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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1951

Page

8

Insurance Women delegates head to national convention in Houston

Delegates Mrs Gladys Wolfes and Miss Lucille Cunningham of the Charleston Association of Insurance Women depart today to attend the national convention of insurance women June 20 23 at the Shamrock Hotel Houston Texas. They will also visit Mexico prior to returning and note the Chest connection. The United Defense Fund is included in the 1951 52 campaign helping elimination efforts.

Gladys Wolfes Lucille Cunningham Charleston Assoc. of Insurance Women National Convention of Insurance Women Shamrock Hotel Houston Tex Mexico United Defense Fund

Valley Bell Manager Named To Head Red Feather Drive

J William Martin, general manager of Valley Bell Dailies Co., was named general chairman for the 1931 32 Red Feather campaign. He announced the drive aims to raise per capita giving in Charleston from 2.08 to close the national average, with appeals to inform the public about Red Feather needs.

J. William Martin Chest Red Feather Martin

B&O Ends Elk River Passenger Runs After Six Decades

After 56 years of service, Baltimore and Ohio trains will operate their final passenger trips along the Elk River between Charleston and Burnsville in Braxton County on Saturday June 30. The line has seen station closures over 29 years with remaining stops listed by J B Perkins as Charleston Blue Creek Falling Rock Clendenin Clay Dunden Otter Framer Town Gassaway Exchange Gilmer and Burnsville. Veteran conductors Robert Brake and Charles Cogar are noted figures on the line.

Baltimore and Ohio Elk River Charleston Burnsville Braxton County J. B. Perkins Forter Blue Creek Falling Rock Clendenin Clay Dunden Otter Framertown Gassaway Exchange Gilmer Shelton Villa Nova Crawford Orlando Porter Robert Brake Charles Cogar Brake Perkins

Red Tape Delays $10.2 Million Southern Alkali Expansion

The National Production Authority delayed a second approval for a $10.2 million expansion at Southern Alkali Co in Natrium Marshall County. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co, parent of Southern Alkali, said Expansion Program NPA authorization was initially granted in the Columbia Chemical Division name and a new certificate was needed after the subsidiary name change. Southern Alkali manufactures chlorine. Plans for the future under the program were not disclosed.

Wheeling National Production Authority Southern Alkali Co Natrium Marshall County Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Southern Alkali Columbia Chemical Division

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