Queen's Fish Weighs Over 3 Pounds at Derby Show
Sophia girl Brenda Richards, 8, crowned queen and Beckley boy Phillip Pachuta named king at the fourth annual Fishing Derby held Sunday at Little Beaver Park. Brenda landed a 3 pound 7 ounce rainbow trout, the largest of the three hour event, while Phillip’s 14 ounce rainbow trout measured 12 inches with a 6 inch girth. About 3,000 spectators attended despite cold weather as 48 other children received prizes. The event, sponsored by the Raleigh County Rod and Gun Club, stocked the lake with 1,500 rainbow and brown trout for the derby.
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Sophia
Beckley
Little Beaver Park
Brenda Richards
Beame
Phillip
Michael Pachuta
Ight
Young Pachuta
Mike Pachuta
Mankin Ave
Brenda
Cecil Richards
Brenda Green
Washington, D. C
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
C. G. ‘Smith Jr
Gene Keatley
Raleign County Rod and Gun Club
Mar‘inton
Keatley
Ruth Dolinger
Judy Wood
Kenneth Ellen
Roger Coleman
Randy Thurman
Norval Ashby
James C. Justice 7
Gregory Radford
Cecil Wayne Bryant
John Morrison
David Wilmott
Toby Harris
Cathy Lee Wardrup
Bill Perry
Dennis Jordan
Gary Stump
Gary Humphrey
Eddie Webb
Judith Jordan
Allen Moore
Billy Wayne Davis
Lana Jordan
Andy Hagsh Jr
Dick’ Richards
Wesley Adams
Holy White Hii
Susan Lares
Kenneth Powers
Harold Soranger
Mary Lou Mithoff
Joan Hollingsworth
Dryfields Arrive In City as New Minister Delivers First Sermon
Dr. Joseph B. Dryfield, named to replace Rev. Carden A. Hill man at First Methodist Church Beckley, spoke on uniting parishioners for the new church year and youth engagement. Born 1911 in Red Warrior, he has extensive training including Yale Divinity and Candler Seminary, and has served at Philippi Crim Memorial and other churches. He and his wife move into the parsonage at 213 Heber Street with their son William Lee.
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Joseph B. Dryfield
Carden A. Hillman
Martinsville
Dryfield
Dr. Dryfield
Red Warrior
Flemington
Flemington High School
Fairmont
State Teacher's College
Alderson- Broaddus, College
West Virginia University
Columbia Teacher's College
Candler Theological Seminary
Tygart's Valley Soil Conservation District
William Lee
Heber Sr
Lloyd Stark
Four Die In Va. Boat Accident
The worst Virginia boating disaster this year killed two men a woman and a boy from an 11 member family fishing trip near Machodoc Creek. Joe Miller age 7 fell overboard near shore then Melvin Miller 32 and Pauline Houchins 3 and Wayne Houchins 49 drowned while others on the 20 foot houseboat threw life preservers.
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Dahlgren
Virginia
Joe Miller
Machadoc Creek
Melvin Miller
Miller
Pauline Houchins
Wayne
Bourges-Maunoury Seeks French Government Backing
Maurice Bourges-Mauunoury 42 year old Radical Socialist and defense minister in Guy Mollets outgoing government begins consultations with parliamentary leaders to form a new government after Pflimlin failed to unite parties. He plans talks with Mollet to win Socialist support while facing conservative objections over tax rises. Scientists at the Naval Reserve Laboratory use a finch radio telescope to detect radio waves from distant planets.
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Paris
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Bourges-Maunoury
Guy Mollet
Pierre Pflimlin
France
Mollet
The
Naval Reserve Laboratory
Planets
Mars
Salvation Army Vacation School Opens In Beckley
Night classes begin as the Salvation Army posts a vacation Bible school in Beckley. Activities run from 6 to 4 30 p.m. and include programs for persons seeking religious instruction and community outreach.
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SA Vacation School
Beckley
Salvation Army Post
Glen Rogers Personalities and School Plans
Glen Rogers notices detail a church school event titled Pioneering With Christ with teachers Mrs Rob ert Boyce Mrs Lillian Lusher Mrs Baba Worley Lt Dorothy Lego Miss Helen Riddick Gloria Garie n Capt RBH Boyce and Capt Boyce inviting locals to Fort Worth Texas for a Bible study week. Social mentions include Mr and Mrs John Moffett guests of the week and Taraczkzy family visiting with kinship ties to the area. Rosie Greer of Stotesbury visits her parents Oren and Mrs Greer while Charles Sheppard returns from North Carolina to attend his brother L D Sheppard recovering from a stroke in a Glen Rogers hospital.
