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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1949
Page
16
Col Walter C. Phillips was named president of the St. Albans Chamber of Commerce at a recent meeting. He resides at 709 Penn Albs and is a retired Army officer. The chamber, inactive since 1947, backs regional telephone service and other local improvements. Other officers and board members were elected including Clifford L Gants and Joseph Stutler among others.
In a unanimous ruling the court upheld a 1947 act granting cities authority to impose gross sales taxes. Martinsburg’s retroactive levy was blocked for failure to include projected revenue in the year’s budget. The decision also involves housing project delays, contract awards, and various municipal governance questions.
Mrs Isabell Shaffer sues Monongalia General Hospital in Circuit Court for 25000 alleging negligence during an X ray on February 17 while under treatment for a fractured arm. She claims a fall from a laboratory table caused a leg fracture and ongoing medical costs and lost wages.
Huward Clark of Montgomery was wounded in the right thigh by an accidental rifle discharge while hunting in Pocahontas County. Elbert Queen of Boomer dropped a .32 caliber rifle in the woods, and Clark was taken to Marlinton for treatment.
A West Side three room frame house owned by Charles Pauley was destroyed by fire caused by an overheated coal stove. The blaze caused about 800 in damage and the dwelling stood opposite 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
The Charleston Life Underwriters Association will not hold a noon luncheon at the Daniel Boone Hotel. A motion picture titled For Some Must Watch will be shown, produced by Life Insurance National.
Dr. Cavn Adams of Loudon Heights departs for New York City to attend the American Anaesthesiologists Society meeting at the Hotel New Yorker and will return Saturday. Local families return from a North Carolina hunting trip. Mercer school PTA hosts a plastic party at 8 p.m. with proceeds aiding the school fund.
Uniformed personnel and family members are listed as deployed or stationed in Japan and other locations. Entries include Pvt. Howard Hamrick, Pic. Donald Carpenter, Pvt. Herbert Vance, William R. Baker, Wilford Jordan, George Runyon, Roy Radecliffe, Jack Marlin Dixon, Harald Roberts, and Robert Elvin Huddleston. The report cites duty at Mt. Fuji, Otsu, Sendai, Camp Otsu, Argentia, Mer toul Naval Shipyard, and Navgork Naval Shipyard among others.
The ten day Chanukah festival begins at sundown December 15 with readings from Maccabees and candle lighting each night. B'nai Jacob Synagogue and Virginia Street Temple plan events including a 2:30 p.m. December 18 children's program at the Charleston synagogue hosted by the ladies' auxiliary.
Four West Virginia 4-H members earned national recognition in Chicago for their record books and activities. James Balenger of Berkeley County won an all expense trip to Club Congress, while Ruth Tuckwiller of Lewisburg took state champ in frozen foods and a savings bond prize. Darrell Robinson Jr of Elkins achieved state honors in art and rural crafts. The awards accompanied the 1949 4-H program honors and International Harvester Co sponsorship.
An elderly 4 H member from Bunt in Berkeley County is recognized by the E Wilson Co for achievements in winning the state championship in the meat animal division of the farm youth program.
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