Glove Compartment Peek Triggers Mass Power Outage
ASHLAND Kentucky December 21 safety warning leads to a crash when John Kidwell of Huntington West Virginia peeked into his glove compartment. His loss of control toppled a utility pole causing outages from 11 p.m. to 5 45 a m affecting Ashland and Catlettsburg homes and trains. Police report two companions and Kidwell suffered minor injuries. Kentucky and West Virginia Power Co crews of 25 worked to restore service at the holiday gathering.
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Ashland
John Kidwell
Huntington
W. Va
Kidwell
Catlettsburg
Winchester Ave
Kentucky and West Virginia Power Co
Hotel Fire Claims Two Guests In Philadelphia
A blaze at the Westminster hotel on Chestnut Street in midtown Philadelphia killed two guests and injured three others. Ninety-five occupants escaped after a guest raised the alarm on the second floor, with the fire reaching sections of the three connected dwellings.
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Philadelphia
Westminster Hotel
Chestnut St
20Th St
Schuylkill River
Card of Thanks for Robt. B. Bannister's Death
The Bannister family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy flowers and car rides during the sudden death of husband and father Robt. B. Bannister Mulwoon Va. By wife and daughters.
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Robt
Veasey Plans New Steel Dinette in Winchester Spring
Sidney H. Veasey of 1632 Valley Ave announces a new all steel glass dinette at Gerrard and Braddock Streets. land leased from Francis Funk. foundation to start early next year with a 42 by 16 foot unit from Jerry O Mahoney Co. opening tentatively March 1 for 50 patrons with 12 employees.
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Sidney H. Veasey
1632 Valley Ave
Winchester
Gerrard and Braddock Sts
Veasey
Francis Funk
Jerry O’mahoney Co
Elizabeth
N. J
Durham
N. C
S. S. Veasey
Virginia
E. Piccadilly St
Terminal Tavern
Skyway Grill
Redwing
Carl Lewis
Lindbergh Flew 50 Combat Missions in World War II
As a technician for United Aircraft, Charles Lindbergh flew 50 combat missions during five months of 1944. He served with Marine fighter squadrons in the Solomon Islands area, the Army in New Guinea, and Marine fighter-bomber squadrons in the Marshalls. After V E Day he took a naval mission to Germany and Austria to study enemy turbo jet and rocket fighters.
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United Aircraft
Charles Lindbergh
Solomon Islands
Army
New Guinea
Marshalls
Germany
Austria
John W. Albaugh 93 Funeral Notice in Winchester
John Wesley Albaugh age 93 died at his home near Alb in Hampshire County after a long farming life. He married Sarah Jamison Lewis who died in 1913 and was a Bethel Methodist Church member. Survivors include son John R. Albaugh of Winchester, daughters Retten Eaton of Akron and Cora Bennett of Alb, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. E. B. Smith officiating. Burial Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers Arthur Cather Boyd Unger William Cochran E. S. Hawkins William Parlett Allen Bond.
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Hampshire County
Albin
Sarah Jamison Lewis
Bethel Methodist Church
John R. Albaugh
Winchester
Retten Eaton
Akron
Cora Bennett
Jones Funeral Home
E. B. Smith
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Arthur Cather
Boyd Unger
William Cochran
E. S. Hawkins
William Parlett
Allen Bond
Clock in Trinity Church tower was replaced in 1905
The present Trinity Church building completed in 1846 received a clock ordered from England and started in January 1847. In 1905 the new clock had weights transferred from the old one to the replacement.
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Trinity Church
New York City
England
Gore Virginia beer license hearing notice
The undersigned will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on December 30 1948 to apply for a license to retail beer above 3.2 percent at Elliott Brothers U S Route 50 Gore Va for consumption on and off the premises.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Elliott Brothers
U. S. Route 50
Gore
Toll bridges in the United States drop from 205 to 172
In 1946 the United States had 172 toll bridges, down from 205 in 1945, reflecting a reduction in toll bridge counts across the country.
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United States
N. Co
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