Red Cross sets disaster offices across torn WV PA MD
Disaster headquarters are established in Clarksburg for tornado hit areas in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Joseph Carter, director of disaster service, directs a county by county setup with regional offices at El. Robert A. Sandberg to oversee Randolph Harbour Tucker and Grant counties in West Virginia and Garrett in Maryland. Carney Smith at Shinnston covers Harrison Marion Taylor and Preston counties. Melvin Livengood from Washington PA coordinates Greene Washington Armstrong Indiana Westmoreland Fayette counties.
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Red Cross
Clarksburg
Shinnston
Washington
American Red Cross
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Joseph Carter
Carter
Robert A. Sandberg
Elkins
Randolph, Harbour
Tucker
Grant
W. Va
Garret County
Carney Smith
Harrison
Marion
Taylor
Preston
Melvin £. Livengood
Washington, Pa
Will
Greene
Armstrong
Indiana
Westmoreland
Fayette
Big Blow War Bond Found After Tornado
Clarksburg June 29 A tornado swept through area last Friday and a $25 war bond belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Millard Poling of Taylor's Drain near Philippi was found by Mrs. J. P. Thomas of Standardsville Virginia. Letters said the bond was found on her Standardsville farm the day after the twister. The note states the bond was 135 airline miles from Philippi to Standardsville.
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Clarksburg
Otay
Millard Poling
Taylor’s Drain
Philippi
J. P. Thomas
RFD 1
Standardsville
Charlotteaville
Poling
Tornado Disaster Impact Across Several Counties
Carter releases Red Cross figures showing 1173 families affected and 450 houses destroyed in the aftermath. Among losses are 491 other buildings, 502 homes damaged, and 673 other structures with 54 barns damaged. Hospital counts: 291 originally, 244 still in hospitals. West Virginia 173, Pennsylvania 1. Aid registrations total 722 with an estimated 1123. State militia withdraws as Morgantown and Buckhannon units depart. FHA offers insured loans to Brooke and nearby counties for restoration. 70 additional prisoners aiding relief and grave duties with praise from Gov. Neely and Road Commissioner Bailey.
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Somerset
Brooke County
West Virginia
Carter
Red Cross
W. Va
Charleston
Carleton C. Pierce
Morgantown
Buckhannon
Pierce
FHA
Abner H. Ferguson
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Brooke
Barbour
Hancock
Harrison
Marlon
Marshall
Ohio
Taylor
Tyler
Wetzel
M. M. Neely
Moundsville
Huttonsville
Neely
Ernest L. Bailey
E D Knight Heads Friends of Land
CLARKSBURG June 29 A state chapter of Friends of the Land was organized here Edward D Knight of Charleston was elected president and L S Hartley of Morgantown agricultural representative of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co was elected secretary treasurer The president was authorized to appoint a committee of four to nominate 15 members for a board of directors who will be elected at a future meeting plus four vice presidents The meeting was called to order by Roy Godley of Fairmont manager of the agricultural department of the Monongahela System and the principal
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Clarksburg
Friends of the Land
Huntington
Charleston
Edward D. Knight
L. S. Hartley
Morgantown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Roy Godley
Fairmont
Agricultural Department
Monongahela
Friends of the Land outlines conservation aims in West Virginia
Ollie E. Fink of Columbus, executive secretary of Friends of the Land, and J. Knapp of Morgantown, discuss soil and water conservation goals and the group’s aim to bring conservation to city residents, praising progress and the need for organized support.
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Ollie E. Fink
Columbus
Ohio
National Organization
Friends of the Land
J. ©. Knapp
Morgantown
Mr. Fink
Ir. Knapp
West Virginia
Friends of the Land Organization
Night Baseball Supposedly Narrow 8th Inning Error
In an American League game Washington faced Newhouser and Richards while Detroit trailed 8th, with Wynn Ferrell and Homer York among pitchers. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear action or outcomes.
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BC Washington
Newhouser
Richards
Wynn
Ferrell
Homer
York
Detroit
Obituary Isabel White 65 Died at Daughter's Home
Isabel White 65 died yesterday at her daughter Dana Counts home in Rensford. Survived by two other daughters Effie Willis Touloe City Wash and E B Patton Wyandotte Mich 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services 2 30 p m tomorrow Counts residence Rev Bruce Cooper officiating Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Cedar Grove Fidler Frame mortuary Belle in charge. Martin Infant
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Isabel, White
Isabel White
Dana Counts
Rensford
Effie Willis
Touloe City
Wash
E. B. Patton
Wyandotte, Mich
Counts
Bruce Cooper
Woodlawn
Cedar Grove
Fidler & Frame Mortuary
Belle
Miners Injured in Two Accidents Near Olcott and Mahan
Clyde Holstein, 28, of Olcott, and Eugene Bowyer, 31, of Mahan, were hurt in two accidents yesterday. Holstein suffered several fractured ribs when crushed by a coal car at Olcott, and Bowyer sustained a hip injury at Mahan. They were transported to Charleston General Hospital.
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Mahan
Olcott
Clyde Holstein
Eugene Bowyer
Charleston General Hospital
Holstein
Bowyer
Portrush Allows Sunday Movie Theaters for U S Soldiers
Portrush in Northern Ireland will permit motion picture theaters to open on Sundays solely to entertain American soldiers. In Bulgaria, using plum seeds for any purpose other than oil production is now forbidden.
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Portrush
Northern Ireland
Bulgaria
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