Tax Rolls Highlight Large Taylor County Land Listings
Sheriff Melvin Newson lists extensive parcels across multiple districts including Valley River Three Fork and Simpson Creek. The notice details unminable coal parcels, US 50 tracts, various plots in Wickwire Laurel Run and local plats with ownership names and tax statuses, urging payment or redemption by the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayer
Loretta Taylor
Charles Berkeley
Plummers
B.C. Court House
Cole
Cora O
Coal Valley
Oda S
Berkley Run
Tparcel
Valley River
Gabes Fork
Outright
Sarah
Dalton
Jessie L
Daley
Elizabeth R
al Fleming
I. R
I Hill
Ant Holt
A. A
al Mayle
Letha
Murray
William A. Simpson
William A. Simpson Creek Collieries Co
A. Wickwire
A. U.S
E. Park
A. Wickwire Snider
Albert H. Travis
Jeffie Lila
Austin
Edna Virginia - Brown
Elizabeth
Carroll
Warden W. Casto
Bert
Edith
Caveney
Mary
Mery
L. Barlow Conway
C. E
Crook
Opal
Pearl Kerns
Minnie E
Luzadder
Jackson
Same
Miller
James
Isabelle
Moore
Susie E
Susan Mahaffey McDaniel
Andrews
Ada
Nicola
Harry W
Same - Nicola
Rose N. Rogers
W. Lee
Estat Tucker, Aldine
Enid McCartney Same
Siete Ward
Bayles & Bertha R
Ward, Bayles
Ward
Bayles Et al
A. Three Fork
Blueville
BEW& Bo
Price
Newton C
Rosemor
Inc
I A. U
Stout
Stout & Dinslap Bub. Dig
Simpson
Simpson Patrick, Frank & Mary
Pepper
Claude
Essie
Simon, Nettie
Arthur R. Same
Simpson Creek Colleries Co
A. Simpson Creek
H. V. Tr
Artso
George
Wetzel
Columbus
Simpson Creek
Moatsville Woman Alice Mayle Dies at 58
Mrs. Alice Louise Mayle of Moatsville Route 3 died yesterday at age 58. A Wesleyan Methodist, she was a daughter of Albert and Ingava Dalton. Survived by husband Lafayette Mayle and children Mrs. Arnold Mayle Flemington Route 2 Carl D. Mayle Wilbert Mayle Canton Ohio Junior Mayle and Mitchell Mayle at home. Brothers Clinton Dalton Galloway Gordon D. Dalton Worthington. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Bartlett Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Louise Mayle
Barbour County
Moatsville
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Albert Dalton
Ingava Dalton
Lafayette Mayle
Arnold Mayle
Flemington
Carl D. Mayle
Wilbert Mayle
Canton
Ralph Mayle
Mitchell Mayle
Clinton Dalton
Galloway
Gordon D. Dalton
Worthington
Christmas Cards and Gifts urged for early mailing
Postmaster James Murray urged public help with the Christmas mailing load. He requested that people mail ready cards and packages to the first of next week and space mailings over several days. He emphasized full addresses, zone numbers, secure wrapping, and bundling envelopes with stamps in the same corner. Local cards should be sent by December 15 and out of state by December 10 to ensure delivery before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ‘K. Murray
Oitice
Riots In France Narrow Strike Numbers Reported
Officials in Lille stated only 4000 textile workers remained on strike, down from 125000 earlier, as a new metal workers syndicate formed in Paris excluding Communists. Several Paris automobile plants recalled workers next day amid rioting toll rising to 22 dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lille
Paris
Nice
Wife Says Hubby Never Carried Out Promise
Sylvia Dick, 49, sues Hugh McFarland, 50, in Oklahoma City federal court for 50000 dollars claiming a 1936 promise to remarry was never fulfilled. McFarland owns a 10000 acre ranch near Beaver Oklahoma and is now married to another woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver
Okla
Hugh McFarland
Here
Oklahoma City
Sylvia Dick
McFarland
Bankrupt Victor Halbritter creditors meet in Grafton
In the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia Victor Guy Halbritter of Grafton is adjudged a bankrupt upon filing on November 22, 1947. The first meeting of creditors will be held at the Referee's office in Grafton on December 15, 1947 at 10:00 a.m. to prove claims appoint a trustee and committee and examine the bankrupt. Dated December 3, 1947. Ole E. Wyckoff Referee in Bankruptcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
District of
West Virginia
Victor Guy Halbritter
Grafton
W. Va
Ole E. Wyckoff
District
Shirley Louise Mitchell
Aly
Ole E, Wyckoff
Bankrupt Shirley L. Mitchell Adjudged in West Virginia
In the matter of Shirley Louise Mitchell bankrupt, case number 3570 E, creditors of Mitchell of Grafton WV are notified she has been adjudged bankrupt upon petition filed November 25, 1947. The first meeting of creditors is set for December 15, 1947 at 10:00 a.m. in W. Va. to examine the bankrupt and conduct related business before the committee of creditors.
