4H CLUBS OF COUNTY GROW IN TAYLOR COUNTY
Eight 4-H club members in Taylor County joined the state leaders camp and younger girls camp from four 4-H clubs formed by County Agent James L. Copeman. The Taylor County 4-H camp at Sugar Camp in Barbour County ran August 3 to 8 with 73 campers and three tribes Senecas Mingos and Delawares. Highlights included crafts exhibitions, scavenger hunt, candle lighting, and vesper services. Boosters listed include Grafton Feed and Storage, Wolfe Tire Shop, Busy Bee Restaurant, and many others supporting the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
James L. Copeman
Prinet Blaney
Myrtle Anvil
Esthil
Margaeret Bailey
Junely
Maxine McIntosh
Margaret Shaw
Barbara Baker
Sugar Camp
Barbour County
June Bosely
Ross Allen
Samuel Bailey
Bailey
Margaret Hann
Blaine Avington
Ross Aller
Council
Brom
Jackson's Mill
John Scranage
George Cassell
Raymond Lockwood
Copeman
Grafton
Wolfe Tire
Busy Bee
J. L. Bush
the Hub
Taylor County Hardware, Recreation
Raymond Andrick
J. Morrison
Star Shoe
Fort Pitt
F. R. Reider
Klein's
Rexall
Imperial Ice Cream
Four Accident Victims Remain in Hospital
In Philippi on August 21 four auto crash victims from a Route 92 and 250 Belington collision remained hospitalized with unchanged conditions. The injured are Fred Gross a 32 year old Belington man with a fractured skull and other injuries Mrs Beulah Ware Wilson a 30 year old Junior resident with a fractured pelvis and cuts Dorsey Spencer 19 of Junior driver with a scalp wound and Elizabeth Keyser of Belington with cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippi
Belington
Fred Gross
Beulah Ware Wilson
Dorsey Spencer
Elizabeth Keyser
WARDEN RITES HELD FOR VETERAN GRAFTON DOCTOR
Dr Warden who began practicing in Grafton in 1893 was long a family physician serving Taylor Barbour and Preston counties. Ill health forced retirement two years ago leaving son Paul P Warden to carry on. Surviving widow Vaun McMinn Warden and son Dr Warden. Honorary pallbearers include H Glen Bord H Crawford Compton Frank Hollis Jr Arthur Yates Leslie Loar James Holt and Taylor County Medical Society members with local druggists assisting.
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Pope
H. Glen Bord
H. Crawford Compton
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Arthur G. Yates
Leslie J. Loar
James C. Holt
Taylor County Medical Society
Warden
Grafton
Taylor County
Barbour and
Preston
Paul P. Warden
Vaun McMinn Warden
Home Burns Near Little Buffalo Causes Little Damage
Lightning sparked a fire at the home of Mrs. E. J. Wells near Little Buffalo, Sistersville. Firefighters extinguished the flames quickly with minimal damage and no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sistersville
E. J. Wells
Little Buffalo
Solfedy Class Candy Sale Plan At Strand Theatre
Solfedy members meet for a friendly afternoon with games and a 5 pm dinner served buffet style by the young ladies. They decide to sell candy at the Strand theatre on Saturday August 29. Attendees include Geneva Young Mary Kines Maxine Sinclair Dorthy Henderson Avanelle Goodwin Marjorie Lambert Betty Williams Emma Marshall and teacher Mrs Emma Rockwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strand Theatre
Geneva Young
Mary Kines
Maxine Sinclair
Dorthy Henderson
Avanelle Goodwin
Marjorie Lambert
Betty Williams
Emma Marshall
Emma Rockwell
Temperature in Grafton Tops 92 Degrees Yet Again
Grafton endured a hot day with temperatures climbing to 92 degrees. The U.S. Weather Observer W E Clayton reported the reading as a repeat of the season’s heat, following a cooler night around 66 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
U.S
W. E. Clayton
Dr Proudfoot Celebrates 76th Birthday in Rowlesburg
Dr M H Proudfoot, a Grafton native and 52 year physician in Rowlesburg, celebrated his 76th birthday with a Bowlesburg Booster Club dinner at Backbone Mountain Inn and an informal home dinner. He has attended more than 3700 births over his career and performed nine physicals for Alpha Portland Cement plant employees in Manheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowlesburg
M. H. Proudfoot
Grafton
Taylor County
Bowlesburg
Backbone Mountain Inn
D.C. Peck
Alpha Portland Cement
Manheim
Fire drives seven families from five story Princeton flats
An early morning blaze caused seven families to flee a five story apartment building in Princeton. Firefighters restrained the flames before they could spread further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Luke Ross to Speak in Bluefield on Federal Projects
Luke B Ross, manager of the local National Reemployment Service, left for Bluefield to address Bluefield and Lewisburg employees on Referrals to Large Federal Projects. He is to return early next week after speaking on referrals to the Tygartham and Berkeley Run railroad projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Bluefield
Lewisburg
Ross
Tygartham
Berkeley Run
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