Boars Head Christmas Traditions and Holiday Notes
In the piece an elder account recalls the boar head at feasts, replaced by a plum pudding boar in a mold. It mentions Saxon origins, corn spirit, and a joke about bottled corn spirit. The column also notes a local firm canceling its Christmas party and laments charity photo requests at the Gazette.
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England
Five
Dovas Sto
Bond
The
Gazette
L. T. Anderson
L. T
Sports Gambling Trial Moved Over to January
Two men Joe Anania and Curtis Holley faced charges of operating a poolroom where sports bets were taken on Summers Street. A mistrial was declared after defense disputes, with judge Thompson postponing to January due to illness and ongoing continuances as Anania fought a fever.
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Charles
Ajright
Thompson
William J. Thompson
Joe Anania
Curtis Holley
Summers Street
Anania
Estate of C C Dickinson valued at 1.67 million in appraisal
Charles C Dickinson longtime bank chair and coal operator died December 15 1963 in Charleston. An appraisal filed with the county clerk shows his estate at 1 6 million with 1 1 million in Dickinson Fuel Co stock 3 461 shares Dickinson Properties stock and 190 140 in U S Treasury bonds. Other large estates listed include Hugh Stewart Nicholas Trivilian and Mrs Lucille Knight with stock holdings and cash. Trivilian Pharmacy stock valued at 110 000.
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Charles C. Dickinson
Kanawha Valley Bank
Malden
Charleston
Dickinson Fuel Co
Dickinson Properties
U. S. Treasury
Hugh Stewart
Nicholas Trivilian
Lucille
Knight
Stewart
Trivillian
Trivillian Pharmacy
Three Students Convicted Of Rights Rally Assault
Bluefield court convicts Weimar Williams McKenzie for assaulting trustees John Shott and J H Lazen by demonstrators at the YM YWCA during a civil rights protest on December 10. Sentences impose 10 days or 35 dollars. Williams fined 35 dollars for property damage.
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John Hall
Ghee
McGhee
Bluefield
John R. McGhee
Brown
Jerome Katz
College
Sta
City Attu
Amend
Philip T. Lilly
Ym-Ywca
William Curtis
Weimar
Houston
Tex
Concord College
Neanan
Ws Cunicocu VL Plupol
Freddie A. McKenzie
Princeton
Clarence R. L. Williams
Ballard
W.va
Bluefield State College
John Shott
J. H. Lazenby
Williams
McKenzie
Lazenby
Willard L. Brown
Charleston
Frank D. Reeves
Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bluefield State and Concord College
Theym-Ywca
NAACP
Shott
William Winters
Ym-Ywca B
Martin L. Marman
City Ordered to Resume Bicyclist Licensing in Charleston
West Virginia Safety Council told Charleston to take over bicycle rider licensing or drop licenses entirely. Tags sold at council office and local shops through December 31, then the city must implement a new $1 tag system designed by Juvenile Bureau Sgt Arlie Robinson with Mayor Shanklin and city council approval.
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West
Virginia
Hedrick
Hatcher
Safety Council
Fourth Ave
Currey
Washington St. W
Washington St. E
Juvenile Bureau
Arlie Ribonson
Shanklin
Quor Stores to Close Early on Thursday
All state liquor stores will shut at 8 p.m. Thursday and stay closed until Monday as announced by the Liquor Control Commissioner's office.
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Liquor Control Commissioner's Office
Rifle Course Planned for Youths at Municipal Auditorium
The Charleston Rifle Club and Fraternal Order of Police will run a basic rifle school for youths under 18 in the Municipal Auditorium basement. Sessions run 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays for six two hour lessons. NRA counselor A. L. Goodall leads. cost is $3 per person covering all materials including a rifle. Patrolman C. L. Bender can provide more information.
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Charleston Rifle Club
Fraternal Order of Police
A. L. Goodall
National Rifle Assn
C. L. Bender
Two Arrest Suits Filed Against James Cox
Kanawha County deputy sheriff James Cox named defendant in two unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution suits filed in Common Pleas Court. Plaintiffs Lynn Arden Shelton and Harry Butterworth seek $10,000 each for alleged unlawful arrest in December 1962 and malicious prosecution for breaking and entering. Bonding company National Surety Co is named as codefendant.
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James Cox
Kanawha County
Lynn Arden Shelton
Harry Butterworth
Cox
National Surety Co
Missing West Virginia girls may be in New York
Two Barboursville high school students Shirley Varney aged 17 and Emily Queen aged 15 disappeared after a weekend trip to Washington arranged by Rep. Ken Hechler. Hechler says they likely ran away to seek jobs in New York City and police are searching. Hechler and aides checked with Washington police while noting no danger. the girls were among 65 students brought to the capital as a district reward for campaign work.
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New York City
Hechler
Washington
Barboursville
Johnson
White House
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Interior
Stewart Udall
Air Force Symphony Orchesta
Trinity College Choir
Rep. Hechler
Ohio Valley Industries
Congress
State budget boosts for Natural Resources amid park cuts
The Board of Public Works approved a 187 848 increase to the natural resources budget for 1965 66 after cutting several requests including 49 875 for the Showboat Rhododendron. Pay raises boost staff salaries by about 25 per month.
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Board of Public Works
State Department of Natural Resources
Natural Resources
M. Lane
City Man Draws Life Prison Term for Armed Robbery
John Taylor Jr. 28 of 213 Clark Dr was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Intermediate Court after a Nov 24 jury found him guilty of armed robbery against Betty Rose Taylor. The victim testified Taylor held a knife at her throat at about 6 am and identified him by voice. A stocking was found on Taylor. He faces additional indictments for rape and two burglaries, likely to be dropped if the robbery conviction stands. The case description notes an appeal to the Circuit Court.
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John Taylor Jr
Clark Dr
Betty Rose Taylor
Taylor
Donnally St
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