City Seeks Defense Grants for Grafton Hospital Project
City of Grafton moves to file for a defense fund grant to finish Finnegan's Rock hospital. Attorney Burdett gathers city finances, indebtedness data, and sworn ordinances. architect Schmidt provides cost estimates. Officials expect formal defense-area designation soon and estimate $85,000 or more needed to make the building usable.
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City of
Grafton
Grafton City Hospital
Finnegan's Rock
Congress
John K. Burdett
L. K. Schmidt
Fairmont
War Department
U.S
Hovatter Agrees To Pay Child Support
Hovatter, a special policeman, agreed to pay Eve lyn Hovatter $15 monthly for their three year old daughter. The agreement ended a bitter trial before Justice Ona C. defferys. Prosecution, W. Merle Watkins for Hovatter and Francis L. Warder for the state, left the case open as custody steps may follow.
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Evelyn
E. R. Hovatter
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Defferys
W. Merle Watkins
Hovatter
Francis L. Warder
Pet Show and Nature Hike At Fetterman Playground
A pet show and a nature hike highlighted yesterday’s events at Fetterman playground. Betsy Kines and Barbara Marshall won for best ducks, Jean Kines and Altha Mae Rogers for prettiest cats, and Charles Ashby for best dog. Several pets participated, then hikers moved to Camp Towells for swimming.
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Fetterman Playground
Betty Kines
Barbara Marshall
Jean Kines
Altha Mae Rogers
Charles Ashby
West Virginia insurers report 1940 net business totals
West Virginia brokered 1940 net insurance of 1 344 032 731 from 547 companies as Edgar B Sims notes. Premiums reached 47 641 498 while losses paid were 18 136 512 and 1 003 831 in two percent tax. Life, fire and miscellaneous sectors show gains and varied premiums.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Edgar B. Sims
Insurance Department
Grafton Man Injured in Route 50 Car Crash
John A. Lewis a machinist living at 477 Maple Avenue was slightly injured in a collision on the Bucklew curve west of Grafton on U S Route 50. His car skidded after W Hillarity of Moundsville lost control on the slick pavement. Both vehicles were damaged. State Trooper G F Randall investigated. no arrests were made.
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John A. Lewis
Maple Avenue
Clarksburg
Bucklew
Lewis
W. H.llaharty
Moundsville
G. F. Randall
Grafton Man Graduates From Randolph Field
Eight West Virginia men join 315 Aviation Cadets set to graduate at Randolph Field on August 16 marking the first class to finish as Aviation Cadets. The group began June 3 after ten weeks at primary schools, then basic training and advanced schooling for single or multi engine aircraft. Cadets will be commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the Air Corps Reserve in November, with pay, housing, and life insurance benefits outlined.
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Randolph Field
Texas
West Virginia
West Point
Wickham Ave
Beckley
Francis B. Flanagan
Blueville
Grafton
Robert K. Noel
South Oakwood Ave
Hugh L.turk
Virginia Ave
Follansbee
James M. Turk
Glendie E. Mosser
Jr Thomas
Phillip H. Rohr
Kanawha Blvd
Charleston
United States Army Air Forces
Air Corps Reserve
Layton Explains Truck Involved in Cemetery Project
J. H. Layton of 212 Barrett street, a trucker, states the truck in a case before the grand jury was donated to the city for Bluemont cemetery beautification and not paid for by the city. He also says he did not testify at the latest hearing before Justice of the Peace O. C. Jefferys.
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J. H. Layton
Barrett Street
Bluemont Cemetery
Justice of the Peace
Government Tax Claim Filed In Grafton Case
A federal claim for about $1,000 in excise taxes from the bankrupt Maryland Coal Co of West Virginia is filed with Referee in Bankruptcy Ole E Wyckoff. A hearing on the claim will be heard next week. The case spans state and federal courts, most recently in the circuit court of appeals. Delinquent tax claims of the county and state are also to be considered and reported to the court.
