Aide Welcomes City's Suit On Gross Sales Tax
Ferris Aide, Oak Hill merchant and head of the Oak Hill Retail Merchants Association, says he welcomes the city's suit testing the gross sales tax enacted last November. The suit seeks 313117 dollars and a 25 percent delinquency penalty, plus an injunction that would bar Aide from operating Nu-Way and Nu-Way Annex and Aide's Shoe Store if he refuses court orders to pay the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OAK. Hill
RNS
Ferris Aide
Oak Hill
Aide
Supreme Court
Kidnaper Gets Life In Ohio Kidnapping Case
Bruce Van Lear, 19, of Wheeling was sentenced to life in federal prison by Judge Charles F. Paul for kidnapping a teenage Wheeling couple last March 4. Van Lear has a long arrest record and was warned to change his way of life if parole is hoped for.
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Wheeling
UPI
Bruce van Lear
Charles F. Paul
Ohio
Paul
van Lear
Falls From Truck Injures Mabscott Worker
Casey Jones of Mabscott was treated at Beckley Hospital on Thursday for back and left arm injuries after falling from a National Mine Service Co. truck. He was working at Mabscott when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Jones
Mabscott
Beckley Hospital
National Mine Service Co
Monument Leadership Since 1911 Sears Plan Guarantee
Monument Co. offers a written guarantee with every monument and a convenient payment plan. Located on Harper Road, contact CL 3-6480 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Sears Monument Co
Harper Road
Deaths and funerals in local area reported
Obituaries note the deaths of E W Copen 55 Rhodei Frank Titlow 74 Oak Hill Annie Margaret Bowles 76 Mount Hope and Euell Dillon 84 Skelton. Services set for Bowles at First Baptist Mount Hope with burial Fayetteville. Final rites for Titlow and Bowles announced. Dillon funeral at First Christian Beckley with burial Tees Cemetery Calloway Heights. Survivors listed for Bowles and Dillon families and arrangements at local funeral homes.
Lewis Bibb Funeral Services for 81 in Glen Jean
Funeral services for Lewis Bibb 81 will be held at 2 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church Glen Jean with Rev J W Carter and Rev J G Wilson officiating Burial will be in Hill Top Cemetery Bibb died Wednesday at his son Eugene s home in Hempstead N Y where he had lived about three months He was born August 31 1879 in Louisa County Virginia a retired coal miner and long time member and former Sunday School superintendent and deacon of the Glen Jean church His wife Mary Elizabeth Bibb died in 1941 Surviving are his six sons Clifford Elvin Clinnard Sylvester and Charles two daughters Juanita Griffin and Florence Smith a sister Mrs Kate Hunter and two brothers William and Len The body will be taken from the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to the church an hour before services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Margaret Bowles
Mount Hope
First Baptist Church
A. Wilson Woods
Columbus
Ohio
Wesley A. Leonard
Fayetteville
Christian Aid and Missionary Societies
Norman A
Detroit
Mich
Robert Wesley
Mt. Hope
Alice Jackson
St. ‘Albans
Laura Brown
Clarksburg
Evelyn Ellis
Rosa Wise
Wheeling
Cleopatra ‘Turner
Trent Funeral Home
Euell Emmitt Dillon
Skelton
Red Sulphur
John H. Dillon
Naval Yard
Charleston
S. C
First Christian Church
Beckley
Edna Teel Dillon
Melvin L
Gary
Carl R. Haga
Uniontown
H. E. Biggs
A. H. Wilson
Buria
Tees Cemetery
Calloway Heights
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral
Lewis Bibb
Glen Jean
J. W. Carter
J. G. Wilson
Hill Top Cemetery
Bibb
Eugene
Hempstead
N. Y
Louisa County
Mary Elizabeth Bibb
Clifford
Baltimore
Elvin
Washington, D. C
Clinnard
Sylvester
Cincinnati
Charles
Juanita Griffin
Florence Smith
Dayton
Kate ‘Hunter
Philadelphia
William
Len
Ritchie and Johnson
Funeral services for James Henry Grose 69
Pallbearers for the 1 p.m. Saturday funeral at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel include Hubert Jackson Charles Jackson Aubrey Jackson J A Prince T I T Davis and H K Lester Jr Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
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James Henry Grose
Foote .St
Hubert Jackson
Charles Jackson
Aubrey Jackson
J. A. Prince
T IT. Davis
H. K. Lester Jr
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Final rites for G C Tabor in Bolt Church of God
G C Tabor 71 of Bolt dies after 17 month illness from a stroke. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday at Bolt Church of God with Rev Glenn W West. burial in Allen Cemetery. Survived by wife Hattie. children Pauline Lowry Eugene Portalee Filerman. sister. 11 grandchildren. 3 great grandchildren. Melton Mortuary handling arrangements.
