Lights & Shadows at Taylor County Fair Program Bids
A local editorial laments a high bid for fair program printing, notes the Sentinel could not bid due to lack of book printing capacity, and argues the fair should profit local participants. It urges public support, stresses the fair’s farming benefits, and promotes attending livestock, grain, and exhibits.
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Comin County Fair
Committee On Programs
Sentinel
Thas Wey
Lockard
Grafton
The
Taylor County
Thorough Airing of Barboursville Hospital
Huntington reports a special grand jury investigation is urged by House member Willi am Campbell into Barboursville State hospital matters. He cites the death of a woman patient Mrs Pauling Cook and the dismissal of 14 employees, urging a thorough public inquiry despite the Board of Control claiming a two week review found all in order.
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Huntington
Barboursville State Hospital
House of Delegates
William C
Billy Campbell
Campbell
State Board of Control
Pauling Cook
Board of Control
City plans bike law to curb double riding
City Attorney J Guy Allender said the council will draft a traffic ordinance including rules for bicycle operation. The measure aims to protect children on bikes and prohibit trick or double riding. Police urged cyclists to ride safely for the youths' protection.
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J. Guy Allender
Allender
Sentinel
Death by self-inflicted gunshot at home of John H Sinclair
John H Sinclair aged 65 of 249 High Street died at 9 AM in the kitchen of his residence from a single 32 Colt automatic pistol shot entering his mouth and passing through his head. Mrs Sinclair was in the living room when the suicide occurred. Paul Hadix, a brother-in-law who lived nearby, heard the shot and came to assist.
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John H. Sinclair
High Street
Sinclair
Legislators Study City and School Finances in Charleston
West Virginia lawmakers from the special legislative committee on government and finance and the Commission of interstate cooperation will meet in Charleston to review city finances highway safety and school finance. State Senate President W Broughton Johnston of Princeton co chairs both groups. They will hear sub group reports and weigh recommendations for the next legislature.
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Charleston i
West Virginia
Charleston
Commission of Interstate Cooperation
State Senate
W. Broughton Johnston
Princeton
West Virginia's Highest Bridge Opens Today
Summers County's 140 foot high bridge over the Bluestone River opens to traffic for the first time between Hinton and Princeton on U S Route 20. Five workers died about a year ago when a center span failed in strong wind, causing much of the project to be rebuilt.
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West Virginia
Summers County
U. St\Ratie
Hinton
Princeton
Grafton School Board Approves Staff and Repairs
The Taylor County Board of Education approved new personnel for the coming year and authorized gym window replacement at about 1700 dollars. A three day pre opening workshop for new and emergency teachers will be led by Ronald Knotts and Virginia Hanway. A maternal leave of absence policy for married women teachers was noted, with 14607 additional funding over last year for a total 465068.
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Grafton High School
Board of Education
Taylor County
Ronald Knotts
Taylor County Board of Education
Diane Poe
Mary Louise Fawesti
Rohrbough
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Maple Avenue
Virgil R. Rohrbough
Blueville
Emery Henderson
East Grafton
W. C. Cunningham
First Ward
Ralph Ringler
Flemington
William L. Boyd
Garrison
Ann Lew
No Call for State's Guard Yet In West Virginia
Adjutant General Charles R. Fox said no official word indicates West Virginia National Guard will be activated. He spoke in Fort Knox Kentucky where guardsmen train for summer maneuvers amid heightened readiness due to the Korean crisis.
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West Virginia National Guard
Mountain State
Charles R. Fox
Fort Knox
Kentucky
West Virginia
Air War News Drives Korean Front Toward Breakthrough
North Korea reels from American air raids behind the front lines. In Wonsan a 13th B29 raid hit over half the center and 19 warehouses, slowing Red shipments. U S forces recaptured Yongdok and other communications hubs as manpower limits loosen. Draft boosts loom with possible removal of service ceilings, as two million in uniform near term. Stragglers from the 1st Tucson battle parade grim conditions, blistered feet and scarce shoes. A 2000 ton cruiser joins multi nation forces, while nationalists in Burma retain quiet despite Chinese concern.
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North
South Korea
Kowane D Te
Yongdok
Washington
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Ths
Senate
Tucson
24Th Division
GeT'ar
Leutenant
Kum River
Beverly Farms
Massachusetts
Joseph ‘Tabor
T. Wadlington
Wadlington
William Dean
Taejon
Dean
Indochina
France
U. N
Lie
Far East
Forrest Shermar
Sherman
Burma
China
Saya
Baptists Open Worldwide Congress In Cleveland
Baptists from around the world converge on Cleveland for their eighth international congress opening today. The event includes a night program at Municipal Stadium and keynote on Christianity in the atomic era by Dr. R J McCracken, plus a Truman message. A study commission will report on religious liberty in iron curtain countries.
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Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
R. J. McCracken
New York
Truman
Iron Curtain Countries
Gasoline Not Short No Rationing
Washington reports no immediate plan for gasoline or fuel oil rationing as of now. Industry and government agree the oil sector can boost production quickly if military needs in Korea rise, indicating ample supplies and strong capacity for increased output.
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Washington
Korea
Military Reasons Keeping Atomic Bomb Out Of Fight
Washington reports that armed forces refrain from using atomic bombs in Communist North Korea for military reasons. Limited bomb stockpiles and lack of suitable industrial targets diminish justification for the costly weapon. Officials note no official bomb-count has been released and future use remains for dire national need.
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Washington
Korea
North Korea
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Congressional
West Virginian on Casualty List Missing in Korea
Mrs. Vireiita Oakes of Ronceverte was informed by the Defense Department that her son, Second Lieutenant Ronald Oakes, is missing in action. He graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston and Morris Harvey College in 1948.
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West Virginia
Korea
Vireiita Oakes
Ronceverte
Defense Department
Ronald Oakes
Stonewall Jackson High School
Charleston
Morris Harvey College
76 Years Young Licks Bear With Pocket Knife
FAIRBANKS Alaska A 16 year old prospector Dan Gill is recovering after a black bear attacked him on a trail near his cabin. Armed only with a pocket knife and a light stick he fought back, slashing the bear’s heart area as it clawed. He escaped into a parked car and the bear retreated. Gill reports minor bites and scratches and jokes about the bear’s tale.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Dan Gillis
Dan
Gillis
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