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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1948
Page
7
Court records cite two steel I-beams beneath a concrete floor plate of a passageway used by patients for years. Concrete cover hid weaknesses until one inch of plate corroded and failed under foot traffic. Authorities attribute the fall to poor design or installation and the structure’s age, with no conclusive proof of a single fault.
A circuit court jury yesterday returned a verdict for $578 in favor Randolph L. Martin of Dunbar against Preston for injuries from an automobile crash on Kanawha Street on the night of July 6, 1948. Martin, hospitalized in Weston, alleged Chief Harold A. Master and others were negligently pursuing the Prestons car. Preston admitted speeding and reckless driving. Master and several Charleston police testified that Master’s car was distant behind the Preston vehicle. (Note: OCR text mixed. cleanup preserves core facts.)
Mr and Mrs Irving Abrama of 327 Laidley Street invite relatives to an open house this evening honoring their niece Dorothy Ann Gutter and Ruben D Goldstein who will wed tomorrow Friday. Relatives are urged to attend during the evening hours.
A three vehicle collision in the 1300 block of Wash ington St E left Sanda Holland 16 with minor bruises to her left leg. The parked car she rode in was struck by a tractor trailer driven by Joseph Kucinic of Silver City NC. A second car driven by J A Goff of 27 Ohio Ave also collided as the big truck was squeezed toward the curb. Police described the crash as due to a vehicle crowding the truck and not stopping.
Mrs. John F. Eley of Charleston Rt 6 received the American Campaign Medal and Asiatic Pacific Medal posthumously for her son LCdr William Williams who served as a gunner's mate third class in the Navy and was killed in action March 18, 1945 aboard the USS Franklin. The medals were sent by the Chief of Naval Personnel, Washington.
New York stocks closed with declines on a slow session. The market fell early, rallied briefly, then slipped again as investors weighed coal talks and mixed earnings. Leading losers included U S Steel Chrysler and GE while notable gains appeared in Nickel Plate Western Maryland and National Supply. curb markets moved narrowly with limited price changes.
The Office of the Chief of Engineers in Washington announces recruitment of geodetic engineers for the Inter American Geodetic Survey. Positions include 20 at 4246 dollars a year plus overseas allowance, 1 at 5187, 10 at 6127, and 2 at 7581, with duties across Central and South America and the Caribbean excluding Mexico. Apply via J M Wheeler Corps of Engineers P O Box 2127 Huntington.
Charleston attorney John A. Shanklin, vice-president and treasurer of West Virginia Heating and Plumbing Co. and city council member, assumed the presidency of the Charleston Rotary Club yesterday. He succeeds John C. Morrison. In his inaugural speech Shanklin urged expanded and more active boys' work program over the next 12 months.
The State Conservation Commission will meet July 12 to set this year’s hunting season lengths, announced Director C. F. Becane. The session, the first since McClintic became director June 1, will address seasons for squirrel grouse wild turkey starting Oct 18 rabbits and quail beginning Nov 11 and spotted deer starting Nov 22.
A three year old employee of Kelly's Crank Colliery Co. suffered a fractured spine in a state fall at Ini Colliery at 10 30 am yesterday. Charleston General Hospital reported the child’s condition as of last night.
The page compiles a mix of legal property notices, estate actions, and classified ads from Kanawha County West Virginia. It includes deed descriptions, trust notices, sale advertisements, and job listings for auto sales, adjusters, and manufacturing roles alongside miscellaneous public notices and business promotions.
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