Three Arrests Reported As Opening Taylor County Deer Season
The first day of the annual three day deer season in Taylor county began at sunrise amid dense morning fog. Junior Mason bagged an eight prong buck in Knottsville district while deputies arrested three out of county hunters for illegal deer hunting at the Booths Creek check station. A seven point buck was reported in Preston county and a 10 point 250 pound deer in Marion county. Sheriff Bennett noted Taylor county may see a lighter kill this year due to open districts in other counties. Game Protector Joseph Powell led uniformed officers in the woods today.
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Taylor County
State Conservation Commission
Grafton
Sheriff's Office
Junior Mason
East Main Street
Knottsville
Mason
Philip Mahaffey
Booths Creek
Charles S. Burke
Lee Linn’s
Andrew Shaffer
Hammond
James Echols
Smithfield
Ray Freeland
Justice of the Peace
Charles P Lucas
Fetterman
Preston County
Elbert White
Kingwood
R. T. Tennant
Meadowdale
Union
Marion County
Lee Bennett
Taylor
Joseph Powell
Deer season patrols boosted by state police and constables
Specially appointed officers joined state police, constables, and sheriff's deputies in patrolling during the deer season. The coordinated effort aims to deter poaching and ensure compliance with hunting regulations across counties.
Two New Chancery Suits Filed in Taylor County Court
Two chancery actions were started in Taylor county circuit court with clerks to receive filings. Warder represents Wade H. Curry and 33 others, while Ford sues to collect a $736 judgment from Eddie Suddarth and several associates linked to Bernard Shoe Store windup. Notices are being served on defendants.
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Taylor County
Frank M. Hollis
Francis L. Warder
Wade H. Curry
Kidwell L. Curry
Hymen Kleinstub
Abe Kleinstub
Phil Kleinstub
Partners
Cambria Shoe Company
Gene W. Ford
Eddie McC. Suddarth
F. 8. Suddarth
W. A. Woodyard
W. A. Woodyard Lumber Company
First National Bank of Grafton
Glenn Suddarth
Bernard Lane
Wolfe Wear-A-Well Corporation
Bridgeport Bank
W. Lyle Jones
Bernard Shoe
West Main Street
Suddarth
Lane
Germans Admit Losses After Baltic Raids
German high command acknowledged captures after raids in the Baltic. Reports say bombers sank an icebreaker and damaged a large freighter near Kronstadt while air attacks were directed at Moscow and Leningrad.
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Kronstadt
High Command
Moscow
Leningrad
Declarations Filed in Two Lawsuits
Two declarations filed in Taylor county circuit court include an alienation of affections suit by Mrs. Ethel W. Hart against Mrs. Eliza beth H. Klein alleging wrongful persuasion leading to her husband Nathaniel Hart leaving and disappearing. A second declaration in a trespass on the case suit by Kenneth Matthews against Bertsei Proudfoot and Bellevue Auto Sales alleges a Proudfoot collision caused vehicle damage worth $1,500 with $190 for injuries to Mrs. Geneva Matthews.
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Ethel W. Hart
Elizabeth H. Klein
I. C. Klein
Taylor County
James C. Holt
Hart
Klem
Nathaniel Hart
Klein
Holt
Kenneth Matthews
Bertsei Proudfoot
Bellevue Auto Sales and Service, Inc
Monongalia County
William Willard Holme
Geneva Matthews
Matthews
Proudfoot
Matthews Auto
Parking Meter Receipts Reach Best Week in Months
Parking meter collections for the week ending Saturday totalled 78.80 dollars, the strongest showing in many weeks and a sign of healthy retail business. Mayor C. O. King announced the funds go to the city general fund to pay back bills inherited by the current administration.
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C. O. King
Y Campaign Underway At Grafton Y.M.C.A.
Annual membership drive of the Grafton Young Men's Christian Association began with funds solicitation set for December 11 to 13. Board planned a $2,000 year goal. Directors discussed a three day drive and appointed publicity committee leaders for outreach and literature.
