Meredith Rites Set In Florida
Funeral services for Owen F. Meredith former Beckleyan brother in law of Mrs S H Bridge Wickham Ave will be held in Tampa Fla Wednesday morning per family word Meredith was killed Sunday in a traffic accident in Tampa He was with Lillybrook Coal Co Lillybrook before going to Tampa where he was engaged in public accounting He is survived by his wife the former Lucy McDonough and two sons William a UF Gainesville Fla and James a high school student at home Mere three brothers all of Leitchfield dith's mother one sister and Ky also survive
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Owen F. Meredith
Beckleyan
S. H. Bridge
Wickham Ave
Tampa
Fla
Meredith
Lillybrook Coal Co
Lillybrook
Lucy McDonough
William
University of Florida
Gainesville
James
Leitchfield
Dith
Men’s Club Dinner at St. Stephen’s May 4
The Men’s Club of St Stephen’s Episcopal Church will hold its dinner at 6 30 p.m. Monday May 4, revised from today’s date. The event time and day are confirmed by church officials.
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St. Stephen's
Rhodell PTA Reads Election of Officers
Rhodell Parent-Teacher Association meets at 7 30 p m to elect officers for the 1959 60 term A covered-dish social will follow the business session with each family contributing a dish
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Rhodell
RNS
Parent-Teacher Association
Lanark Resident Draws Jail Term
Edgar Jeffries of Lanark was sentenced to 30 days in Raleigh County Jail after arraignment before Magistrate J E Mays on a breach of peace charge. State Police jailed Ira McConnell of Eccles for felonious assault, and Woodrow Martin of Glen Daniel was released after bond on drunkenness and obstructing an officer warrants. An escapee from Huntington State Hospital was returned to Huntington by a deputy sheriff.
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Edgar Jeffries
Lanark
Raleigh
J. E. Mays
Jeffries
Ira McConnell
Eccles
Woodrow Martin
Glen Daniels
L. W. Worley
Martin
Huntington State Hospital
Huntington
Revival waning as Sockman predicts spiritual recession
AP reporting from Los Angeles notes Methodist Dr Ralph W Sockman of New York warned at a church meeting that the recent surge of popularized religion may be fading, predicting a coming spiritual recession.
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Los Angeles
Ralph W. Sockman
New York
Lads And Lassies Plan For Round-Up
Members of the Lad and Lassie Junior 4-H Club plan the Annual Spring Round-Up of Raleigh County 4-H Clubs set for May 9 at the County 4-H Camp. President Carol Boggs announced a workshop at the Greenbrier Diary Social Room on May 19.
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Lad and
Lassie
Raleigh County
Carol Boggs
Greenbrier
Rites Incomplete For M. E. Davis
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Milton E. Davis 32 of Cranberry who died at his home after a long illness. He was the son of the late Rev. J. M. Davis of Fayetteville and a member of Cranberry Baptist Church and the United Mine Workers of America. The body is at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.
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Milton E. Davis
Cranberry
J. M. Davis
Fayetteville
Davis
Cranberry Baptist Church
United Mine Workers of America
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
Damage Set At Fifty Dollars In City Collision
A two car crash at 9 15 p m Saturday caused estimated damages of 50. Police reported drivers Thomas Durrett 24 Beckley and Shelby G Wolford 17 collided on Prince Street. Several witnesses and visitors were named in the incident including Susan Frilen Linda Honaker Tommy Mullens Ronnie Lickliter Annabell Hollandsworth Jane Prince Ellen Batchelor Barbara Carter Linda Boggs Patty Boggs Ricky Wooten and Nancy Vines along with Rosemary Prince Debbie Prince and Sara Prince.
