Rev D D Elwell Installed At Cook Memorial Baptist
The candlelight installation of Rev. D. D. Elwell as pastor of Cook Memorial Baptist Church in Pineville took place in the church sanctuary. The service featured an organ prelude, invocation, Scripture reading, a solo by Elwell, and a dedication sermon. Local clergy and officials offered welcomes from area churches and associations. a reception followed with decorations in Christmas theme and several listed hostesses and aides.
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Pineville
RNS
D. D. Elwell
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Fred H. Shannon Jr
Claude Phillips
Kenneth Maze
Church of the Nazarene
Holy City
Elwell
Harry Stevens
Rockcastle
First Methodist Church
Wyoming
Robert M. Worrell
Kenneth King
Pineville Presbyterian Church
Clair L. Cook
E. M. Curry
Ike Belcher
Wallace Noble
Birth of William Everett Craddock at Beckley Memorial
MR AND MRS. Homer Craddock and MR AND MRS. Corbet Bailey announce the birth of a seven pound two ounce son, William Everett, on Dec. 2 at 7 15 p.m. at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Pax PAX notes airman Jack Craddock on ten day leave from Keesler AFB. Mrs. Willis Humphrey recently had major surgery and returned home from Charleston hospital. Harry Wright returned from Columbus to assist Hendrickson move to Ohio as they plan to relocate next weekend.
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Pax
Jack Craddock
Keesler Air Force Base
Homer Craddock
Corbet Bailey
Long Branch
William Everett
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Willis Humphrey
Charleston
Harry Wright
Columbus
Ohio
Charles Hendrickson
Saint Albans
Hendricksons
West Virginia
Garden Club to Tour Homes for Christmas Decorations
The Laurel Garden Club meets Thursday at 1 p m at Mrs M M Shumate’s home for coffee, then tours members’ homes to view Christmas decorations. Transportation is arranged by Mrs H H Mounts and Mrs W A Davis. A tea follows at Mrs Harry Woods’ home with Mrs B W Steele as co host.
Broken Vows and a Tuna Canning Lesson
A mother's broken promise over a tuna can sparks a boy's attachment and a warning about adult deceit. The piece argues grownups foster selfishness by not keeping promises, urging readers to examine their own behavior toward children and their possessions.
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Frank
Bethy
Billy
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Hunt for Brownie the hunting dog in old mine
Williamson UPI reports a hunting dog named Brownie disappeared from Hampden in late October. A break in an abandoned Mingo County coal mine trapped the hound for 18 days, prompting a 28 day tunnel dig by three residents to reach the dog, who is said to be without food and heard crying from below the roof break.
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Williamson
UPI
Mingo County
Hampden
Richard Hatfield
Brownie
Hatfield
Area Church Sets Play and Program
Fayet teville area church presents a Christmas program Sunday at Pleasant View Church of the Brethren Route 1 Fayetteville 7 30 p m The faithful pioneer play features a snowbound family their faith in trouble and generosity to strangers with children reenacting the nativity Mrs Edith Griffith Billy Riner Shirley Yarber Mary Ellen Riner and others in roles including Mrs Wilson Sara and Mary WW2 era spelling and place names approximated from text
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Fayetteville
ANS
Pleasant View Church
Edith Griffith
Mrs. Wilson
Pioneer
Billy Riner
Will
Shirley Yarber
Anna
Robert Yaber
Jim
Peggy Burton
Mary
Mary Ellen Riner
Sarah
Mr. Fowler
Fayetteville Social Notes Highlight Local Travel
Fayetteville brief notes report Mrs A B Wilson leaving Monday to visit son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Blosser at Boomer. Tommy Eubank visiting relatives in Fayetteville from Parkersburg. Mr and Mrs Ear Settle headed to Sarasota Florida for winter. Mrs Louvina Nickoson and daughter visited relatives in Fayetteville.
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Fayetteville
Rns
A. B. Wilson
Robert Blosser
Boomer
Tommy Eubank
Parkersburg
Boston Dempsey
J. M. Eubank
Ear
Settle
Sarasota, Fla
Louvina Nickoson
Ernest Palmer
Smithers
Irvin Shorter
Family play to be staged at Wilson residence
Aubrey Riner and Frances Riner will portray parents in a snowbound family drama at the Wilson home. Donna Griffith and Leah, played by Lora Sean Tygrett, complete the household. Mrs. Marjorie Riner directs. Rev Enos V. Griffith invites the public to attend.
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Ther
Wilson
Aubrey Riner
Frances Riner
Jenny
Donna Griffith
Lora Sean Tygrett
Leah
Marjorie Riner
Enos V. Griffith
Mullens OES Sets Covered-Dish Dinner
Mullens Chapter 100 Order of Eastern Star will hold a covered-dish dinner Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Masonic Club Room honoring Evelyn Pownell worthy grand matron of West Virginia. After the dinner a regular chapter meeting will be held in Masonic Hall for inspection by the grand matron with all members urged to attend and visiting Eastern Star members welcome.
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Mullens
RNS
Mullens Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Evelyn Pownell
West Virginia
Masonic Club
Masonic Hall
Eastern Star
Bluefield State President seeks improvements and funds
Bluefield State College President L. B. Allen urged the State Board of Public Works to boost state college improvements. He said Bluefield has long ranked last for funding and asked for $50,000 in technical science equipment, a new science building, a health and physical education building, and $15,000 for retraining center upgrades to curb unemployment in southern West Virginia.
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Charleston
UPI
Bluefield State College
L. B. Allen
Allen
State Board of Public Works
Bluefield State
Truman E Gore
State Board of Education
South
West Virginia
Mt Hope Church to Honor Pastor on Third Anniversary
Mt Hope Mount Hope First Union Baptist Church members honor Rev S W Williams on his third anniversary as pastor with a sermon at 7 30 pm by Rev Corey O Mitchell of Ebenezer Beckley and a tea at 4 pm Sunday. Music features church members along with pianists Bessie Smoot and S A Abrams of Central Beckley.
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Mt. Hope Church
Williams
Bessie Smoot
S. A. Abrams
Central Baptist Church
Beckley
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