Minister Honored at Glen Rogers Church Gathering
The Glen Rogers Community Church honored Rev. Paul Pepoon and Mrs. Pepoon after Sunday service. Pepoon, a Methodist Conference member, will attend next week’s state session where ministerial assignments are made. A monetary gift was presented by Dr. C. C. Cottrill, chair of the church board, to recognize two years of service.
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Glen Rogers Community Church
Paul Pepoon
Methodist Conference
C. C. Cottrill
Hayden Wolfe
Frank Pizzino
Peppon
Louis Jenkins
Mrs Phillips Birthday Dinner Hosted by Bailey Family
Mrs William Alderman entertained at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Carmen Bailey in Soulsville for the birthday of Mrs Darrell Phillips. Guests included Mrs Phillips parents Mr and Mrs Lacy Phillips, her niece Debbie Phillips, and the Bailey family with sons Larry and Bob.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
William Alderman
Carmen Bailey
Bob
Darrell Phillips
Phillips
Lacy Phillips
Soulsville
Debbie Phillips
Belle
Bailey
Larry
Shortage of anthropologists hits U S in 1962 Britannica
Britannica Book of the Year notes a serious shortage of anthropologists in the United States during 1962. The brief summary highlights a critical gap in expertise affecting research, education, and policy planning at the time.
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U. S
Britannica
Concord Professor Wins WVU Music Assistantship
Athens David S. Lewis assistant professor of music at Concord College received an assistantship in music at West Virginia University for the 1963 to 1964 year. He will aid the experimental theory program in the freshman year and pursue a PhD in music theory. Lewis holds a BS from Concord, an MA in music from Michigan, and has pursued PhD work at Indiana University while teaching at Concord for six years.
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Athens
David S. Lewis
Concord College
West Virginia University
Lewis
Concord
University of Michigan
Indiana University
Local Notes from Pax and Beckley Area Families
Pax PAX reports Mrs. Owen Fitzpatrick is seriously ill at her daughter’s Scarbro home. Sunday visitors to Mrs. Fonda Paschal Pax include son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Starlen Teaster and children. Ervin Foster of Delaware visits in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Foster. Thelma Miller of Sweeneys burg has taken a job at Pinecrest Sanitarium. Mrs. Robert Sweeney remains a patient at Beckley Memorial Hospital and is improving since February. Susanne Meredith joins husband Specialist Clarence Meredith in Aberdeen Maryland as he reenlists. she worked at Beckley’s telephone company. Clarence is a Pax High School graduate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Meredith of Weirwood.
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Pax
Owen Fitzpatrick
James Audrick
Scarbro
Fonda Paschal
Starlen Teaster
Stotesbury
Leonard Hulitt
Beckley
Tom Foster
Ervin Foster
Delaware
Thelma Miller
Sweeneysburg
Virginia Williams
Meredith
Telephone Company
Maryland
Russell Meredith
Weirwood
Pax High School
Kennedy message delivered to Nasser reported by Al Ahram
Cairo dispatch says a note from President Kennedy was delivered to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The Al Ahram newspaper reported the delivery but did not disclose the contents of the message.
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Cairo
UPI
Kennedy
Gamal Abdel Nasser
al Ahram
Detroit prepares for peaceful march amid rising racial tension
United Press International reports Detroit faces escalating racial tension as Negroes plan a June 23 protest drawing about 100000 in sympathy with southern Negroes and marking the 20th anniversary of a deadly riot. Officials note persistent housing and employment disparities alongside growing Negro demographics.
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Motor City
De Gaulle Aims to Trim France Medal Tally Nationwide
French President Charles de Gaulle proposes cutting the Legion of Honor recipients from a record 300,000 to about 125,000 by limiting annual awards and relying on attrition. The government notes hundreds of other decorations exist for civilians and military, with millions already honored.
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Rosette Hargrove
Enterprise Assn
New York
NEA
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Legion of Honor
Tom
Harry
Ministry of Public Instruction
Eisenhower
the Invalides
Paris
France
Kopperston Weekend Guests Visit Locals
Week end guests of Mr and Mrs E J Fultz included Mr and Mrs James Fultz and sons of Beckley. Mrs Ellea Gillenwater and son Lannie returned to Kopperston after Lannie’s hospital treatment in Bethesda Maryland. Monday visitors were their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Jerry Scyphers and Pam from Kansas City Missouri who returned after visiting his parents in Tazewell Virginia. Also, Mrs Lester Buckley hosted her parents Mr and Mrs Morgan Brown of Boone County and visited another son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Clarence Estep and family of Kopperston.
