Grand jury to hear manslaughter charge in auto death
Clyde Thomas, 40, of Whiteaville, was ordered held for grand jury action after arraignment in municipal traffic court on manslaughter charges in the death of 12 year old Eugene Thom. The boy died in a local hospital after being struck by Thomas’s car crossing MacCorkle Ave near 50th St. Thomas, Earl Conway, and Robert Compton faced additional traffic violations with fines and license actions reported.
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Neety
Charleston
Thomas
Whiteaville
Eugene ‘Thom
Thom
MacCorkla Ave
S0th St
Earl Conway
Bullett St
Robert
Compton
Jackson St
Frank T. Litton
Shooting match at Winifrede Junction sponsored by VFW
A gun shooting event is planned today at Winifrede Junction under sponsorship of the Daview VFW post. The match is open to participants and spectators with details announced locally.
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Chesapeake News
D. L. Perry
Winifrede Junction
Daview Vfw
Carpenter Injured by Falling Scaffold at Hotel
Ernest Ellis, 61, of Nitro, a carpenter at the Daniel Bodne hotel, sustained a scalp wound when scaffolding fell on his head. He was treated at Charleston General Hospital, received six stitches, and was released.
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Ernest Ellis
Daniel Bodne Hotel
Ea Scoffald
Charleston General Hospital
Ellis
American Legion Post 116 Christmas Party Held at Cedar Grove
The Cedar Grove American Legion Post 116 and its auxiliary hosted a Christmas party Monday night at the Knights of Pythias hall. More than 40 attended the event, sharing festive activities.
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Cedar Grove
American Legion
Knights of Pythings Hall
Cedars Grove
Brothers Reunited After Years to Spend Christmas Together
Two West Virginia Tech students, Robert and Bill Spencer, long separated after their parents died, reunite when they discover they are brothers. Their discovery follows a chance encounter with fellow Tech students in Charleston and Montgomery, amid wartime service histories and past guardianship.
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West Virginia Technology
Montgomery
Robert
William Spencer
Morris Harvey College
Bob
West Virginia Tech
Tech
Howard l
Robert Simms
Charleston
Bill Spencer
Ful
Spencer
Bill
E. A. Fitzwater
Summersville
State Fire Losses Drop in 11 Months
West Virginia fire losses through November 30 totaled 2,386,750, under 60 percent of 1947’s first 11 months. October and November combined caused 274,468 in property damage with 11 deaths in November across Kanawha Fayette Harrison Putnam Clay Marion Boone Mercer and Pendleton counties.
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West Virginia
C. A. Raper
Raper
Kanawha
Fayette County
Harrison
Putnam
Clay
Marion
Boone
Mercer
Pendleton
Eee Sawed Eee Teeth Completed By June Thirty EMS
Fragmentary OCR item notes a completion due by June 30 with EMS and a signature by someone named Benae. Names and details are unclear in the readable text.
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EMS
Cedar Grove Man Dies In Front Yard Tussle
George Breeden about 60, of Cedar Grove, died yesterday while grappling with an unidentified man in his front yard. State Trooper L S Wooddell said witnesses saw the two fight until Breeden collapsed before any blow. The body is at Fidler and Frame mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements as state police continue the investigation.
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George Breeden
Cedar Grove
L. S. Wooddell
Chelyan Detachment
Breeden
Wooddell
Fidler and Frame
Opinion doubts authority for jail cook quarters
The attorney general's office questions county court power to seize a sheriff's or jailer's residence to house a cook feeding county prisoners. Assistant AG Eston B. Stephenson says statutes require county courts to provide suitable offices for the sheriff or jailer, and existing jail wings might count as a prerequisite. The issue stems from a Jan. 1 law change shifting prisoner feeding duties to the county court, previously funded by sheriff per prisoner allowances.
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Attorney General’s Office
Asst
Eston B. Stephenson
Webster County Court
D. W. Cutlip
Pickets Patrol Ordnance Plant Over Union Demands
Pickets from Pt Pleasant patrolled the West Virginia ordnance works in support of union recognition and a working agreement with Texas Railway Equipment Co of Houston. The firm salvages wartime pipes and equipment, employing about a dozen workers. W E Reed, AFL official, stated the aims. I Parks said workers continued on the job earning union wages for unskilled labor.
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Pt. Pleasant
Pleasant
West Virginia
I. & Parks
Texas Company
Memorial Hospital Drive Reach $63200 In December Appeal
Charity drive totals 63200 as Memorial Hospital campaign seeks support for Charleston facility needs. Donations must be sent to Memorial Hospital Association with a June 30 1949 deadline to secure federal matching funds and a $1 000 000 grant. By doubling each local gift the effort hopes to attract $3 for every $2 donated toward the first 3 000 000 unit.
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Memorial Hospital Association
David M. Giltem
D. N. Mohler
Memorial Pont Pp
Federal Hospital
Asoc
Charleston
Marshall to Spend Christmas in Hospital
Secretary of State Marshall remains in Walter Reed Hospital recovering from a kidney operation. The Army bulletin reports his condition is generally satisfactory and he is sitting up and walking modestly. He may leave next week to recuperate at his Pinehurst North Carolina home, with a longer recovery likely.
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Washington
Marshall
Walter Reed Hospital
Pinehurst
N. C
Two Chesapeake Council Candidates Withdraw After Election
Withdrawal of two of the three legal candidates who fled for fifth place in Chesapeake’s first municipal election was announced. Samuel Armstrong and Elmer Ray S withdrew in favor of Jesse Adkins, whose election was certified. Each had 266 votes. Newly elected officials include J. B. Francis as mayor and several council members from the Citizens party along with Herman DeLong and John Lavender.
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Ketsapeed
Chesapeake
Legmeil
Samuel Armstrong
Elmer Ray
Jesse Adkins
Independent Party
B. Francis
Brijton Lavender
Bert Thomas
Frank Lavender
Citizens Party
Herman DeLong
John Lavender
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