Tragic Chesapeake Crash Kills Father of Five
A car left a private Decota road and plunged into a stream, killing Lawrence A. Johnson of Chesapeake, aged 34, and injuring three others after a crash near the Decota clubhouse. Willizrs Staton, 24, suffered chest and shoulder injuries, son Robert Greathouse, 26, a crushed chest. Johnson would have been 35 today. survivors rushed to East Bank Mortuary and Boarisky Memorial Hospital for treatment. The cause was not immediately determined. The accident occurred about 1 am Tuesday.
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Chesapeake
Decota
Lawrence A. Johnson
M. Penterdpi
Bernard White
Clubhousa
Johnson
Pryor Shed
East Bank
Boarisky Memorial Hospital
Willizrs Staton
Robert Greathouse
Gov Patteson to Crown Forest Festival Queen
Elkins June 28 Gov Patteson will crown Queen Silvia XTIT of the Mountain State Forest Festival during opening ceremonies of the three day event in October The festival resumes after an eight year wartime lapse C Wood Crawford director said the queen would be named in August The Festival Assoc sponsoring organization reelected W Channell as president W Grady Whitman as vice president and C W Arbogast as secretary treasurer
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Patteson
Fragmented marriage notices list numerous applicants and ages
Marriage notices listing Johnny Lucat 43 Sarah Atay HI 1 and others across Chesapeake Boring Hu Dunbar Rora and more. Names include Letha Evelin Alamo 30 James Gre Harmon 1 and Lola Graem Vickers 28 with addresses in RFDs and cities.
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Johnny Lucat
Sarah Atay HI
Chesapeake
Daniel H. Morgan
Boring Hu
Letha Evelin Alamo
Rora
Dane
Dunbar
Tyan Taylor
Oakwood
Pymnie Rucker
RFD
Charles
George Gainleton
Bt. Bang
Helen Faye Humphreys
Tennessee
James Gre Harmon
Cinea and
Douell
Belcher
Blount
Tre D. Wyrick
Theimy Lee Andrews
Piedmont
Robert D. May
Kanewhs Blvd
Lola Graem Vickers
Charleston
Lamer
Franklin Oliver
Neva Jine Carpenter
Glendenia
Kelly Axe Becomes Kelly Works of True Temper
The Kelly Axe Division of American Fork and Hoe Co will become the Kelly Works of True Temper Corp on July 1 after a shareholder meeting in Cleveland. True Temper, registered since 1902, markets hammer axes shovels hoes and hedge shears among other hardware lines and operates from Cleveland with factories nationwide. The Old Stone Shop building in Wallingford remains a landmark of the firm’s origins dating to Lyman Batcheller in 1830.
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Kelly Axe
American Fork and Hoe Co
Kelly Works
True Temper Corp
Cleveland
Wallingford
United States
Compan
Qld Stone Shop
Lyman Batcheller
England
Kiwanians Hear Boy's State Talk at luncheon
Eddie Smoot a Boys State representative and two Hiwanis National delegates reported to Charleston Kiwanians at a luncheon. Polley Elk Kanawha American Legion commander elect noted Boys State purpose and described 325 youths plus 58 counselors and instructors attending. Smoot recounted Hays State week and Stonewall Jackson High School\nGovernor. Kinnaman and Cook shared details of Atlantic City convention speeches and happenings.
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Eddie Smoot
Hiwanis
Atlantic City
Charleston Kiwanians
Charles
Polley
Elk-Kanawha American Legion Post
Smoot
Charleston Catholic High School
West Virginia
Lowty
Ither
Hays State
Stonewall Jackson High School
Allen C. Kinnaman
W. L. Cook
Atlantic’ City
Brown-Wedding in Roanoke Double Ring Ceremony
J K Brown and Miss Virginia Dave Spence wed in a Sunday ceremony at a Roanoke Methodist church. Attendants included Burl Brown. reception followed at the Plaza with a powder blue crepe dress and pink carnation corsage. The couple plan a northern honeymoon. both families attended.
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Roanoke
Virginia Dave Spence
Amanda Spence
Oak Ridge
Burl Brown
Woman Struck By Car in One-Way Traffic Collision
Mrs. J C Bale of 311 Monongalia Street suffered bruises after stepping into a passing car’s fender near Broad and Quarrier Streets. Patrolman Van Brown said Bailey of 21 Estil Drive drove the second vehicle. Bale reportedly forgot the new one-way lanes.
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J.C. Bale
Monongalia‘ St
Broad and
Quar
Rer Sis
van Brown
James W. Bailey
Haley
Brown
Officers Installed As Better Mother Club Leaders
Mrs. John L. Myers was installed as president at Merry Manor with 19 members present. Other officers seated included Mesdames David B. Hazeltine as vice president Grover Howard as secretary William Barton Jr. as treasurer and Waldo Shipman as parliamentarian.
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John L. Myers
Better Mother Club
Merry Manor
Mesdames
David B. Hazeltine
Grover Howard
William Barton
Waldo Shipman
Vinson Couple To Mark 33d Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs 5 J Vinson celebrate their thirty third anniversary with a dinner at the Quarrier Diner tonight. The invited guests include Mr and Mrs Charles Austin of Durham NC, Mr and Mrs William Bower, Mrs S C Austin, Mrs Ha Bower and Samuel.
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J. Vinson
Quarrier
Vinson
Charles Austin
Durham
N. C
William Bower
S. C. Austin
Ha Bower
Samuel
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Union Mission
Fred Rabel
Rev. Riggs
Brown University At
Rigg
Rev
Rises
FIDA
Florists of
Doan
Magic Beauty Shop
Charleston Motors
Washington
Broad St
Parker
Morris ST
R. L. Burch Agency
Combined Insurance Company OF America
Chamber of Commverce
P,q
W. Va
Capitel St
True Temper
J. K. Brown
Sulit
Bea
Cohen Drug Stores
Mademoiselle and Grayfiex
May’s
C&r
Socony
Palm Beach
Royal
By Catalina
California
Galfer
Sarr
Dulor
Seersucker
Catalina
Mortons. Co
Teeny
Golor
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