Rev Charles Ross to Speak at Kopperston Tonight
The Rev Charles Ross a Congo mission returnee will address the Perston Church at 7 30 p m today. He discusses Africa's problems and his work building a sun dried brick church and training African evangelists. He and his wife Nancy Jean Jones Ross plan to stay in Richmond Virginia with their two sons until July 1960 before returning to the Congo.
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Ross
Kopperston
Rns
Charles Ross
Congo
Perston
Africa
Nancy Jean Jones
The
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Ical Dispensary
Richmond
David
Stephen
Oceana
Bluestone Presbytery
Emerson
Biblical Seminary
Princeton
Shower Honors Mrs. Joe Cook in Mim Mullens
Mrs. Joe Cook was honored with a surprise stork shower by Gamma Alpha Chanter of Beta Sigma Phi at the home of Mrs. C. C. Phillips Jr. in Fisher Street. Members and guests heard speaker Mrs. Carrie Thrasher discuss a Cal Bible bouquet and program topic “You and Your Audience.” The next meeting is set for February 10 at Mrs. Bob Jack Cook’s home.
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Bob Jack Cook
Highland Ave
Church Members Hear Dr Niles At Temperance Clinic
Dr Stanley B Niles spoke on drinking in church members and suggested denying sacraments to members who drink. The Mullens First Methodist event included plans for the Frances E Willard Memorial Tea on February 16 at 2 pm and a fundraiser via The Union Signal subscriptions and quilting to bolster the WCTU treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Christian
Household Shower Honors Mrs. Trent in Pineville
Mrs. James Trent received a household shower in Cook Memorial Baptist Church recreation room as the couple prepares to move to Huntington for the new home while Mrs. Trent attends Marshall College. Myrtle Rose presided at the punch bowl and refreshments were served to a long list of local ladies.
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Pineville
James Trent
Cook Memorial Baptist Church
Trent
Huntington
Marshall College
Myrtle Rose
Claude Phillips
Stacie Mullens
Lois Schoolcraft
Bruce Howard
Pat Phillips
Carl Mullens
Godfrey Smith
Doris Schoolcraft
Juanita Clay Named Fayette Homemaker
Fayetteville high school student Juanita Clay daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Clay 300 Maple Ave has been named the Homemaker of Tomorrow She serves as president of the National Honor Society secretary of the National Thespian Troupe sponsor of the Pen Pal Club parliamentarian for the Student Council secretary of the Presbyterian Youth Fellowship and officer roles in Rainbow Girls Rhododendron Girls State and Girls Nation She will receive an award pin
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Fayetteville
RNS
Juanita Clay
J. C. Clay
Maple Ave
Fayetteville High School
Miss Clay
National Honor Society
National Thespian Troupe
Pen Pal Club
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Rainbow Girls
Rhododendron Girls State
Girls Nation
Clay
Glen Rogers midterm visitors and local news notes
Glen Rogers residents spend winter break with students Betty Tackett Layman North Becky Pizzino Nicky Taraczkozy Bobby Mosley Melvin Beckle himer Don Nuckols and Bobby Sturgill recently joined West Virginia Tech and will work for Carbon Carbide Co. Hazel Dancy improves patient at home. Sunday guests included the Hrasar family and Jesse. Arnold Broyles Jr. visited from Fort Lee and Dixie Lee Tolliver Tolliver. Donnie Nickols and Jackie Canterbury hosted Bob Nickols and Sherri Sarita Huntington. Rev Glenn Robinson attended Temperance League clinic at Mullens Methodist Church.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Betty Tackett
