State Florists Meeting In Beckley WV Unit 3 F Convention
West Virginia Unit 3 F Florist Telegraph Delivery Association holds a three day convention in Beckley. About 200 florists from across the state register at the Beckley Hotel with design schools led by listed designers and a banquet and dance featuring Jon Campbell Orchestra. State officers Tom Woods William Cocenbs and Hallie Mullens chair the event
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West Virginia
3-F
Florist Telegraph Delivery Association
Beckley
Alfred Beckley
Jon Campbell
Unit 3-F
Tom Woods
Lewisburg
William Cocenbs
Hallie Mullens
Richwood
Herbert Shumate
School Principal Also Has Pastor's Assignment
Rev Samuel M Meadows of Rhodell becomes the new pastor of the Killarney Circuit in Beckley District WV Conference. He replaces Rev Charles Cox, who moved to Stevenson Circuit. Meadows, a former Tommy's Creek pastor for 12 years, will serve monthly Sundays while continuing Raleigh County teaching.
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Rhodell
RNS
Samuel M. Meadows
Killarney
Beckley
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Emory University
Georgia
Meadows
Tommy's Creek Methodist
Raleigh
Aviation Group Slated To Meet Wednesday
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee will meet at 8:30 a m Wednesday in the chamber conference room. Charles Hodges of the Charleston Chamber will join to discuss the Great Lakes Service Case and other mutual interests. The case concerns airline service operations running north to south in the area.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Charles Hodges
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Great Lakes
Robert L. Davis
Eight West Virginia youths join Army recruits at Beckley post
Eight men enlisted in the U S Army Thursday at the Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station and were sent to Fort Knox Kentucky for nine weeks of basic training They include Ofis E Amick Mac Arthur Harold Damron Sylvester Smith Cornelius Smith Robert E Throckmorton Danny F Morrison Robert E Smith and Bobby Honaker Also Thomas R Mann of Crab Orchard enrolled in Marshall College 1958 economic education workshop in Huntington with 34 other teachers and students The workshop theme is Problem of Economic Growth in West Virginia Guest speakers Miles C Stanley Hudson Biery and Dr Robert P Black will address the gathering for the workshop
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Beckley Army
Fort Knox
Ofis E. Amick
MacArthur
Harold Damron
Fred . Damron
Pikeville, Ky
Sylvester Smith
Henry €. Smith
Matewan
Cornelius Smith
Henry C. Smith
Robert E. Throckmorton
Thomas R. Mann
West Virginia
Marshall College
Huntington
Miles C. Stanley
West Virginia Labor Federation
Robert P. Black
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Hudson Biery
Ohio Valley Development Association
Better Opportunities For Nurse Profession
The VA issued a revision of nursing salary and grade standards to boost appointments and promotions for qualified nurses. It aligns requirements with NLN accredited programs to aid recruitment and allows bachelor degree holders to enter the second VA grade. Less-educated nurses may be appointed to associate grade with two years practice or to full grade with six years practice.
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Veterans Administration
National League For Nursing
New Associate Pastor Leads Local Church Educational Program
Wesley H. Baker, the Beckley Seventh-day Adventist Church associate pastor, will oversee the educational program. He studied at the University of Arkansas and Emmanuel Missionary College, earned a BA in 1919, and previously led educational work for the Anderson Indiana church for six years. He has resided in Charleston for the past year and the Maxwell Hill group meets at 7:30 p.m. today in Maxwell Hill Elementary School, per E. L. Fitzgerald.
