West Virginia House Debates Deer Hunting and Miscellaneous Bills
Two deer hunting bills are set for action in the West Virginia House. One would establish a permanent deer season starting the Thursday of Thanksgiving week, while another allows county residents to rescind antlerless seasons by petition, with publication rules and voter thresholds. The day’s measures also cover railroad sanitation facilities, worker protections for women, license fee abolition, and various legal and administrative updates. Additional Senate bills propose dental health division creation, motor vehicle code tweaks, and court term scheduling changes.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Dels
Kessel
R- Mineral
Gilmore
D-Tucker
The
Conservation Department
Holderby
R-Cabell
Scanes
D-Harrison
Public Service Commission
Smith
D-Putnam
Lloyd Cain
Buffalo
Putnam County
Hamlin
Tucker
D-Wayne
Justice of the Peace
Drewry
D-Mcdowell
Sapp
Justices of the Peace
Bowles
Kanawha
Capitol
Flannery
D-Logan
Senate
Bean
D-Hardy
Vassard
R-Lewis
Dental Health
State Health Department
Ballard
D-Monroe
Martin
D-Berkeley
Jackson
D- Lincoln
Rubinstein Murder Probe Takes New Turn
Ten fingerprints found in Serge Rubinstein’s bedroom are being checked against 5000 entertainer records as police pursue leads in the financier’s death. Female belongings linked to Pat Wray are traced, while notebook names include Hollywood figures and Las Vegas gamblers. Stanley T. is named in alleged big deals. Lee Brooks dismisses suspect status.
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York
Serge Rubinstein
Asst. Dist. Atty
Alexander Herman
Herman
Rubinstein
5Th Avenue
Pat Wray
Las Vegas
New
Courtlandt Nicoll
Lee Brooks
Brooks
Nicoll
Stanley T. Stanley
Stanley
DPA Bill Amended and Senate Advances Public Relief Rules
The Charleston Senate Judiciary Committee amended and approved a bill to publish names and addresses of state relief recipients and require monthly copies filed with county clerks. The measure, drafted by an interim committee, was introduced by Sons Taylor and Bowers. The panel also backed a Centennial celebration commission and an election vacancy rule change and recommended other judiciary bills on detention home oversight and agency rule filing with the secretary of state.
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Charleston
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Department of Public Assistance
DPA
Taylor
House Judiciary Committee
Kanawha
Board of Supervisors
Secretary of State
Huntington Woman Found Fatally Shot
Mrs. Laurie Stewart Ritter aged 46, of Huntington West Virginia, was found fatally shot in a bedroom at her Tucson area home. The sheriff said the wound to the heart appeared personal. her husband C Lloyd Ritter Jr 50 and a nurse heard the shot as they attended her after a January automobile accident. Ritter reported she suddenly fell from their Mercedes Benz during a drive home. She was treated at Tucson Medical Center for shock and injuries before returning home. Officials did not expect an inquest. her death is under sheriff and coroner review. Mrs Ritter, Martinsburg born, was daughter of Mrs Sally Stewart of Huntington with a Huntington brother Claude Stewart surviving. The couple had lived in Arizona about five years for health reasons.
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Tucson
Ariz
Laurie Stewart Ritter
Huntington
W. Va
Here
C. Lloyd Ritter Jr
Ritter
Martinsburg
Sally Stewart
Claude Stewart
Ritters
Arizona
Resolution Proposes More Judges In West Virginia Circuits
A bill to amend the state constitution to allow more than one judge in any of West Virginia's 27 judicial circuits went to the House. Introduced by Del Francis D Kanawha, the measure would be voted on at the 1956 election. The current constitution sets two judges in the first circuit and one in each other circuit.
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Charleston
del. Francis
D-Kanawha
Weather Blamed For 3 Deaths In West Virginia
CLARKSBURG two people burned to death in separate fires during the weekend cold snap. Elmer Ellwood Webster 39 of Jane Lew died in Weston after a fire destroyed his home. Otis Barrackman 80 of Belington Rt. 2 was found dead in his embers home. Charles F. Martin retired pharmacist nearly 70 died in Fairmont from heart failure attributed to overexertion clearing snow. his wife survives.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Elmer Ellwood Webster
Jane Lew
Weston
Otis Barrackman
Belington Rt. 2
Charles F. Martin
Fairmont
Martin
Profit prospects rise as 1954 earnings inch ahead
New York reports early 1954 profit trends show big corporations offset smaller firms as profits near 1953 levels. AT T boosts 1954 totals to $1.02 billion with 7.2 percent gain across 80 majors. 44 up, 36 down, five red. Final 1954 quarter lifts results after summer slump. total 1954 corporate profits seen at about $17.8 billion, down 2.7 percent from 1953.