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Robert Boyce
Lillian Lusher
Baba Worley
Dorothy Lego
Helen Riddick
Gloria Garién
Frankie Ferro
Barbara Riddick
RB. H. Boyce
Christ
John Moffett
Boyce
Fort Worth
Texas
Moffett
Alec Taraczkozy
Taraczkczys
Hubert Durham
Inlaw
James Morris
Morgantown
George Sublett
New Port News
Ridley Davidon
Sophia
Rosie Greer
Stotesbury
Jing
Oren Greer
Charles Sheppard
North Carolina
L. D. Sheppard
Sheppard
Glen Rogers
Revival Services Begin at First Christian Church in Mullens
Revival services start today at the First Christian Church in Mullens and run for ten days or two weeks. Evangelist is Rev. A. J. Coffey of Logan, assisted by Rev. G. N. Perkins, newly appointed pastor.
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First Christian Church
A. J. Coffey
Logan
G. N. Perkins
Shady Spring School Opens June 17 at Missionary Baptist Church
Vacation Bible school at Shady Spring Missionary Baptist Church runs June 17 to 28 from 9 am to noon, Monday through Friday. Hazel Street directs the school with teachers in the children's departments, led by Julian Dodd as superintendent of primary and kindergarten. Planning committee includes Wanda Miles, Joe Pilkington, and E. W. Powers. Bil Underwood heads Sunday School and Rev. S. D. Smith serves as pastor.
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Shady Spring ‘Missionary Baptist Church
Hazel Street
Young People’s Department
Okey Lilly
Melva Wilcox
Ena Sherwood
Janet Terry
Henry Terry
Spurgeon McBride
Sandra Lilly
Betty Plumley
Julian Dodd
Wanda Miles
Joe Pilkington
E. W. Powers
Bil Underwood
S. D. Smith
Four Join Synagogue Frank Sondheim Ceremony
Four join the synagogue in a ceremony with Frank Sondheim second from left. Participants include Valerie Binderman, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Binderman, Michele Wender, daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Wender, and Robert.
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Frank’ Sondheim
Valerie Binderman
William’ Binderman
Michele Wender
Max Wender
Robert
Japanese Beetle Infestation Light In Raleigh County
The Japanese beetle infestation in Raleigh County is not expected to be severe. Agricultural agent H. B. Thomas notes past campaigns reduced cases. residents should watch for beetles appearing soon and use DDT or chlordane sprays to limit damage. West Virginia Agriculture Department will focus on locating new outbreaks and assisting local control efforts.
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Raleigh County
H. B. Thomas
West Virginia Agriculture Department
Fayette Cancer Fund Receives Half of Quota in Mount Hope
Fayette County Cancer Society reports only half of the $5,500 quota. County director Mrs. Join Miller urged chairmen to finish work and file reports. Contributors may mail gifts to Mrs. Miller at Box 406 Mount Hope or to county chair Mrs. C. P. Anderson Jr in Oak Hill.
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Mount Hope
Fayette County
New Life for Hungarian Refugees on U.S. College Campuses
Six months after fleeing Budapest as bombs fell these 94 Hungarian youths begin new lives in American colleges. Sponsored by the Lutheran Refugee Service they are enrolled on scholarships at Lutheran colleges across various states, trading Molotov cocktails for textbooks and campus life.
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New York
Budapest
U.S
Lutheran Refugee Service
Union Official Seeks New Trial After Jennings Ruling
James J. Matles, 48, union organizer and director of organization for United Electrical Workers, seeks a new trial in Brooklyn Federal Court after his denaturalization. He was convicted of lying to conceal Communist activities in 1934 and had citizenship revoked last March. His petition cites the Jencks decision requiring disclosure of government witness reports to defendants.
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New York
James J. Matles
Brooklyn
Federal District Court
Supreme Court
Matles
United Electrical Workers
Walter Brachhausen
U. S. Supreme Court
Clinton E. Jencks
Southwestern
Jencks
High Court
U S Population Estimated At 171 Million Today
The Census Bureau projects the U S population including armed forces overseas will reach 171 million today with a gain of about 8,000 persons per day. The 1950 census counted 151,432,000 and the chart notes a net rise roughly every 12 seconds.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
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Beckley Church
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Shady Spring
Fayetteville
Fayetteville Federal Savings and Loan Association
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Ber Federal Home Loan Bank
Syren
Beth el Temple
David Testerman
Dennis Riston
Terri Lynn Sprouse
Robert Kershner
Robert Broughman Jr
Danny Webb
Billy Vance
Bryan Udy Jr
Melvin Hancock
Jerry Lester
Danny Ray Snuffer
E. E. Kinney Jr
John Johnson
Dallas Walton
Bernard McKinnery
Frank Richard
Linda Turner
Atunson
Fruce
BECKLEY ‘Music _& ELECTRIC CO
Fayette Cancer Fund
New Life
U. S
Wellington
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley, W. Yo
Nome
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF
West Virginia
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