College Boys Canoe Clear To Louisiana
Logan youths Tom Orr and Bob Harris completed a five week 4900 mile canoe trip from Logan to New Orleans aided by an outboard motor and river vessel hitches. They endured sunburns blisters and near tragedy when swamped by a passing diesel barge but were rescued and finished the journey to Norco La then on to New Orleans. They plan further travels next summer possibly a transcontinental trip with hitches on airliners.
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Logan
Tom Orr
Bob Harris
New Orleans
Orr
Marshall College
Harris
VPI Pe
Guyan
Ohio
Mississippi
Huntington
Portsmouth
Maysville
Louisville
Bob
Helena
Ark
Essel
Norco
Harbor
Irvington man finds million dollar Revolutionary War bond
Philip Wi of Irvington New Jersey inherited a dream trust that uncovers a 1777 Massachusetts Bay bond. With 6 percent compound interest he estimates value above one million, but the Massachusetts Treasury says it will not honor the bond. He must pursue the matter with the Federal Government which assumed colonial debts.
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Philip Wi
Irvington
N. J
Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Treasury
United States
VFW to Elect Max Singer Commander‑in‑Chief in Philadelphia
Boston's Max Singer, senior vice commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is slated for election as commander-in-chief at the national VFW convention in Philadelphia. The gathering will specify his leadership and future goals for the organization.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Max Singer
Boston
Philadelphia
Poultry Convention to Tackle Pluck Quality At Mill
Jacks on's Mill hosts the third annual State Poultrymen convention September 4 5 with a contest pitting practical poultrymen against academic theory. J M Hyre of West Virginia University extension staff announced the event from Morgantown highlighting hands on demonstrations and debate on pullet plucking and methods.
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Jackson's Mill
J. M. Hyre
West Virginia University College of Agriculture
Morgantown
Wire Preservers a 8 jos in use
A brief item notes eight wire preservers in operation. The short report identifies the equipment in use and implies ongoing activity or readiness. No additional names or locations are provided in the readable text.
State Agriculture Dept Faces Farmers in Competition
The state department of agriculture will compete against two farmers, C. L. Anderson of Jackson County and John Weidlich of Lewis County, in a regional challenge highlighting agricultural practices.
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State Department of Agriculture
C. L. Anderson
Jackson County
John Weidlich
Lewis County
Veteran Elkins Architect Dies Sunday at His Home
ELKINS Aug 26 Charles Pressan 77 longtime West Virginia architect and millwright died at his home here Sunday. A native of Canada he lived in Elkins for 45 years and worked for several lumber companies shaping mills across central West Virginia.
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Elkins
Virginia
Canada
Wartime curiosities and oddities across nations
A scrambled recap notes China selling 1,000,000 pounds of tobacco to an American firm while Dutch submarines reportedly sink Axis ships. It mocks grandiose fears, cites RAF brick bats on Germany, and mentions Irish, Scottish, and Mexican efforts amid war. A light, quixotic survey of small shadows in large events.
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College
Louisiana
B. A. Livesay
University
C. C. Blake
Philip Wallach
VFW
Walter Krueger
Third Army
J. Leslie McNair
General Headquarters
Washington
Camp Polk
Krueger
Berlin
Detroit
AFL
Wil Gnd
CIO
Motor City
Earth
Dnieper
Europe
Russia
Dnieper River
Bita
Central Press
Diver
Panuco
Brooklyn
N. Y
Red Hook
Netherlands
Genne Zadok Dumbkopf
Admiral Darlan
Vichy
Adolf
Fea
Mexico
Hitler
Charles Bower
Billy Krewson
Billy
Reading
P. D. Good
Gloria Vanderbilt
New York
Laura Vocgae
Mrs. Morgan
Gloria
Reginald Vanderbilt
Simone Schiffrin
Andre
Ciudad de
Sevilla
Lisbon
Britain
Germany
Ki Punt
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