Mrs. Affa Bartlett Morgan Dies in Parkersburg
Mrs. Affa Bartlett Morgan aged 74 of Taylor county died in Parkersburg yesterday at 2 16 p m at the home of her daughter Mrs Grace M Cain with whom she had resided since leaving Webster twenty years ago She was born October 26 1873 a daughter of John W and Frances Cleavenger Bartlett She married J Haynes Morgan who is deceased and one child Mrs Cain survives She was an active member of the First Baptist church of Parkersburg Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist church Parkersburg Thursday at 10 am The body will be brought to Grafton and lie in state at Bartlett Funeral Home from 3 to 4 pm with burial in Webster Cemetery Grave side rites by Rev W T Gifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Affa Bartlett Morgan
Taylor County
Parkersburg
Grace M. Cain
Webster
John W
Frances Cleavenger Bartlett
J. Haynes Morgan
Cain
First Baptist Church of
Morgan
G. E. Bartlett
Lula Smith
Maple Avenue
Nerses
Ruth Newton
E. L. Frum
Grafton
Gene E. Bartlett
Robt. A. Moore
Trials Postponed as Woman Defendant Faints in Court
In Wheeling on December 2, Gladys Forbes alias Kay Murray, among seven women indicted in income tax evasion cases, fainted in the district courtroom during jury selection. Judge Baker halted proceedings and postponed trials of 26 defendants, with Forbes also charged in a white slave case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Gladys Forbes
Kay Murray
W.E. Baker
Clarksburg Man Convicted of Robbery at Legion Meet
Earl Carter of Clarksburg was found guilty of petty larceny after a three hour jury deliberation. He was charged with armed robbery of S. E. Carpenter, a World War One veteran from Gulfs Richie county, during the state American Legion convention in Clarksburg.
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Clarksburg
Earl Carter
Robery
S. E. Carpenter
Gulfs
Richie County
Five Men Enlisted In Regular Army Here
Ernest G. Hoalcraft at the U S Army and U S Air Force Recruiting Station announces that five men from Grafton have enlisted in the New Regular Army for three years. Names are Martin D. Street Leonard B. Canfield Howard D. Grimm Russell L. Shoemaker and Dorsey C. Satterfield. Ex service men in the Second Army area are invited to apply for MOS specialist openings with department post choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest G. Hoalcraft
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Post Office
Martin D. Street
Philippi
Leonard B. Canfield
Howard D. Grimm
Russell L. Shoemaker
Dorsey C. Satterfield
Grafton
Second Army
MOS
Charge Foreman In Fatal Philly Fire
Detective Sgt. John J. McEnroe said Stanley Cruist a 57 year old shop foreman has been charged with manslaughter by fire after a dormitory for homeless men burned killing six and injuring seventeen. He reportedly signed a statement saying he had been smoking on the first floor before the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John J. McEnro
Stanley Rruist
Haseen
McEnroe
Cruist
Delinquent 1946 Taxes Warned for Redemption Week
Auditor Edgar B Simms warns West Virginia property owners that sheriffs land declared delinquent for 1946 taxes will be sold starting next Monday. This is the last week to redeem before transfer to individuals or the state.
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Charleston
Edgar B Simms
West
Fall from porch proves fatal in Fairmont home
Morgantown report states Mrs Leslie Boyce aged 24 fell from the porch at her Fairmont residence. She sustained fatal injuries and was taken to Monongahalla General Hospital, where she died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Fairmont
Leslie Boyce
Monongahella General Hospital
Arrests Across States Target White Slave Traffic Ring
Fourteen people were arrested in Maryland Virginia Indiana and Pennsylvania on charges related to transporting women to Hagerstown for prostitution. The Lynchburg group included a man his wife and three of her sisters. Victims earned up to 350 dollars weekly. Authorities said one suspect ferried his wife from Indiana to Hagerstown by motorcycle.
