Future Farmers Convention Opens With Public Speaking Trials
The Future Farmers of America begin its 19th annual state convention in Jackson's Mill with preliminaries in public speaking and parliamentary procedure. About 400 members and advisers from 82 high schools are expected to attend through Tuesday. Eleven district winners vie for five speaking spots, including George Covey and Richard Pifer. Governor Meadows and five other West Virginians will receive honorary state farmer awards amid merited honors for roughly 60 members.
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Jackson's Mill
Future Farmers of America
George Covey
Charles Wingrove
Parkersburg
Asbury Adkins
Wayne
Drivers Education Courses Attract High Interest In State
Charleston reporting that 10000 high school students are expected to enroll in driver education this fall. Training for teachers will run one week next month at West Virginia University Morgantown and Marshall College Huntington. Officials cite strong demand and a surge in applications versus initial expectations.
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Charleston
Department of Public Safety
West
Virginia University
Morgantown
Marshall College
Huntington
Don’ W.eicher
New WVU Cafeteria to Serve 1000 Daily
Morgantown reports West Virginia University will open a new cafeteria during freshman week on September 11. The Navy surplus mess hall has been converted to sit near Student Health Service in the center of campus. Miss Blanche E. Price will manage the facility, succeeding the former dining hall head.
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Morgantown
West
Virginia University
Mayme E. Waddell
A. Navy
Blanche E. Price
A Youth and His Rifle Tragedy in Vermont Barn
Eight year old Carlton Langmaid suffered a bullet wound from a .22 while playing in a barn with his brother Ronald. He blamed a nail for the injury to avoid scolding, but the pain led him to seek medical help. An operation removed the bullet but he died late that night at Brightlock hospital.
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Johnsbury
Carlton Langmaid
Walter. Langmaid
Ronald
Carlton
Brightlock Hospital
Air Force Day Opens in Beckley with Crabbe Arrival
Air Force Day in Beckley featured Brigadier General Jarred W. Crabbe arriving by air and a morning parade led by the Woodrow Wilson High School band. Speakers included Senator Kilgore and Rep. Hedrick. A noon requiem honored airmen of World War II, followed by a banquet at El Chico and a semi formal dance with Dean Hudson’s orchestra.
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Beckley
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Charleston
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Central Junior High School
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Main
Neville Streets
Second Avenue
Geenrals Jarred V. Crabbe
Charles Fox
West Virginia
United States
Harley M. Kilgore
E. H. Hedrick
Ralph ‘Whitener
Beckley ‘Squadron
The
Air Forces
W. A. Burke
General Fox
Crabbe
Air Corps
Long
Whitener
Kiwanis Club
General Crabbe
el ‘Chico
Kilgore
Hedrick
Burke
Eugene L. Scott
Dean Hudson
Three Beckleyans Sentenced in Liquor Case
Three Beckley men tied to the Radio Cab Company received federal prison terms for liquor sale charges in Bluefield. Roy R. Furrow got two years plus a $5,000 fine and an extra year for illegal retail liquor operations. Paul Lively England, 31, received six months, and Dennis Peter Smith, East Park, Negro, two years. Judge Moore called perjury worse than bootlegging and condemned false swearing as grounds for harsher penalties.
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Beckley
Radio Cab Company
Bluefield
Ben Moore
Roy R. Furrow
Furrow
Lewisburg
Paul Lively
England
Ashland
Dennis
Petersmith
East Park
Moore
Farrow
Ford Offers Conditional Waiver Amid Auto Workers Strike Threat
Ford Motor Co offers to waive court protection of Taft Hartley law to curb contract violations. Henry Ford II delivered the proposal personally to CIO head Philip Murray as the UAW faces a strike verdict. The offer follows a surprise New York meeting and comes as 40,000 Michigan auto workers are idled.
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Associated Press
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Henry Ford II Company
CIO
Philip Murray
United Auto Workers
Uuaw-Cio International
Ford Department
Ford Automotive
Murray
New York
UAW
Michigan
Beaver Sailors Returning Soon
Beaver men Fred Dorsey fireman second class USN and Leonard W Detus fireman second class USN serve aboard the anti aircraft light cruiser USS Atlanta, which is returning to the States after an extensive tour of duty in the Pacific area.
