Death of Bruce Anthony 47 After Facial Infection
Bruce Anthony 47 died at Davis Memorial Hospital Elkins after an infection from an unsterilized needle opened a facial pimple. Erysipelas caused acute inflammation. Born Buckhannon, he lived with sister Mrs J W Jaco in Thayer Street and had siblings William Anthony Akron and others. Funeral plans set for Coalton Sunday with burial at Scott Cemetery.
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Bruce Anthony
J. W. Jaco
Thayer Street
Davis Memorial Hospital
Elkins
Elkins Hospital
Coalton
Buckhannon
Anthony
James
Elizabeth Anthony
William Anthony
Akron
J.R. Miles
Bridgeport
N. A. Ford
Carlos Lipscomb
Draft Estimates For Barrett Street Paving By WPA
Harold Kramer WPA district engineer and W D Frey WVRA county director prepared tentative cost estimates for macadam surfacing a portion of Barrett Street under WPA supervision replacing WVRA control in the county. Frey also announced a complete re indexing of all county deeds to be submitted to WPA officials for approval. No concrete action will be taken until project details are described and WPA authority for relief labor control is instituted.
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Barrett Street
Works Progress Administration
WVRA
Harold Kramer
WPA
Fairmont
W. D. Frey
Frey
County Court House
Ex-Liquor Cartons Reused for WVRA Canning Center
Ex liquor cartons originally made to hold whiskey bottles are now used at the county canning center in the Grafton Banking and Trust building to store food commodities for winter relief. Supplies arrive twice weekly from the Grafton state liquor store. Director Juanita Hardin says two six hour shifts were added for workers and a 20,000 can shipment was received. About 450 cans are filled daily from the county commodity gardens.
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County Canning Center
Grafton Banking and Trust
Canning Center
Grafton State Liquor Store
Juanita Hardin
Relief Worker Breaks Ribs in Scaffold Fall
At about 10 this morning a relief worker, E B McPherson of Maple avenue, fell from a scaffold at the Pruntytown reform school filtration construction. He sustained two cracked ribs, was rushed to Grafton City hospital, treated, and then sent home.
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Pruntytown Reform School
E. B. McPherson
Maple Avenue
Grafton City Hospital
Taylor County Relief Rolls
Woman Arrested for Public Drunkenness on Latrobe Street
Mary Rogers of Grafton was fined ten dollars or five days in jail after pleading guilty to drunkenness before Mayor F Otto Waugh. Unable to pay, she began a five day sentence in police custody. Roy Smallwood, cited for unpaid prior fines, drew two days in jail after arraignment, claiming illness prevented earnings.
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Latrobe Street
Mary Rogers
Grafton
F. Otto Waugh
A. E B. Lockard
Roy Smallwood
WPA Office Shutdown Delays in Charleston
Charleston August 23. State and district WPA offices closed today until Monday to allow engineers and officials to study pending applications.
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Charleston
Progress Administration
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A&p
A&p Coffee
Bokar Coffee
Hellmann
Polk
U. S
Lux
Iona
Alamo
Chuck Roast
A&p Food
Wvra Canning Center
Toy
Baltimore
Coffman-Fisher
Eagle's
Webster’s Dictionary
Alphabet
Carters
Coffsman-Fisher
West Main Street
West VA
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