Barret G Watt Dies After Illness at 75 in Cambridge
Barret G Watt 75 of 115 McGraw avenue died at home after months of illness. He was chief clerk of the Railway Mail Service for 48 years retiring in 1940 and later served on the Taylor County Selective Service Board. Born October 15 1870 in Terra Haute Ind he leaves wife Florence German and son B G Watt Jr of Lima Ohio plus a brother and sister. Funeral Monday at Bartlett funeral home at 2 30 with Rev George E Mason officiating. Interment Woodsdale Memorial Cemetery.
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Barret G. Watt
McGraw Avenue
St. Matthias Episcopal
Taylor County Selective Service Board
Terra Haute
Ind
David M
Amy Sewell Watt
Florence German
B. G. Watt, Jr
Lima
Ohio
John D. Watt
Cambridge
Caddie May Watt
Marietta
Bartlett Funeral Home
George E. Mason
Woodsdale Memorial Cemetery
WVU Meet Penn State In Night Clubstyle Basketball Game
West Virginia University hosts Penn State at the Coliseum in Morgantown as the Mountaineers face the Nittany Lions in the second annual rules clinic day. Coach Lee Patton may start Bob Carroll if wrist injury allows, with Byrd Martin Lavette and Green in the lineup. Dave Wilson is absent due to his father’s death.
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West Virginia University
Mountaineer
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lee Patton
University Field House
Patton
Dave Wilson
Bob Carroll
Carroll
Leland Byrd
Earl Martin
Tom Lavette
Clyde Green
Honor Students At St Augustine School Second Term
Rev Father M J Hannon reported 51 students averaged 90 percent or higher this term at St Augustine School. Honors list includes seniors Jack Stilwell Richard Waters Betty Behan Gloria Colón Helen Robinson Patricia Wolfe and many others across grades from first to eighth.
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M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine
Jack Stilwell
Richard Waters
Betty Behan
Gloria Colon
Helen Robinson
Patricia Wolfe
Tom Limbers
Louis Smith
Helen Mae Dougherty
Doris Jean Tighe
Gratia Lally
Jacqueline Reed
Jacqueline Rogers
Rose Marie Sorbello
Tom Dougherty
John Litzinger
Victor Saccone
James Wolfe
Camilla Bradford
Janet Bradford
Nadine Colon
Mary Lou Kelly
Vera Litzinger
Mary Tighe
James Hyett
Louie Spino
Robert Tighe
Anna Marie Saccone
John Lawrence Waters
Charles Thayer
Robert Litzinger
Wilmi Tighe
Mary Gennette
Dolores Reed
Jeannine Rogers
Gene Paul Behan
Mary A. Cauliflower
Sylvia Sorbello
Julia Cauliflower
Rose Marie Tucker
Linda Wood Yard
John Coole
Barbara Duffy
Nancy Jenkins
Judith Coughlin
Lucille Sorbello
Sandra Barlow
Barbara Durst
Dorothy Gamsjager
Michael Cody, Jr
Robert Lee Evans
Memorial Verse for Charles Nixon Departed Three Years
In memory of our dear husband and father Charles Nixon who departed this life three years ago today. We miss his kind approving eye and meek attentive ear. The verse speaks of wakeful nights, shared books, and longing for his presence as he joins the heavenly throng. Written by wife Martha Nixon and daughter Clara Johnson.
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Charles Nixon
Martha Nixon
Clara Johnson
Universal training plan outlined by American Legion leader
Indianapolis details a ten point defense program for 1946 and a year long universal military training plan for men ages 18 to 20. Basic training would be near home and completed during a summer, with options for advanced ROTC college or civilian industry paths. Regular forces, Navy strength, and National Guard are emphasized alongside secrecy and intelligence.
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AROTC
Business Girls 10 Hostesses for USO Holiday Effort
The USO advisory committee at the YMCA met to arrange holiday hospitality in Grafton. The Business Girls club will supply two hostesses each evening to assist guests and aid traveling service members. A Christmas tree and fruit, candies, and cakes donations are urged for distribution to service men at the USO.
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Grafton
USO
YMCA
Carl Pitzer
Summers
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Cal
Pearl Harbor
Will H. Shafferman
Lutheran Church
Guy Allender
Blueville Methodist Church
Richman
M. C. Ay
P. W. Knotts
Andrews M. E. Church
Arthur Peters
C. F. Shaffer
Mary Warden
Jefferson Republican Merges with West Virginia Publication
J Funkhouser publisher says Jefferson Republican will absorb Washington county, Ma news and ads previously carried by the Times. The merger unites long running weekly efforts with future operations under one publication.
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Jefferson Republican
Rason
J. Funkhouser
Charles Rors
Washington County
The
Times
Uniformed men from county released from service
Navy personnel Freed include McDonald Richman Gregory Morris Bloom Compton Boyce Marsh Rogers Rog ers and others. Army entries list King Poe Lindsey Williams Tierney Shahan Maple Sharps Halderman Matthews Jonces McCracken noting service details and England tour with six battle stars.
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Navy
Roy H. McDonald
MOMM
Grafton
John W. Richman
Maple Avenue
Frank W. Gregory S
Walnut Street
Millard Lawson Morris
James R. Bloom
West Main Street
Edward H. Compton SC
Paul Richard Boyce
William L. Marsh
Leonard Street
Chester Fredrick Rogers
East Main Street
Army
Alonzo C. King
Donald C. Poe
Rayburn L. Lindsey
Thornton
Vernon L. Williams
Webster
James G. Tierney
Rosemont
Japan Faces Heavy War-Era Debt After Occupation Costs
Japan grapples with daily occupation costs exceeding 2.2 million dollars, about a quarter of wartime outlays at its end. Officials warn the burden is enormous as note inflation and national debt rise, though they pledge to press on.
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Army Seeks More Men At Grafton Recruitment Visit
A local recruitment drive urges young men to consider Regular Army service offering security, travel, education, and re enlistment options. Recruiters will be at the Selective Service Board in Grafton on Tuesday December 11 from 7 19 to 11:30 a m for full program details. The article also notes a postwar construction upturn with 19 480 new dwellings started and a rise in residential permits by 50 1 percent alongside substantial gains in non residential building and repairs.
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Army
Selective Service Board
Grafton
Pace
Howe
44 Deer Reported Killed in County
County Game Protector Joseph W. Powell states poor visibility from bad weather aided hunting as 44 deer were legally killed and four illegal kills added. Notable bucks include Robert Westquill a 6 point 170 pound buck Eugene Mayle a 10 point 200 pound buck John Lawson a 4 point 200 pound Porter Boyles a 16 point 160 Ila Moran an 8 point 150 pound buck.
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Joseph W. Powell
Robert Westquill
Eugene Mayle
John Lawson
Porter Boyles
Ila Moran
Action at GM plant as strike expands nationwide
Action at the Cada plant of General Motors shows a larger number marching than in earlier days of the 18 day strike that has idled 213,000 workers nationwide. The GM council met to address President Truman's request and review talks over a 30 percent wage increase within GM’s price structure.
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Auto Union
GM Council
Truman
General Motors
Truman Appeal Faces Union Rejection At Meeting
Delegates arriving at the meeting hall said they expected President Truman's appeal to be turned down. Union leaders already denounced the proposal, signaling strong opposition and tense negotiations ahead.
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President Truman
Mr. Truman
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