Southern States Meeting At Graton High School
The Southern States Farm Home advisory and six-member board elections will occur at Graton High School Friday August 25 at 8 30 p m presided by C R Kinsey of Grafton Nominees for the two advisory seats include Batson Al Tender Lundy and Stout Floor nominations will add the Farm Home advisory slate led by Mrs Sarah P Ellis The annual report by C R Underwood and a local cooperative program update by J Ray Keener will be followed by policy votes on patronage refunds in stock vs calls and extending voting stock outstanding Open forum prizes singing and refreshments will close the evening sponsored by J Ray Keener and Southern States cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graton Senior High School
C.R. Kinsey
Grafton
C. C. Batson
A. N. al- Tender
8. C. Lundy
John C. Stout
Flemington
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Farm Home Advisory
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
Sarah P. Ellis
Southern States Farm Home Service
Southern States
C. R. Underwood
Clarksburg
J. Ray Keener
Southern States Cooperative
Southern ' ‘States Cooperative
Yanks Raid Prisoner Actions Across Pacific and Asia
Allied forces reported attacks on six ships south of the Philippines with continued strikes on Indanao and fires in Davao. Halmahera, 300 miles south, again faced bombing as battles mounted over Hengyang and the Hankow Canton railway corridor. Chinese forces halted two enemy thrusts and repelled a third Japanese advance in the long Hankow to Canton railway gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Indanao
MacArthur
Davao
Halmahera i Jand
Hengyang
Hankow-Canton
Tygart's Valley Soil Conservation Diversion Ditch Built
District Technicians assist Mr J B Whiteman and Roy Whiteman of Flemington in constructing a 750 foot diversion ditch to protect a crop field from excess water. The ditch directs runoff into an old gully and supports contour strip cropping. Farmers supply plow team and driver. the District provides equipment and post construction checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Whiteman
Roy Whiteman
Flemington
Bipartisan Talks Advance at Dumbarton Oaks Meetings
At Dumbarton Oaks discussions continued on forming a permanent peace agency after smaller nations review proposals. John Foster Dulles and other U S officials pressed for bipartisanship on world security while secrecy undercuts reporters and delegates, as four days of work yield three consensus plans and unresolved disputes.
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Dumbarton Oaks
Hull
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Dulles
Paul Freeman Injured At Work In Baltimore Yard Accident
Paul Freeman of Moatsville suffered a toe amputation after an accident at the Baltimore and Ohio yards at 12 30 p m He was carried by coworkers on a stretcher to Dr C J Shater's office and admitted to City hospital for treatment.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Paul Freeman
Freeman
Moatsville
C. J. Shater
City Hospital
Waste paper salvage drive to aid war effort in Grafton
Patriotic citizens of Grafton are urged to place waste paper at the curb Friday night or before eight Saturday morning as four State Road commission trucks mobilize curbside collection. Paul Defenbaugh, county salvage chairman, aided by defense council members and state employees, leads the effort to recover paper left due to prior suspension of collections. Local residents on hard-to-reach streets should bring paper to the nearest main intersection to ensure inclusion. Collections will continue last Saturdays of each month as long as the war lasts and for a time after hostilities end.
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Grafton
State Road Commission
Paul Defenbaugh
Local Defense Council
Harley Haller
Taylor County
West Virginia Knights of Pythias appoints new Grand Chancellor
Jack L. Hardy of Martinsburg accepts the title of Grand Chancellor of the West Virginia Grand Council of Knights of Pythias succeeding Judge Jo N. Kenna of Charleston. The ceremony was held last night as part of the state organization activities.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Grand Council of Knights of Pythias
Jack L. Hardy
Martinsburg
Jo N. Kenna
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Beech Street Couple Told Sgt Alfred M Campbell Jr Safe
Mr and Mrs A M Campbell of Beech Street were notified by the war department that their son Sgt Alfred M Campbell Jr who was reported missing in action June 15 is safe and well He entered the Army Air Corps on October 20 1942 went to England May 4 1945 and serves as a head armor on a B 17 Flying Fortress Campbell a Grafton high school graduate and former law student at West Virginia University prior to enlistment.
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A. M. Campbell
Beech Street
War Department
Alfred M. Campbell
Campbell
Army Air Corp
England
Grafton Senior
Sgt
West Virginia University
Local Servicemen News From Taylor County
Visiting Here Lt H M Stover returns home after death of his father L J Stover in Texas. In England Pvt Lawrence Weese, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Weese, safely arrived. War Fund drive set at 9 975 with allocations to Y M C A Boy Scouts and misc. expenses. Name On Furlough Sgt William G Strauss visits mother Ada Strauss in El Paso. Strauss attached to Army Air Corps auditing team, formerly works in Charleston.
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England
Donald Weese
W. Wilford Street
Pvt
Lawrence Weese
Young Weese
Swain
Leon Wollard
A. W. Dean
U.S. Navy
Taylor County War Fund
Mittee
A. L. Blue
Lincoln Street
Taylor County
California
William G. Strauss
Biggsfield
el Paso
Texas
Ada Strauss
Walnut Street
Army Air Corps
Strauss
Motor Carner Department
Public Service Commission
Charleston
CHP Members Visit Grafton for Cadet Flight Plans
Lt Marion Davis and Pvt Scott Lowe from Fairmont joined Cadet Sgt Leland Yost of Pruritytown in Grafton to discuss opening a cadet flight organization sponsored by the Civil Air Patrol. Davis and Lowe of Fairmont Flight 545 A will return next week to continue preparations. Lt LR Edwards of Grafton, CAP wing commander for Taylor County, leads the local effort with Lt Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Davis
Scott C. Lowe
Fairmont
Leland Yost
Pruritytown
Grafton
Civil Air Patrol
Davis
Pvt
Lowe
Fairmont Flight 545-A
LR. Edwards
Taylor County
CAP
Furlough Ends for Pvt Lundy Sailor at Fort Knox Camp Chaffee
Pvt Curtis J Lundy son of Mr and Mrs F C Lundy Knottsville left for Camp Chaffee Ark after a 13 day furlough with relatives and friends and completion of amphibian tank corps training at Fort Knox Ky Transferred Pvt James Nestor Jr moved from Camp Blanding Fla to the Signal Corps base at Fort Sam Houston Texas Mars Nestor Pfc Dale Nestor of this city is reported as being promoted or reassigned but details are cut off in the fragment.
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Pvt
Curtis J. Lundy
F.C. Lundy
Knottsville
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Lundy
Fort Knox
James Nestor
James Nestor, Jr
Camp Blanding
Fla
Signal Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Mars
Nestor
Pfc
Dale Nestor
Sandors Obtain State Charter For Sandor Coal Mining
Charleston August 24 The Sandor Coal Mining company of Pruntytown with a $10,000 capitalization received a state charter today Incorporators are John A Sandor Sr John A Sandor Jr and Frank A Sandor all of Grat ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Sandor Coal Mining Company
Pruntytown
John A Sandor
John A. Sandor, Jr
Frank A. Sandor
Gratton. Il
Grafton High Band to Stage Tuesday Concert
Grafton senior high school band directed by Miss Betty Rose Miller will present a public program Tuesday evening on Main Street featuring marches patriotic songs and novelty numbers. The event caps a summer of band work with a lively local showcase. Fayetteville N C notes Lafayette history as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Senior Y High School
Betty Rose Miller
Aha Ovelty
Main’ Street
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