Preacher Foley Remembers a Century in the Pulpit
Elder John R. Foley aged 92 of Crow is the veteran minister of three churches with about 140 years of service. A Primitive Baptist, he has preached without salary since 1901 and led Mount View Camp Creek and Flat Top churches for decades. He has 12 children, 46 grandchildren, and 67 great grandchildren, and has conducted roughly 200 marriages and many funerals and baptisms.
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Flat Top
RNS
John R. Foley
Crow
Primitive Baptist Church
Mount View
Camp Creek
Foley
James Foley
Susan White Foley
Richard Lee
John
Nancy Tolliver
Wyoming County
Ghent
Wade Waddell
Lonnie Basham
Coal City
Floyd Lilly
Beckley
Sadie Keller
Lancaster
Pearlie Mills
Coodernee
N. C
Richard Hill
Seth
Dan Nichols
Bever Dam
Raymond Foley
Falls Church
Melbourne
Fla
Barnett Foley
George Foley
Crab Orchard
Mr. Foley
Flat Top Lake
Preacher Foley
Flat Top Lake Association
R. D. Cole
Lillie Okes
Basil G. Adkins
Versie Okes
Basil Adkins
Cabin Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Bluefield Man To Speak To Advisory Committee
The Beckley Vocational Rehabilitation advisory committee hosts a 6 30 p m dinner meeting at El Chico with Dr. Lewis W Fields of the Bluefield Mental Health Clinic as guest speaker James P Bland committee chairman chairs the gathering Attendees include State Legislature members from Raleigh Wyoming and Fayette Counties plus all Vocational Rehabilitation staff and many local officials The meeting aims to outline the division of Vocational Rehabilitation services as explained by C A McClellan supervisor of the Beckley office
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Beckley Vocational Rehabilitation
el Chico
Lewis W. Fields
Bluefield
William C. Worrel, Mullens
Wyoming County
W. W. Wells
Mullens
M. L. McSpadden
Beckley
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Bernard Rocke
Mount Hope
Sherman Trail
Raleigh County
E. R. Vawter
Fayetteville
Chad M. Bertelson
Beckley Mental Health Clinic
Ivan H. Bush
Oak Hill
William B. Connoley
Raleigh County Vocational School
H. S. Edwards
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Eloise T. Laing
Department of Public Assistance
Division of
C. A. McClellan
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Former Missionary A E Spence to Speak Tonight
The Rev A E Spence, a former missionary to El Salvador now heading Southeastern Bible College Lakeland Fla, will headline a Speed the Light service at First Assembly of God Valley Drive conducted by Appalachian District Council section four. Special youth music will be featured. The event funds missionary transportation and equipment worldwide. The public is invited.
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A. E. Spence
Assembly of God Church
Valley Drive
Spence
el Salvador
Central America
Southeastern Bible College
Lakeland
Fla
Appalachian District Council
The
Assemblies of God
T. M. Waldron
Christ Ambassadors
National Youth Department
School Supervisors Attend Athens Meeting Report
Two Raleigh County Board of Education members attend the Southern Area Supervisors Meeting at Concord College in Athens today. Mrs. Atheline Osborne, elementary supervisor, and Dewey Bone, assistant superintendent of schools, will present a report on the Primary Block.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Southern Area
Concord College
Athens
Atheline Osborne
Dewey Bone
Osborne
West Virginia Home Drinks Tax Under Fire
The West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxpayers Association argues the home drinks tax hurts the state and unfairly taxes groceries used by children. C E Roberts of 850 Walters Rd Charleston urges repeal and invites readers to write for action. Huntington P O Box 581 is listed for correspondence.
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C. E. Roberts
Walters Rd
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxpayers Association
P. O. Box
Huntington
Fire causes $3,000 damage at Boggs Tackle Shop
Early morning blaze in Glen Morgan led to an estimated $3,000 in damages at Boggs Tackle Shop. Fire Chief Otis Lyons said the fire started from an overheated gas heater. City police on patrol spotted the blaze and alerted owner Russell Boggs, who summoned firefighters after being contacted at 2:45 a.m.
