Philippi News Brides and Banquet Highlights
Mrs Annlbel P Swisher reports on Philippi area weddings and notices. Vivian Corder and Paul Ludwig wed at the bride’s father home in Philippi with family attending. Verna Bolyard to Frank Eugene Bolyard, ceremony in Parsons. St Augustine High school alumni banquet honors new graduates with Miss Rosemary Dolan presiding and a 1950 skit.
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Aless Vivian Maxine Corder
Paul Ludwig
Grafton
Cony E. Corder
High Street
Philippi
Arthur Lazenby
Philippi M. E
Dwight Fowler
Bridgeport
Ludwig
Philippi High School
Alderson-Broaddus College
Barbour County
Russell Ludwig
Grafton High School
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Simpson Creek Collieries Company
Galloway
J. F. Corder
Clarksburg
C. E. Corder
A. B. Miller
C. J. Stansberry
S. J. N. Harris
Woodrow Hedrick
Evelyn Corder
Virginia
Bolyard
Alumni Association of
St. Augustine High School
Rosemary Dolan
Robert Warder
M. J. Hannon
James Flanagan
Mary Forcello
Rita Iffee
St. Alt
Mary ‘Ilo
Pauladford
Nel
Social Calent'ar Community Meeting Schedule
June events list from churches and fraternal groups. Guild of St Matthias meets at Mrs John Edwards McGraw avenue. Woman's Benefit Association 7 30 p m Redmens hall with banco party. VFW Auxiliary elects delegates June 6. First Christian Kumbac class meets Miss Opal Luzadder Morgantown road 5 30 p m. Ladies Aid West Main 7 30 p m at Mrs Kenneth Robinson. G A A meets Miss Jean Murray Walnut street 7 30 p m. Lutheran Ladies Aid cover dish dinner June 9 at Blueville home of Mrs Watkins and Mrs Ware. St Pauls Ladies Aid Group B meets Mrs A R Murphy 639 on a street 7 30 p m.
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Guild of St. Matthias Church
John Edwards
McGraw Avenue
Woman's Benefit Association
Redmen’s Hall
Banco
VFW
First Christian Church
Opal Luzadder
Morgantown
Ladies’ Aid Society
West Main Street
Kenneth Robinson
Jean Murray
Walnut Street
Ladies Aid Society
The
Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church
Margaret Watkins
C. E. Ware
Blueville
St. Paul's Methodist Church
A. R. Murphy
Anniversary Surprise for Mr and Mrs Alonzo Mays in Thornton
A turnout of close friends celebrated the couple’s second wedding anniversary Saturday at their Thornton home. Mrs Mays, formerly Clara Crabtree, hosted and guests brought gifts, with cake and coffee served near the end. At Cozy Rest, Allie Holt hosted his dinner club for the 6 p.m. Sunday gathering and after-dinner socializing followed.
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Alonzo Mays
Thornton
Cozy Rest
Allie A. Holt
Holt Country Home Guests Honor Pruntytown Road Club
At the Holt country home on Pruntytown road members of the club attended including Mr and Mrs G Kuhn Dr and Mrs Charles M Wells Mr and Mrs Harold L Noble Mr and Mrs James C Holt with Mrs Howard H Holt as a guest.
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Holt
Pruntytown Road
Personal notices and attendances at funerals in Fairmont area
Miss Blanche Guard visited Thornton with Mr. and Mrs. Alon zo Mays over the weekend. Many city residents attended the funeral of radio entertainer Murrell Poor at Fairmont on Sunday. Frail hospital admission for Mrs. Almeda Lynch of Newburg. Lloyd C. Walter and family guests of Miss Rose Lewin. Ohio visitors in Grafton for Mrs. S. W. Jennings funeral. Betty Lee Hamilton linked to Fairmont State College class. Susan Burdett Powell funeral services attended. Intermittent visits across Belington Clarksburg Mannington and Pruntytown. James Beverlin leaves for ROTC camp in Indianapolis returning in two weeks.
