New Garden Ground Mine Reaches 600 Tons on Fourth Day
MT HOPE The Garden Ground mine of the New River Coal Company produced 600 tons of Sewell seam coal on the fourth day of operation. Most output came from strip mining alongside underground work, with 49 inside workers and 30 in stripping. Ultimate production target is 3,000 tons daily. Weather has hindered a virgin mine as operations expand.
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Register
MT. Hope
Garden Ground
New River Coal Company
Sewell
Oficial
Morgantown Chaplain Named Mountaineer of the Year
West Virginia veterans named Morgantown navy Chaplain Joseph C. Gluck as the Mountaineer of the year for 1945 for organizing reunions of servicemen in battle areas. The former WVU staff member spoke at a meeting where Bing Crosby was among the speakers. Gluck organized meetings in Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, Leyte, Manila, Japan and aboard ships at anchor.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
West Virginia
Navy
Joseph C. Gluck
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Bing Crosby
Gluck
Hawaii
Guam
Saipan
Leyte
Manila
Japan
Woman Refuses Body Removal In Snowbound Cottage
In Lancaster Pennsylvania Mrs Alice Moyer Bishop, 70, clutched her late husband Harry Bishop 88 vendor of Christmas trees after his death from a heart attack. State health officials and police carried the body through snow to an Ephrata undertaker as she begged to keep it for three months, a request rebuffed by medical authorities.
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Associated Press
Lancaster
Harry
Alice Moyer Bishop
Harry Bishop
A. J. Greenleaf
Lancaster County
Ephrata
Board To Conduct Meeting Tonight
The county board of education will hold its December meeting tonight at 8 o clock barring bad weather. Superintendent D. W. Bryson said the session was moved from Saturday to accommodate Christmas vacation starting tomorrow afternoon. The agenda covers routine school matters with possible unforeseen items.
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County Board of Education
D. W. Bryson
Bryson
Truancy Rise Tied to Influenza Absences, Raleigh County
Raleigh County schools superintendent D W Bryson says truancy has grown with influenza related absences. Legitimate illness excuses are accepted and sick students should stay home. Epidemic disrupts teachers and budget. current plan allows two sick days with $5000 set aside for replacements. board may adopt five days next year.
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D. W. Bryson
Raleigh County
Bryson
Board of Education
Miners To Observe Xmas and New Year's Holidays
Local mine operations will observe Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as official holidays per district 29 United Mine Workers of America president George J. Titler. Any day other than those will not align with the contracts.
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George J. Titler
District 29
United Mine Workers of America
Stotesbury Man Held On Larceny Charge
L. C. Williams of Stotesbury is jailed in Raleigh county on a petty larceny charge for nonpayment of a taxi fare to Sophia Taxi. Magistrate J. P. Meadows set a preliminary hearing for Williams tonight.
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L. C. Williams
Stotesbury
Raleigh
J. P. Meadows
Sophia
Williams
Soon to Be Released Howard Daniel Returns Home
Howard H. Daniel first class seaman from Glen White prepares to demobilize at Pearl Harbor naval center. On arrival in the United States he will be assigned to a separation center for discharge.
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Howard H. Daniel
Glen White
Naval
Pearl Harbor
United States
Three Destroyers Start Decommissioning in San Diego
The de commissioning of three destroyers Miller Tingey and Stephen Potter began at the naval repair base in San Diego California. The Miller had been tied to aircraft carrier Franklin after a collision and stayed nearby for more than an hour as explosions and fires raged aboard.
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San Diego
Calif
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Halsey
Pacific
Miller
Tingey
Stephen Potter
Naval
Franklin
Southern Ky Is Guilty Of Unfair Discrimination
A three judge federal court ruled Southern railway regulations on Negroes in dining cars inadequate reversing an I C C decision. The suit by Elmer Henderson Baltimore regional director claimed denial of dining space on a Washington to Atlanta trip in 1942. The court remanded the case to the I C C for further action.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elmer W Henderson
Calvin Chesnut
Henderson
Fairy Employment Practices Commission
Washington
Atlanta
Pullman
Four Land Deeds Filed In County Clerk's Office
Four land deeds were recorded. Grover C Hedrick and Ethel M Hedrick sold to Violet Levine a tract on the old Pemberton road with no sale price. David D Ashworth and Martha Ashworth sold two Piney View lots to James A Huffman and Georgia A Huffman for 500 dollars. Howard Goode and Pearl Goode sold a Town District tract to Frank S Pio trowski for 500 dollars. The New River company sold a Cranberry Branch tract near Skelton on White stick creek to Irma Sutphin for 1900 dollars.