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Maxwell Hill Country
Maxwell Hill
E. L. Fitzgerald
Wesley H. Baker
Beckley S
Baker
University of Arkansas
Emmanuel Missionary College
Berrien Springs
Mich
Anderson, Jnd
Charleston
Jane Anderson Crowned Miss State Teen Queen in Charleston
Jane Anderson 15, daughter of Dr and Mrs J G Anderson of Westwood Drive, Charleston, won the Miss State Teen Queen title after defeating about 16 entrants from across the state. The pageant, held at the Dante Boone Hotel, was run with sponsors from Charleston and Louisville and featured a parade through Charleston. Miss West Virginia Mary Anna Guthrie, Daraumta Holstein, and Marjorie Prince also placed in the event, with Prince representing Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Anderson
Ra-leigh
Charleston
J. G. Anderson
Westwood Drive
West Virginia
Pam Maynard
Mary Anna Guthrie
Sissonville Road
Daraumta Holstein
Marjorie Prince
Shady Spring
Miss Prince
J. E. Prince Ant
Raleigh
Dante Boone Hotel
Cliff Beckett
South Charleston
Lee T. Sly
Frank Rogleder
Louisville
Elinor Fisher
Topeka
Kansas
California
Funeral Rites Tuesday For Dr. L. E. Shrewsbury
Dr. L E Shrewsbury 70 of 309 Third Ave Raleigh County resident since birth died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral at Beckley First Christian Church 2 30 p m Tuesday with Rev A H Wilson officiating. He practiced medicine since 1914 after graduating from University of Louisville Medical School and studied allergy 1938 39. Survived by wife Fernia Smith Shrewsbury two daughters Fernia Rose Shrewsbury Gates Martha Rose Shrewsbury Gates one son L E Shrewsbury Jr five grandchildren and brother James B Shrewsbury. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Memorials to charity of choice.
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L. E. Shrewsbury
Third Ave
Beckley First Christian Church
A. H. Wilson
Shrewsbury
Dunns
L. C
Nancy Rose Shrewsbury
Mallory Coal Co
Mallory
Raleigh County
University of Louisville Medical School
Concord Normal School
New York Poly Clinic
Tulane University
Frank C. Metzger
City Hospital
Louisville
First Christian Church
Charleston
Macy “Walls Shrewsbury
Fernia Smith - Shrewsbury
Fernia Rose Shrewsbury
Beckley
Martha Rose Shrewsbury Gates
L. E. Shrewsbury Jr
Columbus
James B. Shrewsbury
Princeton
Caffee
Sunset Memorial Park
George Parker
Roy Millican
Ray Sigmund
Issac McKinney
Joe Barguess
G. C. Hedrick Jr
Byrd Appeals to President Over VA Hospital Cuts
Rep. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia urged President Eisenhower to personally intervene in VA hospital policy, opposing bed cuts and urging conversion of excess TB facilities to other veteran care. He cites 4,974 beds withdrawn since 1957 and a further 1,000 expected, including job losses at Martinsburg and delays for veterans seeking admission and surgery.
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
West Virginia
Veerans Administration
Beckley
Veterans Administrative Hospital
Byrd
Bureau of Budget
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Veterans
Budget Bureau
Martinsburg
W.va
Man Injured At Coal Company Hospitalized In Beckley
Earnest Lilly, 41, of Crab Orchard, is in fine condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after suffering a left hand injury. He was admitted Thursday at 11 a.m. after his hand was caught in a motor wheel while employed by Winding Gulf Coals, Inc.
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Earnest Lilly
Crab Orchard
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Winding
Gu F Coals, Inc
Lilly
Beckley forms three Junior Optimist Clubs in wards one, two and four
Beckley Optimist Club members held a Tuesday get together at Raleigh Coca‑Cola Bottling Works to establish three Junior Optimist Clubs in wards one two and four meetings set for Wednesdays at 6 30 pm Officers will be elected at the first session and each club will run under supervision of at least two Optimists Two more clubs are planned for wards three and five The program includes religion education recreation and a Little League football team for each club Youths from outside Beckley may attend the nearest club meetings
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Jeanette Bush
Georgia
Guy Butler
Alabama
Mary Geib
Canton
Dick VanDuzer
New York City
Beckley
Raleigh Cola-Cola Bottling
John Jackson
Jackson
Nelson Christian
Doan to Speak at Welcoming WCTU Meeting
Rev R H Doan pastor of Free Will Baptist Bradley will speak at 7 30 p m today in Welcome Baptist Church for the Journe y Truth WCTU program. J T Thompson will introduce him and music comes from Free Will Baptist and Welcome churches. Mrs Corey O Mitchell will host with Emmitt Hudson WCTU president stating public invited. Devotions by Mrs Wesley Hedrick and Mrs H L Hendrickson. Mrs A L Rohrer state president will give a partial history and highlights. Two men enlisted in Beckley Army Recruiting Main Station one re enlisted to an Army hospital Carlos Head Jr son of Mr and Mrs Carlos Head Canebreak assigned to Valley Forge Army Hospital Phoenixville Pa Carlen D Shinaberry son of Mr and Mrs Bedford L Shinaberry Clover Lick sent to Fort Jackson S C for nine weeks basic training.
