Grafton Incinerator Project Tied to Downtown Power Outage
A truck hit a power pole at St. John and Main causing a 2300 volt line to fail for 34 minutes yesterday afternoon in Graf ton. The outage cut electricity to downtown businesses and homes while repairs were made by line crew led by Grinnan. The at fault driver remains unidentified and may owe costs but faces no prosecution. Sentinel delivery was briefly delayed as electricity returned.
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Grafton
St. John
Main Streets
Town
Grinnan
Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel
Ten Bands Set For May 30 Memorial Day Parade
Nine bands plus the Second Army band will join the Memorial Day parade on May 30. Participants include Roosevelt Wilson of Clarksburg Salem High School Shinns ton High School the Highlanders of Elkins Grafton High School Grafton Junior High Flemington High Newburg High and the Salvation Army plus about 90 West Virginia Industrial School youths in Boy Scouts 4 H and a marching unit led by Jacke R Nuzum chairman.
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Roosevelt Wilson
Clarksburg
Salem High School
Shinns‘ton High School
The
Highlanders
Elkins
Grafton High School
Grafton Junior High
Flemington High
Newburg High
Sa Vation Army
Memorial Day Planning Committee
West Virginia Industrial School
Jacke ‘R. Nuzum
Engine Jumps Tracks In B and C Yards
A step by step investigation is under way in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad yards to determine why a single engine derailed yesterday at about 4 42 p m. Traffic was detoured all afternoon while the engine was re-railed. No injuries reported. The mishap will be studied by the B and C police department.
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Baltimore and Ohio
T. J. Klauenberg
B and C
Klauenberg
200 Expected For Rebekah Confab Today
About 200 women from across West Virginia gather in Grafton for the first district convention of the Rebekah Lodge. The event runs from 10 a m to 5 p m with state lodge officials and newly installed president Esther McKee expected to attend. Lunch comes from Andrews Methodist Church served by its Women’s Society of Christian Service under Mrs. Paul P. Warden.
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West Virginia
Grafton
Rebekah Lodge
Esther McKee
McKee
Andrew’s Methodist Church
Women's Society of Christian Service
Paul P. Warden
Grafton City Hospital Open House May 12 Plan
Grafton City Hospital invites the public to National Hospital Day open house on May 12 with tours of the building and exhibits of equipment. Hospital board members and staff will greet visitors, with Women's Auxiliary volunteers serving refreshments. Hours are 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm.
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Grafton City Hospital
United States
Women's Medical Auxiliary
Women’s Hospital Auxiliary
James V. Flanagan
National Hospital
Rev Root to keynote at West Virginia Lutheran convention
The Reverend E F K Root pastor of St Pauls Lutheran and chairman of foreign missions for the West Virginia Synod will attend the thirty eighth annual convention at Jacksons Mill starting May 14. An ordination sermon Monday evening will be delivered by a Grafton minister. Delegates from thirty one congregations in West Virginia and western Maryland join four day sessions with Synod officers including Secretary Reverend Kenneth W Munster Treasurer H L Whamer and others.
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E. F. K. Root
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
West Virginia
United Lutheran Church In America
Jackson's Mill
Grafton
Maryland
Kenneth W. Munster
Huntington
H. L. Whamer
Morgantown
W. Roy Hashinger
Oscar H. Lindow
Charleston
Roy, J. Meyer
Wheeling
Harold L. Hann
Fair
City of Grafton to buy 48 ton steel stack incinerator
City Council awards contract to Goder Incinerator of Chicago for 20000 dollars for a 48 ton 34 foot steel stack incinerator. City Manager Curtis D. Decker says papers are in the mail and delivery will begin soon. Board of Trade president Paul Malone notes careful inspections and hopes for no smoke or nuisance.
