May Festival at Stoco High Friday Night
Stoco High School presents its annual May festival at 7 30 p m with Sun Fun Show as theme. Gloria Kincer and Arnold Bolen guide introductions. Greta Dillon appears as guest artist. fashion shows and skits feature students and staff. Miss Belcher closes with God Bless America.
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Stoco High School
Virginia Cole
Fern Hatcher
Lew Gravely
Sun-Fun Guides
Gloria Kincer
Arnold Bolen
Aida
R. E. Brunk
Vicki Harvey
Gregory Demyan
Kitty Walker
May Quen
Butch Bowman
Larry Deweese
Greta Dillon
Gene Clark
Dale Hungate
James Belcher
Sara Bailey
David Allen
Tommy Demyan
Paul Deweese
Gilbert Hale
Joe Jones
Darrell Lilly
Buggs Meadows
Butch Meadows
Clayton Norris
Don Pritchard
Butch White
Harlem
Barbara Bucklin
Paulette Cole
Janice Lilly
Billie Philpott
Johanna Roebuck
Barbara Shrewsberry
Eddie Payne
Ricky Massie
Valiants
Keith Crews
Charles Radford
Samuel Richardson
Leonard Mul 04
John Christian
Love
Elizabeth Hawkins
Brenda Lilly
Sandra Whitt
Patricia Winston
Kathy Helvey
Carol Canterbury
Hope Thompson
Marilyn Williams
Carol Perkins
Wayne Coulson
Antonio Castanon
Jack Hurley
Kenneth Wheeler
God
Marsh Fork Survey Ready for Final Watershed Report
The Upper Marsh Fork Watershed survey is to be filed in channels with the final disposition of the application reported to the Watershed Association in late May or early June. A final area tour was conducted Monday with state and regional officials including Alfred F. Millender and others from Morgantown and Beckley offices. The project awaits final approval by West Virginia and Regional offices and then the U S Department of Agriculture secretary, triggering funding for the project.
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Upper Marsh Fork
Watershed Association
Alfred F. Millender
State Soil Conservation Service
Morgantown
Lee Green
West Virginia
Secretary of Agriculture
Rothlisberger
Adventist Speaker Praises Sabbath Study Classes
G R Nash Washington DC told area Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath School leaders that intimate study class circles are among the most effective ways to teach Christian doctrine and support pastors in pursuing educational aims. He cited identical Bible lessons as a key to world church unity. Nash was with B N Preston of Portland Oregon, Sabbath School director for the North Pacific Union.
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G. R. Nash
Washington, D. C
Seventh- Day Adventist Sabbath Schools
Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School
Nash
Five Persons Injured In Unrelated Mishaps
Five area residents treated at Beckley Hospital after weekend accidents. Glenda Walker, 38, Beckley, injured right leg at home. Orman B. Meadows, Beckley, hurt right arm by falling on a throw rug. Clancy R. Mills, 27, Slab Fork, neck injury from being wedged between a roof bolt and mine top. Charles Stanley, 13, Beckley Route 3, cut right foot on broken glass in a creek. Harold Adkins, 13, Sullivan, cut right hand on broken glass.
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Beckley Hospital
Glenda Walker
Beckley
Orman B. Meadows
Clancy R. Mills
Slab Fork
Charles Stanley
Harold Adkins
Sullivan
Downtown Store Hit By Thieves Second Time
George's Fashions on South Heber Street was raided for a second time in a week on Saturday with Sohne stolen. Beckley Barber Shop next door was entered but nothing missing. Police say thieves forced an alley window into the barber shop and cut through a partition to the clothing shop basement. About $90 taken in the first theft. no arrests yet.
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George's Fashions
Heber St
Beckley Barber Shop
George's
Beckley
Reading Newspaper Lays and Life Observations
A fragmented plea discusses why people chew newspaper for sensory reasons and dismisses mineral deficiencies. The message touches on menopause, infertility, and anecdotal family habits about eating fat. It ends with a request for a leaf from Dr. Hyman and a 10 cent mailing to a Raleigh Register address in New York.
Baptist Youth To Build Lake At Mount Tabor
The Beckley Conference of Free Will Baptists announced plans to build a lake at the Mount Tabor quarters property during the 88th general session at church headquarters. Officers elected included Mrs Ossie Martin as clerk and Rev T W Hampton as treasurer and clerk for the ministerial session. Deacons Charles Erskine Clark and Walter Rogers were ordained from Fairview FWB Church.
