Old Glen Ferris Plant Being Torn Down
Fayette county’s historic Electro-Metallurgical plant at Glen Ferris is being dismantled after a year of halted work. workers from Upper Fayette travel to Alloy for tasks and the 2500 horsepower facility is converting to 25 cycle AC for use at Alloy.
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Old Glen Ferris
Alloy
Fayette County
Electro-Metallurgical
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Glen Ferris
Upper
Fayette
Kanawha
Oak Hill Rejects Fluoridation Levy and Names New Council
Oak Hill voters rejected a fluoridation levy 489 to 457 amid 947 votes in heavy rain. Winners on the nonpartisan ticket include H. A. Gus Baumgartner 796 votes, Joseph S. Keatley 776, Stuart McLain 781, Orville R. Rich 763, and H. C. Brown 743. Fred W. Dickinson 738. C R Hill Jr 548. Samuel W Price write in 262. Price urged scratching Hill, and a convention nominating Price and six associates was declared illegal for lacking five percent of voters. The council will name a mayor later.
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Oak Hill
RNL
Samuel W. Price
Sfort
C. R. Hill Jr
Price
Hill
H. A
Gus” Baumgartner
H. C. Brown
Fred W. Dickinson
C. R. “Bud” Hill Jr
Joseph S. Keatley
Stuart McLain
Strawberry King Crowned At Summers Festival
In Hinton the Summers County 4 H festival crowned Richard Allen Strawberry King after his eight quarts of Catskill berries earned 38.4 points and sweepstakes champion status. Queen title not awarded due to few girl entries. Clyde Rogers named Crown Prince. Auction raised 25 dollars for the champion basket. Open and red ribbon entries also noted with several growers receiving ribbons.
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E. L. Hellems
John W. Holstein
Holstein Chevrolet, Inc
Richard Allen
Bill Meador
Robinson
Clyde Rogers
Leroy Clowers
Catskill
Elmer Wood
Tommy Ratcliffe
Steven Bennett
Vermillion
Nellie Cundiff
Edward Ward
Installment Conscience in Lincoln Service Station Theft
Lincoln Nebraska state brief reports an unnamed thief repaying Jew el Chastain, manager of a Lincoln service station, on the installment plan. Chastain says the offender, who claims to have taken 85 dollars from the February 1949 cash register, has sent three unsigned letters with Omaha postmarks. The latest payment was 55 dollars, clearing the debt.
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Lincoln
Neb
Jewel Chastain
Chastain
Omaha
Keys to Crime at Paris Truck Firm
Paris Texas thieves break into the truck company office and steal a cash box marked with keys to the cash till. The incident underlines a novice mistake as the loot appears to have been a misjudged haul. Local police investigation underway for leads and suspect tracing.
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Paris
Tex
Winning Thurmond Candidate Had Margin of Only 13 Votes
Thurmond mayor race ends with Earl Belew 26 votes to F H Campbell 13. Mrs E W Belew elected city recorder with 34 votes. Five councilmen chosen in 10 seat contest: E R Richmond 32, W B Liptrap 24, S W Carte 22, O A Starks 29, Jack Crowe 20. Defeated: John Holland 17, E M Garten 18, Ed Whitlock 11, Sid Childers 10, Charles Ashley 14. Forty voters cast ballots.
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E. R. Richmond
W. B. Liptrap
S. W. Carte
O. A. Starks
Jack Crowe
John Holland
E. M. Garten
Ed Whitlock
Sid Childers
Charles Ashley
Virginian Train Plea Is Heard In Hearing Reopened
In Charleston the Public Service Commission reopened its hearing on a Virginia Railway plan to discontinue the last two passenger trains in the state. The two daily trains run between Page in Fayette County and the state line near Hales Gap in Mercer County, Roanoke being the Virginia terminus. The carrier has also asked the State Corporation Commission for permission to end service there. Evidence focused on operations in the first quarter of the year without mail and express from Princeton.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Virginia Railway
Page
Fayette County
Virginia State Line
Hales Gap
Mercer County
Roanoke
State Corporation Commission of Virginia
Princeton
Health Office Opens Thursday in Mullens
A Wyoming County Health Department branch will open in Mullens on a part time basis to provide immunizations vaccinations and health supervision for Mullens residents, similar to services at the Pineville main office.
