Wick and Jennie plan a simple farm wedding at last
Wick reveals a proposal to Jennie after she returns to the farm with plans for marriage. He conceals his jealousy as he contemplates her pending inheritance, while Enid and Gary face uncertain futures. Nettie and Jim adjust life plans, and Cole informs Wick of a Trevett estate development before Wick leaves Killbuck for the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie
Enid
Buffalo
Hester
Wick
Josh
Cindy
Gary Norbeck
Norbeck
Gary
Killbuck
Nettie
Jim
Jennie Todd
Net
Mark Slicer
Lake Placid
Dan
Hester Wilmer
Cole
Malone
Benton Cole
Judge Hicks
Old Trevett’s
San Francisco
Middleton
Hicks
1955 Prospects Seen As Moderate Recovery
Business groups forecast a mild rebound in 1955 with growth lacking major upswings. Officials from the National Industrial Conference Board and the U S Chamber of Commerce note a turning point has occurred, with industrial production and construction expected to rise modestly while farm incomes drift lower and consumer credit holds steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Industrial Conference Board
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Conference Board
U. S. Steel
Ford Motor
U. S. Department of
Federal Reserve
U. S. Treasury
New York University
Harvard
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Music in the Air Wedding at Bannock County Courthouse
In Pocatello Idaho the first wedding in the new Bannock County Courthouse was held with music from a sanding machine and decor by the Pocatello Painters Union. Bride Charlene Gay Parris of Virginia Idaho and groom William Arthur Gunter of Arimo married as workers tore down the old 1890s courthouse. County official Cantril Neilson noted the venue change to the nearly finished first floor room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Idaho
Bannock County
Pocatello Painters Union
Charlene Gay Parris
Virginia
William Arthur Gunter
Arimo
County Commission
Cantril Neilson
Store Repossession Reversed Over Forged Check
Memphis story of Sandra aged 8 and Barbara aged 7 whose Christmas gifts worth 78.16 were repossessed by a department store after learning their father Lee Carpenter, a 27 year old plumber, paid with a forged check. Store manager Henry Kaplan returned the gifts after discussing with owners. Carpenter is held on three forgery counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Sandra
Barbara
Lee Carpenter
Henry Kaplan
Santa Claus
Carpenter
Fond Memories of a New Hampshire Centenarian
Streeter S. Smith, aged 101 in Portsmouth, recalls bells tolling after Lincoln's death and Union soldiers marching through Newburyport as he celebrated his birthday with a York Beach lobster stew ritual. He wore a 77 year old wedding hat from 1877 and spoke of a cattle show he attended at age four. He was by trade a carriage painter and credits longevity to simply "keep breathin."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Streeter
S. Smith
Lincoln
Newburyport
Mass
York Beach
Maine
Streeter Smith
Delayed Mail Box Found in Old Sonoma County Post
An old iron mail box outside AQUA CALIENTE California, once a closed post office in 1952, was found stuffed with musty mail by a passing official and forwarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonoma County
Calif
Poultry Market Steady In Shenandoah Valley Area
Live poultry market in Shenandoah Valley reports steady demand with buyers and processors mostly finishing after Christmas. Farm prices for the 24 hours to noon yesterday show broilers under 3 lbs at 16-17 cents, 3 lbs and over at 16-18 cents, heavy hens 15-16 cents, small turkey fryers 30-32 cents, heavy hen turkeys 35-36 cents, toms 24-25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Apples in cold storage at Winchester reach over a million
Apples stored in Winchester Virginia exceed one million bushels doubling the December 1953 figure. Local storage facilities report the total volume as of now, reflecting a sharp rise in supply for the season and signaling strong horticultural activity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Roebuck Joseph dies at 39 in local hospital
Joseph Roebuck age 39 of 410 Paint Street died at 4 30 p m Tuesday December 21 in a local hospital The body will move from Caffee Funeral Home to sister Mrs W W Wolford 501 North Oakwood Avenue at 4 p m Thursday Funeral services set at 2 p m Friday December 24 at Caffee Funeral Home Chapel Rev Norman H Harless and Dr A H Wilson officiating Burial at Mt Tabor Cemetery Active pallbearers listed Honorary pallbearers named from medical staff and community figures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Tabor
Jimmy Trovato
Elmer Mackey
Raymond Holliday
Ray Waters
Fred Eddings
Manuel Marquis
RG. Broaddus
Richard G. Starr
Wade Beardin
L. M. Halloran
George D. Johnson
Claude Pate
Jack Frost
Jim Lawrence
Cecil Miller
Junior Pate
Jennings Osborne
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Eye Inheritors
Jane Abbott
Business Mirror
Greenbros, Inc
Incinnatl, Ohio
Cambridge
Donald K. David
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Toa
Charles Gratton
Falcon
By Brandon Bird
The
Raleigh Register
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
Roebuck
Pittsburgh
Raleigh Glass & Mirror CO
G. L. Fette
Mgr
City Ave
Beckley
Beckley Tire & Rubber CO
Fayette Dial
Christmas Shoppers News
Marguerite’s
Mary V. Conway
Singer Sewing Center
Kanawha Dial
Flintridge
Towle
Beckley Jewelry
Heber St
Pittsurgh
Raleigh Glass & Mirror
Dial
Montgomery Ward
Necchi
Prince St
Modern Furniture
Neville St
Eric's
Syracuse
Duncan
Eric’s
McCreery Dial
Henry Conway Hardware
Boyd
Neville St. Dial
Liberace
Baldwin
Sacred Records
Christian Book Store
So. Heber St
Oak Hill
Ashworth Firestone
Prince Street
Melody Shop
Post-Herald
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Prince St. Beckley
W. V
Beckley Ice & Feed CO
Lionel
Sports Center
Cinderella
Nannette
Main St
Neville Maytag
Dad
ERICS
McCreery
Beckley Drug CO
Silver Brand Clothes
Santa
Henry Conway
Mennen
Eager Kress
Kaywoodie
Yello
Cavalier
Becks
Darey
Telechron
Cannister
Universal Home Equipment
South Fayette St
Franklin
Williams Funeral Home
Vance Drive
Amos E. Quesenberry
Tibet
Keyser
Douglas T. Bryant
Oakwood Ave
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Logan
South
Beckley Insulation Co
Pass Dial
Locas General Tire, Inc
Neville Street
Beckley, W. VA
General Tire
Fostoria
Virginia Metal Craft
White Cross Pharmacy
N. Kanawha
Coty
Dorothy Perkins
Watkins Drug Store
Heber & Neville Sts
Cas
Italy
Vogue
Gorham
International Lunt
Wallace and Heirloom
Wooddell’s Jewelry Store
Holiday Foods
Goodie Shop
Poinsettias
Webb’s Florists
Philco
Sunbeam Coffeemaker
Rosenthal
CLARK
Neville Dial
Reed & Barton
Kanawha
F. A. Barker Jeweler
Beckley Hotel
Hohner
Selmar
Olds, Martin and Getzen
Eminee
Garten Motors
Hinton, W. Va
Jan Campbell Music Co
Earwood St
Lewisburg Music Store
Bair Bros., Inc
East Main
King Photo Supply
Dia
Fey
Mountain Motors
First Ave Dia
Beckley Furniture Store
Rytex
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