Display at Wesleyan shows Breeches Bible among rare hooks
Glen Daniel man, a former Swift and Co. salesman now Methodist pastor, donates a Breeches Bible to West Virginia Annual Conference Historical Society at Wesleyan College Buc dist. The display also features 1607 Geneva Bible editions and Luther Bible 1797, loaned by Fred R. Laux of Livingston New Jersey. Davis, hospitalized for observation, is a longtime Methodist lay leader.
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Betty
Westoo Wesleyan College
Buc
Robert L. Davis
Glen Daniel
West Virginia Annual Conference Historical Society
Davis
Swift and Co
Methodist
van Chapel
Surveyor
Clay Chapel
Star
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Wesleyan
Fred R. Laux
Livingston
N. J
Jan
Council of Ministers of
Frankfort
Local church revivals and deputation service announced
Sophia Baptist Church announces a deputation visit from Concord College on Sunday night February 20 at 7 30 p m The Athens Baptist Church pastor will speak on The Christian Vocation with four college students singing and talking Brethren Church hosts a fellowship revival led by Rev Everett Howard continuing through Sunday Gospel Tabernacle holds a singing revival from Monday to February 26 with public invited Lester Church of God reports an ongoing revival led by evangelist Rev Clinton Thompson with special singing and Saturday fellowship meeting All Beckley District churches represented
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Sophia Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
First Baptist Church
Sophia
Concord College
George Sublette
Athens Baptist Church
Charles Mulkey
Nancy Lively
Glen Hatfield
Gregory Powers
Brethren Church
Everett Howard
Beckley
Loan Company Seeks Payment for Unpaid Loan
City Finance Co. of Sprague filed a circuit court suit to recover 934 dollars for an 800 dollar loan plus 314 dollars interest. Defendant Ed Tucker of Horne de Grace Maryland allegedly defaulted on payments due June 16, 1965, totaling 1,114 dollars in 30 monthly installments of 37.16 dollars. A second suit by Work Wear Corp. of Cleveland against Wayne Law of Prosperity is for 806 dollars for merchandise sold February 5, 1965. attorneys are Samuel Solins and Eugene D. Pecora of Welch.
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City Finance Co
Sprague
Circuit Clerk’s
Ed*Tucker
Horne de Grace, Md
Tucker
Cleveland, Ohio
Wayne Law of Prosperity
Work Wear Corp
Buckeye Garment Rental Co
Cleveland
Law
Samuel Solins
Eugene D. Pecora
Welch
Rhodell Water Restored After Ruptured Main Street Line
Water service returned Wednesday afternoon to Rhodell and Tommys Creek after a line rupture under Main Street disrupted service around 6 p.m. Tuesday. Mayor Sam Lilly confirmed the cause and restoration timeline.
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Rhodell
Tommy’ S Creek
Sam Lilly
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
PFC Charles E Skeens and other service members listed in the Home Front notes. Skeens took part in Field Training Exercise II in Korea ending Feb 12, having completed basic training at Fort Knox. Other crews return from operations near St Croix aboard USS Tidewater, with shipyard overhaul planned in Norfolk. Promotions include Specialist Four and Airman at Homestead AFB. Enlistments noted for several West Virginia locals with hometown details.
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Charles E. Skeens
Betty
Rachelle B. Skeens
Mount Hope
I Corps
Korea
Fort Knox
Moun Hope High School
James E. Skeens
Route 1
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Tidewater
Caribbean
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Norfolk
Charleston
S. C
Roger D. Altizer
Lacy Altizer
Clear Fork
Germany
West Virginia Safety Council Partners With State Police
The West Virginia Safety Council announces collaboration with the West Virginia State Police to promote road safety. Officials aim to reduce accidents through joint campaigns and public education across the state.
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West Virginia Safety Council
West Virwlole State Police
Beckley Chamber Plans Second Appalachian Art and Craft Festival
Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce lays plans for a four day festival over Labor Day weekend with Raleigh County Armory Fieldhouse tentatively booked. The chamber also reports 3500 garment factory job applications and outlines new membership drives and educational courses.
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Beckley-Raleigh County
William Snyder
Honey In the Rock
Chamber
Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Snyder
Sev
Tax Questions and Answers on Bonds and Filing
Questions cover who owes tax on interest from savings bonds for a child and when a tax return is required. It explains co ownership versus sole ownership with a parent beneficiary, and self employment thresholds. It also details mileage deductions for business use, including rates and record-keeping.
School And You Debates Ability Grouping In Classrooms
In a column by Susan Light, the debate over ability grouping is explored with a National Education Association poll showing 58 percent favoring grouping and 42 percent against. A study of 2,200 fifth and sixth graders with 15 groupings found mixed results, as heterogeneous groups improved social and emotional adjustment while ability groups boosted test scores for some. The columnist cites a psychologist who, after research, favors mixed grouping for better attitudes and personal growth, asking readers to weigh whether academic achievement or social adjustment matters more.
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Susan Light
Enterprise Assn
National Education Association
Small Transistor Hearing Aid Offers Clearer Speech
A classified advertisement promises a new transistor hearing aid that makes speech clearer even for whispers. It targets listening difficulties at church, social events, or home and invites readers to write to P. O. Box 4217, Charleston, W. Va. for full information at no cost or obligation.
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Charleston
W. Va
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New Jersey
Appalach
Geneva
Switzerland
America
Dort
Netherlands
Laux
United Church of England and Ireland
Duncan
1St Cavalry Division
Eva Sue Johnson
R. F. Johnson
Teek Rice
James C. Riffe
USN
C. L. Riffe
Ernest A. Hutchens
Reyta Hutchens
Norfolk, Va
Roy E. Collins
Connie Collins, Mullens
U. S. Air Force
Airman
Collins
Homestead Afb
Fla
Randolph Monroe Harrison
Nitro
Wendell
Dorothy Harrison
William Ray Salyers
War
Arvil
Virgin Salyers
Michael Ray White
Diamond
Ralph
Audrey White
Corvin Winford Bragg
Everett
Lottie "Badie
Roger Benson
Springsdale
Jack
Oneta Benson
Oakley Robert Bennett Jr
Jane Branch
Oakley
Ora Grimmitt
Hinton
Forrest Dale Burnett
John
Myrtle ‘Bailey
Leroy
Continental
U.S
Alaska
Pateld
Maide Bell
Oscar Hutchison
Beckley Junior High School
Randey L. Webb
Government Liaison Department
Webb
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Blaine Wright
Political and Economic Instruction Department
Grady Whitlock
Beckley, W. VA
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