Wheeling considers legal stance on bingo quiz game
In Wheeling authorities debate a mixed bingo and quiz game run by women groups after an earlier county ban on bingo. A city ordinance allowed non monetary play, while officials note bingo remains unlawful in West Virginia. Participants answered with red flags and prize penalties of 25 dollars for wrong or incomplete responses, drawing protests from churches and residents.
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D. A. McKee
Thomas O'Brien
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Ghiefen
Whelling
West Virginia
Wessessing
Fern
Qui Minster
McKee
O'Brien
Azoin
Ardennes Echoes of War and Homecoming Anniversary
A digest of wartime recollections recalls Ardennes battles and the perilous campaigns of 1944 45. It notes the endurance of American doughboys amid snow and siege with engineers and supply failures, the grim reality of freezing wounds and captured limbs, and the longing for peace as civilians resume life while unavoidable future wars loom. The piece blends memory with local civic notes on Jaycees projects and community services in Grafton and London tea lore.
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Meuse
Ely
England
America
Jaycees Endorse Smoke Reform Motion and Christmas Plan
The Grafton Junior Chamber Commerce passed a motion endorsing the Federation of Shop Crafts movement to nullify the anti smoke ordinance petition and commended the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for reducing smoke. A copy of the motion will be sent to Roy B. White via official B and O channels. Arrangements are underway to erect a community Christmas tree.
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Jaycees
Grafton
Rochester and Pittsburgh Buys Four States Mine
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal company of Indiana, Pennsylvania, announced the purchase of the Christopher Mining Company's Four States operation in Marion county West Virginia. The mine covers about 4,000 acres of Pittsburgh coal and 3,500 acres remain unmined. it produces about 60,000 tons monthly and employs around 300 men. Rochester and Pittsburgh now operates 11 mines in central Pennsylvania and has annual production near 6,000,000 tons.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Indiana
Christopher Mining Company
Four States
Marion County
Charles J. Pot
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Pennsylvania
Truman's request to European nations and committee recommendations
Summary notes Mr. Truman asked for specifics from European countries and outlines the committee's recommendations. The brief highlights the proposed policies and strategic aims under discussion as the administration seeks to align allied positions and accelerate postwar plans.
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HOUSE
Mr. Truman
Committee
Five Year Victim of Gassy Stomach Finds Relief
A well known citizen reports long lasting relief from gas swelling and bloating after using INNER AID a plant juice formula advertised as cleansing the bowels clearing gas from the stomach and enlivening the liver. The ad urges readers to buy INNER AID at all drug stores.
World aid distribution and rubber era notes
The text cites emergency aid totals of 509 million dollars with country breakdowns for France Italy and Austria and mentions Brazil supplied 90 percent of world rubber in 1910. It notes the committee did not specify how the aid should be distributed and adds a brief remark on petroleum composition being largely hydrogen and carbon.
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France
Italy
Austria
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