Tests Administered for Tuberculosis in County Schools
Under the Tay lor County Tuberculosis and Health association about 900 students in county schools and 480 boys at the Pruntytown Industrial home were tuberculin tested. Dr RD Stout led the effort with nurse Ruth Martin Whipp. About 15 percent tested positive and will have chest X rays at a reduced $2. Results will be sent to each student’s family physician. The test covered high school students in Grafton Flemington Simpson and St Augustines and known contacts in Grafton grade schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Pruntytown
RD. Stout
Ruth Martin Whipp
West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association
Grafton
Flemington
Simpson
St. Augustine
Navy Recruiter to Interview Applicants at Post Office
Chief Machinist's Mate H N Bennett will visit the post office building in Clarksburg on Monday from 3 to 4 p.m. to interview prospective Navy enlistees. He notes a low waiting list and many vacancies, with little delay before enlistment.
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Grafton
H. N. Bennett
Navy
Clarksburg
U. S. Navy
Bennett
Internal Revenue Collector's
Post Office
Naval Service
Pretender Dies in Florida Claiming Royal Lineage
Henry H. Corpus 76 self styled Prince de Guelph was found dead in a St. Petersburg hotel room. He claimed he was the first son of King Edward VII and that his mother, a Quaker, wed Edward when he was prince of Wales. He said Queen Victoria forced a divorce after his birth and that a leave of absence was cancelled at the start of a partial emergency. Further navy information was offered through Mr. Bennett at the post office building or at the navy recruiting station, room 2, post office building, Clarksburg.
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Henry H. Corpus
Prince de
Navy
Bennett
Navy Recruiting Station
Ace
Clarksburg
Shortage Found After Death Of Bank Cashier Wells
RICHLANDS VA Dec 2 The Richlands National Bank cashier Thomas Brammer Wells was found dead from a shotgun wound near Cedar Bluff. Within 24 hours the bank announced a $5000 shortage uncovered. Commonwealth's Attorney Carl Gillis pie said Wells killed himself after his discharge following the shortage investigation.
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Richlands
Thomas Brammer Wells
Richlands National Bank
C. B. Orr
Commonwealth
Carl Gillispie
Wells
Cedar Bluff
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Red Cross Roll Call List From Taylor County Chapter
A new report on Red Cross memberships lists donors and amounts for the Taylor County chapter. Names include Mrs. A. C. Proudfoot Mrs. Tom Love Miss Mary Balke Thomas M Deegan Judge H. W. Dent Mayor P. F. P. Gillispie Rev George E. Manson and many others with gifts ranging from 25 cents to $2.
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Red Cross
Lila Love
Roll Call
Taylor County
A. C. Proudfoot
Tom Love
Leroy Hedrick
Mary Balke
Thomas M. Deegan
Thomas M Deegan
Emma Reynolds
E. J. McCarnes
E. B. Denton
C. W. Phillips
H. E. Phillips
H. W. Dent
O. F. Sterling
P. FP. Gillispie
Hattie Withers
Archie Bartlett
John R. Hardie
Margaret Clark
Dallas Wolfe
W. G. Chrislip
B. F. Poe
Dod Haslup
Eva L. Love
A. P. Clark
W. J. Hussion
M. L. Devers
L. O. Dot J. M. DeLaney
William ‘Towles
Robert Byerly
George E. Manson
S. C. McDougal
Carl Goff
J. Guy Allender
Meredith Boylen
Z. G. Stockett
Dailey Stockett
Walter Beall
Otto Kinsley
J. H. Ruterford
H. M. Dotson
Edward Grayson
H. E. Martin
Walter Knott
William Flanagan
Carrie Fawcett
S. J. Walters, Sr
Paul P. Warden
D. W. Jaco
John Staples
Demobilization Ordered for French Fathers and Older Soldiers
Premier Daladier announced that mobilized fathers of two or more children will be released and sent home starting December 15 with those having four or more children prioritized. Hundreds of thousands are expected to be released, and men over 40 will be removed from front lines and replaced by younger troops.
