Naval Ordnance Commander Retired as Rear Admiral
Capt. J. S. Freeman marked 30 years of U S Navy service with a retirement ceremony at the Naval Ordnance Plant in South Charleston. Capt. H F Goodwin took over command, as Freeman’s family and staff looked on. Freeman’s career included World War II service aboard the Alchiba, Navy Cross recognition, and a Presidential Unit Citation for his ship and crew.
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The
Charleston Gazette
Naval Ordnance
Terry Turner
Naval Ordnance Plant
South Charleston
U. S. Navy
J. S. Freeman
H- F. Goodwin
7“ Command
Capt
Freeman
Naval Academy
Navy Cross
Alchiba
Guadacanal
Pearl Harbor
Free Man
Naval Service
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Llt
Seventh Fleet
Shanghai
China
Jasper
iAla
I. S
Skipper) Freeman
Navy Department
Skipper
H. F. Goodwin
Goodwin
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
R. 1
Erie
U. S, Navy
James S. Freeman
Vaior
R. I
J. 5. Freeman
Delay in Trial Due to Juror Remarks in Raleigh
In Raleigh County a murder trial for Richard Ferkins of Raleigh was postponed to October after a juror’s remark about a taxi driver's paralysis in a separate fight was ruled prejudicial. Ferkins faces charges for the fatal stabbing of Manuel Adame, 20, of Sprague, outside a Mabscott tavern on June 1. He also is indicted for maiming Billy Wanselchalk, 19, of Helen, in the same incident.
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Perkins
Adams
Harry L. McCreery
Meriti
Billy Wanselchalk
Helen
Adame
Marriage Applications From Various Districts
Marriage applications listed include Harold Edward Hutchette 26 of Kenna and Loma Virginia Coleman 21 of Woodward Dr plus Kenneth Heyes Molstein 22 and Dolores Jean Binion 18 of Dry Branch. Dan McCune 71 and Nate Williams af both of St Albans are noted.
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Harold Edward Hutchette
Kenna
Loma
Action Suggested In Beers Dispute In Cabell County
Atty Gen W C Marland yesterday advised Cabell County prosecutor Edward H Greene to go to the circuit court if the beer commissioners office fails to perform duties. The dispute began after Greene asked for revocation of licenses at establishments with illegal gambling and Marland quoted the law on writs and circuit court jurisdiction. He offered assistance but urged Greene to act on the facts at hand.
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W. C. Marland
Cabell County
Edward H. Greene
Burton Crowe
Marland
Danish hospital ship eyed as Korean ceasefire talks site
Gen Ridgway proposes using the 8457-ton Jutlandia, Denmark’s hospital ship serving in Korean waters, as the venue for a ceasefire conference at Wonsan. The ship, rebuilt from a Copenhagen–New York liner, carries UN and Red Cross flags and a famed Danish medical staff. Wonsan has endured 134 days of U S Navy bombardment, with offshore Marines and ships under shellfire.
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Idgway
Ridgway
Jutlandia
New York
Denmark
United Nations
International Red Cross
Wonsan
U. S. Navy
U. N
North Korea
Sicilian. Loses Temper, Girl Friend Loses Hand
Syracuse news item reports Sebastian Vinci, 40, sentenced to 22 years for killing his mistress in a jealous rage by decapitation, following a tumultuous love affair in Syracuse. local court case details indicate a brutal husbandlike action with fatal consequences.
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Syracuse
Sicy
Sebastian Vinci
Sparrow Jet Ends Touring In Gas Death
INDIANAPOLIS June 29 A sparrow named Jet served as a Navy mascot for Lt George Orange after nesting at Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn. Jet rode in Navy planes and perched on the wheel during commutes to Jersey City and in clubs. The bird died at Mrs Hills Indianapolis home as car fumes proved fatal during a visit to see Mr and Mrs James Hill.
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Indianapolis
Jet
Navy
New York
George Orange
New York Naval Air Station
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Orange
Jersey City
Mrs. Orange
James Hill
Hill
Jel
Ambassador to Eire Says He Will Spend Time on Continent
Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews, newly named Ambassador to Ireland, said his role will extend beyond Dublin. He plans to devote more time to other European capitals, serving as the President's representative on the continent. Confirmation by the Senate is pending after the announcement.
