Five West Virginia men survive two weeks in hills eating wild fare
In Kingwood Preston County Sheriff Charles Brown hosted five Weirton men who tested a two week survival diet in Allegheny Mountains to prove it possible after an atomic attack. They lived off greens bass rabbits and turtles while ensuring all items were free of radiation May 28 miles north of Pittsburgh. They carried rifles pistols cooking supplies and vitamins. The group lost 10 to 20 pounds and faced cold difficult weather. Civil Defense officials and local leaders attended the event and may back a winter, larger follow up with 25 volunteers.
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Kingwood
Preston County
Charles Brown
Brown
Allegheny Mountains
Here
Pittsburgh
Weirton
Swift
Defining newspapers through a six year olds words
A quirky reader produced six year old Californias definition of newspapers praising their utility while editors add a sharp poke about their uses. The piece mixes jokes about public officials a West Virginia tale and a survey of satirical quips about presidents the stock market and societal norms.
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David Cleary
Theazette
California
City to Decide Sunrise Fate Wednesday
Charleston residents will learn if the South Hills estate known as Sunrise will be saved. The advisory board plans a meeting Wednesday to consider selling to a real estate developer unless a fundraising effort raises about 75,000 dollars to buy the property for a children's museum.
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Charleston
Hills
The
Salya
Usation Army
Lee M. Kenna
South ‘Hills
Frank Withrow
Salvation Army
Army
Mercer Fire Blamed on Melting Pot at Griffin Pie
An overheated melting pot on the third floor sparked a $300,000 fire at the Griffin Pie Co in Bluefield. Firemen said melted shortening oil flowed to a deep fry vat on the second floor, and the blaze burned out of control for nearly two hours Sunday afternoon. About 10 workers were on duty when the fire was discovered around 3 30 p m. An adjacent building was damaged and three others were affected. Police reported no injuries and no further incidents from the event.
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Bluefield — i
Griffin Pie Co
Bluefield
Railway Valuation Standoff Before Board on Chesapeake and Ohio
State Board of Public Works adjourned without agreement over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway valuation. Members split 2-2 on whether to keep at 117.5 million or trim by 0.5 million, amid initial 4 million tentative rise later reduced. Other rail and utility valuations were adjusted with compromises while Gov Barron and Atty Gen Robertson were absent.
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State Board of Public Works
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
State Tax Department
C&o
West Virginia
C. Howard Hardesty
John Kelly
Denzil Gainer
Joe F. Burdett
Agricultre
John Johnson
Gov. Barron
Donald Robertson
Rex Smith
United Fuel Gas Co
Burdett
URG
Johnson
Gainer
Kelly
UFG
Atlantic Seaboard
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Miss Charleston Winner Seeks State Pageant Fame
Margaret Louise Ingle, Miss Charleston, a St Marys native and Morris Harvey sophomore, won the city title in last Saturdays Miss Charleston contest. She is 36-23-26, soft spoken and surprised by the victory. She will compete in Clarksburg in July for the state crown and, if successful, Atlantic City for Miss America.
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Charleston
Morris Harvey College
Margaret Louis Ingle
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Fellows
Margaret Louise Ingle
Atlantic City
Morris Harvey
Spencer
West Virginia Seventh-day Adventists discuss child will
At the West Virginia Seventh-day Adventists annual conference in Parkersburg Eric B. Hare explains that a child's will resides in the mind not the seat of the pants. He links discipline at home, school, and church as shaping a child's decision-making voice. A later report notes a Miss Charleston winner and Marshall University enrollment figures.
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Parkersburg
Conference of
West Virginia
Seventh-day Adventists
Eric B. Hare
Tt Wen
Hare
Ebert Memorial Park
Hope Gas rate hike faces public scrutiny in hearings
A Public Service Commission consultant challenged Hope Natural Gas’s request for a 6.75 percent rate on transmission and distribution and 10 percent on production facilities, proposing an overall 6.25 percent rate of return. Glass manufacturers from Clarksburg Parkersburg and Moundsville protested, saying higher gas costs would boost product prices. Plant managers estimated substantial yearly bill increases for Hazel Atlas and other firms, while noting gas costs are one of several production-curtailment factors.
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Associated Press
Public Service Commission
Hope Natural Gas Company
James M. Honakery
Frankfort
Psc
Parkersburg
Johns
Hope
Manville
West Pieyes
Amately Duy
Vuv
Clarksburg
Moundsville
AMI
Jobs placements hit new state record in May 1961
West Virginia Employment Security reports 3,001 non agricultural placements in May across 24 offices, up 847 from April and 555 higher than May 1960. Director Clement S Bassett cites improved economy and Hire Now campaign as factors. Unemployment benefits paid amount to 2,474,072, down from April but 38 percent above May 1960. First five months total 16,467,945, up 6,640,742 year over year.
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West Virginity
Department of Employment Security
Clement SR. Bassett
Bassett
DES
Department
West Virginia seen progressing in race relations power shift
Brant Coopersmith head of a three state region of the Anti-Defamation League says West Virginia shows a ready climate for progress. He cites desegregation efforts and inclusion in hotels and restaurants along with a state Human Rights Commission as signs of improving civil rights and predicts a coalition shift in Congress will accelerate change in the South.
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Brant Coopersmith
West Virginia
Coopersmith
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
B'nai B'rith
New York City
Charleston
Anti-Defamation League
America
Deep South
Congress
South
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Walter Reuther
Milton Eisenhower
Lawless
Mercer
Thorugh
Kanawha Valley
Gazette
North Charleston
Nease Dr
Otay
William MacCorkle
South Hills
Kanawha River
Kenna
Charleston Gazette
Thomas A. Knight Steff
Miss Ingle
Seta Marshall
Huntington
J Marshall University
Register’ Office
Honaker
R. FE. Warrick
Johns-Manville Fiber Glass Co
Wold
Hazel-Atlas
Continental Can
Barron
Florida
Sandy Guthrie
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