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Maryland Coal Company of
West Virginia
Ing
Ole E. Wyckoff
Circuit Court of Appeals
Long Illness Proves Fatal Mary Elizabeth McManimon
Miss Mary Elizabeth McManimon aged 72 lifelong Grafton resident dies after four months of illness at 122 Maple Avenue. Born in the city to John and Mary Murphy McManimon she lived here except for a period in Baltimore. Surviving first cousins are Frank Moran Wheeling Frances Murphy Clarksburg Mrs J B Korte Grafton James T Murphy and Joseph Murphy. She was a devout St Augustine Catholic Church member. Body lies in state at Lynch Funeral Home. Funeral Monday at 9 am at Augustine Church with Interment at Mt Calvary Cemetery.
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Mary Elizabeth McManimon
Grafton
Maple Avenue
John and
Mary Murphy McManimon
Baltimore
Frank Moran
Wheeling
Frances Murphy
Clarksburg
J. B. Korte
James T. Murphy
Joseph Murphy
McMantmon
St. Augustine Catholic Church
The
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
Lynch Funeral Home
Walnut Street
Augustine Church
M. J. Hannon
Mt. Calva Cemetery
A. Carl Lynch
Wage Boost Granted To Huntington Plant Men
Huntington August 16 Signatures were placed to a contract granting employees of the Standard Ultramarine Co a wage increase and union shop agreement. The plant, closed by a two week strike, will reopen Monday. The basic minimum hourly wage rises 13 cents to 68 cents and price workers gain 20 percent.
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Huntington
Standard Ultramarine Co
United Mine Workers of America (Chemical Division
Refining Capacity Boost for Aviation Gasoline
The speaker asserts the U.S. can double its 100 octane refinery output with minimal delay, ensuring ample aviation gasoline. He claims Russians and Chinese pose no immediate threat, and that expanding refining capacity is prudent insurance for the future.
Grafton Part of New Book Describes West Virginia Guide
Charleston reports the West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State details Grafton as the graftin point for railroad lines. Written by the West Virginia Writers Project and set for August 21 release, the 561 page volume covers history, industry, education, culture, and tourism with twenty three auto tours across the state.
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Charleston
Grafton Sentinel
Grafton
West Virginia
Taylor County
West Virginia Writers Project
Oxford University Press
Tygarts River
Ellwood Boyles Joins Davey Tree Expert Co
Ellwood Boyles, a local boy, is employed by the Davey Tree Expert Company of Kent Ohio after a brief training at the Davey Tree School in Kent. He will work across the eastern United States and possibly the southern states this winter. The company, oldest and largest of its kind, is expanding and seeks young men to train for tree surgery with immediate openings and permanent employment.
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Ellwood Boyles
Davey Tree Expert Company
Kent
Ohio
Davey Tree School
Boyles
Syracuse
New York
United States
Davey Company
Ellwood
Soviets Quiet Rise Stalled Germans in Ukraine drive
German forward drive at Kirovograd and Peryomaisk was stemmed temporarily, per NBC via a British broadcast quoting Moscow. Moscow denied the capture of Krivol Rog, about 120 miles from Dniepropetrovsk.
