World Day of Prayer program by FTA at Stratton High
The Benjamin Mays Chapter of Future Teachers of America hosted World Day of Prayer for Stratton High School. Students portrayed nationalities including Indian Japanese African and Chinese. Music by Dorothy Evans. sponsor Lorraine Seay with assistance from H N Jeffries.
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FTA
Benjamin Mays
Future Teachers of America
Stratton High School
Marva Henderson
Eva Martin
Dedria White
Diane Redd
Lelia Turner
Sheila Croner
Leslie Carter
Dorothy Evans
Lorraine Seay
H. N. Jeffries
Sophia Methodist Men Plan Break Fast Fellowship
SOPHIA RNS Fellow ship of Christian People was the devotional theme by J B Deck at the Friday night Sophia Methodist Men meeting. Rev L H Greenwood assisted in opening worship. William J Buchler, president, announced committee chairs and year plans including partial parsonage payments and a Break fast Fellowship monthly.
Revival Opens At Sprague Church Of God Tonight
A two week revival starts at 7:30 pm in Sprague Church Of God with Rev John O Banen of Florida as evangelist The Masters Quartet of Beckley performs today through Wednesday with special singing each night Pastor G L Stilwell invites the public Printed music history note appears at article end
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Sprague
Young Demos Name Beckley For Convention
The West Virginia Young Democratic Clubs will hold their 1961 convention in Beckley in August with date to be determined. The YDC Convention Sites Committee met in Charleston to accept Beckley’s invitation, after a fundraising dinner featuring Senator Estes Kefauver.
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West Virginia
Young Democratic Clubs
Beckley
YDC
Charleston
Cotton White
Estes Kefauver
NAACP Anniversary Banquet Held at Central Baptist Church
Mount Hope principal speaker E C Smith addressed the 52nd NAACP anniversary banquet at Central Baptist Church on Sunday. He urged there must be a ground for people to meet and a democracy free from discrimination by race religion creed color or ethnicity. Stratton High School Glee Club performed three selections before dinner. Rev. H E Davis gave the invocation. John Flynn led the youth chapter officers and Mose Spradley headed the banquet committee.
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E. C. Smith
Mount Hope
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Central Baptist Church
Smith
Stratton High School
H. E. Davis
NAACP
John Flynn
Mose Spradley
Furniture needed for Honey in the Rock offices at Beckley
Kingdon Brown says Grandview State Park summer production needs desk filing cabinet and two folding chairs for the new offices in Beckley Newspapers Corp building. Donated typewriter from Klaus Office Equipment Co. Some materials for the amphitheater were contributed earlier by Quality Lumber and Supply Co Raleigh Hardware Co Houchins Manufacturing Co and Acme Construction Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Kingdon Brown
Grandview State Park
Klaus Office Equipment Co
McCreery Street
Brown
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
Raleigh Hardware Co
Houchins Manufacturing Co
Acme Construction Co
Annual Winter Concert at Shady High
Shady Spring High School Band presented its winter concert in the school auditorium under director Alan Staton. The program featured soloists Peggy Callahan on trumpet and Connie Kennemar on baritone sax, with selections including Bach choral pieces, Tschaikowsky, Dzibulka, Walters, Olivadoti, and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Beaver
ANS
Shady Spring
Alan Staton
Peggy Callahan
Kite
Serge Prokofieff
Harold L. Walters
Connie Kennemar
Eric Osterling
Paul “Fleur
Thirteen Men Enlist For Army Duty At Beckley Station
Thirteen men enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station Monday. Names include James Howard McGuire from Radford assigned to Europe, Douglas Ivan Banks from Ashford unassigned, Leon St Clair from Grundy Europe, Stephen Quentin Miller from Spencer airborne, Charles Wilmer Osborne from Bickmore unassigned, Mack Pargi Holcomb from Bickmore unassigned, Billy Legg from Indore unassigned, Jerry Robert Pinson from Bentree airborne, James Leonard Blankenship from Oceana airborne, Edward Osbourn from Richwood field communications, William Harold Burks from Superior communications center operations, Jimmy Darrell Someskey from Shady Spring communications, and James Elwood Ellison from Shady Spring general supply. They will report to Fort Jackson, South Carolina for basic training.
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Army
Beckley
James Howard McGuire
N. T. McGuire
Radford
Europe
Douglas Ivan Banks
Ishmael N. Banks
Ashford
Leon St Clair
Clyde St Clair
Grundy
Stephen Quentin Miller
Early Miller
Spencer
Airborne
Charles Wilmer Osborne
Oceana
Edward Osbourn
Pearl Bullion
Richwood
William Harold Burks
Harold Burks
Superior
Jimmy Darrell Someskey
Maxhandling
James Elwood Ellison
James Ellison Jr
Shady Spring
General Supply
Fort Jackson
S. C
AF Signs Six Enlistees at Beckley Recruiting Station
Six men enlisted in the Air Force at Beckley Recruiting Station on Monday. The group includes William Edward Warner of Rapid City South Carolina Jackie Gilbert Willis of Lookout Lawrence Douglas Neary of Winfield O Dell Huffman of Nitro William Allen Fitzwater of Leivasy and Benjamin Frederick Phillips of Nitro Route 1. They will begin basic training at Lackland Air Force Base Texas.
