Rev. D. Lowe named new pastor at Prosperity First Baptist
The First Baptist Church of Prosperity welcomes Rev. Don Lowe as pastor succeeding Rev. James Neal. Lowe previously led Quinnimont Baptist Church for seven and a half years and is married to Ruth Bocock with four children. He teaches electricity at the Raleigh County Vocational School. Sunday School begins at 9 45 a m with services at 11 am and 8 pm and midweek prayer and youth activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Prosperity
Don Lowe
Bible Ave
Beckley
Lowe
James Neal
Parkersburg
Quinnimont Baptist Church
Dunloop
J. D. Lowe
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Beckley College
Alderson-Broaddus College
Ruth Bocock
Dona'd Jr
Meridel
George
Dewey
Raleigh County
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Sophia Woman To Hear Evangelist Billy Graham
Mrs. George Bragg of Sophia plans to travel to Madison Square Garden for Billy Graham's sermon on Saturday night. She will be joined by her daughter, son-in-law Clarence and Mrs. Levy, and friend Miss Inez Duffield from Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
George Bragg
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Charleston
New York City
Clarence Levy
Inez Duffield
Recruiter to Visit Mullens From Beckley Station
Chief Petty Officer E Gaik Ak ers of the Beckley recruiting station will be in Mullens from 3 a.m. to noon every Monday to meet potential recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
E. Gaik Akers
Beckley Navy
Federal Jury Finds Lonnie Ray Guilty In Moonshine Case
A Southern District federal court jury found Beckley resident Lonnie Ray guilty of possession of moonshine whisky during her arrest with James Leasure in Beckley on Feb 22 1957. Lies from Leasure and defense claimed no knowledge. other defendants pled guilty in related cases. Judge Moore warned of a substantial sentence reflecting prior charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fast Beckley
Goly
Lonnie Ray
James William Leasure
William A. Ludy
Beckley
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit
Treasury Department
Moore
Brown Hugo Payne
Payne
Roy C. Meadows
Joseph Wright
Gailty
Wright
Caidy
United States
Hugh Fields Brown
Charleston
Brown
Los Angeles
Huntington
Juvenile Court to Hear Moonshine Case Hearings
Eleven youngsters are scheduled to appear for hearings at Raleigh County Juvenile Court in a case involving alleged breaking and entering, assault and battery, and moonshine possession. Attorney Payne condemned government tactics while officials noted the youths are in custody at the Raleigh County Jail. The public meeting at Pythias Hall will discuss the cases and legal arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov Court of Calantha No
Au Ferment
Jefferson
Payne
Cial
Knights of Saying
Raleigh County
Pythias Hall
S. Fayette St
At & P.m
Montell
Lonnie Ray
Charles McDaniel
Worthy Counsetor
Leasure
Harry L. McCreery
Neve
Miss Vaught Garners Miss Kapital Title In Sofia Region
Hazel Favonne Vaught of Sophia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C A Vaught, was chosen among 400 contestants as Miss Kapital Key Ilolé after regional and office queen honors. She is a 1956 Sophia High School graduate active in sports, choir, Future Teachers, Homemakers and dramatics. Rhodell appoints Ernest Barker as new police chief succeeding Woodrow Blankenship, longtime mayor. Barker, born July 29, 192, has worked coal mines and served in the Post Office, with family ties across Michigan and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countian ] Sofia
Raleigh Counthan
Hazel Favonne Vaught
Equitable’ Loans and Savings Co
Miss Vaught
Sophia High School
Future Teachers of America
Hall Pool
Future Homemakers of America
Rhodell
Egeria
Barker
Post Office Department
He Mines
Michigan
A. 5. Conarad
Argus Camera Co
Ann Arbor
HK. Tate
Belleville
Mich
B. E
Dussin
Tallahassee
Fla
Curtis E. ‘Barker
Garden’ City
Rhedeil
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge Install Officers in Joint Services
Donaldson and Mrs. Smith installed as noble grand leaders at Lodge No. 74 and Silver Star Rebekah No. 77 during joint services at the lodge headquarters Tuesday night. District Deputy Resece Williams and Adam Johnson oversaw officer installations with a list of new and outgoing officers and color bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. ‘T. Donaldson
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge
Mary. Smith
Silver Star
Rebekah Lodge
Resece Williams
ODF
Adam Johnson
Delmer Davis
Charles Good
Alyah
Mary Savage
Margaret Jones
Pearl Smith
Ruby Pennihston
Betty Jarref
Cora McKinney
Ora Pierce
Pansy Williams
Noble Grand
Della Lilly
Cora Meliale
Vice Grand
Mabe’. Landers
Carrie Quesenberry
Inside Guardian
Ella Cotbaugh
Guardian
Vacation Bible School Starts At Sophia First Baptist
Eight children attended the first day of Vacation Bible School at the First Baptist Church in Sophia. Director Mrs W W Debord and music director Mrs George Bragg led staff including Rev Dewey Wilson junior high boys and junior high girls Miss Louise Lilly and Mrs Jery Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
School of the First Baptist’ Church
W. W. Debord
George Bragg
Dewey, Wilson
George
Bragg
Louise Lilly
Jery" Lilly
Jerry Calhoun
Cathar Rush‘orook
Monroe Coleman
Buddy Lilly
Beckley Court Scene and Raleigh County Ambulances Brief
Judge Ben Moore quips during Beckley court in Fayette Street side of Raleigh County Courthouse. A pneumatic drill blasts nearby as Kermit A. Locke pleads mercy. Raleigh County has 23 ambulances and related vehicles, with diverse colors and brands, including Cadillacs Buicks Pontiacs Packard and Ford. Keyser Funeral Home operates two black vehicles among the fleet.
