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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1949

Page

2

Charlestonians Named to Contractors Assoc Posts

Four Charlestonians were named to official posts in the West Virginia Contractors Assoc in recent elections. P. J. Walsh is executive secretary Mise Maude Fling treasurer and A G Anderson and Holmes Shaver join the board of directors Leo Vecellio Beclay was elected president and A B Osborn Clarksburg was chosen vice president also elected were C C Dodd Spencer C G Janutolo Fayetteville W P Stickley Kersey and Sam Buderman Wheeling all named to the board of directors.

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Final Yule Season Hope for Cancer Stricken Asco Youth

Eugene Atkins, 19, of Asco faces terminal cancer in his left arm amid a coal region crisis. Doctors say survival depends on cancer spread, possibly weeks or months. Welch Daily News appeal yields $875 cash and Red Cross aid as the Atkins family struggles with medical costs and a heart condition in a small frame house.

Wain Eugene Atkins Asco George Atkins Eugene Atkins Welch Daily News McDowell County American Red Cross Navy Taly Veterans’ Hospital Marytown

Fox Chased Through Philly Streets Captured by Zoo Attendant

A full grown female fox weighing about 15 pounds roamed Market Street in Philadelphia amid Christmas shoppers, cabbies and police. After four hours of pursuit, attendant Patrick Manichini netted the vixen near the Masthaum Theater and she was taken to the Philadelphia Zoo for her new home.

Philly Fox Chase Philadelphia Pi— Market St Patrick Manichin Otto Porst Manichini Masthaum Theater

War II Vet Receives Parkersburg Home Amid Campaign

A Christmas drive by local charities in Parkersburg provided a World War II veteran with a home for needy families. The house must be moved from its current site as no new location has been found. The drive was sponsored by an associated charities group and a department store helped supply the home.

Fireboss Denies Aid In Mine Preparation

William T. Marcum a fireboss at the Winmfrede Collieries mine denied aiding supervisory personnel in readying the mine for work Saturday He claimed the statements were false and said no such assistance occurred amid ongoing campaign talk by Frances Danda and other leaders with donors remaining anonymous

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