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R. H. Doan
Free Will Baptist Church
Bradley
Welcome Baptist Church
Sojourner Truth Women's Christian Temperance Union
Doan
J. T. Thompson
Welcome Baptist Choir
Corey O. Mitchell
Emmitt Hudson
Sojou
U. S. Army
Beckley
Carlos Head Jr
Carlos Head
Canebreak
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Phoenixville
Carlen D. Shinaberry
Bedford L. Shinaberry
Clover Lick
Fort Jackson
Six enlist in Air Force and head for Lackland AFB
Six men enlisted at the Beckley Air Force Recruiting Station and were sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas for nine weeks of basic training. The names listed are James R. Stanley Bob White Harold J. Rogers Glen Ferris Nyle L. Fisher James E. Murphy Donald L. Sammons and Aaron E. Bryant.
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U. S. Air Force
Beckley Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
James R. Stanley
Bob White
Harold J. Rogers
Glen Ferris
Nyle UL. Fisher
James E. Murphy
Donald L. Sammons
Red Jacket
Aaron E. Bryant
Kistler
Road Law Violations Charged To 2 Drivers
Maurice Seldon aged 37 of Beckley and Jimmy C Allen aged 25 of Dry Hill were ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night after Sunday arrests. Seldon faces a charge of permitting four persons to ride in the front seat, while Allen is charged with hazardous driving.
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Maurice Seldon
Beckley
Jimmy C. Allen
Dry Hill
Seldon
Allen
Sprague church to hand out commodities at warehouse
The Sprague Free Will Baptist Church will distribute commodities at the Sprague warehouse behind Henderson's store on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 30 p.m.
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Sprague Free Will Baptist Church
Sprague
Henderson
End Financial Drive Sermon at Final Church Services
The Rev. Charles D. Moseley Jr of Metropolitan Baptist Church Charleston delivered the sermon at the final services closing a six month financial drive run by the Men’s and Women’s Clubs of First Baptist Church. Music was provided by Moseley’s choir and chorus and a fellowship dinner followed.
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Charles D. Moseley Jr
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Charleston
First Baptist Church
N. Beckley
Wills Enrolled in Bowling Green College of Commerce
Harald E. Wills of Crab Orchard is enrolled for the second semester at Bowling Green College of Commerce in Kentucky pursuing higher accounting. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School.
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Harald E. Wills
Clenda L. Wills
Bowling Green College of Commerce
Bowling Green
Wills
Woodrow Wilson High School
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M. M. Ralston
Methodist Temple, Beckley
Harry Moran
Offi
Cers
Noel Church
Temple Christian
C. J. McQuade
Clarence Hancock
State Florists Meeting
Rev
S. M. Meadows
Aviation Group
ViLee
Kenneth Ward
Beckiey
Ree
FRA
Gardner-Simmons Co
Washington St
Charleston, W. Ya
Dr. L. E. Shrewsbury
Rep
Kyles
Kyle Cleaners, Inc
South Kanawha St
Brand “Er Sin
Mous Singer
Singer Sewing Center
Kanawha
Optimists Farm Boys Clubs
Fayette
Summers
RDP
Herman Bowers
Agricultural Extension Service
Morgantown
Joseph L. Morris
John J. Flanagan
Lackland
Universal Birch
Bill Bower
Cohen's Drug Store
Neville St
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