Divorce Pleas Filed in Circuit Court for Several Couples
The Circuit Court docket lists multiple divorce actions. Povert Lee Paginperiiad of Tay seeks a divorce from Mati Huhphryes, married October 17, 1942 in Garrett County Maryland, separated July 1943. Carl Virgil Edmond and spouse have no children and were married October 17, 1942, separated July 1943. Mahala Ann T Kidwell seeks divorce and alimony from Albert D Sea, married December 21, 1942, separated April 3, 1946. Helen Turner Henderson files to divorce Earl Thomas Henderson and restore her maiden name. They wed March 27, 1943 in Boyt Mills North Carolina.
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Bailey
Povert Lee
Tay
Mati Huhphryes
Garrett Coun
Carl Virgil Edmond
Garrett County
Mahala Ann T. Kidwell
Albert D. Sea
Helen ‘Turner Henderson
Earl Thomas Henderson
Helen Turner
Boyt Mills
N.C
Disunity and its effect on western Virginia addressed
The excerpt cites an 1861 Pruntytown address by John dett urging Union loyalty and warning that Confederate separation would wreck commerce. It questions acceptance of Confederate money in Ohio and Pennsylvania, contrasts it with federal gold-backed currency, and notes Lt. F B Cather’s 1863 diary entry calling for legal tender notes.
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John 8. Burdett
Pruntytown
Charles Brinkman
Taylor County
Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Richmond
Union
F. B. Cather
West Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Bank of Fairmont
May's Senate appearance looms over war era expenses and Garsson ties
The Cumberland Lumber affiliate and May face scrutiny by the House Military Committee over 1945 travel expenses and letters to General Eisenhower about Captain Garsson’s court martial. May defends using only his funds while associates and social ties to the Garssons are probed, with questions likely after September 1. May is based in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
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Cumberland Lumber Co
Combine
May
House Military Committee
Garsson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Herman Garsson
Murray Garsson
Rhetortmn
Heirens Starts His Confession in Tuohy Office
Chicago reports that William Heirens began confessing to prosecutors in the Death Penalty cases involving the Dec 10 fatal stabbing of Frances Brown and the June 3, 1945 murder of Mrs. Josephine Ross. Heirens was brought to the prosecutor's office after earlier confession talks.
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Chicago
James Ashenden
William J. ‘Tuohy
CDT
William Heirens
Keee
Anne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Heirens
Tuohy
Degnan
Brown
Herrens
Man Charged With Highway Trash Dumping
Richard Kirk of this city paid $5 and costs after appearing before Magistrate John W Snider for dumping two loads from Owl’s Club to the crematory and one load to the lower end of Fet terman near the highway between the old and new bridge. Deputy Sheriff W Hanfield said nearby residents within 300 feet could face future prosecution. William Kirk appeared as an accomplice.
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Richard Kirk
Old
New Bridge
Fetterman
Mag
John W. ‘Snider
Mag. Snider
Kirk
Owl's Club
Creamatory
W. Hanfield
William Kirk
B&O Car Loadings Tame Sharp Turn in July 1946
Baltim ore and Ohio Railroad traffic for July 1946 reached 900,180 carloads with 189,910 on line and 110,270 from connections. July 1945 totaled 315,667, while June 1946 was 271,254 with 171,02 on line and 99,552 from connections. Week ended Aug 3 1946: 69,113 total. last year 74,282. Previous week end July 27 1946: 68,895 with 43,192 on line and 25,703 from connections.
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Baltmore and Ohio Railroad
Connecions
Driver's Education Class Planned At Graf ton High
Graf ton Senior High School may offer a driver education course this fall. Principal Kenneth Haun announced a special textbook will be issued and interested students should report to the high school to change their schedules. Lynn Faulkner, a popular teacher now back from service as lieutenant commander in the U S Navy, will teach the class if organized. The Faulkner family has returned to 163 West Knotts avenue after vacationing in the northern and western states.
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Grafton
Kenneth Haun
Haun
Lynn Faulkner
U. S. Navy
Wil
Faulkner
Naval Service
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Calif
Frank
West Knotts Avenue
Truman primary drama and local splits across districts
Contested Democratic primaries heat 1940s politics as Truman allies clash with rivals including Slaughter for the fifth district nomination while Roosevelt’s influence echoes from the 1938 defeat. Virginia and Kansas races feature Byrd, Carlson, and Woodring amid multiple House seat contests. A separate report notes a car dispute and a widow remnant in Independence as Gregor resists removal. In Logan county a traffic fatality marks the 12th death this year as memory of a mother who saved a child is recalled amid grim local notes.
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Truman
Roosevelt
John J. O'Connor
New York Socrat
O'Connor
Slaughter
House Rules Committee
Enos A. Axtell
Walsh
OPA
Indepenndece
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Cio-Pac
Martin A. Hutchinson
Richmond
Organized Labor
Kansas
Frank Carlson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harry H. Woodring
Aracoms
Logan
DeMonds
Collins
Ramona Ellis
Logan County
Mortgage Conference Accused Of Fixing NYC Loans
The government accuses defendants in a mortgage conference of eliminating competition in loans over 10000 on New York City area properties. They allegedly fixed minimum interest rates and amortization terms and set standard appraisal procedures to stabilize markets. In 1945 new first mortgages on NYC area buildings totaled about 225 million dollars, with an estimated 60 percent by conference members. The action follows a federal grand jury convened June 11 and dismissed after circuit filing challenges.
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New York City
New York
James C. Wilson
Anti-Trust Division
Hend
West Virginia May See Chicken Supply Drop Report
West Virginia report notes chicken on farms fell to about 4.968 million, down 10 percent from 5.52 million in 1945, the lowest since 1942. Decline from January to June marked the largest in 16 years of records. Fairmont board approves taxes to fund wage increases for municipal workers and street improvements. Clerk Raymond Wolfe reports 114 divorces started since May as docket prep for September term proceeds.
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Va- Fairmont
Pairmont
Gambling Ship Plans Off California Coast
Sheriff Buscailuz says the plan is to run the ship for 24 hours to gather legal gambling evidence before a crackdown. Cornero previously had the Rex raided in 1939 near Santa Monica by Earl Warren, then California attorney general. He vows to operate 365 days a year no matter what, invoking the Coast Guard if needed.
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Eeba
California
Eugene Buscailuz
Cornero
Rex
Santa Monica
Earl Warren
Californi
Bunker Hill
High Seas
Coast Guard
Fragmentary historical note on war dead legacies
The fragment notes that many projects were started by persons who had died ten or more years earlier, indicating lasting efforts or memorials tied to long deceased individuals. It suggests a tradition of honoring or continuing work by those long gone.
Judge lambasts welfare as aid for irresponsible parents
In a heated page one remark Judge Gord castigates government aid for children as welfare for irresponsible mothers and careless fathers. He cites a case of a single woman receiving 174 dollars monthly for four children by four men, blaming papas for not supporting their offspring.
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Gordon
Five Baseball Bats Returned To High School Locker Room
Five of seven stolen bats from the Quality Market high school athletic field locker room were recovered, found in the same locker room by the thief. Two bats and two baseballs remain missing as city police continue the investigation. Patrolman White suggested the door was unlocked with a tool, then an inner hole created to imply entry, though the hole seemed insufficient for seven people to enter.
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Market
White
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Don Ameche
Bunny Kartoon
Grafton Theatre
Opera House
Gregor
Oscar M. Grimes
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Regor
West Vnia
Ononerstive Crop Reporting Service
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO
Ross
W. Wyatt
Steelman
The
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Brnding
M.ca
J J. B. West
D. D.S
H. L. Little
R_ GRAFTON
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