Methodists Plan To Attend State Training Session
Three Beckley District members will attend the Board of Education of the Methodist West Virginia Conference Vacation Church School Coaching Conference at St. Paul’s Methodist Church Nitro February 9-10. The event trains teams from 11 districts in methods for summer vacation church schools with the theme The Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Board of Education
Methodist
West Virginia
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Nitro
R. C. Whittaker
R. E. Newman
E. N. Goode
Oak Hill
Helen L. Stealey
Fairmont
Ross Culpepper
Charleston
Newman
Pat Tuckwiller
Jeanne Rampp
Arnold D. Belcher
St. Paul’s Church
Publicity Director Named Al Wesleyan
Buckhannon West Virginia newspaperman Creel S. Cornwell 50 of Lost Creek will become director of publicity at West Virginia Wesleyan College February 1 He replaces Mrs Howard Hiner now advertising manager of Buckhannon s new radio station WBUC Cornwell editor and manager of The Clarksburg News will run all newspaper radio and television news releases He is a native of Grafton lives near Lost Creek with his wife and 16 year old son An accomplished journalist he holds a BA from WVU in English and political science He served in World War II with the 326th Glider Infantry 13th Airborne Division in France He has held several editor and management posts in West Virginia papers and is active in multiple local civic groups He will operate from new publicity offices in the administration building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
West Virginia
Creel S. Cornwell
Lost Creek
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Cornwell
Clarksburg News
Howard Hiner
WBUC
Grafton
Grafton High School
West Virginia University
Baltimore Evening Sun
326Th
13Th Airborne
France
Weston Democrat
Wetzel Republican
Randolph Enterprise
Clarksburg Exponent
Morgantown Post
Clarksburg Rotary Club
Harrison County Parent-Teacher Association Council
Better Schools Committee
Lost Creek Lions Club
Lost Creek Pta
Lost Creek Methodist Church
Alien Registration Deadline Pressed At Post Office
Sunday January 31 marks the deadline for Alien Registration Cards to be deposited at the post office. Beckley assistant postmaster I E Borrer said this year’s turnout is lower than last year with 133 cards received by Friday afternoon. If cards are not turned in by Sunday they must be filled and mailed to the Immigration Naturalization Service in Pittsburgh Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borrer
Beckley
Immigration Naturalization Service
Pittsburgh
Fluoridation Charge Pending as PSC Weighs Costs
The Public Service Commission will set the charge for Beckley Water Co to fund fluoridation of Oak Hill area water. The rate covers equipment purchase and depreciation, chemical feeding, and safety supplies. A two cent per meter addition is proposed, with minimum charges listed, awaiting State Board of Health approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Beckley Water Co
West Virginia Water Service Co
Oak Hill
M. H. Martin
Martin
James Kessinger
State Board of Health
Assault Of Antarctic Special TV Event Aired Saturday
Beckley area residents with relatives in the Navy will note a special NBC program at 9 30 p m Saturday titled Assault of the Antarctic Admiral Dufek narrates the American expedition to the Antarctic focusing on the dangers and discoveries in the polar region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Antarctic
NBC
Admiral Dufek
New York Life assigns Basil Sweeney in Raleigh County
Basil Sweeney becomes the New York Life Insurance agent for Raleigh County, joining Clyde Meador and Robert Cornett from the Charleston office. Sweeney, a Beckley native and WWII veteran, has prior work in driving, education, and other insurance, and will train in Charleston before field work. The company, 116 years old, reports over 20 billion in life insurance in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Life Insurance Co
Raleigh County
Basil Sweeney
Crescent Road
Sweeney
Clyde Meador
Robert Cornett
Charleston
New York Life
Raleigh County Board of Education
Beckley
Imformer
Maxine Williams
Cittsville
Carolyn
Larry
Cittsville Methodist Church
The
Eagles
the Moose
Ten Day Music School Ends at Memorial Baptist Church
A three hour singing service will conclude a ten day music school at Memorial Baptist Church East Beckley at 7 p.m. today. Refreshments will be served by the choir. The Rev. C E Walker pastor invites all singers and song lovers to attend.
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Memorial Baptist Church
East Beckley
C. E. Walker
DPA Caseload Shifts Across Aid Programs in December
West Virginia Department of Public Assistance reports December caseloads rose by 31 to 51,088, with total payments up $30,219 from December 1958. Old age assistance fell to 19,971, aid to the blind up to 1,030, and aid to dependent children at 20,488, with varied changes in general relief and other categories across Raleigh, Fayette, and Wyoming counties.
