Dignitaries Crowd Old White As State Celebrates Birthday
West Virginia marks 87th statehood anniversary with Gov Patteson hosting a gathering at White Sulphur Springs. Secretary Acheson outlines foreign affairs with Jessup and Cooper present, a 87 pound three tier cake, and a reception for visiting governors. Glasses of cheese from Wisconsin, and film previews from Paramount accompany a starry list of guests including Louise Albritton and Charles Collingwood.
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Bui Muller Gazette
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West Virginia
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Dean Acheson
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Acheson
Philip C. Jessup
John Sherman Cooper
State Department
Paul P. Payne
Purity Baking Co
Charleston
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Ohio
13Th Fighter Wing
Air National Guard
167Th
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Lausche
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Virginia Roberts
Louise Albritton
Fred MacMurray
Claudette Colbert
Charles Collingwood
Columbia Broadcasting System
Governors Conference closes with record attendance and farewells
Press Room Chief B. E. Chrisfield says 89 correspondents attended the Governors Conference, more than ever before. Gov Jim Duff of Pennsylvania and Gen. Charlest R. Fox bird hunted at Howard's Creek before breakfast. Host state staff of seventeen kept details tight for guests from across the nation as governors began departures, with Strom Thurmond leaving yesterday and Mennen Williams, Paul Dever and Chester Bowles returning to state legislatures.
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State Office
Freda Williamson
Kathryn Keeney
Emily Poling
Alta Cline
Louise Hambrick
Virginia Roberts
Marguerite Humphrey
Blanche Singleton
Marie Gianto
Minnie Lee Cavendish
Margaret Culliney
Mary Woodrum
Elia Dun
Iron Lung Stolen From Car in Germany
German police reported an American-built iron lung of the latest type was stolen from a car parked in front of a Frankfurt movie house last night. All hospitals have been notified. investigators doubt thieves can resell it to a hospital. The device aids victims of infantile paralysis.
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Germany
Frankfurt
King George's Nephew Sells Estate to Pay Inheritance Taxes
The 27 year old Earl of Harewood in the line of succession sells part of his ancestral estate to cover death duties. Auctions include the village pub at Rigton and 22 000 acres, with proceeds aiding the king's heir after taxes. Most buyers are old tenants and local tradespeople amid estate break up.
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Losua
Ong
George
George VL
Harewood
Wood House
Rigton
Princess Royal
Earl's estate sales in Leeds area fetch set sums at auction
In Yorkshire auctions the Earl's properties and tenancies sold for substantial sums. Homes and fields bid up to 33,980 dollars for two farms, a 175 acre single farm at 25,100, a 17th century stone house from the George I era went for 5,880, and the post office plot with 12 acres brought 7,420 dollars. Annie Mary Ridsale, 83, bought the cottage she lived in for 40 years for 592 dollars amid jubilant remarks as she walked home from Leeds. The Earl and his Vienna born bride reside in London, where he edits an opera magazine.
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Annie Mary Ridsale
Leeds
East Keswick
Earl
London
Java quake kills 17 in Eastern Java
Advices reach Jakarta that an earthquake struck Eastern Java Monday evening killing 17 people and injuring scores of others. The disaster prompted relief and rescue operations as authorities assessed damage and aid needs.
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U.S
Java
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