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January 3, 1947

Melvin C. Snyder of Preston County joins West Virginia’s U.S. House delegation

Republicans Francis J. Love of Ohio County, Melvin C. Snyder of Preston County, and E. G. Rohrbough of Gilmer County joined Republican Hubert S. Ellis, and Democrats John Kee and E. H. Hedrick as United States House of Representatives members from West Virginia.

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