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Grover C
Ethel M. Hedrick
Violet Levine
David D
Martha Ashworth
Piney View
James A
Georgia A. Huffman
Howard
Pearl Goode
Frank S
Elizabeth Piotrowski
Skelton
Cranberry
Whitestick Creek
New River Company
Irma Sutphin
Mrs. Okey Hudson Dies At Residence
Mrs. Okey Hudson aged 75 died at her Whitestick Street home from complications of advanced age. Funeral services will be at 2 PM Saturday at Keyser funeral home chapel with Rev Shields officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by daughter Mrs. Dave Anderson of Quinnamont and brothers Henry Thompson of Colcord and Joe Thompson of Ackmey.
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Okey Hudson
Whitestick Street
Keyser Funeral Home
Shields
Sunset Memorial Park
Father Draft Ended By Selective Service
Washington reports that fathers are no longer subject to the draft and officials deny plans to induct 18 year olds yet. The move comes with lower army and navy point scores and a high selective service official says veterans are not re-enlisting enough to reduce drafts further. Temporary replacement needs fall to single men aged 18 to 25.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Radio Programs for Thursday Night December 20 Schedule
A dense listing of radio programs across networks CBS ABC and NBC detailing time slots from 6 45 p m to 11 15 p m with serials dramas comedies variety shows news and musical interludes including Captain Midnight Jack Armstrong The Green Hornet and Abbott and Costello among others. The schedule notes corrections by networks and repeats across time zones and stations.
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Jack Armstrong
Abc-East
Captain Midnight
Mbs
Farrell
Abc
Tennessee Jed
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Abe
Dbs Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Walter Kiernan
Terry Semale
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Howe
Mbs-West
Patti Clayton
Dick Tracy
Abc-Weast
Owell Thomas
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Jack Smith
Cbs-Basic
Vic and Sade
Cbs Raymond
Abe Nancing
Bob Burns
Mr. Keen
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Pdancing Music
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Abe Arthur Hale
Mbs-East
Whartenborn
Bill Brandtombs
Gracie Allen
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Lum
Abner
Earl Godwin
Dinah Shore
FBI
Cbs America Town Meeting Forum
Abe Dick Powell
Frank Morgan Music Hall
Andre Kostelanetz
Gabriel Heatter
Jack Hatey
Dave Elman
Antonini
Cbs Curtain Time
Rudy Vallee
Nbbe
Danny O'Neil
Orches
Chicago
New Cold Wave Moves South As Winter Holds Fast
A new mass of cold air from central Canada was set to hit the Dakotas and Minnesota tonight as a nationwide cold wave persisted. Snow stretched from the Rockies to New England, with heavy falls in the eastern states, including up to five feet in parts of New York. Sub zero readings persisted from Montana to Indiana, while temperatures in cities such as Bowling Green and Vicksburg showed extreme lows. The weather disrupted transport, communications, schools, and industry, with at least 62 deaths attributed to the cold.
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Federal Weather Bureau
Canada
Dakotas
Minnesota
Rockies
New England
New York State
Montana
Indiana
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Hartford
Conn
New York
Bowling Green
Vicksburg
Miss
Shreveport
Tennessee
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Miami
Fla
Midwest
Tiny nylon insulated coils for telephone headsets
A study shows tiny nylon insulated coils for telephone headsets withstand heat and cold better than other types. This finding suggests improved durability for communication devices in extreme temperatures.
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS AND DOWN CLUES LISTED
A filled crossword style puzzle is presented with across and down clues. Includes cryptogram quotation at bottom: WHEN AFFECTION ONLY SPEAKS TRUTH IS NOT ALWAYS THERE MIDDLETON. Ends with attribution: Distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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