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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
3
Shell engineers claim carbon and lead deposits trap 15 percent extra power in engines. A new TCP additive in Shell Premium supposedly fires away deposits and neutralizes plug buildup, freeing captive power as if a tune up occurred. Available only at Shell dealers.
In Weston Lewis County voters consider a special school levy to build a gymnasium and add classrooms, potentially raising about 345000 over three years. The measure seeks funds from the bond issue to expand facilities at Weston High School pending voter approval.
Rev. Donal M. Squires, longtime pastor of St. Peter Methodist Church in St. Albans, is ordered to report July 3 to the Chaplain’s School at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. A successor will be named by Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke of Pittsburgh this week. Squires, commissioned as a first lieutenant, will serve on active duty for three years. He previously served as a World War II sergeant in Pacific anti aircraft artillery. His home is Fairmont and he is a graduate of Fairmont State College and Duke University.
Washington news report on June 28 quotes Charles E. Sands for the Hotel and Restaurant Employers and Bartenders International Union AFL urging Senate Finance Committee to extend social security to workers whose income relies on tips. He argues tipping workers deserve old age protection and justice for millions earning tips in tip culture establishments.
The Petry Workman reunion is set for August 15 at Civil tan Park in Deepwater. Special singing and preaching will be on the program with lunch served picnic style. J. B. Petry of Winfrede is president of the reunion.
The House Agriculture Committee warned that Eisenhower’s flexible farm price supports threaten agriculture and overall economy. It projected next year’s production controls could cut wheat and cotton income by about two billion dollars, noting a 18 percent drop in net farm income over two years and potential 25 percent further losses without rigid supports. A separate Rome report notes Nunzio Caroleo, a 31 year old Monarchist deputy, urging abolition of Italian beauty contests.
An old dental tip explains using an alkaline powder on four denture plates to improve grip and reduce embarrassment from slipping. It claims the powder keeps plates from souring and may lessen bite odor while suggesting purchasing from drug counters.
A national movement criticizes beauty contests as offensive to public morals. A proposed resolution calls for banning further exhibitions, arguing they promote vice, corrupt youth, and undermine healthy life rules amid rising decadence.
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