Overseas Wives Club Formed at University Morgantown
American and foreign-born wives at West Virginia University form the Overseas Wives Club of Morgantown, chapter of the English Speaking Union. The group, led by Mrs Rudolph Stoyer, includes ten members married to WVU students, many met during wartime years abroad. Members share impressions of US life, culture, food, fashion, and opportunities, with social plans for the summer.
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Morgantown
Overseas —Wives Club of
Marcelle Green
Casablanca
Green
William Green
Princeton
University
James Rogers
Glasgow
Scotland
States
Rogers
Armed Services
Pacific
United States
Associated Scottish Newspapers
Counry
Richard L. Waddell
Brisbane
Australia
Waddell
Morgantown Post
David Hill
Hill
Dublin
Ireland
Hhsband
Wimbleton
Colleen
William Delardas
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Auditary Territorial Service
Robena Trippett
George's Field
Ill
Thomas McIntyre
London
Donald Day
Midland
Rex Everly
Helsby
Chesire
Norris Miley
Norfolk
Clarksburg
Rudolph Stoyer
Daughters of the American Colonists
U. S. Daughters of 1812
Daughters of the American Revolution
Stoyer
National Committee
New York
West
Overseas Wives Club of
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Rudolph §. Stoyer
Peggy Cordray
Two Divorce Decrees Granted in Raleigh County
Circuit Judge Ben H. Ashworth issued divorces Tuesday to Hurl Treadway and Virgie A. Lambert in Raleigh County. Hurl Treadway loses custody of the children to Ethel Treadway who also receives monthly support of 37 580, while other details show custody arrangements and grandparent guardianship for Lambert’s sons and a split living arrangement for the children.
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Raleigh County
Ben H. Ashworth
Hurl Treadway
Ethel Treadway
Berta S. Lembert
Virgie A. Lambert
J. W. Lambert
Mount Tope
Red Bathing Suit In Denver Court
Betty Allen Veraldi 31, former model, seeks 50000 in damages for burns from a chartered plane fire. She told a district court jury she suffers permanent disfigurement and blames pilot Octave A Chanute and Clinton Aviation Co of Denver for the crash near Colorado Springs on Oct 28. Her fiancé George Crouch 51 of Madison Wis was killed in the incident near Peterson Army Air Field.
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Associated Press
Denver
Betty Allen Veraldi
Driver Flunks Traffic Lesson in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City a police traffic safety class drew only one attendee who listened, took notes, and asked questions. Five minutes after dismissal he reappeared at headquarters escorted by two officers and was charged with running a stop sign.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Club entertains guests at May meeting in Clarksburg
An organizing group at Clarksburg is active with Mrs. Irvin Stewart, wife of the university president, serving as advisor. Dr. and Mrs. Stewart hosted the club at the May gathering, continuing their involvement with the group.
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Clarksburg
Irvin Stewart
Stewart
Milk Prices Cut In Charleston
A two cent drop in the price per quart of grade A milk in the Charleston area was announced by local producers. The reduction, effective for wholesale buyers now and retail consumers on June 1, lowers the household quart price from 21 to 19 cents, with proportional cuts for other milk grades and no change in whip topping or coffee cream prices.
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Charleston
Atom Bomb Hastened End Of Pacific Battle
Dr Austin Brues reports a Japanese physicist told Japan's general staff two and a half hours after Hiroshima that only defense was banning aircraft over Japan. The staff then agreed to surrender. The bulletin notes early Japanese awareness of atomic weapons and the futility of rapid bomb development. The piece also mentions 16th century beer purity laws and heredity in longevity and virility.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Japan
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Austin J.M. Brues
Comi
Brues
University of Chicago
Hiroshima
Physiist
General Staff
Pension proposal highlights rising danger in presidency
Representative Bell cites Library of Congress figures showing presidents face a shorter postterm life after younger inaugurations. He argues for a pension of two thirds of the president's average salary, estimated at about $50,000 yearly before taxes, netting under $25,000 after tax. The measure targets former presidents, with Robsion chairing the supporting judiciary subcommittee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bell
Library of Congress
House
White House
Calvin Coolidge
Robsion
Bells
Father and two sons charged in Slayton murder
John R Slayton 57 and his sons John William 18 and Charles 20 were charged with murder after James D Slayton 25 died from a fractured skull after a beating in an alley near his Huntington home. Detectives said the fight followed an incident with a neighbor's child and escalated inside and outside the Slayton house.
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iBy
Associated Press
Huntington
James D. Slayton
E. M. Midkiff
John R. Slayton
John William
Charles Slayton
Cecil Kessick
Herman Frazier
James
John
Slayton
William
Charles
Kessick
Frazier
Kate Smith to Join MBS Radio Broadcast Change
The Associated Press reports Kate Smith will move from CBS after 16 years to MBS on June 28. A new daytime program will center on a newspaperwoman Wendy Warren with Douglas Edwards delivering a brief current news spot. FM radio growth rises with 47 percent monthly increase and FM-AM radio production jumping from 67,264 in March to 98,625 in April.
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Associated Press
York
Kate Smith
CBS
MBS
Wendy Warren
Douglas Edwards
Radio Manufacturers Association
Elderly Applicant Eligible for Free License Delayed
In Syracuse, elderly applicants for a free fishing license under a new law must wait until July 1, the effective date. A 95 year old man applied and is otherwise eligible, according to Arthur Ashmore, information clerk at the courthouse.
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Associated Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Arthur Ashmore
Court House
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