Open Three Power Talks On Britain's Economic Crisis
Forty FFA members will compete for $500 as three power talks begin in Washington seeking to ease the dollar drain. Undersecretary James Webb leads the American group with Sir Henry Wilson in the first phase alongside Secretary of State Acheson, Britain's Bevin, and Cripps. Lester Pearson heads Canada’s delegation. American officials indicate no single solution will emerge in September, with further negotiations likely to shape long term arrangements.
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Washington
Britain
James ‘Webb
Henry Wilson
Acheson
Bevin
Stafford Cripps
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Incinerator proposed as fix for Grafton garbage problem
Paul E. Malone president of the Board of Trade said Gratton could solve garbage disposal if residents pay about six cents more weekly for pickups. A three acre site and a $455,000 incinerator plant were discussed with lease options. Pad Beicom of Fairmont represented the firm. Observers noted a test fire on a hill near the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Malone
Board of Trade
Gratton
Malone
Pad Beicom
Fairmont
West Virginia State Fair rounds include seven races
The Sentinel's Daily reports seven events at the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg. Three running races feature thoroughbreds, plus a farmer's non professional race. Governor Patteson was feted with a 17 gun salute and a celebration at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
West Virginia
Patteson
Bankers Chief Comments On Communism's Defeat
Evans Woollen Jr of Indianapolis told the West Virginia Bankers Association convention that communism cannot be stamped out by military victory over Russia. He urged a nationalist conviction and said the United States must choose between a system allowing two ideologies to coexist or waging war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
American Bankers Association
Evans Woollen, Jr
Indianapolis
Ind
West Virginia Bankers Association
America
United States
PSC Studies C and O Request To End 3 Passenger Trains
The Public Service Commission studied a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway request to discontinue three passenger trains across five counties Kanawha Boone Lincoln and Logan. The railroad reported a 18 month loss of 133473 on the Coal River division while total revenue was 7 cents per train mile but operating cost was 1.28. UMW and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen protested citing limited local rider base and lack of alternative transport. railroad maps showed bus lines serving the areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
I. D. Irwin
Richwood
Coal River
Kanawha
Boone
Lincoln
Logan
United Mine Workers and
the Brotherhood of Railway
Irwin
UMW
Grafton Air View Feature Planned for Sentinel
Announcement notes a forthcoming Monday feature titled Grafton As It Looks From the Air in the Grafton Sentinel. The piece promises aerial photography and local visuals to depict the city from above.
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Grafton
Grafton Sentinel
City Folks Learn Aspects Of Farmer Life At Fair
Taylor county residents and city visitors alike will enjoy the County Fair with exhibits in Home Arts, canned fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and crafts. Prizes include a nine dollar award comprising a Sentinel subscription, plus extended terms for current subscribers. Children will have amusements and games as the fair progresses. watch the Sentinel for daily details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
The
Sentinel
Adverse Material On Federal Men Will Go To Bosses
Senator Hoey said adverse testimony about government officials in the five percenter inquiry will go to Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan. Investigators probe Vaughan bank records as his aide while a subcommittee reviews evidence about John Maragon and his influence. Maragon, usually talkative, fell silent when questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoey
D-Nc
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Vaughan
Roper
Justice Department
John Maragon
Maragon
Center
Foreign Liquidation Service
House
Clyde L. Hussong
Europe
International
Kentucky Tavern Operator Loses Bid For Freedom
Kentucky tavern operator Palmer Kelly, who had been sentenced to 15 years in the West Virginia penitentiary, apparently failed in his bid for freedom. Governor Okey L. Patteson released an unfavorable probation report on the escapee who surrendered to authorities in Frankfort, and Kentucky Governor Earle Clements sought Paterson’s aid to probe the case after returning Kelly to West Virginia.
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Charleston
A. Jenkins
West Virginia
Okey L. Patteson
R.M. Knott
Palmer Kelly
Frankfort
Kentucky
Earle Clements
Patteson
Kelly
Clements
Economy Minded Senators Boast Of Big Fund Cuts
Economy minded senators boasted of a record defense budget slash totaling 1.4 billion dollars as the Senate eyed reductions in Army Navy and Air Force funding for the year starting July 1. The plan cut 1.118 billion from base funds and 275 million from stockpile materials with House agreement still pending. Senate leaders faced House opposition as debates continued over the vast military appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate
House
Air Force
Te Glehian
Marion Republicans Gather At Rock Lake Picnic
Marion county Republicans met at Rock Lake near Fairmont for a county picnic. President John L. McIntire of the Marion county Young Republicans said guests included Cecil Underwood, state president of the Young Republicans, from Sistersville.
