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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1952
Page
7
A reader column advises simpler refinishing by removing varnish with a sharp scraper to avoid restaining. It explains that scraping only removes the surface coating, preserving wood color, while deeper scratches necessitate complete refinishing. For tough cases a varnish remover is recommended and readers can send questions for future columns.
Walter Ralph Behele, 33, of Yavrkey Lincoln County, was sentenced to 10 years in Moundsville Estate Penitentiary by Dom Non Pleas Judge H Cley Worth for armed robbery of Bonded Oil Co. on February 16. He was shot three times by Patrolman Jack Worley as he attempted escape after the holdup.
Inez Robb recounts how a quick idea became the Zoomerang the fastest selling toy in the land. Rex Tigrett started with 2500 dollars in Chicago then moved his family to Jackson Tennessee. The Jackson plant now employs about 120 people and tests toys for local kids.
Bluefield residents endure a heat wave as the local Chamber of Commerce runs a publicity stunt. Tomorrow and Wednesday, pretty girls in shorts will serve tree lemonade on street corners to mark what the chamber calls the ideal summer temperatures of this mountain city. The air-conditioning city model hit 90 degrees yesterday and again today.
Morgantown June 16. Eighty four advanced infantry cadets of the ROTC at West Virginia University will report June 41 to Fort George C Meade Maryland for six weeks of summer training. Cadets include William Cooles Marshall D Eidos Howard D Fontaine Tanmas Meadows William Skinner Robert Denial Robert Lynch Roy Cooper Joe Starcher Ralph Looney James Ferguson Arthur McCutcheon Lookout James McVey John R Mitchell Peterstown Benjamin H Carson Montgomery Theodace Anderson Mourt Hope James Borden Bluefield Louie
A fragment lists Longamere Links Grove John Dempsey Lewisburg Ralph Morrin Summersville and Bennett Smith Williamson as part of a community or legal notice roster.
The article describes nickel alloy used in a 226-foot Coast Guard motor lifeboat and its parts, highlighting corrosion resistance and strength. It notes Inco’s marine testing in North Carolina researching salt water metal effects and promotes Cal Calahan's booklet “When Metals Go To Sea” with a request for free copy from The International Nickel Company.
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