Gov Underwood Urges Tax System Reform In State
Gov. Cecil H. Underwood called for changes to the inequities of West Virginia's property tax and appraisal structure. He warned that without reform the state may need higher taxes to fund schooling and urged broad support for a fair system while promoting road funding and a strong highway program. He praised Pat Craney and the road plan as pivotal to the state’s fiscal future.
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Bluefield
Cecil H. Underwood
Underwood
West Virginia
Federal Highway
Pat Craney J
State To Rest In Linger Case
Buckhannon Upshur County Circuit Court officials said the state would finish its case by day’s end in the murder trial of Eugene Linger. Police testified about objects collected at the crime scene in Weston where William White, a shoe salesman, was killed last December in an alleged robbery.
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Buckhannon Ft
Upshur County
Eugene Singer
Linger
William White
Weston
White
County and Town by Betty Walls Sentinel Staff Writer
County and Town by Betty Walls recounts a countywide Catico Queen contest push with Pruntytown West Grafton Haymond Wickwire Rosemont and others backing the candidate. The piece notes sponsorships by sororities and residents and urges participation and early voting. It also covers local gossip about Bill Siemon and new Blueville residents Trooper J N Liller and his bride while recounting a Camp Caesar P T A meeting with meals dancing and fellowship in Webster County.
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Betty Walls
Sentinel
Pruntytown
West Grafton
Haymond
Wickwire
Rosemont
Country Club
Thornton
Parkview
Fetterman
the Hilltop
Fanny
Street
Flemington
Camp Caesar
Webster County
West Virginia
Pasture Yields Boosted by Lime and Phosphate Fertilizer
Fred Drennan, Knottsville Community work unit conservationist, reports increasing permanent pasture production through lime top dressing and phosphate fertilizer. He notes 20 acre fields once fed 2–4 head of cattle in 1951, then expanded with staged applications totaling 1200 pounds of super phosphate by 1956 to sustain 20 head of Hereford cattle and eight calves. Despite late frosts and dry weather, bluegrass and white clover flourish amid district dozer work for a farm pond at W. E. Knotts Mt. Pleasant.
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Fred Drennan
Knottsville
Drennan
Thessason
Tygart’s Valley Soil Conservation District
W. EB. Knotts
Mt. Pleasant
Opera Role Mixed Up
Chinese soprano Lieu Li Fei sang Madame Butterfly in Parisia. Miss Dora Davis directed the event and the audience stayed warm despite a cool 50 degree night. Residents from surrounding counties attended, including Hilda Heinlein Betty Wiles and the Leese couple from Preston County. Camp Caesar and the PTA workshop next year were also mentioned.
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Parisia
Lieu Li Fei
Madame Butterfly
Dora
Davis
Hilda Heinlein
Betty’ Wiles
Leese
Preston County
House Ornick I Can Help Your Figure
Instructional piece on safe lifting and bending to protect the back during daily chores. Emphasizes knee and hip joint use, spinal alignment, and practicing proper posture to handle tasks like picking up magazines or moving furniture without strain. Includes guidance on crouching and lifting with a straight spine.
Uninvited guest interrupts wedding in Formosa tale
Lin Fu-chien’s wedding in Formosa is interrupted by a severe stomach ache claimed by the bride, followed by the birth of a 262 pound boy hours later. A second tale reports a woman allergic to her husband, described in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, with advice on posture and exercise following a golf swing analogy.
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Formosa
Lin Fu-chien
Tokyo
Pacific
Stars and Stripés
Bréa
Investigation Continues Into Sergeant Hair Clues
A crude report notes doctors describe a rash similar to poison ivy and that investigators are examining the sergeant's hair oil and after shave lotion as possible clues to the mystery.
To Each His Own Fort Polk Laundry Dilemma
The Army faces a double trouble in laundry code rules as GIs must mark clothing with last name and last four digits of serial numbers. Lt William R Wilson and Lt Russell A Wilson share identical four digits, forcing sergeants to use separate laundries to avoid mix ups.
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Fort Polk
Army
Wiliam R
Russell A. Wilson
Nighties Not Covered Hollywood Publicity Gown Stirs City
Hollywood police chased a rule book when actress Lisa Davis walked a downtown street in a brief fuzzy pink nightgown to promote a film. The desk sergeant cited a city ordinance banning bathing suits on streets but had no provision about nightgowns.
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Hollywood
Lisa Davis
Lloyd C Elsey Dies In Marietta Rites Thursday
Word of Lloyd Clayton Elsey death in Marietta Ohio June 10. He was 42, son of Samuel Elsey and Bessie Warthen Elsey, survived by wife Dorothy Addlington Elsey, daughter Anne Elsey Jordan, sister Isabelle Norris, and one grandson. He worked as a cost engineer for H. K. Ferguson Co. Funeral at McClure Funeral Home Marietta Thursday June 13 at 1 pm. Burial plans incomplete.
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Lloyd Clayton Elsey
Marietta
Samuel Elsey
Bessie Warthen Elsey
Terra - Alta
Dorothy Addlington Elsey
Jane
Anne Elsey Jordan
Isabelle Norris
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Neil Austin
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Grafton
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Siemon
J. N. Liller
Blueville
Harry Summers, Jr
Gold
General Electric
Delaney
Main ST
Grafton, W.va
Houseorick
Helen Fleming
Lloyd C. Elsey
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Hell
Cece Errs
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Regis Toomey
Hugh Beaumont
John Qualen
Mana Bryant
Addison Richards
Charles Evans
Lucille
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