Former Raleigh Teacher Seeks Secretary of State Post
West Virginia politics heat up as 86 year old Secretary of State William S. O'Brien plans retirement after four terms. His son D. Pitt O'Brien would seek to succeed him, while Neely announces a bid for the U S Senate. Other races include Treasurer Talbott seeking reelection and Judge Lovins entering the Democratic Senate race.
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Raleigh
Neely
Senate
Preas
Charleston
M. M. Neely
U.S. Senate
William S. O'Brien
D. Pitt, O'Brien
Pitt O'Brien
Stotesbury
Raleigh County
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
O'Brien
R. F E. Talbott
Board of Public Works
Frances Love
Wheeling
House of Representatives
Talbott
Philippi
West Virginia University
Barbour County
Barbour
Fresh air pumps in mines beat city air in tests
Within United States coal mines over 190 billion cubic feet of fresh air are circulated daily. Chemical analyses show the underground air is often purer than air in many large urban offices.
Fayette Grand Jury Returns 59 Indictments in Fayetteville
Fayetteville grand jurors convened for a night session and returned 43 felony indictments and 16 misdemeanor indictments. The list names defendants tied to thefts, assaults, stabbings, forgeries, burglaries, murders, and other offenses with counts dating from last year to early 1948, including Thomas Abshire for malicious wounding and Solomon Tate Sr for murder.
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Register
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Frank Shipe
Thomas Abshire
Virgil Pritt
Clarence Ayers
D. C
William Davis
James E. Ball
Everett White
Andrew L. Blankenship
Robert J. Peebles
Daily Crossword Puzzle with Clues and Cipher Text
A mixed crossword list with numbered across and down clues, many garbled entries, and a cryptogram line at the end. The puzzle includes hints for edible roots, architectural types, fruits, Greek letters, animals, tools, and various common words, with several OCR errors and a final cryptoquote line: TO THESE ALSO GOD WILL GIVE AN ENDING VIRGIL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil
Indictments Set For January 9 Arraignment Day
William F McCallister faces theft charges for taking 17 dollars from Junior Phalen last November. Indictments name McCallister for 7 dollars taken from Clifford Burdette, Olive Moter charged with deserting two children, Vernon Smith for resisting a police officer, Florence Sarver for writing a bad check, Shirley Withrow for resisting arrest, and Mamie Woods for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Judge Thrift sets January 9 for arraignment. all defendants must plead.
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William F. McCallister
Junior Phalen
William McCallister
Clifford Burdette
Olive Moter
Vernon Smith
Florence Sarver
Shirley Withrow
Mamie Woods
Upton Funeral To Be Saturday
Cecil Ray Upton 52 of Covington Va formerly of Red Star will be buried at Highlawn Memorial Park after funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Thomas Funeral Home chapel officiated by Rev Charles W McNutt. He died of natural causes after a five year illness. He was born March 6 1896 in Sandstone Summers County and was a taxi driver and Baptist Church member.
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Ay Register
OAK Hill
Cecil Ray Upton
Covington
Red Star
Thomas Funeral Home
Charles WW. McNutt
Fayetteville
Upton
Hotel Hill
Sandstone
Summers County
Baptist Church
Highlawn
Jarvis Funeral Set For Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Jarvis 73 will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church conducted by Father Edward Biss. Burial follows in High-Nawn Memorial Park. Born in Lithuania she is survived by husband Jake Jarvis two sons August and John of Summerlee and daughter Yirs Alice Kokoski of Oak Hill.
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Register
Oak Hill
Julia Jarvis
Oak Hill Hospital
Edward Biss
St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church
High- Nawn Memorial Park
Jarvis
Lithuania
Jake Jarvis
Garten T
August
John
Summerlee
Yirs
Alice Kokoski
Two Officials Seek Re election in Pineville County Post
Henry Clay Democrat files for his fourth term as assessor while A B Robertson Democrat seeks a second term on the County Court Completing his first term this fall Clay has served three terms as assessor in the county officials filing at the circuit court.
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Register
Pineville
Circuit
Ielerk
Henry Clay
A. B. Robertson
Clay
Fayetteville Church Adopts 5 PM Sunday Vessel Service
Fayetteville Methodist Church led by Rev. C. W. Paskel started a 5 o'clock Sunday evening vessel service replacing the 7:30 p.m. worship. The first session drew solid attendance and the pastor plans to keep the 5 o'clock schedule through the winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Ic. W. Paskel
Mullens Man Fined for Speeding in City Limits
William Roy Stevens, a salesman of Princeton, was fined $10 and costs yesterday in Mullens police court for speeding in Mullens city limits on March 20, 1947. Police Chief Haynes Davidson said Stevens had a prior speeding ticket last year and appeared in court, but the judge was absent. He failed to appear at a later date and ignored correspondence from Mullens officials. he was located yesterday and taken to court where the fine and costs were imposed.
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Negister Aiat
Mullens
William Roy Stevens
Princeton
Haynes Davidson
Stevens
Davidson
Mt Hope Group To Furnish Church Flowers
Mt Hope notes show the Galilean Circle of the Baptist Temple will furnish flowers for February. At the meeting hosted by Mrs Fanny Richeson, gifts and cards were directed to ill members. Program covered Preaching Teaching and Healing with Miss Margaret Darnall presenting.