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G. C. Tabor
Bolt
Bolt Church of God
Glenn W.west
Allen Cemetery
Tabor
Saxon
Obe
Lou Emma Honaker Tabor
Hattie Allen
Naoma
Pauline Lowry
Arnold, Md
Portalee Filerman
Baltimore
Eugene
R. C. Henderson
Glen Daniel
Requiem for George Getcha at St Francis de Sales Church
George Getcha 77 of Calloway Heights will be honored with a high mass at 9 30 a.m. Saturday at St Francis de Sales with Rev Raymond Radzieta as celebrant. Burial follows at Mount Calvary Add to Sunset Memorial Park. Getcha a retired miner died Thursday evening after a year’s illness in a local hospital. He last worked for The New River Co Cranberry. Born in Kazar Hungary on December 30 1883 he came to the United States in 1912. His wife Elizabeth preceded him in death in 1955. He resided with Mr and Mrs George Buffa. He is survived by a brother Thomas in Hungary. Body at Webb and Neal Funeral Home with Rosary at 8 tonight. Pallbearers named Steve Fakate Louie Osworth Toney Hayse John Horvath Steve Hayse Albert Kovacs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Getcha
Calloway Heights
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Raymond Radzieta
Mount Calvary
Sunset Memorial Park
Getcha
New River Co
Cranberry
Kazar
Hungary
Louie Osworth
Toney Hayse
John Horvath
Steve Hayse
Albert Kovacs
Bonn Official Details Nazi Extermination Testimony
A Jewish boy guest refusal in Bonn reveals why clothing aid to occupied France was denied. Mordecai Ansbacher testifies about Resienstadt Auschwitz and Dachau camps from age 14, detailing family separation and near death. Prosecution argues Eichmann led mass murder. he claims only a minor role.
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Germany
France
Mordecai Ansbacher
Resienstadt
Czechoslovakia
Auschwitz
Dachau
Ansbacher
Eichmann
Suits Dismissed by County Court Judge Knapp
Three civil cases were dismissed on orders signed by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp. The suits involved Eric Lumber Co. versus Ernest Lilly, Beulah Johnson versus A. E. Coal Co., and R. D. Watts Insurance Agency Inc. versus B. R. Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Eric Lumber Co
Ernest Lilly
Buelah Johnson
A. & E. Coal Co
R. D. Watts Insurance Agency, Inc
B. R. Webb
Raleigh deputy assessor released after nose bleed treatment
Frank Bolash of Raleigh County was discharged from Raleigh General Hospital where he was treated for a week for a severe nose bleed. He expects to return to work Monday after his Wednesday release.
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Frank Bolash
Whitestick Sr
Raleigh County
Raleigh General Hospital
FBI Probing Ratterman Case in Newport Sheriff Tie
UPI reports three day probe into the arrest of George Ratterman reform candidate for Campbell County sheriff found partially clothed with a strip tease dancer above the Tropicana Club. FBI Campbell County Grand Jury and Newport police investigate possible civil rights violations and anti prostitution law issues as Ratterman faces charges.
