County Library Receives 250 Books For Children
Raleigh County librarian Mrs. Mary Reese reports about 250 new children's books arriving today for school readers and shelves. She lists 28 added adult fiction titles and several non fiction works including Washington Dateline and The Thesaurus of Quotations.
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Raleigh County
Mary Reese
Chloe Marr
Milne
Winslow
Lawrence Vane
du Maurier
Washington
Clark
Stithh
Carrington
Fuller
Siemons
Audel
Graham
Wright
Harbin
Zabriskie
Macauley
Shields
Gillies
Jordan“off
Jordanoff
Webster’s Bio
West Virginia
Kenny
Colins
Myers in Charge of Demo Office Opens Charleston HQ
R D Bailey states Senate Clerk J Howard Myers of Martinsburg will manage the statewide campaign after the Democratic state headquarters opened in a Charleston hotel. Myers, a former Berkeley County sheriff, is the first Eastern Panhandle Democrat tapped for a statewide race and was described as the unanimous choice of the state chairman the national committeeman the six congressional candidates and Senator Harley M Kilgore.
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Charleston
Senate
J. Howard Myers
Martinsburg
R. D. Bailey
Pineville
Bailey
Myers
Berkeley County
Congress
Harley M. Kilgore
Safety Upgrades Noted at Sprague Coal Mine
Federal inspectors lauded New River Company’s Sprague mine for worker cooperation in reducing hazards at the 41 600 ton daily operation. They urged further safety steps including stricter timbering, improved ventilation, gas testing, rock dusting, better electrical safeguards, and enhanced first aid and mine rescue training.
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New River Company
Sprague
Bureau of Mines
O. Ny
M. E. Hall
R. B. Jones
Hall
Jones
West Virginia to Join National Child Accident Campaign
Charleston WV safety officials announce WV will participate in the National Child Accident Prevention Campaign the week of September 23. Over 300000 Green Cross for Safety tags have been sent to school superintendents and civic groups to promote the effort with police, industry, and civic organizations pledging support. The week is designated National Child Accident Prevention Week and safety themes will be stressed.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Detroiter Likes Wayne Jail Cell
John Bender a 34 year old Detroiter held as a material witness in a Wayne County hit and run death case says he likes jail life. He told Circuit Judge Lita Neunfell he may leave this weekend though officers say he is free to go from his cell.
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Associated Press
Detroit
John Bender
Wayne County
Bender
Lita M. Neunfell
Neuenfell
Oil Production In Big Decline
In New York a weekly energy report shows gasoline production down to 14,796,006 barrels a week, a drop of 467,000 from the prior period. Kerosene stocks rose to 120,032,000 barrels while crude output slipped to 4,773,250 barrels daily. Refineries operated at 83 percent capacity as shipments of crude fell to 4,892,000 barrels daily. In Ecuador, a bamboo trumpet served as a dinner bell for farm workers in the highlands.
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Associated Press
New York
Paso
Ecuador Highlands
FASTEETH Promises Secure Denture Fit
False teeth slipping and wobbling panic is eased by FASTEETH powder. The ad claims added comfort and security with plates held firmer, no gummy taste, alkaline formula, and availability at drug stores.
Hotel Magnate Decides Butler Is Better Mate
Sari Gabor, Hungarian actress and former Miss Hungary 1938, testifies in a divorce case that hotel magnate Conrad Hilton preferred his butler over her. Gabor recalls the butler’s behavior and Hilton’s refusal to fire him, leading to their separation and her living with sister Eva Gabor. She is awarded 2083 dollars monthly for 89 months plus 35000 dollars in cash and other payments. they married in Santa Fe in 1942.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Iman Gonrad Hillon
Sari Gabor
Hilton
Eva Garbor
Hungary
Santa Fe
N. M
Turhan Belge
West Virginia Residents Invest $42 Million in Savings Bonds
Charleston Mountain State residents bought over $42,000,000 in United States savings bonds in the first eight months of 1946. federal reserve reports show August purchases totaled $4,646,992 with $3,226,115 in E bonds and $1,420,877 in F and G bonds. Redemptions of E bonds in August were the year's lowest month and 28 percent below March peak.
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Associated Press
Charleston — Mountains
United States Savings
State Savings Bonds
Bernard S.payne
Federal Reserve Banksand
Richmond
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Payne
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