Heart attack ends career of Park View merchant M L Willis
McLain L Willis 64 a Park View merchant died suddenly after 2 pm while loading cinders near Carr China pottery. A Nazarene church member, he planned to pave around pumps with cinders. Survived by Lena Woodyard his widow, siblings Ferrell Willis and others. Burial at Alice Gilmer County after services in Park View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLain L. Willis
Park View
Mr. Willis
Carr China Company
Gilmer County
John and
Elizabeth Willis
Willis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Church of the Nazarene
Bartlett Funeral Home
Bartlett
McGraw Avenue
C. Wayne Jones
The
Nazarene Church
Alice
G.T. Bartlett
Christmas Vacation Planned For Taylor County Schools
Taylor county schools will dismiss for Christmas from December 20 to January 2, yielding 12 days off for students. A West Virginia central counties meeting is set for December 18 at Grafton High School with Superintendent E G Kuhn as assistant, featuring discussion of legislative programs and an inspection of the new senior high building. Luncheon will be served in the high school cafeteria to visiting officials from 16 counties and state education staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
B. G. Kuhn
The
Central
West Virginia
Superintendents Association
Grafton
E. G. Kuhn
Kuhn
Sesson
State Education Association
R. B. Marston
Waich
State Department of Education
H. K. Baer
H. Cliff Hamilton
Charleston
Concert seats scarce for Bernie Armstrong recital
The Bernie Armstrong and Kinder Sisters recital at Andrews Methodist Church starts at 3 PM. Fire department sponsors. tickets sold only in advance by uniformed firemen or at Malone's Drug Store and Turner's Store. Postponed from Nov 28 due to bad weather, program includes classical and popular numbers for a family evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Armstrong-Kinder
Andrews Methodist
KDKA
National Broadcasting Company
Malone
Turner
Pittsburgh
Bernie
Kinder
Teachers Reassured as Military Service Regains Jobs
Taylor County Board of Education will keep jobs for teachers who enlist or are conscripted, with a 45 day window after return to file reinstatement applications. Supt. E G Kuhn announced the policy, aligning with industry practice to preserve positions while substitutes fill vacancies during the service period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Board of Education
E.G. Kuhn
Uncle Sam
Woodworking Class At Lawson Center In Fall Program
Lawson Community Center adds woodworking to its fall arts and crafts lineup. A new jig saw and equipment were installed in the craft shop under supervision of Charles Adlington. The class runs four to six daily on weekdays excluding Saturdays, inviting public participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson Center
Lawson Community Center
Charles Adlington
Custer resigns as attendance officer for school system
Henry A. Custer of 68 Lincoln Street resigns after 13 years as attendance officer for the city school system and county board of education. The Taylor County Board of Education said no successor will be appointed this school year, duties of Paul Phillips will be expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Custer
Lincoln Street
County Board of Education
Taylor County Board of Education
H. G. Kuhn
Paul Phillips
Kuhn
Joe Madera in critical condition at Aspinall Hospital
Joe Madera once active in local business is in critical condition at the U S Veterans hospital at Aspinall Pa. Word was received yesterday by Commander Charles E Burke of Taylor county post No 12 American Legion who sought to notify Madera’s relatives of the gravity of his condition. Madera was rushed to Aspinall hospital late Sunday as an emergency case in a Bartlett ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Madera
U.S. Veterans’ Hospital
Aspinall
Charles E. Burke
Taylor County
American Legion
Burke
Madera
Aspinall Hospital
Bartlett
Mayle To Get Hearing Tomorrow On Warrant
Mayle Clarence Mayle, on bond, faces an arraignment on a warrant for stealing CPA commodities. A hearing before Justice A B Knabenshue is set for tomorrow morning or at 2 PM. Mayle was taken into custody Saturday and released on bond that night. The complaint was filed by county welfare director Elsie Beaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mayle
CPA
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Mayle
Elsie Beaty
Flemington High Announces Grade A and B Honor Roll
Two senior Annabel Crouse and junior Rose Isabella achieved perfect A averages for the second six weeks. Principal L W Talbott released the honor roll lists across eight grades, naming dozens of students on B or higher with numerous notables across ninth to twelfth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington High School
Annabel Crouse