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Newport
UPI
George Rafterman
Campbell County
Tropicana Club
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Campbell County Grand Jury
Ratterman
Cleveland Browns
Jai Ratterman
Reform “Committee of 500
FBI
Juanita Hodges
Houston
Tex
Miss Hodges
April Flowers
Food Stamp Signing Lags in McDowell County
In McDowell County and seven areas nationwide, a Kennedy plan to issue food stamps to 10 000 eligible families lags. Only about 16 percent have signed up and 1 600 certified so far though 10 000 are expected to receive coupons. Surplus food handouts will end when the program starts June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WELCH
UPS
McDowell County
Kennedy
Newborn Boy Reported From Sacramento Department Store
Mrs. Charles Kinsey gave birth to a boy Wednesday in the infant's near department of a downtown department store. In Cleveland the mayor rejected new spotlights, joking about lamping his office. Arson probe in New York targets a man who burned woolen underwear. A London columnist coins a new collective noun Morass of Beatniks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsey
Sacramento
Calif
Charles Kinsey
Woolies
New York
UPI
Leroy
Duspiva
London
School of Fish
Daily Express
Logan Gourlay
Notable deaths span cities with varied careers
A series of obituaries notes Bernard E. Smith 73 who rose from Wall Street starting at 3 a week to millionaire status dying in Houston Meth odist Hospital. Hugh V McDevitt 55 West Chester Daily Local News editor died at home after a long illness. Arthur F Murray 76 retired Electrolux VP died at his Greenwich home. Walter B Cooper 67 Fort Collins NADA president died in Denver after lung surgery. Henry J Gagnon 57 Mt Suri bachi flag raiser son Rene J Gagnon noted after a heart attack. Weirton Steel recalls over 675 furloughed workers since January amid business improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester, Pa
UPI
Hugh V
Butch) McDevitt
West Chester
Denver
Walter B Cooper
Fort Collins
Colo
National Automobile Dealers Association
St. Luke's Hospital
Cooper
SRC Foreman Named Assistant Supervisor in Raleigh County
Robert Sweeney of Cool Ridge was promoted from foreman to assistant supervisor for the State Road Commission in Raleigh County. He becomes the second assistant named this month after Nathan Hale who moved to a district SRC job. Hale and Bailey previously held the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sweeney
Cool Ridge
State Road Commission
Raleigh
Reedie Bryant
Bryant
Sweeney
Sec
Ond
Nathan Hale
Ghent
SRC
Basil Bailey
Hale
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Bailey
Marland
Beaver Block Co
Thirteen Arrested On Violations In West Virginia
Thirteen convictions for fishing or stream littering laws were reported by Capt. Raymond Eye’s office. Names include J. H. Bartgis and R. T. Bartgis of Hinton fined $20 for fishing in a closed stream in Monroe County. Other defendants from Charleston, Spring Hill, and Beckley faced fines up to $20 for fishing in closed streams, fishing without a license, or fishing in a national forest stream without a stamp. Multiple counties cited: Monroe, Greenbrier, Fayette, Raleigh, and Beaverton regions.
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Raymond Eye
J. H. Bartgis
R. T. Bartgis
Hinton
Monroe County
Virgil L. Crosier
W. B. Fullen Jr
Union
Carl D. Kessell
Charleston
Dale Stewart
Greenbrier
Charles Bare
Alvin R. Kelley
Spring Hill
H. G. Christenson
Leonard Rolfe
Clark B. Frame
Morgantown
Fayette County
A. L. Payne
Don Willis
Lookout
Marie Greer
Beckley
Hail Green
Garrison
O. B. Sturgill
Sophia
Raleigh County
Robert Leeson
J. E. Mays
Beaver
Bill Sweeney
James Davis
Mabscott
Raleigh
Leeson
Joe Rodriguez
Congress debating tax preference changes proposal debate
Funston argued against eliminating the first fifty dollars of dividend income deduction and the four percent balance credit. He urged Congress to raise the exclusion to one hundred dollars and lift the additional deduction to ten percent, claiming this would reduce double taxation, expand share ownership, free billions for capital investment, and boost productivity and jobs.
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Funston
Congress
Kennedy
Johnson pledges fresh intervention plots in Vietnam
LBJ vows new plans of intervention and aggression against Viet Nam as he proclaims fresh aid for South Vietnam. He cheers South Vietnamese forces facing constant guerrilla attacks and says aid will allow a substantial increase in military strength, with 150,000 already trained and another 20,000 expected.
