Auto Left Road Kills Cattle Injures Motorist in Grafton Area
One person injured and cattle killed when a Nash sedan driven by Frank A. Schultz left Route 250 near the Harvey E. Scranage farm. Schultz and two passengers were uninjured other than Schultz facing a reckless driving charge. A second incident on Route 119 involved four cars in a freak wreck near Brownlow Park with about $225 in damage. no arrests reported. Mary Loretta of Enterprise sustained head injuries.
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Harvey E. Scranage
Nash
Frank A. Schultz
Anmoore
Clarksburg
Scranage
Schultz
Mary Loretta
Enterprise
Grafton City Hospital
Pete Fragale
Harold E. Lynch
G. F. Randall
Charles Burke
Justice of the Pence Ona
C. Jefferys
R. M. Parrish
Brownlow Park
Burke
Albert A. Austin
Route 3
William G. Dattuwin
Pittsburgh
Yum
Frank J. Wright
Buckhannon
Delbert McCartney
Route 2
City Police Nab Drunk In Downtown Saturday
Arthur Lynch of Grafton was arrested on West Main Street at 9 o clock Saturday night by city police on drunkenness charges. He was fined $10 and costs in municipal court this morning before Mayor Charles O King, paying part of the fine and arranging to cover the balance on his next payday.
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Arthur Lynch
Grafton
West Main Street
Charles O. King
Lynch
Long illness proves fatal for Mrs Elizabeth E Smith
Mrs Elizabeth E Smith 41 of 207 Ross street died in Grafton City hospital after a year with cancer. Born October 21 1899 in Doddridge county daughter of A P Sims and the late Nettie Miller Sims she is survived by husband Walter W Smith and two children Carl J Smith and Geraldine M Smith along with several siblings. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m Bartlett Funeral Home officiated by Rev Arthur Lazenby. Interment Woodsdale Memorial Park.
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Elizabeth E. Smith
Ross Street
T.e Grafton City Hospital
Doddridge County
Smith
A. P. Sims
Industrial
Nettie Miller Sims
Walter W. Smith
Baltimore and Ohio
Carl J. Smith
Fort Knox
Geraldine M. Smith
Raymond Sims
Bridgeport
Earl and
Peyton Sims
Morgantown
Ernest Sims
Weston
Selah Reed
St. Mary's W.va
Grafton
St. John’s Methodist Church
Bartlett Funeral Home
McGraw Avenue
Arthur Lazenby
William Graham Nabbed For Reckless Driving
Philipppi state police arrest 21 year old William Graham of Grafton for reckless driving after driving on the wrong side of a wooden bridge entering the city He faces a hearing scheduled today before Magistrate Luke Boyles
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Philippi
William Graham
Grafton
Mag. Luke Boyles
Royce Nabbed On West Boyd Driving Drunk
Dorsey W Royce of Thornton pleaded guilty before Justice Ona C Jefferys to driving while intoxicated and operating without a license. He was fined $10 and costs for the license charge and $25 plus costs for the drunken driving count after being arrested on West Boyd Street with his employer Clark E Mays truck. Royce had used the alias Jones during booking and was found to have no operator license for 17 years.
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West Boyd Street
Dorsey W Royce
Thornton
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferys
Earl DeMoss
Joseph Mask
Royce
Clark E. Mays
Newburg
Boyd Stret
Driver Chased by Captain Fined and Barred from License
A driver, Royce, faced a $25 fine and costs and six months license suspension after a driving charge. The truck was returned to its owner. Captain Royce said he began driving home due to delays and was halted by police in front of the Fire station. Mays paid his employee's fines.
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Sen
Royce
Mays
One Time Local Lady’s Whereabouts Sought
Mrs Walter Everett Myers once lived at 825 West Main Street Grafton. Captain Earl DeMoss chief of police reports M C Dravers of Dunkirk New York seeks information about her. Dravers says the information is badly needed and requests prompt investigation.
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Walter Everett Myers
Elizabeth Hunter Myers
West Main Street
Grafton
Earl DeMoss
M. C. Dravers
Dunkirk
N. Y
Rush To Buy Silk Stockings Grips Graton Stores
A silk stocking rush began Saturday in Graton and continued today as shoppers bought large amounts despite a Washington warning not to hoard. Local stores sold unusually high stocks while the new manufacturing tax took effect. officials warned against profiteering and urged reporting of price boosts.
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Graton
Washington
Grafton
Office of Price Control
Youth hangs self in Terra Alta city jail
The body of 18 year old Howard Hartman was found hanging in the Terra Alta city jail by his belt. Police noted he had been arrested Saturday and charged with taking and using a truck belonging to a Morgantown transfer company, as the Hartman family identified him as the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell Hartman.
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Terra Alta
Howard Hartman
Charles Russell Hartman
Morgantown
Record Books Rebound In Chillicothe
County Clerk Ed St Clair moved twenty eight county records to Chillicothe Ohio for repair and rebound under county court orders. Johnson Watson company restored only heavily used volumes with canvas coverings and St Clair traveled by motor to supervise the work.
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Ed St. Clair
Chillicothe
Ohio
Johnson-Watson Company
St. Clair
Gas Stations Shut Up Here Near West Virginia
Secretary Ickes ordered curbs on fueling from 7 p m to 7 a m daily, with near full compliance in Grafton and Taylor counties though oil firms say central West Virginia excluded. In Harrison Marion counties stations largely stayed open, while East Panhandle limits apply and further local talks are planned.
