State Business Expansion Notes NEW PLANTS EXPANSIONS
Parkersburg facility expansion for Johns Manville Fiber Glass Inc. approved with completion expected early next year according to F H May Jr vice president and general manager. Air Products plans four oxygen producing facilities costing over 33 million dollars linked to steel plants in Pittsburgh Cleveland Granite City and Weirton with capacities from 170 to 650 tons daily. Largest to be built at the Weirton Steel Division of National Steel in Weirton.
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Parkersburg
Johns-Manville Fiber Glass, Inc
F. H. May, Jr
Allentown
Air Products, Inc
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Granite City
Ill
Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Division
National Steel
Central West Coal to Open Blackwater Field In West Virginia
Central West Coal Company completes plans for the Blackwater Coal Field east of Blackwater Falls in the Stony River area. The site holds large virgin coal blocks of commercial quality. Western Maryland builds 10 miles of track to the site. The field will be opened by strip mining with a deep mine under development and a 250 ton per hour washing plant being built. Stripped coal now loaded averages 7 to 8 feet thick.
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Davis
Central West Coal Company
Blackwater
Allegheny Fron
Blackwater Falls
Stony River
Maryland
Central West
Aluminum plant to occupy $49,000 Shinnston building
Wheeler-Clarksburg Corp plans to hire 30 to 50 workers when production starts next spring as the Shinnston Area Development Association builds a $49,000 facility in Shinnston. The move is part of regional industrial expansion with new facilities and jobs.
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Shinnston
Wheeler- Clarksburg Corporation
Shinnston Area Development Association
Everett Wheeler
Washington, D. C
Federal Power Commission
United Fuel Company of
Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
Huntington Factory Complex Offer Describes Two Buildings
Two buildings on 13th Street, Building A a 100000 sq ft six story brick factory with concrete floors fireproof air conditioned heated two low pressure boilers and 200 lbs per sq ft floor loading. Building B a four story basement warehouse with mill construction brick walls wood columns and floors. West Vir-
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Huntington
13Th Street
Virginia Parents and Teachers Plan Resolution
The Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers will seek a State Legislature approval for a resolution backing continued public education for all children. The 1958-40 legislative program passed 20 of 24 districts. Public schools closed in Farmville and Prince Edward County to resist federal desegregation orders.
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Richmond
Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
Farmville
Prince Edward County
Virginia
Prince Edward
North Carolina
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Front Royal
Navy Time Too Much For Maine Governor
Gov Clinton A Clauson delivers the principal address at naval ceremonies in Portland as attendees leave early after misreading the 1400 hours start time. He quips that he assumed it was 40 elgck.
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Navy
Maine
Portland, Maine
Clinton A. Clauson
Romney site offers three acres for plant or retail use
Three acres fronting Route 28 near the B&O Railroad two miles north of Romney are offered as suitable for a small manufacturing plant or retail outlet. Contact R L Bud Sumner or Attorney William Loy in Romney. Notes note a Fairmont survey by the Greater Fairmont Development Association to determine how many local women are skilled in industrial sewing machine use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney
Route
B. & O. Railroad
R. L
Bud) Sumner
William Loy
Fairmont
Greater Fairmont
Myers Named Executive Director of Wheeling Development Group
Ivan E. Myers is named executive director of the Wheeling Area Conference on Community Development, succeeding Ward C. Elliott who resigned. The appointment positions Myers to lead local community development efforts and organizational initiatives in Wheeling.
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Wheeling
Ivan E. Myers
Wheeling Area
Randolph County workers urged to donate $1 weekly for industry boost
The Elkins Industrial Development Coration calls on every jobholder in Randolph County to pledge one dollar a week for two years to raise a total of 150000 dollars for new industry.
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Elkins
Randolph County
Scientists Report New Space Hazard
Berkeley researchers report radiation bursts in polar upper atmosphere during solar flares. Balloons over Alaska measured cosmic ray storms 10,000 to 100,000 times above normal with X-ray increases, posing a hazard for space travelers. Dr. Brown and Dr. D Arcy led the study following solar flare events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennie Taylor
Associated Press
Berkeley
Calif
Arctic
Earth
Polar
Ray D’arcy
University of California
DR. Brown
College
Alaska
University of Alaska
Brown
D'Arcy
Fire department frees toddler from tin can trick
In Norman Oklahoma two year old Rosemary Offutt slipped her thumb into a tin can and the fire department freed the trapped digit. The rescue was swift and the child suffered no lasting injuries.
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Norman, Okla
Rosemary Offutt
Flynn Life Was Love And Laughter In The International Set
Earl Wilson recalls Errol Flynn as a beloved swashbuckler who lived loudly in El Morocco and on yacht voyages. The piece notes Flynn’s lavish lifestyle, legal sparring with Confidential magazine, 25 000 settlement, marriages, affairs with Patrice Wymore and Beverly Radland, and his ongoing liver trouble amid a grand manner of living.
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el Morocco
Flynn
Ty Power
John Perona
Bob Harrison
Patrice Wymore
Zaca
New York
Pat Wymore
Anella Roma
Palma
Majorca
Beverly
Woodsy) Radland
Los Angeles
Girl Hurt When Rifle Fire From Horse Accident
Janet Thomas, 16, was hospitalized after a porcupine frightened her horse in Red Bluff California. The horse reared, she fell, dropped her rifle, and the horse stepped on it causing the weapon to discharge into her leg.
Ostrex Tonic Tablets Advertised for Iron Boost
An advert promotes Ostrex Tonic Tablets claiming to restore pep and vim for adults over 40 by supplying iron and high potency Vitamin K. It claims one day’s dose equals large amounts of iron from oysters liver and beef, with a 3 day introductory size priced at 69 cents and an economy size option saving money.
Only Rambler Gives You the Best of Both
The ad touts Rambler cars offering ample interior space and comfortable design, highlighting roominess and a smooth ride to attract buyers.
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Ginia Industrial and Publicity Commission
Wayne
Wayne County
Montecatini Chemical Company
Milian
Italy
America
Novamont Corporation
Underwood
McDonald Chain
Terra Alta
Appalachian Eggs, Inc
Preston County
Earl Wilson
Errol Flynn
Tyrone Power
Spain
International
Harrison
Beverley
Sean
Carlton Cole
Miss Wymore
Red Bluff, Calif
Janet Thomas
Rambler
American Motors
Rambler Dealer
Cts
Ramey Motors, Inc
Oakwood Avenue
Kenosha
Wisconsin
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