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Fred Dorsey
USN
Leonard W. Detus
Atlanta
States
Pacific
Five Killed When Soldiers Shoot From Armed Cars
In Jerusalem the British Hampshire Regiment HQ was attacked with grenades and mortars a fighter was killed. Reports say Tel Aviv shootings killed five Jews and wounded many as British troops and Palestine police investigate. Armored cars fired in Tel Aviv causing deaths and property damage.
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Jerusalem
Hampshire Regiment
Jewish ‘Agency
Palestine Police
Tel Aviv
Israel Rokach
Hagana
Jewish Agency
Acre
Meir Nakar
Absolom Habib
Yacoub Weiss
Netherlands Accepts U S mediation offer on Indonesian war
The Netherlands told the United Nations Security Council it accepts a U S mediation offer to end the undeclared war in Indonesia. Ambassador Van Kleffens said The Hague is ready to enter consultations immediately, if a formal mediation offer is received. The U S deputy delegate Herschel Johnson said mediation was being offered. The council prepared to consider a ceasefire demand and Greek backed moves on Balkan tensions.
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Associated Press
Lake
van Kleffens
Netherlands
Herschel V. Johnson
U. S
United States
U. N. Security Council
Republic of Indonesia
Dutch Advance And UN Hope In Central Java War
Batavia residents await United Nations action as Dutch forces in Middle Java push toward Tulajap and Banjoemas while Indonesian communiqués claim deeper advances and repulsals near Soempioeh. The war enters a tense new phase with radios as the main information link.
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Associated Press
Batavia
Java
United Nations
U. N. Security Council
U. N
Hun‘gry
Banjoemas
South Java
Tulatjap
Poerwaredja
Serajee
Legion State Convention Opens Tomorrow in Clarksburg
Clarksburg prepares for four day American Legion state convention with 5000 veterans attending. Registration opens at 8 30 a m and events include speeches by Kilgore and Snavely, a mammoth parade, banquets, and awards. Forties and Eight banquet planned with regional meetings and a memorial service at First Methodist Church.
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American Legion
Army
Navy
State Department
Sched
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Wheeling
Roy. F. Ash
Clude
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Paul H. Griffith
the Legion
Methodist
Governor Meadows
Robert B. Carney
U. S. Navy
Delegates and Bands to Represent Raleigh at State Legion Convention
Raleigh Post No. 37 and its 13 delegates prepare to attend the state convention in Clarksburg. W. R. Fugitt is backed for state commander as bands from Stratton High School and Woodrow Wilson join a rifle squad in Monday parade. Delegates from District 6 posts endorse Fugitt again.
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Raleigh County
American Légion
Clarksburg
W. R. Fugitt
Flying Eagle
Woodrow Viti Aan Oak Cabant
Vundale Ligit
Stratton High School
Fred Morgan
Retixi
Raleig Ty
Negro ‘Post
Morgan
Thomas Evans
Lacy
Burke
Cleveland War- Ten
Negro Post
Stratton
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson
Parkersburg
Tommy E. Jones
Beckley Chamber of ‘Commerce
Board” of Appeals
State High School Athletic Association
W. W. Vines
Glen Webb
Glenn Shanklin
Sam Raborn
Irvin Goldstein
Roy Elkin
Roy S. Smith
Sam Tucker
Bricker Under Guard After Threats Surround Rally
Police disclosed that Senator John W. Bricker received two threatening calls yesterday. Extraordinary precautions were taken at a Republican rally in Columbus as detectives surrounded Bricker and escorted him from the event after a thorough search of his home and offices.
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Associated Press
Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Upper Arlington
Robert A. Taft
Maud A. Day
Senator Bricker
Washington
Capitol
Poiceman
Tne
Leveque-Lincoln Towers
Brickers
Less Coal Under Short Work Week
The National Coal Association estimates 11,800,000 tons produced in the week ended July 26, with 18 to 10 percent less coal mined under the new shorter work week contract. Output the prior week was 12,000,000 tons and 1946 week was 12,603,000 tons. The association cautions against assuming more production under the shorter week.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
National Coal Association Today
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Association
Peace Pickets Draw Attention to Indonesian War
Dr Adrian Hartog the Netherlands consul in Los Angeles received five men for picket duty at his office. He directed them to the street below where 40 protesters carried placards demanding withdrawal of Dutch troops. A spokesman then delivered a resolution urging withdrawal and Hartog provided a written reply outlining his government’s stance.