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Paris
Daladier
Aes Es
Christian Church to Observe 27th Anniversary in Grafton
Celebration of the twenty seventh anniversary of the First Church of Christ in Grafton is planned for tomorrow with four living charter members the first elder and first board chairman taking part in the program. The church began in the home of Mr and Mrs Q C Noble who later moved to Washington PA.
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Church of Christ
Grafton
Living Charter
Washington, Pa
Brother of Airplane Inventor Passes Away
Lorin Wright, 77, a manufacturer and brother of Orville and Wilbur Wright, died at his Dayton home. He kept from the public spotlight while the Wrights gained fame for the first sustained flight. Survivors included Orville. Wilbur, a sister Katherine, and another brother Reuchlin had died previously.
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Dayton
Lorin Wright
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wrights
Indiana
Wilbur
Katherine
Reuchlin
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Lorin
Chain Purchased Wheeling by South Penn Oil
The Spear and Riddle company holdings including a chain of service stations were bought by South Penn Oil for $150,000. Nine properties in Ohio county and two in Brooke county were involved.
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Wheeling
Spear and Riddle Company
South Penn Oil Company
Ohio County
Brooke County
Finns Hold Line With Russians Near Norwegian Border
Reports say 800 Finnish troops faced heavy Soviet assault near the Norwegian frontier. Finnish forces, armed with machine guns and rifles, were ordered to hold until 3 a m local time before withdrawing across the border after attempts to destroy the Salmijarv bridge failed.
Price trends show mixed signals in early September
The report notes a rising tendency in some sectors while textiles and chemicals, as well as imported materials, do not follow this upswing. Indicates an overall price control debate with a varied pattern across industries.
Dewey ally hints at convention leadership pick
A publisher praised as a potential Republican nomination contender urged that any candidate with party unity and leadership backing be heard by the convention. Garnett toured Reno on a national speaking mission as Dewey framed political corruption as the central issue in his campaigns. In Finland, Soviet bombings killed 30 people in a working class district, with reports of heavy shelling along the southern coast and battles on the Karelian Isthmus. Snow fell in Helsinki, aiding Finns, while 36 Soviet tanks were claimed destroyed on the front. A Russian warship allegedly sunk near Hangoe sparked reports of a cruiser Kirov with 8,800 tons and 500 aboard, though later sources disputed the vessel’s fate.
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Dewey
Garnett
Reno
Nev
Ital
Helsinki
Red Fleet
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Olkinuroa
Russaroe
Hangoe
Kirov
Stockholm
Reuters
Defense Ministry
Suursaarl
Gulf of
Pinland
Census districts named for West Virginia counties
Census bureau officials announced the census districts and headquarters in West Virginia District 1 covers Fairmont Hancock Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Mation and Taylor counties.
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Taylor County
Census Bureau
West Virginia
Fairmont
Hancock Brooke
Ohio
Marshall, Wetzel,Mation
Taylor Counties
Club May Get New Brother in Washington
Washington diplomats without home nations discuss adding Hjalmar Procope to their "men without a country" club. Existing members include Edgar Prochnik from Austria and Col Vladimir Hurban from Czecho-Slovakia, with Jerzy Potocki and Faik Konitan also in residence as ambassadors and ministers.
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Washington
Hjalmar Procope
Edgar Prochnik
Austria
Vladimir Hurban
Czecho-Slovakia
Faik Konitan
Albania
Jerzy Potocki
Poland
Club
Bu Y
Pola Ere
Bassy
Ieee Paik
Card of Thanks for Grafton Nursery School Benefit
The Grafton Nursery School extends gratitude to all who donated and attended the recent benefit dance. Special thanks are given to the Wilson Baking Company Mrs Thomas Bradford and the Carr Grafton Mothers Club for their kindness and support.
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Grafton Nursery
Wilson Baking Company
Thomas Bradford
Carr Grafton Mothers’ Club
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