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Eire
Continent
Omaha
Navy
Francis FP. Matthews
Ireland
Europe
Washington
Omaha World Herald
Matthews
Senate
Mrs Branscome Named Rebekah Noble Grand
Mrs W R Branscome Sr was elected noble grand of Montrose Rebekah Lodge 287 IOOF Thursday and the Rebekah degree was conferred upon Mrs James Fitzsimmons. Installation will be at 8 pm Thursday at the Spring Hill IOOF hall with a handkerchief shower for outgoing noble grand Mrs Okley Caldwell. Social committee includes Mesdames Heffner Smith Sturgill New Haehn Carver Austin Sr Austin Jr Junior Caldwell and Miss Gloria Caldwell. Guests included Miss Fitzsimmons and Glen Fitzsimmons.
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W. R. Branscome
Noble Grand of
Montrose
Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
James Fitzsimmons
Anna R. Eckard
Spring Hill
IOGF
Okley Caldwell
Noble Grand
Arnold Heffner
Lloyd Smith
L. C. Sturgill
C. W. New
Jesse Haehn
Augusta Carver
N.C. Austin, Sr
N. C. Austin, Jr
Junior Caldwell
Gloria Caldwell
Jean Fitzsimmons
Rebekah Lodge No. 15
New Martinsville
Glen Fitzsimmons
Magnolia Hebekah Lodge
Hitchhikers Waive Hearing in Putnam
Two men who hitchhiked into the Putnam County jail waived preliminary hearing on auto theft and breaking and entering charges. Gene Tunney Pettry and Clarence Alvin Fraker, both of Rayford, Kanawha County, appeared before Justice of the Peace R. H. Brown and were held for Kanawha County authorities and grand jury action. They were the four adults and three juveniles picked up on State Route 34 at Paradise by State Trooper L. R. Craft. The group is accused of stealing about 200 dollars in honey and merchandise from Eskdale and 100 dollars from Paradise, and of taking an automobile at Rayford. The three juveniles remain in custody for juvenile authorities.
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Paradise
L. R. Craft
Craft
Eskdale
Rayford
New Courses Added for Morris Harvey Summer Term
Morris Harvey College announces updates to the second summer term schedule. Freshman women orientation Health and Physical Education 102 becomes a 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. class taught by Robert Baylous for one credit. Art 102 is replaced by Art 341 taught by Lucina Keane Mondays through Thursdays 8 to 10:10 a.m. Art 341 carries two credits and supports the new teacher education curriculum.
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Ashley C. Blackwell
Morris Harvey College
Mont Gays
Robert Baylous
Jeollege
Lucina Keane
$29,000 Permit Issued for Fire Damage Repair
A $29,000 permit was issued yesterday to the Kanawha Valley Bank for repairs to a fire damaged building at 716 Lee St. Other permits include Mrs. Joe Lowenstein for a $15,000 house at 5107 Kanawha Ave SE, Joe Sadoro reroofing a garage at 511 Summers St for $1,000, O. Frame enclosing a porch at 1203 Frame St for $400, Jane Spaulding alterations to a house at 416 Shrewsbury St for $500, A. B. Hatcher alterations to a garage at 2442 Kanawha Blvd E for $362, and Mary and Elizabeth Gallaher repairs to a residence at 1527 Dixie St for $1,300.
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Kanawha Valley Bank
Lee St
Joe Lowenstein
Kanawha Av
Joe Sadoro
Summers St
O. Frame
Frame St
Jane Spaulding
Shrewsbury St
A. B. Hatcher
Kanawha Blvd. E
Mary and
Elizabeth Gallaher
Dixie St
Acreage Quotas for Wheat Abandoned in 1952 Plan
Washington reports Agriculture Secretary Brannan announced no acreage allotments and no marketing quotas for the 1952 wheat crop due to food needs in a world of uncertainty. 1951 wheat will be supported at $2.18 per bushel, with current price around $2.08 and a 90 percent parity support level.
