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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1948

Page

8

Lorella Reed Dies in Cumberland at 77

Mrs Lorella Susan Reed aged 77 of Wilsonburg died at Cumberland Memorial hospital at 8 p m while visiting her son Troy T Marks She was widow of Elsworth Reed native of Barbour county and Marys Chapel community Survived by three sisters and three brothers and a son Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p m from Marys Chapel church with Rev J A Caswell officiating Interment in Marys Chapel cemetery.

Lorella Susan Reed Wilsonburg Cumberland Memorial Hospital Troy T. Marks Elsworth Reed Reed Barbour County Mary’s Chapel Lewis W Hannah Hathaway Robinson B J. Marks Grafton D. C. McAtee Rosella Murphy Muncie Ind John G. Robinson Cumberland A. Jay Robinson Fairmont Earl Robinson Wheeling Mary's Chapel Methodist Church Bartlett Funeral Home Mary's Chapel J. A. Caswell

Monongah Division Staff Meet At Graf ton

Staff members of the Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad gathered in Graf ton for a day of meetings led by division trainmaster A N Peters in the absence of the division superintendent T J Klauenberg. A safety session opened the day with an inter departmental meeting and a freight claims session planned for the afternoon.

Monongah Division Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Grafton N. Peters T. J. Klauenberg

Rosemont Man Held For Hearing On Federal Charge

Virgil Roy Spitzer of Rosemont, 50, is jailed in Marion County awaiting a hearing before U. S. Commissioner L. T. Eddy on a National Stolen Property Act theft charge involving the theft of checks. Arrested yesterday in the Taylor county community by a U. S. deputy marshal, details remain scarce pending tomorrow's proceeding.

Virgil Roy Spitzer Rosemont Marion County U. S L. T. Eddy Taylor County Marshall Mr. Eddy

Mrs Kasenkina to Be Interviewed Today

Roosevelt hospital board member Garrad Winston announced plans for four reporters to interview Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina, the schoolteacher who leapt from a third floor window at the Soviet consulate. Dr. Grant Pennoyer said she is strong enough to talk, marking a shift from police and hospital briefings.

Yankatas Garrad Winston Roosevelt Hospital Board of Trustees Oksana Kasseenkina Grant B. Pennoyer

Local Attorney Elected Vice President of State Bar

Prosecuting Attorney Hugh R. McPhail was elected vice president of the West Virginia Bar Association for the first congressional district at the state convention held at the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs last weekend. McPhail opened his law office in 1937, worked with the FBI for three and a half years, and resumed practice in 1945. He is a former Rotary president and past Bow Knight of Grafton Lodge. He is married to Jean Murray with two children.

Hugh R. McPhail West Virginia Bar Association Greenbrier White Sulphur O. E. Wyckoff Wyckoff McPhail

Moatsville Man Pays Fine In Justice Court

Moatsville resident William Burl Annon of Route 2 was arrested by State Trooper F J Duckworth for carrying four persons in the front seat of his car. He appeared before MacCourt in justice court to pay the resulting fine.

Moatsville Justice Court William Burl Annon Route 2 F. J. Duckworth Mac

Two Cars Collide At Pruntytown Today

Two cars collided at 3 a.m. at the junction of Routes 50 and 250 in Pruntytown during heavy fog. No injuries were reported. damage to the two autos was about 200 dollars. Malden A. Leasson of Philadelphia drove a 1940 Pontiac west on Route 50 while Joseph F. Hefler of Morgantown, 34, drove a 1941 Buick eastward. Trooper W D Sergent said no arrests had been made. A separate Pruntytown pike crash involving a 1948 Buick owned by James Hulley caused extensive damage but no injuries.

Pruntytown W. D. Sergent Malden A. Leasson Philadelphia Joseph F. Hefler Morgantown James Hulley Pruntytown Pike

Freedom Train Passes Through City with No Local Stop

Officials said the Freedom Train will pass through Grafton without stopping, entering Clarksburg later in September under Exchange Club sponsorship. The train will travel by night via the ferry, with viewing rights for Grafton residents at Clarksburg. C Jefferys was fined ten dollars and costs.

Monongah Division Grafton Clarksburg Exchange Club

Business Firms Urge Safe Driving Campaign In Grafton

Merchants and individuals of Grafton join the Safe Drivers League of America to reduce 1948 highway deaths. Posters appear in local shops, warning of the cost of reckless driving. About one person dies every fifteen minutes in the United States, with over 32,500 killed last year.

Grafton Safe Drivers League of America United States

Grafton sponsors campaign in injuries and death fines

A fragmented notice notes cooperation in a city campaign in Grafton to support injury prevention and accident safety. It mentions Idaho's state flower in a vague ad context and cites fines as part of the effort.

Grafton Sen Grafton Idaho Ringa

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