Radar Affects Migrating Ducks in Early Tests
The Wildlife Management Institute reports radar beams cause migrating ducks to flare and break briefly, then regroup and continue. Non-migrating waterfowl show no reaction. researchers caution results are preliminary and not yet conclusive.
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The
Charleston Gazette
Wildlife Management Institute
Spoxyturion
Delta
Manitoba
H. Albert Hochbaum
Institute
Hochbaum
Two Men Arrested After Break-In At Moundsville Grocery
Police seized two suspects Charles William Wood and Richard Leroy Wond of Glen Easton Marshall County after they entered a grocery store. Officers broke a window to arrest them and questioned them about looting at another Moundsville business. A sledge hammer marked CW was found and about $78 was stolen from the Produce Co. FBI informs the sheriff that one suspect has a federal warrant for theft of a car belonging to Victor Gaines. The car was later found abandoned in Pennsylvania.
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Moundsville
Charles William Wood
Richard Leroy Wond
Moundsville Grocery and Produce Co
Knight
Produce Company
Roy W. Jolliffe
FBI
Charles William Yond
Victor Gaines
Mouthsville
Pennsylvania
Police Slay Monkey After Polio Lab Escape in Maryland
A rhesus monkey escaped from a University of Maryland laboratory sparking campus panic. State troopers eventually killed the animal after a four hour chase as researchers noted the monkey had been injected with an experimental virus and that no bite could spread infantile paralysis.
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Maryland
Coolege Park
University of WH Land
Livestock Sanitary Service Department
Arthur L. Brueckner
Jenstoox Department
Brueckner
Newcastle
Memories of Christmas Continued From Page 10
A World War II memoir recalls a Christmas in Portugal with a makeshift feast provided by a supply sergeant and hotel staff. The narrative shifts to a 1945 Manila Christmas with a Filipino family, children and dogs, a joke about American catalogs, and a comforting image of a sacred heart lithograph offering a quiet sense of peace.
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Tate
Portugal
Santa Claus
Cye
Madan Beaugoup
Hotel
Pra
Madame Oun
Beaucoup
Manila
Holdig
Montganeere
Sears
Roebeck
Merry Go Round Defense Budget Discrepancies Noted
The column discusses defense spending and preparedness with figures cited as 1 dollar versus 5.5 billion. It mentions Dean Acheson planning a post New Years Atlantic Defense Pact meeting. It also states Adm. Richard Conolly will remain fleet commander in Burane despite rumors of a future Annapolis post.
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Dean Acheson
Atlantic Defense Pact
Adm
Richard Conolly
Burane
Annapolis
Marmet Lions Erect Huge Star on Hillside
Marmet eons erects a 66 foot diameter Star of the East on the south hillside. The 200 Hecht bulbs light the star 1,100 feet up. Lions Club offers $10 for best star photograph and $10 for photo by the farthest resident. Star funded by donations. planned yearly display at Christmas under club president George B. Smith.
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Marmet Lions Club
Marmet
George B. Smith
The
Lions Club
December wildlife fines and arrests report details
The figure trails the October all time high by about $300. November fines total 38 700 with 257 arrests and 225 convictions. Two $300 fines were issued for illegal deer meat possession and for a Virginia resident illegally killing two deer. A White Sulphur Springs man paid 205.20 for carrying an uncased gun on Sunday. Fourteen $100 fines appeared including ten for illegally killing deer or possessing deer meat. Greenbrier led counties with 24 arrests.
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Virginia
Ilegally
Creenbrier
Deer Penalties Swell Conservation Fines
West Virginia Conservation Commission announced fines and costs totaling 9456.14 dollars for violators. Director C F McClintic noted the penalties were assessed in November and highlighted enforcement efforts by the commission.
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West Virginia
Conservation Commission
C. F. McClintic
B and O Declares $1 Dividend on Preferred Stock
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad board declared a $1 dividend on its preferred stock. Payment will be made January 25 to holders on record January 3. This marks the second consecutive year of a preferred dividend after a first since 1932.
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New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B&o
Truman Sends Birthday Message for Stalin Mystery
The White House said President Truman would send birthday greetings to Joseph Stalin but records show only Ambassador Alan G. Kirk in Moscow extended best wishes. State Department confirmed the greeting was handled by the ambassador and a personal message from Truman was not sent.
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Washington
Dec
White House
Truman
Joseph Stalin
U. S
Moscow
Charles G. Ross
State Department
Alan G. Kirk
Stalin
Mr. Truman
Glosyow
Schvernik
Ussr
Surprised Witness Winds Up in Clink
Beaver resident William H Underwood testified as a complainant in a malicious wounding case in Hinton magistrate court. The magistrate ordered both Edwards and Underwood held for grand jury action with bonds set at 500 dollars each. Edwards posted and was freed, Underwood remained jailed.
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Clink Hinton
William H. Underwood
Beaver
Underwood
Edwards Hinton
Edwards
J. W. Cook
UN~ Pita
Soldier Parker trains with Eighth Army in Japan
In uniform with the Eighth U. S. Army in Sendai Japan Private Gor den Ko Parker of Blue Sulphur Springs Virginia has been undergoing training with the Tafa Regiment at the Otijihara training area near Sendai.
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U. S. Army
Sendai
Japan
Pfe
Gorden Ko Parker
Blue Sulphur Springs
Otojihara
Soldier Parker Enlists in Army and Deploys to Japan
Sendai Japan early records show Private Parker enlisted October 27 1848 and began initial training at Fort Knox. After training he received orders to Japan and joined Company C 17th Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Division at Camp Schimmelpennig near Sendai. Parker expected to return to the United States in March 1951 and reenlist in the Army.
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Sendai
Japan
Pte
Parker
Fort Knox
Co.c. 17Th Infantry Regiment
Tth
Camp Schimmelpfennig
Pic
States
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