Layman North
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Becky Pizzino
Nicky Taraczkozy
Marshall College
Huntington
Bobby Mosley
Melvin Becklehimer
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
Don Nuckols
Morris Harvey
Charleston
Bobby Sturgill
Robert Sturgill
West Virginia Tech
Carbon Carbide Company
St. Albans
Hazel Dancy
John Hrasar
Jesse
Arnold Broyles Jr
Fort Lee
Arnold Broyles
Dixie Lee Tolliver
Soulsville
Donnie Nickols
Jackie Canterbury
Bobby Nickols
Sherri Sarita
Glenn Robinson
Temperance League
Mullens Methodist Church
Mullens
Eight Couples Seek Marriage Licenses in Fayette County
Filing records list eight couples from Fayette and nearby areas applying for marriage licenses. Names include William Harold Baker and Elizabeth Anne Lively, Doyle Ellison and Norma Lee Smith, John T. Jeffries and Linda Marie Bolen, Robert E. Kincaid and Edwina Rothwell, Ronald G. Lilly and Doris June Byrd, Ralph Hare Prince and Barbara Jo Bennett, Neil J. Pleasant and Helen Louise Hundley, Samuel Webb and Mary Frances Staunton.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayette County Clerk's Office
William Harold Baker
Bradshaw
Raymond R
Ethel Baker
Elizabeth Anne Lively
Oak Hill
Donald P
Opal Lively
Doyle Ellison
Loch Kelly
May Elison Bostic
Norma Lee Smith
Summerlee
Willie
Mabel Kelly
John T. Jeffries
George Homer
Delma Jeffries
Linda Marie Bolen
Mount Hope
Opal Steplowski
Robert E. Bolen
Robert E. Kincaid
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleon
Maxine Kincaid
Edwina Rothwell
Marting
Margaret Pleasant
Helen Louise Hundley
Smithers
Hosey
Mae Hundley
Samuel Webb
Scarbro
Helen and
Lilly Webb
Mary Frances Staunton
Ingram Branch
James W
Irma Mae Johnson
Coal River Notes from Colcord and Charleston Area
Visiting Henry Thompson at Charleston Memorial Hospital are his daughter Lud Jarrell his grandson Jimmie Jarrell his niece S O Pad en and Mrs Lou Kemper all of Colcord Thompson fell at home weeks ago breaking his right hip Ira Price discharged from Charleston General Hospital recovering from a leg infection at his Colcord home Junior Choir rehearsals held 530 pm at Pattie C Stockdale Home Ve rnie One y admitted to Kanawha Valley Hospital for surgery Accompanying him were daughter Mrs Bert Pauley Mrs Robert P Martin and children from Westover Air Force Base expected to visit Hamiltons to host a visit Capt and Mrs Martin and children preparing for a two year Air Force tour of duty in French Morocco leaving Charleston S C in March Martin to serve as adjutant commander of the base hospital in Rabat
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Colcord
Henry Thompson
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Lud Jarrell
Jimmie Jarrell
S. O. Paden
Lou Kemper
Thompson
Ira Price
Charleston General Hospital
Pattie C. Stockdale
Sarita Workman
Sandra Thompson
Vernie
Oney
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
Martin
Rabat
Westover
Visit in Davin Cyclone Hosts Local Guests
Mr and Mrs Pierce Bailey of Columbus Ohio visit Mr and Mrs Arnold Henderson in Davin. Monday guest of Sharon Bailey was Miss Charlotte Lusk of Davin.
