Four Fatal Airplane Crashes Reported Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports four fatal airline crashes over the weekend, including a 50 death toll in a capital disaster. President Truman appoints a five man aviation safety board to probe all aspects of air safety as fatalities rise.
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Associated Press
Truman
Capital Airlines
Keys Gap
W. Va
United Airlines
la Guardia Field
New York City
Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
Hawk's Mountain
Springfield
Tucson
Ariz
Fort Knox
Godam Field
Curtis M. Green
Hatch
James M. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Landis
Brooklyn College
New York
Landy
Officers Chase Boys End in Barbett County Tire Break
Jaunt continued with a long pursuit as officers chased the youths for miles and shot out two tires to halt them. The chase ended in Barbett county when a whiskey bottle was thrown from the pursued car. Lantz was driving a 1938 Buick.
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Page One
Canfield
Barbett
Lantz
Seventy 4-H Members Attend Camp Towles Demonstration
Seventy Taylor county 4-H club members from nine clubs attended the annual demonstration contest and field day at Camp Towles on Friday June 13. Thirteen members delivered demonstrations. four winners earned $1.50 scholarships to county camps. Field day events included a treasurer hunt won by Herbert Crouse of Rosemont Optimist 4-H, earning a 1947 48 camp scholarship. First and second places in events covered ball throwing, distance running, dashes, relays, and a softball match ended with Sunny 4-H club beating Rosemont 4-H.
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Taylor County 4-Ih Club
Camp Towles
Joyce Cuppett
Jimmy Scott
Richardean Parkhill
Herbert Crouse
Nancy Parkhill
Staley White
Jeanne Holt
Shirley Isner
Charlotte Ann Williams
Myrtle Lough
Ruth Marie Bumgardner
Tiny Poole
Dorothea Boyce
Marylou Carruthers
Rosemont Optimist
Natilie Bailey
Rosemont
Ann Newcome
Blueville
Philip Bandy
Rosem@t
William Crouse
Hepzibah
North
Ray Compton
Country Club
Herbert Croux
Charlotte Williams
Busy Bees
Marilyn Carrothers
Delores Smith
Philip Sandy
William Crouser
Minute Maids
Sunny
Arrest Rosemont Man On Driving Drunk Charge
Rosemont man Lewis Wilmoth aged 28 was arrested at 11 p m Saturday on Route 77 near Rosemont for driving drunk He was taken into custody by State Trooper W D Sergent and Deputy Sheriff W H Canfield Wilmoth is to appear before Magistrate Join Wyckoff of Flemington tonight and was jailed in Taylor County Over the weekend another Rosemont resident Harry Reed pleaded guilty to driving without operator license paying 5 and costs and 30 days in jail with 10 more days if unpaid He also faced a $15 fine and 10 days in jail for improper license plates
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Lewis Wimblh
Agge 2
Rosemont
Plymouth
W. D. Sergent
W. H. Canfield
Wilmoth
Mag
Wyckoll
Flemington
Taylor County
Harry Reed
Arra
Mag. Ona C. Jef
Jefferys
Laymire, 83, Dies in City Hospital
Miss Sarah E B Laymire 83 who had lived in Newburg with her brother Emory Laymire for five years died at City hospital at 1 15 am after a long illness She had been hospitalized a week Survived by her brother and several nieces and nephews Funeral services Wednesday at 2 pm from Bethel church with Rev Hall er officiating Burial in Bethel cemetery Friends may call at Newbury Funeral home to pay respects
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Sarah EB. Laymire
Newburg
Emory Laymire
City Hospital
Miss Laymire
Preston County
Jaycees Elect Officers Tonight in Grafton
The Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce will elect officers for 1947 48 at tonight s regular meeting. Presidential candidates are Richard Leonard Frank Randolph William Lingo and Calvin Morrison. Secretary nominees are Bill Beall Jimmy Knight and treasurer candidates are Donald Poling Junior Morrison. Five board positions list Dick Shafferman Ira Poe Latimer Bradley Herbert Grow Victor C Willhide and Charles Lockard.
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Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Richard Leonard
Frank Randolph
William Lingo
Calvin Morrison
Bill Beall
Jimmy Knight
Donald Poling
Junior Morrison
Dick Shafferman
Ira Poe
Latimer Bradley
Herbert Grow
Victor C.willhide
Charles Lockard
Grafton F F A Takes Honors At Hillcrest Farms
The Grafton F F A livestock judging team placed second at Hillcrest Farms livestock field day near Chester, earning a ribbon and 15 dollars. Members Lawrence Satterfield Bernard Wood and Jackie Lucas competed with Howard Lemmons in individual judging. Satterfield won a three dollar prize for fifth overall and Wood earned seventh place. Advisor F C Waggoner accompanied the team from Grafton High School.
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Grafton F. F. A
Hillcrest Farms
Chester
Grafton
Lawrence Satterfield
Bernard Wood
Jackie Lucas
Howard Lemmons
F. C. Waggoner
Voag
Grafton High School
Strand Theatre to Undergo Major Modernization
Dr Kostakos partners with Michael Manos who runs 18 Pennsylvania theatres. Mr Bush, owner of the Strand in Grafton, plans to abandon the theatre when the lease ends next summer. A large modernization will expand seating from 425, extend Dixie toward the railroad, and install new seats projection and screen equipment. The Strand equipment will be removed and disposed of when the lease expires.
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Cannatura
Page Oncy
Kostakos
Michael Manos
Pennsylvania
Bush
Grafton Theatre
Strand
Dixie
Shriver Heads to New York for Ford Dealers Meeting
Lloyd L. Shriver, local Ford dealer, left Saturday night for New York City to attend a Ford Lincoln Mercury Dealers meeting with top Ford Motor Company officials at the Waldorf Astoria on June 16. Henry Ford II and other executives will outline future plans before more than 2,000 dealers. H. M. Lidgard and his Pittsburgh sales team will also attend.