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Raleigh County
Balitt
J. M. Mannix
Fayette St
Beckley
Seusherm District Federal Court
Ben Moore
Keem
Kermit A. Locke
Raleigh Chaunty
Raleigh
Packard
Ford
Keyser Funeral Home
Buick
Cadillac
Melton Mortuary’ Hag
Ford, Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Rose and Quesehberry Funeral Home
Callee Funeral Hote
Willams Funeral Hone
Sophia
Wrights Funeral Home
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Durgan Funeral
Sorority Helps Girls Attend Piney Oaks Day Camp
The Beta Chi Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta donated 25 to cover day camp fees for 25 girls at Piney Oaks Day Camp last month. The funds supported a week of outdoor moving, crafts, and cooking activities led by Girl Scouts with camp director Mrs. Francis D. Blaney receiving the check from Mrs. Brown Hugo Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Chi Sigma Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Girl Scouts
Piney Oaks
Girl Scotts
Francis D. Blaney
Brown Hugo Payne
Farmers May Apply For Gasoline Refund
E P Brundage WVU extension specialist announces a three cent per gallon federal gasoline tax refund for farmers who used fuel in farming operations in the 24 months ending June 30. Eligible applicants include owners tenants or operators. refunds not for on farm use off farm use or for processing packaging or canning. Neighbors or custom operators may file claims for fuel used on the farm while performing farming tasks for the owner. Claims due by Sept 30 with forms and instructions at County Extension offices or IRS local offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Brundage
West Virginia University
County Agricultural Extension Service
Internal Revenue Service
Chirp Of Cricket Is A Danger Signal
The chirp of a cricket signals danger to American households. Crickets harm clothing bed linen and fur, hiding in basements and along baseboards. use residual insecticides like Dieldrin to prevent infestations for up to three months. Lane box elder bugs also menace homes, feeding on trees and entering in fall and spring. spray cracks, crevices, foundation walls, and siding with effective residual insecticides and repeat at least three times a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Two Fined For Speeding And Other Local Magistrate Actions
Magister Colton White arraigned two speeding defendants on the West Virginia Turnpike. Eugene McDonald Noble of Pineville paid 30 dollars plus costs and Robert Emmett Butler of Fort Lauderdale Florida paid 10 dollars plus costs. Eccles resident Henry Dow was jailed at 6 20 p m on an assault and battery charge. Ordley Foley of Ghent was remanded to jail for petit larceny after a 25 dollar fine. Rubin Payne faced two charges and was fined 50 dollars and jailed six months for illegal pistol carrying and 25 dollars plus 60 days for larceny. Payne allegedly stole the pistol involved. Pocket mice near Alamogordo New Mexico are pure white unlike similar brown mice nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colton White
West Virginia
Eugene McDonald Noble
Pineville
Robert Emmett Butler
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Henry Dow
Eccles
Joy Rodriguez
Ordley Foley
Ghent
J. E. Mays
Rubin Payne
J. K. Cole
Rhodell
Payne
Cole
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Mountain Air Drive
Glen Jean
Table Rock
Richsté Egan
Dorothy Malone
Ros
Tre McConnell
Alan Ladd
Jyne Allyson
Roy Lee Harmon
Roy Lee’ Harman
Woay-Tv
Poetrx
Mualee
West Virginia Insurance Management Corporation
Ariane Ins Fn
Allied Artists
Pretenie
Gary Cooper
Audrey Hepburn
Maurice Chevalier
Billy Wilder Vole Scrat Gap
Billy Older
Claude Anet
Mubcar
Frane Wat Any
Robesy Mieco
Winte Ye UT ii
Main Street
Ralph OW. Sockman
Christ Church—Methodist
New York
Mr. DeMille
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Archbishos of
Moses
Aarne AR Rcham J. Feldman
Synagogue
Counsil of America
Cecile
DE Mille
Tarton
Heston
Aie
Veer
DE Carlo
Cldric Hardwicke Toch
Baxter
Robinson 'Aget
Derek
Jane Russell
Richard Egan
Hei Mamie Stover
Bae
Narey Ri
Bernardine
DE Luke
Pat Bqoke
Terry Moore
Wanes
Gathor
Uean
Thagoore Reeves
Mullens Drive-In
Herndon
Congo Crossing
Virginia Mayn
George Nader
NEW York Confidential
Broderick Crawford
Richard Cente
Beckley Open Air
Stanaford Road
Conner
Sorority
Bex Elder
Iear Alamozordo
New Mexico
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