Elks Initiate Nine at Grafton Lodge No 308
Nine new members were initiated into Grafton Lodge No 308 of the Elks at a meeting in West Main Street clubrooms. Initiation led by Exalted Ruler Orland Crouse Jr. A buffet supper followed for 150 attendees. The lodge plans a Christmas dance on December 25 and a New Year’s party on December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Lodge
Elks
West Main Street
Max Rau
Arnold H. Knotts
James F. Shatferman
William Stafford
William W. Wetzel
Charles McIntyre
Robert, Meade
Paul K. Cross
Willian Hauk
Frank Schilt
Orland Crouse, Jr
Charles Devers
Clyde Hickman
Lawrence Spadafore
Hit And Run Charge Brings Driver A Fine
James Harvey Myers eighteen of Rt 1 Thornton allegedly backed from a parking space at the Baltimore and Ohio station Tuesday into the car belonging to Dick Waters Grafton and failed to stop or report the incident costing him a fine of twenty five dollars Acting Police Chief Clyde DeBarr reported an onlooker later provided Myers license number leading to his arrest Wednesday on hit and run charges Investigating officer was Lawrence Messenger Damage to the Waters car was slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Harvey Myers
Rt. 1
Thornton
Baltimore and Ohio
Dick ‘Waters
Grafton
Clyde DeBarr
Myers
DeBarr
Lawrence Messenger
Waters
Preston Slayer Receives Second Prison Term
Benton W. Alexander, 42, a Preston County coal miner, faces five to 18 years in Moundsville for the double rifle slayings of his wife Nora Alma and landlord Steven A. Malish. The judge ordered the second sentence to run concurrently with a previous term after Alexander pled guilty to his wife’s killing last June near the Maryland state line. A prior jury verdict found him guilty of second degree murder in the land lord’s death.
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Kingwood
The
Sentinel
Benton W. Alexander
Preston County
Moundsville
Melvin Snyder
Alexander
Nora Alma
Maryland
Steven A. Malish
Blueville PTA Meeting Delivers Christmas Cheer
The Blueville PTA met at the school led by Mrs. Carl Jennings with Junior Jennings opening in prayer. Upgrades included new kitchen cabinet doors. A Christmas candy treat is prepared for December 29 and gifts shared after carols led by Mrs. Mary Poth. The next gathering is January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blueville P.T.A
Carl Jennings
Junior Jennings
Mary Poth
Burglary Spree Staged By Kids
Five youths in South Charleston staged a spree breaking into 15 locations in hours, from a school to restaurants and stores, stealing loot including a shotgun. Patrolmen caught them behind a building as they counted loot. parents described as from broken homes.
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South Charleston
Jim Fillmore
Rate increase asked for Star City water charges
An application by the town of Star City near Morgantown seeks PSC authority to raise municipal water rates by 3900 dollars annually. The docket was opened today and a hearing is scheduled for next Wednesday.
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Charleston (P
Star City
Morgantown
Public Service Commission
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