Area Church Members Help Bible Institute Staff With Housecleaning
Nine area churches aided staff in cleaning and painting the new Des Plaines Hall dormitory for the Des Plaines Bible Church Des Plaines Alabama. The $90 000 building holds 36 dorm rooms two student lounges a supervisor s apartment clinic recreational room baggage room locker room kitchen dining room and patio with bath and shower facilities on each floor The Des Plaines Bible Church contributed 20000 toward construction Churches assisting included Oak Hill Presbyterian Beaver Baptist Bell Creek Baptist Calloway Heights Baptist Grace Gospel at Beaver Johnston Chapel Church Princeton Mt Tabor Baptist Tilden Community and Lester Baptist
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Des Plaines Hall
Des Plaines
Bible Church
Des Plaines, al
Dent
Ver
Bell Creek
Calloway Heights
Grace Gospel
Beaver
Johnston Chapel
Princeton
Mt. Tabor
Tilden
Lester Baptist
Beckleyan Sister Mary Laura Returns Home After 25 Years
Former Beckley resident Rosalie Frances Garges, now Sister Mary Laura of the Sisters of St Francis of Penance and Christian Charity, left Beckley 27 years ago for a convent. She visited family including sister Mrs. Earl Biggs and brothers Joseph Anthony Thomas Garges, attended Honey In The Rock in Beckley, and marked 25 years since her religious profession. Her mother Mrs. John Garges and sister Mrs. Lea Lippert reside in Charleston.
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Mary Laura
Beckley
St. Theresa's Shrine
Columbus
Ohio
Rosalie Frances Garges
Sisters of Strancis of Penance and
Christian Charity
Stella Niagara
New
J. R. van Meter
Mrs. van Meter
Seventy Persons Seeking Employment Here
The Employment Office reports applications for 70 positions listing three day workers five waitresses two child monitors two receptionists three sales clerks two nurse aides two clerks general office three porters four janitors two day workers two automobile service station attendants two section foremen two motormen two hand loaders two plumber helpers two bus drivers four laborers construction three carpenters rough Cook cashier clerk typist room clerk housekeeper kitchen helper manager reserv...
Job titles in fragmented OCR list persist in caree listings
A clipped OCR fragment presents a long list of occupations including restaurant staff, orderly, chauffeur, floral designer, retail manager, electrician helper, loader, electrical engineer, fire boss, roof bolter, jack hammer operator, dump truck driver, automobile mechanic helper, truck operator, warehouse man, pump man, tree trimmer groundsman.
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Taurant
Fire damages garage labeled minor in Beckley
Beckley Fire Department reports minor damage after a fire in a garage at 1204 F Street owned by Lawrence Windfield. Fire crews say an attempted insect mess burn sparked the blaze around 12 15 p m Monday, burning cardboard and tin garage materials.
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Beckley
Lawrence Windfield
F. Street
Wreck Victim Still On Critical List
Mrs Raymelle Sweeney age 46 of Shady Spring remains in critical condition at Appalachian Regional Hospital after a two car head on collision at Shady Spring on Sunday August 30. Woodrow J Bailey age 52 of Daniels is listed in satisfactory condition at the same hospital.
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Raymelle Sweeney
Shady Spring
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Woodrow J. Bailey
Daniels
Hay Tops U S Farm Crops In Acreage Most Planted
Hay ranks first in acreage among U S farm crops and is second in value only to corn according to agricultural surveys highlighting its widespread cultivation and economic importance.
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U. S
Freedom Fund Banquet Tickets On Sale At Beckley Hotel
Tickets are on sale for the Freedom Fund Banquet linked to the NAACP state conference in Beckley later this month. Proceeds support the national organization per Rev. Robert Rasmussen who chairs the Sept. 25-27 event. Banquet to start at 7 p.m. Saturday Sept. 27 in the Beckley Hotel ballroom. Archie Johnson of Beckley named souvenir chairman.
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Alonzo Ross
Tams
DeSoto Blaney
Cooney
Rosetta Thomas
John Parnell
East Gulf
Barbara Larkins
Katrina Hamby
Boyden
Katherine Dobson
Helen Dobson
Mae Celia Thomas
Blaney
Men’s Civic Club
Freedom Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Beckley
National
Robert Rasmussen
Colcord
Beckley Hotel
Eisenhower Re cites own prayer after oath as president
Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first U S president to re cite his own prayer after taking the oath of office as chief executive, marking a historic devotional act linked to the inauguration.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Fireco child needs 10 blood donors for surgery
Betty Sue McBride a 10 year old Fireco girl faces open heart surgery at Charleston Memorial Hospital on Sept. 17. Her mother Polly McBride widowed supports seven other children on Social Security and aid. Crippled Children's Service funds the operation. Blood donors 18 to 59 must meet health and weight rules and report to Charleston Memorial Hospital Blood Bank before Sept. 17.
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Betty Sue McBride
Polly McBride
Fireco
Betty Sue
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Betty
Underwriters Plan Meeting Beckley Life Underwriters
Beckley Life Underwriters will hold the first fall meeting at 12 15 p m in Bowl Wick Restaurant with the association s new president Carroll Goddard presiding Dwight Billings SSA district manager has accepted an invitation to be guest speaker Billings will discuss proposed amendments to social security laws including provisions for medicare The association plans to sponsor the Life Underwriters Training Course again this year with classes tentatively set to begin late October Scott Ballard chairman of the project will be available Friday to discuss the course with interested insurancemen Ballard and association officers should be contacted early for details Part II of the course is assured and if demand exists Part I may be offered
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Beckley Life Underwriters
Bowl Wick
Carroll Goddard
Dwight Billings
Social Security Administration
Okey L. Hager Jr
Billings
Life Underwriters
Scott Ballard
Ballard
Association
Shelma Gray To Head Harper Road 4-H Club
Shelma Gray was elected president of the Harper Road 4-H Club with Eugenia Hinte as vice president and Debbie Jones as secretary treasurer. Additional officers include Damon Snuffer reporter, Hinte and Jones as song leaders, James Patton recreation leader, and Douglas Patton devotional leader and historian. The meeting was at Frank Patton's home on Harper Road. next meeting will be at Bruce Jones home.
