Girl Reserve Hi Y Prom Graces Grafton High Field House
A gala event at Grafton Senior high school field house last night from 8:30 to 11:30 featured a colorful decor scene and spring gowns. Freddy Stewart's orchestra from Clarksburg supplied the dancing music while Alan Staten of Graf ton performed a trumpet and vocal solo. A large crowd of high school students attended with a higher alumni presence than in the past two years.
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Grafton Senior High School
Freddy Stewart
Orchestra
Clarksburg
Alan Staten
Grafton
May church and club meetings listed for week
A sequence of local group gatherings is noted: USO sponsors and commit tee members meet at the YMCA rooms at 2 30 p m May 5. Hec Alums meet at Mrs Eleanor Henrys Brownlow Park home at 7 30 p m May 6. Quota Club meets at the Belvedere at 6 15 p m May 6 for a business meeting and officer reports. Ladies Auxiliary Post of VFW meets at the lodge home at 8 00 p m May 7 with all members urged to attend. WMC of the First Brethren Church meets at Mrs Paul Rodgers Bluemont street home May 22. Public note of a Juniorette Sunday School class meeting follows with devotionals led by Mrs Maxine Harvey and new officers elected for the year. Attendees include many local residents and officers, with Doris Jean Smallwood hosting.
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USO
YMCA
Hec
Eleanor Henry
Brownlow Park
Quota Club
Belvedere
VFW
WMC
First Brethren Church
Paul Rogers
Bluemont Street
Ray Vandergrift
Norma
H. L. Tighe
James Isner
Leroy Stemple
Rex Satterfield
Patty
Mary
Bud
Glenora Weese
Bruce
Weese
John Stemple
Fred Nicola
West Main Street
Doris
Doris Joan
Kenny Jean Smallwood
Maxine Harvey
Charlotte Sue Newton
Francis Lough
Joan Goff
Hazel Kines
Doris Jean Smallwood
Doris Jan
Jean Goff
Mace] Martin
Regina Bonner
Bernard Martin
Robert Lough
Richard Pratt
James Kirby
Jean Davis
Violet Fast
Frances Jane Williams
Betty Rutherford
Joan Rutherford
Charleen Evans
Annabella Hart
Freda Williams
Candidates seek party nominations in Taylor County race
The race for multiple offices in Taylor County progresses with two Republicans entering the prosecuting attorney race while no Democrats have filed for that post. Nominees for House of Delegates include Fred Carder and Mike Hiib with Rosemont businessman also seeking a seat. J Lee Evans seeks re election to the Board of Education. In the 19th judicial district race George M. Kittle and incumbent Democrat Francis L. Warder face off. 14th district senators James F. Holt and Don Eddy file, with Kilgore seeking renomination and Tom Sweeney poised for the Republican ticket. In the First District M. M. Neely seeks the Democratic nomination and A Sweeney Fleming and Fairmont candidate uh file for the GOP. Incumbent congressman Neely has entered the Democratic nomination race.
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19Th Judicial District
George M. Kittle
Philippi
Francis L. Warder
Herbert W. Dent
James F. Holt
Don Eddy
U. S
Harley M. Kilgore
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling
Ublican
Ohio County
Love
A. Sweeney Fleming
Fairmont
M. M. Neely
Regional Meeting Held Here Today by Fu Homemakers of America
About 150 sponsors and representatives from nine chapters attend the Fu Homemakers of America regional meeting in Grafton. The local chapter hosts at the high school cafeteria with a luncheon and program from nine to four.
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The
Fu Homemakers of America
Grafton
Mrs Paul Rogers Hosts Church Ladies Meeting
The WMC of the First Brethren Church held its monthly meeting at Bluemont Street home of Mrs Paul Rogers with Mrs Rex Satterfield and Mrs Delmas Stemple assisting. Mrs Fred Nicola presided over the business session. A Spring Band concert is scheduled for Tuesday night.
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WMC
First Brethren Church
Paul Rogers
Bluemont Street
Rex Satterfield
Fred Nicola
Rogers
Delmas Stemple
Jury excuses Huntinton youths in Lindbergh case
A federal court jury hearing three Ohio youths on Lindbergh kidnapping law charges was excused until Monday after 18 year old Marcella Louise Gossett testified she and her mother were abducted and the mother raped on January 10.
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Huntinton
Ohio
Marcella Louise Gossett
Birth Announcement for Brooks Wright Family in Hacker
Mr and Mrs Brooks Wright of Hacker announce the birth of a baby daughter born April 30 the child unnamed mother formerly Ruth McVicker father employed here by the B C Receives Discharges at Camp Atterbury Ind recently discharged from the separation center are Pfc Richard Nestor 115 West Washington street Pfc Ralph D Bradford 320 Christian street and Pvt Harrison Dalton RFD Simpson
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Brooks Wright
Hacker
Ruth McVicker
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Richard Nestor
West Washington Street
Ralph D. Bradford
Christian Street
Harrison Dalton
RFD
Simpson
Bowles warns on potential food shortages and rationing
Bowles told news conference Americans must share food and could accept rationing if disasters hit crops. He echoed President Truman on the unlikelihood of quick new rationing but left options open such as grain requisition for export, lowering hog price ceilings, and tighter voluntary conservation. He urged housewives to skip daily bread purchases and reduce fats as wheat shipments abroad rise, warning meat supplies may shrink later.