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American Telephone & Telegraph
At&t
Congress
Japan asks USSR to declare end of war
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama urged the Soviet Union to declare the war with Japan finished before resuming normal relations. Hatoyama said there is no reason for the United States to oppose such steps, arguing a Japan friendly to both powers could ease US-Soviet tensions.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
Ichiro Hatoyama
United States
America
Reciprocal Cooperation Cited for Stable Peace
London Moscow radio marks the 78th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt with a English broadcast praising cooperation for a stable lasting peace. The commentator Bor is Timofeyev notes the USSR seeks reciprocal cooperation with the United States, but emphasizes all parties must strive for it despite political differences.
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London
Moscow
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Soviet Union
United States
North America
Boris Timofeyev
Roosevelt
U.S.A
Principal Cleared Reinstated After Grand Jury Ruling
Mineral Wells principal S A Shomo, 50, cleared by Wood County Grand Jury of statutory reported incident charges. He was suspended last November after being charged in a sixth grade class with a 13 year old girl. Jury returned a not true bill and he will return to his job immediately.
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Parkersburg
S. A. Shomo
Mineral Wells
Wood County
Shomo
E.S. Shannon
Logan High School and Field House Project Halted by Union Dispute
AFL building trades unions clash with United Construction Workers affiliate of UMW District 50 over hiring on Logan Island project. UCW picket lines halt work on the $1,368,000 Logan High School and $506,000 field house after mine layoff concerns. Morris Skilken Co. says AFL contracts in five states restrict nonunion hiring, delaying construction begun two weeks ago.
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LOGAN
AFL
United Construction Workers
UMW District 50
Midelburg Island
UCW
Logan High School
United Mine Workers
Morris Skilken Co
Columbus
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
Skilken
Footprint test eyed to tell Wood twins apart
At Reese Air Force Base Texas the Wood family debates using a footprint test to identify baby Charles and Robert born November 24. A babysitter briefly mixed them up, and after orange juice caused rashes each child reacted differently. Captain Wood says a footprint expert may be needed. the couple also has two older children, Douglas and Debbie.
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Capt. Wood
Reese Air Force Base
Mrs. Wood
Charles
Reese
Douglas
Debbie
Morgantown church plans $150000 building project
In Morgantown First Baptist Church members outline a $150,000 building program. West Virginia state news notes show various civic happenings including Rebecca Core Conaway named state chairman of American Mothers Committee Inc. and a Western regional Methodist conference in Charleston.
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Virginia
First Baptist Church
Morgantown
James H. Straughn
Washington
Charleston District Methodist Conference
Charleston
Rebecca Core Conaway
American Mothers Committee Inc
West Virginia
Dead Boy Skin Donated to Aid Girl Recovery
In Cincinnati, Ronnie Wilson's parents donated his skin after his death to aid Sherry Cassada, a seven year old severely burned girl. The graft was applied to her exposed flesh within days, offering temporary relief as doctors hope her own skin may later be usable.
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Cincinnati
Ronnie Wilson
Osgood
Ind
St. Mary Hospital
Walker
Audrey Wilson
Sherry Cassada
Ronnie
Sherry
Wilsons
Irene
James Cassada
Iwo Jima Flag Raiser Ira Hayes Found Dead in Arizona
Ira Hayes, one of the World War II Marine flag raisers at Iwo Jima, was found dead at Sacaton Indian Reservation in Arizona at age 32. Doctors cited exposure to freezing weather and heavy drinking as the cause.
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Iwo Jima
Arizona
Sacaton
Arizn
Ira Hayes
Iowa Jima
Sacaton Indian
Cousins Settle Uncle's Bequest
Riverhead New York case ends with William F. Glendenning of Manhattan receiving 85 percent of a 4000 dollar bequest and his Queens cousin getting 15 percent after a dispute over their uncle John Glendenning's will. Surrogate's Court Judge Hazleton presided with testimony from the stepdaughter Elizabeth Bentley.
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Riverhead
N.Y
William Francis Glendenning
John Glendenning
Manhattan
Woodhaven
Queens
Edgar F. Hazleton
Elizabeth Bentley
Parents Told to Check Backs Of Children for Spine Curvature
Los Angeles physicians urge parents to inspect children for spine curvature every six months, focusing on symmetry of hips and shoulders. Doctors Crowe Risser and Roci noted that early detection before adulthood can allow corrective straightening during ages 10 to 16.
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Harold E. Crowe
Los Angeles
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Jackson County Circuit Court
Business Mirror
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Lubbock, Tex
Wood Twins
Robert
Douglas R. Wood
Associated Press
Department of Employment Security
West
Dr. Crowe
Joseph However
C.risser
Pasadena
Albert Roci
Los Angeles Children's Hospital
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Amere Gas Utilities Company
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