Christmas Tree Drive Aids Ashford Hospital Patients
Ashford General Hospital officials say 20 trees will be trimmed if lights and cords are obtained, with the Red Cross ready to buy them. They request donations of 20 dozen lights, lamps, bulbs, and electric cords, and ask donors to contact the Red Cross chapter or hospital headquarters. The West Virginia Trucking Association shipments were delayed by a storm, but gifts totaling cartons and cash were collected for Kanawha Valley recipients.
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Charleston Gazette
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Ashford General Hspital
Red Cross
Red Cross -Chapter
Ashford -Camp and Hospital
Kanawha Valley
West Virginia
Rabbing School
Cub
State Mails Teacher Bonus Checks Across 37 Counties
The state board of school finance mailed 206 685 in December teacher bonus checks to 37 counties led by Budget Director Cleveland M Bailey. County allocations included Raleigh 36 03 and various sums for Boone Mason Mercer Nicholas Pendleton Putnam Webster Wirt and others.
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State Board of School Finance
Cleveland M. Bailey
Kanae
Boone
Clay
Jackson
Lincoln
Logan
Mason
Mercer
McDowel
Nicholas
Pendletort
Putnam
Raleigh
Summera
Lupe Velez to Be Buried in Hollywood Cemetery
Hollywood dec 16 Lupe Velez the flaming Mexican Spitfire will be laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery probably Tuesday after her death the agent Charles Trazona said the burial will occur amid Hollywood triumph and tragedy her mother had sought to have the body returned to Mexico City and efforts for a Catholic dispensation failed.
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Lupe Velez
Hollywood
Stexco
Charles Trazona
Calvary Cath
Mexico City
Velez
Trazona
Ballet Fancy Free to Be Shown at Municipal Auditorium
Leonard Bernstein music backs the ballet Fancy Free to be danced December 27 at 8 00 p m at the Municipal auditorium under the American Legion John Brawley post. Robbins Bernstein and Oliver Smith collaborated on the piece, a modern rhythmic sailor comedy that has found success since its New York premiere.
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Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Youn
Bull Tet Theater
Municipal Auditorium
Euse Pices
John Brawley
American Legion
Bernstein
New York
Jenn Marton
New York Times
Jerome Robbins
Ballet Theater
Hoston
Scene Dee Alsner
Oliver Smith
Mexico
Robbins
Smith
Alditorium
Gluck
Paul Nordoff
Princess Aurora
Tachaikowsky
Agnes de Mille
Oklahoma
Watteny Forest
Travel restores pace as Charleston clears slush
Transportation and communications slowly return to normal in Charleston. Streets remain slushy but transit resumes, with buses still down to Fort Hil Vandalia Montrose and Beech Ave until officials expect full service tomorrow. Greyhound and WV Transportation run on regular routes. Long distance calls mostly restored, though some delays persist due to backlogs.
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Charleston
Charleston Transit Co
Fort Hil
Vandalia
Montrose
Beech Av
Atlantic Greyhound Corp
West Virginia Transportation Co
Charleston CAP Unit To Assemble Monday
The Charleston Civil Air Patrol squadron plans its final year meetings at the North Charleston recreation center. Capt John A. Simms RAF and Sgt Mitton Jensen USMC will attend as special guests. Simms recently returned from Italy. Jensen will present two films The Battle of the Marianas and Tarawa. Cadets from Montgomery Lookout Clendenin South Charleston and Charleston will join for a large inspection vet. Lt O RY Riggins, CO, will summarize the 145 CAP schedule.
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Civil Air Patrol
North Charleston
Tomore Row
John A. Simms
RAF
Mitton Jensen
USMC
Simms
Italy
Jensen
Marianas
fUchts
Montgomery
Lookout
Clendenin
South Charleston
O. RY Riggins
Rev Crane Speaks At Charleston Goats Club Dinner
Rev W E Crane of Rutiner Memorial Presbyterian Church spoke at the Charleston Goats Club Christmas dinner at Daniel Boone hotel. Mrs John Hegedus discussed the Origin of Christmas and Ma Harry Ward sang with Beatrice Fizer on piano. A Pollyanna party is planned tomorrow at Mrs Raye Evans home. a shower followed for Mrs John Hansford Jr, formerly Sonia Zimniaki.
