New Ag Instructor Begins Duties at Shady Spring High
Newman Fitzsimmons of New Martinsville starts as instructor in vocational agriculture at Shady Spring High School replacing on leave J Collins. Fitzsimmons earned a B S in agriculture from West Virginia University this month and is a Magnolia High School graduate. He served 38 months in the U S Navy during World War II including 20 months in the Pacific as yeoman second class.
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Newman Fitzsimmons
New Martinsville
Shady Spring High School
J. M. Collins
Fitzsimmons
Wetzel County
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Magnolia High School
U.S. Navy
Mayor Proposes Buying Bulldozer For City Equipment
Mayor G C Hedrick proposes adding a bulldozer to the city garbage disposal plan to improve access for garbage trucks in remote areas. He says the machine could also be lent to other departments for a fixed fee. The estimated price for a bulldozer ranges from seven to ten thousand dollars.
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G. C. Hedrick
Hedrick
Collins
Board of Education
Fred Delp
Vo-Ag
Trap Hill High School
New Troop 43 Receives Registration Cards in Stamford
A charter is issued and 14 members of a new Boy Scout troop, Troop 43, in Stamford receive registration cards. Members include Joe Carr, Jim Cooper, James Denny Jr, Frank Gaylor, Arthur Jenkins, Bill Harvey, Bob Morrison, Bob Smith, Clyde Smith, Dwight Reed, Adam Warynsky, Homer Withrow, Bobby Gilliams, Norman Davis. Mason Anderson, principal, represents the sponsoring Parent-Teachers Association. Ralph Allenbaugh chairs the committee with E. R. Davis, James Denny, John Scott, and James Weir. Joe Packuta is Scoutmaster with Glen Freming as assistant.
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Stamford
Parent-Teachers Association
Gus Walker
Congers
Joe Carr
Jim Cooper
James Denny
Frank Gaylor
Arthur Jenkins
Bill Harvey
Bob Morrison
Bob Smith
Clyde Smith
Dwight Reed
Adam Ward ‘Insky
Homer Withrow
Bobby Gilliams
Norman Davis
Mason Anderson
Stanford School
Ralph Allenbaugh
E. R. Davis
John Scott
James Weir
Joe Packuta
Glen Freming
Effie Delp Attends Oklahoma in Charleston
Mrs Effie Delp of West Mullens returned home after visiting daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Hugh H Rogers in Glen Ferris. They attended the stage play Oklahoma in Charleston.
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Register
Mullens
Effie Delp
West Mullens
Hugh H. Rogers
Glen Ferris
Oklahoma
Charleston
Scout Leaders to Meet at Sophia
A round table conference for Boy Scout leaders in the Sophia area will be held Thursday night at the Sophia Scout Cabin starting at 7 30 p m Gus Walker council executive said T S McElrath assistant district commissioner Slab Fork District will lead the meeting The group will discuss the 1948 work program activities for Boy Scout Week and the annual Merit Badge Exposition.
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Sophia
Gus Walker
T.S. McElrath
Slab Fork
Mabscott Soldier To Get Discharge
Pvt. Edward Pittman of Mabscott has returned to the United States for separation after serving with the 87th Engineer General Service Battalion in Central Luzon. He sailed from Manila January 4 aboard the U S Army Transport General Weigel and will be discharged at Camp Stoneman Personnel Center in Pittsburgh, California.
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Pvt
Edward Pittman
Mabscott
United States
87Th.s 1
Ball
Luzon
Philippine Services
Anned Pittman
Manila
U. S. Army
Weigel
Camp Stoneman
Pittsburgh
Calif
Plans for a series of meetings led by Bright family
George Bright and Mrs Arcementrout will lead the service as Dr Glenn conducted the first week of February. Stewart, pastor, will lead prayer meetings at the Methodist Temple and at the Bright home. Auto traffic declined 40 percent between 1947 and 1943.
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George Bright
Rohrer
R. B. Arcmentrout
Bright
Glenn
Stewart
Methodist Temple
U. S
Is Prohibition Coming Back in Postwar Debate
After World War II the piece questions a proposed 1948 act to limit distillers to tiny grain shares, arguing it would revive Prohibition, harm the economy, and reduce grain for food while noting distillers employ many and aid Europe.
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Congress
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Beckley
New Troop
the Sample Shop
Neville St. — Beckley
Osfords
Med
RAYON
Colton
L’gale Sologne
Deqogramy
ANG
Carlson's
W. Va
TIN & Sheet Iron
Raleigh Junk CO
Mabscott, W. VA
America
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Canada
Lawrenceburgs
Iron Curtain
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Congress of the
Europe
Schenley
Schenley Distillers Corporation
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