Holmes Safety Council Demonstration Planned
A Beckley Holmes Safety Association meeting will be at 7 30 p m today in the Circuit Courtroom. Lee B McCormick a former EGFA employee from Stotesbury Mines Helen will demonstrate a flame safety testing cabinet he invented while a lamp man with a patent on the device. He will show the cabinet’s mechanism and safety features as the lamp is exploded inside.
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Beckley
Holmes Safety Association
Lee B. McCormick
Western Gas and Fuel Associates
Stotesbury
Helen
EGFA
McCormick
Eight Join Army Recruiters at Beckley Main Station
Eight men enlisted into the United States Army at Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station on Wednesday. One had prior service. All will undergo eight weeks of basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. Named are Robert L. Pugh Bergoo Norman J. Bellomy Lorado Edward L. Postelwaite Webster Springs Jesse E Kennedy Jr Rock Gap Va Delano G Ellis Chapmanville Daniel C Hatcher Stotesbury and Donnie Miller Danville. William G Sargent reenlisted and was sent to Fort Knox Kentucky. Sargent is the son of Glen J Sargent and of Glen de Sargent of Marianna.
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Beckley Army
United States Army
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Robert L. Pugh
Arlee Pugh
Bergoo
Norman J. Bellomy
Clarence Bellomy
Lorado
Edward L. Postelwaite
Carl C. Postelewaite
Webster Springs
Jesse E. Kennedy Jr
Jessie E. Kennedy
Rock Gap
Delano G. Ellis
William H. Ellis
Chapmanville
Daniel C. Hatcher
Tracy A. Hatcher
Stotesbury
Donnie Miller
Elmer R. Miller
Danville
Ft. Knox
William G
Mount Tabor Officers Elected by County Life Group
Officers elected Tuesday by the Mount Tabor Country Life Group are James Lilly as chairman Frank Patton as vice chairman Mrs Eugene Alderman as secretary and R L Davis as treasurer. The Register later ran an erroneous Thursday notice naming Mrs Alderman as chairman though she was the sole new officer in the state.
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Mount Tabor
Lucy Heads Tri County Group Elected Vice Chairman
Lucy heads the Tri County Group as vice chairman after a noon Thursday meeting at the Beckley Hotel. The committee includes Summers, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties and aims to persuade public employers to hire the handicapped. Other attendees listed include John G. Miller Chad M. Bertelson William B. Conne ley Everett F. Gibbs Rev. Alvin J. Cook Fred H. Souder Robert R Elmore J B Elliot M F Barksdale Roy I. Smith Patrick Tolliver and Mrs. Sallye T. Bragg.
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Beckley Hotel
Summers
Raleigh
Wyoming Counties
John G. Miller
Chad M. Bertelson
William B. Connoley
Everett F. Gibbs
Alvin J. Cook
Fred H. Souder
Robert R, Elmore
J. B. Elliot
M. F. Barksdale
Roy I. Smith
Patrick Tolliver
Sallye T. Bragg
Conference speakers set for ABI Spring Conference
The Appalachian Bible Institute at Bradley will host a three day Spring Bible and Missionary Conference May 26 to 29 with Rev. Lester E. Pipkin presiding. Speakers include Dr. George Mundell of Marantha Tabernacle Philadelphia Dr. Kenneth S. Wuest Moody trained author and teacher and Rev. J O Percy national secretary of the International Foreign Missionary Association. A new Pipkin family house is planned, with 1200 limestone blocks donated by a Charleston man as the initial contribution.
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Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Lester E. Pipkin
Institute
George Mundell
Marantha Tabernacle
Philadelphia
Kenneth S. Wuest
Moody
Pipkin
Charleston
Akron minister’s sons choose different paths
Rev. Arnold W. Meckstroth’s two sons Ned, 27, and Marcus, 18, both pursued alternatives before following their father into ministry. Ned worked at the Akron YMCA athletic department three years before entering Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Missouri. Marcus began studying international affairs for a teaching or foreign service career earlier this fall to become a minister like his father.
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Akron, Ohio
Arnold W. Meckstroth
Meckstroth
Ned
YMCA
Akron Ymca
Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Groves
Marcus
Business Meeting at New Hope Baptist Church
All members are asked to attend a church business meeting at New Hope Baptist Church Beckley at 7 p.m. today led by Pastor Rev Henry Dubois. The Sojourner General Truth Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in Church of Jesus Ringleben Street Patsy Hudson president announced
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New Hope Baptist Church
Beckley
Henry Dubois
Sojounor General Truth Women's Christian Temperance Union
Church of Jesus
Ringleben St
Patsy Hudson
Veterans Must Report Monthly Absences Under New Law
A new year law requires Korea veterans in GI courses not leading to degrees to report classroom absences monthly to the Veterans Administration. Those pursuing degrees or professional goals such as nursing or internships are exempt. Use of the correct certification form avoids late monthly allowances.
