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According to Richard McCoy, sometime around 1940, Samuel Hager began construction of a large boat in a lot next to his home on South Boulevard. "His home was a beautiful log cabin style structure that still stands at 4th Street West," he said. "The story goes that he completed the vessel and brought in a large tractor-trailer to haul it to the Ohio River. He launched the boat and headed downstream. Arriving at Lock & Dam #28, the vessel struck the guard wall a bit too hard and sank." Date is unknown.
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"Children's story paintings" is the only information from the box. Date is unknown.
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"Children's story paintings" is the only information from the box. Date is unknown.
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The International Nickel Co. opened in 1922. It became Huntington Alloys in the 1950s, Inco Alloys in the 1980s and Special Metals in the late 1990s, before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. Precision Castparts Corp., based in Oregon, acquired Special Metals in 2006, paying off its debt. Date is unknown.
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The International Nickel Co. opened in 1922. It became Huntington Alloys in the 1950s, Inco Alloys in the 1980s and Special Metals in the late 1990s, before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. Precision Castparts Corp., based in Oregon, acquired Special Metals in 2006, paying off its debt. Date is unknown.
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The International Nickel Co. opened in 1922. It became Huntington Alloys in the 1950s, Inco Alloys in the 1980s and Special Metals in the late 1990s, before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. Precision Castparts Corp., based in Oregon, acquired Special Metals in 2006, paying off its debt. Date is unknown.
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The International Nickel Co. opened in 1922. It became Huntington Alloys in the 1950s, Inco Alloys in the 1980s and Special Metals in the late 1990s, before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. Precision Castparts Corp., based in Oregon, acquired Special Metals in 2006, paying off its debt. Date is unknown.
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Marguerite Neekamp Stein, a lyric soprano and vocal instructor, received her musical education in Boston, Mass., and New York City. She was the founder of the Huntington Woman's Club Chorus and a director of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church choir. Date is unknown.
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Marguerite Neekamp Stein, a lyric soprano and vocal instructor, received her musical education in Boston, Mass., and New York City. She was the founder of the Huntington Woman's Club Chorus and a director of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church choir. Date is unknown.
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Don Ritter, born April 24, 1908, was a son of the late C. Lloyd and Mabel McClintock Ritter Sr. (In 1908, C. Lloyd Ritter donated 20 acres of land along Fourpole Creek to Huntington -- in addition to 55 acres that Huntington purchased. The whole tract was named Ritter Park.) Don Ritter was a captain in the Army Air Corp. in England. He was manager of the Rainbow Gardens Arcade and the Huntington Arcade and was a former pilot. He died in 1978. Thanks to Richard McCoy for the identification. Date is unknown.
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Don Ritter, born April 24, 1908, was a son of the late C. Lloyd and Mabel McClintock Ritter Sr. (In 1908, C. Lloyd Ritter donated 20 acres of land along Fourpole Creek to Huntington -- in addition to 55 acres that Huntington purchased. The whole tract was named Ritter Park.) Don Ritter was a captain in the Army Air Corp. in England. He was manager of the Rainbow Gardens Arcade and the Huntington Arcade and was a former pilot. He died in 1978. Thanks to Richard McCoy for the identification. Date is unknown.
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According to Richard McCoy of Huntington, Harry Pockras was Chief Engineer of the Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, from about 1935 until his retirement in 1955. ?The Chief Engineer was different in those days,? he said. ?He was given and assumed complete authority in the execution of the Huntington Engineer District's mission. During his time, the Great Kanawha River Navigation System was constructed, Bluestone Dam was designed and constructed, Huntington Floodwall system and the design of Greenup Locks and Dam. Many wartime designs and construction projects, including a POW camp at the Greenbrier. In the Cold War, designs included support facilities for Strategic Air Command bases. Steam power houses, hospitals, fueling pads and runways, to name a few facilities. Date is unknown.
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According to Richard McCoy of Huntington, Harry Pockras was Chief Engineer of the Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, from about 1935 until his retirement in 1955. ?The Chief Engineer was different in those days,? he said. ?He was given and assumed complete authority in the execution of the Huntington Engineer District's mission. During his time, the Great Kanawha River Navigation System was constructed, Bluestone Dam was designed and constructed, Huntington Floodwall system and the design of Greenup Locks and Dam. Many wartime designs and construction projects, including a POW camp at the Greenbrier. In the Cold War, designs included support facilities for Strategic Air Command bases. Steam power houses, hospitals, fueling pads and runways, to name a few facilities. Date is unknown.
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Arnold D. Browning was a veteran profession at the Guyan Golf and Country Club. He died Feb. 19, 1977, at age 62. He worked at Guyan for 50 years, 36 of those as a club pro. He started working at the club as a 12-year-old caddy in 1926. His 1977 obituary included quotes from a recent interview, where he talked about the changes he had seen in his 50 years at Guyan. "The game has changed, yes it has, from wood shafts to steel shafts. The ball has changed. The courses have changed. The watered fairways are a big change from the early days," he said. He credited President Eisenhower for the big jump that golf took. "He was the only president we had in a long time who played it. When the people saw Ike, their old war hero, playing golf and loving it ... he just helped the game grow." Date is unknown.
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