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Blanche Guard
Alonzo Mays
Thornton
Doris Alkire
I. R. Miller
Anna and
Pauline
Carlos Estep
Virginia Held
Fredrick Brown
Murrell Poor
Fairmont
Almeda Lynch
Newburg
City Hospital
Lloyd C. Walter
Morgantown
Rose Lewin
Frank O'Dowd
E. J. McVicker
Columbus
Ohio
Grafton
S. W. Jennings
J. B. Bradford
Fairmont State College
Betty Lee Hamilton
Susan Burdett Powell
Lummie J. Lake
Mannington
Walnut Street
W. G. Chrislip
Miss Bartlett
Bartlett
John Klepfel
James Beverlin
Indianapolis
Ind
Rutherford Fifth Child Born in Valley Falls Harold Paul
Birth notice for Harold Paul Rutherford born May 31 to Mr and Mrs Harold Rutherford of Valley Falls. Eight pound baby born at maternal grandparents home, Mr and Mrs A P Rowe, 505 West Francis Street. Mother is Katherine Rowe.
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Harold Rutherford
Valley Falls
Harold Paul
A. P. Rowe
West Francis Street
Katherine Rowe
Italy Denied Voice In Suez Canal Management
Paris June 5 The board of directors of the Suez Canal company approved to reject Italy’s demands for representation in management at its annual meeting. Marquis De Vogue, president of the board, criticized Italy’s push as biased and misleading.
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Paris
Suez Canal Company
Marquis de Vogue
Italy
Clarksburg salesman hit by car in Beverly incident
ELKINS June 5 The condition of John Wolfe a 39 year old Clarksburg salesman was described as serious at a hospital after being struck by an automobile in Beverly Sunday night L B Downey 37 an Elkins automobile salesman also injured State police said Glenn Bosley 20 of Beverly R F C was arrested as the driver of the car involved in the incident
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Elkins
John Wolfe
Clarksburg
Beverly
L. B. Downey
Glenn Bosley
Beverly R
Two County Principals Earn Master’s Degrees at WVU
Ronald Knotts of Pruntytown and Fred D. Robinson of West Grafton, longtime West Grafton principal, received Master of Arts degrees at West Virginia University during the annual commencement exercises in Morgantown on Saturday.
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Taylor County
Ronald Knotts
Pruntytown
Fred D. Robinson
West Grafton
West Virginia University
Morgantown
NYA Administrator Fetes Officials At Fairmont Banquet
About 200 NYA officials gathered at Fairmont for a banquet honoring Aubrey Williams the federal NYA administrator Williams was also slated to speak at the annual commencement exercises at Fairmont State Teachers College
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Fairmont
National Youth Administration
Aubrey Williams
NYA
Williams
Fairmont State Teachers’ College
Chamberlain Says Soviet Note Needs Consideration
London June 5 Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons the latest Soviet note would require consideration before he could state on the matter British French efforts to bring Soviet Russia into their mutual assistance framework.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Soviet Russia
Notice of nonresponsibility for debts by Mrs Ethel Larew
Mrs Ethel Larew of Newburg R1 declares she will not be responsible for any debts contracted by her husband J Newton Larew. Date June 5 12 19.
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J. Newton Larew
Ethel Larew
Newburg
R-1
Board of Trade Sets Meeting on Graf Parking Fuss
The Taylor County Board of Trade directors meet at 7:30 to discuss Graf nickel meters and Mayor Gillisipe’s parking ordinances. Secretary Mc Phail avoids confirming facts as the parking policy debate dominates plans for a possible mass meeting to seek city action.
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Hugh R. McPhail
Taylor County Board of Trade
Grafton
P. P. Gillisipe
Graf
Dayton Opens Surplus Stamp Trial in Second City
Dayton becomes the second city to implement the stamp plan aimed at reducing surplus foods and balancing relief diets. Grocers report rising business as about 14,000 Dayton families become eligible for 50 percent "bonuses" in surplus foods with purchases of other groceries under sponsorship by the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation.
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Dayton
Rochester
N. Y
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
German Liner En Route To Hamburg With Jews
The German liner St. Louis with 907 Jewish refugees aboard was ordered to Hamburg after an aimless Caribbean cruise. The ship, which had briefly been in Havana, proceeded back to Germany following a radio message from its master.
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New York
St. Louis
Hamburg
Germany
Caribbean
Cuba
Havana
E. D. Dedrick
Injured Man Attacks Officer Stabbing En Route to Hospital
In Los Angeles on June 5 a man, William Wright 50, stabbed Detective Lieutenant B J Clendenning three times after reportedly losing his left arm in a car crash. The officer was cut in the abdomen and leg but believed to be not seriously wounded.