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Davin
Pierce Bailey
Columbus
Ohio
Arnold Henderson
Sharon Bailey
Charlotte Lusk
Mission School Set In Fayette
Fayetteville Presbyterian Church starts a School of Mission on Sunday at 6 p.m. through Feb 28, studying Africa. Rev. J Edwin Stanfield says the Christian Church is involved in Africa’s revolution and urges informed action. Sponsored by Women of the Church led by Mrs Darrell Pennington and Mrs Kenneth Wood, with nursery and classes for all ages. Lectures by Rev Charles Ross and Mrs James Witherspoon, plus three films and book reviews by C A Knotts, Joseph Hodgson, and Rev Stanfield.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Church
Darrell Pennington
Kenneth Wood
World Mission
Charles Ross
Belgian Congo
Africa
James Witherspoon
Beckley
World Missions
The
Presbyterian Church In
United States
C. A. Knotts
Joseph Hodgson
Stanfield
Willard Jarrell Rites Saturday
Willard Jack Jarrell 51 Oak Hill mining engineer dies from a car collision after his vehicle struck a telephone pole at 11 30 p m Wednesday on Main Street near Woods Avenue. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel with Rev R J Chenoweth. Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park. He was born August 2 1907 in Oak Hill and belonged to Oak Hill Methodist Church and the West Virginia Society of Professional Engineers.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Willard Jack Jarrell
Thomas Funeral Home
R. J. Chenoweth
High Lawn Memorial Park
Jarrell
Main Street
Woods Avenue
Mrs. Gertrude Akers Francis Taken By Death
Mrs. Gertrude Akers Francis dies after a long illness at her Baltimore home. She was a Long Branch native, daughter of the late William Akers. Survivors include brothers Edgar of Mount Holly and Jack and Frank Akers of Long Branch, and sisters Miss Juanita Akers of Baltimore, Mrs. Gladys Barker of Lansing, and Mrs. Grace Williams of Pax. Funeral services and burial will be held in Baltimore.
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Long Branch
RNL
Gertrude Akers Francis
Baltimore
William Akers
Edgar
Mount Hone
Jack
Frank Akers
Tony Branch
Juanita Akers
Gladys Barker
Lansing
Grace Williams
Pax
Concord College student Martha Moore returns to studies
Miss Martha Moore resumes her coursework at Concord College Athens after a semester break at her parents Mr and Mrs Enoch Moore. Weekend leave brought home Pvt Charles Moore Fort Jackson South Carolina. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs J D Janney and family plus Mrs Freddie Wilson and others in Sophia and Glen Daniel area.
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Jackie Coleman
Freddie Wilson
Larry Kelly
C. L. Lucas
Glen Daniel
S. L. McGown
Betty, Ronceverte
Graham Silence Draws Fire in Ghana Crusade
ACCRA AP Billy Graham left for Kumasi after Ghana newspapers attack his silence on France's planned atomic tests in the Sahara. Only 5,000 attended Monday's second evangelical meeting, while 14,000 filled Accra Stadium the night prior. Posters proclaimed Graham mum on French nuclear tests. The Ghana Times criticized his stance as disappointing while he said he would not comment publicly due to political connotations.
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Accra
Ghana
Billy Graham
Kumasi
France
Sahara
Graham
Ion
Ghana Times
Evening News
United States
Largest city park South Mountain Park near Phoenix
The largest city owned park in the United States is South Mountain Park near Phoenix Arizona. Spanning about 15000 acres it features mountains and desert terrain across its expansive landscape.
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U. S
South Mountain Park
Phoenix
Ariz
In India Many Languages and Dialects Create Diversity
In India a 400 million population speaks 14 languages, with numerous dialects layered within those languages, creating a complex linguistic landscape.
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India
Edith Collins Named Mullens High Homemaker Of Tomorrow
Edith Marie Collins of Mullens High School earns the 1960 title after top scores on a homemaking exam. She will compete with other state winners for a $1500 scholarship and a trip ending with the American Table Banquet in Washington.
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General Mills
New York City
Colonial Williamsburg
Washington, D. C
Statler Hilton Hotel
Mullens High School
Barbara Cook
Woodrow W. Cook
Homemaker of Tomorrow Named at Sherman High School
Margie Peres, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Peres of Ashford, is chosen Homemaker of Tomorrow at Sherman High. She led a 50 minute homemaking exam, edits the yearbook, is a majorette and member of the National Honor Society Thespians and Quill and Scroll. She will receive an award pin and her paper advances to state competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Research Associates of Chicago
Seth
Margie Peres
Bert Peres
Ashford
Sherman High School
Averley Brown
Miss Peres
Quill and Scroll
Larry Cook Birthday Party at Guyandotte Baptist Church
Larry Cook aged five was celebrated with a birthday party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Willis Cook at Guyandotte Baptist Church. Hostesses Mrs. Willie Cook and Miss Libby Sluss assisted with games and records as friends and family joined in honoring the child.
