Longtime Fairmont Teacher Miss Abbott Dies at 90
Miss Amada Abbott 90 died at her Fairmont home after a fall on November 21 and heart failure. A 51 year educator, 47 years in Grafton, she was a pioneer in the community and a longtime member of the National Education Association and local clubs. Funeral services are Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at 217 High Street under Musgrave-McCulla.
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Amanda Abbott
Central ‘School
Grafton
Fairmont
Miss Abbott
Quota Club
Vernon
Mary Ann Toothman Abbott
Old
Herndon
Bruce Abbott
Luther Abbott
Ida Abbott
Old Normal School
Alice Abbott
Lee Abbott
John C. McKinney
Musgrave - McCulla
High Street
Third Front Against Nazis Hit Honolulu Streets
The article reports that 10 or more people were injured as enemy fire sprayed streets west of Honolulu. Fires started but were controlled. Fire Chief Wallace Blaisdell said the blazes were not as bad as expected. Bob Tyce, owner of a civilian airport near Honolulu, is said to be among the dead. A plane machine gunned him while he tried to spin the propeller. Spectators on hills watched dogfights as Navy and Army planes engaged. Anti aircraft guns roared alongside engines and bomb blasts. Citizens were cleared from streets by military and civilian volunteers bearing arms. Radio orders summoned sailors marines and soldiers to posts. Farrington High School was converted into a hospital for the wounded.
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Honolulu
Wallace Blaisdell
Bob Tyce
United States Navy
Army
Anti
Farrington High School
Pacific
War Department
Washington
Hickam Field
Pearl Harbor
Naval Base
Navy Recruiter Here Tomorrow Men Needed
The Navy announces a recruiting push with George Dent, district recruiting officer, in Grafton tomorrow all day at the post office basement recruiting office to accept enlistments from ages 17 to 50. Dent is in Fairmont today.
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Navy Department
Clarksburg
George Dent
Grafton
Dent
Fairmont
Red Cross Roll Call Near End in Taylor County
Taylor county Red Cross contributions near completion show about $1,000 raised with many listed donors. The folded note names dozens of individuals and groups contributing mainly single dollar gifts plus a few 1.50 and 1.07 entries, reflecting a broad community effort.
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Red Cross
Taylor County
John Flanagan
Dorsey Trimble
A. H. Carroll
Russell Butcher
L. J. Loar
W. R. Loar
Bess Kennedy
Housekeeping Aid Center
Ella Barber
Howard Hefner
G. P. Metzener
Brown
Charles Burke, Jr
Jaco
Alice Johnson
S. M Zinn
Warman C. Johnson
W. J. Curry
Chas
E. Burke
Emma Marker
M. W. Boylen
W. H. Willhide
Edith Stubbins
Clyde Turher
Mary C. Phillips
T. W. Hetronimus, Jr
Mae Reed
W. S. Rowland
Losh
F. 8. Sith
Z. G. Stockett
I. A. Stine
C. E. Waugh
Frank Lake
Guy H. Ringler
Ooie Bunner
B. L. Hoffman
Walter Beall
Harold Knight
Mildred Swisher
L. J. Lear
A. G. Robinson
Jason W. Simmons
G. T. Waller
James O. Parkhill
G. E. Wolfe
F. P. Lambert
Paul McDaniel
John Ward
Stella Shaw
John Jenkins
H. F. Orr
I. F. Stephen
Ralph Redinger
Dave Bailey
C. C. Batson
Paul Malone
C. R. Knight
Charles McDade
C. F. Steinhoff
A. V. Parkhill
Miss Margaret
J. B. Dryfield
I. M. Davis
Jas. L
D. C. Weaver
E. W.white
D. Lough
Robert J. Edward
S. W. Pickens
R. B. Grayson
D. L. Cutright
H. J. Louden
R. F. Fisher
R. C. Laign
A. R. Carver
Virginia Foley
Frances Rogers
W. G. Robey
C. L. Ford
Marjorie Moran
Genevieve Comer
Local Payments List Names and Amounts
A fragment lists individuals and single dollar amounts each, including Rosemont, Mrs L W Carder, Mrs John Urtso Jr, Mrs Anna Urtso, Thomas Sprause, Pearl Savage, Goff McKinney, Ernest Chevront, Mike Matulevish, Mildred Summers, George Pose, Audry Burkridge, T D Yates, Retha Gould Carter, Virginia Jones, and Francis Dougherty, each contributing one dollar.
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Audry Burkridge
T. D. Yates
Retha Gould Carter
Virginia Jones
Francis Dougherty
Six Arrested For Drunkenness In City Over Weekend
Six men were arrested for drunkenness by city police over the weekend. In municipal court this morning, Charles Locke, Milton Bradley, Stanley Lipscomb, Ray Springs, Ernest Parsons, and William Kirk were fined or had bonds forfeited for nonappearance. Kirk received an extra $10 fine for disorderly conduct, while the others were fined $10 and costs.
