State Freewill Baptists To Meet Here
The state conference of the Freewill Baptist denomination will begin at 9 30 a m Friday and run through Saturday afternoon at Mount Tabor district headquarters. Officials and delegates from across the state and some from Greenville Tennessee will participate. Ray Turnage will report on the Freewill Baptist Children's Home in Greenville.
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Freewill Baptist Denomination
Freewill Baptists
Mount Tabor
Greenville
Tenn
Freewill Baptist Children’s Home
Ray Turnage
Weather Details and River Conditions Summary
Weather for the 24 hour period ends at 10 a m shows high 69 at 4 30 p m and low 44 at 6 15 a m. Winds SE 13 mph and no precipitation. River conditions Greenbrier normal clear Lake normal and clear with 2.6 gates open at Greenbrier and 2.4 at Hinton. Extended outlook calls for fair cool Saturday and Sunday becoming cloudy and warmer Monday with highs 70s to near 80s and 80s Monday. today’s extremes 102 in Blythe California and 36 in Greenville Maine.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Blythe
Calif
Greenville
Maine
Revival Series With Levi Lewis At Beckley Church
Evangelist Levi Lewis of Chicago is guest speaker for revival meetings at Friendly Chapel Church of God Beckley. Daily services at 7 p.m. feature Community Choir directed by George Hill and WV Tech Collegiate Gospel Choir. United Choral Ensemble of Charleston to perform June 15. Elder D C Caffie invites the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Lewis
Chicago
Friendly Chapel Church of God
Terrill Street
Beckley
George Hill
Gospel Choir
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Montgomery
United Choral Ensemble of Charleston
D. C. Caffie
Traffic Citations in Beckley Police Court Docket
Ten people received traffic citations from Beckley city police on Wednesday for speeding. Names include Kathryn A McLaughlin 24 John David Andrighetti 17 Carrie Fates 17 Kent Edward Bailey 16 Mary Nell Godbey 44 Graden W Stoots 69 and others. Several defendants were ordered to municipal court on June 15 17 or 19. John Michaels faced a driveway obstruction charge with a $10 bond posted. Floyd Lester 41 Crab Orchard cited for invalid license. Robert F Harden 42 cited for obstructing traffic. Shirley D Snuffer 35 Mabscott charged with speeding and expired driver card. ordered to court June 15.
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Beckley City
Kathryn A McLaughlin
S. Heber St
John David Andrighetti
Westwood Dr
Carrie Fates
Rt 1
Beckley
Kent Edward Bailey
Mercer St
Mary Nell Godbey
Harper
Graden W. Stoots
Rt 3
McLaughlin
Andrighetti
Fotes
Bailey
Stoots
Godbey
John Michaels
Floyd Lester
Crab Orchard
Robert F. Harden
Woodrow Ave
Shirley D. Snuffer
Mabscott
Snuffer
Harden
Lester
Catholics To Observe Feasts At St Francis de Sales
The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be observed starting 10 pm Friday at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church. The Sacred Heart Mass is at 11 pm Friday with devotions to 8 am Saturday before the Immaculate Heart Mass.
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St. Francis, de Sales Catholic Church
Thomas Kerrigan
Beckley Student Accepted at North Carolina State University
Conrad Fred Cooper son of Dr and Mrs Harry F Cooper of Beckley will attend North Carolina State University Raleigh this fall. He graduated from Hill School Pottstown Pa where he served on the Varsity Football H Reception Committee Prefect Y Braves Vocabulary Club Ski Club and The Grill.
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Conrad Fred Cooper
Harry F. Cooper
Dogwood Lane
Beckley
North Carolina State University
Raleigh N. C
Cooper
the Hill School
Pottstown
The
Grill
Retiring Woodrow Wilson High teachers honored at luncheon
Mrs Annie Bland and R Douglas Schwank were guests of honor at a Wednesday luncheon in the Woodrow Wilson High School cafeteria. Awards and gifts were presented by colleagues as principals and family members attended the event marking their retirements and transfers.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Annie Bland
R. Douglas Schwank
Lawrence Wiseman
Jackson
Josephine Midkiff
Mary Slipkovich
Schwank
Elizabeth Schwank
Brand
Vance
Beckley Junior High School
Students Win Citizenship and School Awards at Three Elementary Schools
Beckley Civitan and Shady Spring Raritan clubs honor students at Shady Spring Crab Orchard Daniels and Shady Spring elementary schools. Recipients include Davida Cochran Jon Worrell Kay Martin and Harriet Walker with valedictorian Mark Miller and salutatorian Roger Baldwin. Awards cover reading writing math English science and art with numerous names listed.
