Nazarene Preachers Begin Annual Convention Here
The West Virginia District Church of the Nazarene opened its annual convention at Beckley with a mayoral welcome. Dr. Samuel Young, Kansas City, Mo., general superintendent, was to give the main sermon. services featured pastors from Parkersburg, Huntington, Bluefield and more, with musical groups and a banquet at El Chico. Some 200 pastors and wives attended, marking the first Beckley gathering since 1956.
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West Virginia
H. H. Hendershot
Charleston
Beckley
Kenneth Maze
Pineville
Clarence Bowman
Institute
Rex Houston
Rumble
Ira Fowler
Huntington
John May
Parkersburg
Kenneth Faust
South Charleston
Dallas Baggett
Howard Warwick
Glasgow
Samuel Young
Kansas City
The
Nazarene Church
Frank Spiker
Bluefield
Dayton Lockard
Ravenswood
E. E. Hale
Oak Hill
Nazarene Foreign Mission Society
J. C. Wallace
Jack Archer
Huntington, Nazarene Young People Society
George Pitzer
Elkins
Preachers’ Quartet
C. C. Rushing
John Lawill
T. J. Boshell
Rachel Archer
Dr. Young
Preachers’ Wives Association
el Chico
Brady Biffle
Alderson
John Hancock
Bruceton Mills
Verline Archer
Morgantown
Preachers’ Wives Choir
H. O. Ours
Allen Woolums
Robert Andress
John W. Davis
John Lawwill
Belle
Young
Mr. Hendershot
Gene Morehouse
False Teeth Comfort Powder Ad
An ad touts FASTEETH gives secure comfortable denture wearers can eat talk laugh or sneeze without fear of slipping or wobbling. It promises no gummy taste or nausea and an alkaline formula that controls denture odor. Available at ny drug counters.
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FAS
Ny Drug Counter
Beckleyan Assumes Social Security Post
Martin K. Austin Jr. formerly of 1213 S Fayette St Beckley assumes duties as a claims representative for the Social Security Agency in Baltimore Md He is a Stratton High School and West Virginia University Morgantown graduate who completed training at the government sponsored school in Ashville NC He began work in Baltimore Monday His father is principal of Piney Oaks Elementary Beckley and his mother is a county elementary school teacher
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Martin K. Austin Jr
S. Fayette St
The
Social Security Agency
Baltimore
Austin
Stratton High School
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Com
Ashville
N. C
Piney Oaks
Beckley
John Lyon
West Virginia Institute of Technology
D. Banks Wilburn
Marshall College
Dale Dickens
Salem College
James Sojourner
West Virginia State College
William J. Briggs
Morris Harvey College
City and Bank Weigh Offer on Former Bank for City Hall
City and Beckley National Bank continue talks over purchasing the old bank building for City Hall. A Monday night special meeting saw the city reject the bank’s lower counter-offer believed to be well below the $120,000 figure previously rejected. The bank and city may reassess positions or the city may receive a new proposal.
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Beckley National Bank
City and bank division over counter offer at joint meeting
Elmer Davis of the bank said no written rejection of the city’s counter offer has been received. The bank committee will decide whether to return a $1,000 check from the city or hold it until the November 6 deadline for further consideration. If both offers are rejected, talks may seek a compromise.
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Elmer Davis
Davis
Supreme Court Denies Review Over Car Fire Judgment
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals unanimously denied a petition to review a $591 default judgment against Grady Whitlock Ford Inc. in Raleigh County. James A. Estep won the suit claiming a car bought from the dealer caught fire, after Whitlock failed to answer.
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State Supreme Court of Appeals
Raleigh County
Grady Whitlock
Edmond man injured in slate fall at Page Coal and Coke
Joseph Gilkerson, 56, of Edmond, was hurt by a slate fall at Page Coal and Coke Co on Monday morning. He remains in good condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital with chest and back injuries.
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Joseph Gilkerson
Edmond
Page Coal and Coke Co
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Trate Joe Rodriguez
Kenneth R. Gillespie
Ft. Knox
Donald Cook
Glen Daniel
Novelty of November 1 1765 Stamp Act Recall
On November 1 1765 the Stamp Act took effect as the British Crown taxed American colonies. Colonists lowered flags to half mast in defiance of royal authority. Druggists echo France calling for prescriptions to be typed, promising benefits but depriving comedians of gags.
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France
Zodiac guidance mixed fortunes for signs amid stray errors
Horoscope style guidance offered for Aries through Pisces with varied advice on impulse control, patience, and attitude shifts. Several lines include errant words and misprints. overall tone resembles a newspaper horoscope page from 1961 with Field Enterprises credited.
Overflow Crowd Hears Plans Of Industrialist In Raleigh
Cincinnati industrialist Harrison O Ash spoke at the Raleigh County Circuit Courtroom to detail New Kanawha Industrial Corp plans for southern West Virginia. He touted a regional factory program, noted $700000 in NKIC stock remaining for sale, and urged business and private citizens to support expansion efforts.
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Raleigh County
Cincinnati
Harrison O. Ash
New Kanawha Industrial Corp
West
West Virginia Chemical Co
Oak Hill
N Kic
Ash
Stratton High hosts annual college day with nine state reps
Sixty Stratton students from grades 11 and 12 and several parents attended the annual college day at Stratton High School. Representatives from nine state colleges introduced themselves, with students meeting four short interview groups to discuss college options.
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Stratton High School
Luncheon honors Col Holliday for culinary school support
Col D D Holliday commander of the 150th Armored Cavalry Regiment was honored at a luncheon for his role in establishing a culinary arts school at the Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center. The association founded the school which began Nov 17 1960 and has grown from a 70 hour pilot to a 30 hour full curriculum in restaurant food prep and dispensing. George Osman directs the school with equipment praised as top quality. Guests included Mrs W L Davis Mrs George Osman Mrs Alfred J OBrien Mrs Holliday and others.
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D. D. Holliday
150Th Armored Cavalry
Fort Meade
Raleigh County Vocational Technical Center
Holliday
George Osman
United States
Col
W. L. Davis
Good Hope
Clarksburg
Alfred J. O’brien
Natalie Austin
Osman
Col. Holliday
Vocational Technical Center
W. B. Connoley
James D. Robinson
Beckley man waives murder hearing in general case
William Henson, 46, of Beckley, waived to grand jury action in a preliminary hearing before Magistrate W. A. Burke on a murder charge. Henson is accused of a butcher knife killing of Louis A. Morris, 31, of East Park, after an argument late Saturday night. Morris died 45 minutes after admission to Raleigh General Hospital. BECKLEY police noted Henson’s past arrests for drunkenness, gambling and reckless driving.
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William Henson
Beckley
W. A. Burke
Henson
Louis A. Morris
East Park
Morris
Raleigh General Hospital
Charles Daniels
Maple Fork
Magis
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