05 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
1
Government considers cost saving by a new production method for Federal Reserve notes. Under the 1950 series the secretary of the treasury and the treasurer of the United States are identified similarly to serial numbers. Bank and Treasury identifications are reduced in size to match dollar series.
Mrs. Arthur Heber of Cincinnati credits HADACOL with steady nerves and restored appetite. She says after starting the product she can eat freely, feels well, and keeps up a hectic home pace. Trial sizes and larger bottles sold by The LeBlanc Corp. Lafayette, Louisiana.
A six person party on a rowboat near the Callao portworks near Lima Peru set a film afloat. A match touched off a blaze as the vessel passed the tanker VD Ville. Three died in the flames and two were missing while Essa Ariva Budoya survived badly burned and swam ashore. The Essa Greenville was towed away and escaped.
Investigators continue the probe into the death of Ida Smith a 10 or 11 year old girl. Frank L. Taylor said the child died from a brain hemorrhage after a beating at a residence in St. Albans. Ross Smith 27 and Lith May Sraikh 26 both of Virginia Heights are charged with murder and are jailed in Kanawha County awaiting a preliminary hearing.
The state committee will pick two men to represent the state at a district meeting in Charlotte North Carolina. Four men from each district will advance to Oxford. The Rhodes scholarship program, funded in 1902, has not been active during 1939 to 1945 due to wartime.
City traffic clerk Mrs. Goldie Goff reported a drop in November receipts to 1816 dollars from October’s 3155 dollars. She noted that the November total compares with 1919 dollars in November 1948, suggesting fewer traffic violations as Charleston men observe laws more closely.
Sub zero temperatures grip the Canadian prairies with Winnipeg Manitoba recording a record cold night as severe cold stretches across the region.
Dear Johnny notes 50 children at U S Route 3 shelter in sun and rain near Wagon Wheel. Bus access limited in winter. caller asks H G Bosher Kanawha County Board of Education to have the head school bus driver inspect and recommend building a shelter at that stop.
The season opens with temperatures plunging across Alberta and British Columbia. Penhold, Alta recorded 28 degrees below zero, while Peace River region in northwestern Alberta logged around 35 below. Officials noted the boldest prairie spot was Penhold as subzero conditions persisted overnight.
Daniel Hall and Jeines Hall were committed to State Hospital for observation after being indicted for the fatal stabbing of Emmitt Seals at 2315 Chesterfield Ave last May. Judges and trial dates to be determined as their conditions improve. Dana Covey pleaded guilty to a crime and received one to five years plus 200 dollars fine.
To Lakin Hospital Charleston, charged with drunken driving, pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs. Judge Hall ordered that Smith's operator's li cense be revoked for six months. Indictments against Vernon Lee Adkins of Charleston, charged with misdemeanor manslaughter, and James E. French, 61, of North Charleston, charged with attempted murder of Herman Boggess of November Postal Receipts Gain. Singleton Reports Postal receipts last month shown a gain of $3,201.72 over November 1949. Postmaster Ww. Singleton reported yes Singleton said last month's total was $189,524.68 versus $136,322.96 for the same month a year ago.
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