West Virginia deer season opens amid safety push and fatalities
West Virginia's deer season opens as authorities urge strict safety adherence after a fatal accidental shooting in Wetzel County. A heart attack death near Randolph County and a non fatal wounding at Three Churches in Hampshire County follow, with five arrests for prior violations. Weather favors hunts though snow blocks some areas. schools in Randolph County close due to hazardous rural travel.
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United Press
West Virginia
State Conservation Commission
Wetzel County
Joseph L. Cross
Mannington
Dead Fall
Pine Grove
Cross
New Martinsville
Pheasant Mount
Randolph County
Romney
Preston County
Mie
Doddridge
Marshall County
Commission
Charleston
Fire Truck Fund Still Climbing
Fire equipment for Grafton’s fire department shows rising donations. The treasury contribution and Hamric’s Motor Company discount helped raise the total to 7,453.60, reported by Fire Chief John Proctor. Last week Taylor County donors included Denton Motor Company 25 and Mr and Mrs C W Brown 5. City residents gave American News 5 James E Settler 1 J C Penney 25 Mr and Mrs Williams Nett 2 American Legion Auxiliary 5 and Darl Kines 1.
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Treasury
Hamric
Motor Company
John Proctor
Taylor County
Denton Motor Company
C. W. Brown
American News
James E. Settler
J. C. Penney Company
Mrs. Williamsin
American Legion Auxiliary
Cemetery Gets New Tool House
A new concrete block 1001 house has recently been constructed at the Simpson Cemetery. Donors include Mrs. Cora Husted Troy Lake Mr. and Mrs Claude Cooper Mrs. Bessie Reed H. B. Lanham L. Vincent Jake Flimm Everett Moran Paul Bartlett Stanley Davis A. T. Leach Walter Delaney Everett Ervin Roy Radabaugh Charles Ballard Martha Ballard Maree Mayle Ink Haller and Bess Kennedy.
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Simpson Cemetery
Cora Hustead
Troy Lake
Claude Cooper
Bessie Reed
H. B. Lanham
L. #. Vincent
Jake Flimm
Everett Moran
Paul Bartlett
Stanley Davis
A. T. Leach
Walter Delaney
Everett Ervin
Roy Radabaugh
Charles
Martha Ballard
Maree Mayle
Ink Haller
Bess Kennedy
High Court Upholds Assessment Law On Paying
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld a state law limiting special assessments on property, ruling Glasgow Kanawha County could not levy 5980 on the New York Central Railroad for street work. Judge Lovins noted no special benefits to NYC property as the paving would be used for railroad purposes beyond its useful life. The decision voided the assessment certificates issued by Glasgow.
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High
Charleston
State Supreme Court
William T. Lovins
Kanawha County
Glasgow
New York Central Railroad
Lovins
High Court
Nyc
Sheriff Sets Closing Dates for County Office
Sheriff Guy Cole announced the county courthouse will close to normal business from December 17 through January 1 with no tax payments accepted. He will wind up his term and turn the office over to sheriff elect William T Flannagan, and the office will reopen on January 2 to resume normal activities.
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Guy Cole
Cole
William T Flannagan
Special Court Session Called
Circuit Judge W Merle Watkins called a special session of Taylor County circuit court for Friday December 14 at 10 a.m. No grand jury or petit jury will be called for the session.
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W. Merle Watkins
Taylor County Circuit Court
Watkins
Life sentence upheld for dance hall slayer Theodore Johnson
The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously upheld Herson County Criminal Court’s life term for Theodore R. Johnson of Chivesany in the 1953 dance hall slaying of Robert Garrett. The court said malice and intent can be inferred from use of a deadly weapon, citing witnesses who identified Johnson as the killer.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Herson County
Untate
Johnse
Inv
Choral Concert at Grafton High Delayed by Illness
The Grafton High School choral concert scheduled for December 7 was postponed due to illness of vocal teacher Mrs Naomh Lawson. A tentative date of January 9 is set with a complete program to be announced later.
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Grafton High School
Naomh Lawson
Bandmasters Plan Regional Festivals Across West Virginia
West Virginia Bandmasters Association outlines four area band festivals to be held in Huntington, Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Bluefield on May 3-4, replacing the statewide event halted by high school principals. Regional festivals will precede area events with participating counties listed including Huntington Cabell Wayne Lincoln Mingo and others. Final festival details will be settled at a Saturday meeting in Parkersburg.
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West Virginia Bandmasters Assn
Lody
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Bluefield
Truntington
Cabell
Wayne
Lincoln
Mingo
Lowan
Boone Kanawha
Clay
Pat Roane Johnson
Mason
Fairmont Hancoes
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Marsnail
Wetzel
Monongalia
Tyler
Preston
Taylor
Panhandle
Ntics
Martinsburg
Wood
Wirt
Calhoun
Braxton
Gilmer
Webs Pocahontas
Randolph
Upshur
Lewis
Ritei
Pleasants
Doddridge
Trinson
Barbour
Tucker
McDowell
Mercer
Wyoming
Raleish
Summers
Monroe
Greenbrier
Fayette
Nicholas
Parkersburg
City Awaits Booster Pump Starting Device
City Manager Harry B. Batson reports the booster pump starter for the hill project has not arrived. The automatic switch was ordered July 23 from C. T. Thornburg in Huntington and an initial shipment claim proved false. Expected by December 15, Batson warns it may still not be here until contacted by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Harry B. Batson
C. T. Thornburg Company
Huntington
Gratton
Batson
Court Reverses Slaying Verdict in West Virginia Case
Charleston (RA) The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed Floyd I Morris's first degree murder conviction for the October 1954 tavern killing of Charles Weekley near Arnoldsburg. Judge Frank C Haymond wrote the opinion finding the Circuit Court erred in instructing jurors on first degree murder. Morris argued self defense after Weekley assaulted him.
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Charleston
Floyd I. Morris
Calhoun County
State Supreme Cow
High Court
Frank C. Haymond
Calhoun Coun
Charles Weekley
Morris Morris
Weekley
Arnoldsburg
State Secondary Principals Assn. Activities Chairmen Appointed
Fended by ocearestrval chairmen and members of the activities commission of the state secondary principals association.
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Ocearestrval
Activities Commission of the State Secondary Principals Assn
Modest Skipper Repeats Heroic Role On Vessel
Captain Kurt Carlsen kept the Flying Enterprise II berthed as crewmen fought a fire at the Isbrandtssen Line pier four blocks away in New York. He later said his actions were required by law, after the ship was towed safely into New York Harbor.
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J. Lin
Kurt Carlsen
New York
Carlsen
Isbrandtssen Line
England
Woodbridge
New York Harbor
Former Andrews Church Minister Honored by Society
Dr. James W. Engle, former pastor of the Andrews Methodist Church, is named an honorary member of the Barbour County Historical Society. At 90, born December 19, 1865 near Philippi, he long served WV clergy, taught at Grove City College, and for 22 years sat on West Virginia Wesleyan College board.
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James W. Engle
Andrews Methodist Church
Barbour County
Grove City College
West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Garbage Crew Strikes Williamson West Virginia City
Williamson's 11 man street and garbage crew has struck. They condemn working alongside city jail prisoners as embarrassing and claim the move affects city sanitation operations.
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Williamson
W. Va
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