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Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia

17 Dec 1946

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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1946

Page

3

Nimitz Visits West Virginia Town Named For Him

Admiral Chester Nimitz visits Nimitz West Virginia in Summers County with hundreds greeting the Fleet Admiral. He praises the West Virginia battleship and met residents, postmistress, and local dignitaries before touring Beckley and Charleston airports.

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Chester Nimitz Naval Operations Summers County Nimitz America Pacific Admiral Nimitz Tile Summers County West Virginia Pearl Harbor Maryland Colorado Nevada Felix B. Stump Lexington Clarence WW. Meadows Beckley-Mount Hope Bonnie P. Bower Governor Meadows W. Va Chester W. Nimitz USN Post Office J. J. Lisly Beck- Tey Charleston Admiral Stump Phil Hill Navy Tony Savino Beckley Hill E. D. Armstrong Beckley Chamber of Commerce W. R. Fusitt Woodrow Wilson High School Glenn Sallack Sallack Beckley, Hinton Admiral U. S Bonnie P. Power Clarence W. Meadows Tony Savina Savina
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Blind veteran to play Santa at home in Indianapolis

Chester R. Perkins a 21 year old blind corporal from Phoenixville Pennsylvania will leave Valley Forge Hospital Saturday to travel to Indianapolis for a two week furlough. He plans to bring gifts for his wife Janet and parents after a land mine in Germany destroyed his sight. Perkins wrote a letter to the Indianapolis News asking Santa for two bright shiny blue eyes to banish the memory of last Christmas.

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Associated Press Phoenixville Chester R. Perkins Santa Claus Indianapolis Perkins Germany Valley Forge Janet Bkosnitel Indianapolis News Beneneath
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Spouse Admits Shooting Mother Of Four Children

In Norristown Pennsylvania 46 year old Thomas Grant confessed to a fatal shooting of his wife a mother of four in a crowded shopping area. Grant told police I just shot my wife and handed over the gun after the crime. A taxi driver testified Grant and his wife argued before the shooting and a heated moment ended with the gunfire.

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Associated . Press Norristown Helen Grant Robert Reilly Thomas Grant Reilly Anthony di Nolfi Ronald Schmoll Oseo
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Writer Husband Delivers Baby in Mountain Lodge

Bonnie Trent a 19 year old from Oklahoma City gave birth to a stillborn baby at a remote lodge 25 miles southwest of Bowker. Her husband Bill delivered the infant by telephone from a Boulder physician. Ranchers carried Mrs Trent six and a half miles through deep snow to a ranch for care before she was moved to Denver hospital.

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Associated Press Denver Bonnie Trent Oklahoma City Bill Boulder Cole Mountain Lodge Bowker Trent
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