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Ukraine
Kirovograd
Peryo3maisk
Nikolaev
NBC
Moscow
Krivol Rog
Dniepropetrovsk
Somerville Still Unconscious but Better After Freight Incident
Attorney Eugene Summerville, 77, of 216 Walnut street, remained unconscious but showed signs of improvement at Grafton City Hospital after head injuries from walking into a Baltimore and Ohio freight caboose at Beech Street crossing. Doctors said his condition remains critical, with a stronger pulse and nearly normal breathing but no X-ray due to moving danger.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Beech Street
Eugene Summerville
Walnut Street
Grafton City Hospital
Grafton Boy Is Promoted In Army
Meredith C DeMoss son of Mr and Mrs C R DeMoss 202 Liberty street Grafton has been promoted to corporal in the 440th Ordnance company at Albuquerque New Mexico The promotion raises his pay and he serves as section chief of the magazine area He was born December 2 1920 and graduated Grafton High School in 1940 He enlisted August 2 1940 at Martinsburg transferred to Langley Field and Aberdeen Proving Grounds before ordered to Albuquerque May 29 He played football three years in high school and remains active in sports He plans to pursue an Army career
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Meredith C. DeMoss
C. R. DeMoss
Liberty Street
Grafton
440Th Ordnance Company
Army
New Air Air Base
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Meredith
Grafton High School
332Nd Ordnance Company
Martinsburg
Langley Field
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Albuquerque Air Base
Average of Ten Autos Per Day Are Stolen
Charleston August 16 West Virginia State Police Superintendent John W Bosworth said thefts average 10 cars daily, blaming driver carelessness. He urged operators to lock doors even for a minute and noted many thefts occur when cars are left with engines running during brief errands.
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Charleston
West Virginia
John W. Bosworth
Bosworth
Atore
Promises To Stalin Denounced By German Sources
German authorities in Berlin denounce Roosevelt and Churchill promises to Joseph Stalin as propaganda masking the flop of a high seas conference. They say the eight points prove the meeting’s outcome is ridiculous and that the Stalin message was timed to keep world chatter alive.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Funeral rites planned for Mrs Cartwright Monday
Funeral services for Mrs Katharine A Cartwright of 451 Maple Ave will be held Monday morning in Wheeling with requiem mass at 9 in St Joseph Cathedral by Rev Father Yahn. Burial follows in Calvary Cemetery Wheeling. Survivors include husband M E Cartwright three daughters Mrs John Padden Mrs W Bryan Spillers Mrs Sheldon W Keller one daughter in law Mrs Claire Cartwright seven grandchildren. Mrs Cartwright died yesterday at University Hospital Baltimore. Her family formerly resided in Wheeling.
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Katharine A. Cartwright
Maple Avenue
Wheeling
Jorclock
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Father Yahn
Calavary
G. T. Bartlett
Altmyer Funeral Home
Parkersburg
W. Bryan Spillers
Charleston
Sheldon W. Keller
Cincinnati
Claire Cartwright
New York City
Cartwright
John and
Margaret Kaehler Dineen
Mob Storms jail in Per son county riot details
The sheriff described the mob riot as the worst night in Per son county history. The jail suffered over $1,000 in damage as assailants hurled bottles from a nearby bottling plant. Tear gas was used and calls went out to Durham and Raleigh before reinforcements arrived.
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Person
Durham
Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Crowd Incident Near Courthouse In Raleigh Sparks Push Toward Prison
A tense scene occurred as a group of CCC Black youths estimated at 35 to 40 moved from their camp toward the Raleigh courthouse area to assist Winstead toward the state's prison. Shots from the crowd near the courthouse dispersed the group, who were within about 150 yards of the building. Winstead was carried to safety and unharmed.
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Hersing
Winstead
Raleigh
CCC
New Ohio Marriage Law Goes Into Effect Soon
Columbus reports a new Ohio law takes effect soon ending the old practice of issuing licenses without medical evidence. The change raises fees from 1 to 12 dollars for proof, with licenses increasing to 2 dollars and blood tests priced at 5 dollars, the state covering indigent exam costs.
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Ohio
Columbus
Iday
Tucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Michigan
Ua Timony
Preparations Made To Greet President Roosevelt At Sea
Rockland Maine August 16 a light fog lingered as preparations were made to hail President Roosevelt after his sea conference with Britain’s Winston Churchill. The harbor was quiet with few ships and no near bustle before his planned after lunch arrival. Tillison’s wharf prepared a special telephone for his shore transfer.
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Rockland
Roosevelt
Britain
Winston Churchill
Tillison's Wharf
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