Fifty Sunday Schools to Send Delegates Here
Delegates and visitors totaling about 350 will attend the Raleigh Baptist association annual Sunday school convention in Beckley on Wednesday and Thursday. Sessions occur at the First Baptist Church with Rev. B. L. Jones delivering the opening message. Prominent churchmen on the program include Clarence Figgatt, R. B. Nelson, J. M. Hayes, and C. S. Doennelty. Fifty Sunday schools representing Raleigh county and St. Fayette will be present. Final session Thursday afternoon adjourns at 3 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh Baptist Association
First Baptist
BL. Jones
Clarence Figgatt
R. B. Nelson
J. M. Hayes
C. S. Doennelty
Raleigh County
St. Fayette
New Kanawha River
Mabscott Folks Share Dinners and Church Plans
A Mabscott West Virginia social circle traveled to Glen Daniel for an old fashioned basket dinner. Attendees include the Hubbards Eller Clay Souder Wallace and others. The community church schedule features Sunday School at 9 45 and worship at 1 and 8 led by Reverend L E Fineout with Baptist and Methodist services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Daniel
Abe Hubbard
Ruth
Ross
M. i. Eller
F. P. Clay
Wade
Betty Lee
Hal Souder
Jimmie
Harry Wallace
Ronald Jones
Nates
Methodist Church
The
Baptist
L. E. Fineout
Baptist Church
Mission Circle of the Baptist Church
A. E. Shumaker
C Street
Beckley
J. R. Robertson
Senats
Glen Lafon
Wedesville
J. W. Clay
Crab Orchard
Pearl Lawless
C. W. West
Charles
Vickie
Clara Collins
Mildred Gravely
Howard Collins
Ann- Walt
Kyle Davis
Raleigh General Hospital
Richlands
Clark Loudermilk
Z. Bennett
Wwrs
Chess Walker
Francis Comer
Ernest Walker
Tommy Floyd
Lester
Ethel Stewart
Winding Gulf
Stewart
Lury Richards
J. C. Hutchinson
George Dale
R. A. Hii
Son
Ville
O. C. Sturgill
Chifhowie
Rey Fink Hed
Porterfield
Willi Mullens
Claudine
Pluefield
Helen Ad
Staunton
L. &. Fineout
Parkersbury
West Virginia
M. B. Light
Hinton
Indas
E.W. Baker
Jane Lew Leads State Town With Sixteen Clubs
Jane Lew claims the largest club count for a town of its size in the state, totaling 16 organizations. The oldest is the Women's Christian Temperance Union founded in 1884, followed by the Christian Endeavor.
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Jane Lew
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Christian Endeavor
Lightning hits hospital during surgery in Martinsburg
A bolt of lightning struck the city hospital’s anaesthetic room as Dr. T. K. Oates operated on Samuel Steart in Martinsburg. The incident disrupted the procedure but there were no reported injuries.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
T. K. Oates
Samuel Steart
Davis Sues Bishop for Slander over Alleged Remarks
Miss Marjorie E. Davis, a Stratton high school teacher, filed a $10,000 slander suit against Bishop T. C. Glashen of the Ethiopian United Church of Christion. Brown W. Payne assisted Mrs Davis. The report notes the incident involved a tiled floor crack and an operation that was completed with minor damage and a hitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie E. Davis
Stratton (Negro) High School
T. C. Glashen
Ethiopian United Church of Christion
Brown W. Payne
Davis
Five Held For Fist Rock Fight In Hinton
Five men were held for grand jury action on May 30 fist and rock fight charges in Hinton. Frank West Orell Richmond and Charlie Whorley face assault charges on Emerson and Jim Grimmett. the Grimmett brothers are charged with felonious assault. Testimony shows a rock and fist clash after an argument near Jumping Branch. Whorley had a fractured skull causing partial facial paralysis. bonds set at 1000 for West Richmond and Grimmett, 500 for Richmond and Whorley. All bailed and at liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vest
Grimmett
Grimmetts
Whorley
Emerson Grimmett
Jim Grimmett
Frank West
Orell Richmond
Charlie Whorley
Liberty
Cops Quick to Track Stolen Car in Ditch Rescue
Monongah June 20 Carl Hamrick reported his car stolen. Officers found the vehicle in a ditch and recovered it after a thief abandoned it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Admits Killing Girl and Reappointment Contested
The attorney says the defendant admits killing the girl while the case also involves a teacher's complaint. A teacher faces defamation claims by Glashen over remarks about her reemployment application. The board of education reappointed her Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glashen
Board of Education
Caimporall Scout Event At Dunbar In West Virginia
More than thirty patrols from troops across the Charleston Area council register for the Caimporall, held June 26 to 28 at the 4 H Fair grounds in Dunbar, W V. Three hundred or more scouts will camp Friday afternoon through Sunday, with each patrol stocking its own food and an adult leader with every troop to ensure safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Dunbar Fair Grounds
Scout Round-Upset Event Faces Raleigh County Troops
Colorful Round-Up at Camporall pageant features knot tying rope spinning lariat throwing and first aid. New Raleigh County troops Besoco and Crab Orchard welcomed with Tenderfoot badges,Montreal Troop 81 earns championship status. camp plans July through August with staff trained in Red Cross lifesaving and a Pattie Stockdale School training hike concluding with a July 4 Court of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camperall
Raleigh County
District
Besoco
Besoco M. EB
James Rowe
G. L. Campbell
Il. A. Shrewsbury
8. H. Jarrett
G. E. Via
Clyde Roberts
Roscoe Calhoon
Junior Coffey
William Crystal
Lawrence Lachney
James Lilly
Billy Meadows
Ray Shrewsberry
Bud Via
Besaco
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
R. C. Egnor
Davey Ellison
D. F. Gambel
J. P. Meadows
Roy Deck
Leon Carpenter
Robert Deck
Eugene Bamble
Virgil Gunter
Robert Jessup
Lacy Meadows
Alfred Scott
John EB. Tolbert
Wiley Taylor
A. G. Wilcox
Red Cross
Robert R. Vv
Twohig
Beckley
W. Va
Charleston Area
Scoutleaders Training
Pattie C. Stockdale
Colcord
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Twin sons born to Cottle couple. one dies at birth
Mrs. Cottle formerly Miss Lelia Sweeney of Ghent gave birth to twin boys yesterday morning in Beckley. One infant died at birth. Burial will be at Lilly cemetery near Ghent this morning, with Caffee undertakers in charge.
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Mabscott, W. Va
J. T. Lynch Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Bair Biag
Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Moscow
Romanoffs
Albert Walter, Jr
San Francisco
Blanche Cousins
Raleigh County Scout News
Star
Kanawha Street
Sid Danbury
Navy
Council For Advancement
Gabe Tudorf
Dempsey Ferrell
Clarence
Scouting
Walhonde
Coal River
Paul Newton
Newton
Amherst College
K. Mallory
Bethesda, Md
Naval Air Station
Norfolk, Va
Beater
Fairbanks
Morse
Jewel
Gents’ Sport Watch
Sas Lea
Eastman
Kodaks
Gents
Lapel
Fairbanks-Morse
America
Fairbanks ‘Morse
Rifuigerail
Ad Furniture Lead
Neville ST. Beckley
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