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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1958
Page
8
Dr. George W. Crane promotes a science based marriage matching service. Clergy and professionals like physicians, dentists, executives, and widowers seek compatible, morally vetted partners. thousands of clergy volunteers act as field counsellors to interview applicants and reference check.
Irvin Stewart resigns after 12 years as West Virginia University president. Elvis J. Stahr Jr. set to become president in February. Stewart praises the role and outlines future travel and teaching plans beginning 1959 60 academic year as professor of political science.
The First Baptist Church of Sophia announces a Sunday homecoming with 9 45 a m Sunday School 11 a m morning worship Evangelist Stan Kruse as speaker lunch 12 to 1230 devotional 1 30 to 3 30 sermon Rev Dewey Wilson pastor will lead revival 7 30 p m Kruse opening service.
Ed Roark of Mead grew a prize cucumber shown at Almond's Market in Rhodell. The vegetable runs 13 inches long and weighs three pounds two ounces. Judith Almond, daughter of J W Almond of Warden, reports the story amid news of William Clinton Warden's 15 foot fall and hospitalization after an air conditioning ladder accident in Charleston.
A Beckley man P E Reynolds 68 of 302 Junction Street must appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night on failing to yield the right of way after his car collided with a truck driven by E W Blevins 32 of 111 Jennings Street on Granite Avenue College Avenue. Damages were about 100 dollars. Lloyd R Fitzgerald 29 of Springdale was ordered to appear on charges of running a red light and driving without a registration card after police arrest.
Kay Snyder of Sophia Methodist Church serves as president of its Methodist Youth Fellowship at the three day West Virginia Methodist Youth Conference at West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon. The event offers career talks in ministry missions hospitals music public relations and more with clergy and educators leading seminars. The conference highlights tests for vocational interests and features workshops in mass communications social work and public relations.
Scientists recommend controlling roaches and ants with Johnston's No-Roach a colorless coating that is brushed on and lasts for months. The 8 oz size costs 89 cents and a pint 1.69 with distribution through Kanawha and John Getreu and sold at Cohen's White Cross Beckley Drug Watkins Thompson's and other drug stores.
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