Manchin Declines Clay Festival Parade Marshal Role
Clay County Golden Delicious Festival organizers rescinded their invitation to Secretary of State A. James Manchin to be parade marshal citing his appointment of Curtis B. Trent Jr. as deputy secretary of state. Trent’s earlier tax evasion plea and prison term drew opposition from festival officials and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Curtis B. Trent Jr
Clay County
A. James Manchin
Euel L. Wilmoth
Manchin
Trent
Wilmoth
Manch
Secretary of State
Allenwood
Lewisburg
House of Delegates
W.W. Barron
West Virginia
Sunday Gazette-Mail
Grundy Men Plead Innocent In MSHA Survey Case
Grundy mine consulting firm Triangle Research and two officers, president William P. Corbett and manager Harry White, pleaded innocent to federal charges of mailing false noise survey data to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. U.S. Attorney John Edwards said trial date will be set after counsel, noting Triangle contracts to supply required surveys and training. The article also notes Orville Wright’s 1908 endurance record.
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Roanoke
Triangle Research
William P. Corbett
Harry White
U.S. District Court
U.S
John Edwards
Triangle
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
Norton
Edwards
Conoco and Du Pont Agree to Record Merger
Wilmington based Conoco Inc owner of Consolidation Coal Co agrees to merge with Du Pont Co creating the nations seventh largest industrial company. The deal values the merger at 7.3 billion dollars, placing the combined group ahead of Gulf Oil and just behind Ford Motor Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Consolidation Coal
du Pont
Wilmington, del
Conoco Inc
Consolidation Coal Co
du Pont Co
Conoco
Gulf Oil Co
Ford Motor Co
Len Gross
Consol
West Virginia
Gross
David Moffitt
Connecticut
du Pont- Conoco
Shell Oil Co
Belridge Oil Co
Wyoming Oil Lottery Opens to All in August
Wyoming offers public lease drawings for gas and oil on state land. Citizens can enter by sending $30 tax deductible and request entry cards from The B Ryan Snyder Company Inc in Santa Ana California. Include $1 postage and handle fee. August deadline noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Calif
Ryan Snyder Company, Inc
Ov and Gas Lease Division
East Fourth Street
Santa Ana
California
Snyder Company
Ryan Snyder Co. Inc
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Orville Wright
Seagram Co. Ltd
Montreal
Edward G. Jefferson
Jefferson
bRoys Jewelers
Mercer Mall
Jefferson, Bluefield, WV
Sealy
Hove
Warnick Furniturette
Raleigh St
Bluefield
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