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Mullens
RNS
Wyoming County Health Department
Pineville
Fayetteville Vacation Bible School Under Way
Fayetteville Baptist Church daily Vacation Bible School is in progress with 50 students and nine teachers. It began Monday. Mrs. W. S. McClung is general superintendent. Instructors include Mrs. Jack Shockey for primary girls, Mrs. J. D. Stull for primary boys, Mrs. Elizabeth Shorter for junior girls, Eva Lou McClelland for junior boys, W. R. Ballard for intermediate, Roy Cruikshanks and Joel Conner for kindergarten, and Ann Lilly as secretary.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Fayetteville Baptist Church
Daily Vacation Bible School
W. S. McClung
Jack Shockey
J. D. Stull
Elizabeth Shorter
Eva Lou McClelland
W. R. Ballard
Roy Cruikshanks
Joel Conner
Ann Lilly
Michigan survey shows home buyers prefer floor plans and service
On the Market from Ann Arbor reports a University of Michigan survey of 60 buyers. Most prioritized floor plans, then exterior design, and many paid more than planned. Convenience draws shoppers to gas stations, but service retains them. gasoline brands mattered little. Sixty-one percent drink frozen juice regularly, with 11 percent never having tried it. Women favored automatic gear shifts though price remained a drawback for both genders.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Oceana Pastor to Be Missionary and New Pastor Starts Sunday
Oceana's Rev. Charles Ross Jr. will leave Friday for Glendale California to begin missionary training after serving the Oceana Presbyterian Church since its 1954 organization. The Rev. John H. La Motte will start duties as pastor Sunday morning. Ross plans a June 18 wedding to Nancy Jean Jones of Glendale, followed by six weeks in Canada and a year of missionary preparation in Europe. La Motte, son of Dr and Mrs L C La Motte of Maxton, is a Davidson and Union Theological Seminary educated scholar who will wed Olivia Ann Bishop on July 8.
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Oceana
RNS
Glendale
Calif
Charles Ross Jr
Oceana Presbyterian Church
John H. la Motte
Maxton
N. C
Ross
Charles Ross
Boston
Mass
Nancy Jean Jones
Wilton Jones
Glendale Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Training School
Montreal
Belgium
Africa
Jones
University of California
San Francisco, Calif
Biblical Seminary
New York City
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
Navy
Emerson College
Emerson
Biblcal Seminary
New York
Princeton Seminary
Princeton
N. J
Rho Delta Omega Fraternity
la Motte
L. C. la Motte
Presbyterian Junior College
Davidson College
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Sigma Chi
Phi Beta Kappa
Olivia Ann Bishop
Rosa Bishop
C. Bishop
Greenville
Fla
Towns claim subtle party edge in West Virginia elections
In 150 municipalities voters largely stayed non partisan with local issues driving turnout. Weirton elected Samuel Rush over Millsop’s successor. Moundsville kept Mayor J. Russell Austin’s faction with a close council split. Morgantown increased Republican control to eight seats. Weston and Keyser also saw party line contests amid broader non partisan filings. Bridgeport annexation passed with mayoral retention.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Weirton
Moundsville
Renick
Greenbrier County
Wilson Pope
Weirton Pass
Thomas E. Millsop
Sanuel Rush
Millsop
National Steel Corp
Kusic
Kusic- Haines Manufacturing Co
David T. Frew
J. Russell Austin
Robert P. Coen
Wilbert Miner
University City
T. M. Forman
Oak Hill Hosts 35 Foreign Students This July
Oak Hill Rotary Club plans a July visit for 35 foreign students who studied in the United States this year. They arrive July 13 at Fayette County 4-H park, receive a State Police escort to Charleston, tour the state capitol, and travel on to New York before returning home. The guests come from 12 European nations led by West Germany with eight delegates.
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Oak Hill
RNS
United States
Fayette County
West Virginia Turnpike
Charleston
Herbert Martin
M. H. Martin
Stuttgart
West Germany
Martin
Duke University
New York
Europe
American Field Service
U. S. State Department
John Howard Scott
Germany
Alfred Bielek
West Virginia
Italy
Greece
Netherlands
Spain
France
Great Britain
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Matheny Personal Notes from the Stevens Clinic Welch
Mrs Mary L Stewart patient in Stevens Clinic Welch underwent surgery Monday for a hip injury from a fall at her son Ralph Stewart’s home Friday. Mr Berry Frye and family left Matheny for Amherstdale where Frye works. Mrs Frye is O H Stewarts daughter.
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Matheny
Rns
Mary L. Stewart
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Ralph Stewart
Berry Frye
Ambherstdale
Frye
O. H. Stewart
Mayor Hresan and Ticket Re-Elected By a Landslide
Fayetteville voters turned out heavily as Mayor M. G. Hresan and the Citizens Party swept the city ticket. Hresan won 429 votes to 216 for Progressive challenger A K LaFon. council members J W Ayers, C H Dodd, T E Myles, Luther Rotan, and Haven Shuck led for the Citizens.