Order of Publication in Williams Chancery Suit
The State of West Virginia issues an order in Taylor County Chancery to sell an acre of coal and mining rights in Flemington District. Clarence E. Williams and Bessie Williams, non residents, must appear within one month of first publication to protect their interests. Publication to run weekly in The Grafton Sentinel for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Taylor County
Charles C. Lawson
In Chancery
Clarence E. Williams
Bessie Williams
Flemington
C.h.taylor
Clarence B. Williams
Grafton Sentinel
William ‘M, Bailey
Blanche P. Bailey
G. W. Ford
Gail Returns Home to a Choice of Path and Support
Gail contemplates a life choice urged by her mother Lissa and supported by Martin, while staying with Kate, Charles, and Gail’s father. The group gathers for a welcome back meal as Gail reconnects with loved ones, mending bonds and facing Norfolk Norah’s ongoing worry about her husband’s hopeless medical prognosis and the unseen battles of the mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail
Lisse
New York
Martin
Lissa
Tye
Charles
Artin
Joceery
Kate
Chick
J Kate
Yorah
Paul
Greg
Norah
Bill
Radio Crime Drama Mixes Broadcast Plans and Trials
A radio crime piece discusses kidnapping charges and network scheduling while detailing a Kingston police case and a treason trial. The report covers Burns and Allen TV guesting, NBC and MBS time shifts, and a Berlin treason verdict involving Wolfgang Mettgenberg, with notes on related political police actions and forthcoming legislation.
Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Taylor County 1947
Notice of sheriff sale of lots and undivided interests for nonpayment of 1946 taxes in Taylor County. Sales listed by district, including names such as Armstrong, Brown, Campbell, Curry, Janes, Kincaid, Lambert, Moore and Pattick. Auction at courthouse front door on December 8 with times 10 am and 4 pm. contains table of parcels, int. interests, and amounts due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Booths Creek
Armstrong
Bayles
Minnie
B.C
Brown
W. B
Mary
Campbell
Mabelle
Cooper, Dennis & Flora
Cropp
Ashby
Martha
Curry
Nathan
Daniel J. Curry
Corbin
George A
Hedges, Okey & Vesta V
A. B.C
A. C.G
Hess
Chloie
Janes
Gertrude B
Johnson
E. J
U. S
Kincaid
D. A
Glengary
Lambert
Laura V
Moore
James H
Made B. Nase Pattick
Kenneth H
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John H. Sergeant
Thos. G
Carolyn Simmons
Marie A. Skidmore
Waitman T
Mary Slaton
Roy I
Mary Jo. Wagner
Maggie
Williams
Hansford Wolfe
Ellis & Iris
Wollard
Ida M
Reebee
Young
Donohue
Jaco
C.H. Rector
Rector
Fetterman
Christiana St
W & Fett
Fett
A. Lincoln
Nuzum & Baker
West Side
Kirby
M. H
Yates
Beaumont
A. Valley River
Melvin Newson
MMR
Alice Mmayle
Mmoatsville
Bartlett Funeral Home
Luther Burbank
Gina
Hubby
Flanders
Truman
Iorchids
Peggy Dean
ABC
Willie Piper
MBS
Bobby Fitzgerald
E. Butterfield
Eastern Standard Tume
Wnaw
York
Mrs. Fitawater
Charleston
Kingston
Marrello
Buns
Allen
Miss Fitawater
Ace
NBC
Burns and
Bing Crosby
Red Skelton
Jack Carson
Eddie Cantor
CBS
Sy Kren
Berlin
Trail
Wolfgang Mettgenberg
James T. Brand
Salem
Ore
Mallory B. Blair
Austin, Tex
Justin W. Hardig
Franklin
Ohio
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