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Shelma Gray
Harper Road
Miss Gray
Eugenia Hinte
Debbie Jones
Damon Snuffer
James Patton
Douglas Patton
Frank Patton
Bruce Jones
Distribution Set Commodities at Mabscott Town Hall
Distribution of commodities will occur at Mabscott Town Hall from 9 a m to 4 p m on Thursday and from 9 a m to noon Friday. Richard Basham, agent, advised recipients to bring their own containers for the items.
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Mabscott Town Hall
Richard Basham
Nigerian student visits Beckley during Labor Day weekend
Biose Oguntuase, a 19 year old Nigerian civil engineering student at Rutgers, stayed with Rev. and Mrs. Corey Mitchell at 405 S Fayette St in Beckley during Labor Day weekend. He learned of Nigeria’s president from a photo in the Mitchell home and arrived Aug 3 to join orientation in Putney Vermont before heading to Rutgers. He is among 57 Nigerians in a group of 240 students from 22 countries under the Experiment in International Living and its African Scholarship Program. Oguntuase hails from Ikole Ekiti and is the son of a cocoa farmer, one of seven children.
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Beckley
Biose Oguntuase
Corey O. Mitchell
S. Fayette Street
Boise
Nigeria
West Africa
America
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N. J
Mitchell
Gerald Richardson
Ossining
N. Y. Boise
Nambdi Aziekiwi
Aziekiwi
Lincoln University
Pennsylvania
United States
Ikole-Ekiti
Christ High School
Ado-Ekiti
Putney
Vermont
West Chester County
Rutgers Wednesay
Raleigh Register worker injured in fall at home
John Simmerman a 43 year old compositor for the Raleigh Register employed 14 years with Beckley News Paper Corp was admitted in satisfactory condition to Raleigh General Hospital after a fall from a ladder at his home at about 6 pm Monday. He lives at 221 East Prince Street and is listed as an employee of the Raleigh Register.
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Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick Park
Winona Cooney
Miss Cooney
Snell Harris
Clarence Harris
Glen White
Donna Nicholas
Ruth Nicholas
Beckley
Regina Hurt
Alonzo Jones
Eccles
Pamela Patterson
Gloria Patterson
Joanne Griffin
Charles Griffin
East Gulf
Gladys Preston
Fannie Preston
Sandra Lawrence
Anna Robinson
Beverly Sheppard
Clarence
John Simmerman
East
Prince Street
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Newspaper Corp
Raleigh Register
Police Prevent Hoodlums From Running Show
Labor Day fireworks in New River Park proceeded without incident due to city police efforts. Merchant Frank Albanese credited officers stationed throughout the woods and parking areas, noting rock throwers disrupted earlier V-1 displays. He praised Chief H D Gibbs and observed over 5,000 cars filled the park avenues for the event.
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New River Park
Frank Albanese
Albanese
H. D.) Gibbs
Rev Goff Takes Up Duties Here In Beckley Church Overseer
The Rev F W Goff newly appointed State Overseer of the Church of God arrived in Beckley with his family at 414 North Kanawha Street He succeeds Rev P H McCain who left to head The Home for Children in Sevierville Tenn Goff has served as State Overseer for several states and sits on the International Executive Council He will lead a council meeting Wednesday and a Ministers Meeting Thursday The Goffs have four sons with ties to Baltimore University of Chattanooga Lee College and local pastorates Commodities will be distributed at Freewill Baptist Church of Sprague Wednesday 8 am to 4 pm and Thursday 8 am to noon with Ora Mejias as agent
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F. W. Goff
The
Church of God
Beckley
North
Kanawha Street
Goff
P. H. McCain
Home For Children
Sevierville
Tenn
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Ilinois
Ohio
International Executive Council
International Editorial and Publications Board
Mrs. Goff
C. Jerry Goff
Baltimore
John Walter
University of Chattanooga
Dale Warren
Donald Wayne
Lee College
Freewill Baptist Church of
Sprague
Ora Mejias
Writer On Crutches Now Snake Invades Yard Work
Editor George Hanna Huntington recounts a comical near disaster after spotting a snake. A neighbor alerts the writer to weeds behind the yard, he slips while hacking them with a swing blade, injuring his ankle and fearing a break. Hospital tests show no fracture, but crutches and jokes abound as the tale ends with a cautionary moral about telling the neighbor’s wife of serpent sightings.
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George Hanna Huntington
John Wayne
Lester Town Council Meeting Rescheduled Tonight
Mayor Charles E. Cook says the Lester Town Council session, planned for Monday, has been moved to tonight due to the holiday.
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Lester
Charles E. Cook
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William L. Hanner
Institute
Oak Hill Presbyterian
Appalachian Bible Institute
Stratton High School
Patterson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Drema Ross
Beckleyan
Gllda Meyers
Mr. Rasmussen
Archie Johnson
4-H Club
Rutgers
Mrs. Mitchell
Henry Smith
F. St
Missionary Baptist Church of
Ghent
Maple Fork
Maxwell Hill
Daniels, Tilden and
Sabine
Crab Orchard
Memorial Baptist Church
Boise Oguntuase
N.Y
New City
Snake
Newsman
Eden
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