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Hresan
Fayetteville
RNS
M. G. Hresan
Citizens Party
A. K. LaFon
Charles Rosenecker
Thomas Boone
J. W. Ayers
C. H. Dodd
T. E. Myles
Luther Rotan
Haven Shuck
Progressive Party
Glen Patterson
A. E. Whanger
O'Dell Crawford
Harvey Cunningham
Ralph Fazio
Williamsport Pay Office Mayor Bid After Salary Talk
City Treasurer Lester L. Hill urged a raise to $4,500 from current pay and warned he would run for mayor if the request failed. The mayor's post offers $5,000 yearly.
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Williamsport
Lester L. Hill
Hill
Timber Cutter Electrocuted by Lightning near Webster Springs
In Webster Springs West Virginia a timber cutter died when lightning struck a tree about six feet from a lean-to where three men waited out a storm. Victim Clare Cowger age 50 of Webster Springs employed by Kenneth Hines Lumber Co. Two coworkers Wade Tiffner and Lonnie Cogar were unconscious for about 45 minutes with minor burns. neither was seriously hurt.
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Webster Springs
W. Va
Clare Cowger
Kenneth Hines Lumber Co
Cowger
Wade Tiffner
Lonnie Cogar
Bird Man Wants Cat Bill In Arkansas Legislature
Friends of the Birds Inc seeks a law banning cats from running at large in Arkansas. Organization spokesmen say it would require a legislator of unusual courage to sponsor such a bill, but that sponsor would gain more renown than on any other issue.
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Little Rock, Ark
Friends of the Birds, Inc
Arkansas
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BY Monroe Worthington
Charles Reeder Heirs
Baltimore
Electo - Metallurgical Company
Willson Aluminum Company
Andrew Melion
Pittsburgh Reduction Company
Aluminum Corporation of America
Willson
T. R. Ragland
Beckley
Kanawha Falls
State Road Commission
H. B. Clark
Thurmond
Earl Belew
F. H. Campbell
E. W. Belew
THE
Associated Press
Leslie E. Haught
John C. Freeland
Panhandle
Keyser
Grafton
Fiveanan
Homer A. Gatrell
W. Gatrell
Anthony Moscar
R. D. Stout
Summersville
Nicholas
Wiliam Bryant
Independent Party
Okey Feckler
Cleveland M. Bailey
Lewis County
Jane Lew
Harley Dunham
College
Bethany
Wheeling
Dunham
Bridgeport
Harrison County
Richard L. Cutlip
Gibson Appliance
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Gibson Appliances
Chauncy Dodd
First Avenue
Riviera
Buick
Wch
Mountain Motors, Inc
Beckley, West Virginia
Oak Hill Hospital
Darlene Gailrack
Thomas Daniel Pack
Kilsyth
Bruce Lee Miller
Aubrey Lee Miller
David William Dancy
Ralph William Dancy
Lonnie Eugene Dearing
Clyde Anderson Dearing Jr
Red Star
Vicky Carolyn Lawhorn
Dalmas Lacy Lawhorn
James Edward Ashbury Jr
James Edward Ashbury
Frances Kathy Elliott
Robert Ray Elliott
Route 1
Rochella Lynn Carter
Denzyle Ray Carter
Lochgelly
Parker Hampton Taylor
William Edward Taylor
Glen Jean
Carolyn Sue Nowlin
Berlin Alex Nowlin
Charles Thomas Waugh
Thomas H. Waugh
Cynthia Ann Slay
Booker T. Slay
Dawn Adair Puckett
Bedford Forrest Puckett
Donna Michele Brooks
Albert Marion Brooks
Pamela Rae Lively
Patrick Clinton Lively
Long Beach
George Darrell Sprouse Jr
George Darrell Sprouse
Dale Eugene McVey II
Dale Eugene McVey I
Layland
Vance Franklin Huffman
Leonard Nichols
Piney View
Eugene Paul Griffith Jr
Eugene Paul Griffith
Edna Frances Bogle
Everett Lacie Bogle
Minden
Homer Ernest Nicely Jr
Homer Ernest Nicely
Marie Louise Saunders
James Harvey Saunders
Charles Grady Harrah
James Lee Harrah
Kaymoor
Patricia Ann Phillips
Virgil Moss Phillips
Kincaid
Frank Gerald Richards
Warren Dennis Sears
Howard Oscar Sears
Richard Wayne Sydnor
Clarence Edward Sydnor
Victor
Clifford Athlese Elmore
Summerlee
Bird Man
n-Kil
Colga Kite Fc
Seid
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