District Leaders Plan Activities For Assemblies Of God Churches
The Appalachian District Assemblies of God leaders plan district activities for the year and interview credential applicants. They scheduled Mission United States rallies in early April to support home missions, new churches, and diverse groups, with a Raven, Virginia district convention April 16–20 led by Rev C M Ward. A Youth Camp is set for Glenwood Park Princeton in July, and Speed the Light rallies are planned in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian District
Assemblies of God
Beckley Church
C. M. Ward
Springfield
Dio
Glenwood Park
Princeton
W. Glenn West
Supreme Court Denies Esso Petition in Behalf of Beaver Woman
The Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Raleigh County ruling allowing a $5,299.79 Esso claim against Esther Kelly in a dispute over a May 1958 unconditional guaranty for money owed by her son Donald G. Kelly. The case centered on whether the circuit court notice sought damages or a contract money claim. Justice Frank C. Haymond authored the opinion.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Raleigh
Esso Standard Oil Co
Esther Kelly
Beaver
Kelly
Esso Standard
Donald G. Kelly
Raleigh Circuit Court
Frank C. Haymond
Engineers Seek Sutton Reservoir Road Bids
Huntington AP engineers asked bids for access roads and recreational facilities at the Sutton Reservoir project on the Elk River. The estimated cost was 400000 dollars and included removal of hazards to boating.
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Huntington
U. S
Sutton Reservoir
Elk River
Community Group To Meet Thursday in Town Hall
The Community Council of Sophia will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Town Hall. Madison Lowry, chairman, says discussion will cover annexation of Soak Creek and a state-wide clothing drive sponsored by the Odd Fellows Lodge. The Gulf Woman's Club, organizer of the Council, plans the drive and invites interested people or organizations to attend.
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Community Council of
Sophia
Town Hall
Madison Lowry
Soak Creek
Odd Fellows Lodge
Gulf Woman’s Club
Lowry
Civic League Adopts Objectives At Meet
The Beckley Civic League reactivated and reorganized after approving a new constitution. New officers include C W Wiley and M K Austin, with S E Warren and Junius Flynn heading committees. League aims to end second class status for Negroes, promote fair employment, and improve education and community facilities in the county.
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Civic League
Beckley Civic League
Cal
Junius Flynn
M. K. Austin
League
A Real Cool Bandit Foiler at Honest John Market
Gunmen robbed the Honest John Market in Oklahoma City, taking about 4500 dollars from the cash register. Owner Oran Clayton and several customers were forced into a frozen food locker, where Clayton triggered a buzzer to alert police. Officers met the bandits as they left, ending the pursuit. Clayton had installed the alarm after two prior holdups.
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Oklahoma City
Honest John
Oran Clayton
Clayton
Farmer To Attend Virginia Bull Sale
H. G. Farmer of Bolt will travel to Winchester Virginia for the Cattleman's Capital commercial bull sale with Paul McGraw and others. He hopes to bid on two bulls among six English horned animals that won at the New England Hereford Show and may buy two Hereford heifers locally. English Herefords offer heavier hindquarters and faster weight gain than American stock, aiding feed efficiency. Bulls at the sale are graded A fancy or A choice or G good, with no culls. McGraw and Farmer lead a local group from the New River Hereford Association, of which McGraw is president and Farmer chairs the sales committee.
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H. G. Farmer
Bolt
Winchester
Paul McGraw
Oo Hicks
H. E. McMilon
New England
Farmer
McGraw
America
New River Hereford Association
Magazine Sales Unprecedented in Beckley Area
Frederick Bennett of Beckley News Co reports unprecedented demand for The Saturday Evening Post in Beckley after a critical West Virginia article. The entire 2,140-copy shipment sold by Tuesday, dealers asked for 2,000 more, and 500 additional copies were ordered for the week, with normal distribution to Raleigh Fowler, Fayette and Wyoming counties.
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Saturday Evening Post
Beckley
Frederick Bennett
Beckley News Co
West Virginia
Bennett
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
United States Surpasses 7,000 Hospitals
The report notes that the United States now operates more than 7,000 hospitals across the country, reflecting expansion in healthcare facilities and services. It highlights growth in urban and rural regions and implications for policy and access to care.
