Grafton Honor Rolls and War Bond Drive Notes
Honor rolls for Grafton Senior and Junior High and St Augustine School listed many students with A and B averages across grades. Kiwanis and Women’s Club promote a Pearl Harbor Day war bond sale tied to tonight’s film showing as part of the 6th War Loan drive.
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Grafton
St. Augustine
St. Augustine School
Grafton Women’s Club
Kiwanis Club
Grece Brinkman
Motion Pictures
Howard Cameron
Women's Club
Mary Gennette
Dolores Reed
Jeanine Rogers
Mary Ann Caulijower
Martha
Grinnan
Rose Marie Lalley
Connie McRose
Marie Tucker
Linda Brouty
Mildred Yates
Betty Woodyard
Deets
Anne Vance
Richard Wat Idkins
Virginia Rosier
Robert Gerkin
The
Kiwanis
Brinkman
Service Members furloughs and leave reports from WWII era
The column lists Pvt Louie C. Dennis on a 15 day furlough in Florida with wife Helen Comp, Sgt Eugene A Wright visiting from Waycross Ga with family, and Pvt Anna Jo Clair Wright of the WACS visiting Arlington Hall. It notes James EB Riley and wife returning to Savannah after 12 days, Omer C Thompson Jr USN on 30 day leave, Seaman Harold Miller visiting his parents in the city, and Seaman First Class James M Harr of the Seabees describing Marianas duty with camp setup, rations, and island conditions. Harr’s letter details tent living, K and C rations, galley, climate, heavy bombardment aftermath, and current island Y designation. He reports rain, heat, Japanese casualties, and plans to send photos if possible.
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Louie C. Dennis
Boca Raton Army Air Field
Florida
Helen Comp
Wilford Street
Eugene A. Wright
Waycross, Ga
W. C. Wright
Ross Street
Sgt. Wright
Pvt
Anna Jo Clair Wright
The
WACS
Arlington Hall
Georgia
James EB. Riley
Savannah
J. C. Riley
Warder Avenue
George Newcome, Sr
Blueville
Sgt. Riley
Camp Stewart
Omer C Thompson, Jr
USN
Elkins
Seaman Thompson
Pacific
Harold Miller
U. S. Navy
Theodore Miller
Marianas
James M. Harr
Seabees
Minnie Harr
Charles R. Harr
West Main Street
Young Hart
Midway
Hawaii
Pacific Islands
Tokyo
Island X
Car Overturns After Wheel Hits Curb Edge
Dorsey Ray McDaniel of Knottsville escaped injury yesterday when his car struck a curb on West Main Street in the 600 block and overturned onto its side. Police Chief Joe Mask said McDaniel was driving at a moderate speed when the front wheel hit the retention curb, jumped the curb, and caused the car to swerve and turn over.
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Dorsey Ray McDaniel
Knottsville
West Main Street
Joe Mask
Thorning
McDaniel
China admits losses as Japanese push toward Nanning
The Chongqing Ta Kung Pao accuses Chinese leaders of misleading the public about events as Japanese forces envelop Yu valley and move on Nanning. Chinese reinforcements from Kweichow and northwest China reportedly counter the invaders in a struggle described in dispatches from the southern front.
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Yu Valley
Nanning
Chungking
Ta Kung Pao
Kweichow
Cina
War Today: Moscowism and Europe's coming upheaval
The column argues Communism's reach across Europe, noting Moscow's approval of different forms and Chinese positions. It predicts revolutionary changes after the war, with Greece among those likely to see bloodshed, and contends the big three must forge a shared policy to prevent major splits.
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Chou En Lai
Chiang
Chungking
Russia
Moscow
Europe
Greece
Deer Kills Hit Forty Five in Six Day Season
Local hunters record 45 deer kills over the six day season with four new kills yesterday ranging from 140 to 200 pounds. County Game Protector J W Powell notes no accidents reported. one illegal kill led to a $50 fine for Alex Koton of Thornton as he surrendered after realizing a button buck had been killed. Notable kills include Andy Hawkins 12 point 185 pounds Francis W Lucas 8 point 200 pounds Arlington Kennedy 7 point 180 pounds Homer Lee Moore 140 pounds 6 point and Charles Morgen 29 point buck in Taylor County.
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Andy Hawkins
Fairmont
Francis W. Lucas
Grafton
Arlington Kennedy
Barrackville
Homer Lee Moore
Shinnston
Charles Morgen
Taylor County
Preston County
Deer chase delays return flight to Charleston
West Virginia report recounts a flight resuming from Martinsburg to Charleston after a deer herd and a small dog disrupted takeoff last November. The craft diverted due to icing and bad visibility, with Farmer Walter S. Hedrick who hosted the emergency landing fortifying his land with a temporary fence for protection.
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Page One
Charleston
Stark
Martinsburg
Walter S. Hedrick
Conservation farming district meeting reports staff changes
The Tygarts Valley Soil Conservation District held its monthly meeting in Philippi with Pred Booth of Belington 15 chairing. District Technician Edgar A Moats, recently transferred from Upshur to Taylor County, reported for duty Monday. A conservation plan for W M Brown in Wickwire was discussed, and wildlife seed mixtures will be distributed to farmers for game bird food plots.
