Beckley Couple Celebrates 25th With Italian Second Honeymoon
Mr and Mrs Nick Rizzi of 414 Femple Street depart Beckley for Italy to celebrate their silver anniversary. They will visit relatives in Pennsylvania and New York before sailing from New York City on August 1. Rizzi operates the Liberty Shoe Shop on Neville Street. The couple, raised in Molise De Bari, came to the United States in 1920 and plan a family reunion in Italy with relatives in Moli De Bari. They leave after a farewell party with two daughters and three sons attending.
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Nick Rizzi
Femple Street
Italy
Rizzis
Pennsylvania
New York
New York City
Rizzi
Rosa Bousante Rizzi
America
Liberty Shoe
Neville Street
Youngster Cleared of Baby Killing in Navarre Case
Six year old Roger One of Navarre was cleared of involvement in the deaths of two eight to ten week old babies at City Hospital. Dr Lemoyne Snyder said tests showed removal of a baby from a crib was physically possible but unlikely the boy did so. Babies Diane Brand and Rosemary Morton died from crushed skulls in their cribs amid a retracted confession and retracted statements. Highway construction costs in 1946 were 63 percent above 1941 levels.
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Associated Press
Massillon
Ohio
City Hospital
Roger
Navarre
Lemoyne’ Snyder
Lansing
Mich
Michigan State Police
Michigan
Diane
Jean ‘Brand
Rosemary ‘Morton
National Farm Safety Week Promotes Safe Farming Habits
President Truman proclaims National Farm Safety Week with West Virginia University officials promoting year round safety. The program urges farm families to reduce deaths and injuries through education and united action, citing national statistics and multiple supporting organizations.
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Benj. F. Creech
Morgantown
Agricultural Extension Service of
West Virginia University
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National Safety Council
United States Department of Agriculture
National Fire Protection Association
The
Farm Equipment Institute
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farmer's Union
National Grange
United States
America
United Family Action
Creech
West Virginia
Four Couples Granted Marriage Licenses in Pineville
Four couples received marriage licenses at the county clerk office in Pineville. The pairs include Boyd Graham 21 and Ruby Eastridge 17 of Allen Junction. William Vernon Dalton 21 of Pineville and Eunice Fuller 18 of Wyoming. Joe Parsons 22 and Betty Dillon 16 of Mullens. Ernest Logson 43 and Lona Meadows 38 of Stephenson.
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Register
Pineville
Boyd Graham
Ruby Eastridge
Allen Junction
William Vernon Dalton
Eunice Fuller
Wyoming
Joe Parsons
Betty and Dillon
Mullens
Ernest Logson
Lona Meadows
Stephenson
Dustman Named Chairman of University Graduate Council
Dr. Dustman named chairman of the University's Graduate Council succeeding retiring F E Clark. Ohio native earned a B S from Ohio State and a PhD from the University of Chicago. He taught agriculture chemistry and biology at Shinnston High School before joining WVU in 1924, long connected with the Experiment Station and teaching chemistry.
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F. E. Clark
Dustman
Ohio
Ohio State University
University of Chicago
Shinnston High School
West Virginia University
Airline Fatality Figures Doubled
Washington reports Civil Aeronautics Board data showing the January to June passenger fatality rate for scheduled domestic airlines more than doubled. The provisional figure is 5.8 deaths per 100 million passenger miles, up from 2.3 in 1946.
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Associated Press
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB records show 150 deaths in four crashes to July 1
The CAB described current six month airline fatality figures as conservative. The tally lists 150 revenue paying passenger deaths in four crashes up to July 1, compared with 52 deaths in four crashes a year earlier. Non-scheduled charter crashes are excluded from the statistics.
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Star City Bridge Protest Removed
Morgantown reports that Kelley’s Creek Coal Company withdrew its objection to the Star City highway bridge location across the Monongahela river. The consent decree in Monongalia County Circuit Court clears right of way disputes at Scotts Run mouth and signals bids for the bridge on August 12. noted alongside mentions of Colombia’s coffee crop.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Star City
Monongahela River
Kelley’s Creek Colliiery Company
Coal Company
Monongalia County
Kelley
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4-H Suggestions
Wilson Ornithological Society
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National Organization of Persons
Robert B. Dussman
Agricultural Experiment Station
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Tubby” Boggs
Agricultural Extension Service
Washington, D. C
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Braxton County
Bangun
Cincinnati
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Asl
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Neville
Oasis
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