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Bowles
Truman
Europe
Asia
Territory Murder Blood Trail Spurs Arkansas Manhunt
Terrified woman fled to a neighbor and fainted after a brutal crime as Ranger Captain Gonzaul las joined Sheriff Davis of Miller County to direct a manhunt. Blood foot prints in the slain room indicated an intruder lingered after the victim’s escape. Fear spread through the border city as investigators pursue the suspect amid ongoing violence. In Parkersburg, West Virginia, the Veterans of Foreign Wars administration discussed a proposed victory encampment for this summer.
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V. F. W. Council
Parkersburg
Council of Administration
West Virginia Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Baby By Edna Mee McIntosh
A mother should resist copying others and treat her infant as an individual. Medical guidance tailors when to introduce solid foods based on the baby's digestion, tooth development, and stomach capacity, not on peers.
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Ee Baby
Edna Mee McIntosh
Bluefield Businessman A J Cole Dies After Illness
A J Cole a prominent Bluefield businessman aged 56 died after a long illness. He was well known in local commerce and community circles. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Bluefield
A. J. Cole
Alcatraz uprising ringleader Josep h Cretzer vows drastic exit
May 4 Seattle report says Alcatraz escape plotter Joseph Paul Cretzer, linked to a 1937 bank robbery and theatre heist, resolved to a final choice after mutiny on alcatraz. He allegedly told detectives he could not endure life at the island prison and would kill himself if not killed in the attempt.
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Natum
Federal Prisos
Rocky Island
Seattle
Joseph Paul Cretzer
Alcatraz
Richard Mahoney
Cretzer
McNeil Island
Mahoney
San
Alcatraz siege leaves guards dead and convicts at large
Reported gun battles on Alcatraz island leave at least two guards killed and 14 wounded as inmates fire with machine guns rifles and grenades. Warden Johnston withdraws guards for night and awaits reinforcements while a tense calm settles after hours of fighting. An informant suggests no immediate developments until arriving Marine and guard reinforcements reach the rocky island.
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Francisco
J. A . Johnston
Johnston
Alcatraz
Rocky Island
San Francisco
J. A. Johnston
West Virginia races shape up with late filings and open seats
Secretary of State opens to midnight for last minute certificates as candidates file. Democrats M M Neely and E H Hedrick enter races with Jennings Randolph the lone non entrant. Republicans include Phil M Conley, James A Odum, H H Rose and Frank C Haymond among others for Supreme Court and state Senate seats. E Wayne Talbott files for 19th circuit judge.
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Page One
Secretary of State
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
Hedrick
Phil M. Conley
Charleston
Neely
U. S
Lewis H
Cabell
Wayne Counties
E. Wayne Talbott
Philippi
Taylor and
Barbour
Farmers Seek Change After Truman Meat Price Debate
The Farmers union urged President Truman to replace Secretary of Agriculture Anderson with a more administration-aligned figure after Anderson signaled possible removal of meat ceilings if the black market persists beyond 90 days. Patton and CIO AFL leaders criticized Anderson, arguing he caused food shortages and calling for a shift in leadership. White House said price controls on live stock and meat would stay firmly in place to correct misinterpretations of recent testimony and discussions.
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Farmer's
Page Onemendous
Truman
Anderson
Capitol Hill
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Organization
Phillip Murray
CIO
William Green
AFL
James A. Patton
Farmers’ Union
Patton
United States
White House
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Field House
Fairmont General
School of Nursing
Fairmont State College
Fairmont General Hospital
Fairmont, W. Va
Meet Tees
Land Bank
National Farm Loan Assn
W. VA
Clarksburg, W. VA
Althing
Dene
Wayne Talbott
Ear Old Fair Grounds
COLOSSUS OF ALL_AMUSEMENTS
Yours Bost Hott
Kise Brees Circ
Deerfield Packing CO
United States Employment Service
Kiershis
Colr
Seaboard Ready-Built Homes, Inc
Walnut ST
Ila. 6
Sentinel
Front Street
Empire Market
General Equipment Company
No. 4Th St
Bob
Lee Bennett & Son
W. Main St
Pecen
Hollywood Twin Pen
Walter Wood
Pottery Bridge
Russell
Lincoln Street
Sentinel al
Lucretia
New Hampshire Red Chickens
Lee Woodyard Farm
Dam
East Main
Waittress, Crystal Aetaurant
Gratton
C. C. D. Williams
Camden
N. J
N. H. Reds
Jersey Giant
Wyandottes
Orpingtons
8Th St
Phila
B. Rocks
Jersey
Seidman's
Southwark
London
Trenton
Poultry & Supplies
C. D
Biddle's
Griffin, Ga
E. Fayette
Uniontown
Furs & Hides
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