Final Centennial Program Ends Tonight at Grafton
The Centennial year wraps with a 7 PM start at Grafton High School for a historical Centurion spectacle. Old Fiddlers contest profiles a legislator farmer, John E. Clark’s reported death is linked to a separate case in Alberta. Fireworks cap the closing events after the evening finale.
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Centennial Festivities Spark Grafton High Stadium Night
Festivities include a street dance after a pageant at Grafton High School Stadium tonight at 10 with CAP Orchestra, fireworks, and a late square and round dance. Parade and contests noted, with prizes for Sister of the Swish and Brothers of the Brush winners, plus judges named.
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George Coulson
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Dyke Beard
Charles Isner
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Harry B. Batson
Arthur Yates
Bunny Adlington
Parkersburg police join Marietta to pursue bank burglars
Parkersburg authorities assisted by MariettaOhio officers hunt to recover $8700 stolen from a Marietta bank over the weekend. London police seek source of anonymous death threat to Cyprus governor Sir John Harding. In Clarksburg West Virginia a 17 year old, Jerry E Delaney of Salem, died from injuries after a Sunday night collision on U S Route 60 at East Salem Harrison County.
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Authorities Hunt Two Missing St Albans Girls
West Virginia state police and Ohio authorities searched for 15-year-old Carol Dixon and 14-year-old Connie Thomas, missing six days after leaving home to go to a store. They reportedly went to Ironton, Ohio, with three men.
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National Limited Wreck Inquiry Opens In Grafton
Three Interstate Commerce Commission inspectors opened a hearing in Grafton into the National Limited wreck near Cornwallis Ritchie County last week. Findings will not be released until study is complete. The Washington to St. Louis train struck a boulder at a tunnel mouth, sending locomotives into a creek. engineer J C Riley and fireman Paul R Hooton of Grafton died. Loss is estimated around 390 000, including damaged tracks and derailed cars.
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Monongah Division
West Virginia forecast: warmer days and minor changes
The five day outlook shows temperatures about four to five degrees below normal with warmer midweek, showers possible late Saturday totaling a quarter to a half inch. Arch A Moore of Moundsville reported spending 1704 dollars on his successful Republican nomination campaign for Congress in the 1st District with no contributions.
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DWD Hit Run Charged Police Hunt Accused
State Police seek Arthur R Flowers for driving while intoxicated and for leaving the scene after a collision with a West Virginia University student on U S 50 near White Front Tan. Memorial Day reports note multiple arrests and fines in Blueville and surrounding areas.
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Brownton
Seaton OK’d for Interior Secretary post by Senate panel
The Senate Interior Committee unanimously approved Fred A. Seaton to be secretary of interior. Seaton, ex Nebraska senator and White House aide, was named by President Eisenhower to succeed Douglas McKay, who resigned to run for the Senate. The nomination now goes to the Senate floor for final action.
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Nebraska
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Persecution Charged In Colombia Protestant Denominations
Bogota authorities accuse a growing religious persecution targeting Protestant denominations across Colombia. The Evangelical Conference of Colombia issued Monday statements alleging systemic discrimination, listing incidents and calling for safeguards, international attention, and dialogue with government agencies.
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Keener Shriver Merger Creates Oldest Taylor Auto Firms
Announcement of Keener-Shriver Motors Inc formed by merger of Keener Motor Co and Shriver Motor Co in Grafton West Virginia. New company consolidates Taylor County's two longest running auto agencies, operating from the Shriver location at Highway 50 and West Main Street. Plans include rebuilding shops destroyed by fire. key staff and managers named.
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Democrats Eye California Vote
California Democrats prepare for a pivotal primary between Kefauver and Stevenson. More than 3 million voters were eligible, with turnout not expected above 60 percent. The winner earns 68 delegates to Chicago, while the loser exits the race. Polls ran 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern. San Francisco closed at 11 p.m.
