Belle Plant Worker Survives 25 Foot Fall
A Belle Alkali Co. worker, 19, fell 25 feet to the ground at the Belle plant but escaped with minor injuries after grabbing a steel girder and sustaining two finger cuts. Among 12 treated for injuries yesterday at Charleston General Hospital were auto crash victims, with Leona McMillan, 32, in serious condition from a three car pileup on Ruffner Hollow Road, and Melva Withers, 24, in serious condition from a fall at home.
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Charleston General Hospital
Paul R. Cambon
Belle
Belle Alkali Co
Gant
Cumban
Leona McMillan
RFD 6
Ruffner Hollow Rd
Reva Hackney
Melva Withers
Seth
Boone County
Harry C. Ballou
Beckley
Sissonville
Clendenin Plans Annual West Virginia Day Celebration
Clendenin hosts its second West Virginia Day with the U S Army Reserve Band performing under Col Stephen Boldt. Rush D Holt will give the keynote as 12 area women take enlistment oaths for the WAC. Lions Club sponsors include fireworks, a birthday cake, and a 6 30 pm dinner at the American Legion Hall. In rain, events move to the high school auditorium.
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U. S. Army
Clendenin
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
U. S. Army Reserve Band
Stephen C. Boldt
Second Army
Col
American Legion
Lions Club
NPA OKays Materials For 3 State Projects
Richmond June 18 The National Production Authority announced today allotments of controlled materials for three proposed West Virginia projects Farmers and Merchants Bank Morgantown two bank structures costing 190000 Rev J R Davern St Ann s Rectory Shinnston a 71250 church and Albert Robinson Fairmont a department store 352683.
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Richmond
National Production Authority
West Virginia
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Morgantown
J. R. Davern
St. Ann's
Shinnston
Albert ¥. Robinson
Fairmont
Gazette Executive Cited for Service by ICM Assoc
A. H. Pruett Jr circulation manager of The Charleston Gazette was honored in Oklahoma City for 25 years of work with the International Circulation Managers Association receiving a certificate.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
A. H. Pruett, Jr
Charleston
W. Va
International Circulation Managers Assoc
Pruett
Dillard Declared Northfork Mayor After Recount
Northfork West Virginia June 16 Winford Dillard was declared mayor after a recount in the municipal election. The incumbent on the Citizens ticket and J Robert Anderson of the Peoples Party each had 27 votes in unofficial tallies before the canvass.
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Dillard
Northfork
W. Va
Winford Dillard
Citizens
J. Robert Anderson
Peoples Party
Ana Pauker Travels to Russia After Denunciation
A Vienna newspaper reports Ana Pauker, Romania's former female communist leader, has gone to Russia. The Neue Wiener Tageszeitung cites Romanian refugees saying she left shortly after being denounced as a counter revolutionary enemy of the people.
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Visna
Austria
Vienna
Romania
Ana Pauker
Russia
Neue Wiener Tageszeitung
Pauker
Czech Planes Cross Border Into Bavaria Report
West German border police said four Czechoslovak fighter aircraft crossed into Bavaria on June 18 and circled two border towns for several minutes before returning to Czechoslovakia. No injuries or damage reported.
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Hof
Germany
Bavaria
Czechoslovakia
Woman Face Trial as Bookie in Federal Case
Mrs. Weldon D. Meadows, 39, faces trial in the U S District Court for receiving wagers and failing to pay the federal gambling tax. She posted a $1,000 bond, bond returnable November 12, after being indicted at Bluefield. Previously placed on three years probation and fined $200 for involvement in a numbers racket, she is the first in Belcher’s court to post bond on this tax charge.
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Weldon D. Meadows
Pfandsley
U. S District Court
U. S
W. H. Belcher
Prand
Bluefield
Ben Moore
$50 000 Damage Suit Filed Here
A $50,000 damages suit was filed in Circuit Court by R. R B. Evans of Tyler Mountain against Dennis W. Priddy of Mammoth. Evans seeks damages for permanent injuries including a fractured pelvis from a car collision last August 5 on Tyler Mountain Road near Hunters store. He was released from hospital about a month ago. Priddy faces reckless driving and failure to keep a proper lookout.
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R. R B. Evans
Tyler Mountain
Dennis W. Priddy
Mammoth
Evans
Tyler Mountain Road
Hunter's Store
Priddy
Bankruptcy Petitions Record for Kincaid Filing Updates
Joseph Melile Kincaid, clerk of 210 Monongalia St., lists umbrellas valued at 4 725.83 dollars and assets at 145 dollars, noting a petition filed in bankruptcy. The itemization reflects preliminary creditor claims and asset disclosures from the filing.