Rose Isabella
L. W. Talbott
Mary L. Mooney
James Norman
Doris Kittle
Carrie Stout
Flora Isabella
Cledith Green
Jean Moran
Carl Ravis
Carl Small Judge
George Urtso
Bertie Cather
Bonnie Blake
John Shaga
Bill Wenter
Adlerika Endorsed By Oklahoma Druggist
A Oklahoma pharmacist promotes Adlerika as a quick bowel relief. He claims about 94 walks to town daily and notes Adlerika has three laxatives for fast action with five curmi natives to ease gas pain. Get Adlerika at Grafton Drug & Chemical Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
TB Clinic To Be Held Soon In Grafton
Miss Gertrude Ullman R N of the West Virginia Anti Tuberculosis association will arrive next Monday to conduct four weeks of pre clinical work for the annual tuberculosis clinic. She will contact county physicians examine school children and administer tuberculin tests with final chest examinations by a specialist and local doctors. The effort is funded by Christmas seal sales in Taylor county directed by Circuit Clerk Frank M Hollis. 2000 sheets of stamps have been mailed and early returns total 56 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Gertrude Ullman
R.N
West Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Mr. Hollis
Hollis
Only Few Land Tracts Sold At Sheriff’s Sale
Only 18 tracts were sold to individuals while the state took 172 in the annual delinquent real estate sale held yesterday at the courthouse door. Sheriff Herbert Evans said the figure marked a record low for his term and reflected a sparse gathering of buyers and a light market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Evans
Army Theft Foiled at Fort Ord Payroll Plot Leader Arrested
Police halted a bold plan to seize the $400,000 U S Army payroll at Fort Ord California under cover of machine guns. James L Allegretti, named as plot leader, was arrested and faces Chicago connections to a prior $190 000 Tribune payroll hold up last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Ord
Calif
James L. Allegretti
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Central Press
Red Cross Near Goal of One Thousand Dollars
The Taylor county chapter of the American Red Cross nears its $1,000 target with only 25.32 left as memberships pour in after the roll call ended November 30. Miss Lila Love appeals for new members and thanks volunteers and all donors for the effort amid county conditions. Numerous individuals and companies donate amounts from 25 cents to $2, showing broad local support for the relief organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
American Red Cross
Lila Love
Miss Love
Ebert Wuckworth
Maxine Robison
Kenneth White
Donald Chester
Samuel Sapp
Ard Poling
Dewey Jones
Cleo Currey
Richard Sheets
Wiliam Pope
Raymond Sapp
B. D. Montgomery
James Chester
Lula Reed
Walter Boyles
George Falls
Henry Chester
Russel Currey
A. B. Moats
Earl McDaniel
Henry Rupp
James Barcus
Harry Haislop
J. O. Huff
John McTigue
Joan Morgan
Charles E. Reed
Chester Hobbs
H.G. McPhail
Wilbert Shingleton
Charles Walters
Charles Ewers
B. T. McKee
C. H. Arnold
Ed Reed
James Reed
A. C. Sigel
Howard Walters
Howard Pugh
Ralph Sap
Eileen Norris
John Breedlove
Michael Cody
Ed Kirby
Eugene Kirby
Andrew Smith
Homer Beck
James P. Flanagan
Max Teckett
Wayne Jones
Charles F. Reed
Violet Bartlett
Anna Haddix
Marjorie Bennett
Daisy Silcott
Eva Demoss
Rachel Godwin
Robert, Moore
Polly Freeze
James Silcott
J. Edward Moore
Esket Hardin
Martha Trimble
Brennice Burge
Virginia Simmons
Icie Whitescarver
Merrill Stilwell
Catherine Reed
Mary Mylone
Theda Shingleton
Gusta Bryan
Jessie Boyd
Mildred Cornwell
Olive Daugherty
Ray Shroyer
Kathleen Gerkin
Margaret Lake
Ethel Foley
Emily McIntosh
Helen Freeze
Cather
Local Names and Amounts List of Donors
A readable OCR fragment lists many individual names with small monetary amounts, ranging from 50 cents to 5 dollars, including Lucas Eloise Lockard Lilliam Tucker Marie Malone Florine Miller Bertha Breedlove Velma Gilbert Myrtle Weaver Maudie Dunigan Ruth Wright Marguerite Marshall Dora Cole individuals and several paired names such as Mr and Mrs EL Gough Joseph Jones Jr Lucille Deck Bernice La Rue Edwin Powell Jr W J Frey AC Hoskins and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jones, Jr
Belle Sapp
Helen McDonald
Lula Leach
Lucille Barcus
Aileen White
L. F. Bang
Albert Woodyard
Roy Woodyard
Charles Rupp
G. W. Staton
Hence Marshall
New Head of Service Named for West Virginia Hospital Group
The Board of Directors of Central West Virginia Hospital Services Inc named Emory Edwards, Weston insurance agent, as general sales manager. The non profit group aims to strengthen policyholders and expand hospital services within budgets. Clyde B. Allman of Jane Lew was named agent supervisor, with Miss Bernyce Hall to oversee the Grafton branch as surgical riders are suspended pending local organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central West Virginia Hospital Services, Inc
