Pennsylvania's Biggest Coal Land Owner Prefers Dirt Farming
Charles FE Hackney, once a bank president in Washington PA, owns about 13 000 acres of coal land and 9 10 000 000 tons of recoverable coal in Washington Greene and Panhandle WV. He buys coal rights for a principal described as a railroad or coal mining firm and gardens on a 377 acre dairy farm in retirement.
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Washington, Pa
Pennsylvania
Charles FE. Hackney
Arthur R. Friedman
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hackney
Peoples Bank
Washington County
Greene County
Panhandle
West Virginia
Flower catalogue bolds rare iris and exotic blooms
A catalog lists rare iris varieties English origins including SUNSET GOLD Flaming orange and CONSTANCE MEYERS with bright petals, plus DOG ROSE Orchid color and BACK MAGIC jet black. It advertises plant multiplication fivefold in a year and an extra Rainbow Mix Ranunculus offer with a $1 order to Dept. 941 Empress Bldg Seattle.
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Constance Meyers
Rennel Fat Loss Claim Prompts Tiffin Testimonial
A Tiffin resident touts Rennel Concentrate as a simple at home fat loss plan. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for four ounces of Rennel and mix with grapefruit juice to take twice daily. It promises rapid inches loss and money back guarantee.
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Rennel
D. S. Ladd
Tiffin
Ohio
Deep Pittsburgh seam coal field described near small settlements
The article notes sparsely settled regions with farms and villages as a coal field lies beneath. The Pittsburgh seam, about six feet thick here, sits 500 to 1,000 feet underground in a deep field. It mentions Hackney pondering future holdings and a principal in strong financial condition with high taxes and costsamounting to thousands annually.
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Pittsburgh
Hackney
Butler County Court Petitions and Probate Matters
Shivey and Nellie Allen seek an injunction in Common Pleas Court against neighbors James F. and Norma H. Cole to block a lane gate and cattle damage. The will of Helen M. Kaefer directs estate to daughter Mary Elizabeth Cunningham as executrix. Nominal cases list neglect and cruelty across Hamilton Middletown and Beagle Kansas locations with alimony request in separate maintenance. France and Mexico now have professional women jockeys.
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Shivey
Nellie Allen
Oxford
Common Pleas Court
James F
Norma H. Cole
Reily Township
Reily
Helen M. Kaefer
Hamilton
Mary Elizabeth Cunningham
Mugwump and the missing magic beans in the monkey house
Mugwump fears his magic beans are lost or stolen after suggesting chickens ate them. Daddy Ringtail suspects Mother Ringtail cooked them as a surprise dinner. The twist reveals the beans are safe in Mother's pocket and a coconut pie awaits cooling, ending on a hopeful note.
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Mugwump Monkey
Daddy Ringtail
Mugwump
Mother Ringtail
Soldiers transfer within Eighth Army in Koizumi Japan
Pvt. Wallace E. Wells and Pvt. Arnold P. Smith are transferred from the 77th Field Artillery Battalion to the 25th Infantry Division Artillery in Koizumi Japan. Wells becomes a motor pool mechanic and Smith serves as a cannoneer with MP Company. Both entered service in September 1948 and trained at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky, sailing from Camp Stoneman, California.
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Eighth U.S. Army
Koizumi
Japan
Wallace E. Wells
Roy Wells
Middletown
77Th Field Artillery
Camp Drew
25Th Infantry Division
Wells
7Ith Field Artillery
Army
Camp Breckenridge
Camp Stoneman
Calif
77Th Field Artillery Battalion
Pvt
Arnold P. Smith
George Smith
MP Company
Private Wells
Private Smith
Trade list notes Greece purchases from West Germany
Greece will buy from Western Germany a range of goods including agricultural products chemicals tobacco sponges hides and skins plus chemicals textiles coal scrap and rolling mill products iron and steel manufactures and electrical and industrial machinery.
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Clude
Greece
Western
Germany
Trade Pact Signed Between West Germany and Greece
A $58,000,000 trade agreement between Western Germany and Greece was signed in Frankfurt. The pact runs from July 1, 1949 to June 30, 1950 and covers West German imports.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Greece
Webster Volunteers Put Out Car Fire During Carnival Parade
Webster firemen leading an annual carnival parade rushed one mile to extinguish a fire in a parked automobile. They returned in time to reform at the parade rear.
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Webster
N. Y
Webter
Main St
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