Reverend McKernan Addresses St Augustine Class
The Reverend Joseph McKernan of Weston delivered the commencement address for St Augustine High School as eighteen graduates received diplomas. He urged faithfulness to high personal principles and spoke of life’s purpose, with assisting clergy present from Immaculate Conception Wheeling and Brid Report as diplomas were conferred by Reverend Michael Hannon.
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Joseph McKernan
Weston
St. Augustine High’ School
McKernan
Lfe
Philip Brady
Immaculate Conception Church
Wheeling
Charles Carroll
Brid Report
Michael Hannon
Camilla Bradford
Jane Bradford
Nadine Colon
John Paul Grinnan
Glenn Hussion
Mary Irma Hussion
James Hyett
Mary Lou Kelly
Vera Litzinger
Gene McClure
Mary Moscar
James Olt
Virginia Regenauer
Paw Robinson
Rosemary Shay
Louis Spi
Iowa mine safety bill before state legislature
The piece notes a mine safety bill tailored to Alabama conditions making its way through the state legislature. A. Everett Erskine of the Iowa mine inspectors' board argues that some federal rules are unnecessary in shallow Iowa mines and that Iowa inspectors will continue enforcing the state code.
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Alabama
A. Everett Erskine
Iowa
Conference Deadlock Weighs on SCPA Negotiations
The Present One contract expires June 30 as Lewis withdraws negotiators citing the need to reorganize the fractured SCPA. Credentials committee includes George Titler UMW District 29 Beckley Samuel Cuddy PMW District 30 Lexington Ky Frank M Medals Harvey Coal Corp Harveyton Ky Walter G Crichton Johnstown Coal and Joke Co Charleston. Resumption set for 3 p.m. EST tomorrow. World peanut production in 1948 reached about 11 million tons.
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Lewis
SCPA
George Titler
UMW
Beckley
Samuel Cuddy
PMW
Lexington
Frank M. Medals
Harvey Coal Corp
Harveyton,Ky
Walter G. Crichton
Johnstown Coal and Joke Co
Charleston
Community raises $125000 to buy Apollo steel mill
In Apollo Pennsylvania the townspeople handed a certified check for 125000 to Phoenix Apollo Steel Co president Howard C Keiser after a frantic fundraising drive. The move aims to purchase the town's only industry and save about 750 jobs.
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Apollo
Howard C. Keiser
Phoenix-Apollo Steel Co
Rooney and Vickers pose at Nevada guest ranch
Mickey Rooney and Martha Vickers, the soon to wed screen stars, pose together at a guest ranch near Las Vegas Nevada. Vickers recently received her final decree of divorce from Hollywood publicist A C Lyles.
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Mickey Rooney
Martha Vickers
Las Vegas
Nev
A. C. Lyles
Hollywood
Miss R Chenoweth Heads Taylor County Teachers
Roberta Chenoweth of Flemington was named president of the Classroom Teachers Association of Taylor County for 1949 50. Other officers include George Geldbaugh vice president Rhea Fisher secretary Barbara Drainer treasurer and the board of directors S H Hyselden Robert Clayton Virginia Hanway Florence Wilkinson Rena Goodwin and Marguerite Thayer. The new officers assume duties immediately.
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Roberta Chenoweth
Flemington
Taylor County
Classroom Teachers Association of
West Side
Superintendent of Schools
Chenoweth
George Geldbaugh
Rhea Fisher
Barbara Drainer
S. H. Hyselden
Robert Clayton
Ginia Hanway
Florence Wilkinson
Rena Goodwin
Marguerite Thayer
Wednesday Movies Planned At YMCA
YMCA Teen Tavern manager Robert Moran announces Wednesday night movies to be shown by Bil Zinn. Regular feature pictures require a small admission, with the tavern open three nights weekly for the younger crowd, offering dancing, a jukebox, and a concession stand with candy and soft drinks.
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Robert Moran
YMCA
Bil Zinn
Wheeling Man Fined In Justice Court
L. Covington of Wheeling was fined $50 plus costs for driving under the influence in Magistrate John W. Snider's court. He had been driving a 1946 Hudson toward Morgantown when he collided with A. B. Cutright's 1939 Chevrolet on Heckmer hill around 5:30 p.m. Monday, causing about $300 damage. The article also notes that the United States nearly doubled its prewar peanut output, with India and China exceeding prior levels.
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L. Covington
Wheeling
John W. Snider
Morgantown
G. F. Randall
A. B. Cutright
Heckmer Hill
Cutrigh
Fairmont State Graduates Receive Degrees Monday
Fairmont State College held commencement exercises in the college auditorium on Monday awarding Bachelor of Arts degrees in Education to local graduates. Names listed include Frances Faw Jey Boylan Norman Brmgg Paul Bartlett Paul Defenbaugh Jr Anna Giles McKinney and James Morgan Proudfoot.
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Fairmont State College
Mrs
Frances
Faw Jey Boylan
Norman C. Brmgg
Paul Carl Bartlett
Paul T. Defenbaugh, Jr
Anna Giles “McKinney
James Morgan Proudfoot
Freight carloadings on B and O week ended May 28
Revenue freight handled on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad totaled 62,291 cars for the week ended May 28, up from 62,121 the prior week. The same week a year earlier saw 71,223 cars.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
House Backs Pension Bill For WWIII Veterans
The House approved a pension measure for veterans of World War I and II and sent it to the Senate after removing a provision for those deemed unable to work.
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Washington
House
Senate
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Rev. J. McKernan
St. Augustine
Dixie
Brothers
Kitty Carlisle
Allan Jones
Sam Wood
George S. Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
Goldwyn-Mater
Mary Tighe
Robert Tighe
Almond
N.Y
Dress Institute
Campbell
Mer
W. Main
Welfare Finance Corp
Ares
Caplan
BUY Steel Mill
New York
Rita Hayworth
Aly Chan
Cannes
Paul Derigon
Pamela
Pamela Lamphere
Chicago
Medical Board
International Soundphoto
Mickey and
Martha
Shanghai
Sarah Streletz
Sylvia Meadows
San Francisco
Miss R. Chenoweth
CTA
United States
India
China
Royal
Royal Portable
Loar Jewelry Store
Fairmont State
Malone’s Drug and Chemical CO
Chrysler
America
Spitfire
Chrysler Power
Bernff Ohler Mleer
Lambert, Motor Company
Grafton, West Virginia
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