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Secretary of the Interior
Harold Ickes
Grafton
Taylor County
the Sentinel
West Virginia
Panhandle
Taylor
Harrison and
Marion
No Commodities Distributed This Week Says Welfare Director
Miss Elsie Beaty county welfare director announced that no commodities will be given during the current week because none have been received. She said the next regular distribution will occur in two weeks at the commodity storeroom of the Department of Public Assistance.
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Department of Public Assistance
Elsie Beaty
Grafton to receive large share of liquor profits
The city of Grafton will get about $6,316.35 from state liquor profits for the coming year and a quarter of that sum in October. State Treasurer Talbott says an 85 cents per capita basis will distribute $600,000 to 204 municipalities. Flemington gains $585.60. Huntington tops at about $67,010.60. Brandonville, $96.05. other nearby towns receive varied sums.
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R. E. Talbott
Charleston
State Liquor Control Commission
Flemington
Huntington
Brandonville
Preston County
Clarksburg
Fair Imant
Lown
Belington
Bridgeport
Kingwood
Newburg
Philippi
Rowlesburg
Tunnelton
Asec Se
Firms Obey Curfew But Mixed Gas Station Response
West Virginia reports scattered enforcement of Harold L. Ickes curfew from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. for gasoline stations. Elkins area closed all day. Morgantown stations planned curfew observance. Wheeling operators weighing action. Standard Oil in Charleston not issuing a statewide order, with Morgantown operator advised to comply.
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Charleston
Harold L. Ickes
West Virginia
Elkins
Gulf Oil Company
Standard
American Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Morgantown
Wheeling
J.C. King
Standard Oil
King
J. R. Watkins Company Holds Annual Convention
The J. R. Watkins Company will hold its seventh annual convention August 29 and 30 at the Southern hotel in Columbus Ohio. About 300 rural representatives from West Virginia Indiana and Ohio will attend. The first day includes a banquet and entertainment in the hotel ballroom with a band and floor show. Glen Lintner of Lebanon Ohio serves as this year's president.
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J. BR. Watkins Company
Southern
Columbus
Ohio
West, Virginia
Indiana
Southern Hotel
Glen Lintner
Lebanon
Gasoline hours debate swirls across state defenses
The dispute centers on governor orders and Ickes guidance as West Virginia stations weigh closing one section while most areas rely on local decisions. The East affected by Ickes rule and varied supply sources from eastern refineries shape plans. Huntington momentum stalls as Cabell County leader Pearson doubts success without compulsory government limits.
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Ickes
West Virginia Petroleum Association
King
Panhandle
Huntington
F. D. Pearson
Cabell County Petroleum Association
Pearson
Important Board Parley Scheduled For Tomorrow
The Taylor county board of education will meet tomorrow night at the board office in the Grafton Banking and Trust company. Supt. E. G. Kuhn says many matters will be taken up including approval of the 1941-42 budget and levies, noting the late July meeting was canceled because Kuhn was out of the city and a large amount of business remains.
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Taylor County Board of Education
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
E. G. Kuhn
Company Head Facing Trial For Unsafe Boiler
E R Potter president of Thornton Fire Brick company will face trial this afternoon before Justice of the Peace Onal. Jefferys, constable Laird King served the warrant at Potter’s Clarksburg office Saturday and Potter agreed to appear. Inspector Francis of the labor office says the boiler was to be repaired before use but warning was ignored. Potter says he will be represented by a Clarksburg attorney at the hearing.
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E. R. Potter
Thornton Fire Brick Company
Justice of the Peace-Onal
Jefferys
Laird King
Potter
Clarksburg
M. R. Francis
C. L. Jarrett
State’ Commissioner of Labor
Francis
Free Textbooks Planned for All Taylor County Students
Taylor county grade school students will not buy reading or arithmetic texts this fall as the board of education starts a free textbook program. Superintendent E A Kuhn said the old texts from last term will be reused, with some new books needed to supply texts free to every student in the county grade schools.
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Taylor County
Board of Education
E. A. Kuhn
Aged Barbour County Lady Dies at 66
Mrs Iola Martin age 66 longtime Barbour County resident died at 815 PM yesterday at her son James William Martins home near Hiram Bridge Cove district after a yearlong illness. She was born January 17 1856 in Barbour County to James A Moss and Martha G. Moss and lived in Cove district her whole life widow of Sylvester Martin. Survivors include four children 45 grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Funeral Wednesday at 11 AM at Morris Methodist Church Knottsville circuit with Rev J F Hockenberry burial in church cemetery under G Bartlett Funeral Home.
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Barbour County
Iola Martin
James William Martin
Hirambridge
Cove District
James A
Martha G. Moss
Dent
Sylvester Martin
Sarah Eisner
Sandy
George R. Martin
Century
Martha Beavers
Covedis
Martin
Martin Beulah
Morris Methodist Church
J. F. Hockenberry
Knottsville Circuit
G. Bartlett
Huntington Soldiers Absent Without Leave
Huntington Acting Police Chief A. J. Baker said Army officials reported 24 Huntington men from the 1806th infantry at Camp Shelby Miss are absent without leave. The Army asked that these men be notified as the 150th prepares for maneuvers in Louisiana, and they should return at once.
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Huntington
A. J. Baker
Department
Army
1806Th Infantry
Camp Shelby
Miss
150Th
Louisiana
Lohg-Awaited's ae to oil curfew request
Dunbirk August 4. For three weeks Stephen Jozwiak manager of a Central avenue line station awaited a rival of a new electric sign to advertise his products. The sign finally came as Petroleum Coordinator Ickes requested to approve it for publication.
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Dunbirk
Stephen Jozwiak
Central Avenue Line
Igi
Oh Ickes
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