West Virginia inspector guards fair weights during week
Robert D. Williams of Prosperity leads a team of 24 weights and measures inspectors across Raleigh and Boone counties to ensure scales and packaged goods meet stated weights. In 1962 he checked 1,491 devices, finding 87 inaccurate and condemning many faulty items including cans bottles and cartons. He highlights cases from gas pumps to turkeys and bags of potatoes, noting both consumer protection and honest merchants benefit. National Week set for March 17 will feature displays in Charleston.
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Robert D. Williams
Prosperity
Williams
Weights and Measures Department
West Virginia Department of Labor
Raleigh
Boone
Madison
Raleigh County
Beckley
West Virginia
Department of Labor
Charleston
Laura George Sues Hall Trucking for 25000 Damages
Mrs. Laura George files a 25000 suit in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk against Hall Trucking and Service Co and James S. Jones of Charleston over a Dec 28 1962 Route 16 collision near Crab Orchard. She alleges negligence, says she suffered injuries and 1000 in hospital expenses, and seeks damages plus costs. Ned H. Ragland represents the plaintiff.
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Laura George
Hall Trucking and Service Co
James S. Jones
Charleston
Raleigh County
Rt. 16
Crab Orchard
David Paul George
Ned H. Ragland
Well Child Easy Does It If Child Swallows Object
Dr Wayne Brandstadt explains hazards from swallowed objects in infants and how to prevent and respond to choking. Carelessness and imitation raise risk with items like safety pins coins buttons and marbles. Keep calm avoid back pounding or upside down holds and seek immediate medical help if choking persists or cannot be relieved.
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Wayne Brandstadt
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Past Rulers Install New Lodge Members
New members of the local Elks lodge were inducted by past exalted rulers at a Wednesday meeting. Officers took their chairs with Emmett Pugh as exalted ruler and D W Burson as leading knight, among others, while Lucien H. Davis attended as lodge’s oldest member.
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Elks ‘Lodge
Emmett Pugh
D. W. Burson
G. C. Buchanan
John Dellinger
William Watts
Lawrence Pruett
Mason Anderson
A. R. Braun
Gene Larrick
Lucien H. Davis
Robert Roth
Martinsburg
Clarence Bibb
John Earl Lilly
John Schulte
G. R. Bartley
Ross Irle
Robert Ashworth
William Harmon
J. S. Larrick
Eugene R. Foster
Right to asylum in international law defined
The right to asylum is a state protection for a foreign citizen against his government with no guaranteed entitlement or legal obligation for grant. Britannica and several scholars note the asylum seeker has no enforceable right, while a list of thirty new Elks includes James E. Walker and others.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Judge Signs Nine Orders In Raleigh Court
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp signed nine orders including sevenDivorces granted one default judgment and one suit continued Divorces listed Nora Harrell and Jesse Harrell Jr Joveda Moorehead and William Moorehead George Dixon and Lettie Dixon Roy Vest and Phyllis Vest Rhae Christian and Spurgeon Christian Josephine Hawkins and Rufus Hawkins Kinney Martin and Oscar Martin Robert Lester v Charles Upton default judgment for 808 41 plus interest since May 14 1959 Beck ley Hospital Inc v Algin Isaacs and Earnestine Isaacs was generally continued
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Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Nora Louise Harrell
Jesse Floyd Harrell Jr
Joveda Sue Moorehead
William Eugene Moorehead
George Dixon
Lettie Dixon
Roy Lee Vest
Phyllis Jean Pepe Vest
Phyllis Jean Pepe
Rhae Lovell Christian
Spurgeon Eugene Christian
Josephine Wright Hawkins
Rufus Hawkins
Kinney Anderson Martin
Oscar Martin
Kenney Anderson
Charles E. Upton
Bob Lester
Beckley Hospital Inc
Algin Isaacs
Earnestine Isaacs
Young Kirtz Malone Steers Car Crash Away From Him
In Lubbock Texas a 16 month old, left alone in a running car, shifted into drive and drove two blocks before crashing into a hedge. The baby, Kirtz Jr., was not scratched.
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Lubbock, Tex
UPI
Kirtz Malone
Kirtz Jr
Young Kirtz
Moss Clarkson To Lead WVU Fine Arts Camp 1963
Joe Moss and John D. Clarkson will supervise WVU's 1963 Fine Arts Camp on campus July 28 to August 17. High school students in grades 9 through 12 may enroll, with room board and tuition totaling 100 dollars for three weeks. Materials cost five dollars. no prior art training required. Other camps in music speech and journalism run parallel July 28 to August 17 and August 3 respectively.
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Morgantown
Joe Moss
West Virginia University
West Virginia Moon
John D. Clarkson
Clarkson
WVU
It Is Best to Let Him Budget Your Restaurant Order
Dear Kathy advises teens to consider a date’s budget when ordering in a restaurant. She suggests letting others choose first if unsure, then deciding, so you don’t appear greedy. The column invites teen problem letters to be addressed in general.
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Kathy
C.C
Kathy Peterson
Income tax deductions for charitable contributions urged by IRS official
Nathaniel Looker, director of Internal Revenue for the West Virginia District, urges itemizers to deduct gifts to domestic, religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or literary groups. Donations to government agencies or domestic war veterans are deductible if used for public purposes, as are fraternal gifts for listed purposes. Property gifts valued at fair market value are deductible. personal services are not.
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Nathaniel Looker
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Frater
Looker
Internal Revenue Service
Parkersburg
Restaurateurs Accept Integration Stirs WV Remarks
West Virginia Restaurant Association leaders say integration has not been an issue and no action has been taken. The Beckley Human Rights Commission named a two man committee to seek the association’s stance and report by March 28. Harold McKinney cited census figures showing income gaps and job distributions for Raleigh County residents. He urged a positive approach and noted budgets would be modest unless an annual report is planned.
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West Virginia Restaurant Association
Natalie Austin
Southern Region
Bernard White
L. P. Savage
Commission
Mrs. Austin
Harold McKinney
West Virginia Human Rights Commission
McKinney
Raleigh County
Commis
Sion
34 Week Firemans School Set At Beaver
The Beaver Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a 34 week firemans school beginning Thursday in the Old Lilly Store Building for its members. Capt Otis Lyons of Beckley Fire Department will be instructor. Plans also discussed for a bowling tournament and a public dance during March.
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The
Beaver Volunteer Fire Department
Old Lilly
Otis Lyons
Beckley Fire Department
Ronnie Anderson fugitive found hiding in closet
In Wilkesboro North Carolina deputies seeking Ronnie Lee Anderson a 22 year old ex convict charged with multiple offenses entered his father in law home. They found Mrs Anderson and her two young sons present when asked about Ronnie the 6 year old son said him s in the closet. Anderson offered no resistance.
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Wilkesboro
N.C
UPI
Ronnie Lee Anderson
Honor Thy Cooks Dinner Honors Groton Chefs
The William Seely Parent Teachers Association in Groton Connecticut hosts an honor thy cooks program tonight to recognize three lunch chefs. Each chef will receive tickets for a free dinner at a local restaurant.
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Groton, Conn
UPI
William Seely
Parent-Teachers Association
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