Johnny Long and his Orchestra visit town amid flag mix up
Coverage notes a Bayside incident where Johnny Long’s car with a Confederate flag caused a misunderstanding with a motorcycle cop and a sergeant who mistook him for a United Nations member. The tale leads to his June 23 Police Benefit Ball at Midelburg Auditorium and echoes older regional lore.
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Johnny Long
New York
Bayside
Long Island
Johnny
United Nations
North Carolina
Long
Terry Turner
Midelburg Auditorium
Charleston
Charleston market soars as city tops sales power
New York reporting Charleston W Va shows the city as a high powered market with rising buying power and greater consumer leeway. A nationwide survey by Sales Management cites Charleston's 1952-1953 purchasing trend, noting a strong index above the national average and increased savings. County aid figures and regional comparisons are included.
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New York
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
Marshall County
Cabell
Fayette
Logan
Mercer
$20 000 Suit Filed Over Car Taxi Crash
A $20,000 damages suit was filed in Common Pleas Court after a Charleston taxi cab collision with a car injuring Pauline Pate on June 4. The suit names Town Tops Cab Co and Earl Hayzlett as defendants, citing serious back injury and lost earnings.
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Axi Co
Earl Hayzlett
Pauline Pate
Hagen St
Charleston
South Atlantic States
Capitol
Christ' S
Hayzlett
State school aid to WV districts tops 49 million dollars
West Virginia will allot 49 511 398 dollars in state aid to the 56 county school systems for the next fiscal year a net decrease of 328 345 from the current year Alva H Anderson notes the total for counties reaches 65 524 995 and the rest comes from county taxes The aid is set by a new formula adopted last year with partial offsets from prior surpluses Cabell County receives 229 922 in temporary aid about 60 percent of its reported original loss of 383 204
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Wonongalla
McDowell
Raleigh
Harrison
Marshall
Anderson
West Virginia
Alva H. Anderson
Tax Commission
Cabell County
West Virginia county tax totals by county values
A list of county names paired with dollar amounts shows a statewide accounting of funds by county. Notable entries include Kanawha at 5 349 825 dollars and Greenbrier with 1 084 227 dollars, alongside several others such as Nicholas
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Clay
Doddridge
Wayette
Gilmer
Grant
Greenbrier
Hampshire
Hancock
Hardy
Harri- 500
Jackson
Jefferson
Kanawha
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mason
Mercer
Min
Leral
Mingo
Monongalia
Monroe
Morgan
McDowell
Nicholas
Ohio
Pendleton
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Raleigh
Randolph
Ritchie
Roane
Summers
Taylor
Tucker
Tyler
Upshur
Wayne
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Wyoming
Patient Who Walked Off From Poca Woods Returns
A 35-year-old patient from a Spencer State hospital who walked off near Poca Woods on June 8 has wandered in the Sissonville area. He admitted escaping and was found with a pocket stuffed with ginseng and wild root worth about 12 to 14 dollars a pound. He plans to sell the roots and give the money to the hospital.
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Spencer State Hospital
Menly
Sissonville
Blackshire
Raleigh County
Peene
Brance
Poca
Quest Blackshire
Areworthshire
Tieat
Industrial Team Sets Data Survey
Gov Marland announced a three phase state wide industrial survey to attract new industry to West Virginia. Arthur D Little Inc will conduct the review of resources industries growth trends and opportunities across rural and metropolitan areas with findings available to all stakeholders.
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Neil Boggs
the Gazette
West Virginia
Marland
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Cambridge, Mass
C. C. Herrman
Cambridge
Canadian Pacific Railway
New England
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Egypt
Titler Assails Plans to Upset Voting Machines
George Titler, president of District 29, United Mine Workers, denounces a campaign to recall voting machines in McDowell County. He says plotters aim to disrupt voter choice and cites deputies and liquor-store workers circulating petitions. He accuses two-bit politicians of clinging to power and vows to use radio to fight back. The movement, backed by United Mine Workers and the McDowell County Non Partisan Good Government League, argues machines cost too much two years after voters approved them by a 3 to 1 margin.
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Welch
George Titler
United Mine Workers
McDowell County
Good Government ‘League
Titler
I. Tiller
Gas Line Ignition Damages Building on Kanawha Blvd East
A gas leak under the street yesterday afternoon exploded and damaged a building at 321 Kanawha Blvd East. Lambert's Auto Parts occupies the site as three companies responded to the alarm, with estimated damage pegged at 75 dollars. The Charleston Fire Department led the incident.
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Kanawha Blvd
Charleston
Lambert's Auto Parts
West Virginia Bid for New Industries Backed by Study
Thur D. Little team conducts a study sponsored by the Foreign Operations Administration of the U S Department of State. State officials believe the firm findings will help West Virginia compete more effectively with other states in attracting new industries.
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Thur D. Little Team
Foreign Operations Administration
U. S. Department of State
F Firm
West Virginia
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