Retired G and M man dies in Fairmont
Lynn Courtney age 75 lifelong Fairmont resident and former Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee dies after illness. He married Annie Laurie Wiggington in 1890. Survived by daughter Mrs Ralph H Watkins and son Ralph H Courtney with four grandsons and a sister Eva Richardson. Funeral arrangements at Mofcente Ford funeral home.
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Lynn Courtney
Fairmont
Teye
Baltimore Jlroad Company
Thomas P
Anna’ Grey Courtney
Annie Laurie Wiggington
Courtney
Ralph H. Watkins
Grafton Road
Ralph H. Courtney
Coleman Avenue
Joseph Watkins
Ralph Watkins, Jr
Ralph A. Courtney
Thomas B. Courtney
Eva Richardson
Alva
Okla
B. & O. Railroad Company
Witer State, Engineer & Ors, Inc
Mofcente: & Ford Funeral Home
Fireman Robert Martin Injured In Auto Crash Near Barnesville
Hart in wreck report identifies Robert Martin, a Clarksburg city fireman, in serious condition at a Wheeling hospital after his car plunged over an embankment four miles from Barnesville, Ohio, early today.
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Clarksburg
Robert Martin
North Wheeling
Barnesville
Taylor County Farmers to Attend WVU Farm and Home Week
Several Taylor County farmers and their families will attend the 35th annual farm and home week at West Virginia University in Morgantown opening tonight. Delegates will be welcomed by Dr. Aft, university president, with a reception. Lectures on agriculture run each morning for three days, afternoons feature judging contests and exhibits, plus a junior program for about 200 vocational students. Lodging at university dormitories costs 7.65 dollars per person.
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Taylor County
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Laffa Lingamfelter
West Fecal University
Lois Bromfield
Lucas, C
L. A. Maynard
Cornell University
R. M. Lush
National Fertilizer Association
H. L. Sharder
Mon Valley softball tournament opens with six teen teams
Sixteen teen teams entered as play began in the Monongahela Valley softball tournament in Airmont. The championship game is scheduled for September 6.
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Airmont
Funds Allocated For Fairmont State College Buildings
The Board of Public Works met in Charleston on August 26 and allocated funds to Fairmont State College for a home economics building and new equipment. A total of $15,000.96 was released for the construction project and $13,876 was allotted for new equipment.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Fairmont State College
Police Court Detains Alleged City Trouble Makers
Four disturbance arrests and a speed case dominate the city police docket this morning. Bonds of six dollars were forfeited by three disturbances and a speeder for failure to appear, while a fourth case was sent to Magistrate C. P. Lucas. Donald Stockett, charged by Peter K. Pappas, faced counts of cursing and threatening. Patrolmen White and Strader also took M. D. Smith into custody on a disturbance charge. Gorman Yates, at his residence, faced drunken disturbance. John D. Radcliff, charged with causing a disturbance at 318 Warder Avenue, was turned to Magistrate Lucas. The Beech Street speeder, William F. Davis of Akron, sped at 1:15 a.m. Saturday, with arrest by White, Moran, and Strader.
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Mag. C. P. Lucas
Donald Stockett
White and
Strader
Peter K. Pappas
Stockett
White
Moran
M. D. Smith
East Main Street
Gorman Yates
Mask
Woodford
John D. Radcliff
Woodford and Strader
Warder, Avenue
Speeder
White, Moran and Strader
William F. Davis
Akron
Ohio
Beech Street
Robey Discharged From Hospital This Morning
C. W. Robey a Baltimore and Ohio railroad track supervisor was discharged from City hospital today after a fractured skull injury from an August 12 train collision. The 53 year old veteran, hospitalized for over a week in critical condition, will recuperate at home then seek observation at Johns Hopkins hospital. He arrived from Wheeling on February 1 and has 33 years with the B and O.
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C. W. Robey
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Johns" Hopkins Hospital
Robey
W. D. Teets
Rae
Wheeling
Taylor County Fair Association Meeting Scheduled Tomorrow
Taylor County Fair association members will meet at 8 p m in the county agent Lloyd Reid’s office to complete plans for the Taylor county fair set for September 12 to 14. Joe Evans chairs the session and urges all nonmember and interested city residents to attend the key pre fair meeting.
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Lloyd Reid
Joe Evans
Recovery of lost airmail sack north of city hospital
Post Office authorities announced recovery of the missing airmail bag north of the City hospital near Frank Knotts residence and the old Catholic cemetery. Joe V. Skelley, retired painter, found the sack and received a $10 All-American Aviator award. his dog participated in the search alongside Boy Scouts and locals after the bag dropped August 16.
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Frank Knotts
Joe V. Skelley
Washington‘ Street
Avial A Te Oe
Shelley
PR Au
Pittspareh
Myers And Lang Are Delegates To ORC Meeting
R Myers of 663 Maple Avenue local chairman of Division 190 of the Order of Railway Conductors will be an alternate delegate to the first post war international convention of ORC in Chicago at the Continental hotel starting Monday September 2. C D Lang of Parkersburg, division president, is the division's delegate. About 700 delegates are expected from divisions or lodges across America from British Columbia to the Canal Zone for a two weeks business meeting. Chicago divisions host in 1941 to the last grand division are again preparing entertainment for the visitors.
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R. Myers
Maple Avenue
Order of Railway Conductors
O.R.C
Chicago
Continental Hotel
C. D. Lang
Parkersburg
America
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Canal
Harry Pw Buie
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