Rare white bat found in Panama by Smithsonian team
Dr Charles Handley collected 1600 mammal specimens in Panama to add to Smithsonian holdings, including a rare white fur bat ectophylla alba last seen in 1890. The hunt also yielded the hairy leg vampire bat, a blood feeder thought to inhabit caves, underscoring Bocas Del Toro’s largely wild, little explored fauna.
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Washington
Panama
Bocas del Torre
Charles Handley
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian
Handley
Gorgas
Bocas del Torro
Hansley
Old-Time Movie Plan Of Publicity Succeeds
United Artists used beatniks with drums to publicize Elmer Gantry on a Hollywood street corner. Police joined the stunt and helped direct traffic as onlookers gathered, showing old time publicity methods still draw crowds.
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Hollywood
Elmer Gantry
United Artists
Guthrie Warns of Terrible Two Holiday Traffic Drowning Risks
West Virginia State Police in Princeton warn about the Fourth of July weekend dangers. Sgt. Guthrie cites 276 traffic deaths and 178 drownings nationwide during high risk periods and urges caution, top vehicle condition, no drinking and driving, and reduced speed after dark. He notes rural roads and high speeds as major factors and endorses National Safety Council tips for Bluefield and McCountians.
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West Virginia
Princeton
Ed Guthrie
United States
Guthrie
National Safety Council
Tazewell 4-H Short Course Delegation Heads to Blacksburg
Barbara Felts leads Taewell County 4-H members to Blacksburg for the State Four-H Short Course running June 27 to July 2. Attending girls include Lou Allison Alice Casey Ruth Altizer Carolyn Hampton Evelyn Myer Jean Street and Ruth Henkel. Boys include Victor Drewry Jack Smith Barnes Kidd Tommy Mustard Richard Mays and Kenny Neel. FARMED WOODLANDS notes 75 percent of U.S. woodland owners are farmers.
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Barbara Felts
Taewell County
Blacksburg
Miss Felts
Lou Allison
Alice Casey
Ruth Tyler Altizer
Carolyn Hampton
Evelyn Myer
Jean Street
Ruth Henkel
Victor Drewry
Jack Smith
Barnes Lee Kidd
Tommy Mustard
Richard Mays
Kenny Neel
Poca Names Cleon R. Fowler New Mine Manager
Cleon R. Fowler will become general manager of mines for Pocahontas Fuel Co Division, Consolidation Coal Co, effective July 1. He previously held roles at Christopher Coal from 1940 to 1946 and after WVU mining degree, served as production engineer and mine superintendent at Arkwright No 1, Osage No 3, and Pursglove No 15. Fowler remains general superintendent at Osage No 3 and Pursglove No 15 until July. He is active in several mining and fraternal organizations.
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Cleon R. Fowler
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Peter P. Ferretti
Poca Fuel
Fowler
Christopher Coal Co
School of Mines
West Virginia University
WVU School of Mines
Christopher Coal
Christopher’s Arkwright
Osage
Pursglove
Soviet Ship Circumnavigates Antarctica For First Time
The OB flagship of the Soviet Antarctic expedition reportedly circumnavigated Antarctica, traveling south of 65th parallel in the Ross Amundsen and Bellingshausen seas and partly south of the Antarctic Circle. Ice reconnaissance revealed no continuous ice belt and iceberg movement varies by region.
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Washington
Antarctic
Department of Commerce
Ross
Amundsen
Bellingshausen
Antarctic Circle
Antarctica
Forest Drainage Figures for Monongahela National Forest
The Monongahela National Forest in eastern West Virginia spans 1,645,000 acres and records average daily water drainage above 2 billion gallons.
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Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia
Local Youth Attends National Hi Y Meet
Billy Douglas of Fairview Junior High School represents the Bluefield YMCA at the National Hi Y Congress in Oxford Ohio. The six day event gathers boy and girl Hi Y members from across the United States every three years.
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Billy Douglas
Fairview Junior High School
Bluefield
Underwood Praises West Virginia VFW at State Convention
Gov. Underwood praised the West Virginia Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars for community service and national security work at the VFW state convention in Wheeling. He said the VFW dispels the view that veterans groups are self serving and shown to aid broader welfare beyond veterans.
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Wheeling
Underwood
West Virginia
V.F.W
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F&aay Masons
J. M. Spencer
C. Hill
C. D. Trent
James R. Hairston
W. M. Foster
House of Jericho
C. A. Mitchell
Grace L. Seay
Hannah Daniels
Ernest Calloway
Mary W. Moon
The
Order of Eastern Star
P. L. Scott
Grand Bazaar
Nascar
Mercer Speedway
Littlesburg Road
Bluefield, W. VA
P.O.E
HAM Motors
Princeton Road
Lo, Mt
Speed
Tazewellites
Poca
Acters
Aid As & Company
Polar
Larry Helm
Matz
Norfolk and Western Railway
VFW
Hardwood Products, Inc
St. Clair, Virginia
Tate la
Athens, W. VA
Parker Bros
Alderson, W. VA
Quillen Lumber & Supply
Bluefield Furniture Co
Clark Stores
Kammer Furniture Co
Warlick Furniture Co
Bland, VA
Bland Market
Coal City
A. Shumate Furniture Co
Kellysville, W. VA
Meadows
Keystone
W. VA
Charles Budnick Howe
Matoaka
Corvin's Continental Store
Meadowsbridge
Thomas Howe
Mullens
Guyandotte Electric Co
Narrows, VA
Narrows Furn. & Appl. Co
Northfork
Oceana, W. VA
Cook's Appliance Center
Pembroke, VA
G. L. Kanode
Princeton, W. VA
Bowling Furniture Co
Shumate Furniture Co
Bud's Inc
Richlands, VA
W. E. F. White Sons
Tazewell, VA
Tazewell Furn. & Appliance Co
N. Tazewell, VA
Tazewell Supply Co
War, W. VA
Mahone
Radio
WELCH
Welch Electric Co
Bluefield Supply Company
Charleston
Huntington
Kingsport
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