New Superintendent To Deliver Sermon At Beckley Thanksgiving
Rev. Jennings Howard Fast named Superintendent of the Beckley District of the Methodist Church will lead the Union Thanksgiving services at 10 a.m. at The Methodist Temple with Dr. J. B. F. Yoak Jr. as host pastor. Fast, a former pastor in Parkersburg, oversees 120 churches across five counties and remains active in YMCA and community boards.
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Beckley
Jennings Howard Fast
The
Methodist Church
J. B. F. Yoak Jr
Methodist Temple
Conference Music Committee
Fast
Wyoming
Raleigh
Boone
Fayette
Nicholas
Beckley Ministerial Association
Parkersburg
YMCA
American Red Cross
Mental Health Association
Children’s Home
Exchange Club
Conference of Christians and Jews
Community Concert Association
Jeannette Kinnaird
Huntington
Jay
Nancy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Big Red
C Marshall Succumbs At 71 In Beckley Funeral Notice
Simon Chester Marshall 71 of Beckley died Monday night after suffering two prior heart attacks and high blood pressure. He was found after an overnight exposure on White Oak Mountain and died at 7:45 p.m. He retired as yardmaster for C and O Railway in 1954 and served in World War I. He is survived by his wife Violet Russell and several siblings. The body is at Webb and Neal Funeral Home.
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Beckley Hospital
Simon Chester Marshall
Beckley
Marshall
White Oak Mountain
Hull St
Carroll County
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Raleigh
Laurel Fork
Primitive Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Royal Oak Masons
Mount Hope
Violet Russell
Pate Marshall
Ararat
Thelia Hendricks
Fancy Gap
Leonard Fountain Marshall
Hillsville
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Beckley Officer Graduates From FBI National Academy
Beckley police Lt Earl Allen Ballengee will join 97 officers in the 64th FBI National Academy class in Washington DC. The group includes reps from 42 states Puerto Rico the Canal Zone and DC with 3819 total graduates. Diplomas will be presented by Deputy Attorney General Walsh and remarks by Legion and ABA leaders.
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Beckley
Earl Allen Ballengee
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy
Washington, D. C
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
District of Columbia
FBI National Academy
Martin B. McKneally
The
American Legion
John D. Randall
Educators Hear County Speakers at Regional WVEA Meeting
Two Raleigh County educators spoke at the West Virginia Education Association Regional Conference in Huntington on Thursday and Friday. Miss Boots Dilley presented a first grade science unit demo to about 300 teachers at Marshall College. C. G. Peregoy, Woodrow Wilson High School principal, addressed principals and superintendents on a coordinated program.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia Education Association
Huntington
Boots Dilley
Marie Akers
Audrey Anderson
Beaver
Miss Dilley
Marshall College
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Band Boosters Meet Tonight At Camp Creek
The Spanishburg Band Boosters organization will meet at Camp Creek Elementary School at 7 30 tonight. Elementary band members from Flat Top Camp Creek Dunns and Spanishburg will perform. Fred S. Raines invites all parents with beginners to attend to learn about the music教育 program for the school.
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Camp Creek
Flat Top
BNS
Spanishburg
Dunns
Fred S. Raines
Investigation Launched After Lumber Yard Fire
Deputy State Fire Marshal M. M. Gladwell began probing the Saturday night blaze that razed most of Hill-Rohrer Lumber Co. at 222 Central Ave. Damages were estimated at sixty thousand dollars with a later report anticipated.
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M. M. Gladwell
Beckley
Hill-Rohrer Lumber Co
Central Ave
Gladwell
Coal City Man Fined and Jailed for DWI
Lotus G. Wills of Coal City pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Magistrate Burke's court. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs, license revoked six months, and 24 hours in jail, with release expected this afternoon. Deputy Wes Thompson made the arrest.
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Lotus G. Wills
Coal City
W. A. Burke
Wills
Wes Thompson
Raleigh
Elijah Aoa
Skelton
Beckley
Mater
Polio Victims Improve as Marmet Hospital Treats Children
Three siblings of Mab Scott are hospitalized for polio at Marmet Hospital. Donna Lee 12 remains in an iron lung and oxygen tent but shows improvement. Anna Lee 7 and Johnnie 8 have mild cases. David, 5, was checked at Beckley Hospital and released. Mother seeks transport to Marmet to visit on weekend. Contact CL 345357.
