West Virginia Insurance Board Holds Its First Capitol Meeting
The state Board of Insurance, created by the 1957 Legislature to curb patronage in state contracts, opened its first meeting in Charleston. Gov. Byrd named James M. Altman temporary chairman and three-year member, Edward Bippus Jr. two-year member Edwin Ratcliffe one-year member. The board will enforce new bidding caps and county limits on state insurance contracts, with funding covered from a contingency.
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Charleston
State Board of Insurance
Cecil
Underwood
James M. Altman
Edward §. Bippus Jr
Wheeling
Edwin Ratcliffe
Beckley
Capitol
Altman
Westernport
Fairmont State
Bippus
Panhandle
West Virginia University
Ratcliffe
West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents
West Virginia selects 1957 Dairy Princess Mary Ellen Carter
Mary Ellen Carter of Wheeling was crowned West Virginia Dairy Princess at a Charleston banquet. She will make personal appearances over 60 days and compete in the National Dairy Queen Contest in Chicago in August. Runner-up is Donna Atha of Bridgeport, with several contestants named and judges listed. Governor Underwood presided as Lila Belle Law of Harrison County passes the title.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Mary Ellen Carter
Wheeling
Chicago
Greenbrier
Cecil H. Underwood
Donna Atha
Bridgeport
Mary
Lila Belle Law
Harrison County
Clarksburgh Hospital
Bath
Law
John T. Johnson
Janice Jordan
Pt. Pleasant
Mary Ruth Rapp
Renick
Phyliss Webb
Cairo
Betty Jean Albin
Shepherdstown
High School Privacy Clash Over Pregnant Graduate
In Lodi California a pregnant 18 year old, Rosalie Sperling, faced a decision about her high school graduation as authorities initially planned to bar her from the ceremony. After protests from classmates and a husband of a 17 year old, officials reversed course and allowed her to receive her diploma publicly.
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Rosalie, Sperling
Lodi
Calif
Jerry
State Prisoner Wins New Trial
Henry H. Favors, serving 25 years in Kanawha County Penitentiary, won a U S Supreme Court directed review by the West Virginia Supreme Court. His habeas petition seeks a September hearing after requesting time to depose witnesses. The defense seeks a continuance. the state’s assistant attorney general did not object.
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Charleston
Henry H. Favors
U. S
State Supreme Court
West Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
Atty
Pred Caplan
Intermediate Court
William J. Lenezome
Monongahela Power Plans New 180000 kW Generating Unit
Monongahela Power announced a 22 million dollar generating unit adding 180000 kilowatts to its capacity to meet rising Ohio Valley demand. Groundbreaking next spring, operation expected by fall 1960, with integration into West Penn Electric System.
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Potter
Ohio Valley
Wilson Island
Riyesville
Fairmont
Albright
Preston County
Valley
West Penn Electric System
Monongahela
Companes
West Penn Power Company
Potomac Edison Company
Willow Island
Rivesville
Willow Island No. 2
Potomac, Edison Company
Flemington Girl Wins Regional Essay Award
Miss Nancy Johnson of Flemington, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert P Johnson, won first prize in a regional contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary with the theme Americas Crusade for Free Men Rights. The award is a four year paid tuition to a West Virginia college excluding the university and Potomac State College.
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Robert P. Johnson
Flemington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lauics
America
Johnson
Flemington High School
West Virginia
University Ana Potomic Slate College
Izetta Kelley
Charles Kelley
United Nations
New York City
Kelley
IOOF
Clarksburg
United States
Canada
Pa Demands Death Penalty for W Va Con
KITTANNING Pa 1% approving attorneys expected today to demand the death sentence for Robert Tally Davis an escape convict accused of slaying an expectant mother. If sentenced to death he would be the first executed in Armstrong County in 53 years. Special Prosecutor Samuel Strauss noted he would seek capital verdict after challenging jurors for cause amid defense objections. Davis escaped from West Virginia State Prison and is charged with the bludgeon slaying of Emily Shupe Foster outside her Leechburg home. He faces additional charges of molesting women abducting and burglary.
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Kittanning
Robert Tally Davis
Bayid
Armstrong
Samuel Strauss
Allegheny County
Robert E. Ashe
Davis
West
Virginia State Prison
Emily Shupe Foster
Leechburg
Pittsburgh
McKees Rocks, Pa
Burgess David Hershman
West Virginia Guard Inspections At Kentucky Base
West Virginia National Guard troops at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky and Fort Knox near Louisville faced range firing and regular army inspections. Early results show many ratings as excellent or above with the 1092nd Engineer Battalion earning 50 excellent marks. the 102nd Armored and 468th Field Artillery staffs also praised for pre camp planning. The report notes daily checks of discipline, appearance, upkeep, and transport and communications readiness.
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Camp Breckinridge
West Virginia National Guard
150Th Armored Cavalry
Fort Knox
Port Knox
102St Armored
Fairmont
Burlington
Suerior
1092Nd
Parkersburg
Salem
George P. Black
193Rd Engineer Company
Weston
Insurance firms number 676 in Arkansas in 1955
A historical count shows 676 insurance companies operating in Arkansas during 1955, reflecting the state’s sizable financial services sector at mid-century. This figure highlights regional market breadth and the prevalence of varied insurers serving diverse communities.
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Arkansas
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