Mrs Mary Alice DeMoss Dies at 80 in Blueville
Mrs. Mary Alice DeMoss aged 80 died suddenly at her Blueville home yesterday noon. A Taylor county native, she lived in the area her entire life and was a Church of Christ member. Survived by her husband William Edgar DeMoss and many children, grandchildren, and relatives. Funeral services Monday at 2:30 p.m. Bartlett Funeral home to conduct with Evangelist J Bernard Mason officiating. Interment Bluemont cemetery.
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Mary Alice DeMoss
Blueville
Taylor County
Church of Christ At
William L. ‘Thorn
Sarah Kathryn Gower
Thorn
William Edgar DeMoss
Inez Rebrook
Lillian Nicholson
Everett DeMoss
Clarksburg
Ray DeMoss
Cincinnati
Ohio
Guy, DeMoss
Cleveland
Agnes DeMoss
Wayne DeMoss
Georgetown
Dela
Blanch Boyd
Washington, D. C
Eva Hill
Grafton
William Thorn
Frank’ Thorn
Philipp
George Thorn
Thornton
Myrtle Poe
Dudley Miller
Bart Jett
Bartlett Funeral Home
Evangelist J. Bernard Mason
Bluemont Cemetery
Sons Return Home After Father's Rites
Olan J. Cool of Baltimore and Jesse Frank Cool of Lumberport returned home after funeral services for Henry Alden Cool 91 held Thursday at Andrews Methodist Church. Death occurred in Tunnelton at the home of daughter Mrs. Frank Reeder. Survivors include brother James A. Cool and sister Florence Mae Rowe.
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Olan J. Cool
Baltimore
Jesse Frank Cool
Lumberport
Andrews Methodist Church
Henry Alden Cool
Tunnelton
Frank Reeder
James A. Cool
Buckhannon
Florence Mae Rowe
Shinnston
Fire department cancels Texas Tyler at Grafton Junior High
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department canceled the appearance of T. Texas Tyler scheduled for August 21 at Grafton Junior High School. The entertainer is hospitalized in Philadelphia. The Garrett Snuff Varieties radio show will instead appear on August 31 at the junior high, with proceeds going to the fire department equipment fund. The Garrett Snuff Varieties is new to the area.
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Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
T. Texas Tyler
Grafton Junior High School
Philadelphia
Fire Department
VA Contact Service To Be Resumed Soon in Clarksburg
Charles A. Ford of fice announces a contact office at U S Employment Service Office Grafton West Virginia on the 2nd and Fourth Thursday monthly from 9 00 a m to 4 39 p m with services for veterans and dependents. Hershel W Williams is the contact representative assigned to assist veterans in applying for insurance pensions compensation vocational rehabilitation educational benefits medical and dental treatment and other entitlements.
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Charles A. Ford
Clarksburg
U. S. Employment Service
Grafton W. Va
Fouth
Purose
Hershel W. Willams
Mine Explosion Kills One, Two Missing near Lonaconing
A Wayne s burg Mine No 5 of George's Creek Coal Co in Knapp Meadow sparked a blast that killed Robert Dodds of Lonaconing and left George Loar of Lonaconing and Bernard Smith of Allegany missing. State Mine Inspector Frank Powers leads the probe as officials recover debris and assess cause.
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Lonaconing
Here
Waynesburg
George's Creek Coal Co
Knapp Meadow
Robert Dodds
George Loar
Bernard Smith
Allegany
Missing Montrose Woman Vanishes Before 63rd Anniversary
Agnes Burkey an 81 year old woman from near Montrose disappeared from home as her husband Jesse 79 prepared to celebrate their sixty third wedding anniversary. Search efforts including 100 firemen volunteers and Boy Scouts resumed at daylight with authorities unfolding the case. The couple would have marked the anniversary on Monday.
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Parsons
Burkeys
Korea Republic Proclaimed Tomorrow in Seoul
SEOUL Aug 14 Korea will be proclaimed a republic tomorrow after nearly 40 years of bondage General Douglas MacArthur supreme commander of Allied forces in the Pacific flies here to commend Koreans on reaching independence. The government led by President Syngman Rhee rules only the south under American occupation as the north remains Russian-occupied and boycotts the vote. The United States quickly recognizes Rhee's government and China follows.
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Seoul
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
North
United States
Rhee
China
Israel to Seek U.N. Admission Amid Security Council Doubts
Lake Success Aug 14 Israel plans to file for U.N. admission amid doubts about obtaining seven votes in the Security Council. A top Israeli official says no assurance of approval, while the United States backs admission. Russia and the Ukraine are also expected to vote yes, but most other nations on the council remain doubtful.
