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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
5
An explosion at the Kenova power plant of the Appalachian Electric Power Co disabled service for over an hour. The injured were identified as F. W. Hatten and Ted Smith, both of nearby towns. Officials withheld the cause pending investigation.
Eight young ladies compete for Miss Jo title during a Nitro Junior Woman's club carnival week. Votes cost one cent with proceeds to the Nitro Recreation fund. Contestants are Nancy Holman Helen Hedrick Betty Mollohan Marilyn Dent Isis Lott Blaise Vanam Ruth Ann Smith and more as Miss Nitro will be crowned after a week at Nitro Recreation Park.
Dr. Eugene M. Austin of the Baptist Temple led the program committee at the 1949 Northern Baptist Convention in San Francisco. Eight members were named to organize the 1950 meeting set for May 12 to 25 in Boston. About 200 West Virginians plan to attend the Golden Jubilee convention of the National Association of Retail Grocers in Chicago June 12 to 16, per George W. King.
The one day West Virginia Medical Corps reservists contact camp is postponed to June 26 at the Daniel Bonne hotel. Lt Col O B Binns cited a national Atlantic City meeting as the reason for the change. The session will cover medic aspects of the alon bomb.
The article notes expanded exhibits of food products and modern store equipment at Navy Pier in Chicago. It states the convention banquet will be split between two hotels to handle the larger crowd and mentions questions about pricing and value.
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