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United States
Hospital Accountants Hear of Civil Defense
Paul Fourney, attorney and acting civil defense director for Raleigh County, spoke Friday night to the Southern West Virginia Chapter of the American Association of Hospital Accountants at the Beckley Hotel. He discussed hospital roles in a national emergency and showed a film titled Let's Face It about disasters and potential outcomes here. About 22 members from Cabell, Kanawha, Logan and Raleigh counties attended.
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Paul Fourney
Raleigh County
West Virginia
American Association of Hospital Accountants
Beckley Hotel
Fourney
Cabell
Kanawha
Logan
Raleigh
Newstaff physician joins Pinecrest Sanitarium
Dr Yong Nak Park begins duties January 1 at Pinecrest Sanitarium. A Seoul native and Seoul National University College of Medicine graduate 1924, he taught at Ewha Woman's University School of Medicine for eight years. He studied at SUNY Syracuse 1953-55, then five years at Boston City Hospital Sanitarium before moving to Beckley with his wife. They live on hospital grounds with four children including Keun Soo Park at NYU Hospital and Keh Soo Park at George Washington University Law. Seung Sook, seven, stays with grandmother in Korea.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
Yong Nak Park
Park
Seoul
Korea
Seoul National University College of Medicine
Ewha Woman's University School of Medicine
United States
State University of New York College of Medicine
Syracuse
N. Y
Boston City Hospital
Beckley
Keun Soo Park
New York University Hospital
Keh Soo Park
George Washington University School of Law
Washington, D. C
Chung Sook Kim
Cleveland
Ohio
Seung Sook
Committee Favors Unemployment Bill
Charleston AP A West Virginia House Judiciary Committee recommended passage of a bill to raise the maximum unemployment compensation from 24 to 36 weeks while keeping the weekly benefit at 30 dollars The panel approved a committee substitute reducing later changes that would have lifted the cap to 39 weeks and raised the weekly benefit to 42 dollars The original bill by Dell William Parker and Marshall West urged tying benefits to the state average wage with future raises supported by labor groups
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Judiciary Committee
Dell
William Parker
Marion
Marshall West
Wyoming
Charleston Driver Fined After Accident
A Charleston motorist, John Barbon Jr., was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate Cotton White after his car ran out of control at Prosperity and struck an embankment. The Friday 1 pm collision on L1 left four passengers uninjured.
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Charleston
Cotton White
John Barbon Jr
Prosperity
Reckless driving led to fine for Welch motorist
Thomas Riley Wilson was charged with reckless driving and paid a $25 fine plus costs before Magistrate Cotton White Monday afternoon. He had been arrested by State Police Sunday and released from Raleigh County Jail at 2:20 p.m. Monday.
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Welch
Cotton White
Thomas Riley Wilson
Raleigh
P and Z Meeting Cancelled by Beckley Committee
A Tuesday Beckley Planning and Zoning meeting was cancelled as a quorum failed to attend, leaving officials unable to conduct business.
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P&z
Beckley Planning and Zoning Committee
AF Signs 15 10 Enter Army enlistments listed
Fifteen men enlisted in the Air Force this week at the recruiting station and will take basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. The Army also received ten men at the Recruiting Main Station. Enlistees include Michael Wayne Snodgrass and others from Charleston St Albans Mabscott Beckley Princeton and Rainelle. Army recruits list names and parental details. Soldiers will begin basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
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Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
ARMY
Michael Wayne Snodgrass
Charleston
Clayton Barber Greathouse Jr
St. Albans
Norman Holt Harless Jr
Mabscott
Donald Adair Lowe Jr
Beckley
James Edward Sloan
Jerry Wayne Coffman
Charles Robert Landfried
Kenna
Gary Williams Slater
James Walter Hawley
Lester
Jack Dale Corron
Rainelle
Jackie Wallace Alvis
Princeton
Paul Rynant Morris
Loy Russell Kearney
Charles Glenn Steel
Robert Elmer Pack
Ethel Peterson
Ilsie
Mich
Paul Seward Hinchenan
W. E. Maiden
Chilhowie
Larry Dale Farmer
Hugh Farmer
Yolyn
James Allen Nutter
Leona Nutter
Nellis
Larry Charles O'Brien
Charles O'Brien
Oceana
Tony Ottoway Bailey
Alvert Bailey
Jesse
James Edward Parshall
John Parshall
Joseph Nathaniel Allen
Robert Allen
Braeholm
Fort Jackson
S. C
Legislative Action Urged By Drama Group
West Virginia Historical Drama Association met Tuesday night in the Beckley Hotel General Beckley Room with few members present. Those present were urged to write representatives in Charleston to act on unemployment relief and to pass funding for an amphitheatre at Grandview State Park for the epic drama.