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Johnson
Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
West Virginia committee recommends new high school texts
A 15 member committee met Thursday to propose textbooks for West Virginia public high schools. Chairman Stark Wilmoth, Randolph County schools superintendent, said the recommendations would be presented to the State Board of Education at its next meeting in Charleston May 18 19. The panel studied textbooks in English music writing and optional subjects.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Stark Wilmoth
Randolph County
State Board of Education
Chipper 86 year old pastor struck by car in Martinsburg
Rt. Rev. Msgr. F. P. Lackey, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church for 34 years, was knocked sprawling by a car as he crossed a Martinsburg street at night. Apparently unhurt, the 86 year old walked home alone after brushing himself off and declining a medical checkup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
UPS
F. P. Lackey
Lackey
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Williamson Audit Set for City Payroll Review
CHARLESTON UP I City payroll concerns trigger state audit of Williamson finances at mayor John H Brown's request following a Mingo County grand jury recommendation. The panel cited payroll padding for political purposes in at least one Williamson city department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Tax Department
Williamson
John H. Brown
Brown
Mingo County
iWilliamson
Drunken Driving and Other Local Court Actions
Louise Starks forfeited a $50 bond and costs to Magistrate W A Burke for driving while drunk after arrest by State Police. Palmer W Egnor of East Beckley pled guilty before Magistrate T H Wills Bea ver to driving left of center, fined $5 and costs. Donald H Wickline of Beckley pleaded guilty to speeding before Wills and was fined $10 and costs. Frederick C Johnson of MacArthur was found not guilty of destruction of property but pled guilty to assault and battery, fined $5 and costs and remanded to jail. An escapee from Huntington State Hospital was returned to the hospital by sheriff s deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Starks
Terry
W. A. Burke
Burke
East Beckley
Palmer W. Egnor
T. H. Wills
Beaver
Monay
Donald H. Wickline
Beckley
Wills
MacArthur
Frederick C. Johnson
Huntington State Hospital
New Look For JK's AF Jet
Washington report says three Air Force jet planes used by President Kennedy and top officials have been stripped of military livery. Johnson suggested painting United States of America on fuselages and adding American flags on tails. The change, first seen on the Boeing 707 as Johnson departed for Southeast Asia, will apply to Kennedy’s Ottawa and Paris-bound plane and the broader fleet of 35 aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Air Force
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States of America
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Ottawa
Paris
Conference stalls as Laos ceasefire plan advances
The ICC noted some breaches but no formal complaints while Britain seeks a compromise. Rusk insisted on a halt to all shooting before negotiations, backing a two part U S plan: respect Laos neutrality under any resulting government and create inspection machinery to deter foreign intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
ICC
Rusk
Laos
West Virginia and Kentucky to sign income tax pact
Officials from West Virginia and Kentucky planned to sign a reciprocal state income tax agreement at Ashland Kentucky. Kentucky Tax Commissioner William Scent and other Kentucky officials were to meet with West Virginia Tax Commissioner C Howard Hardesty and assistants G Thomas Battle and Clifford Lantz. Similar deals exist with Virginia and Maryland. Residents of Virginia and Maryland working in West Virginia will pay taxes in their home states, while West Virginians working there will pay taxes in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ashland
William Scent
C. Howard Hardesty
G. Thomas Battle
Clifford Lantz
Virginia
Maryland
West
Piney View Man Suffers Attack On City Street
A 24 year old Piney View man, Christopher Clifford, was admitted to Beckley Hospital for observation after walking into the St Francis de Sales Church parsonage and feeling ill. Beckley Fire Department rescue squad treated him at 11:45 a.m. and he was taken to the hospital with chest and side pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney View
Christopher Clifford
Beckley Hospital
St. Francis de Sales Church
Beckley
Clifford
Record speed claim tied to closed course flight feat
A bomber set a new closed course speed record by maintaining 1,302 mph for 30 minutes 45 seconds over 669.4 miles. Public Health Service reports 1,744 new hepatitis cases last week, more than double prior year. Charles B. Williams named director of the State Tax Commission gasoline tax division. West Virginia action on alcohol probes liquor by the drink in the 1962 election, with Dr Roy L. Smith touring the state to oppose whisky. Eighth grade pupils named knights of the Golden Horseshoe tour the Statehouse meeting Gov Barron and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Service
Charles B. Williams
South Charleston
State Tax Commission
W. E. Lindberg
Charleston
West Virginia United Church Action On
West Virginia Temperance League
Roy L. Smith
la Jolla
Calif
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Pike Travel Up But Tolls Down
