Neely expands at Pruntytown reformatory with hires
Governor Neely moves to boost the State Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown with new personnel and equipment. He transferred 7500 from the executive emergency fund and plans a director of industrial arts, a supervisor of agriculture, a full time classification officer, and a psychologist to properly place inmates and plan releases. The program, developed with West Virginia University faculty, includes model airplane building lessons led by Carl Hopkins with WPA support. Prizes for model aviation contests are donated and local groups assist in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Neely
State Industrial School For
Pruntytown
Reformatory
Robert Mollohan
E. M. Sunley
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Hopkins
Air
America
W. F. Carduff
Model Aviation
Harrison County
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Mode! Aviation Club
Card of Thanks for Mrs. W. W. Smith
We express heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for sympathy and floral offerings during the illness and after the death of our beloved wife and mother Mrs. W. W. Smith. Gratitude to Rev Arthur Lazenby Bartlett Funeral Home staff Mrs Stafford and Grafton City hospital for services and care these seven weeks. W. W. Smith Geraldine and Carl Smith
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Smith
Arthur Lazenby
Bartlett Funeral Home
Stafford
Grafton City Hospital
Smith
Geraldine and
Carl Smith
Benito's Son Dies After War Losses and Fasist Ties
The Italian boxing figure Bruno, president of the Italian Boxing Federation, is reported dead. He married Gina Roberti in 1938 and had a young daughter Marina. Premier Mussolini mourns alongside his own large family as the nation notes a star who “lived dangerously” and was a leading fascist youth figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Bruno
Gina Roberti
Marina
Mussolini
Edda Ciano
Galeazzo Ciano
Anna Maria
Vittorio
Romano
Father Battled in Incident Case Involving 11-Year-Old
In San Francisco an 11-year-old girl was hospitalized after a man allegedly drugged her with liquor while she and two neighbors were on an outing. The girl’s father, Rus sell Chambers, purportedly beat the accused man, De Witt Bell, 28, who is jailed on an assault charge. Police Captain Engler ordered a report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Russell Chambers
Pas de Witt Bell
Portland
Ore
Ralph Litner
Joseph
Farrell
Bell
Chambers
Twin Peaks
Pub Chambers
John Engler
Charles Dullea
Many Master State Police Driving Test Passes at Grafton Detachment
Thirty nine candidates passed recent driving examinations conducted by the Grafton detachment of the state police with five failures. Trooper C W Dye announced it as the largest turnout locally. A long queue of applicants seeking operator cards delayed some tests. The list of successful examinees includes Isaac Grimm, Dorothy Els ey, Carl White, Harold Murphy, Lucille Hess, Joseph Holyfield Jr, William Miller, William Smith, William Barlow, G F Coen, Jennie Lake, Euella Phillips, Brady Cunningham, Richard Outright, Paul Flanagan, Warren Hess, George Stewart, Clara Haynes, Mary Bradford, Raymond Setler, Robert Stevens, Floyd Hamilton, Richard Bolyard, James Orr, Edgar McKee, T Kirkpatrick, Robert Knabenshue, Franklin Workman, Adrain Boyce, Viola Lisk, Betty Bailey, Leroy Gelhausen, Frances Murphy, Louise Galloway, Lois Livengood, Florence Kunst, Harry Raymond, Edwin Smith and others from Grafton and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
C. W. Dye
Isaac Virgil Grimm
Independence
Dorothy Elsey
Thornton
Carl R. White
Maple Avenue
Harold L. Murphy
Moatsville
Herbert Paul Murphy
Lucille Mordula Hess
Bridgeport
Jennie Lake
Washington Street
Euella Mae Phillips
Brady C. Cunningham
Flemington
Richard D. Outright
Paul F. Flanagan
Warren Hess
East Knotts Avenue
Floyd Scotty Hamilton
Richard E. Bolyard
A Street
James E. Orr
Edgar E.mckee
West Boyd Street
T. T. Kirkpatrick
West Main Street
Robert O. Knabenshue
Horner
W. Va
Franklin F. Workman
Gay Street
Adrian Pif Boyce
Viola Lisk
Wilford Street
Betty Lee Bailey
Dewey Avenue
Leroy Gelhausen
Pearl Street
Frances Murphy
Frances Street
Louise Daniels Galloway
Lois Livengood
Overdale Street
Morgantown
Florence Kunst
Harry L. Raymond
Edwin Smith
Family Squabble Leads To Peace Warrant Case
Louis Watson a coal miner, arrested by the Grafton state police on a peace warrant from Justice of the Peace John Marks of Flemington district. Magistrate Marks to hear Watson today in Neutral Sweden. 300,000 gross tons of shipping lost during the present war, says the Department of Commerce. Hatch covers are the most frequent source of accidents on American merchant vessels, the Commerce findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Louis Watson
Grafton
Justice of the
John Marks
Flemington
Marks
Watson
Sweden
Department of Commerce
Hatch
Four Taylor County Youths to Be Inducted Into Army
Taylor county draft board announced four youths left today for final induction into army service at Huntington selective service headquarters. Named were James Robert Johnson of Grafton, Leonard Newman of Simpson, Paul Putzek of Flemington, and Charles E. Whitehair of Flemington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Huntington
Selective Service
Taylor County Draft Board
James Robert Johnson
Grafton
Leonard Newman
Simpson
Paul Putzek
Charles E. Whitehair
Flemington
Vogel Chosen Chief and Officers of 40 and 8 Voiture
