Stilwell Rites Held Here Today
Funeral services were held at St. Augustine Catholic church for 20 year old John Thomas Stilwell who drowned in the Buckhannon river at Maxon’s Camp near Volga while attempting to save 14 year old Betty Lou Tenney. Betty Jo Tenney survived. The tragedy occurred Thursday at 1 15 p.m. and burial was in Mt Calvary cemetery under Bartlett funeral home direction.
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St. Augustine Catholic
John Thomas
Jack) Stilwell
Buckhannon
Maxon’s
Volga
M. J. Hannon
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Bartlett
Theodore
Regina Waters Stilwell
West
Washington Street
Loune Stilwell
Betty Lou ‘Tenney
Upshur County
Betty Lou
Betty Jo
Cir
Tavier County
Stilwell
Olympic Relays and Track Scenes From Whitefield Event
The article notes the U S 800 meter relay team qualifying in second place behind Hungary in prelims. A Ohio State runner set a fast 1:49.2 for 874.9 yards to win and break an Olympic record, beating Arthur Wint. It covers water polo protests and results, plus track results including Harrison Dillard 190 meter dash in 31.0. Roy Cochran 400 meter hurdles 51.1 and Zatopek 29:59.5 in the 10,000 meters all records or near records.
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Hungary
U.S
Ohio State
Arthur Wint
Jamaica
Tom ‘Hapson
England
Los Angeles
Egypt
Italy
Yugoslavia
United States
T. Winter
Australia
I. Nemeth
Sam Felton
Harvard
Pu Felton
Wilie Steele
Harrison Dillard
Roy Cochran
Emil Zatopek
Czechoslovakia
Polio Warning to Parents From County Doctor
Dr. R D Stout, county health physician, warns of infantile paralysis outbreaks and lists early polio symptoms and precautions. Symptoms progress from fever and weakness to neck stiffness and severe paralysis. prompt medical care, bed rest, and cleanliness are urged, with avoidance of crowded pools and overexertion.
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R. D. Sout
Stout
Rotary Club Hear Captain Warder at Grafton Dinner
Grafton Rotary welcomes Captain Frederick Warder of the U S Navy as guest speaker at the weekly dinner. Warder, a native Graftonian and famed commander of the Seawolf, is stationed in Washington D C taking special training while his family enjoys an extended visit. Barbara Bogers, a local student sponsored by the club, spoke previously. A fragment about Olympic track discussions is included in the report.
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Grafton Rotary Club
Frerick Warder
U.S. Navy
Seawolf
Washington, D.C
Barbara Bogers
Grafton Augh
Rhododendron Girls’ State
Jackson's Mill
Russia re Continued and the peace treaties
The article discusses continued coverage from page one on the Communists and potential German and Austrian membership after peace treaties. It mentions a dramatic male killer whale with a six foot high scimitar dorsal fin, whose surface appearance resembles a snake neck, contributing to sensationalist storytelling.
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Russia
Geman
Richly Garbed Hobo in Grafton Visits Railroaders
A diminutive hobo basket with a cloak of money travels with the St. Louis 97 train crew to Monongah division offices in Grafton for a week long drive to raise funds for the March of Dimes. The basket carries donor scrolls and snapshots and has raised substantial sums during its 10,000 mile circuit begun in Birmingham.
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Hobo
Grafton
St. Louis
East End
J. T. Carney
Monongah Division
United States
Cumberland
Mad
Clarksburg
Fast End
J. G. Proudfoot
Eugene McWilliams
Sentinel
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Railroad
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Founda
Tion
March of Dimes
Parkersburg
Chillicothe
Ohio
Southern Railway
Groves Re Burial Planned At National Cemetery
Friends of the late Tech Sgt John Denzil Groves 25 who has been returned for re burial will attend a special service at Bartlett Funeral Home tomorrow at 1 30 p m. The body is to be re interred at the National Cemetery at 2 p m with calls accepted at the funeral home tomorrow morning.
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Friends of the Late Tech
John Denzil Groves
National Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral
Brooks resigns as U S attorney to join private practice
Wayne T Brooks resigns as assistant U S district attorney for northern West Virginia after ten years in the post and enters private law practice with a Wheeling firm. The announcement notes his Aug 2 resignation date and his move to the private sector.
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Wheeling
Wayne, T. Brooks
U.S
West Virginia
Woman from Wheeling Killed In Westernport Wreck
Miss Genevieve M. Clark age 43 of Wheeling West Virginia died when the car she rode in struck an embankment and skidded 75 feet across a highway near Westernport Maryland. First Sgt W E O'Hara of the Maryland state police provided details.
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Westernport
Genevieve M. Clark
Wheeling
W. Va
W. E O'Hara
Maryland State Police
Teacher assignments shift within Kanawha and Pruntytown schools
Education staff moves assign Mr Sloan to a Kana-wh county high school and Mrs Sloan to the Kanawha County science department at Du Pont Grade School. The changes place both teachers in new posts within the regional system.
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Pruntytown
Sloan
Kanawha County
Science Department
DuPont
Revercomb Speaks To Stowers Family Reunion
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia told the Stowers Family Reunion in Yawkey Lincoln County that America's strength rests on the solid foundation of American home life. He called defending the nation a sacred trust and urged residents to defeat those who would impose an alien form of government.
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Yawkey
America
Revercomb
R.-W. Va
Stowers
Lincoln County
West Virginia
Bankers to Meet at Greenbrier Hotel West Virginia
Officials from New York Cincinnati Detroit and Kansas City will speak at the 55th West Virginia Bankers Association meeting held at the Greenbrier hotel from Thursday through Saturday.
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New York
Cincinnati
Detroit
Kansas City
West Virginia Bankers Association
Greenbrier Hotel
Sutton Girl Elected WV Future Homemakers Leader
Mary Ann Fox of Sutton began her duties today as president of the West Virginia association of the Future Homemakers of America after her election at a weekend conference of the state group at Jackson's Mill.
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Charleston
Mary Ann Fox
Sutton
West Virginia Association of the Future Homemakers of America
Jackson
Mil
Kincaid Named Ohio Editor of Wheeling News-Register
The News Publishing Company of Wheeling announced that Robert V Kincaid, a former Wheeling and Eastern Ohio newspaperman, has been named Ohio editor of the Wheeling News-Register.
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Wheeling
News Publishing Company
Robert V. Kincaid
Wheeling and Eastern Ohio
Ohio
Wheeling News-Register
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