ABI Campus to Host Two April May Conferences
Appalachian Bible Institute will hold two conferences in spring. The Youth Leadership Conference occurs April 26-27 with speakers and organizers from ABI and affiliated groups. The Spring Bible and Missionary Conference runs May 21-24 featuring Dr. Savage and Dr. Seame with reservations for 95, free room and board but attendees must provide towels and linens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Bible Institute
Lester E. Pipkin
Bill Stevens
Charleston
Holman Johnson
Camp Barake
Michigan
Cal Beukema
Abi
Carl Johnson
Beckley
Youth For Christ
Savage
Pontiac
Mich
Richard Seame
Richmond
Paul Freed
Tangiers
Africa
Bible and Missionary Conference
Pipkin
Local Civitans To Give Program For Oak Hill Club
Seven members of the Becktoy Civitan Club will present the program at tonight's Oak Hill Civitan meeting. The agenda includes Civitan Creed, What is a Civitan, a history summary, Civitan organization, projects and objectives, Why I Became a Civitan, and Why I Became a Civitan. Rev Donald Duncan will preside as Oak Hill members and guests, about 20 attendees, are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becktoy J Civitan Club
Oak Hill Civitan Group
Civitan
N. R. Cole Mian
West Virginia
Beckley Club
D. C. Lynn
Beckley Group
B. H. White Jr
Beckley
J. E B. Sharp
I R. Wein
Daniel MM. Saks
Beckley Chi
Donald Duncan
Oak Hill Club
Oak Hill Civitans
Check and Recheck Tax Returns
IRS urges all taxpayers to thoroughly recheck 1956 returns before filing. District Director Philipp L. Charles warns rush to finish causes obvious and hidden errors. He notes many errors prompt additional payments or refunds and urges precise reporting of all taxable income including interest, dividends, and tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Philipp L. Charles
Charles
United States
Raleigh County Easter Seal Drive Plans Complete
Members of the 1957 Raleigh County Easter Seal Committee met to finish plans for the upcoming sales campaign starting Friday. Envelopes for 8,000 mailings have been prepared by the Beckley Woman's Club Junior Department, while the Beckley Council of Church Women handles seal preparation at First Baptist Church. The drive aims to raise 4800 to fund physical therapy clinics and improve existing services in Beckley, with consideration of a speech and hearing therapy clinic depending on drive success. Attendees included Virgil Miller and J. E. Williams among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Beckley’s Woman’s Club
Beckley Council of Church Women Curently
First Baptist Church
Beckley
Tom Noyes
Drive
Virgil Miller
Raleigh County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
K. Douglas Bowers
J. E. Williams
Dick Sepkonwski
R. L. Dickerson
Hayes
Documentary Films From 1956 Available Through Army Reserve
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge awarded the Americana top honor to a series of 1956 Army Reserve documentary films. Major General Philip F. Linderman, chief of the Army Reserve and ROTC affairs, announced the titles and availability for local showings. Captain Eugene Berry urged groups to request films at least two weeks before events and noted 16mm sound copies and showing equipment are at the local Reserve office.
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Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Philip F. Linderman
United States Army Reserve and Reserve Officer's Training Corps
Eugene V. Berry
Army Reserve
Army Reserve Advisory Office
Airman of the Year Alvin Garten Named עבור 135th ABW
Airman First Class Alvin F. Garten son of Mr and Mrs Grover H Garten Shady Spring was named Airman of the Year for the Washington National Airport based 135th Air Base Squadron. A Richmond High School graduate he joined the Air Force in 1951 and earned the award for superior support to personnel who fly and service V. BL 1 type aircraft with assignments in Texas Florida and London England where he met his wife Yvonne. The couple lives at 02 T St Southeast Washington DC.
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Alvin F. Garten
Grover. H. Garten
Shady Spring
Garten
Richmond High School
Air Force
135Th Air Base Squadron
Washington National Airport
Washington, D.C
Julies
Personel
Texas
Florida
London
England
Yvonne
T St
Southeast
Autos Damaged By Rifle Pellets At Local Lot
Four cars at the Haga Used Car lot on South Heber St were struck by air rifle pellets Monday night, with one windshield hit three times. Police also investigate a 10:15 p.m. burglary at Maggie Lemon’s home, 1206 Kanawha St, where a pocketbook containing about $95 and other items were taken. Copyright notes reference Reserve training films and Army Reserve leaders offering information on the Reserve Forces Act of 1935.
