Miss Ellen Grafton Sentinel heads to Charleston festivities
Ellen Grafton Sentinel Jo Ellen Grafton is chosen Miss North for the North South football week in Charleston. She will travel with two day events centered on the annual North South game. She is a 1950 Grafton High School graduate and plans to study teaching at Fairmont State College.
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Charleston
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Fairmont State College
New Hampshire U Unveils U S Russian Plant Harmony
The University of New Hampshire reports harmony between the United States and Russia in plant life. Breeders have produced a superior mulberry hybrid from American and Russian stock to be shown at the horticultural farm display Friday in Durham.
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New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
United States
Russia
Polio feared in Virginia amid rising cases
Medical authorities warn Virginia may see more poliomyelitis cases than in 1944 and 1947. Wythe county, center of the worst outbreak last summer, shows signs of decline but appears to be spreading to other regions. Officials note a pattern of regional concentration followed by broader dispersion across the state. Of 416 cases reported this year in Virginia, 251 are from Wythe county.
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Wythe County
Rail Strike Talks Collapse as White House Mediation Fails
Washington reports a breakdown in White House led talks to avert a nationwide rail strike. John Steelman heads negotiations with union leaders demanding a 40 hour week without pay cut from 48 hours. Union officials renew calls for government seizure of major roads. no White House response yet. Steelman urges compromise by week’s end, floated plan offers wage rise of 21 to 23 cents an hour.
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White House
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British Seek A Name For Royal Baby
Britain ponders the name for Princess Elizabeth's six pound daughter born yesterday. The baby is Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth's second child, with Prince Charles at 21 months as the elder brother. No name decision has been announced.
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Grafton considers new taxes at Thursday hearing
In a quiet session the Grafton city council adopted the 1950 51 budget and read two tax ordinances for the final time a $15 professional tax and a 50 cent monthly sewage tax. A second reading preceded Thursday's final adoption vote on the budget new ordinances including a city sales tax and a $1 motor operator tax.
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Five Hundred Reservists From West Virginia Enlisted
A Second Army call will activate five hundred and forty West Virginia reservists, part of a 1,300 nation-wide quota. They will report for physicals and await calls between mid September and mid October under the Second Army's jurisdiction spanning Maryland Virginia D.C. and nearby states.
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Charleston
100Th Airborne Division
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Churchill Proposes European Army Faces Labor Opposition
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged a European army to defend the West against communism. British Labourites in Strasbourg threaten to walk out, arguing the assembly lacks authority to act. The subcommittee narrowly voted seven to six to pursue action. James Callaghan leads the Labour bloc with Norway, Sweden, and Iceland allies.
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Massive B-29 Strike Scorches North Korea Near Waegwan
US bombers led by Major General Emmet O'Donnell unleash 98 B-29 sorties dropping 3,500 bombs on a 2.1 by 3 mile target area northwest of Waegwan as 60,000 Reds massed for a Taegu attack. Observers say enemy troops fled in panic, many without packs or rifles, while General Partridge and aerial observers noted dazed retreating forces across the Nak tong.
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Rosis) O'Donnell
Naktong River Ling
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Taegu
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Boyle
al Boyle
Waerwan
Italy
France
Draft Limit Will Be Raised Soon
Washington reports the director of selective service Major General Lewis Hershey predicts a higher draft need than the 185 000 total, with calls possibly reaching 100 000 in Oct and Nov and another 50 000 to be called in November. The unsettled world situation makes precise estimates impossible. Hershey indicated the 83 000 remaining would be insufficient and warned the number could grow as the situation evolves.
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Selective Service
Lewis Hershey
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Hershey
House “Appropriations Committee
Coroner Turns Insect Powder Death Over to Police
A 61 year old mother of four died in Philippi hospital after swallowing insect powder. Coroner Dr Stump turned the case over to County Prosecutor George Kittle for a full investigation. Husband Millard Dixon rushed her to hospital and claimed she took the powder on the porch before collapsing. Prosecutor said no motive yet and will have Sgt Robert Karickhoff of the state police probe accidental swallowing, health issues, or marital difficulties as possible factors.
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Barbour County
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Stump
George Kittle
Millard Dixon
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Robert Karickhoff
State Police
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