Dr Mavis Mann Impressions Of Japan At Beckley Talk
Dr Mavis Mann Beckley detailed her Fulbright year in Japan living among locals. She described language barriers, student attendance, class pace, and English as a lure for junior high students while noting gender roles and postwar rights. She contrasted American and Japanese lifestyles and recounted market life, housing, and daily habits.
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Japan
Mavis Mann
Beckley
League
Mann
West Virginia University
Morgantown
United States
Dr. Mann
Paris
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Beckley League of Women Voters
Harry Mayse
Nancy Thorne
Services Incomplete For Mrs. M. Goodman
Funeral services are incomplete for Mrs Mary Goodman, 59, War Eagle, who died at 1130 p.m. Saturday in a Beckley hospital. The body was moved from the Keyser Funeral Home to Welch Sunday afternoon.
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Mary Goodman
War Eagle
Beckley
Keyser Funeral Home
Welch
Sizemore Rites Slated Tuesday
Funeral services for Arthur Gran Sizemore 51 of Ury will be at Sophia First Baptist Church at 2 p m Tuesday with Rev C W Jones and Rev Dewey Wilson officiating He died in a Beckley hospital Sunday at 555 am Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park with Coal City Masonic Lodge pallbearers He was born Arlington May 16 1901 son of Jackson Sizemore and Melinda Foley Sizemore Survivors include wife Sylvia Martin Sizemore one son Jack two brothers Mason of Sophia and W C Sizemore of Indianapolis Ind and his mother The body was taken to his residence today at 5 pm
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Arthur Graden Sizemore
Ury
Sophia First Baptist Church
C. W. Jones
Dewey Wilson
Sizemore
Beckley Hospital
Sunset Memorial Park
Coal City
Arlington
Jackson Sizemore
Melinda Foley Sizemore
Ter
Sylvia Martin Sizemore
Jack
Mason
Sophia
W. C
Indiana Plis
Ind
Former Beckleyan Keith Haynes Dies in Cleveland
Funeral services for Keith A. Haynes of Cleveland Ohio, formerly of Beckley, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Wright Fu. In a brief obituary, Haynes is noted as a Beckley native with ties to the local community. The city of Beckley bids farewell to a former resident.
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Beckleyan
Keith A. Haynes
Cleveland, O
Beckley
Wright Fu
Mrs. Minter on 9 Month Cancer Center Leave
Basil Minter, director of the Raleigh County Cancer Information Center, takes a nine month leave to study for a Masters in Social Service in Pleasantville New Jersey. James G Windle Jr. will replace her as center director starting today.
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Basil Minter
Raleigh County Cancer Information Center
James G. Windle Jr
Minter
Pleasantville
N. J
New Jersey
Windle
Cancer Information Center
New
Obituary fragment from Hayes family in Beckley church service
In a General Home Chapel service with the Rev Corey O Mitchell officiating Hayes was the brother of Mrs Cleo Blakey and Mrs R J Howlard, both of Beckley.
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Neral
Corey O. Mitchell
Hayes
Cleo Blakey
R. J. Howlard
Beckley
Nationwide Insurance name change replaces Farm Bureau
A Farm Bureau Insurance policyholder explains adjusting to the new Nationwide Insurance name. He recalls 15 years with Farm Bureau, coverage on car, home, life, and hospitalization, and notes the change to reflect growth. He praises local agents and claims service, asks about rate changes, and cites the policy as continuing with same benefits and committees.
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Farm Bureau
Nationwide Insurance
Joe Hill
Nationwide invites policyholders to advisory committees
Murray Lincoln of Nationwide Insurance promotes Policyholder Advisory Committees. Representat ive policyholders are chosen in 300 districts to elect regional and company-wide members who meet in Columbus each year to relay needs and suggest solutions. Call your Nationwide agent to participate or learn more.
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Murray Lincoln
Nationwide Insurance
Columbus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women’s League
By Audrey Wood
Nagasaki
M. Goodman
Mountain Lodge
Ancient and Accepted Masons
Beni Kedem
Charleston
Mount Hope Commandery
Knights Templar
Royal Arch Masons
Postimas
Mrs
J. G. Windle JR
B. Minter
J. Windle
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Women of the Church
Crippled Children’s Clinic
Morris Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Cancer Center
Farm Bureau Insurance
Nationwide
Farm Bureau Insurance of
Ohio
Owide Mutual Insurance Company
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
Columbus, Ohio
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