Mountain State miscellany spans telephones to baton twirlers
The Wheeling area will switch to two five telephone numbering with Cedar 2 and Cedar 3 exchanges by October next year and full dial systems in about a year. D C Hall of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone notes the change. A former Nicholas County man, Dr Ford M Milam, returned after studying Israel agricultural problems as part of a US federally sponsored mission. Excavation begins on a $15000 bandstand and patio at the mound in South Charleston. Eight Roane County communities seek Rural Electrification Administration help for a telephone system, with potential 85 percent funding. Moundsville considers $750000 revenue bonds for a sewage system and condemns land for a six acre site. L S Good and Co marks 75 years in Wheeling. Huntington raises speed bond for school zones to 38 dollars. Greenbrier Military School opens its 144th year with full capacity. Mountain State Festival baton twirling returns October 6-8 in Elkins. Huntington police vow extra precautions to curb abuse of council members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Cedar
D. C
Nicholas County
United States
Israel
Ford M. Milam
Calvin
International Cooperation Administration
West Virginia University
Baltimore Livestock Market Prices Reported By USDA
Livestock market data from Baltimore shows 350 cattle under 700 lb with no clear trend due to few sales. Hog prices ranged across weights with many ranges from 14.50 to 17.25 per cwt, larger pigs and heavier weights lower. Sheep were not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
USDA
Inflation threat prompts Western banks to tighten
Financial leaders at Istanbul for the World Bank and IMF meetings warn of a new inflation risk tied to rising wages and spending. Ten to eleven nations, including the United States, Britain, and Japan, raise discount rates to curb money supply while aiming to avoid triggering a recession, balancing prosperity with restraint. The trend shows uniform monetary restraint across Western nations, driven by inflation worries amid robust economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Istanbul
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Europe
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
United States
Britain
Sweden
Turkey
Belgium
Canada
West Germany
Uncle Sam
Norway
Austria
New Zealand
Japan
New York Bank
Pursuit of a Radio Studio Impostor Unfolds
Sara, Sanders, and a stranger pursue a man believed to be Gerry by infiltrating Honey Peters Productions. They confront tension in corridors and an elevator as Peters appears at WXYZ Studio 3. Suspicions mount that the imposter may threaten hidden identities and reputations in radio production.
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Sara
Sanders
Bryant Park
Gerry
Honey Peters Productions
Mr. Howe
Mr. Peters
WXYZ
Studio 3
Broadway
51St
Peters
Fifty-second St
Studio
Studio drama and a stolen ruby draw crowds in WV
In a staged studio scene a girl and three men rehearse as a stranger disrupts the cast revealing Gerry Howe. A stolen ruby worth at least $50,000 is mentioned. Public notices follow: temporary authority for coal transport in Raleigh County. paving bids for Oceana sidewalk project with bids due September 28, 1955. Johnny Klippstein posts his second shutout of 1955 against the Dodgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanders
Mr. Peters
Daisy
Gerry
Jim
Gerry Howe
Peters
Sara
Mike
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Merkle Brothers Coal Company, Inc
Bates
Commission
Capitol Building
Charleston
John Lubich Bolt
R.R
Agricultural price report from Baltimore and surrounding regions
The report lists strawberry, apple, and potato pricing by region and variety. Apples show weak to light demand with modest gains on US and Elberta varieties in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Potatoes remain slightly stronger with Katahdin and Chippewa lots varying by sack size and origin.
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Baltimore
MD Bu
Usis & US Utility
Usis
McIntosh Busis
Cortlands Usis
Northwestern Greenings Usis
Rambos Usis
Elbertas Usis
Usis Elbertas
Chippewas
NJ Katahdins
Pa Katahdins
Actress Jeff Donnell to sue Aldo Ray for divorce
Los Angeles actress Jeff Donnell says she will sue actor Aldo Ray for divorce after their separation on Friday. Donnell, known as George Gobel's television wife, describes Ray as a bachelor at heart and notes he has sought a divorce for some time.
