Sorority to Hold National Parley Here July 11 13
Sigma Iota Chi national sorority will hold its convention in Charleston July 11 to 13 with Morris Harvey College hosting. About 100 delegates from 13 chapters are expected to attend, with representation from San Francisco Los Angeles St. Louis Trenton and several West Virginia towns.
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Sigma Iota Chi
Charleston
Morris Harvey College
Daniel Boone Hotel
Morris Harvey
San Francisco
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Trenton
N. J
Marshall, Tex
Miami
Oklo
Sacramento
Cal
Providence
R. 1
Athens
H. P. Campbell
Thomas Circle
Leonard Riggleman
South Ruffner
Memorial Hall
Road Commission Approves 19 State Projects and Bids
The State Road Commission approved 19 projects with low bids totaling 1,670,280. George Wang Inc of Pittsburgh won 522,053 for land piers and approaches for the Ninth Street Bridge over the Ohio River at Wheeling. Brown and Wright of Princeton bid 310,236 for a 34 1 2 mile airport access road near Mercer County. Andersons Inc of Charleston bid 324,596 for two projects on 0 5 60 between Hico and Camp Lookout. Paul Price of Huntington bid 126,092 for grading and drainage on Secondary 62 in Lincoln County.
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State Road Commission
George Wang, Inc
Pittsburgh
Ninth Street
Ohio River
Wheeling
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Brown and Wright
Princeton
Mercer County
Edison
Brushy Fork
Anderson's, Int
Charleston
Hico
Camp Lookout
Lincoln County
Paul Price
Huntington
Plea for Change of Judge Denied in Liquor Case
Two Kanawha County men James O. Lotts and Carl Hamilton saw a petition to bar Intermed iate Court Judge William J Thompson from their trial denied by the Supreme Court. They argued Judge Thompson lacked jurisdiction as the case moved from Magistrate A G Thayer to an Intermediate Court. Trial was scheduled for today after Thayer had dismissed the case upon the prosecutor request.
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Kanawha County
William J. Thompson
Supreme Court
James O. Lotts
Carl Hamilton
Thompson
A. G. Thayer
Thayer
Letts
Hamilton
Eastern Reorganizes Newark Flights From Charleston
Eastern Air Lines regional rep Erle Whetsell announced planned July 3 resumption of service to Newark with 20 daily flights, about one third of prior volume, including a Charleston to Newark 6:25 p.m. departure arriving 9:27 p.m. and a Newark to Kanawhaw Airport 4:10 p.m. departure arriving 7:12 p.m. Flights resume after spring cancellations and safety barriers were reduced and runway area expanded to limit over residential zones.
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Eastern Air Lines
Municipal
Newark
Kanawha
Y Whetsell
MH Selected as Center For Secretaries Test
Mortis Harvey College was chosen as an examination center for certified professional secretaries. Walton W. Reynolds, head of the college’s business administration department, announced the selection by the Institute for Certifying Secretaries and the local National Secretaries Association chapter. A certified professional secretary completes all six parts of an exam sponsored by the institute.
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Mortis Harvey College
Walton W. Reynolds
College Department of Business Administration
Institute For Certifying
National Secretaries Assoc
Institute
The
Secretaries Association
Coal Executive Retires Himself Longtime West Virginia Firms
James D. Francis retires as chairman of Island Creek Coal Co. and Pond Creek Pocahontas Co. Raymond Salvati to assume executive duties and remain president and chief administrative officer. Francis, 68, will stay as director and on the executive committee while focusing on family and public duties. He has led properties since 1911. Salvati has led since 1949. Francis will keep roles with several industry groups.
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New York
James D. Francis
Island Creek Coal Co
Pond Creek Pocahontas Co
Raymond ©. Salvati
Francis
National Coal Association
Bituminous Coal Institute
Appalachian Coals, Inc
National Industrial Conference Board
Judge Moore Attends Judicial Conference in Ashville
Federal Judge Ben Moore attends the annual Fourth U.S. Circuit judicial conference in Ashville North Carolina after recessing Bluefield court. Judge Harry Watkins of West Virginia districts will speak at the conference and Moore will reconvene court there next Monday.
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Ben Moore
U. S
Ashville
N. C
Moore
Bluefield
Harry ©. Watkins
West Virginia
Club Calendar Notes Sigma Phi Gamma and Garden Club
Tau Chapter Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority meets at 7 45 p m at Mrs Virginia Flanagan Farna worth Dr Park Hill Garden Club gathers at 7 p m at Mrs Walter Biery home on Fark Ave Mrs Harry Borne to speak on Building Color Rhythm
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Tau
Sigma Phi Gamma
Virginia Flanagan
Farnaworth Dr
Park Hill Garden Club
P. m
Walter Biery
Fark Av
Harry Borne
Adjourned West Virginia Methodist Conference Session Planned
An adjourned session will meet October 7 in Clarksburg to interpret new General Conference legislation and study a Conference Advance program. The gathering at Daniel Boone Hotel included bishops, district superintendents, and numerous boards and pastors from across the state.
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West Virginia Methodist Conference
Clarksburg
Lloyd
Wicke
Daniel Boone Hotel
John W.hollister
Charleston
J. M. Helm
Huntington
L. H. Burns
Bluefield
A. A. Angle
Fairmont
George Curry
Parkersburg
Harry V. King
Wheeling
Clyde Hensley
Lewisburg
Ross Linger
Romney
Henry R. High
Weston
Wayne Ran
Autos in U S Kill 13 000 As Only 600 Die in Korea
New York June 24 A statistical group said cars kill far more Americans than the Korean War. In two years of Korea 1 005 600 Americans died in all wars since 1775, but cars have taken 1 018 500 lives in 52 years. Since February traffic deaths at home reached about 13 000 versus 600 in Korea.
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U.S
Korea
New York
Association of Casualty and Surety Companies
State Ceramic Society Will Select Officers
The West Virginia section of the American Ceramic Society will hold its annual election during a full day outing at Kanawha Country Club on Friday. Over 100 members from across the state's ceramics industry are expected to attend a schedule including golf swimming tennis and bridge with prizes at a dinner that evening after a cocktail party. Current officers are R. E. Oman chairing from Corning Glass Co Parkersburg Harold Julian vice chair Demuth Glass Co Parkersburg Dr. Walter A Koehler WVU secretary treasurer and K. O. Priddy Barnum Reduction Corp state counsel.
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West Virginia
American Ceramic Society
Kanawha Country Club
R. E. Oman
Corning Glass Co
Parkersburg
Harold Julian
Demuth
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Eastern
Leona Lewis
Howard High School
Mineral County
Board of Public Works
Washington Carver
Clifftop
Jennie Adams
Raleigh County
Glenora
Wimbush
McDowell
Maggie Jo Woodson
Raleigh
Willie Mae Whittler
Ayette
Levonia Jenkins
Patricia
Abe Brooks
Fayette
Lewis
W. D. Broughton
Grace Scales
Federalist
Girls State
Mount Vernon
National Distillers Produces Corporation
New York, N
Christian Vocations
EB. W. John
Cecil McMillion
Vienna
Patterson, Bell Crane CO
Kanawha Valley Building
State Ceramic Society
Save Supply Company
Teauy Laundey
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