Miss Chicago to Come Here At Alumni Dance
Miss Chicago of 1937 Vivian La Gren will headline Husk O Hares dance band at the Field house for Grafton alumni on December 27. The event, arranged through Consolidated Radio Artists, Inc., features a full evening of music and Merriment with a galaxy of stars from O Hares radio and recording outfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vivian la Gren
Grafton
Consolidated Radio Artists, Inc
Vivian
Carrots
Butcher Buried Today In Gilmer County After Flemington Railroad Crash
No inquest held as county official declares the wreck sober. The butcher, identified by wife at McGrumphy Funeral Home in Flemington, buried today in Gilmer County. Foster's funeral planned tomorrow. The B and O express No 29 bound for St Louis struck the crossing at Flemington at 1 26 p m, sending the car 1200 feet and stopping 1200 feet beyond. Engineer A V Parkhill of Grafton was aboard.
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Nnea
Butcher
McGrumphy
Flemington
Gilmer County
Foster
St. Louis
A.V. Parkhill
Grafton
O. Service
Carttoonist Improvement Reported For B C Segar
Cartoonist B C Segar, seriously ill for a week in Santa Monica hospital, shows improvement according to hospital notes dated December 13. The update follows a period of critical condition and concerns his fans nationwide.
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Santa Monica
Calif
B.C. Segar
City Commission Meets As Carter Attacks Coal Law
Routine payment of bills opened the Grafton city commission meeting attended by Mayor E O Waugh and listed officials. Carter Coal challenges the Bituminous Coal Commission over minimum soft coal prices without a public hearing, seeks delay until one is held as prices set for December 16. Other complaints from district 1 board and Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co seek postponement. Alabama producers urge action on railroad fuel price changes.
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Grafton
E. O. Waugh
Charles E. Ray
James E. Reed
W. Merle Watkins
Washington
Carter Coal Company
West Virginia
Bituminous Coal Commission
Commission
J. W. Carter
Carter
District 1
Central Pennsylvania) Producers Board
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Central Pennsylvania
Rochester and Pittsburgh
Alabama
Sloan Turns Back Profits to Benefit Public Welfare
Alfred P. Sloan Jr., chairman of General Motors, turned back 10 million dollars in personal profits to promote community interests and economic education. The fund will be managed by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and used to broaden knowledge of basic economic truths for more people everywhere. Sloan stressed the gift is a personal matter unrelated to GM and his official role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Hyatt Roller Bearing Company
Newark
N. J
General Motors
Disturber Is Ordered To Serve Out $5 Fine
Fred Trisler, 19, faced a 5 am disturbance charge and was ordered by Mayor E O Waugh to serve three days in jail in lieu of paying a $5 fine. Chappie Stutler, jailed earlier in the week for three days, received a second three day term on drunkenness charges.
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Fred Trisler
E. O. Waugh
Chappie Stutler
Street Work Decreed For Rosier By Mayor
Glenn Rosier pleaded guilty to drunkenness and resisting arrest and was ordered by Mayor E. O. Waugh to work five days on city streets after seeking to work off a $10 fine. John Poe, arrested for drunkenness, must serve three days after stating he could not pay a $5 fine. George Boast, Hardman camp inmate, charged with indecent exposure, pleaded guilty and was sent back to jail for inability to pay a $5 fine.
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Glenn Rosier
E. O. Waugh
Theft Charges To Be Heard Before Justice Of The Peace
The alleged theft involves a brown ladies coat valued at three dollars and a suitcase worth fifteen dollars taken from Thur man Stipe of Simpson. Mrs. Gar tha Duckworth, arrested Saturday in Barbour county, will be tried at 4 30 this afternoon before Justice A B Knabenshue. She is held at Taylor county jail pending arraignment. Also notes the death of Joseph M Dunn, 76, longtime Martinsburg merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman Stipe
Simpson
Gartha Duckworth
Barbour County
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Duckworth
Taylor County
Christmas Trees Opposite Pure Oil Service Station
Lee Brown and A C Pringle advertise Christmas trees for sale opposite the Pure Oil Service Station on Main Street with dates December 13 15 17 20 and 22 listed for availability and hours.
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Pure Oil
Main Street
Lee Brown
A. C. Pringle
Three Loiterers Ordered Out of City by Mayor
In Grafton Mayor E Otto Waugh ordered three loiterers from the city after police court proceedings. Daniel McManus of Catlettsburg and his nephews James Lucas 16 and Philip Lucas 17 were picked up early Sunday while en route to Oakland Md and held over the weekend in Taylor County jail.
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Grafton
E. Otto Waugh
Daniel McManus
Catlettsburg
James Lucas
Philip Lucas
Oakland
Taylor County
Perine Funeral Held Yesterday at Andrews
Funeral services for B W Perine 61 a Taylor county citizen who died Friday were held at 2 30 PM yesterday at Andrews ME church with Rev W E Knox officiating. Interment was in Webster cemetery. Friends recall his work to advance Grafton including bringing the Carr Carina company to the community a task in which he played a major role.
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B. W. Perine
Taylor County
Andrews ME
W. E. Knox
Webster Cemetery
Priends
Perine
Grafton
Carr Caina Company
Steel Workers Open Meeting in Pittsburgh Toward Convention
Pittsburgh December 13 delegates to the first C I O steel workers convention discussed the National Labor Relations board new contracts finances and Communists. About 1 000 union members from 445 steel plants employing 550 000 were to be seated for the opening. Philip Murray predicted the program would have a far flung effect on the future of unionism and the labor movement. Reports said credentials of at least one lodge delegation would be challenged and that the group was largely communist.
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Pittsburgh
C. I. O. Steel
National Labor Relations Board
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Labor Board
Murray
Swoc
Mendelson Junk Ad Buys Beef Hides and Scrap Junk
Market notice from Mendelson Junk Company in Grafton West Virginia offers top prices for beef hides and scrap junk. Caller advertises public price quote period from November 22 to December 22 and provides phone number 9643.
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Mendelson Junk Company
Grafton
W. Va
Window Shopping Contest Draws Redraw on Numbers
Numbers for the first window shopping contest will be posted at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the windows of 29 participating stores. Twenty eight thousand tickets were distributed Saturday night. Tickets for a second contest will be issued as the first wraps up with 30 firms taking part including the A and P store run by Frank Collins. The Taylor County Board of Trade fruits ongoing holiday events such as a pageant and a radio money auction. Christmas shopping activity rose Saturday with extra clerks in some stores as two weeks of busy shopping loom.
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Frank Collins
Taylor County Board of Trade
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Miss Chicago
Huskare
Selara
Bituminous Coal Board
Rosier
Martinsburg
Joseph M. Dunn
Frederick County
Louie
Dominic
Main St
Periné
Andrews
Steel Workers Open
C. I. O. Group
Phonograph
RCA Metal Tubes
Magic Brain
Magic Eye
BIG Cut
Tag Core
Loar Jewelry Store
Prince Albert
Ameres
Prince
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