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Washington
CINS
Agriculture
Brannan
Department
Government spending seen to reach $68 billion in 1952
Government spending is projected to exceed $88 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1, with a possible rise to $90 billion the next year. Elmer Staats told the Senate Finance Committee that defense needs alone may require about $40 billion annually, even after the buildup. He cited a 1952 spending estimate of $68.4 billion and noted the administration seeks over $10 billion in new taxes amid a broad debate on fiscal policy.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Elmer B. Staats
Bureau of the Budget
Senate Finance Committee
Staats
Defense Department
Truman
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Finance Committee
House
Governor to Pick School Site Today
West Virginia faces pressure as Governor Patteson must designate the site for the four year medical and dental school by July 1 under 1951 law. Officials expect a late today release amid public interest and preparatory news coverage.
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West Virginia
Patteson
Barbour Mine Fire Sealed Off by State
A fire in the Simpson Creek Collieries Co. No. 3 mine at Gallaway Barbour County was sealed off yesterday after a Thursday fireboss inspection. About 80 miners evacuated safely with no lives lost. no damage estimate was provided.
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Simpson Creek
Gallaway
Barbour County
State Mines Department
Ashland PTA President Electrocuted at McDowell Mines
John Brown Jr., newly elected Ashland PTA president, was electrocuted at Ashland Coal and Coke Co. tipple in McDowell County while welding a coal nopper and touching a 350-volt power line. Two days earlier a lightning strike knocked him from a mine motor but left him unharmed.
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Ashland
John Brown, Jr
Ashland Pta
Tipple
Brown
Asland Coal and Coke Co
Ashland Tipple
McDowell County
Toal Company
Property Transfers Listed Across Multiple Kanawha Districts
A compilation of numerous property transfers is recorded, naming grantors and grantees, parcel descriptions, and locations across Kanawha City, Jefferson Dist, Dunbar, Malden Dist, and surrounding subdivisions. Transactions cover blocks, tracts, and lots in areas including Roxbury, Union District, Suburban Haven, Two Mile Creek, and Puppera Creek, with parties such as Laura B Remke, DeWayne F. Davis, W M Woodroe as special commissioner, First National Co, Clyde W. Goff, Norma Hras Lowenstein, and others. various conveyances list lot numbers, blocks, and subdivisions through to the early Jefferson and Kanawha land areas.
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Laura B. Remke
B. &. Nunnally
Florida St
William A. Smith
DeWayne F. Davis
Venable
W. M. Woodroe
Tora Atkinson
Woodward Woods
Hilsabette Riss
Husband
Firstational Co
Roxbury
Norma Hras Lowenstein
Kanawha City
Mary Locke Gallaher
BFE
Graham
Kanawha
George D. Herron
Alice Alfen
Lois
Chesspeake
Adda
Juanita Bryant Utt
Aaron Lash
Suburban Haven
Union Dial
Elmer A. Jarrett
Juanita Bryant
Lest
Haven
Union
James M
Tlt
Elmer A Tarreth
Int
Rodger W. Adams
Fred M Stadley
Percel
Malden
William Vansickle T
John R. Lake
Parrel
Jeffarser
John H. Goad
Calvert Bays
Smith Creek
Washington
Christopher C. Holmes
Nelson Taylor
Wim
Two Mile Reek
Christopher
Holmen
Albert Taylor
Two Mile Creek
Harry R. Wiley
Ben Carr
Jovns
Wiley Adda
Maltien
James Hamilton
Hamilton
Pace Fiver
Mary E. Johnson
Harold ¢. Melton
Lot
Puppera Creek
Emi
Senate panel weighs 7.2 billion tax plan with 12 percent rise
A Senate committee examines a 7.2 billion tax bill including a 12 percent increase in income taxes. A Democratic member, preferring anonymity, predicts the bill would pass into law in September with new withholding rates applying to salaries and wages starting then.
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Senate
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Auto Liability Insurange
Luttrell Robson
Universal
LEE
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Dfchnoe
Sparrow
Mrs. Branscome
Rebekah
Holley Hotel
Quarrier
Tsa Ley
Bam
Barbour
Lan
McDowell Mines
OLR
Summers &Trept
Kearse Theatre
Mercury
Phesleston CD Motors
Broad Phone
All Coyle’s
Sowari
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Town & Country
Will and Dale Joyce
Airstep
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