Spiritual Life Retreat Set By Methodist Youths
Beckley District MYF will hold a Spiritual Life Retreat at Clifftop over Thanksgiving weekend with program details to be announced later. At the Fall Rally at Beaver Methodist Church, plans were outlined for MYF teams to visit five district counties Raleigh Fayette Nicholas Wyoming and Boone. Beckley delegates Joanne Ubeda and Carol Johnston will join adult counselor Mrs George Davis secretary of youth work. Members will work with district churches to stress witness and visitation in the Aldersgate Year. Summersville group screened films for district youth camps this summer. After the business session 236 youths and adults toured the Beckley Child Care Center and attended a picnic supper and Grandview Park tour to see Honey in the Rock. The Beckley meeting drew churches from Surveyor Bracken's Creek Summersville Lookout Scarbro Mullens Hickory Grove Pineville Pax Powellton Oceana Madison Matheny Fayetteville Hominy Falls Long Branch Oak Hill Mount Hope Blue Jay Beaver First Methodist St Marys Temple.
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Beaver Methodist Church
Raleigh
Fayette
Nicholas
Wyoming
Boone
Beckley
Joanne Ubeda
Carol Johnston
George Davis
Summersville
Grandview Park
Surveyor
Bracken’s Creek
Lookout
Scarbro
Mullens
Hickory Grove
Pineville
Pax
Powellton
Oceana
Madison
Matheny
Fayetteville
Hominy Falls
Long Branch
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Blue Jay
Beaver
First Methodist
St. Mary's
the Temple
New Coin Treasure Hunt Opens Sunday Feature
The Coin Treasure Hunt in Sunday Family Weekly Magazine previews merchandise aimed at women readers. An advance tip notes that a 1909s Indian Head Cent can be redeemed for a deluxe electric hair dryer or blender. Forty more readers joined the redeeming list, adding to hundreds who have already exchanged coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Weekly
Foresters From Spain To Visit Area Operations
Six Spanish forest engineers visited J P Hamer Lumber Co operations near Beckley to study how forestry methods could improve in Spain. Sponsored by AID and State Department with USDA Forest Service input. They tour Adirondack and Appalachian logging sites to compare practices and costs. Robert E. Keiling and a U S forester accompany the group, with interpreter Joseph Tomelleri. They arrive in Beckley to tour Grandview State Park before attending Honey In The Rock.
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Spain
J. P. Hamer Lumber Co., Inc
Beckley
Agency For International Development
U. S. Department of State
Forest Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Adirondack Mountains
New York
Appalachian Mountain
West Virginia
North Carolina
Robert E. Keiling
J. P. Hamer Lumber Co
J. P. Hamer
Forestry Department
National Forestry School
Madrid
E. L. Dermma
The Well Child Craving Sweets Versus Tooth Decay
Dr Harold Thomas Hyman argues that allowing sweets after meals during illness helps satisfy a growing child’s need for fuel and prevents forbidden fruit syndrome. He emphasizes tooth brushing after feeding and offers a leaflet for 10 cents via The Raleigh Register in New York.
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Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Californians tour Beckley as Honey in the Rock plays
Five FMC Corp managers from South Charleston led by Richard Simons visited Beckley to view the Exhibition Mine and Grandview Park then attended the Honey in the Rock performance. About 1 500 attended Saturday with 700 on Sunday from 15 states and DC. six performances remain.
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West Virginia
FMC Corp
South Charleston
Beckley
Rock
FMC
Richard Simons
Exhibition Mine
Grandview State Park
District of Columbia
Sophia Baptists Hold Homecoming Services
Annual homecoming at Sophia Baptist Church directed by Forrest Lilly with Sunday School superintendent. Rev. Dewey Wilson delivered the homecoming sermon at 11 am. Afternoon devotional services at 1:15 led by Raymond Rose, with sermon by Rev. Leo Lambert. Special singing and visiting ministers aided the event.
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the Sophia Baptist Church
Forrest Lilly
Dewey Wilson
Raymond Rose
Leo Lambert
Beckley Hosts Swiss Teachers On Mine Tour
Mayor Cecil L. Miller greets a group of Swiss teachers visiting Beckley after touring the Beckley Exhibition Mine. The 13 teachers traveled from Charleston through Roanoke and Montreal to key sites including Niagara Falls Detroit and Pittsburgh before returning to New York for their charter flight home.
