Auction sale set Wednesday for Wheeling Downs
Grafton Sentinel reports Wheeling Downs, a major East track property, will be sold at public sale Wednesday to satisfy more than 3 million dollars in tax claims. William G Bills heirs share 60 percent. bids start at 1.6 million. State Racing Commission will verify financial ability before leasing summer operations. Government in receivership since 1952, with a recent court ruling affecting back taxes.
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Wheeling Ir
Wheeling Downs
Rachis
Carl O. Schmidt
Willam G. Bills
Schmidt
Pennsylvania
Matthew H. McCloskey, Jr
Wheeling
Oval
Liay
State Racing Commission
James G McClure
Une Tack
Gack
Harr E. Watkins
Forest Fertilization by Air Could Speed Wood Growth
An early report describes aerial application of mixed fertilizer to a red pine forest to test if fertilizing from the air can speed tree growth and boost wood supply. It cites studies in Germany and U.S. experiments showing potential growth gains, discusses costs, and warns of steady demand for 20 billion cubic feet of wood annually.
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Fizer
Dowsctke
Grover Brinkiaan
Neutral Press Association
Lemerville
Nydo
Joyce
Kyser
Cou
West Germany
United States
America
Amelia
Canada
Europe
Two Drown In Ohio River At Huntington
Huntington rescue crews resumed dragging for Eugene Brumfield 13 and Robert Hazelett 12 after they drowned near the 13th Street floodwall on Sunday while swimming. A nearshore fishing boy said the youths ignored warnings and swam about 30 feet from shore before disappearing. Hazelett’s body was found Sunday evening.
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Huntington
Eugene Brumfield
Ohio River
13Th Street
Robert Hazelett
Ionas
Hazelett
Brumfield
Huntington Firemen
Nver
State DeMolay Winds Up West Virginia Convention
The DeMolay youth group concluded its annual state convention in Bluefield this week end electing officers. Sam Brazzone of Bluefield was named West Virginia Junior Councilor alongside state Master Councilor Harold Blair of Parkersburg. Charles W. Selby Jr. of Clarksburg was named state Senior Councilor with G. L. Spencer of Charleston as senior deacon, Richard Elliott of Martinsburg as junior deacon, Robert Schwartz of Welch as senior stew.
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Bluefield
Order of DeMolay
Sam Brazzone
West Virginia
Masonic
Harold Blair
Parkersburgh
Charles W. Selby Jr
Clarksburg
G. L. Spencer
Charleston
Richard Elliott
Martinsburg
Robert Schwartz
Welch
Pinecrest official accused of forging payroll checks
Be rkeley County authorities presented to the grand jury a forgery case against former Pinecrest state san itarum business manager George Ballard. Prosecutor Anthony Sparacino said the warrants were dismissed for lack of evidence after April actions. Ballard allegedly forged names of part time employees on state payroll checks and cashed them, paying employees cash for actual time worked. The probe followed a Board of Control review ordered by Theodore Dormar Dormar.
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Beckey
Pinecrest State Sanitarum
George Ballard
Grand Jury
Raleigh
Anthony J. Sparacino
J. A. Woodley
State Board of Control
Theodore ‘T. Dotman Dormar
Auto Licenses Going Rapidly In West Virginia
State Motor Vehicles Commissioner Joseph P. Condry said 1957-58 license plate sales are 10 percent ahead of last year as several motorists rush to avoid a last minute crunch. He warned there would be no extension past June 28. Over 235000 automobile tags and about 50000 Class B licenses have been issued, with small delay for Class E licenses due to PSC processing. Mail applications are handled with minimal delay. The piece also lists several named local officials and a brief aside on wood-cased pencils varieties.
