Hedrick
Redd
Beckley St Luke Lutherans Hold Covered Dish Dinner
About sixty people attended the dinner at Greenbrier Dairy Social Room hosted by Beckley s St Luke Lutheran Church. Pastor Rev John E Barringer of Faith Lutheran Charleston spoke on The Challenge of Complacency noting that real work begins once a church building rises from the ground as the local congregation advances plans for a new church.
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Beckley
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Greenbrier Dairy
John E. Barringer
Faith Lutheran Church of Charleston
Now You Know By United Press International
The energy output of certain humming birds is so great that they regularly consume food equal to about three times their body weight each day, according to the New York Zoological Society.
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United Press International
New York Zoological Society
Five Selected For Centennial Chorus
The All-State Centennial Chorus comprising 145 students from 26 counties and 43 schools will include five Woodrow Wilson High School students Beverly Cook James Robert James David Hardiman Robert Knapp and David McCollum. Director will be R Wayne Hugebloom of the University of Southern Florida.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beverly Cook
James Robert James
David Hardiman
Robert Knapp
David McCollum
R. Wayne Hugebloom
University of Southern Florida
Marshall University
Irma Brooke
Charleston
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Centennial Commission
Polio Clinics Endorsed and Levy Approved at Trap Hill Meeting
The Trap Hill Country Life Group endorsed a second levy for Stephen's Lake facilities and Sabin polio clinics. They urged a Raleigh County Court election, backed passage after Glen P. Daniel spoke, and promoted a Sunday clinic at Trap Hill High School. The group plans community cleanup, fair plans, and donated funds for local dugouts, with several committee chairs named. Local students Becky Luther, Betty Holstein, and Kathy Cox performed at a talent show in Sophia.
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Stephen’s Lake
Trap Hill
Trap Hill High School
Glen White
Sophia High School
Becky Luther
Betty Holstein
Wolverton
Classroom Teachers To Attend Meeting
The Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association will be represented at the Regional Conference at Huntington Saturday by four members. They are Mrs. Wanda Dunkley Crab Orchard School Old Miss Jessie Worley Mabscott Elementary School Mrs. Hazel Davenport Central Elementary School and Mrs. Nelle Keefer Beckley Junior High School.
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Raleigh County Classroom Teachers Association
Huntington
Wanda Dunkley
Crab Orchard School
Jessie Worley
Mabscott
Hazel Davenport
Central
Nelle Keefer
Beckley
Brigitte Bar Dot Invited to Moscow Film Festival
Brigitte Bar dot has been invited to the third Moscow International Film Festival, organizers announced Tuesday. The French actress, now in Italy, has not yet replied. The festival runs July 7 through July 21 with invitations sent to 115 countries.
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REDS
Brigtte Moscow
UPI
Brigitte Bardot
Italy
Stoco Sends 3 To Press Meet At Lexington
Alma Meadows Carolyn Gwynn and journalism instructor H J Hurley of Stoco High School join about 1000 high school journalists and advisers registered for the 1963 Southern Interscholastic Press Association convention at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia. The Stoco "Smoke Signals" enters its third year in SIPA awards.
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Alma Meadows
Carolyn Gwynn
H. J. Hurley
Stoco High School
Sth
Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Stoco
Lee Memorial Journalism Foundation
Washington and Lee
C. W. Riegel
SIPA
Sigma Delta Chi
National Professional Journalism Society
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Marya Mannes
Ken Bald
Doctor Kil
King Features Syndicate
Beaver Lions Assist Polio Clinics This Sunday
Beaver Lions Club president W. W. Brammer announced members will provide rides to polio vaccine clinics in Shady Spring District this Sunday. At Thursday’s meeting officers were elected including Harold Ward as president and James D. Robinson as treasurer along with other board and club roles.