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Beckley
Cecil L. Miller
Switzerland
Beck
New York
Sec
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
America
Charleston
Roanoke
Beckley Veterans Recognized for Woodturning and Army Reserve Excellence
Beckley resident A. G. Nichols displays hand turned woodwork crafted after 45 years as a C and O foreman to fill retirement days. Douglas N. Marshall is newly elected Beckley American Legion Post 70 commander, with 1962-63 officers named. Beckley Reserve Unit Company C earned an excellent rating after two weeks at Camp A. P. Hill, Va, marking the unit as among the division’s top performers.
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Beckley American Legion
Douglas N. Marshall
Beckley
United States Army
Fourth Battle Group
19Th Infantry
Camp
A. P. Hill
Chester P. Compton
Beckley Company
Ohio
Annual Homecoming Held At Tams Church
Sunday observance marked the annual homecoming at Tams Chapel A. M. E. Church with Mrs. Amanda Schoolfield as arrangements chair. Rev. W. M. Ricks of Charleston, presiding elder of the Charleston District, delivered the sermon as members and friends gathered for the occasion.
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Tams Chapel
Amanda Schoolfield
W. M. Ricks
Charleston
A. M. E.church
Primatene Tablet Promises Fast Asthma Relief Without Prescription
A New York report touts Primatene as a tiny nonprescription tablet that opens bronchial tubes and eases hay fever. Tests claim relief within minutes and hours of freedom from spasms, with three medicines combined for asthma and fever distress. Suitable for private patients and available nationwide at drugstores for 95 cents.
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New York
N. Y
Land-O-Hills Club Plans Family Picnic at Grandview Park
Land-O Hills Club prepared plans for a family picnic at 6 15 p m Tuesday at Grandview State Park. The gathering will feature a screening of Old Glory and a presentation about the American flag by Sgt James Manning of Beckley Army Recruiting Station. An interclub meeting with the new- group is planned.
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Grandview State Park
Land-Othe Group
James Manning
Beckley Army
District Eagles Meet in Beckley
Charles Mitchell state trustee of the Fraternal Order of Eagles spoke at Beckley District Aerie 2377 meeting about expanding membership. A business session discussed fundraising for a swimming pool at West Virginia Training School St Marys to aid rehabilitation. no plans set. About 75 attended a ham dinner by the Women’s Auxiliary after adjournment around 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mitchell
Wheeling
Order of Eagles
Beckley
Mitchell
Aeries
West Virginia
St. Mary's
Capital City Kiwanis Charleston Chapter News
Local Capital City Kiwanis chapter in Charleston reports renewed community service drives and member recruitment efforts. Officers outline fundraising plans and upcoming events to support youth programs and civic initiatives.
Vocational School Pupils Win Fair Prizes at State Expo
Raleigh County Vocational Technical School led with eight winners at the 53 entries judged in six classes at the West Virginia State Fair in Fairlea. First place honors went to Raleigh County in Class A Educational Exhibits with the theme Education for the Space Age. Other top places included Marshall County in second and Williamson in third.
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Raleigh County Vocational Technical School
West Virginia
Fairlea
Raleigh County Vocational School
McDowell Vocational School
Parkersburg High School
Rainelle
Marshall County Vocational Schools
Williamson Vocational School
Charles Lynch
John Burleson
Raleigh County Vocational - Technical School
Boyd Fowler
Roger Wilson
Robert Shelton
McDowell ‘Vocational School
Roger Miller
Jerry Cordon
James Dollinger
Roger Carr
Rainelle High School
Robert Egner
John Huffman
E. C. Sharver
Leonard Martin
Carrol Greene
Gene Crookshanks
Raleigh County Vocational-Technical School
Eddie Lilly
Raleigh County Vocational- Technical School
Rex Hance
Darrell King
Michael Stephens
James King
Steve Vogal
John Panko
McKinley Vocational School
Wheeling
Pat Shelton
Carter Wilson
Tollivers Obtain Permit for Five Room Brick Veneer House
Rex and Mona L Tolliver of Mercer Street secured a city permit Wednesday to build a five room house with brick veneer a full basement and attached garage at an estimated cost of 15000 dollars. The permit cost is not specified.
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Rex and
Mona L. Tolliver
Mercer Street
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Mary E. Meadows
Richard Carpenter
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Janet Cox
Ater
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Aldersgate
Bair Bldg
Raleigh County Bank
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Federal Reserve System
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the Bank
Foresters
Harold Thomas Hyman
M.D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
New River Park
Swiss Teachers Association For World Travel Exchange
Tions
United States
A. G. Nichols
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Japan
Thomas Sweeney
Randolph Alexander
Alfred Adams
W. R. Holland
A. W. Calloway
Cleveland Warren
Leo Gilbert
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Beckley Reserve
Tams Church
Land-O-Hills Club
Kiwan
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