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West Virginia
Raleigh
Fayette County
Wyoming County
Great Books Club Opens With Marcus Aurelius Study
The Great Books Club, already with 18 members, invites 13 more to join a review of classics. Rev. J. B. Dryfield will moderate the first session at 8 p m Saturday and discuss Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and His Meditations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Books Club
J. B. Dryfield
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Lantz Named Next Farmers Market Manager
Fred Lantz, state marketing specialist, will assume duties Saturday as Farmers Market manager succeeding Oscar Hutchison. Porter Lewis named as assistant. Lantz and Lewis, WVU alumni, bring agricultural education and economics backgrounds. Both worked in WVU programs and area vocational education prior to this appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Hutchison
Fred Lantz
Porter Lewis
Canvas, Lantz
Green Bank
Pocahontas County
$1009 Forfeited In Beckley Police Court
A total of 1009 dollars was forfeited on various charges in Beckley Police Court Thursday night. The largest total, 900 dollars in bonds, came from four people on lottery charges. Lucille Pankey 47 of 126 Simpkins Street forfeited a 300 dollar bond for operating a lottery. Jesse Bester of 212 Gregory Street Welton James of 122 Mills Street and Clifford Taggarts of East Park each forfeited 200 dollar bonds for participating in the lottery. Thomas Lynch 17 of Sprague pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with improper registration and was fined 15 dollars. Jackie L Lynch of Sprague forfeited 15 dollars total for driving without a license and a 10 dollar improper registration charge plus 5 dollars costs on a warrant. Kenneth L Thurman of 312 Burgess Street and Elwyn Alex Bishop of 209 Maryland Avenue each forfeited 20 dollars on speeding. Three persons charged with drunkenness forfeited a total of 54 dollars.
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Beckley
Lucille Pankey
Simpkins St
Jesse Bester
Gregory St
Welton James
Mills St
Clifford Taggarts
East Park
Thomas Lynch
Sprague
Jackie L. Lynch
Kenneth L. Thurman
Burgess Sr
Elwyn Alex Bishop
Maryland Ave
Elder Russell Learns of Brother's Death
Elder A W Russell of 116 Willow Lane is notified of his brother Claude Russell 80 of Columbus Ohio who died Tuesday after a long illness funeral services held in Columbus. Specialist 5 John W Taylor son of Mr and Mrs Harry Taylor Mount Hope arrived from France after two years duty with the Army will complete 20 years service in August after a home furlough he will report for reassignment. John H Edwards Charleston is a patient at Beckley VA Hospital cousin of Mrs J A Payne South Fayette St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Russell
Willow Lane
Claude Russell
Columbus
Ohio
John W. Taylor
Harry Taylor
Mount Hope
France
John H. Edwards
Charleston
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
J. A. Payne
South Fayette St
Discarded Scraps Highlight Silent World of Letters
A clipped page reveals a miscellany of terms from diplomacy and travel to science and social change. The list includes emissary, immigrant, emigrant, egress, and diplomat ideas, hinting at a scrapbook of modern concerns.
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al Wesleyan
Owl's Club
Summerlee Rd
By Eddy Seacrist
Tonight Television
New River Show
Channel
T.V
Uuiwu
PSC
Michael Callan
Evy Norlung Y
Joan Evans
Rian Garrick
PLUS
Columbia
Hammer
Beckley Streets
R. Francis Parker
March of Dimes
R. J. Howard
Cochairman
New March of Dimes
New York Insurance
United States Civil Service Commission
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Washington, D. C
Z. E. Lilly
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Beckley Post Office
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
US. Civil Service Commission
Independence Life and Accident Insurance Co
Louisville
Theodore Handley Insurance Service, Inc
Huntington
Theodore Hundley
Thomas R. Wall
Hundley
Independence
Independence Life and Eedent Insurance Co
States
District of Columbia
Canada
Veterans Administration
Clark
Beckey
Southern Furniture
High Point
N. C
Paul Hayner
H. G. Booth
S. E. Bourne
Shelby Smith
Southern Furniture Exposition
North Carolina
Mthope
Hime
Fin
ANDES
Susan Cabot
Glen Jean
the Demon
Dana Andrews
Wyoming
Mullens
Echicolotem
Gary Grant
Tony Curtis
MTU An
Arthur Oconne
Tesenel
Lantz
Ing
Agricultural Commission
Mountain
Lewis
WVU
University of Kentucky
Potomac State College
Department of Agriculture
Green ‘Bank
Lexington
Russell
Brother
Words of the Champions
Fayette
Council Counsel
Dahlia Decimal Deign Delicatessen
Dentifrice Depot Despot
Dromedary
Dudgeon
Ecstasy
Raleigh Register and Principals Associations
Greece
Alabama
Rock Hudson
Martha Hyer
Dan Duryea
Doh
Defore
Awwa Kashat
Universal International
CintnaScore Technicolor
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