Missionary J E Blount Guest Speaker at First Assembly
The Rev J E Blount missionary to the Philippine Islands was guest speaker Sunday at First Assembly of God Church. He has served four years in the Philippines as pastor missionary advisor and district superintendent. Prior to his appointment he led Trinity Assembly of God in Cedar Bluff Virginia. He described rapid church progress in the islands and brought native curios and colored slides of his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Blount
Philippine Islands
First Assembly of God Church
Mr. Blount
Philippines
Trinity Assembly of God Church
Cedar Bluff
Blount
Islands
Advice For Drivers, Parents, Bike Riders
Hazen H. Fair of the West Virginia State Police urges caution as children start cycling to school. He notes bicycle laws mirror motor vehicle rules and place primary responsibility on parents for their children's conduct. Unsafe riding practices are banned and bikes must have bells, brakes, and night lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazen H. Fair
West Virginia
Fair
D. Rice
Louisville
Professors Twins Enroll at Bethany College Amid Confusion
Mt State miscellany notes four pairs of twins enrolled for classes starting Thursday at Bethany College. Other items include Wheeling police probe prank alarms on Kenney Street, Dr. Ritter elected Summers County Industrial Development Corp president, Hoisington warns of dangerous rooftop patches, Lumberport residents urged water conservation, twenty nine Roane County Airport lights ordered, and Hazlett named to Wheeling Park Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany College
Lewis and
Carl Trosch
Wheeling
Helen
Anne Moncilovich
Steubenville
Ohio
Sally
Sandra King
Tampa
Fla
Jean and
Judith Torpy
Morristown
N. Y
Davis W. Ritter
Hinton
New
Earnings Outlook For Engineers And GI Loan Deadlines
A study by the Engineering Manpower Commission shows engineering earnings rising since 1953 with entry level pay near 6000 and graduates earning over 8700 annually with experience. Top executives reach about 100000 yearly. It notes GI loan deadlines and cautions veterans to manage VA insurance premium payments and deadlines while advising for Korean and World War II veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineering Manpower Commission
Russia
Sputnik I
Church School Conference Closes at Bluestone Center
The Church School Administration Conference for the Synod of West Virginia ended Sunday morning at Bluestone Conference Center. Delegates from Berkley Presbyterian Church included Mrs. B. L. Clay, chair of Christian Education. E. W. Elliott. E. W. Williams Jr. from Church School. L. V. Caudill. Miss Doreen Eachus. and Rev. James W. Witherspoon who led a discussion group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church School
Synod of West Virginia
Bluestone Conference Center
Berkley Presbyterian Church
B. L. Clay
Christian Education Committee
Messrs
E. W. Elliott
E. W. Williams Jr
L. V. Caudill
Doreen Eachus
James W. Witherspoon
Hornet Triggers Wreck on West Virginia Turnpike
A hornet flying into the cab of a tractor-trailer on the West Virginia Turnpike caused the truck to wreck at Milepost 40 Sunday afternoon. The two men in the cab, James Ray Talbert of Martinsville Virginia and Vernon Myers of Austinville Virginia, fought the insect and escaped injury. The Roy Stone owned truck was carrying 29,000 pounds of glass.
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West Virginia Turnpike
Turnpike
James Ray Talbert
Martinsville
Vernon Myers
Austinville
Roy Stone
Air Tour To Make 12 Scheduled Stops
The West Virginia Aeronautical Society state air tour, inaugural last year, ends at Raleigh County Memorial Airport at 5 p.m. Sunday. The two day event covers 588 miles with 12 stops and about 25 private planes. It aims to promote aviation in communities while visiting diverse airports across the state. If weather delays occur, the tour shifts to next weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Aeronautical Society
Raleigh County Memorial
Herbert Alley
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Mercer County
Welch
Logan
Tri-State
Huntington
Spencer and
Ravenswood
Stewart Airport
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Larksburg
Weston
Elkins
Petersburg
Greenbrier
Alderson
Raleigh County
Army Recruiting Station Reopens In Fayette Town
Oak Hill gains its first United States Army Recruiting Station since 1952. SFC Sterling A Webster, formerly assigned in Charleston and Cumberland, now runs the Oak Hill office, with outreach in Montgomery and Ansted on set days. He is a WWII and Korean War veteran, married with two daughters, and has prior reserve and engineer experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SFC
Sterling A. Webster
Oak Hill
Hamilton Clinic
Main St
United States Army
Park St. Oak Hill
Charleston
Cumberland
Beckley
Webster
Montgomery
General Education Division
Berkley ‘Springs High School
Susan
Nancy
Sophia Group condemns post office parking lot unsafe
The Sophia Town Council adopted a resolution condemning the parking area beside the post office as unsafe and inadequate, with a copy to the U S Post Office Real Estate Department in Washington D C. The council also approved up to 100 for a monument base honoring Sophia’s wartime service and discussed road improvements, street lighting, and traffic flow during games.
