Girls Balloting For Governor In Weeklong Encampment
Candidates from Nationalist and Federalist parties compete for the governor’s post with Patl Paige Porterfield Lewis and Carol Lynn Craig kins among the hopefuls. Winners to be announced today as Governor Cecil Underwood attends. sworn-in ceremonies set for Thursday with Judge Chauncy Browning.
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Jacksons Mill
Patl Paige Porterfield
Lewis
Carol Lynn Craig
Kins
Nancy Cutrone
Fairmont
Janie Davis
Parkersburg
Lane Wookey
Charleston
Carolyn Worrell
Mullen
Sharon Cottrill
Weston
Terry Anne Hurley
Salem
Nancy Brisco
Weirton
Barbara Schoonover
South Charleston
Judy Ridinger
Chester
Maude Willams
Beckley
Sharon Ice
Morgantown
Suzanne Walke
Agriculture Commission
Supreme Court
Wanda Lee Edds
Fayetteville
Geraldine Hart
Betty Pancake
Romney
Rosalie West
Buckhannon
Judy Workman
Ann Marie Francis
Sharon Gray
St. Albans
Elizabeth Householder
New Cumberland
Betty Rowe
Jamina Tweel
Huntington
Wheeling Police Chief Among 86 Questioned
Wheeling chief of police William Thomas and about 86 officers were questioned by Prosecuting Attorney Thomas J. P. O'Brien regarding the suspension of Patrolman Anthony Malatinsky. Malatinsky faces two charges of breaking and entering and larceny. trial dates are set for June 24 and 26.
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Wheeling
William Thomas
Wheeling Police Bureau
Thomas J. P. O'Brien
Anthony Malatinsky
Malatinsky
Larcen
Thomas
Famed Orchestra Leader Succumbs
New York aging bandleader Jimmy Dorsey died at 53 at Doctor's Hospital after lung growth removal surgery. He had returned briefly to conducting in February, was readmitted March 13, and remained hospitalized. Dorsey rose as a clarinetist in his youth and formed a long running partnership with brother Tommy Dorsey since 1920.
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New York
Jimmy Dorsey
Doctor's Hospital
Dorsey
Tommy Dorhome
Greenwich
Conn
Jimmy
Tommy
Father’s Day Origin Tied to Woman’s Push and History
The piece credits Mrs. John B. Dodd of Spokane with origin of Father’s Day to honor fathers, notes her desire for June 5, and explains the third Sunday observance. It cites Senator Margaret Chase Smith’s push for legal parity with Mother’s Day, recalls Spokane’s 1910 adoption with ministers and YMCA, and mentions Dodd’s advocacy, opposition faced, and early observances including Father’s Day buttons in 1916.
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Jerry Klein
Central Press
John B. Dodd
Spokane
Wash
William Smart
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Congress
Our Land
Dodd
Naional
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Mra. Dodd
Dance Benefit To Aid Taylor County Little League
J W MecGahan urged Grafton Kiwanis to back a Friday Elks benefit dance at the Elks ballroom to raise about 300 dollars for a complete Little League season. The open public dance runs 8 30 to 11 with music courtesy of the American Federation of Musicians led by Ralph Shahan. A Flag Day parade and services precede, marching from the post office to the B and O station.
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J. W. MecGahan
Taylor County
Grafton
Elks
American Federation of Musicians
Ralph Shahan
Main Street
Elkstion
R C Sinsel 52 Dies of Heart Attack in Bridgeport
R C Sinsel 52 resident of Bridgeport died of a heart attack Tuesday morning. Born December 19 1904 in Grafton he was a Denison University graduate and allied with multiple fraternal orders. Survived by his wife Dorothy mother and siblings, services set for Thursday at Tucker Funeral Home Bridgeport with burial at Bluemont Cemetery Grafton.