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Kopperston
E. J. Fultz
James Fultz
Beckley
Ellea Gillenwater
Lannie
Bethesda
Jerry Scyphers
Pam
Kansas City
J. D. Scyphers
Tazewell
Lester Buckley
Morgan Brown
Boone County
Clarence Estep
Saulsville
Rns
Harry Shumate
Charleston
Nan Shumate
Bryce Phillips
Sidney Dixon
Ricky
Mike
New Richmond
Posey Phillips
Melvin Lane
Darrell Phillips
Glen Phillips
David
Joan
Debby
Belle
Phillips
Harold Phillips
Columbus
Ohio
Bonnie
Donald
Welch
Don Stilner
Cheryl
Sandra Canada
Bobby Canada
John Canada
Washington D. C
Soulsville
Washington
Terrance Walters
Gloria Canada
Dennis Jones
Frank Stewart
Negro leaders draw focus to housing education and jobs
Johnson said the pro portion would be valid today. Chief Concern The Negro in Detroit cites housing education and jobs as key issues. Rev C L Franklin, pastor and Detroit Council on Human Rights chair, notes Birmingham unrest and heads an upcoming demonstration next month.
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Detroit
C. L. Franklin
Foreign dignitaries view Hinton exhibit
A Hungarian attache and Czech officials visited the world exhibit at Hinton Armory on Thursday. The Hungarian display included arts books while the Czech showcase featured hand cut glass and linens. The exhibit now includes 60 countries in a joint project by the Hinton Jaycees and Summers County Centennial Committee.
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Hinton
RNS
Washington
D. C
Hinton Armory
Mikaly Golub
Hungarian Peoples Republic
Antonin Simecek
Vaclav Stra
Hinton Jaycees and
Summers County Centennial Committee
News Veteran Buried in Martins Ferry Ohio
Henry Reuther aged 58 a veteran newspaperman and state editor of the Wheeling Intelligencer was buried today at Riverview Cemetery in Martins Ferry Ohio. He died Tuesday after 44 years in newspaper work and served as Wheeling Downs handicapper for the Intelligencer.
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Wheeling
UPI
Henry Reuther
Wheeling Intelligencer
Riverview
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Reuther
Wheeling Downs
Intelligencer
Soulsville Families Head Home After Weekend Visits
Saulsville guests Harry Shumate and Nan Shumate hosted and traveled back to North Carolina. The Phillips and Canada families entertained relatives from Charleston Belle Greenboro and Ohio with gatherings that stretched into Memorial weekend and Washington visits. The Ohio based couple plans a brief Soulsville return before continuing onward.
Auto crashes common in good weather says survey
United Press International reports that over 80 percent of auto accidents happen in clear, straight road conditions and are caused by human error, based on a Travelers Insurance Companies survey.
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United Press International
Travelers Insurance Companies
The Mature Parent Tragedy Of Rage
A reader asks how to handle a hot tempered husband abusing a daughter and angering a family. The columnist argues such rage serves power, predicts lack of remorse, notes many addicts seek submission, and warns of family breakdown and loss.
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Glen Rogers Church
JFK
North
James Stickford
George Edwards
Ble
Arthur L. Johnson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Francis A. Kornegay
Detroit Urban League
Near East Side
White Lahey
Ibs
Pork & Large Ca
Adi Pak
S&h
Sherwin
Baileysville, W. Va
Baileysville Lumber & Supply Co
W. Va
Beckley Ice & Feed Company
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Planing Mill
Crater Coal & Land Company
Nimitz
Farley's Aluminum Products
Fayetteville, W. Va
Janutolo & Company
Alderson, W. Va
Johnson & Gwinn
Lester
Beaver, W. Va
Lilly Hardware Company
Oak Hill, W. Va
New River Supply Company
Oceana
Oceana Lumber & Supply Company
Odd
Odd Grocery
Marlinton, W. Va
Peoples Store & Supply
Slab Fork, W. Va
Slab Fork Coal Company
Lowe's of Oak Hill Inc
Sandstone, W. Va. Simmons Super Market
Bluefield Hardware
Bluefield, W. Va
Indo-China
Cambodia
Foreign Legion
U.S
Jacob Devers
Johnson
Muriel Lawrence
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Mrs. Lawrence
Mylon
Prince St
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