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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1949

Page

11

Dr Tulga Attacks Federal Council of Churches as Phoney

Dr Chester E Tulga of Chicago denounces modernism in the West Virginia Baptist Convention. He accuses the Northern Baptist Convention and the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America of denying core Christian tenets and promoting American communism. He urged conservative Baptists to oppose the movement at Beckley events.

Federal Council of Churches Northern Baptist Convention Chester E. Tulga Chicago West Virginia Baptist Convention Memorial Building Tulga Conservative Baptist Fellowship Beckley Baptist Church West Virginia Jesus Christ Christ Paul Allen Allen Crusader Russia American Baptist Foreign Mission Society Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America Tulsa Chester E. Tulsa Memorial Register

Six More Men Enlist in Guard in Beckley Company F

Six more men join Beckley's Company F National Guard. Recruits include Kelly Paul Harper and Dane E B McGraw with pay of 2.50 per drill, and a two week Fort Knox encampment at 37.50 plus board. Also shown were two Army recruitment films.

National Guard Kelly Paul Harper Harper Beckley Army Comany F Alph Marcum Beckley Army and Air Force

Homecoming for Eunice G. T. Gibson after Florida trip

Eunice G. T. Gibson has returned to his home after a trip to Florida. The brief item notes his departure and return, citing his residence and travels as the main readable facts.

Florida Register Eunice—G. T. Gibson

Operation Ettus Planned for Baltimore Patient

W. L. Clay is a patient at a Baltimore hospital where he is expected to undergo an operation.

Register Ettus — W. L. Clay Baltimore

Wells Campaign Finances Revealed For Beckley Meeting

Grover C. Hedrick as campaign treasurer announced detailed expenses for the three week Christ for Southern West Virginia Campaign in Beckley in August totaling 5871.42. He said actual expenses were 3205.12 with love gifts to Evangelist Robert J. Wells and Song Leader Forrest Schickedanz amounting to 2166.30 not in the statement. Wells received 1500 and Schickedanz 666.30. Other Wells costs including hotel and transport were 477.16 and Schickedanz 246.71. Funds raised to cover expenses were 3508.52 and the bank balance stood at 303.40.

Southern West Virginia Beckley Grover C. Hedrick Hedrick Robert J. Wells Forrest Schickedanz Rev. Wells Schickedanz

Cooper to Head Stanaford PTA

Stanaford Carlyle Cooper elected president of the Stanaford PTA for the year with Ray Payne as vice president and Mrs Odessa Stevenson as secretary. Music numbers by seventh and eighth grade girls directed by Mrs William R David Jr. scripture by Miss Betty Cooper and a prayer by Carlyle Cooper. The PTA plans to sponsor the local Boy Scout program. Fined for misdemeanor Marion George Pine Knob fined 10 dollars and costs in arraignment before Magistrate E A Large.

Parent-Teacher Association Stanaford Carlyle Cooper Ray David Charles Akers PTA Pettus Marion George Pine Knob E. A. Large

City Council Approves Paving Five Streets

The council approved paving five streets John Street Canady Street Glenn Avenue Beaver Avenue and Reservoir Road Alley amid debates over street intersection costs and budget overruns. A petition for Kentucky Avenue was rejected for insufficient signatures while Hylton Avenue and West Virginia Street lacked petitions. The council adopted a plan to require residents to cover eight dollars per foot for intersections and to delay further intersection financing until July 1.

John Street Canady Street Glenn Aveue Beaver Avenue Reservoir Road J. K. Edmundson Kentucky Avenue Grover C. Hedrick Anthony Sparacino Bernard Snead Snead Bill File File Clarence Bibb Hylton Avenue West Virginia Street Hedrick Bill Hodge Bibb Council G” Street Lowe

Fayetteville Girl Takes College Post

Miss Kathleen Ellis is secretary to President John W. Davis at West Virginia State College Institute. She is daughter of Attorney James M. Ellis and Mrs. Ellis of Oak Hill. A Du Bois High School 1945 alumna, she earned a bachelor of science in business at West Virginia State College in February. While at Du Bois, she won a statewide typing contest for speed and accuracy held in Bluefield.

Register Fayetteville Kathleen Ellis John W. Davis West Virginia State College Institute James M. Ellis Oak Hill Ellis DuBois High School West Virginia State DuBois Bluefield

Two Men Escape Unhurt In Car Wreck Near Petersburg

WHITESVILLE W D Higginbotham and his brother in law Clyde Cope escaped injuries when the car they were riding in ran into a bank near Petersburg Sunday. The Higginbotham car was damaged slightly according to Cope.

Register Whitesville W. D. Higginbotham Clyde Cope Petersburg Higginbotham Cope

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