Taylor County Fair set to highlight youth contests and pony races
Tomorrow's schedule features judging by youths, a beauty contest and pony races at the Taylor County Fair. Parade plans near completion for Labor Day as 41 degree weather gives way to a sunny forecast, with events from horseshoe pitching to running contests and a Graf ton high band concert.
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Taylor County Fair
Grafton High
Grafton Junor High Band
Jake Taylor
Radio Ranch
State Chamber Hears Reports at Fourteenth Annual Meet
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS Reports from highways government taxation and agriculture committees were read as the State Chamber of Commerce held its fourteenth annual convention. Sessions extended five to six hours with final policy action to be decided tomorrow. Clayton Rand will discuss Is London Bridge Falling Down with Roanoke’s Dem Johnston to speak at the dinner. A golf tournament and a bridge party were planned for the afternoon.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Stae Chamber of Commerce
Harry Stansbury
Clayton Rand
Gulfport
Miss
Begin Tune Session For Big Air Races
Pilots and officials prepare for the National Air Races a three day session of speed and skill starting Saturday. A dummy race tests timing gear while Air Force F-86 Sabre jets will practice around the 15 mile course. Sixty pilots qualified in open and midget classes with Dick Becker leading at 414 mph until a post qualifier engine fire. Mantz debates entering the Bennix cross country race with several Mustangs and other planes set for Rosamond Dry Lake takeoffs.
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Cleveland
Air Force
Dick Becker
Toledo
Becker
Los Angeles
Paul Mantz
Calif
Mantz
Stan Reaver
Herman (Fish) Salmon
Lockheed
Joe de B
de Bona
Beverly ‘Hills
Ammy Stewart
Supreme Court Justice Rutledge near death in Maine hospital
York, Maine reports Justice Wiley B. Rutledge in grave condition after a cir culatory problem. Doctors placed him on the critical list with oxygen and constant vigil, his personal physician saying he would remain at the bedside. The 55 year old jurist had shown improvement yesterday after a relapse on Wednesday.
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York
Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
York Village
Fred A. Geier
Washington, D. C
Geier
Elmer Tower
Justice Rutledge
Labor Day Parade Welcomes 19 Fire Depts and 7 Bands
Nineteen fire departments and seven bands have pledged to participate in the Labor Day parade launching Firemen's Jubilee Week in Grafton. The 1:30 p.m. event on Monday will parade from East Main Street to the Post Office, across St Marys bridge, through Latrobe Street, with trophies awarded on Latrobe. Bands include Grafton High and other area groups. Nightly carnival to follow the parade through the week, with judging at the railroad depot.
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Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Latrobe Street
McCrawalley
Ethel Street
Parsons
Elkins
Dailey
Bridgeport
Philippi
Grant Town
Terra Alta
Kingwood
Thomas
Belington
Reedsville
Rowlesburg
Benwood
Tunnelton
Davis
Oakland
Maryland
Fairchance
Greensboro
Rices Landing
Pennsylvania
Grafton
Flemington High
Parsons and Thomas
East Main Street
Bridge Street
Main Street
Post Office
St. Mary’s Bridge
Yates Avenue
McGraw Avenue
Latrobe
John Proctor
Nine Stops Planned for B&O Transport Caravan Exhibit
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad's Transport ation Caravan will travel through Grafton Kingwood Fairmont Morgantown and other communities from October 13 to 18 displaying historic and modern equipment. The train arrives October 16 from Chicago and runs 9 am to 6 pm daily.
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Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio
Kingwood
Fairmont
Morgantown
B&o
B& O
Sentinel
Atlantic
John Hancock
William Mason
Bridgeport Firm Loses Beer License
Cecil W. Golden of Golden's Grocery Bridgeport had his beer license revoked by the state beer commission for selling cooled beer without a proper permit. Nick's Restaurant Clarksburg suspended until July 1 1950 for selling beer to intoxicated persons and related violations. Licenses for Robert Sidebottom Fat's Place Logan and Jack O Garden Seneca Club Union suspended until they prove sanitation corrections.
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Charleston
Cecil W. Golden
Golden’s Grocery
Bridgeport
State Beer Commission
Nick's
Clarksburg
Robert Sidebottom
Fat's Place
Logan
Jack O. Garden
Seneca Club
Union
Turtle Derby Entries Set for Labor Day in Grafton
65 entries announced for the annual turtle derby sponsored by the Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce. Race at 3 p.m. Monday at Grafton High School stadium. Turtles arrive today and will workout over the weekend. Proceeds fund final payment on the city street flusher.
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Grafton
Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Grafton High School
Lloyd Mumaw
City
Jaycees
Temperature Drops Hit Morgantown and Elkins in WV
West Virginia saw record cool temperatures last night with Morgantown and Elkins at 43 degrees the coldest for September 2 in 56 years. Martinsburg Wheeling and Charleston logged 44s, Parkersburg 45, Huntington 46, as meteorologist Leroy Stone notes the heat wave ended and a slight warmup is expected in coming days.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Morgantown
Elkins
Martinsburg
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Huntington
Leroy Stone
Weather Bureau
Stone
Middle Atlantic States
Canada
Highway Accidents Claim Life A Day in West Virginia
West Virginia State Police Accident Prevention Bureau reports a death per day from highway crashes for last month with 31 fatalities. Year to date total reached 220, down 30 from the same point last year, while August figures fell short of the prior year’s 36 and July’s 29.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Pony Racing Event Promises Thrills at Wheeling Downs
Tomorrow night a pony race lights up the Wheeling Downs fair with ponies 48 inches or under eligible. A 36 inch cutoff grants a five second handicap for taller ponies. Riders may use any tack and owners may ride or send a substitute. An exhibition Pleasure Class for ponies over 48 inches will also be judged on way of going and horsemanship.
