Venus to Shine Bright in Valley For Holiday Season
The Charleston Gazette reports Venus will be the brightest planet in decades, visible in the Christmas sky about 39 million miles away. It will glow in the evening twilight around Christmas and reach peak brilliance next Monday before shifting to a morning star in February and returning to evening skies in 1951.
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Venus the Evening Star and Morning Star Biography
The text notes Venus’ distance from Earth at about 39 million miles, sometimes as close as 26 million miles. It mentions its diameter near 7,580 miles, and explains the ancient Greek names Hesperus and Phosphorus for the evening and morning star respectively. It also references its beauty and the goddess Venus.
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Austin Presents Fantasy for Club at Charleston Luncheon
Dr. Eugene Austin outlined a Christmas fantasy for the world to love for three hours starting at 1 p.m. on Dec 27 during a Charleston Exchange Club luncheon at the Ruffner Hotel. He described political shifts, labor harmony, housing progress, and UN cooperation, with musical interludes by James Bailey and Robert Courte on violin and viola, accompanied by Mrs. Witschey and John Hirsouکس.
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Governor May Attend Johnson Testimonial Dinner
An invitation extending to Gov. Patteson for a testimonial dinner honoring Defense Secretary Louis A. Johnson on January 14 was announced. Charles M. Walker, a Charleston native and Washington attorney, invites the governor who plans tentative attendance. about 400 people are expected at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington. Johnson is a Clarksburg resident. the event was arranged by the West Virginia Society of the District of Columbia.
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Charles M. Walker
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Society For Johnson
Clarksburg
Property Transfers Record With Multiple Parcels Across Town
A fragmented list shows numerous property transfers and deeds involving individuals and families within various additions and estates. Names include Catherine Grishaner, Glenn Palmer, Margaret Beastey, and Talmadge Harrison as they convey parcels across Madison Corp and South Charleston areas.
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Charles W. Hadiah
Catherine Grishaner
Glenn
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Madison Corp
R. Cobb
Telviison
Palmer
Wite
Glenn F Palmer
Black
Defferson
South Charleston
Talmadge Harrison
Harole Runyon
Lock
Printers Target Of Labor Board On Closed Shop
The National Labor Relations Board orders the AFL International Typographical Union to end closed shop tactics in 22 Baltimore print shops. It finds the union violated the Taft Hartley Act by seeking only union members for foreman roles and pressuring employers to discriminate against nonmembers. A separate Nassau Review Star case saw no violation due to a pre August 22 1947 one year agreement.
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Nasssau Review Star
Rockville Center
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C&O Takes Over Day's Coal Output
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway moved to take a full day of coal deliveries from mines in Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky for its own fuel needs. The move came as the line faced a depleted six day fuel reserve amid a mine shutdown and shortened work week led by union leader John L. Lewis. The notice covered coal types from two inch nut and slack to five inch top sizes and run of mine.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Kentucky
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Coal and Oil Delivery Strikes Hit U.S. Railroads
Pittsburgh reports railroads halt production Dec 21 due to depleted coal and oil supplies. The action mirrors wartime measures where coal and oil deliveries far exceed normal contract volumes, with heavy output from U.S. producers and copper figures noted.
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Women's Benefit Club Christmas Party at Canfield Home
The Women's Benefit Club of the Jpen held a Christmas party and dinner Monday night at Mrs. W. G. Canfield's home 2209 Label Drive with 17 members in attendance.
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