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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1971
Page
1
The forecast covers Virginia Western Pennsylvania Kentucky and Ohio with variable conditions. Expect sunny to cloudy skies and showers possible in places. Highs mostly in the 40s to 50s and lows in the 20s to 40s across the region.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approves the Gulf Mobile & Ohio merger into Illinois Central, creating about 9 000 miles of unified lines from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. It also orders Union Pacific and Harriman stock divestment in Illinois Central amid global tensions and domestic unrest.
A former South Charleston pharmacist, William Edward Ford, released on $2,000 bond after Kanawha Circuit Court ruled he was misled by his attorney into pleading no contest to falsification charges. The hearing showed attorney Hendricks misrepresented the case and is now disbarred, while Ford awaits trial on a felony count tied to falsifying drug applications for welfare under the State Department of Welfare.
Construction begins on the Union Mission administration building valued at 150000 dollars on South Park Road. City building commissioner Roy Jones said factors are already in place and a partial permit of 9500 dollars was issued on November 12, followed by a Mon lay permit for the remaining 140500 dollars.
Max Steiner an Academy Award winning composer of dozens of film scores died Tuesday at age 83. A native of Vienna trained as pianist and conductor he began writing movie music in 1923 and won an Oscar for Since You Went Away. He scored The Caine Mutiny The Informer Life With Father The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Johnny Belinda Battle Cry and Come Next Spring.
Charles M. Gaylord of Greenville N C will assume duties as general manager and co owner of WRON radio station serving Ronceverte and Lewisburg.
Registration for the second semester adult education at the Vocational Technical Center runs January 10 and 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. Courses include sewing at 14.40 and electronics at 28.80 per semester. Classes start in the third week of January.
The Rev. George N. Schade of La Combe formerly Charleston has earned the Master of Theology honors program degree from the New Orleans Seminary. He is the son of Mrs. Elizabeth L Schade of Charleston.
The South Charleston Recreation Dept sponsors a Christmas teen dance at the South Charleston Recreation Center from 7 30 to 10 30 p m tonight. The band The Freedom Express will provide music and admission is one dollar per person.
Edward H Wegmann president of Wegmann Motor Sales Inc Kanawha City dies at home from a heart attack. Mass will be held Friday at St Agnes Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olivet Charleston. He was 65 and lived at 6556 Wac Corkle Ave SE. He belonged to St Agnes Men’s Club Knights of Columbus Elks Panama Canal Society of Florida. Survivors include wife Norma, sisters Lucille Waterman Pittsburgh and Emily Lamb Charleston brother Albert and half brother Frank Wegmann of Switzerland. Funeral home rosary Thursday.
McCourt argues for keeping the secretary of state as an elected post while suggesting channeling some duties to other offices. He favors election reforms to clarify voter residence and simplify procedures. He is the second Democrat in the primary, following Tom Winner of Beckley.
Subscribers who pay one year in advance receive a seven dollar and eighty cent discount on the annual rate. Checks should be payable to The Charleston Gazette and mailed to the PIA Bookkeeper at 19b1 Vis St. E Charleston West Virginia. The notice notes members may pay via current mail carrier or weekly carrier payment.
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