State Road Program Mounts at Charleston West Virginia
The road commission reports a 713122 dollar program to upgrade bridges drainage and roads in Charleston. 73 new structures will be built 182 repaired and 201 drainage structures replaced while 12 bridges 33 cleaned or repaired and 80 culverts installed this year. Maintained by the commission with maintenance and prison labor crews.
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Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
Ray Cavendish
Cavendish
Commission
State Labor Official To Attend World Meet
State labor commissioner Charles J. Sattler will join the U S delegation at the international labor conference in San Francisco The gathering opens June 17 and runs to about July 12 About 56 nations were represented at the last meeting Europe
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Charleston
W. Va
Charles J. ¥. Sattler
U. S
San Francisco
Europe
Incomplete Text Provides Unclear Health Claim
Fragmentary OCR notes mention headaches stomach gas and breathing issues with unclear claims and disjointed phrases. No identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations are readable. The text lacks a coherent event or report to summarize.
New Director Heads Williamsburg Research
Dr Arthur Pierce Middleton a former research associate of the Institute of Early American History and Culture has been named director of research for Colonial Williamsburg succeeding Mrs Rutherfoord Goodwin who remains as assistant to the director Middleton will oversee ongoing 18th century records work essential to authentic restoration of the colonial Williamsburg community Middleton is associated with Prince Georges County
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Williamsburg Research
Williamsburg
Arthur Pierce Middleton
Institute of Early American History and Culture
Colonial Williamsburg
Rutherfoord Goodwin
Williamsoburg
Goodwin
Middleton
Gaurea Prince Georges County
Okey F Mitchell Killed in Elk Creek Coal Fall
Logan West Virginia report states Okey F Mitchell 55 of Verner was killed in a state fall yesterday at Elk Creek Coal company operation where he worked as a track man.
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Logan
W. Va
Okey F. Mitchell
Verner
Elk Creek Coal Company
Springville Church Sponsors Revival
The Rev. Clarence Greenleaf of Grundy will lead revival at Springville Va Christian church. Services start tonight and will run each evening at 8 o'clock.
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Clarence Greenleaf
Grundy, A
Springville, Va
Christian Church
Vacation Bible School Expands At Mount Zion Baptist
The Daily notes Mt Zion Baptist church hosts its second week of Vacation Bible School with staff including supervisor Mrs W O Moore and teachers Mary Gravely Fannye M Mincey Mary V Webb Shirley Kates Mentoya Edwards Ethel Poteat Wilena Shinault Covella Johnson and pianist Fannie Mincy. Attendance details not listed. Local church notices report upcoming meetings for the Female Chorus Missionary Circle B at Mount Zion and other churches with gatherings on Reeses and Carter streets, along with the Senior Usher Board and a union church meeting on Friday. Willie Page, 12, dies at home on York Street in Princeton after a lingering illness. funeral arrangements pending.
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Daily Vacation Bible School
Mt. Zidn Baptist Church
Monday Moralan
W. O. Moore
Suervisor
Mary Gravely
Fannye M. Mincey
Mary V. Webb
Shirley Kates
Mentoya Edwards
Ethel Poteat
Wilena Shinault
Covella Johnson
Fannie Mincy
Katie Watson
Della Mack
Willie Page
York Street
Princeton
Bluefield
Missionary Circle
Mount Zion’ Baptist Church
Pals Marinds Webb
Reeses
The
Union Baptist Church
Professor Ennis to Return for WVU Summer Term
Morgantown West Virginia June 9 Professor Thomas E Ennis will return for the second summer term at West Virginia University after lecturing on far eastern history and institutions at Wagner College Staten Island New York June 14 to July 15.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Thomas E. Ennis
West Virginia University
Wagner College
Staten Island
N. Y
Dewey and Stassen in Virginia Campaign Stop
Republican contenders Harold E. Stassen and Thomas E. Dewey visited Richmond Virginia on June 9 to rally delegates for Philadelphia. Stassen predicted nominating on the ninth ballot while Dewey avoided specifics, forecasting a Republican win in November despite Wallace’s status. They met Virginian leaders and next headed to Raleigh after rail travel, with no direct cross paths amid separate events.
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Richmond
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Virginia
Stassen
Philadelphia
Byrd Airport
Minnesota
New York
Dewey
Wallace
Henry Wallace
Truman
Raleigh
N. C
Oregon
Hung Jury in Cripple Murder Trial in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth Virginia a jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of Alfred B. Tulin a chair ridden cripple charged with murdering his wine merchant father William Tulin. The elder Tulin 66 was found burned to death in his car in a suburban field Sept 20 1942.
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Portsmouth
Alfred B. Tulin
William T. Tulin
Tulin
Alfred
Commonwealth
Turin
Hattonsville
Southwestern State Hospital
Senators Favor TVA Blueprint For Expansion
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee endorsed a $54 million TVA steam electric plant at New Johnsonville Tennessee carving a $4 million start grant. Senator McKellar hailed it as a great victory after House omission, with support rising from valley testimony. The panel trimmed the current unexpended balance and denied restoration requests for a Chattanooga chemical plant and transportation base.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
New Johnsonville
Tenn
Ferguson
R-Mich
Thomas
D-Okla
Corporations
TVA
McKellar
D-Tenn
House
Subcommittee
House Writ Provisions and Treasury Payment Elimination
A text fragment describes a request to strike a house writ provision, allowing elimination of a $5,500,000 repayment to the treasury so that budgeted payrolls of $2,560,000 could be followed. The wording suggests a legislative move to adjust allocations and timing of payments within a budget bill.
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Treasury
Cops Continue Check Of Motor Vehicles
Charleston West Virginia June 9 state police reported road checks from May 15 to May 31 halted 19 517 vehicles with 589 arrests and 3 729 warnings Superintendent W E Burchett said 1 673 inspected vehicles had no proper lights and 556 vehicles had poor brakes 173 were cited for speeding 48 for careless driving 59 for reckless driving and 60 for drunken driving the checks will continue Burchett said
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Charleston
W. Va
W. E. Burchett
Burchett
Richmond Merchants Honor Longtime Mail Carrier
Richmond merchants on Broad Street honor Claude Brown a 69 year old retired mail carrier after 42 years on the route. Fifty four merchants presented a $250 purse to the ex mailman in a downtown Richmond ceremony.
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Richmond
Broad Street
Claude Brown
Brown
Pair Charged In Death Of Narrows Woman
Huntington, W Va June 9 The Cabell county grand jury indicted Dr William M Lewis 61 and Miss Julia Darling 28 both of Huntington for murder and performing an abortion in the death of Mildred Ferguson 23 of Narrows Va last February 25 Lewis also faces a separate murder indictment Darling is charged with swearing falsely on an affidavit about alleged abuse during an April 5 arrest by the prosecutor and state police
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Huntington
W. Va
Cabell County
William M. Lewis
Julia Darling
Mildred Ferguson
Narrows
Lewis
Official to retire Wood County district leader
Parkersburg West Virginia June 9 Wood County School Superintendent Lloyd H Wharton will retire at the end of his two year term after being reelected this week The announcement came yesterday and ends his current term as head of the district
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Wood County
Lloyd H. Wharton
Black and White Ointment Soothe and Heal Skin
An old advertisement promotes Black and White Ointment as a soothing antiseptic for external skin blemishes. It claims relief from irritation and broken skin with cleansing and healing benefits, offered in 10c 25c and 60c sizes.
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Spereman
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