Deer Hunters Slowed by Cold Wave Break In Afternoon
Break in the cold spell brought temperatures above freezing in Grafton and Taylor county this afternoon after mornings as low as six above. Deer hunting slowed across the region though 29 deer had been killed in Taylor county by yesterday. Notable kills included Virgil Poe’s Tallier farm deer, Hartford Haller’s seven pointer, G A Cassell Jr’s eight pointer, Creed Withers’ 220 pound ten pointer, and Clinton Mitchell’s 14 pointer in Tucker county.
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Grafton
Taylor County
R “i
United States
Valley Head
Elkins
Thomas
Midvale
Marion County
Fairmont
Mercury
Morgantown
Charleston
Taylor
Joe Powell
Virgil Poe
Fetterman
Hartford Haller
Young Cassell
G. A. Cassell, Jr
Park
Randolph County
Creed Withers
Grant County
Clinton Mitchell
Rosemont
Tucker County
Miss Stucks Salary Adjusted to 95 Dollars a Month
Taylor county court raised deputy clerk Miss M Elizabeth Stuck's pay by five dollars monthly. She will now receive 95 dollars instead of 100, correcting yesterday's budget meeting report which had stated 95 as 90 in prior months.
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M. Elizabeth Stuck
Taylor County Court
Real Model Railroad Set Up At Archdeacon Store
Weeks of hard work created a seven by twelve foot model railroad at Archdeacon company store 2 Latrobe street. William Murray led electrical work and Richard Wrause built landscapes buildings and tracks. The remote controlled system features automatic coal tipple loading and electrified buildings with about 40 feet of track and multiple switches. The display includes a hill with a hotel, a mountain filling station, a small valley town, and a Christmas tree planned atop the hill.
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William Archdeacon Company
Latrobe Street
William Murray
Richard Wrause
High Hill
Ernest M. Wraase
Archdeacon's
Young Wraase
Towles Rites Are Thursday Funeral services for Mrs Emma Towles
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Alice Towles 74 who died yesterday will be held at 3 p m Thursday at Bart lett Funeral Home on McGraw avenue with Rev B F Donley pastor of Andrews Methodist church officiating Interment will be in Bluemont cemetery directed by G T Bartlett She was an early member of Andrews church and affiliated with White Rose grove No 2 Woodmen Circle Survived by son Ralph Towles at 417 West Washington two grandchildren Herman Towles of Toledo and Martha Towles of Grafton Husband John F Towles died December 1932
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Emma
Alice Towles
Bartlett Funeral Home
McGraw Avenue
B. F. Donley
Andrews Methodist
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Ralph
Towles
West
Washington Street
Fay Cover Captures Second in National Health Contest
Fay Cover, 19, of Grafton, is among the second place winners in a nationwide health contest part of the 19th annual Four-H club congress in Chicago. Only one other West Virginian shares the honor, Gilmer Garrison, 18, of Beardstown.
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Fay Cover
Grafton
Chicago
Gilmer Garrison
Beardes
Initiation of Pershing Class Planned December 10
Grafton lodge No. 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks announced that 14 candidates of the General John J. Pershing Prepaidness class will be initiated on Tuesday December 10. Exalted Ruler Joan H. Bradford disclosed the plan at last night’s lodge meeting. Similar initiations are under way nationwide this month. After the exercises in the lodge room a buffet lunch will be served in the grillroom.
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John J. Pershing
Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Joan H. Bradford
Fast Driver Nabbed by Local State Police
Sherman Morgan of Thornton faces a hearing before Justice of the Peace A B Knabenshue after being arrested by State Trooper G F Randall for traveling 75 mph on U S Route 50 between Grafton and Thornton and for lacking an operator's card.
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Grafton
Thornton
Sherman Morgan
Justice of the Peace
A.b.knabenshue
G. F. Randall
Morgan
Ruth Bryan's Husband Receives Final Citizenship Papers
Lewisburg dispatch reports Captain Torg Rohde husband of Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode former American minister to Denmark was to receive final U S citizenship papers. Rohde once served as gentleman-in-waiting to King Christian X and said he chose American citizenship for freedoms not found elsewhere.
