West Virginia Press Association Opens Meet in Wheeling
The WVPA annual Better Newspaper Contest winners will be announced during a three day summer outing in Wheeling at Oglebay Park. A two cash awards 19 engraved plaques and certificates of merit will be given. AP members join a shared program with WVPA.
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Wheeling
West Virginia Press Association
West Virginia
Associated Press
Wheeling Country Club
Oglebay Park
WVPA
Carviage House
C. J. McQuade
Beckley Raleigh Register
AP Association
Freedom of Information Committee
Robert Mel Ince
Charleston Daily Mail
Wheeling News Publishing Co
Wheeling Steel Plants
Rupert Man Receives Chiropody Degree in Ohio
Rupert native Howard Darrel Darby son of Mr and Mrs R B Darby Rupert West Virginia earned the doctor of surgical chiropody degree from the Ohio College of Chiropody in Cleveland last week He is a Rupert High School graduate and will pursue postgraduate work in surgery
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Cleveland
Une
Howard Darrel Darby
R. B. Darby
Rupert
W. Va
Ohio College of Chiropody
Darby
Rupert High School
Browning Predicts No A Bomb Drops in Future Wars
Jackson's Mill witnesses Governor and officials sworn in at Mountaineer Boys State as Judge Chauncey Browning asserts no A bombs or H bombs will be dropped in future wars. He urges U S readiness against Russia and recalls World War I gas usage. Jim Villers named House speaker and Allen Walker named Senate president as Nationalists edge Federalists in the Legislature.
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Mountaineer Boys
John Frye
Huntington
Jackson's Mill
Frye
Harland Lilly
Beckley
Supreme Court
Chauncey
Browning
Board of Public Works
Mountaineer
United States
Russia
Jim Villers
Clarksburg
House of Delegates
Allen Walker
Minden
Fayette County
Senate
Health and Politics Clash at West Virginia Workshop
Clarksburg speaker Mrs. John F. McCuskey urged separation of politics from public health during a health education workshop opening the 32nd annual State Health Conference. She called for better mentally handicapped programs, expanded PTA mental health efforts, and properly supervised detention homes to aid troubled youths. The conference features State Health Director N. H. Dyer and Coca Cola executive Edgar J. Faric.
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John G. Morgan
Gaezeile
West Virginia
Clarksburg
John F. McCuskey
State Health Department
Politi
Daniel Boone Hotel
McCuskey
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Harrison County Mental Health Medical Auxiliary
West Virginia Public Health
N. H. Dyer
Edgar J. Faric
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Thomas L. Harris
Parkersburg
Dyer
Herbert C. Little
Associated Press
William R. Barrett
United Press
Graduates From West Virginia at Miami University
Three West Virginia students will graduate at Miami University's 117th commencement. Lou Ann Malt, Andeuda Aye of Charleston, and Wayman Qo of South Seventh Street are listed among science and business majors in the class roster.
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Oxford, Gh
West Virginia
Miami University
Rixe Manviny
Lou Ann
Andeuida Aye
Charleston
Bathier
Parkersburg
Naebeier
E. Wayman
St. C
Batneies
Science
Carer
Charleston seeks bids as quorum fails on South Charleston project
City Council meets amid bid deadlock after unable to form a quorum. If no decision is reached by nightfall, bids may not be opened and the project would need readvertisement. Mountain Slate Construction Co. was low bidder on one phase while K D Sarrett and John S Gillespie Inc were low on the other phase.
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South Charleston
Lwo Js
Londeree
J. W. Londeree
Crash injures hundreds as two Dortmund streetcars collide
In Dortmund Germany June 1944 ninety four people were injured in a head on crash of two streetcars. Four are seriously hurt. Both trolleys remained standing as passengers were thrown about and hit by flying glass.
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Dortmund
Germany
Ruhr
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