Christmas Gifts Brighten Mercer County Poor Farm Inmates
Santa distributed hundreds of gifts to 91 residents of Gardner Boarding Home at Mercer County Sunday. Children up to 15 years old received toys, clothing, candies and fruit while older residents and young mothers got personal gift boxes. A Christmas program preceded Santa’s arrival with Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and local performers.
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Mercer County
Santa Claus
Gardner
Charles Dickens
Princeton Christian Church
Lee Moore
West Virginia Voter Registration Nears Completion
In southern West Virginia registration nears completion with estimates of 95 percent reached. Northern counties report 10 459 registrants via Wheeling, while direct reports by first class offices declined after October 7 due to Christmas traffic and nearing completion. An enlarged night stoplight for trucks extending visibility to 1000 feet was proposed to improve safety.
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Washington
First Gasesine
Huntington
Skersburg
Logan
Welch
Beckley
Bluefield
Singleton
West Virginia
Wheeling
Willem L. Brice
Morgantown
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Elkins
Grafen Martinsburg
Mounds
Holiday Farm Fair Delights For Children and Families
The event featured holsters, doll beds, books, wind up toys, and colorful candy. Children and adults toured the farm, enjoyed ice cream, cracker jacks, and chewing gum, and received a flying toy called a autogiro. Attending were Mrs. Lida Taliaferro, Clyde Elliott, and Lawrence Alexander.
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Lida Taliaferro
County Department of Public Assistance
Clyde Elliott
Relief Committee
Lawrence Alexander
Registration of Aliens Nears Completion in West Virginia
West Virginia nears completion of alien registration with about 20 000 listed. Non citizens must register by midnight Thursday or face penalties. Post offices stay open late to accommodate last-minute registrants as 16 829 sets passed through central offices in Charleston and King.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
King
Julius W. Singleton
Goebbels Delivers Yuletide Message
Berlin reports Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels spoke to hundreds of children at a Christmas party. He urged patience for wartime peace, acknowledged heartache from separated families, and promised maternal reassurance and ongoing sacrifices.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Hamburg
Goebbels
Mother of Three Is Sentenced To One Year In Jail
In Lynchburg Virginia a mother of three received a one year jail sentence for a liquor offense. Judge Charles E. Burks presided and had to revisit the case to impose the term.
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Lynchburg, VA
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J. C. Land
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