Court Orders Wedding Bells As Heiress Wins Freedom
New York, Dec 8. Eileen Herrick a dark haired heiress wins court order to wed George Lowther III against her parents wishes. Judge L Barron Hill rules she may leave the home but remains under parental support while living there. The couple plan to marry within days after a long court journey and a love letter smuggled from the Long Island estate.
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New York
Eiieen Herrick
George Lowther
Eli Johnson
Manhattan
L. Barron Hill
Riverhead
N. Y
Lowther
Ellen
Walter Herrick
Long Island
Judee Hill
Eileen Herrick
Eileen
Court Defers Action On 1940 Budget of Officers
Taylor county court postponed action on the 1940 budgets for county officers until a special meeting set for next Thursday. County Clerk Ed St. Clair said the budgets are reported to be the same as the current year and approval is expected.
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Taylor County Court
Ed St. Clair
Neutrals split on Russian actions off Finland coast
Judges say war status existed though Russia has not declared war, allowing a naval cordon to justify blockade. Reports claim Red fleet activity in Finnish waters as German steamer Oliva was fired on near Mantyluoto. Tuesday bombardment of southern coast reported from Helsinki.
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Russia
Finland
Red Fleet
Finnish
Oliva
Finsh
Mantyluoto
Helsinki
RAILROADER PASSES AWAY IN BALTIMORE AND OHIO YARD
Elam D. Smith a veteran Baltimore and Ohio railroad worker died at his West Pike Street home after becoming ill at the yard. Death was caused by angina pectoris. Survived by his widow Mabel Powell Smith two sons Joe and Virgil Smith a brother and sister in Philippi. Funeral arrangements to be announced in tomorrow's Sentinel.
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Elam D. Smth
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West
Pike Street
Mabel Powell Smith
Fetterman
Smith
B. and O. Yard
Bartlett Funeral
Severe Windstorm Hits Grafton Late Night
A severe windstorm struck Grafton early last night and continued into the night. City hall reported no major damage though street lights were cut in some sections due to wire trouble, with service later restored.
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Grafton
City Hall
Whooping Cough Claims Child Of Shroyer Family
Whooping cough claimed the winter's first victim at noon today in the home of Allen and Frances Marshall Shroyer. Carol Ann Smith, 11 months old, daughter of the couple, died after a month of illness. She was born December 23, 1938. Funeral arrangements by G. T. Bartlett are incomplete.
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Carol Ann Smith
Allen
Frances Marshall Shroyer
West Francistreet
G. T. Bartlett
Water released from Lake Tyzart Gam boosts river flow
The Ty zart Gam reservoir discharged 19.61 acre-feet in November and released 4,335 acre-feet that week. Officials said the 315 cubic feet per second inflow and releases increased the Tygart and Monongahela rivers' natural flow by about 21 million gallons daily, aiding navigation and water supply. storage fell from 1038.53 to 1034.16 feet.
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Tyzart Gam
Iam Lake
U. S
Tygart
Monongahela
Drive Hailed Huge Red Cross Campaign Success
Taylor county chapter of the American Red Cross reports a larger roll call than last year led by campaign chair Miss Lila Love. Over 800 dollars is believed raised with final totals pending reports from workers. many local donors listed including Flesher and Stoops store, H E Flesher, Mrs Bartlett, Bell family, Lee Smith, Jaco, Bennett, Reynolis, Warder, Mason, and others.
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Taylor County
American Red Cross
Lila Love
Flesher and Stoops Store
H. E. Flesher
F. J. Bartlett
R. P. Bell
Bell
Lee Smith
Willam H. Jaco
D. B. Bennett
Mary Reynolis
Peggy Warder
Myrtle O. Bartlett
Virginia F. Mason
Charity Contributors Listed in Local Donation Roll
A long OCR list shows numerous individuals and groups donating amounts chiefly one dollar to a local fund. Notable entries include CARA CHINA WORKERS and Lodge No. 15 A F and A M with higher gifts, plus many named residents such as Margaret Weaver Naomi Knotts Rob erts Hardware and R. Shackelford.
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Red
Justine Moore
C. W. Deem
C. J Morrison Company
Eat Smith
A.B. Cutright
Grate McDaniel
Margaret Hancock
Neil Shumaker
Lena Leith
J. A. Newman
Geneen
Grace Ridenour
Kenneth W. Barcus
Melvin Bartlett
Violet Bartlett
L. F. Bauzh
Josephine Bolyard
Jessie Boyd
Walter Byles
Della Breedlove
L'la Breedlow
John H. Bredlove
Gusta Bryan
J.J. Frey
L. C. Frey
W. J. Frey
Kathleen Gerkin
Velma Gilvert
Dan Gillespie
William J. Glover
Marion Gough
Esker Harden
Claude Hendricks
R. W. Hilkey
Hazel Hobbs
A. C. Hoskins
Oscar Hyett
Charles Isner
H. P. Tener
Dewey Jones
Glenn Jones
Edward Kirby
Eugene Kirby
Leslie Kirby
Lonnie Kirby
Roy Kirby
Margaret Lake
Bernice LaRue
Floyd Lisk
Viola Lorentz
J. P. Lake
Earl McDaniel
Roy McDaniel
Helen McDonald
H. G. McPhail
Virginia McWilliams
Virginia Mahaffey
Marie Malone
Hence Marchal
Jetta Ma~son
Alpe Mathew
Anna Miller
Fidel Miller
A.B Moats
Birgie Moat
Edna Moats
B. D. Montgomery
Herbert Moore
Nella Moore
John Morgan
Cecil Mylone
C. C. Moser
Eileen Norris
Bessie Poling
George Pugh
Howard Pugh
Clair Reed
Pansy Stevenson
Lillian Tucker
Pauline Ut‘singer
Albert Woodyard
Roy Woodyard
Virginia Wright
Aileen White
Kenneth White
Ruth Young
Loiterer Ordered Out of Grafton After Guilty Plea
Arthur Kinnett, 43, of Baltimore, was arrested on West Main Street for loitering. He pleaded guilty before Mayor P F Gillespie in police court and was ordered to leave the city, effectively becoming a vamoose from Grafton.
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West Main Main Street
Arthur Kinett
Baltimore
P. F. Gillispie
British Steamer Sunk Off Norwegian Coast
The British steamer Thomas Walton, 4460 tons, sunk off Vestfor Norwegen after an unexplained explosion last night. Sixteen crew members died, survivors saved by a German ship and landed at Bodoe, Norway. The vessel had been southbound to Narvik to load iron ore for Ene-Jane and broke in two immediately after the blast.
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Oslo
Thomas Walton
Vestforo
Bodoe
Norway
Narvik
Ene- Jane
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