Antarctic Loneliness Aboard Byrd Expedition In Little America
The piece notes the Antarctic continent as a lonely spot where magnetic studies clash with tractor movement and radiosonde interference. It describes scientists H Herbert Howe and Lt. Charles Schone building a copper nailing house, noisy wildlife, and occasional whale activity at Little America during summer.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
America
Antarctic
H. Herbert Howe
Charles Schone
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Little America
Johnny
Photographer retires from stairs after 60 years in Medina
A P Associated Press item says 83 year old commercial photographer A J Richards of Medina closed his studio after climbing three flights daily for six decades. He plans to reopen in spring if he finds ground floor quarters. Kruger Park in Africa is noted as larger than New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Medina
A. J. Richards
Kruger Park
Africa
New Jersey
State Park Office Opens March 1
Charleston The Conservation Commission parks division will keep its State Capitol offices open on Saturday March 1 to handle the rush for state park and forest cabin reservations for the 1947 vacation period. Parks Chief Watt B Powell said the division has set aside the first ten days of March for exclusive consideration of cabin applications.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Conservation Commission
Parks Division
State Capitol
Watt B. Powell
150 000 Trout To Be Restocked In March
The Conservation Commission reports about 150000 legal sized trout will be distributed starting early March and completed before April 26 opening. Brook and rainbow varieties predominate with brown trout from federal hatcheries. streams in 80 counties will receive stock.
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Associated Press
Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
B. D. Wills
Wills
Commission For Public Distribution
Foster Estate Sees Net 24443 From Final Settlement
Final settlement of the James G. Foster estate shows a net worth of 24443.55 with assets totaling 45551.55 and liabilities 21108. Details list cash, bank accounts, accounts receivable, insurance, inventories, stock holdings in Beckley institutions, property in Beckley and Clinton, a Beckley hardware firm formed in 1946, and real estate including farm interests and undivided interests in land. Heirs at law are his widow Dora J. Foster and seven children Lucille, James G. Jr, Robert W., George B., Joseph C., Mary Virginia, and Eugene Ray Foster.
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James
G. Foster
Beckley
Foster
Foster Hardware, Inc
Dora J. Foster
Lucille Foster
James G. Foster
Robert W. Foster
George B. Foster
Joseph C. Foster
Mary Virginia Foster
Eugene Ray Foster
Foster Hardware
Beckley National Bank
Beckley Armory
Upper Clinton
New River Hills
Kessinger Run
Miss Timber of 1947 named in lumbermen tribute
Veterans' Civic Theater and Screen star Martha Vickers named Miss Timber of 1947 by the Northeastern Retail Lumbermen's Association at a convention in Pennsylvania. A celebratory wire praised the lumbermen and featured a playful jibe about spelling penitentiary.
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Veterans’ Civic Theater, Inc
Martha Vickers
Martha
Northeastern Retail Lumbermen’s Association
Pennsylvania
Timber
New Citizens To Take Oaths At Raleigh County Court House
At least 16 individuals will take the oath of allegiance at a naturalization ceremony at the Raleigh County Court House. Dr. Alvin J. Cook will give the principal address with music by Shady Spring High School band. Circuit Court Judge Ben H. Ashworth will administer the oath to those recommended by Naturalization Examiner Bernard Bailes.
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Raleigh County Court House
Alvin J. Cook
First Baptist Church
Shady Spring High School
Circuit Court
Ben H. Ashworth
Bernard Bailes
Raleigh County Post No. 32
The
American Legion
Ritchie Ware
First Christian Church
B. B. Chambers
Raleigh County
Nancy Duncan
Dr. Cook
Glenn Webb
J. L. Lineweaver
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Legion Post
Bailes
Court House
Charleston Bounty Payments Hit 216 Daily
Conservation Commission paid 216 per day for gray fox and wildcat bounties during the first 18 days of February. Director Jack K. Shipman reported no drop in claims, totaling 3 907 for the period. A 4 grant for adults and 2 for pups began February 1 from a 25 000 fund, to run until exhausted. The $4 wildcat bounty will continue year round from other funds, Shipman added.
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Associated Press
Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
Jack K. Shipman
Shipman
Local Vet Office To Close Saturday Observing Washington’s Birthday
The Local Veterans Administration Contact Office will be closed Saturday February 22 in observance of Washington’s Birthday. Dean Dr Rick etts said the office will reopen for business Monday. Tung oil is used in making linoleum oil cloth paints varnishes inks brake linings and lacquer linings for tin cans.
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Veterans Administration
Washington
Dean Dr. Ricketts
Ricketts
Pacific island governance to be tested by Krug tour
Secretary Krug launches a Pacific visit to Hawaii Guam Okinawa Samoa and Tokyo to weigh civilian versus military rule for the Marshall Caroline and Marianas Islands. The issue threads into UN trusteeship plans and a pending bill to place island administration under the Interior Department.
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Don Whitehead
Wesler
Honolulu
Marshall, Caroline and
Marianas Islands
Pacific
Interior
J. A. Krug
Washington
Hawaii
Guam
Okinawa
Samoa
Tokyo
General MacArthur
Pacific Islands
Krug
United States
United Nations Security Council
Marianas, Marshalls
Carolines
Congress
Department of the Interior
Navy
Plan Motion Picture Of Roosevelt Life
James Roosevelt says Jay Kennedy plans a film or series on Franklin D. Roosevelt life with Kennedy financing but Roosevelt not joining the producing group. He advised Kennedy to consult family friends world statesmen and opponents, and research in Washington Hyde Park Warm Springs and related sites.
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Roosevelt
Associated Press
Hollywood
James Roosevelt
Jay Richard Kennedy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Kennedy
Washington
Hyde Park
N. Y
Warm Springs
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