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Joseph Melile Kincaid
Monongalia St
Huntington Wins Key Lodge Posts At Police Parley
J Roy Blake of Huntington won the presidency of the State Police Lodge at Parkersburg by 16 votes over Kenneth Hager of Charleston and his running mate W R Rardon of Parkersburg won vice president as Huntington delegates faced a coalition of smaller city delegates. Despite backing Hager Hodges by Huntington, the Blake Bardon ticket prevailed leaving Charleston without officer representation. Disgruntled Charleston delegates said most proposed bylaw changes failed, blamed a opposing faction throughout the conference.
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Parkersburg
J. Roy Blake
Huntington
Charleston
Kenneth Hager
Alternal Order
Blake
Cabell
W. R. Rardon
Rardon
Hosea Hodges
Hager
Hodges
Blake-Bardon
Fayetteville Sailor Wins Honor Award
Bart Patteson Warden of Fayetteville received top honors at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Jacksonville Florida earning the Honor Man title with a 94.8 grade the highest ever at the center He also earned honors from Bainbridge Naval Training Center Md prior to enlistment Warden nephew of Gov Patteson will report to Fleet Air Wing 5 ComAirLant Norfolk Va after eight days leave He arrived from Jacksonville with classmate Ray J Ryan of New York City an honored graduate also a Navy recruit He previously attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia.
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U. S. Navy
Bart Patteson Warden
Fayetteville
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Jacksonville
Fla
Warden
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
Gov. Patteson
Fleet Air Wing-5
ComAirLant
Fleet
Norfolk
J. Duval Shultz
Jacksonvile
Ray J. Ryan
WV lodge votes on annual conference and dues rule
A motion to hold the state conference annually rather than biennially and a rule suspending members 90 days in arrears were defeated. Proposals restricting lodge funds from being converted to members, and a $200 pay raise for the secretary-treasurer were also rejected. The group urged a committee study on a statewide police training school, with a report due at the 1954 convention. Officers elected included William J. Thomas secretary-treasurer and others from Hinton, Weirton, Clarksburg, Bluefield, Wheeling, Morgantown, and Fairmont.
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West Virginia
Charleston Lodge
William J. Thomas
Wheeling
C. BH. Shirey
Hinton
Mike Musulin
Weirton
Government Offices To Close Tomorrow On WV Day
State county and city offices will close tomorrow to mark the anniversary of West Virginia's birth. The Kanawaha County Court will stay in session to carry on the recount of the May 13 primary election. Liquor stores close 8 pm to 10 pm on Saturday. banks also closed.
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West Virginia
Kanawaha
Faulty Warrant Triggers Mistrial in Weight Violation Case
Allen Gray of Raleigh County faced a weight truck charge when a mistrial was declared after an Intermediate Court ruled the warrant faulty. The case originated after a jury was impaneled and Gray appealed his previous conviction from Justice of the Peace Phil Woulfwine. The court taxed a $710.50 penalty plus $5.50 in costs, with five cents per pound over the limit as the legal rate.
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Allen Gray
Raleigh
Ffaulty
I Gray
Court For Justice of the Peace
Phil Woolfwine
North Charleston Lions Club to install new officers
North Charleston Lions Club will install officers at a ladies night meeting tonight at Grace Methodist Church. H Lyle Wolverton becomes president succeeding Charles Morse. Zone chairman Donald P Krisher will perform the ceremony with Wilbur Frame assisting. New officers include Jason Conley first VP Clifford Walker second VP Bob Taylor third VP Edward Dickerson secretary Ralph Long treasurer Harold Bonham lion tamer L H Finney tail twister and directors W T Brotherton Sr and C H Wiest.
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North Charleston Lions Club
Grace Methodist Church
H. Lyle Wolverton
Charles H. Morse
Donald P. Krisher
Dunbar
Lions Clubs
Wilburn. Frame
North Charleston Club
Wolverton
Jason K. Conley
Clifford Walker
Bob Taylor
Edward A. Dickerson
Ralph Long
Harold Bonham
L. H. Finney
W.T. Brotherton, Sr
C. H. Wiest
GOP Women Meet At City Hall Tonight
The David Republican Women's Club will hold a 8 o clock business session at city hall. President J R Edwards announced yesterday the gathering aims to discuss club affairs and upcoming events.
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GOP
David Republican Women’s Club
City Hall
J. R. Edwards
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