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West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Today Marks 20th Year Rhodell Man Has Known Social Security Benefit
John L. Graham 85 of Amigo Raleigh County marks two decades as a Social Security beneficiary. He first received a payment Feb 3, 1940 after a 46 year coal mining career and last worked Jan 31, 1939. Graham recalls witnessing the 1896 hanging of William I. Martin. He is Raleigh County’s longest payee and among 28,500 20-year beneficiaries nationwide.
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Rhodell
Opal Ripley
John L. Graham
Graham
Raleigh County
Amigo Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis and Jane Blankenship Graham
Amigo
Martha McKinney
S. M., McKinney
Riley Graham
Robert
Chicago
Ill
Otie Prince
Hargrove St
Beckley
William I. Martin
Raleigh County Court House
Methodist Church
Stanley Earl
Beckley SS
Earl
Audio Visual Course Opens at Marshall College
A course in audio visual education Education 465 and 565 will be offered at Marshall College. Registration and the first class meet 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Beck ley College tonight. Juniors and undergrads enroll in 465 graduates in 565. The three semester hour course may be used as an elective toward various education certificates and can count for certificate renewal. It teaches use of chalk boards demonstrations field trips and media including film strips slides records and tape recorders. Professor Walter C Felty will teach.
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Marshall Col- Registration
Beckley College
Education
Marshall College
Walter C. Felty
Boy Burns Suffered In Trash Fire At Home
Two year old Mark Deck, son of Mr and Mrs Stewart Deck of 700 Dry Hill Road, lies in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital with burns to his right leg. A hospital spokesman said Mrs Deck was burning trash in the backyard when the child ran through the flames and his clothing caught fire.
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Mark Deck
Stewart Deck
Dry Hill Road
Raleigh General Hospital
Two Raleigh men discharged from Air Force this week
Two Raleigh men, Howard Lee Spears and Rodney Arnold Mays, were discharged from the Air Force this week.
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Raleigh
Air Force
Howard Lee Spears
Rodney Arnold Mays
Recordings Cataloged for Bookmobile Service
Two Beckley women volunteered to catalog and classify 200 recordings for the Raleigh County Bookmobile. Paul Nitschke and Mrs. Joan Hodel will classify the semi-classical and classical records. The Bookmobile remains in Beckley on alternating Tuesdays.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Paul Nitschke
Joan * Hodel
C. H. Graham
Beckley Residents Receive Two Building Permits
The City Recorder’s office issued two building permits on Monday. Ulysses Gilchrist of Morris Avenue plans a home remodel costing about $1,000. B E Davenport of Glenn Avenue was approved to add a utility room and porch to his house.
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Beckley
City Recorder's Office
Ulysses Gilchrist
Morris Avenue
B. E. Davenport
Ill
Glenn Ave
Student Gilkerson Injured in School Lathe Accident
Richard Gilkerson a 16 year old student and son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Gilkerson of 100 Sixth St is in fair condition at Raleigh General Hospital after an accident at Raleigh Vocational School Tuesday A school spokesman said the wood lathe broke as he turned a piece of wood striking him above the eye
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Richard Gilkerson
Eugene Gilkerson
Sixth St
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh Vocational School
Gilkerson
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