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Los Angeles
Jeff Donnell
Aldo Ray
George Gobel
Funeral notices list local obituaries and services
A cluster of funeral notices from Meadowes and Keyser Funeral Homes lists deaths in White Oak Glen Daniel Crow and Beaver. Entries include Hattie G Meadows age 64 at White Oak with services at Missionary Baptist Church Shady Springs and Sun Set Memorial Park burial. Loretta Mae Johnson one year old killed in Savannah auto accident. Elizabeth Rebecca Kuhn age 65 Ridge Avenue with rosary at Keyser and service at St Frances De Sales. John Artine Glen Rogers death with Quesenberry and Webb. Lucy Prease Hawley Glen Daniel death with service at Hawley residence. Sophia Ann Underwood Crow age 92 with Crow Christian Church service and long pallbearers list including Frank Cook and J L Meador. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park, Crow Cemetery, Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Pilkington
Spurgeon McBride
Finley Basham
Zeb Boyd
Berman Farley
Luther Okes
Gideon
Missionary Baptist Church
Tony Hajash
Steve Hajash
Joe Bolla
Nick Giampalo
Frank Nagy
Emory Stuck
Keyser Funeral Home
Hawley Hawley
Lucy Prease
Glen Daniel
Freed Hawley
Hawley
Alvin J. Cook
Sunset Memorial Park
Underwood Underwood
Sophia Ann
Grandma
Crow
Tracy Shannon
Frank Adkins
M. C. Richmond
Clyde Richmond
Paul Link
M. C. Banks
J. W. Banks
Mont Pendleton
R. K. Scott
Roy Grogan
Kyle Cooper
Ernest Meadows
Russell Cook
E. B. Sweeney
Albert Morris
Clayton Scott
Link Lilly
John Hedrick
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
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Italy
Idlewild Airport
New York City
Rome
Denver
THE
Associated Press
South
Joseph W. Londeree
Roane County
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Moundsville
William J. B. Miller
L. S. Good and Co
Huntington
William A. Beckett
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
Stanley Combs
Mountain State Forest
Elkins
Joseph B. Gessner
Lyle Smith Jo Cabell
Gessner
Business Mirror
By Sam Dawson
Tu Helen McCloy
Oceana
Wyoming County
City Recorder
City Hall
Vaughn Cozort
Sam Miniaci
Pineville
Paul J. Fourney
Main Street
Beckley
Town of
P.H. R.R
Johnny Klippstein
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Dodgers
Aldo
Boyd Jewelry
Montgomery Ward Dial
Melton Mortuary
Johnson
Kuhn
Artine
John
Glen Rogers
Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home
Granville L. Lilly
K. C. Lilly
Hilltop Baptist Church
Crab Orchard
Webb's
Quesenberry and
Sane
Mrs
Granville Lilly
James C. Griffithirector
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home, Inc
Vance Drive
Enedeeeners
Amos E. Quesenberry
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
DIAL
Douglas T Bryant
Mgr
Oakwood Ave
Webb’s Florists & Greenhouses
Yola
FTD
MacArthur Barrow
Rc. Street
Beaver Avenue
Binky Smith
Don V. Ford
Montgomery Ward
R. B. Gravely
Harvey Beauty
Del-Mar
Thrifty
Neville St. Marguerite’s
Lucy
Lucy Wheeler
Thompson
Gene H. Church Bookkeeping Service
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
H.C Kinzer
Jimmie’s
Lovitz Television
Beckley French
GEO
Sparks
Ashworth Firestone
Prince St
Halstead
RCA Victor
Zenith
John W. Eye
West Neville ST
Haddad’s TV and Furniture CO
Main St
Wright
Frank
GMC
Sprague
J. E. Daniel
Saxon Road
R. F. Baker
Raleighounty Bank Bank
Bob Daniels
Mutual of
Omaha
Combs St
Mountain State
C W. James
AAVON
Venetian Blind Cleaners
W. Va
J. R. Caudill Plumbing Co
Welch
Peerless Packing Company
Goodman
Will Puy
Cyril “Cy” Lilly
Lilly
Midway
Combs St. Beckley
Cardinal
State
Dept
Avon
South Kanawha
Belmont
Mass
Clower
Beckley Hotel
James F. Davis
Waterdale Inn
North Carolina
Madison
N. C
Royal Loan and Finance Co
Heber
Alaska
S. America
O. Box
Cleveland
Ohio
Sus Jocal
Carpenter
W. State Employment Service
E. F. Newell
President Hotel
MARC
Davenport
Wyoming
Raleigh
McDowell
Maxwell & Keyser
R. L. and
J. H. Stinson
East Beckley
Roy A. Jones
E. E. Snyder
W B Jones
Toner Concrete CO
Beaver
Oceana Lumber & Supply CO
Reynoles
Barre
R. C. Egnor
Oak Hill
Logan
US Royal
Beckley Tire & Rubber Company
South Fayette St
Whitener Roofing & Heating Co
City Ave
Elco Lumber CO
Beckley Glass Co
Oakwood
Central Ave
Hill Rohrer Lumber CO
Beckley Insula
Mn Co
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