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Lloyd L. Shriver
Ford
New York City
Lincoln
Mercury
Ford Motor Company
Hotel Waldorf Astoria
Henry Ford II
H. M. Lidgard
Pittsburgh
CIO Maritime Unions Threaten Big West Coast Stoppage
A west coast CIO maritime committee spokesman said lockouts will keep members on the job, mirroring the east coast pattern. Five CIO unions pledge a solid front of 200,000 workers, including NMU 90000 and ACA 10000, MEBA 15000, ILWU 80000, Maine Cooks and Stewards 12000, with AIM support from AFL Seafarers. The stoppage centers on wage boosts of 20 and 15 percent and contract extensions. Spanish moss plant described as old man’s beard. Navajo reservation about four times Massachusetts in size.
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Wuruusacd
ACA
CIO Maritime Committee
CIO
NMU
American Communications Associati
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Marine Engineers Benefial Association
Maine Cooks and Stewards
Curran
AFL Seafarer’s International Union
APL
Marine Cooks
MEBA
Former Grafton Resident Dies In Columbus Ohio
Dellot H Murphy aged 62, former Grafton resident, died at his Columbus Ohio home after a heart attack. Born December 1885 in Clemtown Barbour County, he was a carpenter for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and contractor here for years. Survived by first wife Lottie Hall and two sons Denzil and Fredrick, second wife Gladys Hayes Murphy, brother G B Murphy, and sister Mrs Qavannan Bartlett Clemtown. Funeral services will be held in Columbus. he left Grafton today to attend.
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Dellot H. Murphy
Columbus
Ohio
Clemtown
Barour County
Lee
Mary
Yan Murphy
Lottie Hall
Fairmont
Denzil Murphy
Fairman
Fredrick Murphy
Roanoke
Gladys Hayes Murphy
G. B. Murphy
Watkins S
Rec
Grafton
Qavannan Bartlett Clemtown
Murphy
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Flag Day Parade Celebrates American Patriotism in Grafton
Saturday’s Flag Day parade in Grafton featured two divisions led by Graf ton Senior High and Graf ton Junior High bands. Veterans groups, Boy and Girl Scouts, and Elk members marched from the post office to Station Square, where Senator Eddy spoke and the floral liberty bell was unveiled.
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Wuuumen
Europe
Grafton
Station Square
Latrobe
Main Streets
Harold Cross
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial City
Veterans of All Wars
Sons of the American Legion
Randall McKinney
Senator Eddy
The
Elk's Lodge
Hussion
Joyces
Lambert Motor Company
Chrysler
Paul Shahan
Carnival Comes To Town Week Early Surprising Graftonians
Firemen sponsor a stepped up carnival that arrived over the weekend and opens tonight. Fire Chief L H Greenwald calls Brady and Leedy shows the biggest carnival here in years. The event was originally set for the week of June 23 28.
Demonstration At Sharps Farm On June 19
A caponizing demonstration will take place at Chester Sharps farm near Knottsville on Thursday morning June 19 starting at 9 30 a m County Agent Lloyd Reid announced T R Hash extension poultry specialist from Morgantown will present the demonstration Anyone interested in caporizing cockrells can observe proper handling of the birds according to Mr Reid
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Chester Sharps Farm
Knottsville
Lloyd Reid
T. R. Hash
Morgantown
Mr. Reid
Ned for train ride
James Arthur Dorsey of Baltimore was arrested Saturday by Baltimore police for riding a freight train. He was fined $10 plus costs and, unable to pay, sentenced to 1 day in jail by Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys.
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James Arthur Dorsey
Baltimore
Mag. Ona C. Jefferys
Floods devastate Ottumwa as rivers rise across state
Des Moines weather station predicts slower flood retreat over six days. Red Cross and Salvation Army feed about 10,000 homeless in Ottumwa, with property damage estimated over 10 million dollars. Rivers climb upriver toward Keokuk while Cedar Rapids reports Cedar and Iowa rivers threatening areas including University of Iowa trailer camp and campus buildings. Crest forecasts place Cedar River at 18.5 feet near Cedar Rapids after midnight. Iowa River crest expected at Town City later today.
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E. Decker
Des Moines
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Ottumwa
Herschel Loveless
Keokuk
Mississippi
Burlington
Louisiana
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Town City
Britain vows return to London for foreign affairs debate
A London observer said he would attend a House of Commons debate on Thursday to report on Paris talks. Government sources spoke of full clarification of European revival proposals from the United States, while some Britons privately hoped Marshall plan funds would rise without political embarrassment as the current loan nears exhaustion.
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Columentrum
London
House of Commons
Paris
Britain
U. S
George C. Marshall
First Christian Church to Represent West Virginia Conference
The Rev Hi Wilson explains that First Christian Church will be represented in West Virginia conference activities. Junior High Camp runs June 29 at Cabell County 4-H near Huntington, with Bethany Youth Conference July 6–12 on Bethany College campus. Attendance is expected to set new records.
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Christian Cntite
West Virginia
Hi Wilson
Cameron
Cabell County
Huntington
Bethay
Cl Church
Bethany
College
Han i
Chriar
Plane crash details emerge from Air Safety Board inquiry
The Air Safety Board in Washington held a Tuesday session as investigators studied a crash near here. The recovered cockpit panel suggests the altimeter read 2,000 feet, which could have given a false sense of safe clearance. The four engine craft reportedly struck a ridge about 100 feet below a summit and exploded into flames.
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Special Air Safety Board
Washington
Chicago
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