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Hagerstown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fred Hallford
FBI
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Logansport
Ind
Muncie
Pauphin
Lynchburg
Hallford
Indianapolis
Washington
West Bethel Street
Ironton
Ohio
Grafton Senior High Band Receives New Music Stands
Six music stands priced at ten dollars each were bought by the Band Boosters for Grafton High School. The announcement came at the club’s monthly meeting held last night at the high school. Proceeds from a recent band concert totaled eighty six dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Band Boosters Club
A. E. Leonard
Carl Pitzer
A. B. Cutright
Paul W. Shahan
Shahan
8. T. Seymour
Roy Burnside
A. B. Outright
George Welsh
William Bowman
Mary Virginia Smith
Dana Barker
Big Four to Discuss German Peace Treaty in Marshall
At Marshall the Big Four planned to meet to draft a German peace treaty. French Foreign Minister Bidault was absent as ministers prepared to hear deputies on a split between Russia and western powers over Austrian German assets. Russia rejected a French compromise offering rights in Zisterdorf oil fields and Danube shipping plus $100 million, insisting on all German assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges Bidault
Paris
Russia
Austria
Zisterdorf
Danube Shipping Company
Simon Funeral to Be Wednesday From Bartletts
Samuel B. Simon of 1590 Raiload Street dies Sunday morning. Funeral from Bartlett Funeral Home at 1 30 p m Wednesday, Rev Foster L Jones officiating. Interment Carder Cemetery. Survived by children Thomas B Simon Mrs Lawrence Knight Paul Simon of Grafton and Mrs Carl McDaniel Route 4 Grafton. Sister Mrs Nan McCormic Barberton Ohio also survives plus 11 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel B. Simon
Raiload Street
Bartlett Funeral Home
Foster L. Jones
Carder Cemetery
Sion
Thomas B. Simon
Lawrence Knight
Paul Simon
Grafton
Carl McDaniel
Route 4
Jaycees Plan Street Decorations Amid Power Shortage
The Junior Chamber of Commerce met at the American Legion home to discuss a Christmas street decoration project halted by a power shortage. They reviewed data on a city street cleaning machine, planned new member admissions, and endorsed a congressional bill about Federal Security Administration support for community facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Jaycees
Congress
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Love fades as Lana Turner Tyrone Power split announced
Hollywood reports the romance between Lana Turner and Tyrone Power ended after Power returned from a four continent air tour. A spokesman said they decided to quit and Power and his wife Annabella have been separated since October 1946. No comment from Power. An unrelated seed trunk once owned by Luther Burbank yielded only a giant zinnia. Mississippi becomes the first U S state to provide a residence for its chief executive.
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Power
Turner
Powers
New York
Hollywood
Miss Turner
Annabella
Luther Burbank
Mississippi
U. S
Death of Floyd A Sturm reported in Wheeling
Word was received this morning of the death of Floyd A Sturm retired Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer. He died at 5 a m today in Wheeling after living in Grafton and Wheeling areas. Born September 11 1878 at Knottsville he was retired church and fraternal member. He leaves wife Minnie Miller a daughter Jo Clyde and several siblings. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd A. Sturm
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
High Frame
Wheeling
Mr. Sturm
Grafton
J. Clinton
Susan Knotts Sturm
Knottsville
South Street Methodist Church of
Masonic Lodge No. 15
A. F
A. M
Grefton
Knights Templar
Shrine of Osiris Temple of
Minnie Miller
Jo Clyde
Ed McDaniel
8. C. Colebank
Claude Luzadder
Knotsville
John K. Sturm
Clifford C. Sturm
Man Shot In Quarrel In Barbour County Home
Virgil Mayle 25 is jailed and Thomas Miner 31 is in Philippi hospital after a quarrel following a drinking bout at Grover Miner’s home. Miner lost a left kidney when a .22 rifle bullet hit his spine. officials say he will recover. Later, thefts reported at Consolidated Bus Co. garage netting about 1200 dollars. In Huntington, Mra Manx Elizabeth Preston 69 dies from gunshot wounds inflicted by her husband Carl Preston 71 who fatally wounded himself.