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Lewisburg
Torg Rohde
Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode
Denmark
United States
Concert Tickets Still Available for Arm strong Kinder Recital
Tickets for Bernie Armstrong and the Kinders recital at Andrews Methodist Church, postponed from November 28 to December 10, remain obtainable from Fire Department members, Malone's Cut Rate Drug Store, and Turner's store. Tickets bought will be honored next Tuesday. contact listed outlets to purchase. Weather forced original cancellation. new date promises a strong program, with few tickets left and street sales planned if needed.
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Bernie Armstrong
Kinder Sisters
Andrews Methodist Church
Fire Department
Malone
Cut Rate
Turner's
Pittsburgh
NBC
Grafton
Bernie
Four Attain A Averages At Grafton Junior High
Four Grafton Junior High students earned A averages for the second six weeks of the 1940 41 term. Eighth grade students on B honor roll include George Ashby William Beavers Eva Brown and many others. Seventh grade B list features Aldene Beatle Barbara Beverlin Mary Boice and additional names. Principal Torlock Rasmussen announced results to Robert Withers and John Ellers Evelyn McProuty Nancy Nuzum.
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Grafton
Torlock Rasmussen
Robert Withers
John Ellers
Evelyn McProuty
Nancy Nuzum
George Ashby
William Beavers
Eva Brown
Jane Chrislip
Harriet Dempsey
Betty Duffy
Charles Evans
Laurel Frey
Miriam Friedman
Robert Gough
Albert Keefover
Louise Lantz
June Loar
Dottie Miller
John Miller
Robert Moran
Mable Patton
Warner Phillips
Betty Purinton
Lewis Reed
Betty Robinette
Virginia Rosier
Florence Seymour
Laura Steadman
Mary Jo Thomas
Irma Tingler
Shirley Trisler
Dicky Warne
Richard Watkins
Clayton White
Rose Ann Wilson
Mary Withers
Rishach Withers
Thespians to present mystery play The Skull
Grafton Thespians rehearse The Skull a mystery drama for Friday night December 6 at 8 in the Grafton Senior High auditorium. Staff includes business managers Moats Burge Marshall Shahan and crew members Sinsel Skaggs Watkins Vogel McKinney Welsh Fawcett McCartney Bolyard Courtney Leonard Shingleton Jones Daugherty Coffman.
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Grafton Thespians
The
Grafton Senior High School
Paul Moats
Janice Burge
Curtiss Marshall
Paul Shahan
Paul Sinsel
James Skaggs
Bill Watkins
John Vogel
Bob McKinney
Park View Boy Held On Burglary Charge
A 16 year old Park View youth is in custody on a breaking and entering charge. He allegedly entered the residence of Vane Breedlove in Park View on December 2 and stole a radio and a raincoat valued at 33.28 dollars. The arrest was made on a warrant issued by Justice of the Peace A B Knabenshue, with transfer to Judge Herbert W Dent in circuit court for action.
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Park View
Herberans
Vane Breedlove
G. F. Randall
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Herbert W. Dent
Deer Hunter Faces License Trouble Near Maryland Plates
Charles Martin living near the Taylor Barbour county line was held by game protectors and turned over to Sheriff Herbert Evans in Knottsville district. His Maryland license plates and operator card clash with his claim of voting in West Virginia and hunting with an in state license. Trial before Justice Have G White Sr. is set for tomorrow on improper license plates.
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Charles Martin
Sandy Creek
Taylor-Barbour County
Herbert Evans
Knottsville
Maryland
Martin
West Virginia
Justice of the Peace
G. White, Sr
Protest Filed Over Seizure of American Reporter in Haiphong
The American embassy in Tokyo protested after Melville Jacoby, a American newspaper correspondent, was arrested in Haiphong, French Indochina. Jacoby and another American were photographed by a Japanese sentry outside their headquarters.