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Beckley Conference
Free Will Baptists
Uarters
Mount Tabor
Ossie Martin
Lillybrook
Beckley
T. W. Hampton
Crab Orchard
Fairview Fwb
Flat Top
Charles Erskine Clark
Walter Rogers
Vernon Sturgill
Samuel Feazell
G. E. Huffman
Leonard Hewlett
C. M. Littlejohn
Uffman
Mrs Winnie Hess Satisfactory at Beckley Hospital
Mrs Winnie Hess of Midway is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after being admitted Wednesday for treatment.
Stotesbury Boy At Romney Sponsored By MTHS Council
Mark Twain High School student council sponsors Fredy Puckett, a second grader from Stotesbury, to attend the West Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind at Romney. Council funds transportation and provides ten dollars per semester. Freddy expresses happiness in letters to the sponsors. Freddy is deaf. his brother Tommy, a Mark Twain junior, also serves on the council.
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Stotesbury
Romney
Mths Council
Mark Twain High School
West Virginia
Fred Puckett
Freddy
George H. Williams
Mark Twain
Fred
Tommy
Freddy Puckett
Mark Twain Student Council
School For Deaf and Blind
WVU Sets Summer Classes in Beckley Seven Cities Chosen
Beckley is among seven West Virginia University locations hosting extension courses this summer. The offerings include English 242 Literature for Teachers and English 272 Folklore Studies, expanding campus access for area residents.
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WVU
Beckley
West Virginia University
Two Men Re-Enlist at Beckley Recruiting Station
Two soldiers re enlisted at the Main Recruiting Station in Beckley on Thursday. Raymond R. Hareford of Charleston and Otis H. Johnson of Bluefield were listed. Hareford is assigned to Eighth U.S. Army Far East, Johnson to medical care and treatment. They were sent to Ft. Jackson reception station in South Carolina.
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Beckley
Raymond R. Hareford
M. C. Hareford
Charleston
Eighth US. Army
Far East
Otis H. Johnson
L. J. Johnson
Bluefield
Ft. Jackson
S. C
SNUFFER SATISFACTORY CONDITION AT RALEIGH GENERAL
Wilmer Snuffer Daniels remains in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after several days of treatment. Status reflects steady improvement and ongoing care by hospital staff.
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Snuffer
Wilmer Snuffer
Daniels
Raleigh General Hospital
Youth Council States Final Meeting Of Year
The Beckley Christian Youth Council will hold its final meeting of the year at 2 p.m. Sunday at Regular Baptist Church Johnstown Road. They will elect new officers and conclude this year’s work. all members are urged to attend.
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Beckley Christian Youth Council
Regular Baptist
Johnstown Road
Phony Accidents Cost Car Insurance Increases
A Family Weekly feature warns phony auto accidents drive insurance hikes of 250 to 420 million dollars annually. The piece outlines how fraudsters operate and how to prevent losses, plus tips from John J. Rowley on protecting Savings Bonds from theft. It also highlights Family Weekly notes on Mother's Day, safety plans, Peter Sellers, and kid friendly features.
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Family Weekly
United States
John J. Rowley
U. S
Secret Services
Richard Benoit
Norwalk
Conn
Jehovah's Witnesses Hold Training School in Beckley
A Jehovah's Witnesses ministry training school starts at 7 30 p m today in Beckley Kingdom Hall 305 Hartley Ave led by Charles V Henry world headquarters district supervisor minister Brooklyn N Y Also participating are Robert L Hartman circuit No 2 supervising minister and James C Hutchens presiding minister The program runs Wednesday through Sunday with door to door ministry calls a color educational movie free at 7 30 p m Friday and a Saturday 8 p m Bible quiz session A 30 minute talk by Henry on improving personal ministry Sunday features Is This the World's Last Generation Hartman speaks concluding with Bible study and remarks by Henry.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
Beckley Kingdom Hall
Hartley Ave
Charles V. Henry
World Headquarters
Brooklyn
N. Y
Robert L. Hartman
Circuit No. 2
James C. Hutchens
Henry and Hartman
Divine Will International Assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
Henry
Hartman
Watchtower Magazine
Mrs C S Lewis Admitted for Treatment on April 30
Mrs C S Lewis of Wickham Avenue is reported in good condition following admission on April 30 for medical treatment. The notice notes her status and location without detailing procedures or prognosis.
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C. S. Lewis
Wickham Avenue
Beckley Hospital
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Patricia Smith
Marsh Fork
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Albert Beaty
Beckley Office
Harold Thomas Hyman
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Youth Council
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