Emory Edwards
Weston Insurance
Mutual Concern
Edwards
West Virginia
Georgetown University
Edwards and Edwards Insurance Agency
Weston
Clyde B. Allman
Jane Lew
Grafton
Bernyce Hall
Italian Offensive Expected Under Cavallero Command
The Italian Army chief story notes pro Nazi General Ugo Cavallero replacing Badoglio as chief of the Fascist General Staff and signals a near term offensive. It mentions Cavallero commanding troops on the Italian French front and a reinstatement of surgical contracts handled by Grafton surgeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugo Cavallero
Pietro Badoglio
Cavallero
Diphtheria Case Quarantined in Local Family
A diphtheria case was reported in the family of Robert D. Rogers at 205 Monroe Street and the residence placed under quarantine. Dr. C. F. Shafer is the attending physician. This is the first quarantined diphtheria case here in some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Rogers
Monroe Street
City Hall
C. F. Shafer
Christopher Loses Suit To Gain Tax Exemptions
Charleston reports the Supreme Court ruled payments to the government under social security and bituminous coal acts are taxes not deductible from gross income under the 1935 state income tax act. It reversed a Monongalia circuit court decision and ordered Frank E. Christopher of Nottontown to pay a $576.46 deficiency for 1937 income from Byrne Coal and Christopher Mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Supreme Court
Frank E. Christopher
Nottontown
New Byrne Coal Company
Christopher Mining Company
Geologist Thurman Myers Dies at 50 in Pittsburgh
Thurman H. Myers, 50, chief engineer and geologist for Carnegie Natural Gas Co, longtime Kentucky state highway department resident engineer, died last night after several months illness in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Thurman H. Myers
Carnegie Natural Gas Company
Kentucky State Highway Department
Elks Charity Party Planned With Dancing Show
Elks lodge No 308 along with B P Q and the Elks Auxiliary announce a charity dancing party to raise funds for their Christmas drive. The event runs Thursday night from 9 to 1 with Elks orchestra, a floor show featuring Betty Newham Betty Taylor Joan Welsh and Sylvia Favish, a buffet luncheon, and a 50 cent admission. The gathering promises a cordial social evening and is their last dance before New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge No. 308
The
Elks Auxiliary
Elks Orchestra
Betty Newham
Betty Taylor
Joan Welsh
Sylvia Favish
Elks
Elks Dane
Former Rector Resigns for Beckley Church Post
Rev. John G. Shirley, ex rector of St Matthias Episcopal Church, resigns to accept the rectorship of St Stephens parish in Beckley. His Grace Episcopal Church successor at Elkins is not yet named, and he previously divided time among St Matthias, Grace Church of Terra Alta Hopemont sanitarium duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Shirley
St. Matthias Episcopal
George E. Manson
Grace Episcopal Church
Elkins
St. Stephens Parish
Beckley
Grace Church
Shirley
St. = church
Grace Church of Kins
Hopemont, Sante
Canadian Destroyer Damaged by Submarine in Battle
Ottawa reports the 1,337 ton destroyer Saguenay damaged by a torpedo in an Eastern Atlantic encounter with a submarine. Twenty one men are missing and several wounded, naval headquarters said. The Saguenay reached port for repairs, marking the first enemy damage to a Canadian ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Saguenay
Naval Service Headquarters
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State Association
Marston
Lena Woodyard
Ferrell Willis
Cox's Mill
Burl Willis
Fred Manley, Jr
Eulah Carr
Bernie Armstrong
Kinder Sisters
Opera House
SUN
MON
Chester Morris
Anita Louise
Roy Rogers
Carson City
Boys of the Ciy
Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Custer
Joe Madera
Flemington
Talbott
Catherine Hawkins
Geraldine Wolfe
Mary Succurro
Freda Glenn
Ann Ross
Edythe Newton
Nola Bartlett
Bertha Hall
Mary Haller
Helen Vranish
William Lips
Comb
Norman Drainer
Bill Williams
Margaret Herbert
Joan Moyers
Ruth Mitch
Violet Davis
Lewis Stout
Jimmie Succurro
Roland Findley
Vivian Gaines
Charles Newhouse
John Bobella
Jimmie Ball
Martha Mitch
Buddy Purkey
Eugene Rifle
James Simmons
Margaret Smith
Betty Whitehair
James Bonnel
George Wilfong
Alpha Short
Helen Shingleton
Norma Jean Williams
Jewel Shipplett
Mildred Popovich
Adorah Purkey
Gene Jones
Thomas Hawkins
Garnetta Riffie
James Whitehair
James Stewart
Jan Ciechanowski
London
United States
Washington
Count Jerzy
Potocki
RED Cross
Grafton Drug and Chemical CO
Ugo
Christopher
Elks Tohold Charity Party
Lodge
Sterling—Homes & Jide
Roger Bros
Soar Jewelry Store
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