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Tokyo
Melville Jacoby
Haiphong
China
Jacoby
iNG LINES PROVES FATAL iNG LINES PROVES FATAL
James A. Williamson 59 dies at Weston hospital at 1 15 pm after a decade long illness. A school teacher for 15 years he also worked at Crystal Ice, then real estate and insurance. Survived by widow Grace, son Franklin of Clarksburg, and siblings William Williamson Victoria Chenoweth Hattie Kennedy Ella Hall Strader Mary Etta Haller Susan Williamson. Funeral Friday at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev Lois R Luzader officiating burial Benedum cemetery Bridgeport flowers omitted.
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James A. Williamson
Weston Hospital
Walnut Street
Williamson
Crystal Ice Company
Nathan
Sarah Louris Williamson
Grace McDaniel
Franklin Williamson
Clarksburg
William Williamson
Moatsville
Victoria Chenoweth
Elkins
Hattie Kennedy
Philippi
Ella Hall Strader
Volga
Mary Etta Haller
Simpson
S. Cole
Grafton
Grant Sinsel
General Franco Turns 48 No Celebrations Held In Madrid
Madrid marked Francisco Franco's 48th birthday with press articles reviewing his life and reaffirming faith in his leadership. No special celebrations were announced.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Niece of Grafton Man Dies in Barbour County
Effie C. Bennett aged 44 a niece of Bernard Hoffman of 724 Maple Avenue died at her residence in Tacy near Philippi after a 16 month cancer illness. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Tacy with Rev. Mr. Simmons officiating. Interment at the church cemetery.
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Effie C. Bennett
Bernard Hoffman
Maple Avenue
Tacy
Philippi
Mr. Simmons
Church Cemetery
O. Phillips
Du Pont Firm Faces Charge in Nitrate Conspiracy
A federal grand jury charged 29 corporations including E. I. du Pont de Nemours with a plan to monopolize nitrate prices used in munition and industrial production. The indictments named 66 individuals, alleging secret contracts with nitrate producers and marketers in the United States and abroad.
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New York
E. J. du Pont de Nemours and Company
William Bondy
du Pont*company
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
Nitlrate Sales Corporation
Synthetic Nittrogen Products Corporation
Barrett Company
Solvay Process Company
Syracuse
N. Y
United States
Norway
Wayne Chatfield Taylor Takes Commerce Post Amid Oath
Wayne Chatfield Taylor of Chicago is sworn in as under secretary of commerce in Washington, with Justice Stanley Reed of the Supreme Court officiating. The ceremony follows Edward Noble’s tenure, while the article lists various Allied chemical and foreign corporations named in indictments alongside Allied Chemical and Dye.
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Edward Noble
Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
Chicago
Washington
Stanley Reed
U. S. Supreme Court
Methodist Church Loses Heavily to Bomb Raids
The overseas relief committee reported to the council of bishops that Methodist church property in England valued at 1.2 million dollars was destroyed by bombing raids.
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Methodist
Atlantic City
N. J
Methodist Church
England
Council of Bishops
Keyser Man Arrested Faces Ten Days In Jail
A Keyser man named Wesley He, age 53, was arrested at 2 PM yesterday at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad station. He was arraigned before Mayor P F Gillispie in municipal court on a drunkenness charge, fined 10 dollars plus costs, and ordered confined in county jail when he could not pay.
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Baltimore Ag Ohio
Wesley He
Keyser
P. F. Gillispie
Communism Taught Ki Legislative Probe
New York reports of subversive Communist teaching in schools reach a legislative committee. Pupils as young as six were said to be taught the Soviet slant and to view teachers and police as enemies. Ralph De Sola testified that children were instructed to beat up Boy Scouts and to regard defenders of the Soviet system as friends.
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New York
Prince
Ralph de Sola
Brooklyn
Dodgers Acquire Mickey Owen In Deal For Mancuso Pintar Cash
The Brooklyn Dodgers obtained catcher Mickey Owen from the St Louis Cardinals today in exchange for catcher Gus Mancuso rookie pitcher John Pintar and cash.
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Atlanta
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mickey Owen
Louis Cardinals
Cat Gus Mancuso
John Pintar
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