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Sams
Mabscott
Marmet Hospital
Donna Lee
Donna
Anna Lee
Johnnie
David
Beckley Hospital
Marmet
Supervisor to Attend Limb Fitting Course in New York
Linn J. Hardman district supervisor of the Vocational Rehabilitation Division for Raleigh County will depart Sunday for New York to attend a two week course on artificial limbs and appliances at New York University.
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Linn J. Hardman
Raleigh County
New York
New York University
Canterbury Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Canterbury, 69, Sprague, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery. She died Monday at Hilltop Nursing Home after a long illness. Survived by father Jonathan Nichols of Virginia, two sons Clifford McMillion of Beckley and J G Canterbury of Tampa, Fla, two sisters Ella Walls of Beckley and Elmedia Shrewbury of Tampa, Fla, one half brother Ray Morton of Grandview, and two grandchildren. The body remains at the funeral home.
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Annie Canterbury
Sprague
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Grandview Cemetery
Canterbury
Hilltop Nursing Home
Clay
Church of God
Jonathan Nichols
Virginia
Clifford McMillion
Beckley
J. G. Canterbury
Tampa
Fla
Ella Walls
Elmedia Shrewbury
Ray Morton
Grandview
Wright Funeral Set Wednesday
Final rites for Jessie Samuel Wright 57 of 407 S Fayette St will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev Corey C Mitchell presiding Burial will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park He died Sunday in a local hospital A member of Ebenezer Baptist Church he worked 25 years for G C Murphy in Beckley Survivors include five brothers Buchanan James Ernest Alfred all of Beckley Carson Washington D C and three sisters Olivia Williams Washington D C Ada Robison and Elsie Hill Beckley The body will be taken from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to the church one hour before services
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Jessie Samuel Wright
S. Fayette St
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Corey C. Mitchell
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wright
G. C. Murphy Sotre
Beckley
J. Wright
Buchanan
Chicago
Ll. James
Ernest
Alfred
Carson
Washington, D. C
Olivia Williams
Ada Robinson
Elsie Hill
Beckley Attorney in Satisfactory Condition at Hospital
Condition report for W. H. Piggy McGinnis Beckley attorney and former District Marshal for Southern District of West Virginia shows he remains in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after several days of treatment.
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W. H
Piggy) McGinnis
Beckley
Southern District of West Virginia
Beckley Hospital
Boy Scouts Train As Marksmen In Basic Course
In Raleigh County area Boy Scouts receive marksmanship training in the Basic Marksmanship Training Course. Instructors include R. Douglas Schwank Doyle Minter and E O Snyder. The program operates Saturdays at the United States Army Reserve Corps Armory on the 1921 By Pass. The sixteenth class marks a continued effort to prepare scouts for potential NRA membership. Local judge Harry L McCreery endorses the Boy Scouts fund drive urging parent support.
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James Snyder
First Baptist Church
Larry Ernest
East Beckley
Bobbie O'Dell
Methodist Temple
R. Douglas Schwank
Doyle Minter
E. 0. Snyder
Colie Minter
United States Army Reserve Corps
National Rifle Association
Harry L. McCreery
Raleigh County
Boy Scouts
McCreery
Sophia Council Won't Oppose Depot Closure Plans
The Sophia Town Council voted not to oppose the Virginian Railway Depot closure in Sophia. A Public Service Commission hearing is set for Friday in Charleston. The council also delayed lease filing until Jan 1 due to a merger affecting railway operations. Seanhia plans a nearby parking lot, and bids will be sought for a new police car with a $1400 expenditure approved.
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Virginian Railway
Sophia
Public Service Commission
Charleston
L. T. Forbes
Beckley
Virginian
Forbes
Norfolk and Western Railways
Seanhia
Perry Haga
Soamhia
Council
Ruth's Beauty Shop Opens at Main Street
Ruth Karnes owner, formerly with Jimmy's Beauty Shop, operates Ruth's Beauty Shop at 11842 Main St. Call CL 3-6782 for appointments and services.
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Ruth Karnes
Jimmy
Main ST. PH
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