Charleston minister to speak at May Fellowship Day
The Rev. Paul B. Watlington Jr., pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Charleston, will be guest speaker at Beckley Council of United Church Women May Fellowship Day in St Marys Methodist Church at 10 30 a m Friday. He grew up in Maryland and earned degrees at the University of Richmond Union Theological Seminary and completed his M A. Watlington has served churches in Purcellville Orange and Charleston since October 1957 and is active in local civic groups including the Lions Club and Charleston Guidance Clinic board.
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Charleston
Paul B. Watlington Jr
Beckley Council of
United Church Women
Watlington
Calvary Baptist Church of
St. Mary’s Methodist Church
Washington
Baltimore
Hagerstown
University of Richmond
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Purcellsville
Orange
Downtown Lions Club of
Charleston Guidance Clinic
Kanawha
The
American
Banquet Honors Rural Acres Garden Club Members
Rural Acres Garden Club honored husbands at a Saturday banquet held at Teel Elementary School. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Andy Cook, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kesler, Mrs. Carl Bostick, Omer Kesler, Ted Stover, W. R. Yost, and many others led by Mrs. Ted Stover and Mrs. Orville Ballengee for food and Mrs. Kesler for the menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Acres Garden Club
Teel
Andy Cook
C. E. Kesler
Carl Bostick
Omer Kesler
Ted Stover
W. R. Yost
Hubert Henson
Fred Woods
Frank McManamay
Ben Guy
Orville Ballengee
Kesler
Missionary Society Plans Bake Sale And Ice Cream Social
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Church of God met at 7 30 p m Friday with 14 members present. Vice president Mrs Tval Jones presided in the absence of President Mrs C P Conley who is a patient in Beckley Hospital. Plans were made for a bake sale before the May meeting and an ice cream social was discussed. Mrs Josephine Thomas was hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Church of God
Tval Jones
C. P. Conley
Beckley Hospital
Josephine Thomas
Saturday Bride Elect Barbara Bower to Wed at Tams Church
Miss Barbara Bower, Saturday bride elect, smiles at a shower in her honor with her mother Mrs. J. B. Bower of Tams. She and Jimmy Parker will exchange vows at 8 p m in an open church ceremony at Tams Community Church. Hostesses included Mrs. Earl Lytton and others. numerous guests attended.
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Barbara Bower
J. B. Bower
Tams
Miss Bower
Jimmy Parker
E. D. Parker
Pemberton
Earl Lytton
Mable Meadows
Joe Kish
Jo Ann Kish
Norma Parker
Cassity Baby Girl Born in Raleigh General Hospital
A daughter, Virginia Sue, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cassity of Crab Orchard at 10 47 a m on April 17 in Raleigh General Hospital. The newborn weighed seven pounds eight and a half ounces. The mother is Sharon Goodman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Goodman. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cassity, Crab Orchard. Maternal great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Goodman, Eisenhower Drive, with great great grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goodman of West Jefferson, N C. The paternal great grandmother is Mrs. Luzenia Stump of Crab Orchard.
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Virginia Sue
Charles Cassity, MacArthur
Raleigh General Hospital
Sharon Goodman
Stuart Goodman
MacArthur
Charles Cassity
Crab Orchard
Albert Goodman
Eisenhower Drive
Edward Goodman
West Jefferson
N. C
Luzenia Stump
Birth announced for Joseph Robert Parker Jr in Wyoming General
Mr and Mrs Joseph Parker of Corinne announce the birth of their son Joseph Robert Jr at Wyoming General Hospital at 11 15 p m April 30 1940 weight six pounds eight ounces Mrs Parker is Janet Hansford daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hansford He is the son of Mrs B W Lilly of Rhodell
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Corinne
Rns
Joseph Parker
Joseph Robert Jr
Wyoming General Hospital
Parker
Janet Hansford
John Hansford
B. W. Lilly
Rhodell
Open 96 Hours Sign Sparks Ohio Service Station Notice
In Columbus a service station posted a sign reading Open 96 hours, drawing attention to extended hours. The quirky request appears amid local everyday life and reflects retail pace in the area. Authorities have not pursued further action regarding the sign.
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Columbus, Ohio
Dry Hill Club Studies Early Churches and Leaders
The Dry Hill Home Demonstration Club met at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center at 7 30 pm to study Early Churches and their Leaders. Mrs E E Carter described the First Methodist Church as a mother church for several denominations around 1850 and noted 1780 circuit riders from Monroe County. Details traced the Beckley family’s church roles, Salvation Army arrival in 1925, and the First Assembly of God on Valley Drive. The talk highlighted the clergy and lay leaders who aided pioneer life, schools, and community welfare, urging gratitude for religious heritage and civic responsibility by homemakers. The club collected funds for International Student and Pennies for Friendship, praised seed distribution work for the Beckley Farmers Market, and noted the club’s 1960 reports to state headquarters. Refreshments were served to 14 members. the May meeting will be at Mrs Thurman’s home with Mrs C Lake Alien in charge.
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Dry Hill
Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center
E. E. Carter
South Heber Street
Monroe County
Beckley
Baltimore
John Beckley
Neville C. Beckley
Alfred Beckley
Mother’ Church
Heber and
Barwood Streets
Salvation Army
Assembly of God Church
Valley Drive
Nancy Boyd
Raleigh
County
Noel Thurman
Gene Smith
Boyd
Dry Hill Club
West Virginia Home Demonstration Clubs
First Christian Church
Herbert Atha
Sam Feazell
Thurman
C. Lake Alien
Long commutes for degree highlight Appalachian tale
Mrs Catherine Smith Long traveled from Valdese to Appalachian State Teachers College for three summer sessions to earn her bachelor's degree. She estimates she drove about 38000 miles in total commuting between home and campus over the period.
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Faye Farley
E. D. Terry
L. L. Reckart
J. G. Windle Jr
UCW
D. R. Lilly
W. L. Jefferies
Grady Dean
Owen Moore
Luther Moses
M. L. Kayser
Ross Stover
A. Fray Lilly
Basile Meadows
B. T. Donalson
C. E Kessel
al Ellison
W. W. Honaker
C. G. Eastwood
Paul Loflin
William Hurt
Preston Davis
T. N. Thurman
P. B. Watlington JR
Red Cross
Kanawha County Welfare Board
Yost
Charles Garrett
William Woods
Sam Kessler
William Arrington
Oscar Nickells
Fred Dorsey
Kenneth Jennings
John Morrison
Easy Ashworth
Lawrence Hunt
Frank Shortt
Penneys
Cecil Maples
B. W. Short
Bill Williams
Teddy Lavis
Ethel Coleman
Beulah Toney
Lucy Blevins
Johnny Rahall
Loretta Lively
Alex Lavis
L. P. Bower
Pat Berry
Pauline Perkins
Mike Coskey
Bonnie Lusk
Anna Muncy
Gattis Johnson
Cather Rushbrook
Lloyd Parker
Charles Wilbur
E. R. Stanley
Emmett Parker Jr
Lewis Toney
Bill Morris
Pete Bowling
James Hicks
Cleve Brewer
Brenda Parker
Pam Parker
Linda Bower
Brenda Hylton
Beverly Lavis
Alice Jean Lavis
UN, ‘Nee
Greenbrier
Raleigh Register
W. Va
Home Demonstration Club
Raleigh County
Dacron
Pat
Princeton
Neville St
Bluefield
Welch
Carnival of Fashion
Batiste
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