Farming for Better Living enrollment closes in Taylor County
Ross Talbott of MPC heads the local Farming for Better Living program in Taylor County for 1956, reporting 41 farm families enrolled, down from 45 last year. The program, in its seventeenth year, is run by Chambers of Commerce civic groups and WVU Extension Service to raise farm incomes and living standards, with a year end awards dinner in November hosted by Lions Kiwanis and Rotary clubs.
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Taylor County
L. Bush Bwisher
Swibher
Bwisher
Chambers of Commerce
Extension Service
West Virginia University
Farming For Better Living Council
Qunust
Grafton Lions
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Ross R. Talbott
Monongahele
Power Company
Farming For Better Living
Nettie Anderson
Harry Cathell
Howard Cropp
Edward Conner
Reuben S. Wasrud
Bridgepor
C. R. Kinsey
Joseph R. Garrett
Leo Withers
Flemington
Dent Exline
Vaughn Exline
Fred Forman
Delton B. Poling
Uhlan Murphy Dies At Home In Philippi At 70
Uhlan Murphy aged 70 died at his home in Philippi this morning. Born July 12, 1885, in Clemtown Barbour County he leaves widow Bessie and six children Glenn Arden Denais Bernette Griffith Geraldine Cerulli Lorain and one sister Rosie Keller of Grafton. Funeral arrangements are with C O Phillips Funeral Home in Philippi.
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Uhlan Murphy
Philippi
Clemtown
Barbour County
Bessie Murphy
Glenn
Arden
Denais
Bernette Griffith
Fairmont
Geraldine Cerulli
Waterpury
Connecticut
Lorain
Grafton
Rosie Keller
C. O. Phillips
Community Group Names Roll Of Local Families
A long list of households from multiple towns including Grafton Hammond Independence Simpson Thornton Watpen and Philipspi appears in a local notice. Names include Leonard Williams Wood yard James Stevens Lula Carruthers Clair Craft Paul Jewell and many others.
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Leonard R. Williams
Clair T. Woodyard
Mors
James Stevens
A. N. Allender
Lula Carruthers
T. A. Craft
Paul B. Jewell and Sons
Robert G. Knotts
Bertha Montgomery
Jake Poe
J. Arthur Poe
W. R.turner
Roy H. Vandercrift
Charles E. Walls
Murray Bartlett
William L. Beall
Robert E. Trickett
William C. Balser
Clyde” Butterfield
Grafton
Henry M.pincent
Waitman Lough
Hammond
Milton Matthew
Independence
L. Robinson
Carl Smith
Philippi
Warren
L. Me` Vicker
Army Reserve Inspected By State Leaders at Fort Knox
A delegation of civic leaders and reporters from southern West Virginia toured Fort Knox for a two day observance of the Army new six month training program under the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 Brig Gen Samuel L Myers greeted the group which included Mayer John I Copenhaver Joseph Londeree and George Thearer The delegation was flown in an Air Force Convair and will observe recruit drills and streamlined training for 17 year olds under the new program.
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Fort Knox
West Virginia
Army
Samuel L. Myers
Mayer John ‘I
Copenhaver
Charleston
Joseph Londeree
South Charleston
George ¥. Thearer
Huntington
My Brip
Air Force
Summer holiday closings spread through Crafton stores
Stores began summer holidays this afternoon in Crafton with finance and barbers taking the afternoon off and other shops planning Thursday closures. Fred Jackson Jr. of the Retail Trade Bureau said several premises would close, listing Archdeacon's Heflin's and many others, with the schedule running through August.
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Crafton
Fred Jackson Jr
Retail Trade Bureau
Archdeacon’s Heflin's
Lear's
Evan's Furniture
J. C. Penneys McCroy c
Pattrey’s
Fort Pitt
DeLaney's
Bandit Convict Turned Painter Appeals To Religion
In McAlester Oklahoma former desperado George Kimes now spends years in prison painting religious scenes. He was jailed for murder after a bank robbery and deputy sheriff death, escaped to Oregon a year later, and his works include Christ ashed guarding sheep and a kneeling convict with sun and mountains. The piece notes his status as a model prisoner and mentions the annual prison rodeo and New York Penn Station passenger totals.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma
George Kimes
Toda
Oregon
Christ
Man kills self and six others in Korea grenade attack
Yehyong Nam, living near Seoul, threw five grenades into three houses, killing himself and five others while injuring five. Police say he was angered after being fired from a U S Army ordnance station for alleged explosives theft and had reported neighbors to authorities.
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Seoul
Korea
Yehyong Nam
Uljongou
Yeh
State Health Workers Ready For Big Parley
West Virginia health officials led by Director N H Dyer and Mrs John F McCuskey opened a health education workshop ahead of the West Virginia Public Health Association annual meeting in Charleston The two day convention will feature a 75th anniversary observance of state health legislation and include an afternoon panel moderated by Bill Barrett and Herb Little. Real attraction Davenport Anthony Ortez arrested after police saw him in a park carrying costly sandals he claimed stuck on him after breaking into a department store. Newark New Jersey minor collision leads to 15 year safety record for John Brown who had driven without a license for 15 years. Heat without fuel trial in Cleveland Mrs Jennie Paugh sues for divorce over supporting husband who worked on an invention. Karl's bakeries give away $10 000 in trips and delicacies as per the bakery plan.
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Charleston
N.H. Dyer
John F. McCuskey
Clarksburg
West Virginia Public Health Assn
Bill Barrett
United Press
Herb Little
Associated Press
Health Assn
West Virginia
Davenport
Town
Anthony Ortez
Cleveland
Jennie Paugh
Milwaukee
Wis
Karl
Paugh
Michigan Pioneers Regular Forestry Instruction in 1881
The University of Michigan became the nation's first to offer regular forestry instruction in 1881, marking a landmark in environmental and academic education history.
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University of Michigan
Nominee Voters Vote-Finall y Los Angeles
Election workers forced a door open at a Ramona Gardens precinct in Los Angeles after the chief inspector arrived with the wrong key delaying voting. The incident highlights a hiccup in opening procedures as workers secured access and resumed balloting.
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Los Angeles
California
Ramona Gardens
Hollywood Actress Plans Bahai Wedding for Jane Lake and Robert Dix
Actress Jane Lake and Robert Dix announce plans to marry in the Bahai Faith this summer. Lake says her parents will travel from Pennsylvania to Hollywood for the ceremony. no definite date set yet.
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Hollywood
Jane Lake
Robert Dix
Richard Dix
Miss Lake
Pennsylvania
Dix
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Beech Street
W. VA
Joe Darrett
W. Main St
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W.main ST
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Morgantown
Alexandra Tolstoy
Senal Internal Security Subcommittee
U. S
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Newark
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Tuesday Brown
Fred A. Seaton
Nebraska
Eisenhower
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Douglas McKay
Heinie Hammel
Joe Larussa
Malone’s Drug Store
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