St Augustine Tops Rowlesburg In Narrow Season Opener
St Augustine High School edged Rowlesburg 61 to 60 in a tight season opener. Behan scored 34 points to pace the Irish as Powell added 24 in a back-and-forth game that swung from start to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine's High School
Rowlesburg
Gene Paul
Behan
Irsh
Preston
Rowlesbury
St. Augustine
Bowlesbury
Powell
TJ Tucker
Foe
O'Connor
Turner
Stars On Horizon A Glamorous Star Turns Opera Dreamer
A feature on Maureen O Hara pursuing opera success within two years, tracing her Irish roots, Hollywood rise, and enduring bid for the Metropolitan stage. Also mentions Alan Ladd’s Western film work and upcoming Bravehearted Raiders role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maureen O'Hara
Vowel
Marueen
Metropolitan
Alan “Ladd
Tom “Mix
Tony
Wonder Horse
Alan
Whispering Smith
Alan Ladd
Quentrell
Raiders
Dismemberment killer case and regional tragedies
West Virginians die in traffic crashes as Ward Drake of Ivydale and Samuel Ovulovich of Hinton perish after vehicles collide or plunge into swollen rivers. Franklin Hyre of Charleston, trustee of Morris Harvey College, dies after a 10 day illness. Milton residents lose water after a four inch pipe break, forcing caveats on heating plants and hospital hydro-therapy use. Ohio River rise threatens Parkersburg area with evacuations. Nat Guard alerted. Clinton Davis found dead on Peters Mountain near Pearisburg after exposure. Howard Underwood also dies in hunting trip incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Spring Dale
Fayette County
Franklin Floyd Hyre
Morris Harvey College
United Rug and Linoleum Company
Hyre
Dunbar Glass Corporation
Milton
Mahlon Brown
Morris
Memorial Hospital
Brown
Princeton
Clinton Davis
Peters Mountain
Pearisburg
Virginia
Oakvale
Giles County
Davis
Howard Underwood
Lindside
Young Sentinel Carrier Aims for Cabinet Making Career
Billy Reed, 15, son of Mrs Mae Reed of 323 Dewey Avenue, has served as a Sentinel carrier for four months. The Grafton Senior High student handles Main Street routes covering Boyd and Washington streets with 48 customers. He comes from a large family of ten brothers and two sisters and plans to become a cabinet maker, excelling in woodwork at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Reed
Mae Reed
Dewey Avenue
Billy
Grafton Senior High
Main Street
Boyd
Washington Streets
NCAA cross country events hosted by Michigan State
Fragmentary report notes NCAA held all 12 cross country championships at Michigan State and mentions the 1950 Arizona football team averaging 50 saints per game to opponents, with a 6.7 figure referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NCAA
Michigan State
University of Arizona
Saints
For Sale Six Room Home and Cottage Listings
Listing notes a six room home at 615 Watkins Street in good condition with two lots and fruit trees priced at 2700 dollars. Also 124 E Wilford offers a nine room frame dwelling with three lots priced at 2000 dollars. A six room cottage in Park View features gas floor furnace copper plumbing and a large level lot priced at 4300 dollars. Insurance and Real Estate telephone 77.
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Watkins Street
E. Wilford
Jeon! Pl
Park View
Monologist Entertains Business Girls' Club
Miss Nancy Holloway presented humorous and musical monologues as the main entertainment for the Business Girls' club gathering at the VFW home, with Christmas decor and candy cane favors. Hostess Helen Shomo introduced three new members, and a brief business session awarded club pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Holloway
Business Girls’ Club
VFW
Helen Shomo
Helen Gerkin
Grace Boseess
Ann Jeran
Virginia Lee Ridenour
Thelma DeMoss
Gloria Squires
Virginia Stine
Ellen Jane Wiseman
Grace Boggess
Mildred Campbell
Maxine Cockrell
Nellie Cook
Hazel Cole
Youth Completes Naval Boat Training Shaffer Joins Jacksonville Duty
Seaman Apprentice Russell Wayne Shaffer of Route 1 Grafton completed naval boat training at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. He entered the Navy September 1 1950 after graduating from Graf ton High School class of 1950 and is now stationed at the U S Air Field Station in Jacksonville Florida.
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U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Russell Wayne Shaffer
Route 1
Grafton
U.S. Air Field Station
Jacksonville
Florida
Shaffer
Navy
Grafton High School
Beckley Chamber Names New Aging Director George A Bentley
George A Bentley named aging director of Beckley chamber of commerce and plans to depart Newport News Virginia January 1. Bentley previously served as Peninsula Industrial Commission commissioner in Virginia City and had just signed a new one year ten thousand dollar contract. Beckley Job offers eleven thousand five hundred dollars.
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Beckley
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
George A.bentley
Newport News
Virginia
Bentley
Peninsula Industrial Commission
Virgina City
Truman Attlee Talks Seek Europe Lead in Crisis
The article outlines Truman and Attlee agreeing Europe must be fortified and Korea settled peacefully if possible, with Britain to be consulted before any atomic bomb use. Attlee opposes China’s UN seat and a blockade plan, while the press in Europe reacts favorably to strengthened Western defenses amid tensions with Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Europe
Asia
Brita
Ailice
Korea
Dean Acherson
Senate
House
Attlee
Truman-Attlee
Washington
Britain
United States
United Nations
Red China
Moscow
Fighter Dog Turns To Red Cross
In San Pedro California Pvt Alf a jet black German shepherd once a war trained guard dog becomes a messenger of mercy for the Red Cross. The narrative outlines his five years of World War II service and a shift to humanitarian duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fighter Dog
Red Cross
San Pedro
Calif
Messenger of Mercy
Alf
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Colon
Shaver T Dewitt
Peaslee
Well
Miner
St. Augustine Rowlesburg
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Kanawha River
Ohio
Point Pleasant
4664Th Ordnance Maintenance Company
National Guard
Henderson
Pt. Pleasant
Huntington
Underwood
Ars
Maple Ave
C. C. Richman & Son
Silks Club
Lisk
J. Skaggs
Teckel
P. Simons
Bradford
G. Sinsel
L. Phillip
G. Phillips
B. Funkhouser
Funkhouser
Reir
Jess Carr
Woodyard
King Pins
R. Pitman
T. Wolfe
E. Knotts
R, White
Gy Bell
Dem
Ama
HNL
Loar
Monologist
Business Girls
NCA
Singer Sewing Machine. CO
Mary
Soviet Union
China
DIXIE
Tax Inc
Orescri Lion Cnwece
Malone’s Drug and Chemical CO
Gratton
Santa Claus
Hanacol
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