Archbishop Will Dedicate Beckley Orthodox Church
Metropolitan Antony Bashir of New York City will preside at the dedication of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Beckley on June 23. Archbishop Leonty and Archbishop Michael of New York will attend as others announce itineraries. The church, named after St. Nicholas, traces Orthodox mission history in Beckley back to 1948 with Father Habib and later pastors.
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Michael
Antioch
Antony
Ean
United of New York
North Amer-States
Jean
Beckley
St. Nicholas
Chitwaoh
Antony Bashir
New York City
Beckley Hotel
Father Michael
Leonty
Nimer Sahley
Father Habbib
John Mafouz
John Corey
S. Heber St
Myra
Phipps Arrested On Grand Larceny
John Henry Phipps, 2, Sand Lick, was arrested by State Police on a grand larceny charge. He is jailed in Raleigh County awaiting arraignment before Magistrate Cotton White after being booked at 1:40 a.m. He allegedly took tires wheels and tubes from a Clark's Farm vehicle in Harper. Also held in Kanawha County and Chester for forgery and non support respectively. A third arrest notes Coy M. Beasley of Princeton held for non support after Raleigh County sheriff apprehension.
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John Henry Phipps
Sand Lick
Raleigh
Phipps
Clark's Farm
Harper
Cotton White
Kanawha
Chester
Lee Teets Beckley
Teets
Beckley
Coy M. Beasley
Princeton
Raleigh County
Dr A R Koch Receives Southeastern Optometry Plaque
Dr A Robert Koch of Beckley received a plaque at the Southeastern Educational Congress of Optometry's 34th annual meeting in Atlanta recognizing distinguished and unselfish service during his term as president. Koch, a Northern Illinois College of Optometry graduate, belongs to Beckley Elks and Lions Clubs and is active in the Methodist Men's Club. Commodities today are being distributed in Crab Orchard at a Gulf Mining Coal Company Store across from the Crab Orchard building until ne badne.
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A. Robert Koch
Beckley
Southeastern Educational Congress of Optometry
Atlanta
Southeastern Education Congress of Optometry
Beckley Elks and
Lions Clubs
Methodist Men's Club
Gulf Mining Coal Company
Conservation Tour in Putnam County Examines Installations
Soil Conservation Service aides from three counties in the Southern Soil Conservation District examined engineering installations in Putnam County on Wednesday. John Wright explained the work to Eddie Smith of Hinton Richard Winston of Fayetteville and Robert Hutchison of Princeton. Raleigh County association workers from the Guyan Soil Conservation District also joined the tour as part of a broader program for mental health outreach.
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Soil Conservation Service
Southern Soil Conservation District
Putnam County
John Wright
Eddie Smith
Hinton
Richard Winston
Fayetteville
Robert Hutchison
Princeton
Floyd F. Rothlisberger
Beckley
Raleigh County Association
Guyan
Mrs. C Kessel Improving After Fungus Sickness
Mrs. C Kessel and her daughter Linda, both at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital Richmond, are improving gradually from a fungal infection. The report comes from her nephew Jack Lilly as Linda has also been treated and released.
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Clark Kessell
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Jack Lilly
Kessel
Funeral plans incomplete for Lee f Culf in Keystone
Funeral arrangements for Lee f Culf, who died in a local hospital Wednesday after unknown causes, remain incomplete. The body is at C. D. Trent Funeral Home in Keystone.
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Lee F Culf
Keystone
C. D. Trent Funeral
Mental Health Courses For Raleigh County Law Enforcers
A nine week course for law enforcement personnel expands to 18 weeks with sessions repeated. Books about mental health will be ordered and distributed to Raleigh County police, sheriffs, constables, and the Fraternal Order of Police. Beckley doctors will teach nine chapters, with Wein seeking funds from civic groups. Chiefs of police and State Police officials are invited to the next meeting.
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Kuupreau
Civitan Club
Chad Bertelson
Beckley Mental Health Clinic, Inc
McCreery St
Cigstan Committee
Stuart Gose
Guy Ramberg
Morki R. Wein
Raleigh
Sheriff's Office
Order of Police
Beckley
Wein
Raleigh County
Chiefs of Police
State Police
Capi
Law enforcement meeting on curriculum for proposed course
Law enforcement agencies led by Sheriff C L Walker and Sheriff Okey A Mills plan a meeting to set the curriculum for the proposed course of instruction, with other interested persons expected to attend.
