Fire sweeps Charleston area restaurants and homes
West Virginia crop report shows farmers behind schedule due to cool wet May. A string of fires hits Charleston, including Shoney’s No 1 Drive-In on West Kanawha Blvd destroying the building and causing 30 000 to 40 000 dollars in damage. West Virginia Body Works at 1009 Central Ave burns for 80 000 to 100 000 dollars. Ruth Miller Fort Hill home fire costs 23 000 dollars. Fire under control at 4 41 a m. Fire cause linked to faulty wiring. competitions with payroll losses noted at Armco Steel Whiteside plant.
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Charleston
Shoney
West Kanawha Blvd
West Side
West Virginia
Central Ave
Fort Hill
Ruth Miller
Alex Schoenbaum
Whitesville
Armto
H. C. Fullmer
Armco Steel Corp
Whitesyde
Montcoal
Montreal theft nets two thousand dollars
The report summarizes multiple agriculture and weather notes with figures for wheat, fruit, milk, eggs, and crop prospects. It also mentions a 2000 dollar theft discovered at 4:30 am near Raleigh County and references payroll and television items unrelated to farming.
Young GOP Opens Meeting in Wheeling Convention
Wheeling hosts the 14th biennial West Virginia League of Young Republicans two day convention. Delegates and guests attended a Friday reception marking the opening. Officers will be elected today. Key speakers include U S Sen Thrston B Morton Rep Arch A Moore Jr Secretary Helen Holt and others.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
League of Young Republicans
U. S
Thruston B. Morton
Helen Holt
Virgil Rohrbough
GQP
Daniel Louchery
Zhukov Alive Claim Denied by Soviet Sources
Paris reports quote Soviet sources saying Marshal Georgi Zhukov lives quietly in retirement in his Moscow apartment. They deny threats by Premier Khrushchev and note Zhukov was removed for not bowing to party dictates over army discipline and strategy amid ongoing propaganda concerns.
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Paris
Georgi Zhukov
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Zhukov
Communist Party
Ignored wife wins divorce and large settlement
Mrs. George M. Holley Jr., wife of the Holley Carburetor Co. president, was awarded a divorce and 257600 plus ongoing support. She receives 75 monthly for each of three children and ownership of shares in General Motors, U S Steel, Dow Chemical, and Standard Oil, with installments lasting 17 years. The couple married in 1942 and separated in 1952.
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Detroit
George M. Holley Jr
Holley
General Motors
U. S. Steel
Dow Chemical Co
Standard Oil Co
Holleys
Dad Loses Suit to Win Girl's Wages
In Con don Pleas Court a jury ruled for John Breed en of Piedmont Rd. over a claim by W. T. Baldwin of Grapevine Creek that his 19-year-old daughter Minnie Lou earned wages and was promised $15 weekly. Baldwin testified of an agreement for room and board plus wages. Breed en denied any such contract and said payments covered her living costs. Minnie Lou worked from February to October last year.
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Condon Pleas Court
John Breeden
Piedmont Rd
W. T. Baldwin
Grapevine Creek
Baldwin
Minnie Lou
Breedens
Breeden
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