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W. W. Brammer
Beaver Lions Club
Shady Spring
Brammer
Harold Ward
Mason Anderson
U. S. Akers
Howard Shrewsbury
Willis Walker
James D. Robinson
Lawrence Pruett
Kenneth Gross
Aubrey Jackson
E. W. Powers
Ed Bartlett
Hospital Sues Will Walker For 470.92
Beckley Hospital Inc sues Will Walker of Beckley in Raleigh County Circuit Court for 470.92 for hospital services from June 5 to June 17 1961 plus interest and costs. A second suit by Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates names Kenneth E Hebb and Ruth Hebb of Rt J Beckley seeking 515.25 including interest for goods sold and delivered May 28 1957. Truman L Sayre represents both plaintiffs.
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Will Walker
Beckley
Raleigh County
Beckley Hospital Inc
Walker
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Kenneth E. Hebb
Ruth Hebb
Rt. J
Truman L. Sayre
4-H Clubs To Join In Beautification Work
4 H clubs in Raleigh County plan highway flower beds and litter bag distribution as part of the Clean Up and Beautification program. The 4 H Centennial Committee led by Sue Jones Prosperity will plant 500 evergreens, build two picnic tables near Grand View State Park, and plan a June 22 parade float. The effort is coordinated by the City-County Beautification Committee of the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce led by Walter Cooper.
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Raleigh County
William Clark
Clark
Sue Jones
Prosperity
Grandview State Park
Leona Burns
Carl Bailey
Herman Sydenstricker
Beckley
Beckley - Raleigh County
Revival To Begin At Glen View Baptist Church
Revival services start Monday at Glen View Baptist Church with Elder Glen Meadows as guest evangelist. Services will be held each evening at 7 30 and continue for an indefinite period, according to Pastor Rev. C A Bare. Special singing will be featured and all are invited.
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Glen White
RNS
Glen View Baptist Church
Glen Meadows
C. A. Bare
Nancy Morton Named Editor of Queens College Yearbook
Thosen As Editor Nancy Morton daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank D Morton Slab Fork selected to serve as editor of the 1964 yearbook Coronet at Queens College Charlotte N C She is a member of Chi Omega sorority.
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Nancy Morton
Frank D. Morton
Slab Fork
Queens College
Charlotte
N. C
Chi Omega
Local physician links hard fats to heart attacks study
Dr. George F. Grisinger, former Beckley VA staffer, argues cholesterol levels tie to coronary disease and supports a National Heart Institute funded study testing a fat and cholesterol modified diet in hundreds of volunteers aged 45 to 54 for at least one year. He recalls cases of dramatic lipid lowers with diet and weight loss, details dietary fat groups, and endorses long-term anticoagulant and lipid-lowering therapies to reduce thromboembolic morbidity and mortality.
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George F. Grisinger
Beckley Veterans Administration
Grisinger
National Advisory Heart Council
National Heart Institute
Congo Missionary To Speak Here Saturday
Lewis A. Brown American Baptist missionary to the Congo will speak at a 7:30 p.m. rally at First Baptist Church, arranged by the West Virginia Baptist Convention. The Browns, who returned to America in July 1960, have served in Congo missions for years, including at the Vanga station and Kikongo Bible Institute.
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Lewis A. Brown
Congo
West Virginia Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Dr. Brown
America
Belgium
Brown
American Baptist Foreign Mission Societies
Arley R. Brown
Wesley H. Brown
Vanga
Africa
Vanga Hospital
Mpanza
Bible Institute
Kikongo
Con
Gordon Bible College
Boston
Mass
Kennedy School of Missions
Hartford
Conn
California Baptist Theological Seminary
Covina
Calif
Institute Publishes The Spyre Monthly Newspaper
Appalachian Bible Institute president Steve Pipkin announced the launch of The Spyre, a four page monthly publication edited by Pipkin. The paper covers current affairs, student opinions, and campus news, with 200 copies purchased for donors and prospective students. The Spyre debuts in May.
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Steve Pipkin
Appalachian Bible Institute
Institute
Pipkin
the Gleaner
Spyre
Dr Brown Address Promised Valuable Insight on Congo
The article notes Dr Brown’s background and anticipates his address will benefit all readers with interest in the Congo. He is expected to share informed perspectives derived from his experience, providing context for recent developments and future implications regarding the region.
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Dr. Brown
Congo
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