Townsend Planetarium Dedicated at Charleston Children's Museum
Last week at the Charleston Children's Museum in the Kanawha Library building, the Hillis Townsend Planetarium was dedicated. Mrs. Robert S. Spilman Jr. presented the plaque, honoring Townsend for 80 hours of time and talents given to Charleston youth. Townsend helped set up the planetarium in 1948.
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Charleston Junior League
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Ask The Gazette B the sweee 40 -60 chanting of tent by missingame Chart Washington 5
Q and A style column presents a mix of trivia questions and answers on topics including cat lifespans, the armed forces designation in 1947, symphony movements, citron origins, St Elmo's fire, and the Paul Bunyan legend. Answers cite DoD, Weather Bureau, and regional lore with concise explanations.
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Department of Defense
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
National Guard
Armed Forces of
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Truman
Florida
California
Paul Bunyan
Northwest
Canada
Minnesota
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Mystery Marksman Strikes English Highway Windshields
A puzzling shooter on the Portsmouth Road near Esther has shattered 22 windshields with a tiny center halo. Police, ballistic experts, and motorists chase clues as the mystery unfolds across a wooded stretch over the past year.
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Notable West Virginia Firms Listed in Directory
A compilation listing diverse West Virginia based companies includes Virginian Electric Inc West Virginia Brick Co W Va Water Service Co White s Garage Superior Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co W A Abbitt Co Apex Paint Glass Co Inc Barium Reduction Corp Birch Transfer Storage Bond Rider Jackson Co Builders Material Co Carbon Fuel Co Charleston Clay Products Co Cottage Nursery Crown Supply Co Everett Cunningham Ambulance Service Granville H Elliott Builder Greenlee Brothers and others. The directory reflects a cross section of industrial and service entities operating in the region.
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Black Rock Co
West Virginia Brick Company
W. Va. Water Service Company
White’s Garage, Inc
Superior Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
W. A. Abbitt Co
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Virginian Electric, Inc
M. S. Aldrich and Associates
Apex Paint & Glass Co., Inc
Barium Reduction Corp
Birch Transfer & Storage
Bond-Rider-Jackson Co
Bon-Ton Laundry Co
Builders Material Co
the Carbon Fuel Co
Charleston Clay Products Co
Cottage Nursery
Crown Supply Co
Everett
Cunningham
Evans Lumber Co
South Charleston
Fletcher Enamel Co
Glen Elk Lumber Co
Granville H. Elliott
Greenlee Brothers
Guyer's “Aluma Kraft
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Hallicrafters
Hatfield Campbell Creek
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!