Gretna Marriage Mills Roiled by Ohio Officials
In Pomeroy Ohio near Parkersburg West Virginia scrutiny of southern Ohio licenses grows as probate judge elect Harmon O'Brien vows to enforce laws. Parkersburg divorce officials consider involving Gov Herbert to probe alleged marriage mills, citing unrecorded weddings and underage licenses. Judge Earl R Titus defends past actions while Gal li a county Judge Howell describes a six year fight against a “marriage racket” promoting weddings via advertising by officials.
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Pomeroy
Gretna Greens
Ohio
West Virginia
Harmon O’brien
Parkersburg
W. Va
John F. Throckmorton
David F. Turner
Thomas J. Herbert
Trockmorton
Ohio River
Turner
O’brien
Earl R. Titus
Gallia County
John W. Howell
Justice of the Peace
Howell
West Virginians to be inducted into army today
Charleston West Virginia December draft list shows 231 men to be inducted tomorrow under peacetime selective service. They join 278 selected reporters at seven stations statewide with 75 to Charleston 49 Huntington 40 Bluefield 38 Fairmont 33 Wheeling 32 Beckley and 11 Martinsburg.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Fort Nox
Third Armored Division
9Th Infantry Division
Fort Dix
N. J
Huntington
Bluefield
Fairmont
Wheeling
Beckley
Martinsboro
Adj
Charles R. Fox
Selective Service
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Service Personnel Policy Board Formed
Washington announces a temporary Armed Service Personnel Policy Board to guide personnel policy. Temporary chairman is Thomas R. Reid from McCormick and Co. in Baltimore, aided by Brig. Gen. Charles T. Lanham under Gen. Omar N. Bradley.
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Washington
Armed Services
National Military Establishment
Thomas R. Reid
McCormick and Co
Baltimore
Charles T. Lanham
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Army engineer to open bids for flood protection drill test Toles
District engineer office plans to open bids January 4 for drilling test holes along Jacob's Run and Salem Fork near Salem West Virginia. Project funds support local flood protection efforts.
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Pittsburgh
District Army Engineer's Office
Jacob's Run
Salem Fork
Salem
W. Va
Probe Opens Today On Gas Blast In Mine
A formal probe into a gas explosion at the Stotesbury mine in Raleigh county Beckley opens at 10 a m. The blast killed one man and injured three others at the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates mine. State mines chief Arch J Alexander will preside and may hear about 15 witnesses including the injured men. He seeks a one day hearing with findings by week end.
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Charleston
W. Va
Stotesbury
Raleigh County
Beckley
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Arch J. Alexander
Alex Q. Miller
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Mount Hope
C. E. Jones
United Mine Workers District 29
C. A. Stahl
Fastern Gas and Fuel
Alexander
Mines Department
Ward
Kanawha County
Kelley's Creek
Hugheston
Kelley's Creek Collieries Company
Diphtheria Cases Climb in West Virginia
Charleston report shows diphtheria cases rise this year to 203, with three new cases last week. Health Commissioner N H Dyer notes earlier years saw higher totals and urges immunization for all children before age one, citing carriers as ongoing exposure. Two new Cabell County cases and one in Raleigh County are included.
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Charleston
W. Va
Health Department
N. H. Dyer
Dyer
Cabell County
Raleigh
Layoffs Grow at Chesapeake and Ohio Shops
Huntington West Virginia December 28 Fourth district report shows 825 C and O railway shop workers furloughed this week. Earlier notes set 300 apprentices and helpers to layoff and a similar number of mechanics to apprentice status due to declining rail traffic.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
U S Reduces Korean Strength
The army announced a withdrawal of a portion of U S forces from Korea with indications of as much as a 50 percent reduction and a general regrouping under General MacArthur including transfer of the Seventh Infantry Division to Japan. The move follows the establishment of a Korean government and UN support for early troop withdrawal as both sides reassess occupation duties. The United States remains committed to Korea while Russia hints at withdrawing its forces.
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Washington
Korea
MacArthur
Seventh Infantry
Japan
United States
Russia
Republic of Korea
United Nations
Korean Constabulary
Yasu
Soviet
Red Army
South
U. S
Four Held In Chicken Thefts In West Virginia
Parsons West Virginia December 28 four persons were held for grand jury action over chicken thefts that were dressed and sold in the pre holiday market Sheriff Crosten said Magistrate Lipscomb charged Charles Williams 21 of St George and James Plaster 21 of Webster County with breaking and entering identifying them as escapees from Huttonsville prison They will return to Moundsville for grand jury action Williams mother Hattie Williams and brother Francis Williams 28 were charged with cleaning and selling the stolen chickens in Kingwood Crosten said the thefts began about the escape from Huttonsville and about 50 chickens were stolen before arrests were made Christmas eve He could not estimate how many have been sold.
