Churchwomen Learn Of Africans Plight Seminarian Assigned To Project
Seminarian Philip Turner from Virginia Theological Seminary addressed the Episcopal Churchwomen at Beckley on Africa's turmoil and the African balance of tradition and modernity. He described languages, tribal divisions, high infant mortality, and urban drift as causes of social ills. The group voted to fund a theological education project in memory of Bishop Tucker and elected officers for the diocese.
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Africa
Philip Turner
Virginia Theological Seminary
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Turner
Episcopal
Beckley
United States
Henry St. George Tucker
Ersburg
Paul B. Barwood
Cornelius C. Tarplee
National Council
Department of Christian Social Relations
United Thank
John
Wilburn C. Campbell
West Virginia
St. Stephen’s Church
St. Stephen’s
Joseph A. Rickards
Lester Town Council to Name Clean-Up Campaign Committees
The Lester Town Council voted Monday night to meet again Friday night to select clean-up campaign committees.
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Lester Town
Eighteen Seek Jobs at Beckley Office
Eighteen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley Office of Employment Security Tuesday. They included one civil engineer one display girl one cook one cashier one sales clerk one radio operator one bricklayer one proof reader two stock boys one carpenter one truck driver helper one punch operator two construction laborers one electrical repair man and two coal loaders.
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Beckley
John B. Tudor in Good Condition at Beckley Hospital
John B. Tudor of Amigo remains in good condition at Beckley Hospital after a back injury suffered while helping move a machine at the Amigo Smokeless Coal Mine. He was reported in stable condition with medical treatment ongoing.
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John B. Tudor
Beckley Hospital
Amigo
Clean-Up Campaign in Beckley Targets Vacant Lots
Beckley faces slow progress in cleaning vacant lots as property owners resist action. The Clean-Up and Beautification Committee lists projects and expands volunteer captains and workers to boost the drive. Slogans for the campaign circulate among local eateries, urging healthful community improvements.
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Beckley
L. E. Maloney
Special Projects Committee
Roscoe Mackins
F. D. Blaney
J. H. Wright
Westmoreland St
M. E. English
Kentucky Ave
Mabel Small
Mary Lang
Highland St
Highland Rd
Thomas St
Neil Marshall
Grant St
Louis Dickerson
Rice St
Phyllis Campbell
Miss Campbell
Henry DellaMea
Henry’s
Mrs Scott joins Honey Staff in West Virginia drama
Mrs Eugene Scott will become copy writer and press correspondent for Honey in the Rock, the Civil War era drama. The Beckley resident will move from Charleston to 105 Virginia St. She has promoted for Kanawha Players and served in Washington during Revercomb's term, handling news releases, media inquiries, and press conferences. She will head the press preview in June.
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Eugene Scott
West Virginia
Kingdon Brown
Beckley
Beckley Post-Herald
Scott
Charleston
Virginia St
Kanawha Players
Washington
Chapman Revercomb
Commodities to be distributed at Bethel Tabernacle
Commodities will be distributed at the Bethel Tabernacle on Bibb Avenue from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Everyone is asked to bring their own containers.
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Bethel Tabernacle
Bibb Avenue
Complaints On Commodities Aimed At DPA
Charleston API W Bernard Smith head of the State Department of Public Assistance explains that federal supply dictates the amount and type of surplus food from the DPA. When supplies are insufficient for statewide distribution the department must choose partial distribution or storage, prompting complaints from those skipped in allotments.
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Charleston
API
W. Bernard Smith
State Department of Public Assistance
DPA
Local Dropoff Hours Set Thursday and Friday
The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday and Friday at Cranberry. Attendees are asked to bring their own containers.
Port Manager Backs FAA Airport Improvement Proposals
Herbert Alley, Raleigh County Memorial Airport manager, endorses FAA recommendations for expansion including more land, extended runway, paving taxiways, larger apron, lighting, and new runways to accommodate bigger planes. Commissioner John C Ward supports county airport enhancement toward self sufficiency as the report calls for 465 new airports and upgrades to 2,834 existing facilities within five years.
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Herbert Alley
Raleigh County Memorial
Federal Aviation Agency
FFA
Alloy
John C. Ward
Raleigh County
Irving Armstead in satisfactory condition at Beckley VA Hospital
Irving Armstead of Pocahontas Virginia and brother of L. E. Armstead of South Heber Street is in satisfactory condition as he undergoes treatment at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital.
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Irving Armstead
Pocahontas,Va
L. E. Armstead
South Heber Street
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Bicycle Poster Contest Winners Announced in Beckley
Seven winners named in a bicycle safety poster contest run by the Woman's Club of Beckley and Beckley Police Department. First place goes to Doug Akers, Lincoln Elementary fifth grader, who wins a spinning rod and reel. Secondary prizes include gifts from Sears Roebuck and Co, Ashworth Home and Auto Supply, and G. C. Murphy Co, with prizes for other students from Lincoln Elementary, Beckley Junior High, Crescent School, and Institute. The event supports Bicycle Safety Week May 8–13 and Bicycle Month. judges included local officials and educators.
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Woman’s Club of
Beckley
Doug Akers
Thomas Biggs
Sporting Goods
Montgomery Ward & Co
Doug
Woman's Club of
Police Department
Lincoln Elementary
Sherrie Human
St. Frances de Sales School
Sears Roebuck & Co
Howard C. Human
Mason St
Sally Murphy
Lincoln School
Ashworth Home and
Auto Supply
Pat
Beckley Junior High
G. C.eerey Co
Sally
Olivier Murphy
Dorcas Ave
Lynn Ivery
Lincoln Elementary School
Beckley Hardware and Supply Co
Lynn
C. A. Ivery
Glenn Ave
Leed
Kirk Sterling
Institute
Jack V. Sterling
Woodlawn
Mark Ford
Woman's Club
Duke Williams
Herbert Stansbury
Frank Rodriguez
Woodrow Wilson High School
Eugene Eager
Beckley Art Group
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Piedmont Airlines
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Simmons
Muniz Television
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Moran Ave
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Neville St
Miner
Ner
Wickham Ave
W. C. Mays
Paint St
George Massing
Beverly St
Harold Harvey
Hume Ct
K. S. Lazenby
Foster Avenue
George Massing Jr
Randall Wooddell
C and
Thornton Sts
Clyde Barker
Maplewood Lane
Warner Stanley
Austin Ave
Mayo Mitchell
E St
A. Fray Lilly
George Davis
S Pike St
James Farris
Lilly
Ellison Ave
Lilly St
Beckley Ave
William Bower
Lewis Fox
Central Ave
Orchard Ct
Third Ave
Mrs. Scott
Honey
FAA
Glenn Akers
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