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Grafton Young Men's Christian Association
James T. Fordyce
Wheeler C. Bachman
William A. Manley
E. G. Kuhn
Lawrence L. Hall
G. T. Bartlett, Jr
B. S. Hamric
C. S. Ebert
Includds Tom Bartlett, Jr
Russell G. Dotson
Marion E. Skaggs
One Drunk Nabbed On Latrobe Street By Police
Ralph Mitchell was charged with drunkenness on Latrobe street at 9 45 a m Saturday. He forfeited an 11 bond by non appearance in municipal court to face Mayor C O King. An accusation of creating a disturbance from another weekend arrest was dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Latrobe Street
Ralph Mitchell
C. O. King
Wreck at Route 50 Ends With Unknown Driver
Early Sunday a small sedan crashed at the Route 50 West Main intersection tearing out posts, flipping twice, and ending in the Lambert lawn. Police found a bloodstain but no driver. the car is registered to Harry Tighe of 140 East Bluemont, no one at his home. The auto was towed to Lambert garage as investigation continues. Navy lists two British warships in U S ports Phoebe at New York and Clarkia at Mobile.
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Route 50
West Main Street
Harry Tighe
East Bluemont Street
Lambert
Tighe
Blueville
Washington
United States
Phoebe
New York
Clarkia
Mobile
Battleship Launch Sparks Old Han Tyranny Farewell Tone
A brief op-ed notes that every new American battleship launch signals the decline of Old Han Tyranny as he sails away, framing the event as a symbolic end of an era.
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Han Tyranny
Japan-US talks under shadow of war warning
Ey of State Cordell Hull arrives at the White House for a conference with President Roosevelt and Japanese envoys as Tokyo seeks to avoid full conflict while Nazi setbacks grind on. Mackenzie notes Japan negotiates amid Nazi reverses and war may hinge on Hitler’s ability to sustain resources.
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Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
State Department
Hull
U. S
Pacifica
Cordell Hull
White House
Roosevelt
Thailand
Japan
United States
Pacific
Tokyo
America
Britain
Germany
Washington
Hitler
Moscow
Libya
Fuehrer
Red Army
Rostov
Caucasus
Black Sea
Protests to FDR by AFL Leader William Green
Protests to President Roosevelt are led by William Green head of the American Federation of Labor. The AFL faces potential penalties for actions by some leaders and is urged to act firmly against anti strike legislation while considering options amid European chaos and defense cooperation.
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American Federation of Labor
William Green
White House
Roosevelt
A.F.L
National Defense
Four Die in Auto Wrecks Across West Virginia
Charleston dispatch reports at least four West Virginians killed in weekend highway crashes. Victims include Joe Frank Brennan 22 of Logan County who died Saturday in a truck collision near Fry. Nancy Cooley 34 of Fairview died in a two car crash on the Day Brook Blacksville road in Monongalia County. Sam Washington a Black man from Mammoth was struck by a car on Kellys Creek road near Charleston. Kate Saik 83 of Parkersburg and Lillian Saik 53 of New Alexandria Ohio died from injuries suffered on Ohio Route 7 near Belpre Ohio. Lillian Saik formerly resided in Parkersburg.
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Charleston
West
Kelly's Creek
Kate Saik
Parkersburg
Lillian Saik
New Alexandria
Belpre
Strike Threatens Coke Company at Fairmont
A U S labor department conciliation meeting is set for Wednesday between Domestic Coke Co and union officials in Fairmont to avert a strike at the plant. CIO Gas Coke and Chemical Workers and United Mines Workers District 50 Chemical division leadership had warned of a walkout, but postponed action pending the conference. The wage contract expired last midnight and workers had voted to strike if a new agreement was not reached.
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Fairmont
U.S. Labor Department
Conciliation Service
James, Gallagher
United Mines Workers District 50 Chemical Division
CIO Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
Hugh D. Friel
Labor Department
Shipbuilding Firm Wins West Virginia Charter
The Kanawha Shipbuilding Company of Charleston received a state charter to build and deal in water craft. Incorporators are John S. Beatty, Philip H. Hill of Charleston, and Harry Coleman of St. Albans. Planned issue includes 4,000 shares of $25-par preferred and 1,000 shares no par common stock.
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Charleston
Kanawha Shipbuilding Company
Secretary of State
John S. Beatty
Philip H. Hill
Harry Coleman
St. Albans
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Doe
Ellers Taxi & Transfer
Opera House
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Andy Devine
Roy Rogers
Bad Man From
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Tom Keene
Dynamite Canyon
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Dan Duke
Eugene Talmadge
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Ku Klux
Praecipes
U.S
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Beech Street
Sena
Tee Kruss Folitaipe
Irvine
Loar Jewelry Co
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By Dewitt MacKenzie
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Wendél Coal
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Monongahela
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