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Parsons
W. Va
D. E. Crosten
Lawrence Lipscomb
Charles Williams
St. George
James Plaster
Webster County
Huttonsville
Moundsville
Charles
Williams
Hattie Williams
Francis Williams
Crosten
Kingwood
Plaster
Mrs Ruby Hubbard Dies At 46 At Home
Mrs Ruby Allen Hubbard, 46, died Tuesday afternoon at her home on Powell street. Funeral arrangements are not complete and will be announced later.
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Ruby A. Hubbbard
Ruby Allen Hubbard
Powell Street
Death of Miss Elizabeth Carter in Rocky Mount Virginia
Miss Elizabeth Carter, a niece of Mrs Mary Jones of Bland Street, died at her home in Rocky Mount VA Monday. Burial is set for 3 PM today at Rocky Mount. She was a former member of Scott Street Baptist Church and a member of the Usher Board. Also birth notice for Carolyn born December 14 to Mr and Mrs W T Cawthorne of 224 Vine Street.
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Elizabeth Carter
Mary Jones
Bland Street
Rocky Mount
W. T. Cawthorne
Vine Street
Carolyn
Pilgrim Baptist Church to Hold Friday Night Meeting
A special church meeting of Pilgrim Baptist Church is scheduled for Friday night at 8 o clock in Crystal, West Virginia. Watch night services are planned for Friday night. The item also notes motor speeds from 120 000 RPM to as low as a single RPM or stall.
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Pilgrim Baptist Church
Crystal
W. Va
January Court Docket Buoys Up For Heavy Session
January term ofcriminal court opens next Monday under Judge F Morton Wagener with about 70 cases on the grand jury docket. The list includes 40 felonies seven misdemeanors and 56 appeals from magistrates and police courts. Murder cases include Ray Dyson Louise Boone and Crystal Skeens. Homicide probes target Clyde Blankenship Lewis Lee and Charles Allen. Prosecutor W. Robert Carr and assistant Robert Richardson lead the setup with Lida Brooks as secretary and Lewis Cook newly named investigator.
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F Morton Wagener
W. Robert Carr
Robert Richardson
Lida Brooks
Lewis Cook
Ray Dyson
Bowman
Bluewell
Louise Boone
Bluefield
Crystal Skeens
Jess Fletcher
Clyde Blankenship
James Dawson
Princeton
Lewis Lee
A. J. Repass
Pinnacle
Charles Allen
Nathaniel Cheatham
Lamar
Matoaka
Cattle and Calf Feeding Topic at Morgantown Dairy Short Course
Cattle and calf feeding will be discussed next week at the annual dairy short course at Jackson's Mill January 4 to 7. On January 6 two speakers will present five talks led by Dr. R E Hodgson of Washington DC on pasture forage and grassland farming, with Eugene Meyer of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin covering dairy feeding. The West Virginia Feed Dealers association will also hold an organization meeting, as part of the course sponsored by the West Virginia University College of Agriculture.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Jackson's Mill
R. E. Hodgson
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Dairy Industry
U. S. Agriculture
Beltsville
Eugene Meyer
Fort Atkinson
Wis
West Virginia Feed Dealers’ Association
West Virginia University College of Agriculture
Assistant Foreman Killed at Logan Mine
Logan West Virginia December 28 Raymond Simmons 41 assistant foreman of the Logan County Coal Corp was killed when a motor trip broke at the mine. The accident raises Logans mine death toll to 40 for the year in the county.
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Logan
W. Va
Raymond Simmons
Logan County Coal Corporation
Logan County
Bluefield Men Fined On Gambling Charge
Co A Thornton and William Cornes of Bluefield were arraigned before Magistrate E Dale Bailey on gambling law violation charges yesterday. Thornton was fined 207.50 as owner and Cornes 107.50 as operator. They were tagged in a raid by county and state officers last Friday.