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Lake Success
Israel
United Nations
Security Council
United States
Russia
Ukraine
U.S
Dewey Aims to Bolster GOP Senate Control
Governor Thomas E. Dewey plans an intensive nationwide campaign to aid Republican senatorial candidates facing Democratic opposition. An associate says the effort seeks to keep Republicans in control of the Senate, with close races expected in Minnesota Wyoming Kentucky and West Virginia as part of a broader prestige-building push for New York Governor Dewey.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Senate
New York
Minnesota
Wyoming
Kentucky
West Virginia
Three’s Controversy Prompted by Husband’s Demand
The account reports a wife testifying that her husband insisted on continuing an affair to maintain harmony. She described being awakened to find him with the young woman. Judge Nicholas Tomasulo ordered Kopp to show cause why he should not support his wife and their three year old daughter.
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Nicholas Tomasulo
Kopp
Dquester
Arson Suspect Sought After Farm Fires Near Murray
In Calloway County between Pottertown and New Concord, three buildings including a residence a stock barn and a tobacco barn burned last night. Firefighters en route to the blaze were fired upon. Sheriff Wendell Patterson formed a posse and led the search for the suspected arsonist as state police pending reports from the scene and aid from the Calloway sheriff.
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Murray
Calloway County
Pottertown
New Concord
Carl Lovins
Mayfield
Rudell Johns
Calloway
Mrs Newman and her new husband seek Camden home
Anette Newman, a Camden divorcee, plans a six to seven room house for six children after wedding next day. She advertised for a husband, hoping for a widower with children and not a heavy drinker. John Taylor, 30, a Stratford construction worker with six children, answered the call.
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Camden
N. J
Anette Newman
Newman
Stratford
John Taylor
Taylor
Ann
President Truman sails aboard Williamsburg on Potomac cruise
President Truman cruised the Potomac aboard the yacht Williamsburg. He boarded at 9 30 a m with naval aide Capt Robert L Dennison and the White House said he would return around 3 p m EST.
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Washington
President Truman
Potomac River
Williamsburg
Robert L. Dennison
White House
Mask Vacation Tops City Police Chief Absence
Captain Joe Mask of the city police force takes a two week vacation. During his absence acting police chief will be Hugh Woodford. Chief Mask attends the Legion convention in Huntington now.
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Joe Mask
Hugh Woodford
Chief Mask
Legion
Huntington
Julian Enrolled in Two Week Industrial Arts Course
Francis A. Julian welding shop instructor at Grafton Trades School joins thirty eight instructors statewide in a two week industrial arts course at Marshall College. Sponsored by the State Department of Vocational Education, he will reside in Hodes Hall dormitory during the program.
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Francis A. Julian
Grafton Trades School
Marshall College
Julian
Hodes Hall
Democratic foreign policy critique on spheres of influence
Sr Gain described Democratic foreign policy as creating spheres of influence pouring billions into freedom loving countries and tempting friendly nations to live beyond their means. He argued such policies fail to protect neighbors from dishonesty competition and employees from injustice.
Parkersburg Asks Increased Water Rates
Parkersburg seeks a water rate hike with a petition to the Public Service Commission. The first 9,000 gallons would rise to 2.70 dollars per quarter from 2.25, plus five cents per 1,000 gallons over that amount. A $40,000 fiscal-year deficit is cited, with the proposal expected to add about $42,000 in revenue. Additionally, Morgantown-Fairmont gas-rate provisional actions are noted.
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Charleston
Parkersburg
Public Service Commission
Cecil C. Coffield
Monongahela Power Company
Morgantown-Fairmont
Galloway Man Fined For Hazardous Driving
James Daniel Cotellis age 33 of Galloway was fined ten dollars plus costs after arrest on U S Route 50 at Pruntytown about 9 50 p m Thursday night for hazardous driving while riding a motorcycle State Trooper E L Duckworth filed the charges Dotellis appeared in May at C Jeffersons court yesterday at 11 a m The article also notes an unrelated line about average salt consumption.
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Pruntytown
James Daniel Cotellis
Galloway
C. Jefferys
Dotellis
E. L. Duckworth
Sattler Reelected Leader At Gov Labor Officials Meet
Charleston August 14 labor commissioner Charles J. P. Sattler was reelected president of the International Association of Governmental Labor Officials at the concluding session of the group 31st annual convention.
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Charleston
States
Charles J. P. Sattler
International Associational of
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