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Sophia Town
United States Post Office Real Estate Department
Washington
D. C
Sophia
Sophia Homemakers Club
Hiram Wood
Midway
Sophia High School
Hot Coal Road
Hot Coal Mountain
Stotesbury Road
Summit Street
Railroad Avenue
Scout Street
DPA Offices Closed For Regional Meet
County Department of Public Assistance offices will close this week as staff attend the 29th annual Southeast Regional Conference of the American Public Welfare Association in Charleston. About 700 delegates are expected over four days. the district office remains open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Assistance
American Public Welfare Association
Charleston
Department
District Eight
Daniel Boone Hotel
Cecil H. Underwood
Music School at Memorial Baptist Church Opens Soon
Memorial Church hosts a vocal music school starting today at 7 30 p m taught by instructor O O Kidd. The program runs for 10 nights and is open to the public per Rev Charles E Walker pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Baptist Church
O. O. Kidd
Charles E. Walker
Clifton chief tester known as the sniff er for fragrance firm
Dr. Oliver L. Marton of Clifton New Jersey is described by AP as the chief tester nicknamed the sniff er for a perfume manufacturer he works with. His presence in others' research is noted as a recurring trait.
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Clifton, N. J
Oliver L. Marton
Walter Smith Rites Tuesday
The Rev. A. W. Woods and the Rev. Eddie Crow will conduct funeral services for Walter Smith, 66, Glen White, at Shady Grove Baptist Church at 2 p m Tuesday. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Smith died Saturday afternoon in a local hospital. A retired coal miner, he last worked at Killarney. Survivors include his wife Naomi of Glen White a son James Edward Smith at home and two daughters Lillian Parker and Mary Terry of Kimberly. The body will be taken to the church from the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor one hour prior to services.
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A. W. Woods
Eddie Crow
Walter Smith
Glen White
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Smith
Killarney
Naomi Smith
James Edward Smith
Lillian Parker
Mary Terry
Kimberly
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral
32 Killed On State Highways In August
Thirty two persons died on West Virginia highways in August per the Accident Prevention Bureau of the West Virginia State Police. Co D reported 10 fatalities across 11 southern counties, including five in a two-car State Turnpike collision. Co B tallied 19, Co A six, Co C six. Of the 32 fatalities, 17 were drivers, 10 passengers, five pedestrians, in 26 accidents. Excessive speed was the leading cause, most crashes in daylight on good weather days. Through eight months, 264 deaths compared with 216 a year earlier.
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West Virginia
Accident Prevention Bureau
West Virginia State Police
State Police Co. D
Beckley
State Police Co. B
Co. A
Co. C
Local Funeral Home To Build Extension
The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor at 748 S Fayette St will extend the front by six feet and add on one side. A remodeling permit costing 1500 dollars was issued with a 10 dollar permit fee. Herman E Monk of 308 Beaver Ave received a permit to build a one car frame garage for about 500 dollars and paid a 15 dollar permit fee.
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Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
S. Fayette St
City Recorder's Office
Herman E. Monk
Beaver Ave
West Virginia dentists attend ADA centennial meeting
West Virginia doctors join with colleagues from across the United States and foreign nations at the American Dental Association centennial session in New York City, running today through Friday. Dr. F. L. Edwards is among the West Virginia participants at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
American Dental Association
New York City
F. L. Edwards
West Virginia
United States
Bridge Plan for Soak Creek Route Cited in Tax Delay
A brief note records a call for a bridge across Soak Creek from the end of Bez Street to First Avenue. The project remains paused until additional tax revenue is secured.
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Soak Creek
Bez Street
First Avenue
Conservation Officers Arrest 15 In District 4
Conservation Commission officers arrested 15 people across eight counties for violations of conservation laws. Among those fined were McDowell County men for illegal possession of game including seven squirrels and uncased or loaded guns. Names include Charles Bailey, Charles Estep, Lou Bailey, Billy Phillips, John Freeman, Carl Jarrell, Delford Walkup, Johnny Grigg, with other violators from Virginia and West Virginia counties for fishing without a license and weapon in vehicles after dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Charles Bailey
Panther
Charles Estep
Bradshaw
Lou Bailey
Billy Phillips
John Freeman
Anawalt
Carl Jarrell
Dry Creek
Delford F. Walkup
Rupert
Johnny Grigg
Oak Hill
Jack F. McNeall
Manassas Park
Long Branch
Fayette County
James C. Coffman
Richmond
New River
Ballard Wood
Flat Top
Mercer County
Chuck McKinney
Ralph S. Perry
Marlington
Ellis C. Clendenen
Auto
Greenbrier County
Billy Joe Childress
Notable Deaths span painter, doctors, designer and more
The AP reports several deaths across cities including Percy Lea son a 70 year old portrait painter and commercial illustrator in New York. Dr Del bert M Bergenstal 42 of the National Cancer Institute in Washington and others in Springfield Ohio Hollywood and Greenville. Col Denis Bates 73 Cunard Line chair in Malpas England and Dr J Warren White 67 orthopedic surgeon in Greenville South Carolina are listed among those who died over the weekend.
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New York
Percy Leason
Washington
Delbert M. Bergenstal
National Cancer Institute
Malpas
England
Denis Maughton Bates
Cunard Line
Greenville
S. C
J. Warren White
Paul Dudley White
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Wheeling Park Commission
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Hazlet
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Ohio County Board of Education
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R. L. Jividen
Eastman Kodak Co
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Verifax
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Tras
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Golden Touch Typing
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Wittenberg University
Lutheran Layman Movement
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Janet Gaynor
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