West Virginia Sells $6 Million in Secondary Road Bonds
West Virginia sold 6 million dollars of secondary road bonds at a net cost of 1.4035 percent. The Chase National Bank led a syndicate that won the issue, with serial maturities through 1965 and three rate segments totaling 1951 to 1965. This sale brings authorized bonds sold to 15 million dollars for secondary road construction.
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W. Va
Charleston
Chase National Bank of New York
Chase Syndicate
Governor’s
Early color photography experiments in 1848
The record notes Alexandre Becquerel’s early work reproducing spectrum colors on a daguerreotype plate in 1848 marking a pioneering phase in color photography development.
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Alexandre Becquerel
West Virginia Newspaper Council Sets July 20 Outing
The West Virginia Newspaper Council schedules a three day summer outing starting July 20 with a breakfast at Berkeley Springs. The program was finalized at a Martinsburg meeting.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia Newspaper Council
Berkeley Springs
Roane County Youth Held In Knife Death
Carl Taylor 23 of Ambler Ridge Roane County is ordered held for the grand jury on a murder charge in the death of Hudson Jones 31 of Dunbar. Jones died from knife wounds after a Friday night fight on Ambler Ridge. Magistrate A S Reynolds directed Taylor be held in the county jail until the September grand jury sessions.
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Spencer
W. Va
Carl Taylor
Ambler Ridge
Roane County
Hudson Jones
Dunbar
Jones
A. S. Reynolds
Taylor
Ohio Valley geography spans vast 200000 square miles
The Ohio Valley region covers about 200000 square miles. It includes parts of several states and represents a major geographic and cultural area.
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Ohio Valley
Funeral services for R L Morrison at Scott Street Church
Funeral services will be held at 3 pm at Scott Street Baptist Church for R L Morrison who died Tuesday morning at his daughter's home. Burial will be in Oak Grove. Survivors include wife Mary Jane Morrison, daughter Mrs R B Person of Bluefield, two sons George C Morrison of Bluefield and Sidney T Morrison of Bishop VA, 35 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Flower bearers are Queen Easter Circle members and family friends. Pallbearers listed. Also notes on local church meetings with speakers Robert Morrison and others.
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Scott Street Baptist Church
R. L. Morrison
R. B. Person
High St
W. T. Norman
C. W. Tiffany
Oak Grove
Mary Jane Morrison
Bluefield
W. Va
George C. Morrison
Sidney T. Morrison
Bishop
David Coates
Pete Johnson
John Harriston
George Francisco
Henry Woody
William Morgan
Father s Day program features Dr Dickason guest speaker
Dr H L Dickason president of Bluefield State College will speak at the Fathers Day program Sunday at 11 in Alexanders Memorial Methodist Church Tip Top Va. music by the church senior choir and a quartet from Princeton The Golden Echoes from Radio Station WLOH Princeton. event labeled Church Family Day led by local Fathers.
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H. L. Dickason
Bluefield State College
Alexanders Memorail Methodist Church
Tip Top
Princeton
Golden Echoes
WLOH
Braxton County to vote on 50 percent school tax rise
Sutton West Virginia June 14 the plan calls for a 50 increase in school tax levies over three years to raise 168232. If approved Braxton county would qualify for a larger share of state aid funds for school building construction and expansion.
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Sutton
W. Va
Braxton County
Weep And Wife To Join Natural Gas Program
Mrs. Alben Barkley is expected in Knoxville for a welcome ceremony involving natural gas expansion. The event centers on her husband the vice president.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Alben Barkley
East Tennessee Natural Gas to Light Flame at Area Opening
President Wade Thompson announced Barkley confirmed his wife would attend and light a natural gas flame symbolizing the new fuel flow. Former Gov. Jim McCord will serve as master of ceremonies.
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East Tennessess Natural Gas Co
Wade Thompson
Barkley
Jim McCord
Giles Woman Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Husband
Giles County Virginia June 14 The trial of Mrs Gladys Meadows Blankenship indicted for murder by the Giles county circuit court grand jury was tentatively set for next Tuesday She is charged with the fatal shooting of her husband Dewey Blankenship on April 11 at their Narrows home Other indictments include statutory offenses felonious assault breaking and entering larceny manufacture of alcoholic beverages escaping from road camp and related charges against several defendants.
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Pearlsburg
Gladys Meadows Blankenship
Giles County
Dewey Blankenship
Narrows
Elmer Lucas
William Bailey
Clifton Hilton
Lacy Lang
Eugene Hale
Curtis Clemons
David Clemons
Harry Bauer
Archie Lucas
Lawson B. Williams
Snow Meredith
James Cecil Wray
Daniel
Second 150000 kilowatt unit goes on stream at Graham Station
Point Pleasant report says the Philip Sporn plant at Graham Station started a second 150000 kilowatt unit. Two more units are planned for 1952, with six units total. The plant is being built by Appalachian Electric Power and Ohio Power Company.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Ohio Power Company
Medicated Noxzema Skin Cream Ad Offers Free Skin Booklet
An advertisement urges readers to try Noxzema Skin Cream for blemish relief and promises a free booklet on skin care. The offer claims the booklet is a gift and not for sale, directing readers to write to Baltimore 11, Maryland.
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Baltimore
Mary
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