Island Creek consolidates engineering departments under Diamond
Island Creek Coal Company announces a streamlining of its engineering units. W F will head the consolidated engineering department as Manager of Engineering with S M Jon as assistant. Maintenance and construction divisions are merged under Diamond, who remains top engineering executive.
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M. T. Camicia
Island Creek Coal Com. A
W. F
Consolidati Engineering
S. M. Jon
M. Dameron
R. Garrett
Diamond
Opera
Dameron
Garrett
Island Seee
Sec
D. Ellison
Engi
John Dunn
Dunn
Island Creek Coal Company
Life of Riley Series Rerun For Summer TV
The Life of Riley starring William Bendix returns this summer on Fridays at 7 30 p m on Channel 6 WHIS TV The opener shows Riley and Gillis taking a duck hunting trip after promising six ducks to their boss They camp by a lake and are surprised by their wives helping two neighboring campers including two pretty girls The text also notes Admiral George Dewey’s burial in a crypt in Washington DC.
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Ae Productions
Riley
Channel 6
Whistv
William Bendix
Bendix
Gillis
Inmates to Eat More Vegetables Across State Institutions
Charleston reports the State Board of Control plans to increase produce from its farms for 13,000 acres of institutional use. The Medium Security Prison at Huttonsville runs 7,000 acres and hosts the state's largest cannery. President Theodore T. Dorman states the board will set food requirements and expand canning under state farm supervisor Keith K. Dunlap.
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Charleston
State Board of Control
Theodore T. Dorman
Hiuttonsville
Huttonsville
Dorman
Keith K. Dunlap
State Farm
Oe Farms
Tnal
N. H. Dyer
Jonsville
Turnpike May Toll Revenues Reach Record Truck Share
W. E. Stahl reported May toll revenues totaled 231132 with a record 141961 from trucks. Total May revenue 281132 vs 260692 in May 1956. Daily average May revenue at 9068 up from 8409 last year. Prohibition against transporting explosives remains near Memorial Tunnel. Trial photographers to cover accidents under supervision of State Police and media reps.
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Turnpike
Memorial Tunnel
Commission
Clarksburg Man Dies In Strip Mine Blast
Grady G. McNabb a 44 year old resident near Clarksburg died from burns after a blast in a strip mine kicked dust and pushed him back into a slope. He died in a hospital shortly after the accident.
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Clarksburg
Grady G. McNabb
Economic Advisor Collapses At Meeting
An economic adviser collapsed during a meeting leading to medical aid and evacuation. Attendees alerted emergency services as organizers paused the session to ensure safety and stability of the advisor. The incident prompted a brief suspension of activities while officials assessed the situation.
Local Grocery Ad Highlights Bargains on Margarine and Coffee
A small yellowed ad promotes NUCOA margarine 400 size and Tip Top Coffee among other staples. It lists prices such as 99c for margarine and 69c for Kleenex, with promotional emphasis on household essentials.
FDA Warns Salesmen On Food Supplement Scare Tactics
Richard E Williams heads a District FDA warning that mislead ing sales pitches push the false claim that the modern food supply cannot provide all nutrients. The agency notes federal law bans misleading promotions of supplements and cites recent trials and investigations of operators.
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Richard E. Williams
District of Food and Drug Administration
Two 11 Year Olds Get Secret School Graduation Titles
In Welch Oklahoma Valetia led a high school class with Lara Mae Durham as salutatorian. The two 11 year olds were secretly married last August and the wedding remained undisclosed until the bride’s mother found the license in her daughter’s room.
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Welch, Okla
Valetia Ledaa
Eea
Lara Mae Durham
Commissioners Sale of Mountain Transit Corp Wytheville Virginia
Public auction June 24 1957 at 11 00 A M at Wythe County Courthouse to wind up receivership of Mountain Transit Corporation assets include three trucks, office furniture, and ICC operating rights from Independence Virginia to Bluefield West Virginia. Auction may proceed as going concern with ICC and ICC rights transfer subject to court confirmation. Full details from co receivers W M Jennings Jr and C F B Hawthorne P O Box 155 Wytheville Virginia.
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R. N. Kincer
D & Vs. Mountain Transit Corporation
Mountain Transit Corporation
Commonwealth of Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Independence
Virginia
Vie Wytheville
Bluefield
Wess Ac
W. M. Jennings,Jr
C. FB. Hawthorne
O Bon 155
Wytheville
Wythe
Getheville
LC. C
Thos. Alker
J. &. Crockett
Wythe County
Virginis
Crockett
Virginie
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West Virginia Turnpike
Island Creek Streamlining Engineering
Ray Taliaferro
V.P.I
R. D. Herron
University of
Princeton Ave
Cumberland
Bel-Air
Cumberland Road
West Virginia
Life of Riley
Summer TV
Admiral George Dewey
T.V. Cheir
Kammer
Bluefield’s Popular Furniture Store
W. E. Stahl
RED Cross
Eatwell
Brush Creek
Little Chef
Catsup
Crisco
Wwrytaer
Ate
Eae
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