West Virginia Deer Kill Totals For Six Day Season
United Press reports from Charleston detail a state wide deer kill of 12,371 in West Virginia as the six day season closed last Saturday. Hardy County led with 2,186 followed by Hamp shire Randolph Mineral Pendleton Webster Greenbrier and Pocahontas among others. Barbour counted 65 and Preston recorded 178. The total marks a decline from last year but surpasses earlier forecasts amid poor hunting weather.
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Taylor County
United Press Today
Charleston
West Virginia
The
Conservation Commission
Hardy County
Hampshire
Randolph
Mineral
Pendleton
Webster
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
Calhoun
Deddridge
Gilmer
Harrison
Marion
Marshall
Monongelia
Pleasants
Preston
Ritchie
Roane
Tyler
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Berkeley
Grant
Morgan
Barbour
Braxton
Clay
Lewis
Nicholas
Tucker
Upshur
Fayette
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Raleigh
Wyoming
Jackson
Putnam
Kanawha
Logan
Mason
Blueville PTA Proposes Repairs and Holiday Treats
The Blueville PTA met at Blueville School with President Donald Carrico leading prayers by Mrs. Raymond Rogers. Parents discussed repairing drafty windows in third and fourth grade rooms and whether absent kindergarten children’ s parents should pay. The group approved treating students and teachers to Christmas candy.
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Blueville
P.T.A
Donald Carrico
Raymond Rogers
J. A. McGahan
Virgil Rherbough
James Facemire
Mary Toth
Life of
Washington
Mount Vernon
Salvation Army Christmas food show at Manos theater
Salvation Army to lift Christmas food baskets with a Saturday matinee at the Manos theater. Bruce Corio says Grafton kids admitted free with a can donation to see Roy Rogers Under Nevada Skies plus a color cartoon. Show runs 10 to noon, doors open at 9, Captain Gilbert Watson commends Cairo support for the benefit.
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Salvation Army
Manos
Bruce Corio
Grafton
Nevada
Gilbert Watson
Salvation Army Citadel
Cairo
200 Million Years Of Geology Pictured In Alaskan Map
Washington reports a graphic ecological evaluation of Alaska rock distribution over 200 million years. The new map traces major tectonic elements and geo structural trends, highlighting changes in pre Mesozoic to Cenozoic formations for oil prospectors and researchers.
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Washington
Alaska
West German steel output nears record high in 1955
Ruhr steel experts announced November figures showing West German mills maintaining a rapid pace in producing pig iron and steel. They forecast 1955 totals around 16.8 million tons of pig iron and 21.4 million tons of steel, up from 1954’s 12.5 million and 17.4 million tons respectively.
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West Germany
Duesseldorf
Germany
Feandries
Ruhr
Funerals for Mrs Mary Ann Jennings and Mrs Mary E Hovatter
Funeral services were held today for Mrs Mary Ann Jennings at 1 30 pm at Evansville Methodist Church with Rev J H Coleman and Rev Ernest L Robertson officiating. Burial followed in Evansville Cemetery with grandchildren as pallbearers. Services for Mrs Mary E Hovatter were at 3 pm at Locust Grove E U B Church, conducted by Rev Oscar Hall. burial in Locust Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers named George Martin Glenn Fagland Charles Shaw Jesse Robinson John Anvil Delbert Kines.
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Mary Ann Jennings
Evansville Methodist Church
J. H. Coleman
Ernest L. Robertson
First Presbyterian Church
Grafton
Evansville
Mary E. Hovatter
Locust Grove E.U.B
Oscar Hall
Locust Grove Cemetery
George Martin
Glenn Fagland
Charles Shaw
Jesse Robinson
John Anvil
Delbert Kines
Mary Hoffman 74 Shinnston Dies Rites Set
Mary Viola Phillips Hoffman 74 died at her daughter’s home in Shinnston. Born July 25 1881 in Marion County she was daughter of Elisha and Sara Fast Phillips. Survived by five children Wilmer E Pittsburgh Orva L Fairmont Mrs W H L Simons Fairmont Mrs Howard A Clark Mannington Rt 1 and Mrs Earl W Yost Shinnston. Services Thursday 2 p.m. Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home Fairmont with Evangelist J Bernard Mason officiating. Burial Woodsdale Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Mary Viola Phillips Hoffman
Earl W. Yost
Shinnston
Marion County
Eliasha
Sara Fast Phillips
James Brice Hoffman
Wilmer E
Pittsburgh
Orva L
Fairmont
W. Hl, Simons
Howard A. Clark
Mannington
Memory Loss for Pianist After Bus Crash
German doctors report pianist Walter Gieseking suffered a temporary memory lapse after a bus crash that killed his wife Friday night. At 60, he is described as recovering normally with serious but not critical injuries and no harm to his hands.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Walter Gieseking
Gieseking
Social Security Visit Set for December 12 in Grafton
W T Handley district manager of the Clarksburg SSA announced a single December visit to Grafton due to a holiday on December 26. The representative will be at the Employment Security Office from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. December 12, with January visits set for the 9th and 23rd. Those with Old Age and Survivors Insurance questions should see the representative.