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Wheeling Downs
Fair
the Sentinel
Taylor County
Belington Reports Three Polio Cases in 24 Hours
Barbour County residents Ernest Boyles, age 8, his four year old brother Randal, and Carol Bissett, 4, were stricken with poli o within a 24 hour period. Belington records its first polio case in over 20 years last Friday. Health officials said the trio’s illness underscores ongoing polio concerns in the community.
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Belington
Ernest Boyles
Randal
Carol Bissett
Barbour County
Cattle Judging Proves County Can Raise Income
Cattle judging at the fair yesterday showed Taylor county can raise farm income by expanding pure bred milk and beef cattle. Farmers with quality stock find a ready market for milk and beef, and if every farmer joins this three year program, thousands of dollars of extra income could follow.
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Taylor County
Pennsylvania
Virginia Hills
Miner killed in Beckley rockfall at coal operation
A rockfall at the Woods and Farley Coal Company mine at Odd Raleigh County killed Roy E. Bolen a 44 year old Beckley coal miner. The accident occurred yesterday and Bolen died at the scene.
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Beckley
Woods and Farley Coal Company
Odd
Raleigh County
Roy E. Bolen
Government Moves to Seal Off Five Percenters Probe
Washington accord reports show the government tightening its squeeze on five percenters as a Senate probe pauses for a month. Jess Larson said direct contracting will help small businesses while blacklisting unethical firms and warning federal workers. The plan aims to reduce reliance on middlemen and end the five percenter trade.
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Washington
Hoey
D-Nc
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Jess Larson
LG Way OU
Larson
Government Services Administration
Defense
Johnson and Budget
Frank Pace
Liquor Stores To Close Labor Day
Charleston dispatch reports the state liquor stores will close for three days over Labor Day weekend. Chairman C H Green said stores close at regular time tomorrow night and reopen Wednesday morning. President John B Eason noted union meetings statewide on Tuesday, with most employees in CIO affiliated local industrial unions.
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Charleston
Liquor Control Commission
C. H. Green
John B. Eason
State Council
Commission
CIO
Seek Two Men Charged In Doping and Robbery
Police seek two men about 25 after R. B. Gladwell of Elkins West Virginia said they doped him and robbed him of 60 dollars near Bellaire Ohio He picked them up in his car Wednesday night and drove with them to a hotel at St Clairsville where they began drinking and playing bridge He woke up yesterday in his car outside of town
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Bellaire
Gladwell
Elkins
W. Va
St. Clairsville
Taylor County Fair to Award 500 Jersey Calf and Piglets
The Taylor County Fair hosts 4-H and FFA livestock judging, beauty contest, and pony races tonight. A $500 Jersey bull calf from Neil Austin and three pedigreed sow piglets from the Grafton Sentinel will go to top judges whose choices match experts. Winners receive Sentinel subscriptions and cash awards are offered. The program also features a beauty contest voting, a concert by male quartets, an amateur contest, and an apple pie eating contest.
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Taylor County Fair
Farmers of America
F.F. A
Neil Austin
Route 1
Grafton Sentinel
Xenia Observer
J.C. Hall
Hallmark Farms
Kansas City
Missouri
Sentinel
Taylor County Fair Association
Six-Point Plan Aims to Ease British Crisis Talks Progress
Washington reports a tentative six point plan from American British and Canadian officials to aid Britain through its financial crisis. The measures include reducing British purchases from the United States, streamlining U S export rules, easing loan terms, boosting U S purchases of British tin and rubber, aiding Southeast Asia Commonwealth members, and calling a tariff cutting conference next year.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Southeast Asia
British Commonwealth
India
Pakistan
Burma
Malaya
Boyd May Wins American Legion Scholarship
Philadelphia report: Boyd J. May of Elkins West Virginia, one of 20 sons of deceased war veterans, was selected by the American Legion for a $2400 college scholarship to be used at any school yesterday.
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Philadelphia
Boyd J. May
Elkins
W. Va
American Legion
Red Cross Offers First Aid Classes For Bus Drivers
Red Cross sponsors first aid training as Taylor County school bus drivers complete Standard and Advanced courses. Eleven drivers earned certificates after examinations, with six more taking the 18 hour Standard course. classes attract 4 women and 32 men from varied roles.
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Red Cross
Sherman L. Reed
Taylor County
American Red Cross
R. Virgil Rohrbaugh
Taylor Couny
Victor L.’ Brenneman
Wes Virginia
Clas
Ses
Ruth Bumgardner
Clinton Earl Layman
Forrest Edwards, Jr
Dwight P. Cruikshank
Fea
New Legion Head Promises Voice In Nation Op Life
George N. Craig of Brazil Indiana was elected the American Legion’s national commander at the Philadelphia convention. The World War II veteran pledged to make the organization a major voice in national political and social life. About 60 000 Legionnaires attended the conclave with 6 700 delegates handling over 1 000 resolutions as delegates debated civilian control of military energy and other policy matters.
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Philadelphia
American Legion
George N. Craig
Brazil
Ind
Legion
Craig
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Indiana
New York
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T. W. Heironimus, Jr
Burl Mason
Eldora M. Bolyard
W. A. Murray
al Sichelstiel
Dorsey G
B & O Fair
Ser B. & O
Ares
Governent
Probers
New Legion Head
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