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Register
Mount Hope
Galilean Circle
The
Baptist Temple
Fanny Richerson
Grace LaMasters
Margaret F. Darnall
Virginia Tissue
Nan Carter
Jerry Garrett
Agnes Ward
Betty Dowds
Betty Jackson
Marion Jenkins
Miss Tissue
Virinia Duckworth
Francis Dixon
Margaret Higley
Margaret Darnall
Leslie Humphreys
Christine Williams
Carter
Garrett
H. Darnall
Radio Programs Network Schedule Panes Time Zones
A dense, OCR style listing outlines eastern standard times and network slots for radio programs. It catalogs shows such as News Report at 6:00, Sports Music Time, Lum & Abner repeats, several newscasts, dramas, comedies, and variety programs across networks with repeats and time shifts.
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Iverims
Nbe
Abe-East Widdies
Sbe-Weet
Mbs-East Riddles
Mba-Weat
United Nations
Cba
Cbs-East Lum & Abner
Cba-West
Minuta Newa
Billy Rose
Abe Morgan-Ameche
Abs
Abc
Bill Stern
Nbc
Cbs
Nbc News
Abc Wert
Government Services Inc Runs 95000 Meals Daily for Federal Workers
Government Services Inc the private non profit agency formed in 1926 runs 43 restaurants and cafeterias in US government buildings serving about 95000 meals daily. Employees pay around 41 cents on average with two plates at 85 cents and a 40 cent plate option. The agency reports losses of knives forks and china due to breakage disposal and souvenir theft. GSI also runs six public pools Pierce Mill Rock Creek Park and Fort Washington housing and Fontana Tennessee TVA village serving about 100 TVA workers and 150 GSI staff with cottages rented at about 5 dollars a day and a cafeteria on site.
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Associated Press
Washington
Uncle Sam
Government Services, Inc
GSI
Navy
Munitions
Commerce
Labor
Justice
Supreme Court
Anterior
Post Office
The
National Art Gallery
Arlington Farms
Pierce Mill
Rock ‘Coek Park
Ft. Washington
Army
Interior Department
Fontana
Tenn
TVA
Fontana Dam
Auto License Receipts Establish Record Growth in Charleston
Charleston The State Department of Motor Vehicles reports new records in receipts and licenses issued. Commissioner Don McClaugherty said six month dollar receipts totaled 8 644 575 42 exceeding last year by over 1 500 000 and nearing the 9 000 000 mark for all of 1946 47. By December 31 356 238 licenses had been issued, up 36 057 from the prior six months.
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Fairmont
House of Delegates
U. S. Senate
West Virginia
Goodwin Jarvis
Richard
Weston
George Jarvis
Darrell V. Jarvis
University of Hingis
Fred H. Shannon
Sheriff's
Shannon
Welch
Stevens Clinic
Ienior
Girl Scouts
King Coal
PH. O'Brien
Ms. M. Neely
Fayette
William Blevins
Ruth Garrison
Sam Botts
Jimmy L. Allen
Joe L. Bouldin
Mary Jane Bouldin
John Henry Carter
Floyd Brooks
Hubert Cole
Pear? Cole
Preston Collins
Suz
Eflis Franklin
Patrick Crawford
Lewis Morris
Butler Blevins
Lawrence Johnson
Harry Johnson
Thomas Darlington
Edward Kincaid
Helen McGraw J
William E. McCall
William N. Kellam
Grant Mabe
Tom Martin
William Thomas
Milton Moran
Fayette County Board of Education
Johnnie Mullens
Betty, Dolinger
Norman Pennington
van Roark
Maurie Reynolds
Isaac Perkins
G. W. Hackney
Clarence Lee Rodes
Filis Franklin
Walter Curry
Donald Tyler
Martin Piotrowski
Leo D. Rowsey
Harry Sizemore
A. W. Nida
Jesse Smith
Walter Taylor
Bill Stevens
C. W. Keatley
Nancy Willis
Calvin Williams
Manuel Williams
John W. Lilly
Willis Wingrove
Thurmond Morton
Buford Young
Bernard McCline
John Holt
Bonnie Holt
Lillian Ellison
Roy Ellison
Roy Fleshman
Carl Blackburn
Roy Cooper
John Foster
Willie Fox
James Hayes
Ruth Ann Conner
Clayton Harrah
William Me Ching
William Crump
J. A. Craige
Daily Crossword
Tahiti
Europe
Encounera
Jacob OF
Dauel
Denmark
Alaska
Slate
Firestone
Firestone S&s
Ashworth
Home & Auto Store
RB. B. Ashworth
Printe St
Beekiey
Power Line
CLYDE
Wade Bailey
Mt. Hope Group
Zola T. Eljkson
Lawrence EB. Ellison
W. H. Haynes
U. S
Lag Tae
Fred Schultze
Beckley, W. Va
Mason & Hamlin
Kohler & Campbell
Hardman, Conover Cable
Estey
Withrow Music CO
Virginia St
W. Va
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