Increase in Dissolutions of State Firms Reported in West Virginia
Secretary of State Dr Pitt O'Brien reported about 70 applications for dissolution in West Virginia reflecting weaker business conditions. He noted that only four new incorporation applications have been received for the upcoming period, with 88 charters issued in June 1948 but only 35 granted this month.
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West
Virginia
Pitt O'Brien
O’brien
O'Brien
State Tax Commissioner
Kanawha Chesit Court
President Truman Skips Weekly News Conference
The White House announced President Truman will forego his regular weekly news conference tomorrow due to a heavy schedule and lack of news.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Measles Outbreak Reported in Calhoun County
State Health Department reports an outbreak of German measles with 50 cases in Calhoun during the week ending Saturday. No other statewide outbreaks noted. Officials urge careful food handling and safe water and milk to prevent typhoid fever and other illnesses.
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State Health Department
Calhoun
Department
West
Ex-Wife of Convict Released from Jail
PARKERSBURG June 22 Mrs Virgie Frazier Hopkins Starcher 38 released today from jail where she was held as a material witness in a murder case She is the divorced wife of Holly Starcher one of 14 convicts who escaped from the state penitentiary at Moundsville June 3 She was detained after the fatal shooting in her home at Sam Humphreys 38 early yesterday Release ordered by Wood County Prosecutor Charles V Renner with ongoing investigation Yer grand jury action on a murder charge in connection with fire shooting Nine army generals here lived to become President of the U S Washington Jackson William Harrison Taylor Fierce Grant Hayes Garfield and Benjamin Harrison
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Parkersburg
Virgie Frazier Hopkins Starcher
Holly Starcher
Moundsville
Sam Humphreys
Robert Taylor
Starcher
Wood County
Charles V. Renner
Rat Poison Kills Rupert Child in Tragic Accident
A three year old girl, Elvertts Marlene Morth, died in Rupert after drinking liquid rat poison found on a kitchen shelf. Parents Husgell T North mourn her. she leaves five sisters, two brothers, and grandparents. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Pearly Orndaff at Wallace and Wallace chapel. Burial at End of The Trail Cemetery near Clintonville.
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The
Ware
Rupert
Wallace
East RaineHe
Elvertts Marlene Morth
Mra. Husgell
T. North
Glenora
Arbutus
Marion
Lolettie
Elenora
Russell, Jr
Chilmer
Shrill Swain Woos Ladylove With Ax in Wild Pursuit
Manuel Frank Mira was jailed after a man named Mejia allegedly hacked through a screen and threatened a receptionist Janet Parker while crying love phrases. Parker and roommate Nemi Frost escaped to another apartment as Mejia pursued them with a hatchet in Wilshire Boulevard.
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Los Angeles
Manuel Frank Mira
Salice
Janet Parker
Mejia
Nemi Frost
Majia
Jhee
Wilshire Biv
Krause
Charleston Executive Testifies Before FPC
A Seaboard Corp official testified at a Power Commission hearing that Atlantic Seaboard included Baltimore natural gas deliveries in its Washington rate calculations. Charleston WV executive R J Ryder said 1951 delivery to Washington would cost 3.5 cents per 1000 cubic feet with Baltimore as a customer, or 4.5 cents per 4000 cubic feet if Baltimore is omitted.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard Corp
Baltimore
R. J. Ryder
Charleston
W. Va
Seaboard
Baltimore Pais
Ryder
Power Commission
Seaboard 10 Supply Consolidated Gas Light Power Co
Circuit Court Hears 15000 Damage Suit Over Blakeley Crash
The $15,000 damage suit filed by John Shamblin of Blakeley against Alfred Richards of Blakeley went to trial in circuit court. Shamblin testified he suffered four facial fractures and the loss of six teeth from a Dec 19 1948 collision on the highway near Blakeley. He claimed Richards drove on the left side and damaged his car. Lyons of Blakeley testified for Shamblin that Richards was left of center at impact.
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John Shamblin
Blakeley
Alfrred Richards
Shamblin
Richards
Cat] Lyons
Shemblin
Leniency Linked Youth Offenders Study of Bible Promised
Five Lincoln youths charged in a February case face county jail terms of six to nine months. Judge Frank Bevan offered to reduce sentences by three weeks if within 30 days they recite the Ten Commandments and Sermon on the Mount from memory and show grasp of Proverbs and Emerson essay. The group originally faced rape charges now reduced to contributing to the delinquency of a minor after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the first trial.