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Boggs
Glen Morgan
Otis Lyons
Russell Boggs
Vo Rehabilitation Supervisor Enrolls in NYU Prosthetics Course
C A McClellan district supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation will enroll in a two week prosthetics course at New York University in New York. Sponsored by the federal office of Vocational Rehabilitation for rehabilitation counselors and supervising personnel. The course, starting Monday, runs through December 19 and covers various prosthetic devices including braces. This is one of many service courses sponsored nationwide by the federal office.
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C. A. McClellan
Beckley
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
New York University
New York
Federal Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Federal
Feast Of The Lights Hanukkah Begins On Saturday
Rabbi Abraham Keatel of Temple Beth El explains Hanukkah as an eight day festival starting Saturday at sunset. He recalls the Maccabees revolt for religious freedom against Syrian oppression, noting the influence on later generations and shared significance with Christians. The story appears in the Books of Maccabees in the Apocrypha.
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Abraham Keatel
Beth el
Jerusalem
Rabbi Explains Jewish Belief in Messianic Era
Rabbi Abraham A. Kertes of Beth El Temple Berkeley explains that Reform Jews await the Messianic Era not a personal Messiah. He defines Messiah as anointed ones in biblical times and says any man could be Messiah if he brings about universal peace. The era will bring Jewish national restoration and the Kingdom of God on earth.
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Abraham A. Kertes
Berkley
McKinney Rites To Be Wednesday
Funeral services for Dallas C. McKinney of Cincinnati Ohio, formerly of Beckley, will be held at 2 p m Wednesday in Cincinnati. McKinney, about 58, died early Monday after a brief illness at his residence. He was a son of the Rev and Mrs Wesley McKinney of Phoenix Arizona, formerly of Beckley. Survivors include his wife Lavern Hart McKinney, two sons, two daughters, five brothers and four sisters.
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Dallas C. McKinney
Cincinnati
Beckley
McKinney
Wesley McKinney
Phoenix
Ariz
Lavern Hart McKinney
Elder Green To Speak At Rose Of Sharon Anniversary
Elder Sterling Green will serve Sunday morning at Rose of Sharon Holiness Church replacing Elder D P Jones Gary who will deliver the anniversary message at 3 p m.
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Sterling Green
Lester
Rose of Sharon
PTA Meeting Set At Piney Oaks School
The Parent-Teachers Association of Piney Oaks Elementary will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the school. President Anna Scott urges all members to attend.
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Parent-Teachers Association of
Piney Oaks Elementary School
Anna Scott
Meeting Postponed for Raleigh County Court
Originally scheduled for today, a regular Raleigh County Court meeting has been postponed until next Tuesday.
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Raleigh County Court
Thief Steals Groceries and Toys From Koaker Market
State Police report a burglary at Koaker Super Market in Sophia. A thief gained entry through the front Sunday night or early Monday morning and took groceries and toys.
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Sophia
Merchants Wrestlers Donkeys In Cage Tilt
Sophia High School hosts a cage tilt as Merchants and Wrestlers face Donkeys at 8 p m in the high school gym. Sophia Science Club sponsors the event with proceeds aiding this spring's Science Fair.
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Sophia High School
Sophia Merchants
Sophia Science Club
Seven Day Rally At New Era Baptist Church Stamford
The Rev J C Johnson is scheduled to speak at New Era Baptist Church Stamford today at 7 pm. Other speakers for the seven day rally which began Monday include Rev H E Davis on Wednesday Rev H Du Bois on Thursday and Rev A W Wood on Friday. Regular Sunday services at 11 am followed by 2 pm sermon by Rev John Gowens. Various church groups sponsor programs each night. Rev N C Lewis is pastor.
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J. C. Johnson
New Era Baptist Church
Stamford
H. E. Davis
Polio Clinic Set for Mount View Junior High
A polio clinic will be conducted Thursday at Mount View Junior High School from 10 a.m. to noon by the Raleigh County Health Department.
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Mount View Junior High School
Raleigh County Health Department
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