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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1944
Page
6
Walter Hoover, a Buckhannon truck operator, was arrested Wednesday and fined 10 dollars plus costs after speeding on U S Route 50 east of Grafton. The case was handled by Ona C. Jefferys, justice of the peace.
Taylor county residents will help organize a vitally important program to collect milk and replace Kapok in lifesaving jackets. A 16 member committee, named by county agent B A Hensley, includes Virgil Rohrbough Kenneth Haun R W Talbott Torlock Rassen Chester Huff Harold Fetty Charles Lockard Dr Robert F Gerk in Earl Straight Truman McVicker Major Charles Burke Harley C Haller J R Keener Edgar T McKee F Waggoner and Robert Mollahan. First meeting set for Monday at 8 pm in the county agent's office to outline plans for collection beginning September 1.
Burman T. Mitchell of Charleston, executive secretary of the War Production Board salvage branch, will visit Grafton on Tuesday, August 29 to promote salvage collections in Grafton and Taylor County. A Taylor County Defense Council meeting will follow at the Moose Home to discuss campaign aspects with local salvage and defense workers under county salvage chairman Paul Defenbaugh. State Road Commission trucks are directing scrap paper collection. residents have begun curbside deposits though full results are not yet available.
In uniform notes a U S Army general hospital in England handles heavy mail flow as soldiers like Cpl Bill Slack describe the relief of letters from home. Slack recalls daily mail volumes with up to 3 000 letters and 100 packages. Navy coxswain Warren Earl Hebb visits home on leave, while Pfc Osborne Lucas heals at Harlin station hospital.
Lucasius, a young resident of Gen, Texas, entered service in December of last year after undergoing major surgery. He recently completed gunnery training and is now assigned to active duty.
Seaman second class Harold Miller of the U S Navy returns to his destroyer last night after a three day leave spent with his mother Mrs Ella Miller of Beech Street Visiting him is Seaman first class Jerry Breed Love from New York City visiting his sisters Mrs Pearl Nuzum and Mrs Lottie Hebb The article notes the family gathering and the Navy men preparing to resume duty.
Members and non members of the state Restaurant Association from Grafton and nearby areas are invited to a meeting of restaurant owners at the Fairmont Hotel in Fairmont on Monday night August 38 at 8 30 p m John Ruskin Hall will speak after a buffet Representatives from Grafton Morgantown Clarksburg Fairmont and vicinity expect to attend Officials say many topics are planned for discussion and all restaurants or small lunch counters are urged to send a representative whether or not they are members
Grafton's fire department was called to two blazes in the last two days. This morning at 11 James A. Grinnan's home at 337 West Francis caught fire with damage undetermined. Yesterday afternoon at 2:45 firefighters were sent to Fetterman to quell a grass fire in J. Lee's apple orchard.
An incident reports that the fire originated when Mr. Evans burned out a bee's nest, allegedly leading to a larger blaze connected to Evans Sr. The event centers on the act of burning and its direct consequence.
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