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Jesse
Larry Cook
Willis Cook
Willie Cook
Libby Sluss
Anita Cook
Guyandotte Baptist Church
Barbara Craft
Debbie Sluss
Glen Lusk
Rodney Lusk
Bobby Cook
Hillard Mullins
Roger Mullins
Patty Burchett
Michael Grove
Patty Stewart
Gary Stewart
Linda Lubonia
Kathy Lubonia
Becky Lubonia
Junie Cook
Ronnie Cook
Powell Cook
Dallas Stewart
Sam Lubonia
Gibson Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services for Henry A Gibson will be at New Prospect Baptist Church LaFrank at 2 p.m. Saturday led by Rev L B James and Rev Robert Pomeroy. Burial follows in Odd Fellows Cemetery Richwood. Gibson 81 died in Richwood hospital after a three year illness. He was a retired Wallace Corp employee and lived in Richwood 58 years. Surviving: wife Opie three sons Carl Plymouth NC Shirley Donnelsville OH Earl Springfield OH three daughters Gay Stewart Craigsville EDna Davis Steinhatchee Fla Muriel Sears Geneva OH a stepdaughter Norma Rush LaFrank a brother Philip Sutton three sisters Mary Facemire Herald Aliie Murphy Oak Hill Vicie Mace Dayton OH two grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Body to home at 4 p.m. today from White and Coleman Funeral Home Richwood.
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Richwood
RNS
Henry A. Gibson
New Prospect Baptist Church
LaFrank
L. B. James
Robert Pomeroy
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Gibson
Wallace Corp
Ocie
Carl
Plymouth
N. C
Shirley
Donnelsville
Ohio
Earl
Springfield
Gay Stewart
Craigsville
Edna Davis
Steinhatchee
Fla
Muriel Sears
Geneva
Norma Rush
Philip
Sutton
New Enameling Iron Developed By Workers
Armco Steel Corp announces "Univit" a new one coat porcelain enamel alloy. The product cuts the traditional multi stage process by eliminating the blue ground coat, enabling a single white or colored finish coat. Developed over 15 years under T F Olt, it promises lower costs and broader markets for household and industrial enamel finishes. Armco plans licensing as production ramps up led by W B Quail.
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Olt
Armco
W. B. Quail
Benefit Party Slated By OES
Kopperston will host a benefit games party at Kopperston Grade School at 7 30 p m Saturday sponsored by Order of Eastern Star No 110 Pineville Mrs Virginia Price Koppers ton worthy matron announced The first successful gun silencer was invented in 1909 by Hiram Maxim of Hartford Conn.
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Kopperston
BNS
Order of Eastern Star No. 110
Pineville
Virginia Price
Hiram Maxim
Hartford, Conn
Sims Receives Honor At Fayette PTA Meet
Oak Hill RNS notes Cornelius Simms was honored at the Oak Hill PTA meeting for being the father with the most children enrolled in the elementary school. He has five children present, a record unmatched by other dads. his wife previously received a similar honor. Mrs. Herbert Dews was given a corsage as the teacher with the most parents present.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Cornelius Simms
Simms
Parent - Teachers Association
Herbert Dews
Beckley Business Development Corp seeks local investors
A Beckley venture invites 50 to 100 area businessmen and the public to subscribe for stock in Beckley Business Development Corporation. It aims to create jobs by lending to new and expanding industries, with profits paid as dividends to stockholders. Subscriptions start now with $10 per share, and options include installment plans and collateral financing.
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Beckley Business Development Corporation
Beckley
BBDC
Felows
A. No
SBA
P.O
West Virginia
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Dr. Niles
Mrs. Trent
Fayette
Mission School
Willard Jarrell
G. Francis
Edith Collins
Mullens HS
Seth High School
OES
Sims
Sami Golden Apple Wine Laird&co
North Garden
Beckley Area
Small Business Administration
Raleigh
Cast
Board of Directors
Hteoie
Beckley Business Development Corp
P. O. Box
Beckley, W. Va
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