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Evans
Howard McNew
Lte
Evansville
Myanasille Chary
Louie Heb
Mary Huvatter
Mary Boylan
Patty Bowlin
Hil Ja Wolfe
Carol Wolfe
Carol Sue Laren
Darrel Funk
Pitrler Nose
Frederick Nose
Jane Rhodes
Alderson- Broaddus College
Philippi
Barbara Wolfe
Grafton City Hospital
Ray Hebb
Douglas
Virginia
Roy Jones
Frank ‘Rhodes
Broaddus Hospital
Ronald “Jones
Jacksoni
Wade Walle
Oncle
Benjamin Williams
West End
United Brethren
Nina Walle
Norfolk
Nell: Walle
United States Navy
Foster Lipscomb
Erwin
Preston Memorial Hospital
Blake Bucklew
Charleston
Joseph P. Condry
Condry
Public Service Commission
Oldest printed book unearthed in British Museum scroll
Ancient Buddhist Diamond Sutra scroll, dating to 868, is hailed as the oldest surviving printed book. The 17.5 foot roll includes a frontispiece of Buddha and Subhuti, with a Chinese translation of Sanskrit origin. Experts note the text on white buff paper, 16 feet printed, in excellent condition for its age.
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Steve Libby
Central Press
King's Library
British Museum
London
Buddha
Subhuti
Wang Chieh
Kumarayiva
E. D. Grinstead
Department of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts
Korean War veterans miss on job training study plan
Charleston based Education Dept. plans a coordinated study to find why almost 90 percent of West Virginia's Korean War veterans do not use government on the job training or education programs. Only about 10 percent of the nearly 100,000 eligible veterans have taken part. The effort notes a declining number of approved training firms and inadequate promotion by agencies.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Robert L. Galvin
Department
Division of Veterans’ Education and Training
Galvin
Tinues
Veterans Affairs Department
Veterans Administration
Unclear fragmentary note on politics and noise
The text blends garbled phrases about Humphrey a garden magazine idea weeds and a French paratroop officer with references to fatigue and spring cleaning. It reads as a chaotically edited collection of phrases rather than a coherent news item or report.
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Zedo
Cap Dumkopf
State National Guard Units Set For Annual Yaunts To Training
West Virginia Air and Army National Guard units prepare for encampment drills across Otis AFB Travis AFB Fort Knox and Camp Breckenridge. Brig. Gen. William E. Blake has just assumed command and will oversee the first encampment of the new term with units from Charleston Martinsburg Buckhannon Clarksburg Huntington Huntington and Fairmont among others.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Air National Guard
Otly Air Force Base
Fiiiouth
Travis Air Force Base
Savannah
Army National Guard
Fort Knox
Camp Breckenridge
The
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130Th Air Re
Otis Afb
Martinsburg
Travis Afb
150Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
197Th Tank
Moundsville
Morgan
Town
Clarksburg
Buckhannon Land Elkins
1092Nd Engineer
Parkersburg
Salem
468Th Field Artillery
Huntington and
Williamson
Armored Field Artillery
249Th Army Band
Fairmont
3664Th Ordinance Company
Pt. Pleasant
William E. Blake
Girls' State Session Opens In Jacksons Mill
Dele gates to Rhododendron Girls State gather for county and state offices to be voted on in Tuesday's primary. More than 300 girls attend a citizenship training camp week. Nan cy Erskine opens the camp and parties are assigned to cabins.
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Jacksons Mill
Rhododendron
Nancy Erskine
South Charleston
Cie
John Canarehy
Hill Ls Girls Staiz
Eisenhower Receives Honorary Degree at American University
President Eisenhower donned cap and gown to accept an honorary Doctor of Laws at American University amid light rain. He spoke to graduates on the sheltered platform and helped dedicate a new school wing, emphasizing the era’s needs and the nation’s educational priorities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
American University
U. S
Murder Trial Opens in Williamson 1A
The murder trial of Rufus Blackwell, 51, accused of fatally wounding Bob Hairston, 62, at the Amvets Club after an argument on April 10, began today. Police said Blackwell, who had been jailed in Mingo County on bond, returned with a pistol after an earlier exit and warned Hairston he would be shot if he stood up. Witnesses described the fatal moment.
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Williamson
Rufus Blackwell
Bob Hairston
Blackwell
Hairston
Amvets Club
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