Quahogs Quit Slipping as Hamilton Shucks Clams
At a Baltimore convention dinner, John A. Hamilton a Cranston Rhode Island public aid director fielded a dinner crisis by shucking Rhode Island quahogs himself. He declared quahogs the finest seafood and grabbed a knife to open them for about 700 attendees alongside salmon and turkey from other states. The moment showcased quick improvisation amid a dinner glitch.
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Baltimore
John A. Hamilton
Cranston
R. I
American Public Welfare Association
Oregon
Maryland
Rhode Island
Hamilton
J. Milton Patterson
Maryland Department of Welfare
Charleston Stated For 15 New Buses
Charleston will receive fifteen 36 passenger buses between Christmas and New Year’s Day if the coal strike ends. The Charleston Transit Company now operates 84 vehicles and will revise routes to improve service with the additional equipment, said Executive Vice President R F Randolph.
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Pres
Charleston
Charleston Transit Company
R. F. Randolph
Fim
Randolph
Prime Minnehaha Springs farm lands and equipment sale
Seven hundred sixty five acres at Minnehaha Springs on Route 39 eight miles east of Marlington Pocahontas County WV. Includes 165 acres of Knapps Creek bottom sand and timber with a 10 room home barn and farm buildings. Gravity water from a large spring to all buildings and limestone soil noted as top in the county. Followed by sale of furniture and farming machinery in a clean sweep sale.
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Minnehaha Springs
Marlinton
Pocahontas County
West Virginia
Realty Head Refuses Books To OPA Agents
Paul C Pancake head of Pancake Realty Co in Huntington refused to open the company's books for OPA agents. He said agents demanded rents and repairs records since 1939 and that he would only comply with a court order. He cited voters’ November 5 disapproval of OPA and other agencies, calling the move a late survey.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Huntington Realty Company
OPA
Paul C. Pancake
Pancake Realty Co
Pancake
School Levy Details Set At Meeting Tonight
Plans for a special levy election to raise funds for Raleigh County teacher salaries will be set at a 6 45 PM meeting in the Memorial building. The levy committee appointed by the Board of Education will decide date amount and allocation with B B Chambers noting the plan and names including C G Peregoy E C Stover Mason Anderson Miss Margaret Sullivan and others. Following the committee session the Raleigh County Education Association will meet at 7 30 PM to discuss the levy proposal urging teachers and principals to attend. The board also decided to hold the levy election separately from a bond issue and to postpone the bond election to a later date.
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Raleigh County
Memorial Building
B. B. Chambers
Board of Education
C. G. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
E. C. Stover
Crab Orchard
Mason Anderson
Stamford
Margaret Sullivan
Raleigh County Education Association
George Coates
Raleigh
J. §. Butts
J. C.hutchins
W. Y.milter
I Miss Sullivan
Thea
Ior
Legion Has 23 046 Members in West Virginia 1947
The West Virginia American Legion reports 23 046 members for 1947, against a pledged 25 438, per Department Adjutant C A Tesch to national headquarters in Charleston.
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Legion
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Department of the American Legion
A. Tesch
Hunting permit total far exceeds 1945 figure
Raleigh County records show hunting licenses for the year through November 11,559, up from 8,848 in the same period of 1945. November licenses totaled 434, with 338 issued in November 1945. two $15 non resident licenses and 25 duplicates brought yearly totals to 126. The clerk also issued 93 marriage licenses in November, down from 101 in 1945.
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Raleigh County
Vember
Cemetery Row Over $50 Grass Cutting Bill
George H. Stephenson, a 91 year old broker, filed to restrain West Laurel Hill Cemetery Co from denying access to use his mausoleum area after refusing to pay a $50 grass cutting bill. The dispute centers on a 204 square foot lot at the cemetery in Norristown Pennsylvania and a 1934 agreement noted by Stephenson via Associated Press. He argues the per square foot charge and access restrictions are improper and seeks court relief.
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Associated Press
Stephenson
Norristown
George H
Karen
Montgomery County
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Kanawha Valley plants begin to lay off workers
Two major Kanawha Valley producers announced initial layoffs amid coal strike and freight embargo. DuPont Belle plant furloughed 200 of 4009 workers, Electro Metallurgical Alloy laid off 50 of about 2400, with more reductions expected and possible shutdowns if the strike continues. Nitro's American Viscose warned of curtailment or suspension without supplies. Railroads cut passenger service under fuel saving orders, B&O forecasts 4 million in December coal revenue loss, Western Maryland 1.6 million. Union miners back UMW President Lewis. local banks report bond cashing but no early resumption.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Kanawha Valley
E. J. DuPont de Nemours
Electro-Metallurgical Company
Alloy
American Viscose Corporation
Nitro
Lis
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Virginian
B. and O
Maryland
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
McDowell County
Coal City Residents Visit At Piedmont
Coal City residents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Canney, Mrs. R. H. Bradley and Miss Loraine and Miss Louie Burke returned from Piedmont West Virginia after spending several days with Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Callahan and family. The Rev. Callahan plans to visit the Cannoys next week while attending a Church of God ministerial meeting at Sprague. The Callahans are former Raleigh County residents having served churches at Eccles Walkertown and Coal City.
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Coal City
J. M. Canney
R. H. Bradley
Loraine
Louie
Burke
Piedmont
W. Va
C. R. Callahan
Callahan
Ito
Cannoy
Church of God
Sprague
Sprague. the Rev. Mr. Callahan
Raleigh County
Eccles
Walkertown
State Official Visits Coal City OES Lodge
Mrs G L Rohr worthy grand matron of West Virginia was guest of honor at a special Coal City Chapter of the Order of Eastern State meeting Wednesday night. Mrs Edna Patterson of Besoco attended.
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Coal City
OES Lodge
G. L. Rohrbough
Grand Jurisdiction
West Virginia
The
Order of Eastern State
Edna Patterson
Besoco
Altman's Cash Feed Store Prices
Readable from Beckley Beckley Oak Hill listing Altman's Cash Feed Store ad featuring prices for flour salt corn dairy hogs and feed products. Includes 25 pound bags of White Trojan Flour 1.30 and 100 pound bags of salt and middlings with per hundred weight rates.
West Virginia colleges face board review and staffing shifts
The State Board of Education met with the Nerve and vocational boards to discuss issues at Fairmont State, West Virginia Tech and Bluefield State Colleges. The board approved Lester E. Brailey as the first full-time dean of men at Marshall College and hired additional Marshall and West Virginia Tech staff. Scholarships were authorized covering four-year tuition and fees for ten white and two Negro high school students who won district oratorical contests sponsored by the American Lesson. A separate note reports a child with a kidney ailment at home in Coal City and mentions 1946 lumber production trends and a German capital appeal context.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Board of Education
West Virginia
Fairmont State
West Virginia Tech
Bluefield State
Lester E. Brailey
Ohio State University
Marshal College
Marshall
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Big Beckley Stores
Nixon
Neville St
Prince St
Coast Guard
Lillian
Realty Head
Mee
Altman’s Cash Feed Store
Beckley
Oak Hill
West Va
Mary Waddell
Dever Waddell
Fiveco Road
Collins Samming High Schoo
Monister
Lilymonk Coal Company
Lilly- 100K
Bismarck
Chane Celing
St Joseph Aspirin
Donald Duck
Horsman
Dixie
Western Auto
Ine
Clark
Toyland
Neville
Mellens
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