Sophia City election slate heads multiple parties
Three Tickets Offered SOPHIA. Saul Brown nominated mayor for Citi zens Party with James B. Deck as recorder. councilmen include Fred X. Williams Dan Banker C. C. Ryles Jack Branham and Rev W F Tolliver. Party organized 1943 pledging courteous service youth recreation and water bond plans.
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Man
C. C. Ryles
Fred X. Williams
Dan Banker
W. F. Tolliver
Sophia
ANS
Saul Brown
Citizens Party
Sophia City
Town Hall
James B. Deck
Jack Branham
Leighton Farley
Town Party
James Salyers
J. C. Shumate
Terry Gibson
E.C. Murdock
Half Wits Behind the Wheel Warn Memorial Day Safety Bulletin
A safety bulletin from the North Western National Life Insurance safety bureau says 90 percent of American cars are driven by half-wits at times. It blames daydreams radio chatter and fashion ads for accidents, urging vigilance this Memorial Day weekend and warning drivers not to use only half their brains even briefly.
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Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Bureau
Safety Bulletin
America
Church to Run Hospital in Oak Ridge Tennessee
Oak Ridge residents approve a $3 million hospital project now under construction to be operated by the Methodist Church by referendum, choosing church management over a community association for the 175 bed facility.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Methodist Church
Oak Ridge
Seventh-day Adventist trainees endure disaster meal test
In Des Moines Iowa AP trainees of the Seventh-day Adventist church who finished a Red Cross and civil defense mass feeding course faced a final challenge by eating the disaster meal they prepared. The exercise tested their readiness to feed during emergencies and reflected practical, hands on training in disaster response.
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Des Moines
Christian unity conferences span six months at colleges
Indianapolis AP reports Christian Disciples of Christ churches join a six month series of ten conferences at colleges and seminaries nationwide to promote Christian unity, running through next April.
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Indianapolis
Disciples of Christ
Individualism Grows in Hindu Society Says Michigan Professor
University of Michigan historian Robert I. Crane told the American Historical Association in Washington that a dramatic rise in individualism is redefining India's social family religious and economic systems. He contrasted this with American emphasis on individual rights as a fundamental revolution.
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Washington, D. C
Robert I. Crane
University of Michigan
American Historical Assa
India
Dangers Of Plastic Bags Warned By Health Unit
A West Virginia health report warns of dangers from misused plastic bags as toys and bedding. The study cites five Raleigh County chicken pox cases, many measles and whooping cough cases, and warns bags can smother children. Army enlistments and basic training notes at Beckley and Fort Jackson, with scattered notices of theater smoke incidents and theater royalties.
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West Virginia
Department of Health Disease Control
Raleigh
Fayette County
Wyoming County
United States Army
Beckley
James Howard Johnson
Eva J. Johnson
Fast Rainelle
Third Armed Cavalry Regiment
Fort George G. Meade
Fort Jackson
5. C
Garland Ray Wilson
Clyde Wilson
Belpre
Ohio
James Monroe Moore
Ronnie H. Moore
Chattaroy
James Harold Dowden
Hie Dowden
Williamson
Mailman Uses German Shepherd To Deter Dogs
Lockport New York AP reports mail carrier Leo W Conley Jr travels with a large German shepherd that wards off dogs along his mail route. The dog’s imposing presence earns respect from canine encounters each day.
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Lockport, N.Y
Leo W. Conley Jr
Outdoor Concert by 2nd Army Band May 19 21 Events
The Second U.S. Army Band directed by Chief Warrant Officer Robert O. Nelson will perform a 45 minute program of military marches and popular tunes at City Park on May 19 at 6 30 p.m. The band then travels to Rainelle for two Memorial Day presentations and a 10 a.m. service at End of the Trail Cemetery. A 2 30 p.m. dedication ceremony for the PFC Ralph E. Pomeroy U S Army Reserve Center is also on the schedule.
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U.S. Army
City Park
Robert O. Nelson
Rainelle
Trail
Ralph E. Pomeroy
U. S. Army Reserve Center
National Bee Highlights Broadcast June 11 on CBS Radio
Highlights of the 32nd National Spelling Bee to be broadcast on CBS Radio June 11 from 9:05 to 9:30 PM EDT with Charles von Fremd narrating. Seventy contestants from across the United States compete for more than 4000 dollars in cash prizes, with sponsors including Scripps Howard Newspapers.
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Washington, D. C
CBS Radio
WCBS
New York
CBS News
Charles von Fremd
United States
Scripps-Howard
Sophia
Jean Waycaster
Tri-County
Lancaster
Latvia
Rio Grande River
Alaska
Lewis W. Shollenberger
Public Affairs
Washington
Trains Strikes Man Found Beside Beckley Tracks
Darius Adkins, 47, of Beaver, is listed in satisfactory condition at Raleigh General Hospital after being struck by a train while lying beside railroad tracks behind Beckley Newspapers Corp. on Prince Street. Police say several ribs are broken and a train crew reported seeing him earlier.
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Darius Adkins
Beaver
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Prince Street
Adkins
Beckley
Two Car Collision Causes $500 in Damages on South Fayette
A two vehicle crash Wednesday at 4 25 p m on South Fayette Street at Maplewood Lane caused estimated damages of 500 dollars, police said. The drivers were Sylvia Hunt of 144 Smoot Ave and Ronald Clifton of Oak Hill.