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Charles Locke
Milton Bradley
Stanley Lipscomb
Ray Springs
Ernest Parsons
William Kirk
Two Traffic Cases Heard By Mayor King
Joseph Coe of Grafton was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Charles O. King in municipal court this morning after patrolman Joseph Maske cited him at 8 a.m. Sunday for driving between 30 and 35 miles an hour on West Main Street. John Russo of 416 North Fourth Street, Clarksburg, was cited for overtime parking at meters but dismissed after a reprimand.
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West Main Street
Joseph Coe
Grafton
Charles O. King
Joseph Maske
Coe
John Russo
North Fourth Street
Clarksburg
Irontown Man Freed After Trial Saturday
Thomas Duff of Irontown was dismissed on reckless driving charges after a hearing before Justice George L. Jolliffe. State Trooper G F Randall said there was no evidence Duff operated his car in a feckless manner after an alleged incident on Latrobe street involving a child’s bicycle.
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Thomas Duff
Irontown
Latrobe Street
Justice of the Peace
George L. Jolliffe
G. F. Randall
Duff
John Leamon dies at home in Grafton aged 81
John Boyd Leamon, 81, a B&O blacksmith and longtime Grafton Mason, died at his 212 Washington street home after a two year illness. Surviving are his widow Miss Berzie Graft, a daughter Mrs Bernard Stairs of Pittsburgh, and brother William Leamon of Riverside California. Last rites set for Tuesday at home with burial Wednesday in Scottdale Cemetery.
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John Boyd Leamon
Washington Street
Grafton
Leamon
Grafton Lodge
A. Masons
Copestone
Royal Arch Masons
All Lodge
First Presbyterian Church of
Brownsville
George
Ona Chalfant Leamon
Bmzie Graft
Scottdale
Bernard F. Stairs
Pittsburgh
William L. Leamon
Riverside
California
East Washington Street
Fran J. Turvander
First Presbyterian Church
G. T. Bartlett
Salvation Army Kettles Make Appearance Here
The Salvation Army Christmas kettles appeared on the streets of Grafton this morning marking the start of the annual Christmas appeal. Kettles will be out daily until Christmas and the public is urged to contribute generously to help every needy family be remembered with essentials for happiness.
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Salvation Army
Grafton
Army
Pottery Worker Sues Husband for Freedom in Divorce Case
Mary Catherine Spring, a pottery worker, sues Ray Spring in Taylor County Circuit Court for an absolute divorce claiming repeated cruelty. Attorney J. Guy Allender files the complaint. They wed in March 1926 and she supported him for five years during unemployment.
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Ray Spring
Mary Catherine Spring
Taylor County
J. Guy Allender
United States Declares War on Japan in Congress Text
Washington December 8 joint resolution declares the state of war between the United States and the imperial government of Japan. Congress authorizes use of all naval and military forces to carry on war and bring it to termination. Reports indicate initial casualties and damage at Pearl Harbor and Hickam field amid widespread aerial attacks.
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Washington
Congress
Japan
United States
United States of America
Senate
House of Representatives
Imperial Government of
Congress of the
Dominican general asks congress to declare war on Japan
New York dispatch reports that General Rafael Leonidas Trujillo former president and commander of the Dominican armed forces urged Dominican Congress to declare war on Japan. The request came in a formal consular announcement dated December 8.
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New York
Dominican Republic
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Dominican Congress
Japan
Bombers Hit Honolulu As War Moves To New Phase
Reported Japanese air raids reached Honolulu with initial strikes underway at 18 20 a m Honolulu time as military sources described the first wave. Details on damage and response efforts followed as authorities assessed the attack’s scope and implications.
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Robert B Powell offers an electric sander for rent to refinish floors. Contact via phone 777 to arrange pickup or rental services.
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Robert B. Powell
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Amada Abbott
Germany
Italy
Talian
Alcaria
E Sarajen
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Centril Press
Willhide
W. C. Willhide
Mer
Grafton Sterling Store
Opera House
Sun
Charles Boyer
Margaret Sullivan
Jack A
Eri
Guy
Wallace Ford
Navy
Dolores ‘Feat
Martin and
Junior Stalnaker
Crescent Club
King
Irontown Man
PraWinen
Senn
Cdd
John Leamon
Constance Bennett Cosmetic
Heflin’s Style Shop
Malone’s Drug
Hazel Atlas
Patriotir
Malone
Ellers Taxi & Transfer
East Main Street
Loar Jewelry Store
Aeng ‘Ts Ala
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