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Richard C. Sinsel
Charles A. Sinsel
Mechanic Street
Bridgeport
Sinsel
Wilson Avenue
Morgantown
Grafton
May Davidson Sinsel
Grafton High School
Dorothy Low Sinsel
Rupert A. Sinsel
Clarksburg
Charles A. Sinsel, Jr
D. L. Cather
Flemington
Tuckler Funeral Home
Ross Linger
E. W. Bloomquist
Bluemont Cemetery
Tucker Funeral Home
Wacs Enlist Flemington Graduate Yvonne Sauser Joins Corps
Miss Yvonne Sauser daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Sauser and Flemington High School class of 1957 has enlisted in the Wacs. She left Grafton on Tuesday May 28 for Fort McClelland Alabama where she will begin six weeks base training in the corps.
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Yvonne Sauser
Thomas, Sauser
Flemington High School
Wacs
Fair Directors To Meet Thursday Night
Tay lor County Fair Association board of directors will hold a regular June meeting Thursday night June 13 at 8 pm in the exhib it barn meeting room at the fairgrounds. C R Kinsey president announced the gathering and urged all directors and others interested in fair preparations to attend. Topics include further improvements to the horses barn and the exhibit buildings.
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Taylor County Fair Association
Fairgrounds
C. R. Kinsey
Proctor Misidentified as Parade Chairman in Graf ton Flag Day Writeup
In Tuesday's Graf ton Sentinel report on Flag Day parade details, John Proctor was incorrectly listed as chairman of the parade. The obituary notes Proctor is general chairman of the observance, while Dick Kinney serves as parade chairman.
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Grafton Sentinel
John Proctor
Dick Kinney
Milford thief rips pages from atomic energy book
A theft in Milford Conn leaves a library book on atomic energy damaged as pages are ripped out and a note reads I could have stolen the whole book confirming the bold act and the loss.
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Milford. Conn
PSC Chairman Fires 8 Field Supervisors
Public Service Chairman Myron R. Renick announced the dismissal of eight field inspectors in the motor carrier division effective June 17. Salaries will continue until accumulated leave is used. no wholesale turnover implied. Replacements not yet filled. commission under-staffed in some categories and will welcome engineers and accountants.
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Charleston
Public Service
Myron R. Renick
PSC
Renick
Commission
Licenses for Beer Scaled Back in Charleston Area
Charleston officials announced license actions against several beer outlets. You Come Inn in Queuna Wyoming County had its license suspended 60 days for selling beer after hours. Three Way Thn in Md Gay Logan County had license revoked for gambling. Town Tavern in Madison had permits suspended 20 days for gambling and liquor. Mountain View Service Station Barton Pocahontas County and Eva Drive Inn Davin Logan County each受 60 day suspensions for gaming and after hours activities. Bennies Place Madison and Court House Lunch Madison each received 20 day suspensions for liquor and gaming charges.
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Charleston
R. D. Platt
Qeeuna
Wyoming County
Gay
Logan County
Town Tavern
Madison
Mountain View
Barton
Pocahontas County
Eva’ Drive Inn
Davin
Bennie’s Place
Court House Lunch
Automobile crash leaves two cars damaged near Gibson
Report notes no serious injuries among occupants and damages estimated at $900. Police or authorities say no charges were filed against either driver in the incident near Gibson.
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Gibson
Cars Collide On U S Route 50 Near Maple Run Bridge
Two motorists were in a collision on U S Route 50 eastbound just before noon Tuesday near Maple Run bridge. James Lloyd Fitalgh, 58, of Fairmont, and Roy Raymond Turner of Clarksburg, Route 2, were involved as Deputy Sheriff Ralph Gibson reported the slippery road conditions contributed to the mishap.
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James Lloyd Fitalgh
Fairmont
Roy Raymond Turner
Mt Rushmore visits slightly down in 1956 attendance
Supt Charles E Humberger reported 829820 people viewed the Mt Rushmore carved heads in 1956. Attendance was about 65000 fewer than in 1955, reflecting a slight drop in visitors to the memorial that year.
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