Finale at St Augustine Senior Exercises and Mass
St Augustine High School seniors wearing caps and gowns will assist at 9 30 mass Sunday May 26 at St Augustine Church. The Rev M J Hannon will deliver the address. Commencement and diplomas follow May 29 at 7 30 pm with Rev Hannon and Rev Charles Carrol officiating. St Augustine Girls Choir and George Walter will provide music.
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St. Augustine High School
St. Augustine Church
Anita
M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine
St. Augustine ‘Church
Hannon
Charles Carrol
All Saints Church
Bridgeport
St. Augustine's Girls’ Choir
George Walter
St. Augustine's
Walls Company
Floods drive 700 from Fort Worth homes in storm chaos
Dallas Fort Worth suffered a hurricane like wind hail and rain storm that dumped four to five inches of rain in the day. The second cloud burst caused severe street flooding in both cities. President Eisenhower will visit the Gettysburg farm on Sunday. Benny Hooper a seven year old in Manorville N Y survived 2344 hours in a well shaft and goes home recovered. Officials report an influenza epidemic across Asia with 1600 deaths. Konrad Adenauer arrives in the U S seeking backing for reunification.
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Dallas
Tex
Fort Worth
Dallas- Fort Worth
Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg, Pa
Konrad Adenauer
Manorville
N. Y
Benny Hooper
NW York
United States
Germany
Taylor County Attends West Virginia Industrial Conference
Taylor County delegates attended the fourth annual West Virginia Industrial Development Conference at the Chancellor Hotel in Parkersburg. Attendees included Loyd Shriver E B Hamric Arthur G Yates Glen Harman and Claude B Ebert. Gov Underwood urged better roads and schools and support for the state industrial program with other speakers from WVU the U S Chamber of Commerce Prudential and more.
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Taylor County
West Virginia
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia University
Frank W.mueller
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Claude C. Fletcher
Prudential Insurance Co
Harold F. Wise
Oakland
Calif
Delbert EB. Williams
The
Small Business Administration
Arthur V. Ruckman
Industrial and Publicity Commission
Richard W. Poston
University of Southern Illinois
Joseph M. Handlan
Parkersburg
Coldest Morning Reading Across Nation Reported
The U.S. Weather Bureau reported the nation’s lowest temperature this morning at 19 degrees in Bryce Canyon Utah. The highest Thursday reading reached 100 degrees in Laredo and Presidio Texas, with the report noting the wide temperature range across states.
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New York
Bryce Canyon
Utah
U.S
Property Levy Load Held Low in West Virginia
The West Virginia Chamber reports property taxes now provide 18 percent of all state and local tax receipts, down from 57 percent in 1932. It notes schools receive about 60 cents of every tax dollar, while 1956 home levies average 7 to 25 dollars per unit. The chamber argues increases in sales or income taxes would cost farmers and homeowners more than increases in property tax. It contends WV homeowners and farmers enjoy a favorable property tax bargain.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Westvirginia
Chamber
State Colleges Graduate 2655 in WV 1956-57 total
The state Board of education announced 1956-57 West Virginia college graduates will total 2655, over 300 more than last year. Among graduates 745 earn secondary education degrees and 629 elementary education, with 2129 graduating this month or next, 1082 last August and 401 at mid term.
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Charleston
State Board of Education
West Virginia
H. K.baer
West Virginia 5 Day Forecast Temperatures Rise Slightly
The forecast shows temperatures averaging two to four degrees above normal with a warm Sunday followed by cooler conditions on Monday or Tuesday. Total rainfall expected ranges from a quarter to a half inch across the period.
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Virginia
Cost Of Living Index Hits New High In April
The government reports a sharp rise in food prices pushing the cost of living to a new April peak. The consumer price index rose 0.3 percent from March to April to 119.3, the eighth straight record. A two cent hourly raise under escalator clauses goes to 1,400,000 workers, with a six cent boost for automotive industry workers. Meats and produce led price gains, while overall earnings after taxes and buying power fell.
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Washington
Gov
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Ewan Clague
New Storms Threaten Southwest With Severe Weather
A weather clash fueled new storms across the Southwest bringing hail rain and tornado threats. Winds reached 73 mph as floods and power outages hit Dallas and Fort Worth while Arkansas towns endured tornado damage including a church roof in Mon ticello. The week of violent storms killed at least 56 across Missouri Kansas and Indiana with drownings reported in Doniphan Missouri and New Washington Indiana.
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Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Arkansas
Monticello
Glenwood
Conway
Ark
Missouri
Kansas City
Doniphan
Indiana
Ohio
New Washington
Ind
Freeman Siamese Twins Separated After Four Hour Operation
Physicians kept a close watch on the recovery of the Freeman Siamese twins who were separated Thursday during a four hour operation.
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Youngstown
Postal Rate Hike Likely Of Passage
Washington lawmakers forecast a substantial House vote on a multi million dollar postage bill aimed at reducing the Post Office deficit. House leaders cite last year’s approval of a similar measure, including a one cent letter rate rise, while Senatorial prospects remain doubtful. The House committee approved the rate increases across all classes, with 15 percent hikes for second class periodicals, 25 percent for books, and large boosts for third class ads. critics pledge to seek amendments to limit or strike the increases.
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Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
Congress
Post Office Department
Senate
House Post Office Committee
Arthur E. Summerfield
Charles ©. Porter
D-Ore
Porter
Riots in Taipei Fire Toward Martial Law Declared
Chinese mobs attacked the United States Embassy and other buildings in Taipei, injuring at least nine Americans as they ransacked offices and burned vehicles. Martial law was announced by the Nationalist government and police acted with restraint as protests swelled to about ten thousand. A U S soldier involved in a court martial case was sought by authorities while rioters stormed the embassy complex and fought with police.
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Formosa
U.S
Amercan
America
U. S
U. S. Army
George Yeh
Legislative Yuan
Philippines
Robert G. Reynolds
Colora
Clark Base
The
Philipines
Chiang Kai-shek
Aes
Genetral Formosa
Karl Rankin
Taipei
China
United Press
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International Soundphoto
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