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Philippi
Joseph Forman
Virgil Mayle
Barbour County
Thomas Miner
Grover Miner
Miner
Huntington
Azel T. Bryant
Mra Manx
Elizabeth Preston
Carl Preston
Wholesale Bakery for sale in Ideal City location
Long standing family bakery of 43 years with brick ovens and full pastry capability. Currently bread only, includes two Dodge trucks, rentable living space, and convertible lease options. Owner’s age and illness spur sale. Offered at a remarkably low price. Atlas Realty Co., 336 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ideal City
Atlas Realty CO
Fourth Ave
Pittsburgh, Pa
Hinton Secures Land for New Rosalind Factory Plant
Hinton officials report Chesapeake and Ohio Railway will sell two acres adjacent to the town football field for 3500 dollars. Summers Development County Industrial plans a garment factory with 250 local workers and a 125000 dollar building, funded by 60000 dollars locally, to be operated by Rosalind Sportswear for a mail order contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
W. A. Brown
Summers Development County
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Willard C. Hess
Rosalind Sportswear Company
Hess
Johnny Lujack Wins 1947 Heisman Trophy
New York reports aerial star Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame is the 1947 Heisman winner after steering the undefeated Fighting Irish. The Connellsville Pennsylvania senior placed third last year and polled 742 points from sports writers and broadcasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Connellsville
Army
Glenn Davis
Georgia
Charley Tripps
Stonewall Jackson Claim West Virginia Title
Charleston reports undefeated Stonewall Jackson claims the first WV interstate conference football championship with five conference games won, the best record in the league, and coach Russ Parsons declaring the Generals rightful champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Stonewall Jackson
West Virginia
Russ Parsons
Generals
MinerDies In Charleston Hospital After Illness
Ernest Hornsby aged 51 long time superintendent of the Glegora Coal Co mine at Red Dragon Boone County died yesterday in a Charleston hospital after a period of illness. He led the operation for twenty years and was a longtime local figure. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Charleston
Ernest Hornsby
Glegora Coal Go
Red Dragon
Boone County
Boy Dies From Wound In Lewisburg Accident
Les ter Giles, 11 year old son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Giles of rear Williamsburg, died yesterday in a concerted hospital from a shotgun wound accidentally inflicted on November 15, according to a Lewisburg mortuary report.
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Lewisburg
Lester Giles
Ernest Giles
Williamsburg
Knottsville land transfers dominate legal records
A flood of land transfers in Knottsville and nearby districts dominate the legal notices. Names include John W Morgan Josephine Faust Paul Malone Mary McKinney and many others with parcels ranging from single lots to tracts along Route 50 Booths Creek and Fetterman districts. Several properties carry modest sums while others involve larger values and church lots. A contract and rights of way section also appears among the notices.
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Tre
Knottsville
John W. Morgan
Josephine
Faust
Tra L. Mortis
John Wesley
Mary Blews MacDonald
Fetterman
George S. Summers
John McDonald
Floyd Grouser
Lloyd
Alice Roach
Webster Methodist Protestant Church
Forest’ E. Selvey
Odis Clare Westfall
Simpson
Oe Bess Kennedy
West Virginia
West Grafton
Pearl Street
George H. Reynolds
Joe L
Jack Keener
Route 50
Main Street
Goldie Hawkins
Bruce Knight
Paul E. Malone
Randall H
Leona H. McKinney
Yates
H. L. Baker
S. F
C. B. Mason
Booths Creek
James W. Findley
Jacob N. Yates
Mary Yates McVicker
Alberta Haddix
John W. Anderson
Charles H. Carr
Joseph Allen Knotts
East Park
Blueville
Hazel M. Shaffer
Leo J. Littman
Naomi Weese
Russell I
Mary Louise Pifer
Knotts
Wmil
Blanche Tucker
Hart Blanche Tucker
Louis Hartley
Louis L. Hartley
Daniel R. Hartley
Hayward E. Hartley
Supressor
Michael Manos
Elkins
Kalliope Manos
Greensburg, Pa
Marie Manos Kostakos
Strand ‘Theatre
Columbia Bonafede
Roy Bonner
Jack
Edna Speen
Blaine Sharps
Lila D. Love
C. J. Jarrett
Perry Hawkins
Etta Gay ‘Hebb
Susan‘ = fey
Shade Bolyard
Ethel Waller
L. B. Shaffer
Joseph Saviné
Farley Dean Snyder
John G. Green
Delbert W. Dalton
John M. Chaff
Monongalia Power Company
Joseph Priestley
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Webster Cemetery
Latrobe Street
Eniyaa
Philly
Jena Michelotti
Charles Junior Hudson
Stephen Carl Hudson
Charles Hudson
Frieda Campbell Hudson
Nelson County
Campbell Sisters
W. R. Loar & Son
Grafton, W. Va
Marshall
Rome
Malone's Drug & Chemical Co
Chris
Simon
Bartlett
Tyrone
Lana
Lana Turner
Tyrone Power
Dunlop Tire and Rubber Corp
West Main Street
W. Va
Condi
Malone’s Drug and Chemical CO
Barbour Co
Blefield
Consolidated Bus Company
Stonewall
Crescent Club
Moonlight Crusaders
Tax, Inc
Grafton Cleaners
Railroad Street
Legal Records
Toe Toyland
Elgin
Lady Elgin
Loar Jewelry Store
Starks
Romans
Grimes
New Town
Pippen
Tree Run
Baldwins
R. S. Rogers Store
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