Buckhannon Hosts Strawberry Festival June 8 9
Buckhannon prepares as the Central West Virginia Strawberry Festival crowns Queen Marjorie Garrett and features a parade horse races fiddlers contest and canning demonstrations. Growers vie for Strawberry King honors while thousands visit the two day event at West Virginia Wesleyan College athletic field and surrounding venues.
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32 Seniors Graduate At Tynnelton High School
The senior girls of Tynnelton High School held graduation exercises Friday night in the gymnasium. Amanese parents aided and heard Dr. Holter of West Virginia University as the featured speaker, introduced by Mr. ...
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Graduation ceremony at Tunnelton High School
Principal Gainer presided as diplomas were presented to graduates. Reverend Wilson and Reverend Kerrs led the audience in prayer. Paul Watson superintendent of Minnesota county schools awarded the diplomas.
Plot to kill MacArthur reported in Tokyo
Washington officials said occupation headquarters in Tokyo received word of a plot to assassinate General MacArthur, seen as an absolute take. A Japanese policeman described the informant as excitable, and a leftist group was said to plan the attack near Hibaya Park, with dates shifted to June 4 to coincide with elections.
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Four Times Daily Blind Worker Sees Dimmed Eyes
Dispatches describe a blind worker traveling between his office home and the American embassy, the occupation commander's schedule, and a visit to an air base to meet Admiral Arthur Radford. Reports cite two assassination attempts against MacArthur during the Japanese occupation, one involving a Serly Japanese man and a claim of inquiry about sending the man to an American school.
Reverend Dowdy to Speak at First Brethren Church
The Reverend J Paul Dowdy a missionary in Argentina for eighteen years will be guest speaker at the evening service of the First Brethren Church on West St Charles Street Sunday June 4. The service begins at 8 pm and Dowdy will present moving pictures of his field and work among Spanish speaking people. The public is invited to hear him.
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Robbers Storm Station Demand Cash From Clerk
Young Kelly reports three men entered the station and demanded money after one asked for a pan and another used the phone. A third kept a hand in his coat while the group pressed for cash, with a loss estimated at 65 to 70 dollars. They asked for a woman named Mrs Hern. No weapon was seen.
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