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Marion
Rock Lake
Fairmont
Marion County
John L. McIntire
Marion County Young Republican Club
Cecil Underwood
Sistersville
The
Young Republicans
Florida hurricane leaves hundreds homeless, millions in damage
The hurricane swept across Florida causing extensive destruction from the East Coast to the Gulf. Red Cross reports list about 500 homeless in Stuart and over 2,000 homes damaged in West Palm Beach. bridges washed out and looting halted by National Guardsmen. Two people died and several others injured as crews assess damage along the coast.
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Miami
FLA
Florida
Gulf
Lake Okeechobee
Weather Bureau
Pasco County
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
Stuart Red Cross
West Palm Beach
Red Cross
Baseball Park
John F. Kirk
Florida East Coast
Atlantic Coast Line
Stuart
St. Lucie Bridge
U. S. Army
Fort Pierce
Mentally Ill Defense in Whitt Slaying Trial
SALYERSVILLE Ky April 4 Attorney Arnett Mann told the jury that Newby Whitt the accused slayer of Mr and Mrs Charles Williams is mentally ill He said Whitt would deny the crime and that his story was caused by illness Whitt testified after Deputy Elmer Adkins admitted Whitt had been jailed in the Lawrence county jail dungeon Page 4
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Salyersville
Arnett Mann
Newby Whitt
Charles Williams
Whitt
Elmer Adkins
Louisa
Lawrence County
Rube
Reed
Johnson
Sentinel Awards Jersey Bull Calf Prize at County Fair
Indiana polis hosts final Grand Army of the Republic encampment while Sentinel offers a Jersey bull calf prize raised by Neil Austin for the Future Farmers of America beef and dairy cattle judging winner at the County Fair on September 3. Twenty five will judge, with 500 dollars value, and the best guess near expert selections wins the prize.
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Sentinel
Neil Austin
Route 1
The
Future Farmers of America
Geattle
Three Local Lads Qualify For Honors
God and Country Scout awards will be presented to Alvin Poling Jim Riffle and John Eckels at Evangelical United Brethren church during Sunday morning worship. All three are members of Troop 6 of St. Paul’s Methodist church under Scoutmaster James C. Parkhill, each logging over three hundred hours of service.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Alvin Poling
Troy Poling
Warder Avenue
Jim Riffle
A. M. Rifflef
John Eckels
Harry, Eckels
Dewey Avenue
Hair-Raising Tornado Tales From Hurricane Hit Coast
Delray Beach and nearby areas report severe damage as homes suffer shattered interiors and debris piles after a powerful hurricane. Residents recount beds and doors hurled from upper floors, trailers torn loose, and scattered lumber near rail lines while wreckage lies along roadsides from Miami northward toward Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton.
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Delray Beach
Fla
Mi‘ami
Mmpano Beach
Bova ‘Raton
Roosevelt Obtains Marriage License in New York
Rep. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and Suzanne Perrin obtained a marriage license in New York. No wedding date has been set though they indicated a ceremony likely later this month. The couple announced their engagement July 29 and Roosevelt, 35, recently divorced from Ethel Du Pont.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Suzanne Perrin
Roosevelt
Miss Perrin
Ethell du Pont
Prize Jersey bull calf tops West Virginia breeding ranks
West Virginia prize Jersey bull calf, bred by C Hall of Hallmark Farms Missouri, is rated Very Good for Type with a Silver sire from May Observer O Ring Gold. His progeny include ten daughters averaging 10,872 lbs milk and 545 lbs butterfat. Austin notes the herd will head Jersey herd at Fairview Jersey Farms Morgantown.
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Xenia
C. Hall
Hallmark Farms
Kansas City
Missouri
O' Ring Gold
D. P. Boster
Ring Gold Jersey Farms
Morgantown
West Virginia
Austin
Fairview Jersey Farms
Duke
Winner Will Have a Great Sire Calf at Fair
Mr. Austin and the Sentinel predict the prize calf will produce a great sire with strong milk production. The four month old bull shows promising conformation, lineage indicates passing productive ability through generations, and the winner will receive registration and transfer to their name. The herd posted high butterfat and milk averages in 1948, and the prize calf will be exhibited at the fall fair in the live stock pens inviting the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
the Sentinel
Taylor
Dairymen’s Herd Improvement Association
West Virginia
North Central ‘Testing Association
Ausiin
Sentinel
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FFA
Detroit
Ed Breslin
Motor City
John Sanders
Sanders
John
Quicksand
International Soundphoto
the Sentinel’s Daily
Bankers
TOR
Heart of Peninsula
Indiana
Polis
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
Charley. Chappel
Long Beach
Calif
James A. Hard
Rochester
N.Y
Hard
Theodore Penland
Portland
Oregon
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Joseph Clovese
Pontiac
White House
Iasi
Genere
Dawson
Purchas
John Maregons
Imjor
Clyde Ls Hyssong
Paris
France
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