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Tygarts Valley
W. M. Brown
Wickwire
Brown
State Conservation Commission
Fire damages Cuppett's Grocery Store in basement blaze
Firemen fought a basement fire at Cuppett's Grocery Store, 217 Walnut Street, last night at 9 p.m. causing about $1,500 in damage. Fire Chief Greenwald said cause undetermined, while owner Cuppett suspected cartons with waste paper. Flames confined to the basement, destroying wiring and stock. water damage affected stock supplies. Two compressors valued near $3,000 were narrowly spared as insulation burned from connecting wires.
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Cuppett
Walnut Street
L. H. Greenwald
Farm Plan Aims for Wildlife Friendly Food Cover
A local plan proposes using farmland practices to provide suitable food and cover for wildlife. The initiative emphasizes habitat preservation on agricultural land and collaboration with farmers to balance production with ecological needs.
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Jacqueline Rogers, Rose Marie Sorbello
Nadine Colon
Vera Litzinger
Camilla Bradford
Jésse Bradford
Anna Marie Saccore
Robert Litzinger
Charles B.turner
Judith Coughlin
Barbara Duffy
Nathan Evans
Lucille Sorbello
James Barcus
Robert Day
Edward Fawcett
Willam Weaver
Jean Blackman
Billie Bolyard
Josephine Bryan
Ruth Bumgardner
Wilma Clarkson
Bonnie Cochran
Louise Cutright
Mary Jo Francis
Eloise Gillispie
Helen Godfrey
Corrine Gull
Evelyn Haller
Doris Ann Harrison
Princes Linn
Jeannie Lockard
Wilda
McCartney
Norma Murphy
Barrbara Musgrove
Zelda Poling
Jeanniene Probst
Marjorie Robinson
Julia Ce
Eugene Ayer
Terry Heironimus
Howard Hunt
Glenn Kirby
Vance McDaniel
Kenneth Orr
James Shafferman
Paul Waggoner
Allan Yoho
Irene Andrews
Helen Bragg
Norma Fauley
Martha Golden
Mabel Gough
Betty Kennedy
Vera Alice Klepfel
Arvie Lockard
Mary Moats
Gladys Murphy
Frances Newton
Charlotte Phillips
Laura Love Stead
Aldene Beagle
Mary Kathryn Boice
Bernice Carder
Etta Franc Eis
Charles Evans
Smiley Murphy
Harold Shriver
Robert Vogel
Leland Yost
Eva Brown
Jane Chrislip
Harriett Dempsey
Betty Duffy
Doris Dunham
Mariam Friedman
Hazel Kirby
Josephine McCoy
Janice Myers
Elya Nestor
Mabel Patton
Marjorie Riffe
Emma Robinson
Bertha Saffer
Betty Stevens
Jean Welsh
Mary Kathryn Withers
William Cockrell
Charles Litsinger
Donald Moran
Patricia Dougherty
Juanita Ford
Miriam Grinnan
Eugene Flanagan
Charles Stilwell
Richard Waters
Robert Waters
Betty Behan
Catherin
Helen Robinson
Patricia Wolfe
James Campbell
Thomas Limbers
Ralph Reed
Louis Smith
William Turner
Mary Ann Behan
Helena Mae Dougherty
Mary Ann Rogers
John Litzinger
Victor Saccone
Gratia Lalley
Jacqueline Reed
Isabelle Henderson
Marcia Malone
Virginia Todd
Lela Joan Haun
Bonnie Butcher
Rosemary Outright
la Donna Jenkins
Mary Margaret Keener
Norma Shaw
James Hughes
Randall McKinney
Alice Kirby
Barbara Lobis
Mary Va. Monroe
Shirley Pitzer
Barbara Redinger
Betty Jo Roomsburg
Helen Louise Stillwell
Betty Jean Travis
Mary Warden
Ruby Weaver
Jimmy Watkins
Bernard Wood
Loretta Gallaher
Betty Gillespie
John Hancock
Virginia
Harman
Lois Harrison
Janice Haskins
Jo Ellen Hill
Patty Auvil
Betty Costolo
Anne Davisson
Mary Lou Dean
Richard Falls
Carol Rogers
Jacqueline Cox
Nancy Smith
Helenut
Helen Ringler
Helen Marie Robison
Elaine Rogers
Nancy Rohrbough
John Sergent
Nancy Holloway
Joan McKinney
Mary Frances Morrison
Donald Reed
Arthur Riddle
Patty Sue Barker
Louise Beavers
William Bowman, Jr
Norma Jean Dean
Mary Frances Denton
David Dowden
Glenn Thomas Dye
Elaine Gifford
Doris Jean Jacobs
China
Santimnad Tm
North Pole
ICI & Coal
W. Main Street
Pearl Harbor
Hoot Gibson
Bob Steele
Opera House
Womans Club
Drug, & Chemicol
Pittsburgh
Sander Mine
Shelby Run Road
Pruntytown
Grafton Domestic Coal CO
West Virginia
Dixie
Cnester
Q Ruth Warrick
Barton Maclane
Tom Tully
Wallace Ford
Columbia Picture
Roy Chanslor
Saturday Evening Post
John Hawkins
Ward Hawkins
Phil L. Ryai
Terneen Productions
Eddie Sutherland
Budweiser
Saint Lou
Maiones Drug and Chemical Co
Cuppett's
Fema
Dee
Tffonn
Mendelson Junk Co
W. Va
New England
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