Eight Room Home Built By WV Baptist Deacons
Under the Baptist Convention the West Virginia Deacons and Women's Auxiliary built an eight room cinder block home on Antonio Avenue for the needy. The building, 42 by 38 feet with a basement and chapel, cost 12 175 and was erected after purchasing land in 1952 for 5 800. At Beckley July meeting plans for operation will be discussed.
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Antonio Avenue
West Virginia
Welcome Baptist Church
East Beckley
J. A. Divers
James Ross
Washington, D. C
J. T. Thompson
William Peoples
John Geter
Thomas Scott
Margarette Scott
Mary Simpson
Willie Cooper
J. A. Thomson
The
West Virginia Baptist Deacon’s Con
Vention
Beckley
Odd Facts On Bakers Week Observances and curiosities
The Associated Retail Bakers of America marks National Retail Bakers Week with oddly diverse notes. Sliced bread’s history traces to London bakers in the 15th century. A Calabar tale claims a wife for six cookies. Over seven billion doughnuts are eaten yearly in the U.S. and bakery retail earns 22 cents of every dollar spent on baked goods. Regional cake sales vary, with Ohio to Wisconsin showing higher cake demand. Local bakers introduce new items such as Angel surprise cake and Plantation nut ring. A simulated aerial missile war study uses punched cards to model flight paths and guidance systems for defense projects. Car thefts hinder a Milwaukee man after fuel ejection parts are stolen from his car.
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Associated Retail Bakers of America
London
Calabar
Africa
Safem
Mass
Association
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Two Groups Mark 42nd Anniversary of Salvation Army Girls
Beckley observes the 42nd anniversary of the Girl Guards and Sunbeams of the Salvation Army. The event features activities this week, a mothers meeting with a missionary slides presentation, and a clock project for an India leprosy hospital building. Services at the Citadel on Sunday focus on the anniversary theme Guarding the Future through International Friendship.
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Salvation Army
Girl Guards
Beckley
Salvation Army Leprosarium
India
William Noble
Citadel
Ditching Machine Arrives for Raleigh County Use
A state tile ditching machine arrived in the Southern Soil Conservation District and will be in Raleigh County by May 22. Cooperative district farmers will request its use and be supervised as the machine digs about 5,000 feet of ditch tile daily under ideal ground conditions. Early spring is the peak need to drain land for a more productive farming season, with five or six farmers already requesting its use.
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Southern Soil Conservation District
Raleigh
Six More Join Army As Enlistments Reach Past Week
Six men were added to the United States Army rolls in the past week with four new enlistments and two reenlistments. James K. Dyer of Logan is bound for Fort Jackson South Carolina, Milton B. Johnson of Williamson for basic training, Raymond F. Gamble Jr. of Chapmanville, Bobby A. Thompson of Bluefield, Billy H. Webb of Marmet, and Edward Grover of Dehue are assigned to Fort Meade Maryland or Fort Knox Kentucky for training. Both preexisting service members have prior experience.
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United States Army
Fort Jackson
James K. Dyer
Ilva H. Dyer
Logan
Milton B. Johnson
Mary H, Johnson
Williamson
Raymond Fe, Gamble Jr
Raymond E, Gamble
Chapmanville
Bobby A. Thompson
William E. Thompson
Bluefield
Billy H. Webb
Reggie Webb
Marmet
Fort George Meade
Edward Grover R
George Grover
Dehue
Fort Knox, Ky
Coronation Film Debuts at Rivoli in TODD-AO Vision
A special film titled The Coronation of Pope John XXIII produced by Louis de Rochemont Associates opened at the Rivoli theater in New York. The production was photographed using the TODD-AO process.
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New York
Pope John XXIII
Louis de Rochemont Associates
Rivoli Theater
Todd-Ao
Milly and the Visitors in a Continental Tale of Intrigue
A fragment from a literary criticism piece discusses Milly the wife of Larry, a diplomat's wife living near Europe. The review contrasts Milly with Emma Bovary and notes portraits like Raven Wragg Abe and Sophie. It hints at a tale driven by diplomacy and subtleties rather than direct conflict and promises a memorable page with Milly, her two children, and a supporting cast.
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Milly
Marysies
Larry
McMinnies
Harcourt, Bracelan
Emma Bovary
Raven
Misae
Wragg
Abe
Sophie
Mme.Jher
Flauren
McMint
Herrborne
W.G. Rogers
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Baptist Convention
Washington
Planes
Aircraft
Milwaukee
Edward Walker
Herald Analina
Issn
Webb Florist
Rambler
Ramey Motors, Inc
America
Beg Carr Olters
South Oakwood Ave
Broiler
Spacemaker
New York City
TWA
Trans World Airlines
U.S
Europe
African Asia
G.E.C.C
Freezer
Latin Quarter
Radio City Music Hall
Beckley Doy
Valley Drive
Halstead
Oak Hill
New River
Lewisburg
Appliance & Furn
Mullens Tombin
Mobilette
Ronceverte
Pittsburgh
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