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City of
Grafton
Goder Incinerator Company
Chicago
Illinois
Curtis D. Decker
the Sentinel
Decker
Paul E. Malone
Board of Trade
Malone
Acheson Travels to Europe for Western Coalition Talks
Secretary of State Dean Acheson departs Washington for Paris and London to strengthen Western unity against Russia. He will meet French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman and British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin, then join a 12 nation North Atlantic Council session to coordinate defense and diplomacy through 1954.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Europe
Paris
London
West
Russia
Acheson
North Atlantic Treaty Council
United States
Britain
France
U. S. Defense and
State Departments
North Atlantic Council
Robert Schuman
Ernest Bevin
Grafton FFA To Host Morgantown Field Day
The Grafton chapter of the Future Farmers of America will host Morgantown FFA Field Day at the high school athletic field on Saturday May 13 starting at 9 00 pm. Participating schools include Moundsville Sharrard Cameron Clay Battelle Fairview Grafton Morgantown and University High with P C Waggoner serving as local chapter adviser.
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Grafton
Future Farmers of America
Morgantown
Seven Killed In Storms Across Nine States
A vast midwest storm killed seven people and injured many as tornadic winds swept nine states. Damage runs into millions with gusts reaching up to one hundred miles per hour. Snow hail rain and dust accompanied the storm as it moved northeast, with the most intense impact fading in northern Minnesota.
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Washington
Midwest
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Tiinels
Iowa
35 Simpson Children Immunized At Clinic
A Pre-School Immunization Clinic at Simpson grade school administered smallpox, diphtheria, tennis, and whooping cough vaccines to 35 children. Nurse Misa Francis Tivy of the Taylor County Health Unit oversaw the event with help from Mrs. Stanley Davis and Mrs. Max Phillips of the Simpson Farm Women’s club. A follow-up clinic is planned for June.
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Simpson
Misa Francis Tivy
Taylor County Health Unit
Stanley Davis
Max Phillips
Simpson Farm Women’s Club
Miss Tivy
Simpson Grade School
Taylor county teachers hold annual dinner and installation
R. Virgil Rohrbough, superintendent, delivered the featured address on Education and the Community. Ronald Knotts gave the invocation, followed by group singing led by Paul Shahan, Graf ton high school band director. An entertaining program concluded the evening.
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R. Virgil Rohrbough
Taylor County Schools
Classroom
Foley Convicted of Second Degree Murder in McDowell County
McDowell County Superior court jurors found James Clifford Foley of Panther guilty of second degree murder after about an hour of deliberation. The death of 29‑year‑old George Roberts, also of Panther, occurred at Foley’s home last March 18. Sentencing delayed until May 9 to hear motions. conviction carries one to ten years in prison.
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Panther
McDowell County
James Clifford Foley
Foley
George Roberts
Roberts
Richard B. Parsons
Saving Formosa Requires Blood Transfusion Of Planes
Morgantown reports a coal executive warns continued foreign oil imports may force government control of coal firms. D L McElroy of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal cites competitive pressures as a risk, while Formosa defense notes a needed rapid “blood transfusion” of planes spare parts and ammo to the Nationalists before June, to fend off Communist attacks and defend outposts Chu Shan and Formosa.
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Morgantown
D. L. McElroy
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Washington
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Dispatch
Formosa
Moosa
Reds
Chushan
Elizabeth Taylor Weds Conrad Hilton In Ceremony Today
Hollywood reports the marriage of 18 year old Elizabeth Taylor to 23 year old Conrad Hilton Jr at the Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd. Seven hundred invited guests attend as fans gather outside. A hotel reception follows and a European honeymoon tour is planned.
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Hollywood
Holly
Elizabeth Taylor
Conrad Hilton
Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd
Europe
Wheeling Census Seeks Missing Taylor County Resident
The notice asks any Taylor county person believed missed in the 1950 census to mail a postal card to the Bureau of Census Room 212 Fidelity Building Wheeling. Enumerators learned of omissions in rural areas in Was learned.
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Taylor County
Bureau of Census
Fidelity Building
Wheeling
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