Roaring Twenties To Be Pictured In Centennial Centurama
A centennial Centurama in Grafton recreates the Charleston era with flappers and dancers. Dancers include Mrs Grace Morin and Mrs Winnie Barford, with Laura Keener and John Jardine among the cast. Pre Indian era elements show earthworks and mound builder lore. Performances May 31 to June 4 feature local youths such as John Manear Mickey Coughlin Billy Waters and others under Miss Helen Gerkin's assembly.
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Centurama
Charleston
Winnie Brarford
Grace Morin
Terrena
Daughtery
Winnie Btarford
Laura Keener
John Jardine
United States
West Virginia
John Manear
Mickey Coughlin
Billy Waters
Paul Hostler
Bob Gerkin
James Keener
Charles Grennan
Helen Gerkin
Measles Hit 16 Korean War Orphans in Tokyo Hospital
A child from a group of 16 Korean War orphans in Tokyo was taken to a hospital for observation with a high fever. Six other children from the same group were placed in the relation ward of a Catholic missionary hospital as they travel from Korea.
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Tokyo
Korea
Central West Virginia Strawberry Festival marks 15th year
The 15th annual Central West Virginia Strawberry Festival runs May 31 to June 2 at Buckhannon with exhibits from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Commercial and local water control displays come from Pittsburgh Corps of Engineers, a French Creek Game Farm wildlife exhibit, and hobby shows on Main Street and Wesleyan campus. Chicken barbeques strawberry shortcake and dances occur at Wesleyan gym and Buckhannon-Upshur High School gym with auctions on Thursday and Friday afternoons and a jazz concert by Jan Campbell and his orchestra at Wesleyan’s Atkinson Chapel Friday morning.
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Central West Virginia
Buckham
Buckhannon Volunteer Fire Department
Locust Street
West Virginia
Wesleyan College
Corps of Engineers
Pittsburgh
French Creek
Wesleyan
Buckhannon-Upshur High School
Buckhannon Assembly 24
Order of the Rainbow
Jan Campbell
Atkinson Chapel
Fiberglass poles tested near Cranesville by Bell system
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia reports the first fiberglass telephone poles installed yesterday near Cranesville on Percy Teets property. Seven poles form an experimental open wire line and testing aims to improve pole line construction, weather endurance, and maintenance costs for faster, better service. A second installation will occur on the Beckley-Hinton Toll Cable line near Beckley, Virginia, as part of ongoing development with Gar Wood industries.
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Chespeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Cranesville
W.va
Percy Teets
Gar Wood Indastries
West, Virginia
Beckley-Hinton
Beckley
Teets
Card of Thanks for Zoe Knight loss
We extend heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors in Colfax and Grafton for sympathy and help after the loss of our mother and grandmother Zoe Knight. Special thanks to those who sent flowers ministers E O McLaughlin Phillip DeMuth the Fetterman Methodist Choir Ford Funeral Home for direction. May God's blessings be with you all. Mrs. Mary K McFarland Plummer Hoskins Everett Hoskins Ray Howkins and Grandchildren
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Colfax
Grafton
Zoe Knight
E O
McLaughlin
Phillip DeMuth
Fetterman Methoist
Ford Funeral Home
Mary K McFarland
Plummer Hoskins
Everett Hoskins
Ray Howkins
Grendchildren
In Memoriam Ella Mae Boice One Year Gone
Memorial verse honoring Ella Mae Boice who died one year ago on May 23. The poem expresses enduring love, faith, and guidance she gave, noting she followed the Bible and walked with the Savior. It closes with a pledge of reunion and is signed by her children and grandchildren.
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Ella Mae Boice
Rescue of Exotic Joshua Trees Sparks Nevada Park Drive
In Antelope valley a movement seeks a state park to protect the Joshua trees called sentinels of the Mojave. The piece explains the tree’s rarity, origin myths, and fragile growth, noting legalization against removal and a goal to preserve it for future generations.
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Nevada
Grover Brinkman
Central Press Association
Searchlight
Nev
Wig
Antelope Valley
Mojave
Desert
California
Mojave Desert
America
United States
High Sierras
Sequoia Natonal Park
Holy Land
North American
Arizona
Joshua
Tres. National’ Monument
Éaat
Beaver Dam Mountains
Utah
Household cat and dog population hits record high
The United States now hosts about 49 million 300 thousand cats and dogs combined, marking a new high in pet ownership. Experts attribute the rise to longer work from home trends and increased interest in pet companionship across households nationwide.
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America
Wireless radio era spreads in Britain and America
The term wireless was common in Great Britain while the United States adopted radio widely in the early 1900s reflecting a shared transition from wireless communication to modern radio broadcasting.
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Great Britain
United States
145 Make Patrol Pilgrimage To Nation's Capital
The Taylor County School Patrol of 145 students and chaperones returned from their annual trip to Washington DC. They visited Mount Vernon, a boat ride, Smithsonian, National Air Port, Arlington Cemetery, and the changing of the Guard. Lunches were at Andrew Mellon Art Gallery, with stops at Union Railroad Terminal and Lee Jackson Restaurant. Ray H. Gray, Haymond principal, led the trip.
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Taylor County
Nations Capital
Washington, D. C
Mount Vernon
Washington
Zoological Park
Washington's Monument
Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institute
National Air Port
Arlington Cemetery
White House
Lincolns Memorial
Jefferson’s Memorial
Capital Building
Pentagon
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Grafton
Andrew Mellon Art Gallery
Union Railroad Terminal
Lee Jackson
Winchester
Virginia
Ray H. Gray
Haymond School
GOP Puts State On Victory List
The article notes GOP backing for Morton to seek the Republican nomination for the seat held by Senate Democratic Whip Earle C. Clements. It discusses potential Senate control after Chandler appoints a temporary replacement for Barkley and the 49 47 Senate edge, with Republicans needing two more seats in November.
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Senate
Earle C. Clements
Morton
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Barkley
Poppy Day Urges Wearing Poppies For War Dead Tribute
The American Legion Auxiliary calls on the public to wear a poppy on Saturday May 26 to honor war dead. Poppies are handmade by disabled veterans in hospital workrooms across 40 states, with proceeds supporting welfare relief for service members and families. Chairman Eileen White urges buying and wearing the symbol to honor those who died in service.
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America
American Legion
Eileen White
White
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