The Merry Partners eyes chivalry in modern life
Worcester seen as a stage for reviving old time manners as Catholic Bishop John J. Wright and producers Cy Feuer Ernie Martin discuss The Merry Partners a book about Harrigan and Hart from 1871 who once wowed Broadway audiences. The piece links taxi drivers and social etiquette with a push to restore respect for women in civilized communities.
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Worcester
Mass
New York
John J. Wright
Cy Feuer
Ernie Martin
Yes
Harrigan
Tony Hart
Beaver Resident Files 3000 Damage Suit
War ren G. Davis of Beaver files a 3000 dollar damage suit against Sharon Pittman and E S Pittman of Daniels alleging rear impact injuries and 240 dollars in car damage from an automobile collision near Beaver two months ago. Eugene P Fernandez and Virgie M Fernandez sue Wilson and Mintie Adkins of Laren Avenue Extension for 5000 dollars in property damage in Circuit Court.
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Raleigh County
Warren G. Davis
Beaver
Davis
Sharon
E. S. Pittman
Daniels
Sharon Pittman
Eugene P
Virgie M. Fernandez
Wilson
Mintie Adkins
Laren Avenue Extension
Inspect Cattle On County Farms By WVU Man
Joe Emch from West Virginia University will inspect cattle for the New River Hereford Association in Beckley area on July 9 at multiple locations. Inspections schedule runs 9 a.m. George Farmer Bolt, 10:30 a.m. Richard Snuffer Surveyor, 11:30 a.m. Basil Whitenack Lester, 1:30 p.m. Minor Scott Table Rock, 3 p.m. Noah Crotty Shady Spring, 4:30 p.m. Carl Bunch Prosperity, and 5:30 p.m. Bennett Day's Sand Branch, with July 10 in Mercer County assisted by county agent R. E. Harbert.
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Joe Emch
West Virginia University
Beckley
New River Hereford Association
George Farmer
Bolt
Richard Snuffer
Surveyor
Basil Whitenack
Lester
Minor Scott
Table Rock
Noah Crotty
Shady Spring
Carl Bunch
Prosperity
Bennett Day
Sand Branch
Bunch
Mercer County
R. E. Harbert
Mercer
Smith to Speak at Marshville
Hulett C. Smith, West Virginia Democratic chair, will be principal speaker for the Ten ox District Democratic Club meeting in Marshville Thursday night. He will be introduced by Ben H. Stout, Harrison County Democratic chairman. The event ties to the Democratic Leadership conference planned by the Democratic National Committee in Bethel, Maine, July 10 and 12.
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Hulett C. Smith
Beckleyan
West Virginia
Democratic Executive Committee
Marshville
Smith
Ben H. Stout
Harrison County
Jin Bethel
Maire
Baptist plan daring campus evangelism program
Campus Evangelism New York AP reports the American Baptist invention is planning a daring, new, incisive campus evangelism program for the 1959 60 academic year, led by Rev. Joseph D Ban director of the Mission to the Academic Community.
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New York
American Baptist
Joseph D. Ban
Modern Method Used To Hunt War Relics
Hobbyist H A Hoffman of Waynesboro Virginia uses a metal detector to hunt Civil War relics on farms near Flat Top. He reports only small finds such as a nickel and shell fragments this weekend and plans to return in the fall with landowner permission. Hoffman is a DuPont chemist, native of Kansas City, married to Betty Lilly, with four children.
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H. A. Hoffman
Waynesboro
Truman Lilly
Cordie Nugen
Rns
H. A
Hank) Hoffman
Hoffman
Kansas City
DuPont
Betty
Mountain State Miscellany highlights from state groups
Ronald P. Daniel named field editor of Chessie News to be based in Huntington while Eazor Express opens a 150000 dollar Parkersburg Terminal on 12 1 2 acres. WVU short courses aid mining officials in Morgantown Shinnston and Gary through Aug 28. Kanawha County Park Commission hires director with up to 12000 dollars. Nickel Co laboratory in Huntington to move in around October. Two WVU professors elected to American Society for Engineering Education in Pittsburgh. Mercer County schools undergo a 145,975,60 repair renovation and building program approved by the County Board of Education.
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Associated Press
Mountain State
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Ronald P. Daniel
Chessie News
Daniel
Huntington
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Shinnston
Gary
Mercer County
W. R. Pete Cooke
County Board of Education
Byrd And Randolph Vote For All Slash
West Virginia Democrats Byrd and Randolph supported the Senate majority as two amendments cut 300 million from the foreign aid bill and 83.5 million from economic supports, lowering the total to about 3.5 billion dollars amid Democratic discontent over Eisenhower’s housing veto.
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RNS
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Jennings Ranolph
Senate
Eisenhower
Aleies
Role Call
Ali
House
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