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Veterans Administration
E.F. Gibbs
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley
Beclley Police Court Fines Total 276.50 Forfeitures
A Thursday Beckley Police Court session yielded 276.50 from bond forfeitures and fines. Arthur L. Warden faced a 106.50 fine, six month license revocation, and brief jail time for driving while drunk. Other forfeitures included Jan S. Bandy 30, James Mullins 20, Hugh Meier 15, Adolph DeGregory 15, plus five drunk charges totaling 90.
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Beckley
Arthur L. Warden
Hull St
Raleigh County
Jan S. Bandy
Hylton St
James Mullins
Vance Drive
Hugh C. Meier
Charleston
Iowa
Adolph E. DeGregory
Prosperity
Florida
Oriental Festival to Host 40 Girl Troupe from Japan
The second annual International Festival in Vancouver plans a 40 girl ensemble from Takarazuka Japan. The troupe will perform Kabuki drama folk dances and Oriental interpretations of western musical comedy and operetta as part of the program next summer.
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Vancouver
B.C
Japan
Takarazuka
Miners and Management Form National Coal Policy Conference
In Washington a coalition of miners and top coal industry executives created the National Coal Policy Conference to defend coal from competition by residual fuel oil and natural gas sold at dumping prices. George H. Love of Consolidation Coal Co. highlighted declines in coal output and plant closures, noting government discrimination against coal. The group plans a Washington HQ and funding from about 40 to 50 coal companies, the UMW, railroads and utilities. John L. Lewis was not present due to illness. Thomas Kennedy represented the UMW. Joseph Moody will run the Washington office as executive director.
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National Coal Policy Conference
Washington
George H. Love
Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Love
Venezuela
UMW
Lewis
Miner's Union
Thomas Kennedy
American Mining Congress
Cincinnati
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers’ Assny
County Students To Attend Confab At Alderson Broaddus
Raleigh County high school students will attend a campus preview conference at Alderson Broadus College Philippi from 10 a m to 3 30 p m Saturday. Seven or more carloads will depart from First Baptist Church Beckley at 5 30 a m under Rev Sidney J Rowland who organizes the trip. The conference led by college president Dr Richard E Shearer and faculty aims to show the school's facilities to prospective students.
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Raleigh County
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Sidney J. Rowland
Richard E. Shearer
Five Divorces Granted by Raleigh County Court
Five couples were granted divorces by orders signed Thursday by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. Decrees made final include Norman Blankenship versus Woodrow W. Blankenship, Virginia Mitchell Crawford versus Daniel Franklin Crawford with custody awarded to Mrs. Crawford, Lilburn H. Hughes versus Blanch E. Hughes with Hughes keeping custody, Joe K. Berilla versus Dorothy Berilla, and Juanita Lester Smith versus Ronda Smith with custody awarded to Mrs. Smith.
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Norman Blankenship
Woodrow W. Blankenship
Virginia Mitchell Crawford
Daniel Franklin Crawford
Beckley Teens Involved In Vine Street Collision
Driver Jerry G. Beavers 18 of 616 Johnstown Road cited for failing to keep vehicle under control after a two car wreck at 4 10 p m on Vine Street. Beavers’ car hit Ramon W. Morgan 16 of Beckley causing passenger Carl George to suffer a forehead cut. Vehicle damage estimated at 1 dollars.
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Beckley
Vine Street
Jerry G. Beavers
Johnstown Road
Ramon W. Morgan
Beavers
Carl George
Beaver
Ordered Into City Court For Speeding Charge
Bobby Gene Sanger, 19, Beckley, was cited by Beckley Police on a speeding charge Thursday afternoon and ordered to appear in City Police Court Monday night.
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Bobby Gene Sanger
Beckley
Sophia PTA Plans Meal Supper At March Meeting
Sophia PTA members met Tuesday evening with Ralph Davis presiding. They approved a covered dish supper for March 24 and Posey Pettry invited parents to tour classrooms and meet the teachers amid student work displays.
Eight Groups To Participate In Holiness Church Services
Eight singing groups will take part in evening services at the Holiness Church of Jesus Beckley on Sunday at 7 p.m. Special morning services are set for 11 30 a.m. More than a half million persons aged 60 and over attend adult education classes in various U S schools.
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Holiness Church of Jesus
Beckley
U.S
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