George D. Vogel elected chef de gare of Voiture 279 as Ray Wise man steps down. Dr. Charles M. Wells named chef de train with H C Compton Jr as correspondant. New officers include Bennett, Burke, Guth, Batson, Miller. Installation slated Aug 20 at Moose home with Ralph Heatherington presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Vogel
la Societe Des 40 Hommes & 8 Chevaux
Ray Wiseman
Moose Home
Charles M Wells
H.C. Compton, Jr
Lee E. Bennett
Commissaire Intendant
Charles E. Burke
James L. Guth
Garde de la Porte
Harry B. Batson
Ralph Heatherington
Clarksburg
National Vulture Activities
Trucker Faces Trial Over Permit Violation
J H Layton of 212 Barrett street must appear at 2 p.m. before Justice Ona C Jefferys to answer for operating a two ton truck for hire on city streets without a state Public Service commission permit. Warrant secured by J H Arnold, commission investigator from Lewis county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Layton
Barrett Street
Priday
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferys
State Public Service Commission
J.’ H. Arnold
Lewis County
Wage Controls Debated in Price Bill Hearing
Leon Henderson of the Office of Price Administration argued wage controls should not be mandatory in a price fixing bill. He urged keeping utilities costs, interest, transport, and personal services in check and warned against uncapped wage demands. Henderson noted installment buying may be covered by existing acts, stressing unbridled credit would undercut price fixing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Washington
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
House Banking Committee
Williams
Dmo
Ford
D- Calif
Disturbance At Mine Leads to Arrest in Rosemont
A man named T. L. Teets was arrested by state police on a peace warrant secured by mine operator S. F. Tressler after disturbances at the Berry mine, Rosemont, on July 17. He faces a hearing this week before Justice of the Peace John Marks of Flemington district. Separately, the National Bureau of Standards under the Department of Commerce is working on a better sparkplug for airplane engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Rosemont
T. L. Teets
S. F. Tressler
Justice of the Peace
John Marks
Flemington
National Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
See Big Enrollment For Gas Measurement School
Morgantown August 7 The West Virginia university school of mines plans for a record attendance at the fourth annual Appalachian Gas Measurement school August 18 20 Officials note the first school drew men from 20 states the District of Columbia and Canada and each event has grown About 450 registered for the 1940 course to learn the latest developments in the profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
West Virginia University School of Mines
District of Columbia
Canada
RAF Pounds Vital Centers In Western Germany
RAF raids hit industrial centers in western Germany and shipping off the Dutch coast. Eight planes were reported missing from the operation yesterday and last night. Attacks continued on northern France with large fires in Frankfurt Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Blenheim bombers attacked a destroyer off the Dutch coast. one ship seen down. One British plane missing after night attack on northern France bomber airdromes. a Dutch torpedoed vessel reported off Norway. Six German planes reported destroyed in 24 hours.
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London
RAF
Germany
Holland
France
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Air Ministry
Norway
Norwegian
Channel
Calais
Dunkerque
Ostend
Russia to Get U S Tankers
Harold L. Ickes, defense petroleum administrator, said four American tanker ships would be turned over to Russia to haul aviation gasoline. He warned of a shortage of aviation gasoline in the United States that could affect military and commercial flying unless production capacity is immediately increased. He noted transfers to Russia might trigger a limited general petroleum shortage on the west coast and that a compulsory gasoline conservation plan on the east coast may come soon. Ickes said the effort to boost aviation gasoline capacity would be discussed Monday at a meeting of regional oil industry committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Defense Petroleum
Russia
United States
Ickes
Atlantic Seaboard
America
Cassville man faces theft charge over bicycle
Emery Anglin, 42, of Cassville in Monongalia county, was arrested after a pursuit on Country club road with a boy's bicycle in his possession. Anglin to stand trial before Justice Ona C Jefferys on a charge of stealing the bike from George Ashby Jr. in the First ward. He offered no explanation and appeared not to be drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club Road
Emery Anglin
Cassville
Monongalia County
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferys
Anglin
Hugh Woodford
George Ashby, Jr
George C. Ashby
Ashby
First Ward
Voluntee
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Roger Pryor
Jean Parker
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Sun
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Captain Marvel
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Crescent Club
Dolores Jean Martin
Malone's
DRUG
Taylor
Army
FBI
Dixie
Altman’'S Cash Feed Store
Latrobe St
Trojan
Mt Fee Ae Ca
Cincinnati
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New York
ST. Louis
Columbus
Greyhound Termin Lave Drug Co
W. Main St
Greyhound
West Germany
Weather Bureau
U.S
Monongalia Co
Grafton Taxi Co
Percy E. Lucas
I. C. Klein Hela T8
West Main St
Klein & CO
Monongahela System
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