Marion County Pit Resumes Production
West Virginia coal miners returned to work after the United Mine Workers Vacation ended. About 80,000 miners in the state received roughly $6.8 million in vacation pay, averaging $85. Production resumed at the Kingmont mine in Marion County after a suspension since April 1954, driven by improved demand for high grade metallurgical coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Kingmont
Virginia and Pittsburgh Coal and Coke Co
Marion County
Hautems Murder Trial resumes in Tucson Arizona
The first degree murder case against Frank A. Hautem 48 of Charleston West Virginia resumes in Pima County Superior Court. He is charged with murdering his wife Josephine 44 whose body was found Dec 19 off a desert highway toward Nogales. State witnesses may include daughter Jo Ann Hautem Frazier 18 and her 2 year old son. Dr. Lewis Hirsch testified death came from skull fracture and brain injury not likely from an automobile. The trial is expected to stretch into next week with testimony continuing through the week.
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Tucson
Ariz
Frank A. Hautem
Charleston
W.va
Pima County
Josephine
Nogales
Hautem
Hautems
Jo Ann Hautem Frazier
Lewis Hirsch
Hirsch
Recessed toe space in steel kitchen base cabinets
A design feature allows workers to stand close to cabinets by providing recessed toe space in most steel kitchen base and sink cabinet combinations. This permits comfortable operation without strained reaching or bending, aiding efficiency and safety in workspace layouts.
Bird deterrent roped with firecrackers used by Wheeling attorney
Mountain Miscellany notes Wheeling attorney Carl G. Bachmann, an amateur orchardist, strings a rope fuse with fire crackers among his fruit trees. A cracker explodes every 15 minutes and he says birds are no longer a problem. The item moves through several West Virginia spots including Monongalia, Parkersburg, Weirton, and Doddridge County with multiple local updates.
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Wheeling
Carl G. Bachmann
Bachmann
Monongalia County
Rex M. Smith
Former Huntington Girl Hopes To Earn Living With One Finger
Martha Muth a 28 year old from Huntington West Virginia who has been paralyzed from the neck down since infancy because of polio has earned a BA in English magna cum laude from Marshall College in 1952 and a master's in psychology at the University of Florida. She now seeks a counseling job in a veterans hospital or a teaching post at a junior college. Her sister Joan 22 transcribes her work and both sisters live on a small income while Martha finishes her funding period. Martha used a dictation machine and prism glasses to read and study from bed and stomach. She credits Marshall professors who taught her at home to prepare her for college.
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Gainesville
Fla
Martha Muth
Huntington
W. Va
Marshall College
University of Florida
Muth
Joan
University
Martha
Veterans’ Hospital
Marshall
Burrowing Hose Saga Ends by Ax in Downey Calif
In Downey California a 50 foot garden hose vanished into the ground fast enough to spark a local oddity. George Di Peso cut the hose with heavy shears after watching it disappear about 20 feet into sand and a hoped escape to China. Other locals report similar hose disappearances while attempts to drown gophers and water tree roots ended with the hose halting or being buried.
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New York
Tokyo
Canada
England
Finlly
R. Bruce Lockwood
Glendale
Calvin Barham
Norwalk
Barham
Robert Breeze
Downey
Differences in Women’s Underwear Across Nations
Belgrade reports contrast Titoist and Khrushchev era products. Soviet women wear long nationalized panties in blue and purple, while Yugoslav shops offer a rainbow of styles and colors. Girdles and garter belts are common in Yugoslavia but scarce in Russia. Slips are brief, cotton, and functional in Russia, where nightgowns are rare. Yugoslavia lacks such limits, with evident bikinis and other items. An American quip notes Soviet women may have the best bras or chests.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Khrushchev
Russia
U.S.S.R
Berlin
Zagreb
Moscow
Reds Have Other Complaints Too
Russia’s Gum in Red Square complains its goods are shoddy. 500 faulty coats from Baltsk Factory in Odessa, plus 400 more returned, trigger blame on Kaluga, Tula, Kharkov factories and poor tailoring. 13 percent of orders filled early 1955, 87 percent in last 15 days. The Medical Worker laments shortage of surgical instruments and urges mass production.
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Moscow
Russia
Red Square
Macy's Gimbels
Marshall Field's
Ministry of Trade
Baltsk
Odess
Kaluga
Tula
Kharkov
Kazan
Medical Worker
Soviet Union
Ministry of Health
Leningrad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway June income rises
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reported June net income of 5.53 million dollars, 69 cents per common share, up from 3.06 million dollars or 39 cents in June 1954. Six months income totaled 27.17 million dollars or 3.49 dollars per share, vs 15.26 million dollars or 1.91 per share a year earlier. Gross revenues for June were 33.708 million dollars, up from 25.917 million in 1954. The six month gross reached 178.474 million dollars, vs 148.184 million the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Two men burn flag on West Virginia turnpike approach
Two unidentified motorists allegedly burned an American flag on U S 119 near an interchange as West Virginia turnpike police investigated. A Kanawha City resident reported the incident after seeing two men emerge from a car and appear intoxicated. The flag smoldered when officers arrived. the suspects had left.
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Charleston
West Virginia
New Turnpike
M. C. Yoak
Kanawha City
U. S. 119
NCA Official Proposes Railways Pool Trains Between Terminals
Dr. Ford K. Edwards of the National Coal Association told the Interstate Commerce Commission that private enterprise should limit services to profitable market segments and pool trains between terminals to reduce passenger deficits. He warned major city terminals might disappear, with suburban setups handling fewer through trains and maintaining overhead costs. Edwards cited rising freight earnings but growing passenger losses, urging removal of Ex Parte 175 surcharges to help coal rail shipments and noting a mixed 1955 income outlook for major coalroads.
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Washington
Ford K. Edwards
National Coal Association
Department of Coal Economics
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Edwards
Tot Found Safe In Wooded Area
LIBBY Mont Found unharmed in a wooded hollow 2 year old Ida Mae Curtis ran to her father’s arms after 22 hours missing in rugged mountain terrain south of Libby Several bears were seen near the camp where she vanished Sheriff Ray Frost said she had no injuries and appeared frightened but well Rooted in the area Mortimer Curtis cried with relief as the child was found close to where she disappeared
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Libby
Mont
Ida Mae Curtis
Here
Mortimer Curtis
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