Bedell elected chairman of West Virginia Petroleum Assn
J F Bedell Jr sales manager of Esso Standard Oil Co was chosen as chairman by the West Virginia Petroleum Assn at Black Knight Country Club Beckley The new president told motorists gas prices will rise by one cent starting Sunday The tax hike funds a nationwide road building and improving program and brings state gas tax to nine cents a gallon about 45 percent Bedell noted this is the 10th tax increase since fuel first taxed 33 years ago
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Beckley
Charleston
West Virgina Petroleum Assn
J. F. Bedell Jr
Esso Standard Oil Co
Black Knight Country Club
Bedell
Stoakley Sworn In at Naval Academy
Charleston resident Richard Stoakley was sworn in as a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Jd. Stoakley, he attended Charleston High School and two years at West Virginia University where he served as chapter secretary of Sigma Chi.
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Charleston
Sen. Kilgore
U. S. Naval Academy
Midshipman Corps
Richard Stoakley
L. W. Jd. Stoakley
Straughan Ci
Annapolis
Charleston High School
West Virginia University
Sigma Chi Social Fraternity
Nat King Cole Signs Largest Night Club Contract
Las Vegas reports Nat King Cole signed what is described as the largest single contract for night club performances in show business history. The Sands Hotel deal pays Cole a half million dollars for annual appearances in 1957 1958 and 1959 at the Las Vegas venue following his opening show.
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Las Vegas
Nat (King) Cole
Jack Entratter
Sands Hotel
Cole
The
Sands
Hotel-Casino
Recital by Piano Pupils at Metropolitan Baptist Church
Mrs Ruth Finney Wayne presents piano pupils at 8 tonight at Donnally and Court Streets. Selections by Barbara Powell Sharon Lawson Myron Lewis Mary Frances Powell Marcelline Close Phyllis McDowell Myra Badger and Anna Hamilton. Pupils are advance beginners and adult students.
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Ruth Finney Wayne
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Donnally and
Court Sts
Barbara Powell
Sharon Lawson
Myron Lewis
Mary Frances Powell
Marcelline Close
Phyllis McDowell
Myrna Badger
Anna Hamilton
Russians Expand Arctic Antarctic Reconnaissance Effort
Moscow radio says Russia is sending more aircraft to its Antarctic expedition for broader air reconnaissance. The plan aims to support an overland push about 1,000 miles into the southern continent.
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London
Moscow
Russia
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Stoakley
Naval Academy
Charlaston
Gazette Natter
Colahee
Independent Democratn
Daily Gazetts Company
Cepitel
Dolly
Sunday
Dex Momine
Cee
Marth
Magil Inaide
Anc
Gores Te O Associates
Lot Service
Cantal Press
Swieomots
Aaa
Snrinisa
Wort
Feresh
Dupioy
Las
Charleston, W
Oscillator
KEW
Eskimo
Buty
U.C.C
Stone & Thomas
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