Lights and Shadows From a Grafton Meeting Sparks Debate
A Grafton gathering at Clarksburg drew sharp quotes on government debt taxes and welfare, with speakers denouncing waste and urging citizens to pressure lawmakers. The piece notes political clashes, local incidents, and upcoming events including a cooking school at the high school auditorium sponsored by local businesses.
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Grafton
Clarksburg
Charles Jarrett
Claude Ebert
Chick Lawson
United States
Thirty Two Graduate At Flemington School
Thirty two Flemington students completed the last year of grade school with a graduation program and diplomas after a school picnic. Diploma recipients include Bobby Blake Donald Davis Robert Faulkner John Isabella Charles Knight Percey Biffle James Ross Harold Smith Robert Thompson Jes Wilsone Ida Rebecca Bland Jolene Findley Elizabeth Garlow Sarah Hauser Leoma Lipscombe Mary McKinney Vivian Newhouse Mery Ann Powell Betty Richardson Mabel Biffle Shirley Shaffer Constance Sheets and Joan White.
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Flemington
Bobby Blake
Donald Davis
Robert Faulkner
John Isabella
Charles’ Knight
Percey Biffle
James Ross
Harold Smith
Robert Thompson
Jes Wilsone
Ida Rebecca Bland
Jolene Findley
Elizabeth Garlow
Sarah Hauser
Leoma Lipscombe
Mary McKinney
Vivian Newhouse
Mery Ann Powell
Betty Richardson
Mabel Biffle
Shirley Shaffer
Constance Sheets
Joan White
Sea Dogs Take To The Air Air Force officers join Annapolis class of 690
ANNAPOLIS Md June 3 United States armed forces stress unification as 690 graduates receive bachelor of science degrees at the Naval Academy One in four new officers was commissioned in the Air Force during a 7 000 strong ceremony where Admiral Forrest P Sherman and Col Thomas J Brogan presided The honor man was Robert R Monroe of Knoxville Tennessee while the week closed with 33 graduates planning weekend weddings and several others to marry in Annapolis churches
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Annapolis
United States
Johnon
Naval Academy
Air Force
Academy
Robert R. Monroe
Knoxville
Tennessee
Robert A. Monroe
Charlotte Anderson
Monroe
TVA
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Thomas J. Brogan
Keller E. ‘Rocky
Maine
Philippines
Western nations face severe tests in shifting cold war era strategy
AP News Analyst argues Western powers confront heavy costs aiding Europe and brittle confidence, with arms plans possibly unaffordable and atomic options changing the balance. The piece notes risks of arming allies, double edged tech, and uncertain outcomes across Europe and Asia amid a murky defense landscape.
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Europe
Western Europe
Atlantic
Far East
Russia
United States
16 Pass Drivers Tests Yesterday
State police administered 18 driver's examinations yesterday with 16 passing. Examiners were Corporal G. F. Randall and Trooper E. L. Duckworth. Passing drivers included David Claude Grimm of Independence, James Fay Carothers Jr., Louise McCoy, Paul Henry Hammond Jr., John William Grubb, Mary Louise Haislip, Hazel Bullock Eisner, Ronald James Godwin, William Merle Carroll, Hayward Louis Wittman, Paul Welsh Jr., and Jesse Bowling of Grafton. Also passing were Hoy Jackson Feather of Albright, Lawrence Ware of Flemington, Michael Britton of Fairmont, and George Gilbert Gower Jr. of Simpson.
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G. F. Randall
E. L. Duckworth
David Claude Grimm
Independence
James Fay Carothers, Jr
Louise McCoy
Paul Henry Hammond, Jr
John Wiliam Grubb
Mary Louise Haislip
Hazel Bullock Eisner
Ronald James Godwin
William Merle Carroll
Hayward Louis Wittman
Paul Welsh, Jr
Jesse Browning
Grafton
Hoy Jackson Feather
Albright
Lawrence Ware
Flemington
Michael Britton
Fairmont
George Gilbert Gower, Jr
Simpson
First Marine Division Receives Presidential Unit Citation
Benjamin L. Poe of Grafton West Virginia has been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism during the invasion and capture of Okinawa Shima from April 1 to June 21 1945. The citation credits the First Marine Division reinforced for securing northern Okinawa and driving southward through fortified defenses to destroy Shuri fortifications and split Japanese forces.
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Benjamin L. Poe
John L. Sullivan
Secretary of the Navy
Grafton
West Va
First Marine Division
Christopher J. Keisting
Okinawa Shima
Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa
Shuri Castle
Shuri
Kingwood Folks Capture Convicts
Five Kingwood area residents helped catch two escaped convicts near Kingwood. Sheriff J H Benson said the fugitives fled into a wood and surrendered after a warning shot was fired. The men were Romeo Dingess of Logan County and Holland Jackson of Cabell County. Names of the five residents were not disclosed.
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Kingwood
J. H. Benson
Romeo Dingess
Logan County
Holland Jackson
Cabell County
Mauna Loa Still Erupting
Hawaiians describe the latest upheaval of Mauna Loa as the world’s most active volcanic eruption. After a second night of spectacular lava flow the 14,000 foot mountaintop continued spewing molten lava toward the sea at 20 to 40 miles per hour. Ray Finch of the Hawaii Volcano Observatory called it the most violent eruption to date.
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Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Ray Finch
Volcano Observatory
Mauna
Churches Name Group To Study Mass Destruction Weapons
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America named a 19 member commission to study the moral implications of wartime mass destruction weapons. Bishop Angus Dun of Washington DC was named chairman, with scholars and church leaders from University of Pennsylvania Yale University Union Theological Seminary and other institutions among appointees. The panel will examine area bombing and use of atomic and other destructive weapons and their human and political impacts.
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New York
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Angus Dun
Washington, D. C
Protestant Episcopal Church
Op Dun
Japs Who Attacked Americans Get Stiff Prison Terms
Eight Japanese defendants were convicted for attacking five American soldiers during a Memorial Day riot in Tokyo. Kaneji Onishi received ten years hard labor for disobeying occupation orders, while six others drew seven years and the eighth five years. The U.S. military court handed down these sentences as protests and a general strike loomed in Tokyo.
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Imperial Palace
Tokyo
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Charles D. Rosecrans
International Soundphoto
Kaneji Onishi
United States
Democrat Candidate Files for West Virginia Primary
Attorney Sree Masland announced his bid to seek the Democratic nomination for the West Virginia August primary. He would be the first candidate from either party to file for the circuit judge seat left by a resignation to become McDowell circuit judge Marland.
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West Virginia
Sree
William
Masland
Ie U
Transfer of colors at Navy June Week ceremony
The pageant like ceremony at the U S Naval Academy Annapolis transfers national and brigade colors from old to new winning company during June week. Officiating is Midshipman Robert Rawson Monroe 22 of Knoxville Tennessee. Charlotte Anderson of Knoxville Tennessee participates. The transfer is a high spot in annual June week ceremonies.
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U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Charlotte Anderson
Knoxville
Tenn
Robert Rawson Monroe
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