Weather Relief as West Virginia Sees Fuel Scarcity Ease
Warmer conditions spread across West Virginia easing a cold wave that hit Morgantown and northern Panhandle areas. Manufacturers Light and Heat will lift a 50 percent gas supply cut to northern industrial users at 8 a.m. to safeguard domestic needs.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
East Steubenville
Steubenville
Yorkville
Martins Ferry
Beech Bottom
Civil Defense urged by Veterans of Foreign Wars leader
Camden West Virginia December 28 war department commander W C Minger urged all Veterans of Foreign Wars posts to cooperate in building a civil defense program noting there is no greater chance for service to the communities than to assist in forming civil defense organizations in cities and towns.
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Civil Defense
Camden
W. Va
Department
W. C. Minger
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Virginia Bar Considers Public Information Program
About 3500 members of the Virginia state bar were mailed ballots asking if the bar should start a public information program to improve relations with the public. Results will be discussed at the annual meeting in February in Richmond.
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Richmond
Virginia State Bar
William Rosenberger, Jr
Bar
Thirteen Die Of Monoxide On Crowded Peru Bus
In Lima authorities report thirteen people died from carbon monoxide on a crowded bus traveling the Ayacucho to Lima route. The vehicle carried 33 passengers when the fumes overwhelmed riders on the Andes ascent.
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Peru
Lima
Andes
Ayacutho
Soldiers Flee to Home for New Year Holiday
Richmond Va December 26 hundreds of Camp Pickett soldiers spread through Byrd airport and city stations as they rushed northward or by bus and train to begin the New Year leave. Many 43rd Infantry Division men headed to New England while Fort Lee troops also sought transportation home.
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Richmond
43Rd Infantry Division
New England
Byrd Airport
Fort Lee
Bus fumes kill driver as others suffer poisoning in crash
A bus crash near San Mateo left the driver dead and ten passengers in serious condition from fume poisoning. The vehicle reportedly carried eight more than the legal passenger limit before the accident. The injured were hospitalized while investigators probe the cause.
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San Mateo
Hand in Cap Origin of Handicap in Sports
The term handicap in sports traces to the phrase hand in cap used for drawing lots to equalize chances. The expression reflects early betting and competition practices where outcomes were balanced by chance.
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