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Susan Frisen
Kathy Zimmerman
Ronald Lickliter
Roger Erwin
Carol Boggs
Ricky Wooten
Jane Prince
Annabell Hollandsworth
Thomas Durrett
Beckley
Shelby G. Wolford
Prince Street
First Baptist Church Honors Alderson Broaddus College
Dr Richard E Shearer president of Alderson Broaddus College spoke at the morning service as the college received accreditation from the North Central Association in Chicago The 88 year old school has doubled enrollment and raised 400000 in WV over the past five years New buildings include a library auditorium and residence hall The speaker urged Baptists to aim to double enrollment in ten years and noted over a million dollars has funded campus expansion and improvements
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Richard E. Shearer
Alderson - Broaddus College
Sla.m
First Baptist Church
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Association
Chicago
Ill
Shearer
Alderson- Broaddus
Beckley
America
Baptists of
West Virginia
Alderson-Broaddus
Dr. Shearer
Alderson-Broaddus College
Future Nurses Tour Hospitals at Stoco Junior High
Students from Stoco Junior High Civics class toured Beckly Memorial Hospital and the local Veterans Hospital on Saturday. Seated: Sue Akers Peggy Bailey Margaret Cole Judith Martin. Standing: Beulah Bolen Betty Lewis Marilyn Williams and Miss Nuala Fourney civics teacher. The group plans nursing careers after high school with Cole aiming for medicine.
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Stoco Junior High School
Beckly Memorial Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Sue Akers
Peggy Bailey
Margaret Cole
Judith Martin
Beulah Bolen
Betty Lewis
Marilyn Williams
Nuala Fourney
Last Rites for Mrs Montgomery at Crab Orchard Church
Mrs Josie Montgomery 75 died Sunday in a Fayetteville nursing home after a three month illness. Last rites set for Tuesday at 2 a.m. in the Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren. burial in Snuffer Cemetery. She was born May 31, 1883 at Crab Orchard and lived in Raleigh County, near Pluto for five years. Survived by daughter May Catherine Stephens of Pluto and sister Mrs John R Halstead of Vinton Ohio. Body at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton then to church one hour before service.
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Josie Montgomery
Crab Orchard
Church of the Brethren
Allen Herr
Mark Wolfe
Snuffer
Montgomery
Fayetteville
John
Raleigh County
Pluto
May Catherine Stephens
John R. Halstead
Vinton
Ohio
Ronald Meadows
Hinton
Asthma Formula Sold Without Prescription Now
New York special report notes the asthma formula doctors prescribe most for patients is now available without prescription. Tests claim it stops attacks within minutes and provides hours of relief, marketed as Primatene in Gay tablets. Priced at 98 cents with money-back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Rev Alphon Tedder to Lead Piney View Church Services
The Rev. Alphon Tedder formerly of Crab Orchard will lead services at Piney View Bible Church from Sunday through May 10. Tedder, a Woodrow Wilson High School and Trinity College graduate, has been active in evangelistic work. His wife Janie will provide special music, joined by a group of Appalachian Bible Institute students from Bradley. Services start 7:30 p.m. nightly with public invited.
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Alphon Tedder
Crab Orchard
Piney View Bible Church
Tedder
Woodrow Wilson High School
Trinity College
Clearwater
Fla
Janie
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Carl Johnson
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Meredith Rites
Florida
Rhodell Pta
Watts
Bair
T. T. Prince
K. E. Boggs
Earnest Lickliter Jr
Gladys Honaker
Connie Hatcher
Kathy Zimmer
M. E. Davis
Westinghouse Laundromats
Westinghouse
Good Housekeeping
Weenyster
Computer Laundromat
Ashworth & Sparks
Prince St. Beckley Pagoda Shopping Center
Marty’ 5 Quality Home
FURN
Prince St
A. W. Cox Dept. Store
A. A. Farmer & CO
Lewisburg, W. J
Sip
Westinghous
Future Nurses Tour
Baptist Church
Susan Lowe
B. F. Lowe
Travelers Lane
E. E. Bibb
Alvin J. Cook
Cincinnati
Columbus
Norfolk
Richmond
Clifford
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