Educated Drivers Reducing West Virginia Highway Deaths
West Virginia reports fewer highway deaths this year due to driver education efforts. A state committee, led by C. H. Archer and Ross Bonar, developed a course after two years. Morgan town and Buckhannon Upshur high schools already taught. Morgantown and Buckhannon have classroom and behind the wheel training. State education officials approved driver education and planned teacher training institutes co sponsored by the state police.
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Mercer County
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Buckhannon-Upshur
West Virginia University
Buckhannon-Upshure High
Morgantown High
W. Va
Assoc
Charleston
Beckley
Clarksburg
Radio programs promote highway safety education in West Virginia
Two traffic safety experts from New York and a state policeman appear on each program as high school teachers are trained for summer courses at West Virginia University and Marshall College. The plan envisions 200 safety institutes for teachers in 1947 and a statewide expansion of safety education in schools.
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West Virginia Traffic Deaths Rise in First Five Months of 1947
State police report 150 traffic fatalities from Jan 1 to May 31 1947 up from 127 in the same period 1946. Kanawha County tops county fatalities with 23 while Fayette counts 14. Huntington leads cities with seven deaths, Charleston five, Wheeling three, others one or none.
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Offiis Cer
Burreu
Tyree
Kanawha County
Fayette County
Huntington
Charleston
Wheeling
Bluefield
Parkersburg
Fairmont
Beckley
Morgantown
South Charleston
Moundsville
Martinsburg
Mine Institute Plans Meeting at Fairmont
The West Virginia Coal Mining Institute will hold its mid year meeting at the Fairmont hotel in Fairmont in June 2021. Jesse Redyard, former state mines chief, will preside over the meeting with speakers from Joy Manufacturing, West Virginia University, American Cyanamid, and the U S Bureau of Mines. Topics cover shuttle cars loading belts heavy media separation and electrical accident breakdowns.
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Fairmont
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Traffic Problem Becoming Serious
West Virginia Safety and Health Council warned that traffic congestion and parking shortages are serious handicaps across cities. It urged a statewide share-a-title campaign and urged residents to share rides with neighbors or coworkers to reduce cars on streets and highways.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Safety and Health Council
Montgomery Named to Aquatic School Safety Committee
Alfred B. Montgomery Jr. of Charleston has been appointed to the Kanawha Clay water safety committee. He taught at the Red Cross National Aquatic School to be held June 16 to 26 at Camp Minnehaha Pocahontas County. He has conducted 23 life saving and water safety courses since moving from Red Grass work in Virginia and North Carolina six years ago.
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American Red Cross
Alfred B. Montgomery
Red Cross National Aquatic School
Camp Minnehaha
Pocahontas County
Charleston
Virginia
North Carolina
Elkview Farmers to Hear Falk on Dairy Cow Feed
Elkview area farmers are invited to a meeting Thursday at 7 p m at Elkview High School on producing better feed for the dairy cow. Speakers Brooks V Daugherty county agricultural agent and Ora Chapmin soil conservationist will give talks with slide pictures. The event was called by GI farmers and is open to all interested farmers.
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Elkview
Elkview High School
Brooks V. Daugherty
Ora Chapmin
Daugherty
Governor to Head Safety Delegation to Washington
Governor Meadows will lead a state official delegation to the President's Highway Safety Conference June 18 to 20 in Washington. Attending wives will join a White House tea hosted by Mrs. Harry E. Truman. a French embassy tea and a luncheon honor the American Automobile Association for a 1946 safety award are planned.
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Harry Radcliff
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Department of Transportation
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W. W. Trent
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Grace O. Austin
Southern
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Pearl R. Strom
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Gov. Meedows
Mutual Broadcasting Co
Scouts Deluge Beckwith Camp In Fayette County
About one thousand Boy Scouts from the Charleston Area Council occupy the Beckwith 4-H camp in Fayette county for a three day camporee. Scout Executive Henry G. Shires says the rally ends this afternoon with Scouts returning home. Camp director is John T. Hartwell and Field Scout Executive Herbert Stone assists. District supervisors include Charles H. Gilmour W. W. Rogers and Lewis J. Evstein.
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Maath
John T. Hartwell
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Herbert Stone
Charles H. Gilmour
W. W. Rogers
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Bound over in municipal court on felonious assault
William Tolar of Tolar's Grill alleges felonious assault by bia Av who was bound over to the grand jury after claim of holding a blackjack. Tolar also faced unlawful carrying of a Billie. both bonds set at $500. Medical term noted as variola for chicken pox.
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William Tolar
Tolar's
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Stoffel
Billie
Bothmen
Two Men Held After Blackjack Alters Hands
A blackjack altercation yesterday led to both men being held to the intermediate court grand jury instead of one. Clarence Stoffel of 509 Colum- (text cut) remains among the named involved in the incident.
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Clarence Stoffel
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