West Virginia University Sets Stage for 1941 42 Opening
Morgantown Aug 20 West Virginia University readies for the seventy fifth academic year. President Charles E Lawall reports completion of the academic program, filled faculty vacancies, ready physical plant, and plans Freshman Week for September 12. Fall registration is September 16 and 17 amid national defense and emergency pressures. The university foresees a modest fall enrollment dip despite a summer decline of about ten percent.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
University Board of Governors
Charles E. Lawall
L. J. Friend
Oil Crisis and Campus Building Plans Highlight 1942 News
The article discusses the oil shortage blamed on Britain and its impact on U.S. tanker availability, alongside university campus expansion plans. It notes a new women's dormitory on Observation Hill to open next summer for the 1942 43 term, plus a Mineral Industries building and a health services building under construction. It also covers wartime appropriations and housing for students in Morgantown.
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Student Health Service
Senator Connally
D.-Tex
Congress
Appropriations Committee
War and Navy Departments
Morgantown
Tragic child victim found. investigators seek suspect
The victim, Billy, was found in an ice box after likely three days alive. Amos Krewson’s wife recovered from shock as detectives learn of a shabby stranger who tried to lure boys near a desolate hobo jungle five blocks away, prompting a roundup of vagrants.
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Roofer Amos Krewson
Mr. Krewson
Billy
Sentinel Coverage Highlights Local News Threads
Sentinel reports cover a range of city affairs with emphasis on community events, public notices, and local profiles. Reading room features, school updates, and business briefs unfold across pages, reflecting civic life and regional happenings.
Taylor Jury List 15 Drawn In Grafton News
Grafton Aug 19 jury commissioners drawn 400 petit and 140 grand jurors for the coming year with 40 petit and 16 grand jurors to be summoned for the September term. John Sewell Cather called to active U S Army duty at Fort Hayes Columbus. Automobile theft reported near Pruntytown. state police investigate as Grafton reporters push Sentinel for local coverage. Jailed and fined locals include Bernard Dalton John Morgan and Charles Beall in separate cases. Taylor County Board of Education plans teacher placements for 1941 42 term.
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Grafton
Frank M. Hollis
Taylor County
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Cather Called As First Lieutenant In Air Corps
Webster residents Mr and Mrs Thomas H Cather announce their son John S Cather has been called to active duty as a first lieutenant in the U S Air Corps. He will undergo physical examination in Columbus Ohio then proceed to Randolph Field Texas for non flying duty assignment. Elizabeth and Barbara Cather accompany him.
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John Sewell Cather
Grafton
Thomas H. Cather
Webster
U. S. Army
Fifth Corps
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Adolph Field
Tex
Air Corps
Elizabeth
Barbara Cather
Texas
U. S Army
Ohio
Randolph Field
Pruntytown Man Loses Auto In Night Theft
Newton Gawthrop of Pruntytown reported his 1935 grey Ford sedan stolen from in front of his route 50 home at 10:30 PM. He saw the car start and drive east, as state police were alerted by radio to locate license plates 129 107 near the White Front roadhouse.
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New
Gawthrop
White Front
Pruntytown
Newton Gawthrop
Route 50
Two Thornton Men Are Held on Assault Charge
Bernard Dalton and John R. Morgan, both residents near Thornton, were jailed on assault and battery charges filed by Ross Mitter from route 50 Thornton hill. A hearing before Justice of the Peace One C. Jefferys was planned today as Deputy Sheriff Charles Burke and state police made the arrests.
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Bernard Dalton
John R. Morgan
Thornton
Mag
Near
Ross Mitter
Route 50
Thornton Hill
Justice of the Peace
C. Jefferys
Charles Burke
Morgantown Man Fined By Local Magistrate
Morgantown man Beall was fined five dollars and costs after pleading guilty to driving without a proper operator's license. State Trooper C W Dye said Beall's operator card had expired. The minimum fine was imposed and paid, and Beall was released from custody.
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Charles Beall
Morgantown
George L. Je. Beall
C. W. Dye
Beall
Dye
Justice of the Peace
George L. Jolliffe
Astault Conviction Lands Local Man In County Jail
Ray Reed, a gas company employee, was sentenced to ten days in the county jail after a trial before Justice Ona C Jefferys for assaulting his estranged wife Jessie B. Reed at their Kirby street home. Reed could not pay a $5 fine and costs, and a divorce suit is pending. He testified he assaulted her only after she menaced him.
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Ray Reed
Mag
C. Jefferys
Reed
Jessie B. Reed
Kirby Street
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferys
Reed poolroom suspect faces grand jury after larceny charge
Patrolman Howatter served the warrant on Reed in a downtown poolroom as Denzil Ray Henderson age 20 waived prelim and was bound over to the September grand jury on a $30 grand larceny charge. Bond set at $500 with $26.40 found on Henderson, father posting bond. Placements of teachers for 1941 42 to be reviewed by Taylor county Board of Education in the Grafton Bank building to comply with statute.
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Denzil Ray Henderson
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Mag
C. Jefferys
Henderson
James W. Shaffer
East Main Street
BE. R. Howatter
Reed
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jeffery
Shaffer
Taylor County Board of Education
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Charteston Se
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