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A. Thornton
William Cornes
Bluefield
E. Dale Bailey
Thornton
Cornes
Administrator named for Cleveland Camper estate
James S. Kahke was named as administrator of the estate of Cleveland Camper and posted a $2,000 bond in the county clerk's office. W. R. Crenshaw G. P. Stovall and C. M. Rudder were named appraisers of the estate.
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James S. Kahke
Cleveland Camper
W. R. Crenshaw
G. P. Stovall
C. M. Rudder
County Plans War On Bots Disease
County agricul tural agent R. E. Harbert and veterinarian Dr G Walter Hamerick will start a campaign January 11 in two counties to eliminate horse bots. The schedule is being made up and farmers interested in having their horses treated should contact the county agent at the post office Princeton.
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R. E. Harbert
G. Walter Hamerick
Tew County
Princeton
Princeton Society Hosts Brown Apartments House Warming
Mr and Mrs Andy Clark entertained residents of the Brown Apartments Princeton on Monday evening at 7 with a buffet dinner. The event served as a house warming for their new home. Mrs George H Brown assisted with service. Out of town guests included Miss Betty Clark Beckley West Virginia sister of Andy Clark and Dr and Mrs C M Hutchings of Cincinnati Ohio.
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Andy Clark
Brown Apartments
Main Street
Princeton
Clark
George H. Brown
Betty Clark
Beckley
W. Va
C. M. Hutchings
Cincinnati
Student Night Christmas Program at First Baptist Tonight
A student night Christmas program will be held at the family night service at First Baptist Church tonight at 7:30. Us inspiration will be held following this service. All students, their families and friends are cordially invited.
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First Baptist Church
Guests for Christmas Visitors from many towns
Mr and Mrs J C Ridenour of Highland avenue hosted Christmas guests including their children Alonzo Huffman Theresa Harold Ridenour and Lloyd Ridenour with families from Huntington Havewell Va Charles Ton Charleston Browning Jr Nancy and James Davis and Virginia Karnes visiting. The Roe family and Donald Roe joined relatives in Wilmore Kentucky. H J Crute and wife returned from Smithfield North Carolina after visiting the Crute kin and others.
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J. C. Ridenour
Highland Avenue
Alonzo Huffman
Theresa
Harold Ridenour
Huntington
Lloyd Ridenour
Havewell Va
Leva June
Joan
Leo Ridenour
Johnny
Robert Carr
Charleston
W. B. Davis
Browning
Nancy
James Davis
Rainelle
Virginia Karnes
L. D. Roe
Betty Roe
Donald Roe
Wilmore
H. J. Crute
Christie Avenue
Smithfield
N Cc
Crute
Circle Holds Yule Party at Appalachian social room
The Supreme Forest Woodmen circle hosted a Christmas party Tuesday night in the Appalachian social room. Tables sparkled with candles and holly as Mrs. Stanley Harvey played carols. Juniors Susan Chambers Elizabeth Dishner Annie Clemons and Norma Jean Sewell performed and gifts were exchanged.
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Circle
Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
Appalachian
Stanley Harvey
the Forest
Susan Chambers
Elizabeth Dishner
Annie Clemons
Norma Jean Sewell
Princess Margaret may visit the United States next year
The London Star reports Princess Margaret plans a personal holiday in the United States, though Buckingham Palace denies the plan. The Star notes she would like to visit American friends in London and mentions Miss Sharman Douglas as a potential host.
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Lonen
London Star
Margaret
United States
Buckingham Palace
the Star
U. S
London
Sharman Douglas
Accused Man Held To Jury In Break In Case
Elmer Lyons is accused of breaking into Berwind Mills home at Lashmeet and stealing a pistol. He waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate Frank Gibson at Matoaka yesterday and was held to await grand jury action.
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Elmer Lyons
Berwind Mills
Lashmeet
Frank Gibson
Matoaka
York Imperial Most Popular In State
York Imperial was West Virginia’s leading apple in the year, accounting for about 40 percent of the 3.036 million bushels produced. Total production rose 8 percent from last year but fell 15 percent short of the 1943-46 average, with York Imperial totaling 1.154 million bushels and other varieties including Grimes Golden 304 thousand, Delicious 213.9 thousand, and Rome Beauty and Stayman 212.9 thousand each. Remaining varieties contributed 941 thousand bushels.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Federal
York Imperial
Rome
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Miami
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Alvis Street
Heritage
Roy L. Saunders
Radio Service
Thorn St. East
Loyal Order OF Moose
Harrison Street
R. O. Sewell
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Riverside Drive
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