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Haga
South Heber St
Maggie Lemon
Kanawha St
Berry
Joseph H. Barkley
Family confined by influenza in Rhode ll home
Mr and Mrs Lu ther Mooney and their three children Elmer 16 Emile 14 and Simmie 35 are all confined to their Josephine home by the influenza Neighbors are attending to them Mooney is a disabled miner.
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Rhodell
Luther Mooney
Elmer
Emile
Simmie
Josephine
Mooney
Local Recruiters Win National Award
Local Navy recruiters in Beckley received a Navy Recruiting Station of the Month certificate signed by Captain M. J. Lousey for achieving 54.51 percent of quota in December January and February. Chief Petty Officer A C Cuthriell led the office with J B Jones P H Daugherty and E G Akers among staff.
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Out J
Navy
Ing
Tracns
M. J. Lousey
Washington, D. C
Beckley
Eoenat
J. E. Yost
Cuthriell
Cuthbedlt
J. B. Jones
P. H. Daugherty
E. G. Akers
Akers
Jo¢al
Sta
Woman Marine Corps recruit on brief home leave
Belly Sue Goodman 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Estelle Goodman of Crab Orchard, has a Friday leave from active duty with the United States Women's Marine Corps. She enlisted Jan 4 at the recruit depot and will report to Quantico Virginia for communications duty after eight weeks of basic training at Parris Island South Carolina.
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Mome
Sue Goodman
Estelle Goodman
Crab Orchard
United States Woman's Marine Corps
Focal
Miss Goodman
Woodrow Wilson High School
Cincinnati
Quantico Marine Base
Quantico
Parris Island
S.C
Milam Services Slated Thursday
Funeral services for Henry Thomas Milam will be held at 2 pm Thursday at Ury Community Church with Rev Cleve Young and Nev Okey Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Milam Cemetery Ury. Milam, 59, died Tuesday morning in Mullens hospital after a four year illness. He was born March 6 1898 in Hotchkiss to Lewis and Millie Gross Milam. A retired miner, he belonged to the Baptist Church and United Mine Workers Local 3767. Survived by wife Ida Mae Milam. four sons Lewis Edgar and George of Helen and James of Wolf Creek. six brothers Walter George Howard of Ury John James of Cool Ridge Harvey of Stuart Fla. four sisters Laura Mills Hulda Milam Martha Crump and Peggy Mills. Body to be moved from Williams Funeral Home Sophia to residence at 6 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Thomas Milam
Ury
Cleve Young
Okey Cox
Milam
Helen
Mullens
Hotchkiss
Lewis and
Millie Gross Milam
The
Baptist Church
United Mine Worklers of America
Ida Mae
Thomas Milam
Lewis
Edgar
George
James
Wolf Creek
Walter
Howard
John
Cool Ridge
Harvey
Stuart
Fla
Mes
Laura Mills
Hulda Milam
Martha Crump
Peggy Mills
Sophia
Williams
China Population Surpasses Eighty Two Million in Fifty Three
China an estimated mainland population exceeds eighty two million in 1953 and grows at about thirty two million annually. The figure reflects rapid demographic expansion and signals rising social and economic pressures on resources and governance.
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China
Lillybrook PTA Proposes New Team Uniforms and Radio
The Lillybrook PTA votes to outfit the school basketball team and cheerleaders with new uniforms and to buy a battery radio for emergencies. Two committees, appointed by PTA president Mrs. Margaret Heteny, will study the purchases. The school presented the meeting program.
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Lillybrook Parent-Teacher Association
Unif
Margaret Heteny
PTA
Deeds Filed for Coalfield and Slab Fork Lands
Deeds on file show Coalfield Land Co to Mary E. Cline for Lot 3 Section 7 Trap Hill District about 1500 dollars. John Lyall and wife to Virgil Grubb and wife Peggy for land in Slab Fork District about 500 dollars. P H and Lula Lilly to Lacy L Lilly for 1.25 acres in Glade Creek Shady Spring District.
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Coalfield Land Co
Mary E. Cline
Trap Hill
John Lyall
Helen
Virgil Grubb
Peggy
Slab Fork
P.H
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Abr
Jackson
Minnesota
Waldo Jolstad
ABS
Shaff
Lange
Civitans
Jim Beam
Kentucky
Janes
Lillybrook Pta
di, G. M. Powers Dentist
Main Street
Flair
TG PC
Rose
Neville ST
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