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Beckley Civitan Club
Davida Cochran
David Cochran
Shady Spring
Jon Worrell
Crab Orchard
Kay Martin
Daniels
Raritan
Harriet Walker
Mitzi Caponiti
Carol Bare
Jean May
Timmy Smith
Ronnie Cantley
Mark Miller
Billy Bostic
Steve Wickline
Timmy Walker
Mark Armstrong
Tommy Wallace
Roger Baldwin
Charles Meadows
Shady Spring Elementary
Willis Walker
Eleanor Bowman
Donald Bingham
Raritan Club
Ronnie Barker
Civitan Club
James Wiseman
Elizabeth Ward
Steve Harmon
Linda Luther
Michael Persinger
Debra McMillion
Mark Carman
Diane Canaday
Ricky Canaday
Lori Flanagan
Tammy Brogan
McClure
Paulette Campbell
Joey Beckett
Dremna
MecEachery
Reading
Jeff Turner
Stephanie Justus
Mark Lively
Jeff Campbell
John Tilley
Thomas Phipps
Beverly Keffer
Orchard Valley
David McClure
Connie Halsted
Daniels Elementary School
Deborah Link
Howard Link
Neida Gross
Ken
Neth Gross
Police Beat Reports Bond In Drunken Driving Case
Richard Rasponti jailed by City Police at 12 06 am on drunken driving charge and released after posting bond. Four juveniles jailed Wednesday night including a Skelton youth on a runaway warrant and three youths from Glen White Eccles and Baltimore with petit larceny truancy and runaway charges. Several others released after posting bond or serving sentences including William Foreman Beckley absent without leave and William Moss Daniels on peace warrant. Frank Bennett Jr Shady Spring posted bond after Tuesday breach of peace charge.
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Richard
Rasponti
Skelton
Glen White
Eccles
Baltimore
Joe Rodriguez
Kermit Locke
William Foreman
Beckley
U. S. Army
William H. Moss
Daniels
Sheriff's Deputies
Camp Leckie
Frank Bennett Jr
Rodriguez
Gospel Sing Set at Sophia Freewill Church
A gospel sing is planned for Saturday at Sophia Freewill Baptist Church featuring Dixie and the Cavaliers of Logan the Murphy Trio Taylor Family and the Darnell Sisters. The church adult choir also provides music. The event starts at 7 30 p m.
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Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
Dixie
The
Cavaliers of Logan
the _ Murphy Trio
Taylor Family
Darnell Sisters
Drama Drive Surpasses WV Historical Drama Assoc Goal
The West Virginia Historical Drama Association exceeded its $10 000 membership drive by 150 with Beclky Quota Club praised for its leadership. New members include Thomas A Winner Stumps Enterprises Watkins Inc. and the group totals 366 contributors funding Hatfields and McCoys plus Honey in the Rock opening June 17 at Cliffside Amphitheatre Grandview State Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Historical Drama Association
Larry Augustine
The
Drama Association
Beckley Quota Club
Quota Club
Thomas A. Winner
Stumps Enterprises Inc
Watkins Inc
Hatfields & McCoys
Cliffside Amphitheatre
Grandview State Park
First use of term battery in baseball history
The word battery emerged in 1869 to describe the pitcher and catcher duo in baseball. It traces to telegraphy where a transmitter and receiver formed a battery, framing the on field partnership as a linked unit.
Cigarette Start Fires 3000 Dollar Home Blaze
A fire Wednesday afternoon gutted the six room home of Howard L. Jarrell at 309 Sunrise Ave. Firemen blame smoking in bed as the origin at 4 30 p m. Jarrell and his elderly mother were removed from the house and he was taken to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital but not treated. Damages were about 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Jarrell
Sunrise Ave
Jarrell
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beckley City
Billy Binson
Hedrick St
Town and Country
Hemlock St
Herbert McKinney
Beckley
Bankers Life Agent Completes Training Institute
Averil E. Long of Beckley completed a Bankers Life and Casualty Co training institute. The program offered an intensive week covering advanced sales and service techniques for new insurance agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averil E. Long
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
North Oakwood Ave
Beckley
Salt Lake Hosts Extreme Life Amid Desert Waters
Great Salt Lake lacks fish but hosts diverse bacteria and small invertebrates. Salinity reaches about eight times that of seawater, shaping a unique ecosystem.
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Great Salt Lake
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