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Hubby’s Acts Must Stop Says Divorce Judge
CHICAGO Superior Court Judge Harry G. Hershenson ordered Edmund F. Clark to stop placing matches on locks arranging furniture in patterns jotting license numbers of cars and asking children if the dog barked during his absence as part of a divorce case. Mrs. Clark testified he was checking on her alleged infidelity.
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Superior Court
Harry G. Hershenson
Edmund F. Clark
32 Mile Walkout On Report Card
John Knox 12 of Sharon Pennsylvania walked 32 miles from Cross Keys New Jersey toward Atlantic City to avoid his report card. With 96 cents he chose to face the music and sought a ride home, which he received.
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Stalin Murdered Is Speculation Among Diplomats
Diplomats in Washington say speculation swirls over Stalin’s death and Khrushchev’s public denunciation. They note a Kremlin power struggle may continue, with experts citing a climate of intrigue and consolidation of power by Khrushchev after his February speech.
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Molotov Rejoins Talks With Tito In Kremlin Meeting
Moscow reports say veteran Soviet leader Molotov and successor Shepilov joined the Soviet delegation in a secret conference with Yugoslav President Tito at the Kremlin. The talks mark Molotov’s continued influence despite retirement rumors and his 1948 break with Tito.
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Probationary Teaching Contracts Approved by Taylor Board
Taylor County Board of Education approved 17 teaching contracts for the 1956-1957 school year as submitted by Supt. R. Virgil Rohr. Continuing contracts: Francis W. Nestor, Jean McPhail, Elma Robinson, Robert Shields. Probationary contracts span third year Hobart Beeghmey, Maxine Cather, Kathleen Cather, Nell Luté, James Poling, Mildred Talbott. second year Arad Burner, Elizabeth Stemple, Martha Berry, Joseph Henry, Pauline Little, Betty Sue Sims, Esther Faulkner. Also Charleston report notes L. K. Lowenstein named Kanawha County superintendent effective July 1.
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Elma Robinson
Robert Shields
Hobart Beeghiey
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Kathleen Cather
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Mildred Talbott
Arad Burner
Elizabeth Stemple
North Korean Premier Visits Moscow and Tokyo Theater Collapse
North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung and his party arrived in Moscow by plane Monday. In Oska Japan a theater ceiling panel collapsed injuring about 20 people during a downtown show.
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Eisenhower Calls Bipartisan White House Meeting on Foreign Aid
President Eisenhower summoned Democratic and Republican House leaders to the White House for an eleventh hour session to press for a large foreign aid cut. The White House aims to slash the 4.89 billion request, restore part of the foreign aid cut, and press for a bipartisan approach as the measure advances in the House and then the Senate. The meeting includes Speaker Sam Rayburn and Republican leaders, with Dulles and Joint Chiefs chair Radford present.
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Oklahoma
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Crime Writer Alleged Thief Indicted in Burglary Case
Chicago reports Salvatore De Rose 36, once a crime novelist, wrote Michael Donovan in 1952, indicted with three others on burglary charges amid police statements.
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Quake Rocks Spain City Huelva Cracks Walls No Casualties Reported
A strong earthquake struck Huelva Spain at 12 42 pm local time causing wall cracks but no immediate reports of casualties. The tremor registered around seven forty two am EDT and shook the Atlantic port city, with observers noting structural damage in various buildings. The event prompted local officials to assess affected areas and monitor aftershocks.
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Northwestern Law Dean N W Dean Resigns
Evanston Illinois Harold C Havighurst will resign September 1 as dean of Northwestern University Law School. The move ends decades of leadership shaping the law school and its programs. A successor will be named to continue reforms and academic growth at Northwestern.
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Harold C. Havighurst
Northwestern University Law Bchool
Believe Youth Dies By Own Action Near Farmington
Ronald D. King, 19, was found on a mine road near his Farmington home after taking his own life with a .22 caliber rifle. Police said he had been in poor health for years.
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