Everhart Named State Commander At West Virginia Legion Convention
Frank B. Everhart Terra Alta attorney and department judge advocate is expected to be elected department commander at the Charleston convention succeeding Walker Long. Legionnaires from across the state will hear Defense Secretary Louis A. Johnson speak at the commanders banquet. Delegates include Everhart Turley and Watson from Terra Alta Post 154 with alternates DeWitt Freeland and Ringer. The gathering features a big parade and joint sessions with the auxiliary, with about 5 000 legionnaires and families anticipated. There is also note of the unusual local weather fact about Cherrapunji India receiving about 400 inches of rain annually.
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Frank B. Everhart
Terra Alta
Walker Long
Huntington
Charleston
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
W. H. Turley
P. R. Watson
Darrell G DeWitt
J. Edgar Freeland
Darrell W. Ringer
Dewey Laughlin
Owen W. Shay, Jr
John IX. Whitehair
U. S. Army
Legion
Clarksburg Legion
Everhart
Taylor County Volture
Philadelphia
Norman
West Virginia
Manhandled Soil by George Sharp highlights farm reform
A West Virginia University extension note recounts farmer Carl Spring of Cranesville turning a ruined Preston County property into a productive site with FHA loan support, lime and fertilizer, plus district and extension help. The piece urges programs to aid veterans and landowners facing debt on Class VII land.
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George Sharp
West Virginia University
SOF
Morgantown
Wiel
Carl Spring
Cranesville
Preston County
Ivan. C. Owens
SCS
Spring
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Agricultural Extension Service
Hell
Local News and City Incinerator Debate in West Virginia
The article discusses government expenses and wartime reporting, urging support for a Republican congressman Francis J. Love and Charleston delegate Ri-denour. It cites citizen protests about the incinerator contract with City Manager Curry, debate on payment, and observations by Paul Malone of the Taylor County Board of Trade about chimney height and terrain implications.
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West Virginia
National Congress
United States
Francis J. Love
Paul Malone
Taylor County Board of Trade
Grafton
Incinerator Fight Sparks Waste and Witty Bits
A local debate over an incinerator includes a manufacturer’s warranty that it will not smoke and a 30 foot chimney to vent odors. The piece jokes that Gus Gianakas heads to New York Monday with a pocketful of numbers from Metro Goldwyn Mayer, while Mrs. Gianakas is away.
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Gus Gianakas
New York
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
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