Built in units catch on as standard home fittings
Builders report built in units are fast becoming standard in new homes due to appeal and utility. The example features a charming corner setting with recessed shelves and cabinet built in of birch plywood. Shelves, cabinet and wall paneling all use birch plywood, with other hardwood species used for built in room dividers, storage walls, and kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
Mountain State Officials See Insurance Board Moves
James B. Smith, former deputy state insurance commissioner, becomes president of Early American Life Insurance Co in Atlanta. Gillooly elected to executive committee of National Association of Insurance Commissioners at St. Louis meeting. West Virginia reports about 6,200 licensed agents, 700 non resident brokers, 700 non resident life agents, 15 excess line brokers, and 4,000 agents selling accident and health. The West Virginia Baptist Camp near Williams River will host outdoor experiences for over 3,000 this summer. Parkersburg Lodge No. 1118 earns national recreation group commendation for community program support. Rev Father Eugene A. Schmitt named pastor of St Charles Borromeo in White Sulphur Springs. Wheeling announces $100,000 FHFA loan for initial sewage treatment plant phase of a $3 million project. Summers County 4-H strawberry club nets $104.25 from 64 quarts at Hinton festival. top price $22 per quart. Vernon Houghton of U S Weather Bureau Pittsburgh surveys flood-reporting improvements in Northern Panhandle.
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Boston Pastor resigns over plan to hire Negro assistant
The Rev Dr Clayton Brooks Hale of Second Church in Boston resigns effective July 31 1957 after opposition to appointing a Negro assistant pastor. Standing committee backed the plan 10-3 and will study the issue. Hale says he felt pressure and decided not to appoint the Negro.
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