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Los Angeles
B. J. Clendenning
Clendenning
William Wright
Gatgider
Uncommon Disease Claims Life of 2-Year-Old Donna Miner
In Altoona on June 5 a rare glioma, battled by two year-old Donna Lee Miner, was confirmed as the cause of death. The cancerous disease damaged her left eye, which doctors removed at a Philadelphia hospital last November.
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Altoona
Donna Lee Miner
Philadelphia
Two Children Burn to Death in Princeton Fire
A Princeton fire killed 14-year-old Bertha Haldren and 12-year-old Maisie Haldren in their parents home. Father W. B. Haldren, a 45 year old filling station proprietor, saved Naomi, 8, before being burned himself while attempting to return to the house. The bodies were found among the ruins of the 1 1/2 story frame dwelling.
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Princeton
Bertha Haldren
Maizie
W. B. Haldren
Haldren
Union factions vie for official UAW status in Briggs talks
In Martin, both unions seek legal designation as the official UAW amid ongoing circuit court litigation. Labor relations representatives with contracts face confusion over dual unionism as Briggs Manufacturing remains shut after a two week strike. Negotiations resume with CIO and Briggs amid federal conciliator James F. Dewey present following a weekend recess.
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CIO
James F. Dewey
Thomas
Martin
Industrio
Manton Plans Intermediary Roles in Key Case
Special Court consideration arose over the judicial process for an appeal. Manton sat as senior judge on the second court of appeals for twelve years, prompting talk of a special court. U S District Attorney Cahill signaled a broader drive to purge federal courts of suspicion, with next steps undisclosed. The docket also touched on a $50000 loan from Harry Warner to Manton amid Warner Brothers litigation and a $250000 loan from Lord and Thomas Advertising during a related American Tobacco case.
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Second Court of Appeals
Manton
U.S
John T. .Cahill
Harrary Warner
Warner Brothers Company
Lord and Thomas Advertising Agency
American Tobacco Company
Eee
Storm disrupts streets and floods several West Virginia towns
Storm damage hits Charleston and other cities as 72 hours of torrential rain floods two municipalities and cripples telephonic facilities. Hinton is flooded forcing evacuations while Wheeling Beckley Morgantown and Fairmont report heavy rains and outages. Skies cleared and cooling followed the siege of heat.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Pussiness
Camoran
Hinton
Wheeling
Beckley
McDowell County
Morgantown
Fairmont
Carter Orders
Miners at four West Virginia operations, among the largest in the state, have not operated since the Appalachian wage agreement expired March 31. James Walter Carter did not sign the new deal. Notices failed to break picket lines as electric power shutoffs loomed for June 1 bills. Miners mass meeting pledged not to return until a contract is signed. General superintendent G R Jennings said terminations were possible after the suspension.
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Page One
West Virginia
James Walter Carter
UMWA
The
Daily News
G. R. Jennings
Auction underway as store workers free for period
Report notes the firm is erecting a fence around its property and posting signs that read private property no trespassing while some store workers are temporarily released. Authorities describe the measure as a security precaution during the auction period.
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Carter
Cbal Company
Burglary Reports and Police: No News Yet
Chief notes no further information on recent break in at Bluéville residence of Miss Granneman with over $40 loss. Thornton resident W R Burgher reports unlocked wash-house entered and clothing valued at about $40 stolen. state police and Sheriff Herbert to be briefed, but no Saturday update.
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Granneman
Bluéville
W. R. Burgher
Thornton
Herbert
Lockard
Parking dispute discussion looms in Napa mayoral drive
Napa residents await city stage details on meter costs as parking conflict and potential talks among Mayor Gillispie Commissioner Bradford and key locals unfold. Rumors hint at a parking solution possibly ending meter use as calls for a city hearing rise. The Sentinel awaits official figures on meter revenue after a slow first year.
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Een Sturm
Latrobe Street
Gillispie
Joseph Bradford
Volty
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Marada Vanney
Richard Lee Waddell Dune
Grantsville
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C. M. Dau Phin
First Lutheran Church
Waddell
J P. Vannoy
Alma Vannoy
Broaddus College
Fairmont Normal
Ohio State Normal Schools
Fi Batar Cappar
Janes Building
Lie Tucker
Miss Mary Catherine Walter
Dai
Brewers of America
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
East 40Th Street
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Williamson
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Passah
LE Hornor
de B. Hornor
Here Comes
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City Street Department
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