West Virginia’s Sixth Governor Jacob Jackson Starred in Parkersburg Life
Jacob Beeson Jackson the sixth governor of West Virginia was born April 6 1829 in Parkersburg and died December 11 1893 there His public service spanned prosecuting attorney Wood County House of Delegates attorney general and governor He championed taxation reform immigration and new industries while overseeing legal and constitutional changes during his era including an expanded Supreme Court and the establishment of a state board of health and pharmacy regulation.
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Phil Conley
West Virginia
Jacob Beeson Jackson
Parkersburg
Jacob Beeson
U. S
Virginia
Jackson
John Jay Jackson
West Point
Andrew Jackson
Virginia Assembly
Emma G. Beeson
John Jay Jackson, Jr
Lincoln
District of West Virginia
James Monroe Jackson
West Vir
Festus Hanks
St. Marys
Pleasants County
Maria Willard
William Willard
William Wirt
Wood County
House of Delegates
Judiciary Committee
Charles James Faulkner
Martinsburg
Congress
France
Buchanan
George Sturgiss
Wheeling
Napoleon B. French
Greenback Party
Joseph S. Miller
Thomas O’brien
Supreme Court
Board of Health
New York
Chesapeaker & Ohio Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Curtain Celiers Stage Night Must Fall in Raleigh County
Tickets on sale at Saks Jewelers 319 Neville St for Curtain Celiers production Night Must Fall. The play is set to be presented at the Raleigh County Memorial Building on Tuesday and Wednesday September 15 and 16.
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Saks Jewelers
Neville St
Celiers
Raleigh County Memorial Building
Mail Delays Unearthed Letters From 1930s Batch
Tulsa postal workers found a batch of letters and cards dated as far back as 1930 behind a mail assortment box after removing it. The discovery raises questions about how long items lay unnoticed and potential impacts on residents who may have waited for delivery or replies.
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Tulsa
Okla
Barbecue To Benefit Mount Tabor's Park
The Mount Tabor Country Life Program will hold an old fashioned barbecue at 5:30 p m Saturday at Mount Tabor Elementary School to raise funds for the development of Mount Tabor Park. Menu includes prime rib beef barbecued lamb corn green beans tomatoes dessert coffee and milk. Tickets available from any program member or by calling CL 3 4165 reservations due by Thursday. J B Ballew will do the barbecuing. it is the group’s first such event.
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Mount Tabor
Country Life Program
J. B. Ballew
Picnic honors DAV officers at Little Beaver Lake
About sixty attendees gathered Monday afternoon at Little Beaver Lake to honor Disabled American Veterans and the Auxiliary. Out-of-town guests included Paul M. Elliot from Parkersburg, state commander, and A. C. Loiseau, state adjutant.
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Little Beaver Lake
Paul M. Elliot
A. C. Loiseau
Parkersburg
Astor Founded Fur Post Near Duluth in 1817
John Jacob Astor established a fur trading post at the westerly tip of Lake Superior near Duluth in 1817, marking an early American effort to expand commerce in the region.
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John Jacob Astor
Duluth
Lake Superior
Arthritis Relief Claim From Lela S. Wier
Mrs Lela S Wier describes a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis rheumatism and bursitis and reports returning to active life. She offers free information and provides address details in Jackson Mississippi for inquiries.
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Lela S. Wier
Arbor Hills Drive
P. O. Box
Jackson
Mississippi
74 Speeding Tickets Issued in Raleigh County Labor Day Crackdown
State Police used electric speed timers in Raleigh County over the Labor Day weekend issuing 74 speeding tickets. The cited drivers have five days to appear before local magistrates W A Burke Cotton White T N Wills and J E Mays for disposition. The Speed-o-meters were deployed statewide to cut highway fatalities as thousands traveled the roads.
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Raleigh
Burke
Cotton White
Wills
E. Mays
Annie Banco Cited For Speeding And License Violation
Annie Banco of Johnstown Road was cited by City Police at 11 45 a m Monday on a speeding charge and operating a vehicle without an operator s license. She was ordered into Police Court Thursday night.
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Annie Banco
Johnstown Road
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Pvt. David W. Loveday, 18, son of Mr and Mrs William W Loveday Eccles, returns with Sixth Infantry Company B to Berlin after annual infantry training in Wildflecken West Germany. He entered the Army August 1958, trained at Fort Benning and arrived in Europe last January. Donald and Jerry are Herndon High graduates with brothers also in service. Pfc William R Hickok at Fort Bragg with Airborne Battle Group C, 503 Infantry, 15 months in service and 11 jumps.
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Berlin
Wildflecken
West Germany
David W. Loveday
William W. Loveday
Eccles
Helen Gaye Lambert
Army Pfc
William R. Hickook
Fort Bragg
Airborne Battle Group C
503 Infantry
Seaman Apprentice James D Brown Leaves Norfolk for Med Tour
James D Brown Seaman apprentice son of Mr and Mrs George D Brown Sprague departs Norfolk aboard the destroyer USS James C Ow ens for a seven month Sixth Fleet Mediterranean tour.
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Norfolk, Va
James C. Owens
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
James D. Brown
George D. Brown, Sprague
Marksman Specialist Almond Wins at Camp Perry Meet
Specialist 4 Michael A Almond, 19, of Beckley Route 2, Beckley, participated in the National Rifle and Pistol Matches at Camp Perry Ohio, a month long event ending August 29. He serves with Headquarters Company First Division 13th Infantry Fort Riley Kansas, entered service September 1958, and is a 1957 graduate of Stoco High School.
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Michael A. Almond
Levi Almond
Beckley
Almond
First Division
13Th Infantry
Fort Riley
Kan
Army
Fort Benning
Stoco High School
Hickok brothers in military service enlistments and returns
Four Hickok brothers from Herndon Heights are in the armed forces. Donald EF. Hickok reenlisted in the Air Force for six years and is at Goodfellow AFB San Angelo Texas. Robert Larry Hickok trains at Great Lakes Illinois and serves with a naval training center unit. Army Lt Jerry L. Hickok returns to a base near Tobyhanna Pennsylvania for reassignment to Fort Bragg North Carolina.
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Gordon Hickok
Herndon Heights
Armed Forces
Donald EF. Hickok
Air Force
Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo
Tex
Robert Larry
Great Lakes
Hickok
460Th Naval Training Center
Otis Air Force
Liam
Sailor Seward Tedder Serves Aboard USS Herbert J. Thomas
Serving aboard the radar picket destroyer USS Herbert J. Thomas is Seward Tedder a fireman son of Mr and Mrs Oliver F P Tedder Route 2 Beckley.
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Herbert J. Thomas
Seward Tedder
Fire
Oliver FP
Beckley
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