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W. E. Crane
Rutiner Memorial Presbyterian Church
Charleston
Raye G. Evans
Garden
John Hansford, Jr
Sonia Zimniaki
Rainbow for Girls names Mrs Zimmers supreme deputy
Supreme Deputy Mrs John L Zimmer of Charleston high school has been named supreme deputy of the Rainbow for Girls by Mark Sexton the founder. She succeeds Mrs Nena De Hildebrand who held the post five years. Zimmer is a past matron and mother advisor and now chairs the Grand Chapter education committee in West Virginia OFS. She helped establish Charleston Rainbow and the chapter bought a $175 000 bomber during the early war loan drive.
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Charleston High School
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Mark Sexton
Supreme Recorder
Rainbow Organization
Nena de Hildebrand
Charleston
Zimmers
Tiskelwah Chanter No. 1 Oes
Charleston Assembly No. 1
Grand Chapter of
West Virginia
OFS
Rainbow Assembly
U.S
Zimmer
Fecal
Congressional Balloting By State Group Listed
Washington December 10 Congress records WV members voting during week ending December 13 on bills to freeze Social Security tax at one percent for employers and employees. Votes noted include yes and no tallies on amendments, clerks’ hiring, and the Jackson Hole National Monument abolition. some members recorded as not voting.
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West Virginia
Congress
Senate
Naz Kilgore
Revercomb
Sen
Alken
St. Lawrence
Kilgore
Hose
Randalph
Ellis
Kee
Nohrbough
Schiller
Smith
On-dihl
Randolph
Rohrbough
Els
Jackson Hole National Monument
Rehrbaugh
Schiffer, Smith
Deaths Rise as West Virginia Fire Losses Fall
Fire losses across West Virginia dropped to $99,075 in November with 34 deaths, up seven from October. Totert H. Kidd reported 12 investigated suspicious fires this year, including incidents in Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha and other counties. The largest November losses were a Charleston garage worth 21,850 and a Cheater church at 10,000.
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Kidd Ree Doried
Cabell
Fayette
Kanaway
Greenbrier
Mingo
Nicholas
Raleigh
Summers
Wood
Charleston
Cheater
Residents Urged to Save Wrappers in Charleston Drive
The municipal defense council urged residents to save scrap paper as Charleston collections fell from October to November. November totals show 11,738 pounds of paper and 21,020 pounds of tin can were gathered, compared with 26,019 pounds the prior month.
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Municipal Defense Council
Charleston
Christman
Mra
James C. Fleidinz
Director of
War Services
Charleston Church Bells Endorse Peace Prayer Plan
Dr. Harry S. Loneley president of the Charleston Ministerial group and Miss Virginia Cork of the United Council of Church Women endorsed the Universal Youth Fellowship program yesterday, signaling support for youth outreach and interfaith peace initiatives.
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Charleston
Harry S. Loneley
Asc
Virginia Cork
United Council of Church Women
Universal Youth Fellowship
Prayer for Peace Service Announces Bell Ringing
A program titled Prayer for Peace will be presented at 3 p m tomorrow with church bells ringing for one minute to call the community to pray for a just enduring peace. The vigil continues until New Year s Day with bells rung again on December 20 22 25 87 and 23 and January 1.
Navy Mothers Club Elect Officers Thursday
The Charleston Navy Mothers club No. 400 will elect officers at 8 pm Thursday at the Military and Naval club. Mrs Zidan Bradley asks members to donate discarded rayon hose, promising to deliver them to the Naval hospital in Norfolk for patient rug making. Shrine plans Yule party at White Shrine patrol for its annual Christmas event.
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Navy
Norfolk
Patrol
Christmas aid drive and social hour announced
The notice invites members to bring canned fruit or vegetables for needy families at Christmas and to attend a social hour with an exchange of gifts. Hostesses listed include Mesdames Dallas Tickle Charles Javins Mont J Kennedy J Cal Anderson Gillaine Hess H R Glass and Miss Ernestine Wolfe. P Loury listed as a contact at 1212 Bariey.
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