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Associated Press
Los “Angeles
Adrian Hartog
Netherlands
Indonesia
Hartog
Court Rules High Coal Levy is OK
The Wyoming County Court acting as board of equalization upheld the 1947 mineral rights assessment on about 5 000 acres in Barker's Ridge District owned by the Pocahontas Land Company and leased to Semet Solvay Coal Company. Property value rose from 37 to 48 15 per acre, a 11 increase, with the coal company expected to appeal if the assessor’s figure was upheld. Company officials said operations may begin next year. six test holes showed a seam split, making mineability uncertain.
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Register
Mullens
Wyoming County Court
Barker’s Ridge
Pocahontas Land Company
Semet-Solvay Coal Company
Henry Clay
Coal Company
Circuit Court
Clay
E. A. Brunchwyler
Truman Signs Bill For Appropriations
President Truman signed a bill finalizing allocations for West Virginia projects. The Bluestone reservoir near Hinton receives 5.7 million dollars, a wall at Parkersburg gets 1.5 million, Elkins 628 thousand, and Point Pleasant 600 thousand.
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Truman
Associated Press
Washington
Hinton
W. Va
Parkersburg
Elkins, Jr
Vas
Point Pleasant
Taft Attacks Truman Policies Before Canadian Trip
Senator Robert A Taft leads Ohio Republicans in denouncing President Truman on foreign and domestic policy claiming a befuddled foreign stance and CIO influence. He vows a Western speaking tour after a five week Canadian vacation, arguing Republican policies will be sabotaged by a Democratic administration.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Robert A.taft
Truman
California
Taft
CIO
Congress
Stormy July Breaks Heat Wave With Hail and Floods
A cool front paused a long heat spell across the eastern half with temperatures dropping up to 25 degrees in places. Hail damaged areas in Huntington West Virginia and a Maine border region. a tropical storm formed near the Gulf of Maine with tropical storm warnings. Aroostook County crops suffered hail and wind. Fort Kent saw roofs lifted by a half hour twister while Las Vegas hit 112 degrees.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Maine- Canada
Gulf of Mavin
Weather Bureau
Las Vegas
Nev
Huntington
W. Va
Maine
Aroostook County
Fort Kent
Meyer Returns from Paris to Face Senate Inquiry
John W. Meyer publicity man for Howard Hughes arrives in Washington to testify before the Senate War Investigating Committee about parties tied to a wartime airplane contract. He is excused for sleep deprivation and may be called later. the panel plans to question Hughes and Meyer together and probe income tax data. The inquiry also contemplates examining Elliott Roosevelt’s tax figures and related entertainment expenses.
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Associated Press
Washington
John W. Meyer
Howard ‘Hughes
Senate War Investigating Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
The
Meyer
Hughes
Army
Paris
Senate
John Meyer
Circus Ballyhoo
Henry J. Kaiser
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Bluefield Bids For Lewis Talk On Labor Day
United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis may speak at a district 29 celebration in Bluefield planned for Labor Day. Officials said plans hinge on availability of Bowenfield and that a Welch Appalachian League baseball game must move to Welch to free the park. The union will hold a single district wide celebration this year.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Bowenfield
Welch
Pay hike averts Blue Ridge Lines bus strike
Bus service on the Blue Ridge Lines ran normally as a strike by 183 workers was averted four minutes before the 1 a.m. deadline. The lines operate between Hagerstown and Washington Frederick Pittsburgh Harrisburg and Winchester. Company official A F MacDonald said drivers and maintenance men will receive a 12 14 cents per hour raise.
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Associated Press
Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Lines
Washington
Frederick
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Winchester
Weather Outlook for Saturday Clear and Cool
Mostly sunny and cooler today with a clear night. Saturday looks fair with moderate temperatures and pleasant conditions.
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