The West Virginia Turnpike carried more vehicles and miles in the first four months of 1961 than 1960, yet toll revenue slipped. About 542,749 vehicles logged 28,263,808 miles, up from 529,054 vehicles and 27,779,650 miles in 1960, but revenue totaled 1,074,818 versus 1,089,039. Four month April tolls remained lower year over year with April revenue at 299,199, down 17,500 from 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia Turnpike
West Virginia tourism push seeks larger share of travel trade
Byrd urged boosting West Virginia tourism to rival neighboring states. He cited Virginia at 654 million, North Carolina 360 million, Maryland 300 million, noting WV visitors spent 270,569,477 in 1959 and trips fell by about a million from 1955 to 1959. Symington praised redevelopment’s lift for Missouri. Staggers to speak at closing forum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Byrd
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Missouri
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Tragic 2 Car Crash Claims Degarte Family and Friend
A two car collision near a military base killed Ocie Degarte 33 a service station attendant his wife Irene 43 and their children Ocie Ray Dolly Fay twins 10 Ben 6 Richard 2 Patricia 11 and Doris Jane 7 Mrs Pearlie May King 30 also died Loraine Degarte 5 was critically injured at Methodist Hospital Carpenter survived with non critical injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocie Degarte
Lubbock
Irene
Ocie Ray
Dolly Fay
Ben
Richard
Patricia
Doris Jane
Pearlie May King
Loraine Degarte
Methodist Hospital
Carpenter
Reese Afb
Cuban propaganda and interference in Mexico denounced
An ex diplomat charged that 2 Cuban propaganda efforts and other interference in Mexico's internal affairs are under way with the embassy offering no comment. Montane and Mrs Portela claim defection while Montano says the embassy maintains daily telephone contact with the Soviet Embassy and Soviet officials visit the Cuban Embassy. He also says propaganda for Latin America is printed in Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Montane
Portela
Montano
Latin America
Mexico City
Now You Know. Old troubadours relied on helpers
United Press International notes that medieval traveling singers did not accompany themselves on instruments but left the task to their servants. This detail highlights the social roles and musical practices of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Troubadours
Counterfeiting At Record High And Increasing
The Secret Service reports a rising counterfeiting trend with 427 new counterfeit bill cases detected since July 1 and a projected 600 for fiscal year 1961. High open cases and 845 unsolved money-fraud files reflect overwork and funding gaps, while experts cite technical advances, inflation, and public inattention as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
Michael W. Torina
Secret Serv
Senate
House
Congress
Paul J. Paterni
Torina
Redesigning Pier 14 to Speed Coal Loading
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway will redesign its Pier 14 in Newport News to become the largest and fastest coal loading pier in the world. Completion is set for mid 1962 with capacity to load 45 000 ton colliers in about 8 1/2 hours, a third of prior time, adding the equivalent of another loader and reducing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
UPI
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
C&o
M. I. Dunn
Dunn
Pier 14
Beckley Welcomes New Department Lt Seal in Transfer
The article profiles Lt. Seal who, after Army service and department headquarters time in Charleston, transferred to Co. A in Shinnston and then Beckley. He has served in all four company areas since joining in 1935, becoming first sergeant in 1958 and lieutenant in 1959. He is married to Thelma Dayton and has three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Charleston
Reger
Army
Department
Charleston
Shinnston
Beckley
Seal
Co. A
Lewisburg
Montgomery
Welch
Logan
Williamson
Fayetteville
Oak Hill
Moundsville
Point Pleasant
Thelma Dayton
William M. Blume
William Lee
Reno
Nev
Charles Robert
Mabscott Citizens Plan Party Convention
The Citizens Party of Mabscott will meet in the Town Hall on May 23 to nominate officials for election to town office in the June 6 election. Chairman Robert H. Reid said current town officials including Mayor James Sparacino Recorder John Gravely and Councilmen Fred Davis Paul Gunter Buford Sisk Frank Marcin ko and Luther Lane are members of the Citizens Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Party of
Mabscott
Robert H. Reid
Citizens Party
James Sparacino
John Gravely
Fred Davis
Paul Gunter
Buford Sisk
Frank Maricinko
Luther Lane
Mrs Burleson III Hospitalized in Raleigh in Satisfactory Condition
Mrs Lula Burleson mother of Lee Burleson of Burleson Motor Co was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital on Thursday for treatment. She is in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burleson III
Lula Burleson
Lee Burleson
Burleson Motor Co
Raleigh General Hospital
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E.W. Copen
E. W. Copen
Rhodei
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
Frank Titlow
Tyree
Annie Bowles
Euell E. Dillon
James H. Grose
G.C. Tabor
Hall’s Discount
Lovely
Broyhill
Hall
Bonn
Cleveland, Ohio
Anthony
City
Houston, Tex
Bernard E. Smith
Wall Street
Greenwich
Conn
UPID
Arthur F. Murray
Electrolux Corp
Manchester, N.H
Henry J. Gagnon
Rene J. Gagnon
Mt. Suribachi
Iwo Jima
Weirton
Weirton Steel Co
C. G. Tournay
LBJ
Eye New Text Books
Chipper Sky Skipper
Byrd Labels
Mabscott Citizens Plan Party
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