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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
9
The city launches an auxiliary police unit as Mayor Funk notes seven officers sworn in and 58 volunteers sought. Lt Col Edgar B Sites administered the oaths at the St Albans American Legion Hall for the seven initial members.
In Clay County a retrial was postponed due to the absence of key defense witnesses in a Widen picket slaying case. The incident spurred a drive to recruit volunteers for a Civil Defense trained auxiliary police unit, led by seven new officers including Larry Faulkner and Harry Hornoff, aiming to bolster area defense.
The 62nd annual communication of the F&AAY Masons will be held at Garnet High School June 25 28. Members from Master Masons Royal Arch Knights of Templar Shriners Heroines of Jericho Order of Eastern Star Daughters for Isis Crusaders Juvenile Society and all associated bodies will attend the four day meeting.
Open House is held at the Dairy Queen in Charleston West Side to mark the 15th anniversary of a local ice cream concession. Charles R. Borchardt, Buck Rider, and others attend as Charleston celebrates a Duke University and Western Reserve University dental and science linkage.
Firemen housed visiting Montezuma Future Farmers of America at Clarksburg Central Fire Station for the night. A State Road Commission crew studies a Sophia Crab Orchard shortcut expected to cut distance and erase 37 curves. Clarence Stone named Father of the Year by Mt Hope Lions. Kilsyth resident praised. Wilson mine fire damages tipple and buildings. origin not found. plans to reopen mine announced. Weirton Catholic High School enrolls 225 next fall. Sister Marian James arrives to organize curriculum. Morgantown police to crack down on wrong-side parking. Thomas McCaffery named first grand knight of Morgantown Knights of Columbus.
Miss Sharon McClure, student of Me'station, opened near Charles Town, with a piano recital at 8 p.m. The ceremony recognized Ground Observers Corps founder Arthur J. McHoul and local officials. McClure, daughter of Leo T. McClure of Woolbrnesing, studied five years with McHoul and will perform works by Mozart Beethoven Chopin Gershwin and more.
George Howard, son of Mr and Mrs Nick Howard of California Ave Charleston WV, graduates from Northwestern University Dental School with the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. He earns Omicron Kappa Upsilon membership and belongs to Delta Sigma Delta and the American Dental Association. He is a Charleston High School graduate and studied pre professional at the University of Michigan.
A Moose dinner for incoming and outgoing officers of Charleston Chapter No. 317 Women of the Moose and new officers of Charleston Lodge No. 1444 LOOM will be held from 6 to 9 p m Saturday at the Moose Home on Capitol.
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