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South Fayette Street
Maplewood Lane
Sylvia Hunt
Smoot Ave
Ronald Clifton
Oak Hill
Terry Owen Named To Camp Caesar Scholarship Winner
Woodrow Wilson High School sophomore Terry Owen, 15, Maxwell Hill, was chosen by the Raleigh County Agriculture Council as the Camp Caesar scholarship recipient. He will attend June 8 to 13, is active in the school band Bible Club and the Maxwell Hill Baptist Church Youth Fellowship, and plans college after high school.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
Woodrow Graduates Receive Diplomas at Commencement
Susan Parker and John Rush Elkins served as co valedictorians delivering the welcome and farewell addresses during Woodrow Wilson High School's annual commencement. The class of 355 presented the senior pageant Puzzle of Life in 19 roles, with diplomas awarded by School Board President O A Phillips before School Superintendent Sherman C Trail and Principal C G Peregoy.
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Susan Parker
John Rush Elkins
Woodrow Wilson High School
C. G. Peregoy
Sherman C. Trail
O. A. Phillips
Seven enlistments logged at Beckley Air Force recruiting office
The Beckley office recorded seven enlistments on Monday. Recruits assigned to Lackland AFB TX include Jerry R. Crews Lerena Albert J. Janutolo Edwin R. Brooks Michael S. Kidd Fredrick Hendricks Ansted and Carl E. Shewalter Coalwood. Patrick Humephrey Scarbro is assigned to Chanute AFB IL and to Keesler AFB MS.
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Beckley
United States Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Jerry R. Crews
Lerena
Albert J. Janutolo
Bluefield
Edwin R. Brooks
Michael S. Kidd
Mullens
Fredrick Hendricks
Ansted
Carl E. Shewalter
Coalwood
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Patrick Humephrey
Scarbro
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
Barber Chuck Chaney Hushed About Unusual Tip
Casper Wyoming AP report says barber Chuck Chaney received a stranger’s quarter tip and called it hush money. He cut hair in silence after the remark, not engaging in conversation.
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Casper
Wyo
Chuck Chaney
Chuck
Forfeiture Total at City Police Court Exceeds $114
City Police Court spent Thursday night with $114 forfeited as no one appeared before Judge Edward Stansbury. Three speeding violators paid $20 each: Eddie Hess of Calloway Heights, Joseph F. Farcu of Beckley, and Jimmy Carmen of MacArthur. Curtis Johnson of Beckley forfeited $15 for driving to the left. Marguerite Foster of Beckley paid $5 for a loose dog. Two persons charged with drunkenness forfeited $34.50.
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City Police Court
Edward
Stansbury
Eddie Hess
Calloway Heights
Joseph F. Farcu
Beckley
Jimmy Carmen
MacArthur
Curtis Johnson
Marguerite Foster
Kay Rider Sophia Delivers Graduate Voice Recital at Peabody
Kay Rider of Raleigh County presented a graduate voice recital May 21 at The George Peabody College for Teachers Nashville Tennessee. A Carnegie Fellowship recipient, she is a Sophia High School graduate with a bachelor of music education from West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon and active in the Peabody Choir and Madrigalians, serving as soprano soloist at the Church of the Advent Episcopal.
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George Peabody College For Teachers
Nashville
Tennessee
Raleigh County
Kay Rider
Claude B. Rider
Sophia
Carnegie
Sophia High School
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Peabody Choir
Peabody Madrigalians
Church of the Advent Episcopal
Peabody
Bible School at Church of the Brethren Crab Orchard
Vacation Bible School begins Monday at 9 a.m. at the Church of the Brethren in Crab Orchard and runs two weeks. Theme Living for Jesus in the Space Age. Rev. Allen Herr directs with activities for each day’s attendance. Includes singing Bible stories and games. Children age three and up welcomed. Commencement program ends the school.
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Church of the Brethren
Crab Orchard
Allen Herr
Save good flavors keep corn in husks and peas in pool
Preserve flavor by storing whole corn in husks and fresh peas in a container of cool water. Refrigerate until ready to use for maximum freshness.
Cuppett Re-elected West Virginia Forest Council Leader
Donald G. Cuppett of Charleston was chosen to succeed himself as chairman of the West Virginia Forest Council at the annual meeting in Beckley. Joe Johnson of Boone County was named vice chairman and Carl Mullins of Charleston re-elected treasurer. Five directors were named for a three year term, with most re-elected. The group, meeting away from Charleston to co sponsor a Woodland Show, discussed the Keep West Virginia Green movement and education workshops at West Virginia University. maintenance of local committees in several counties and continued council activities.
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Donald G. Cuppett
Charleston
West Virginia Forest Council
Memorial Building
Joe, Johnson
Boone County
C Tarl Mullins
W D. Brannon
Amma
W.R, Keyser
Welch
R, O
Beckley
Raleigh County
Beckley Rural Development Council
West Virginia
Forest Council
Wayne
Kanawha
Mingo
Panhandle
West Virginia University
Charles Hodel
Missionary To Hold Table Rock Services
A revival series will run June 1 to June 12 at Table Rock Christian Church with missionary Richard Robison as speaker He has four years in Bem Brazil and is a McKeesport native He trained at Johnson Bible College Knoxville resides in Maryville with his wife and two children Virgil eer leads the church while the couple pursues a master's degree A note on selecting fresh eggplant mentions skin gloss and firmness.
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Table Rock Christian Church
Brazil
Richard Robison
Belem
McKeesport
Johnson Bible College
Knoxville
Busy Day At Board Office
Raleigh County Board of Education faces a busy day as school principals submit final reports for the 1958 59 term. Reports include year registers and material requests for the coming year. Most filings occur today with full submission expected early next week.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Tech Coach Uses Rock Music to Pep Up Team
Virginia Tech football coach Frank Moseley plays rock and roll in players dressing rooms to boost energy. He says the peppy music helps the team feel more alert and ready for practice.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
Tech
Frank Moseley
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