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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1949

Page

13

Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest Seeks Entrants

The Gazette and the Electric League of Charleston sponsor the third annual contest with prizes. Readers are urged to enter by mailing a completed coupon to The Charleston Gazette by midnight tomorrow.

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Lamont Named Greenbrier Chief Engineer

Anthony A. Lamont named chief engineer of The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs. He replaces Col. R H Patterson retiring after 211 years of service. Lamont is West Point graduate and former owner of an engineering firm in Jacksonville Florida with prior naval construction battalion service in the Pacific.

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Drive Seeks Fund To Repair Old Stone Church

In Lewisburg, a campaign to raise 64000 for the Sunday School building renovation of the Old Stone Church was approved by about 175 members. Plans include a new ground floor room, classrooms, kitchen and dining spaces, storage, and a pastor's study, with half funded by gifts and pledges and work to begin once 32000 is available.

Lewisburg

New York Fines Water Wasters

New York cracks down on water waste as reservoirs sit at 34.7 percent capacity and the city warns of jail terms for offenders. Magistrate Morris Rothenburg fined nine men from 525 to 100 dollars for leakage and waste while urging drastic punishment for repeat violators.

New York Morris Rothenburg

Juliana Signs Bill To Free Indonesia

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed a bill transferring sovereignty to the New United States of Indonesia. The transfer will be formalized next Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam with Premier Mohamed Hatta leading the Indonesian delegation. The Senate approved 34 to 15 with one abstention after the lower house passed the measure.

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Jury Denies Damages In Freak Crash Suits

A joint trial in common pleas court over an automobile horse collision at Giles Last Match ended in a draw. The jury refused damages to J. E. Bragg of Eskdale, driver, and William Moore of Sharon, owner of the horse, each seeking $300 in appeals from a Justice of the Peace court.

Giles Common Pleas Court J. E. Bragg Eskdale William Moore Sharon Justice of the Peace Court

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