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Lincoln
Ralph Waldo Einer Son
Frank
Bevan
Power Commission Orders Gas Rate Cut
The power commission ordered Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Co. to cut about 422 4060 yearly in its charges with two other firms for natural gas. Reductions were allocated to Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Co. by 319 805 and Louisville Gas and Electric Co. by 105 501. The action follows a Pittsburgh complaint over routing and unjust rates in the Pittsburgh area.
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Washingtor
The
Power Commission
Kentucky-West Virginia Gas Co
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Co
Louisville Gas and Fleckie Co
Pittsburgh
Kentucky-West Virginia
West St Virgina Gas Co
Equitables Gas Co
Dominican Rebels Reported Crushed in Army Day Dispatch
Dominican government troops on Army day paraded in full gear while press reports claimed the revolt in provinces had been crushed. Reports noted no new clashes after the Luperon invasion and Fuerto Plata clashes last Sunday. President Trujillo traveled by 130 mile auto route to Santiago de los Caballeros and awarded a medal to Puentes Nesvalguen for leading civilians in repelling invaders.
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Cludad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Luperon
Fuerto Plata
Rafael Trujillo
Santiago de Las Caballanros
Comares
Leoops
Trujitte
Puentes Nesvnl~guen
Wesleyan appoints Beeghley to admissions counsellor post
Hobart Beeghley of Jane Lew named to the West Virginia Wesleyan College staff as admissions counsellor replacing William Pugh who departs for professional football with the Philadelphia Eagles. Beeghley previously served as Lewis County schools superintendent and was secretary at Wesleyan in 1947 48. He will visit high schools interview students and parents and assist principals.
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Buckhannon
Hobart Beeghley Jy
Jane Lew
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wiliam J. Scarborough
Beeghley
Judy
Lewis County Schools
Kenneth W. Shaffer
Haane County
Wesleyan
Beeghey
Willam Pugh
Philadelphia Eagles
Indian Ambassador Hints Cooling Advice for Heat
New Indian ambassador Vijaya Pandit told Americans to imitate Indian practice of covering doorways with fragrant leaves and watering them hourly for a cooling effect. She called this method air conditioning and cooling fragrance in diplomatic terms.
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New York
Mme, Vijaha Pandit
United States
India
Compliment Costly, Husband Discovers
Miami court approves divorce settlement for Mrs Marion Vinson Frantz whose husband the night pilot said he stayed with her for her domestic skills. The circuit court grants $25,000 to Mrs Frantz with a $300 monthly support, or $100 monthly if she remarries, for their four year old son, and Mrs Frantz will keep the house they occupy.
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Miami
Fla
Henry D. Frantz
Marion Vinson Frantz
Frantz
Frantz Iso
Lacy
Morgantown Council Rejects Phrenology Ordinance
The Morgantown city council voted last night to stop an ordinance permitting phrenology by Madame Shay. Psychology Prof John Winters argued phrenology is not an exact science and a state license may govern practice. Eugene Long contended municipalities cannot forbid licensed practitioners and vowed to seek a court order if needed. The State Tax Department noted a $200 annual fee allows phrenology business setup.
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Morgantown
Shay
John Winters
West Virginia University
Alty
Eugene Long
Madame Shy
Charleston
State
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Aelief
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Jackson
William Harrison
Taylor
Fierce
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Lake Washington
Jeri
Lake Washington Realty Corporation
Kanawha
P.O. Box
Salus
Coal Fork, W. VA
E. I. Bowles
Glidden
Clendenin
J. D. Gandee & Son
Glidden Paints
Belle, W. VA
Belle Hardware Co
Icharleston
Glen Elk Ebr. Co
Birch Street
Kalls
Swain
Ladylove
FPC
Circuit Court
Charleston, W. VA
Elk Lumber CompAny
Sigly Ave
Corr
Gudden
Baird Hardware Company
West Glidden Paint Distributors
Rob Rnesaere
W.va
Kanawha City Hardware
McCarkle Ave
Winfield, W. VA
Gil & Burdett
Rand, W. VA
Maddox Grocery
Ismithers
T&t Furniture Co
Glinden
Montgomery, W. VA
Home Outfitting Co
Cedar Grove, W. VA
Higginhotham
Lewis School
Geis
Hos Cohen
Junior
St. Joseph
St.Joseph
Hava Angel
Quarrier
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General Electric
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