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C. L. Walker
Six Rules for Juvenile Delinquency Solutions Yet to Come
A Philadelphia police chief and various authorities propose six rules to curb juvenile delinquency. Emphasis on home supervision, early obedience, conditional punishment, education over vengeance, church involvement, and reduced sex material. Beckley officials echo calls for youth recreation and female programs.
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Mel
Carson
Juve‘son
Nate
Philadelphia
U. S. Senate
Borhood
E. Tyree
Beckley Police
Recommenda
Beckleyan Brother Dies Triggers Be cl e y Visit
Justin EB Malley of Beckley was summoned to Zanesville Ohio Wednesday due to the death of his brother Dr George Malley of Zanesville. Funeral plans are not yet announced. W R David of 709 Woodlawn Ave is listed in fairly good condition at Beckley Hospital undergoing observation after injuries. He owns Carlson's Clothing Store on Main Street.
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R .Beckleyan
Justin EB
Malley
Beckley
Zanesville
George €. ‘Malley
W. R. David
Beckley Hospital
David
Woodlawn Ave
Carlson's Clothing
Main St
Laurel Homemakers To Erect Road Signs
Laurel Homemakers Club plans to place about 10 street markers along Lochigelly Summerlee Road starting near the new Rhodes Elementary School at the Summerlee Road US Route 21 intersection. Members canvassed doors to verify street names and the club sponsored a Pinecrest Sanitarium patient. James Whitt, 18, Lillybrook, treated and released after a car crash near Beckley Memorial Hospital.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Laurel
Lochigelly
Summerlee Road
Rhodes Ele‘mentary
Hawks Nest State Park
Walter Sizemore
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Amere Gas Hike Hearing Set Before PSC
A public service commission hearing on Amere Gas Utilities proposed rate increase to raise about 267000 annually opens July 22. Amere serves Beckley Mullens Lewisburg Princeton Ronceverte and White Sulphur Springs plus smaller Raleigh Wyoming Greenbrier Mercer Mingo Monroe Summers counties. Under the plan a 5 000 cubic foot monthly bill would rise from 3 83 to 4 29 in Beckley Mabscott Lester Sophia Mullens and rural Raleigh Wyom ing areas. Similar rise from 4 16 to 4 73 would occur in Athens Lewisburg Princeton Ronceverte and White Sulphur Springs and rural Greenbrier Mercer Mingo Monroe and Summers counties.
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Amere Gas Utilities Co
Beckley
Public ‘Service ‘Commission
Amere
Mullens
Lewisburg
Princeton
Ronceverte
White Sulphur Springs
Raleigh
Wyoming
Greenbrier
Mercer
Mingo
Monrow
Summers
Mabscott
Lester
Sophia
Athens
Monroe
Hit and Run Damages Taylor Auto in Fayetteville
A car owned by J Alfred Taylor Jr was damaged by a hit and run driver at 2 am The sedan parked in front of the State Sentinel office across from Taylors home was struck and pushed into a stone wall Police Chief Tunney Hunsaker estimated the damage at 500 dollars noting damage to the radiator and right fender of the other vehicle
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Rayetteville
RNS
J. Alfred Taylor Jr
State Sentinel Office
Taylor
Tunney Hunsaker
Hunsaker
Funeral rites for Talmadge Harmon Saturday
Funeral services for Talmadge E. Harmon will be held Saturday at ML a.m. in the Sophia Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. D. W. French and Rev. Cleve Yorn officiating. Burial will follow in the Harmon Family Cemetery. Harmon, 61, a Sophia resident for three years, died Wednesday night at his home. He was a retired miner and survived by his wife Eva Atwell Harmon, a son Woodrow of Winding Gulf, a daughter Emoratta Muaninghae of Dantas, plus six brothers and seven grandchildren. The body will be taken to the residence of the Williams Funeral Home at 5 p.m. Friday. Pallbearers include D. M. Darnell, Mac Basham, Laton Farley, Clyde Bennett, J. M. Jessup, and Tommy Sullins.
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Talmadge E. Harmon
ML A.m
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
D. W. French
Cleve Yorn
Harmon
War
Wacmon
Sophia
Andy
Ella
Underwood Harmon
Eva Atwell Harmon
Woodrow
Winding Gulf
Emoratta Muaninghae
Dantas
Uri
Williams Funeral Home
D. M. Darnell
Mac Basham
Laton Farley
Clyde Bennett
J. M. Jessup
Tommy Sullins
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