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Grafton
W.T. Handley
Clarksburg Social Security Administration
W Va
Department of Employment Security Office
Employment Security Office
Reservoir Tank Construction Resumes After Weather Delay
Acting City Manager Walter H. Wolfe announced the water tank project has resumed after bad weather. Concrete is expected to be poured this week, with completion and operation hoped for by Christmas. A carload of anthracite for filter bed repairs is expected to arrive soon.
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Walter H. Wolfe
Wolfe
State Capitalist Idea Adopted By Canton Firms
TOKYO IP-Peiping Radio 1 reported that half of Canton private retailers have shifted to state capitalist enterprises. It claimed over 71 percent of the city's retail trade is now handled by state and state capitalist shops, with state trading companies taking a leading role.
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Tokyo
IP — Peiping
Radio 1
Canton
Former Grafton Woman Dies In The West
Dorothy Jones Rhorabough of California died November 13 after months of illness. Born November 13 1896 in Grafton she was daughter of Harry H and Eva Jones. She is survived by three California based children Catherine Rhorabough Shank Thomas Rhorabough and Betty Linn Rhorabough. Her father noted by older residents as a former bank employee in Grafton and Belington. Local relations include J Lee Evans George Evans Miss Lora Ford Miss Rose Ford and Miss Pearl Thomas.
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Dorothy Jones Rhorabough
California
Grafton
Harry H
I Eva Jones
Thomas Rhorabough
Citizen's National Bank
Belington
Methodist Church
Catherine Rhorabough Shank
Betty Linn Rhorabough
Citizen National Bank of
J. Lee Evens
George Evans
Lora Ford
Rose Ford
Pearl Thomas
70 Million Insured By Social Security
The Clarksburg social security office reports over 70 million people insured under the Federal program. W. T. Handley, district manager, urges notifying Social Security when a worker dies, retires between 65 and 72, or at age 72 regardless of retirement. Benefits require filing. delays beyond a year reduce payments. Handley’s office is at the Old Post Office Building, phone 2-141, with private wholesale dealers now a minor share.
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Clarksburg
Social Security Office
Social Security Administration
W. T. Handley
Handley
Charles Wehn 83 Dies After Illness in Blueville
Charles William Wehn aged 83 of Blueville died this morning at 10 20 in Grafton City Hospital after a two day illness. Born in Grafton on April 5 1872 he was the son of Henry E and Henrietta Stein Wehn. His wife Anna Butler Wehn died in 1931. Survived by son C Henry Wehn of Blueville sister Gertrude Cole of Van Nuys California and niece Delores Marie Wehn of Pittsburgh Arrangements are incomplete in the Bartlett Funeral service.
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Charles William Wehn
Blueville
Grafton City Hospital
Grafton
Henry E
Henrietta Stein Wehn
Anna Butler Wehn
C. Henry Wehn
Gertrude Cole
Vanmuys
California
Delores Marie Wehn
Pittsburgh
Bartlett Funeral Home
One Way To Avoid Dishes In Milwaukee
Mrs Walter Radke faced many odd dishes and decided to rid them by serving meals on all old plates. After each meal she threw the dishes into the trash, eliminating washing.
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Milwaukee
Iic
Walter
Radke
Odin Village Seeks Marshall At Lowest Salary
Odin Illinois officials offer the village marshal post to any resident who accepts the job for the lowest salary. The move aims to fill the position despite limited pay, inviting residents to bid for public service.
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Odin, Ill
Odin Village Board
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