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Air Force
Beckley
William Edward Warner
Frances L. Warner
Rapid City
S. C
Jackie Gilbert Willis
Floyd R. Willis
Lookout
Lawrence Douglas Neary
James A. Neary
Winfield
Vous O'Dell Hufflei
Harold L. Huffman
Woodland Dr
Nitro
William Allen Fitzwater
Paul J. Fitzwater
Leivasy
Benjamin Frederick Phillips
James J. Phillips
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Doctor Urges Polio Prevention Through ABCs
The article explains polio as mainly inapparent infections, not airborne, and stresses hand washing to prevent spread. It urges Salk vaccination for all, booster shots for pregnant women and those with tonsils removed, and calls for support of the March of Dimes to aid recovery and public health education. It also notes seeking doctor advice if fever or polio is suspected and directs readers to obtain Dr. Hyman’s leaflets.
Uncle Benny Bolen Proudly Boasts He's Never Needed To Call Doctor
RHODELL (RNS) 83yearold Joseph Benjamin Bolen known as Uncle Benny recalls a rough 1907 move from Odd to Rhodell with 12foot snow drifts. He details family losses including first wife Ida Stephenson Man, five living children, and his second wife Granny Bolen a nurse famed for curing thrash. He reflects on local schools and public service from deputy sheriff to school board member, noting community growth and his large descendants.
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Benny Bolen
Rhodell
RNS
Joseph Benjamin Bolen
Benny
Killarney
Odd
Bolen
Ida Stephenson
Peterstown
Mary Elizabeth Penisin
Mama
Dad
Coy Sanders
Granny Bolen
Granny” Bolen
Raleigh County
Tommy Creek Hollow
Ritter Lumber Co
Rhodell Coal Co
Bill Campbell
John T. Davis
Beckley
Board of Education
Jack Wolfe
Secretary Employed To Facilitate Work
Mrs. John S. Phillips has been hired as secretary to facilitate operations at Honey in the Rock. General Manager Kingdon Brown praises her competence and experience, noting previous secretarial roles with Island Creek Coal, Crystal Black Coal and Coke, Gazette in Charleston, and Russell Kelly Office Service. The Phillipses reside at 221 Fairview Ave after moving from Charleston about 14 months ago.
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John S. Phillips
Kingdon Brown
Phillips
Brown
Register
Island Creek Coal Co
Crystal Black Coal and Coke Co
The
Gazette
Charleston
Russell Kelly Office Service
Mrs. Phillips
Beckley
Fairview Ave
Two Arrested For Burglary In Cool Ridge Home
State Police booked Charles Shrewsbury aged 20 and a 1 year old juvenile at Raleigh County Jail after they confessed to burglarizing the Cool Ridge home of the Jack Hopkins family. They admitted stealing a clock radio electric shaver buttonhole maker and silver coins. The Hopkinses reported missing encyclopedias quilts and two books on the Korean War.
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Cool
Hopkinses
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
New Salem
Veterans ask VA benefits and loan questions
A Korean veteran must receive vocational counseling before starting Rehabilitation Training under Public Law 894. A veteran may qualify for a GI loan with proportional VA guaranty if otherwise eligible. Peacetime veterans may get hospitalization only if discharged properly for a serviceconnected disability or currently receiving compensation. WWII insurance endowment policy proceeds can be taken in two payment plans: monthly installments or equal installments from 36 to 240 installments.
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Marilyn Law
Brenda Evans
Dorothy Gandy
Carol Peters
Doris Boyden
Lenora Lilly
Margaret Wicks
Brenda Griffin
Marsha Wilson
Joan Hairston
Lolita Higgins
Jacqueline Redd
Shirley Dooms
Mary Peters
America
Kentucky
Ancient Age Dist. CO
Frankfort
Bourbon Institute
Encyclopedia
Britannica
Young Demos
Evar
Wm. F. Watts
Watts
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
Bair Building
Beckley Dial
Shady High
Dorothy Shrewsbury
Shirley Morgan
Bobby Nugen
Corky Keaton
Linda Coe
Denna Byrge
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise
Assa
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N. Y
Slab Fork
Tams
W. P. James
Jackson
Elizabeth Lilly Bolen
Irvin
Winchester
Kilda McKinney
Miami
Fila
Sanders
Roxena Bailey
Sadie Daniels
Elizabeth Asbury
Fireco
Mrs
Coy
Lena) Sanders
Jeffrey
FHA Loans
Company 103
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