Latrobe Fracas Hearing Set For Monday
Latrobe street dispute case continues as Ona C. Jefferys hears charges against Janie Gabbert and Dennis W. Bassett for taking $100 from under a davenport cushion at Josephine's Place. Prosecution notes a 3 to 4 am incident with witnesses placing Gabbert giving Bassett money. Bond posted. Gabbert jailed pending Monday hearing at 3 pm.
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Latrobe Street
Ona C. Jefferys
Janie Gabbert
Dennis W. Bassett
Josephine Dabney
Josephine
Davenport
Francis Ward
Seat Vacant for Lupe Velez Seated Spotlighted in Hollywood
Hollywood reports the empty seat once occupied by actress Lupe Velez at the Legion Stadium was spotlighted during last night’s boxing event. Spectators stood as taps sounded and a spotlight shone on the seat, with the adjacent area where a companion of Velez was accustomed to sit also in view. Colombia is noted as having both a Pacific and a Caribbean coast.
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Lupe Velez
Hollywood
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Velez
Local Boy Delivers Bonds on First Tokyo Mission
S. Sgt. Robert N. Crane of Grafton, class of 1939, past paper boy and Grafton High Band member, writes home from Saipan about being part of the first raid on Tokyo. He describes flying over dock area, facing flak and fighters, leading the formation, and the thrill mixed with fear. His brothers Lt. John B. Crane and First Sgt. William M. Crane also serve, with Robert stationed in Italy earlier in the war.
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Grafton
Tojo
Tokyo
Leo Crane
West
Washington Street
Robert N
Bob” Crane
Bob
Grafton High School
Grafton Sentinel
Grafton High
Cooper
John B. Crane
North Carolina
William M
Crane
Italy
Saipan
Tony Ondo Dead After Long Illness At 86
Tony Ondo aged 86 of 634 West Main Street and a native of Czechoslovakia was found dead at home after a long illness. A coal miner of Wendel for years, he moved to Grafton three years ago. Survived by wife Mary Martin and children Joe Ondo Wen del, Mike Ondo Grafton, and Mrs Anna Tomocik Youngstown. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Tony Ondo
West Main Street
Czechoslovakia
Wendel
Grafton
Mary Martin
St. Augustine Catholic
Production limits on civilian goods under war edict
The new wartime rule lists 17 products for civilian output with military needs prioritized yet allowing some civilian production. Regional committees must verify manpower impact and whether denying civilian increases would aid the war effort, considering items such as trucks, locomotives, tracklaying equipment, and industrial power trucks.
Pallbearers Named for G F Haymond Service Tomorrow
Brother Ellis will lead services for George Fred Haymond of 209 McGraw Avenue who died Thursday night at Bartlett funeral home. Last rites Sunday at 1 30 p m officiated by Rev F Carl Davis. Survivors include widow Florence Newham, brother Luther Haymond, nephew Edwin Newham, and nieces Betty and Ann Newham.
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Ellis
George Fred Haymond
McGraw Avenue
Bartlett Funeral
F. Carl Davis
Jed W. Robinson
Clarence Rauscher
Ray Watson
Burl Currey
Lawrence Gilbert
Frank B. Cather
W. A. Beavers
Robert Love
Luther Haymond
Grafton
Edwin Newham
Charleston
Betty Newham
West Virginia University
Ann Newham
Manufacturers to Receive Firm Allotments Under WPB Plan
Manufacturers will obtain firm material allotments as WPB sponsored production expands, replacing the current spot system that works after higher priority needs are met. Russian advances toward central and eastern Slovakia continue, with Moscow reporting drives through 31 more localities including Bratislava.
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WPB
Bratislava
Moscow
Slovakia
Downed Nazi flier glares at cameraman on jeep ride
An Allied anti aircraft gun shot down a Nazi airman as he is hauled on the hood of a US Army jeep en route to a prison camp near Wesweiler Germany. The dramatic Signal Corps image shows the captured flyer amid Allied troops with a tense, wartime atmosphere.
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Wesweiler
Germany
Signal Corps
Service members visit homes between assignments
In Uniform Home On Furlough Pfc Osborne Lucas sperry ball gunner on a B 24 visits his parents Mr and Mrs Walter V Lucas of Blueville. He has been at Harlingen Field Texas and will report December 26 in Springfield Massachusetts for advanced training. A 1943 Grafton High School graduate he enlisted December 15 1943.
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Pfc
Osborne Lucas
Sperry
Walter V. Lucas
Blueville
Harlingen
Texas
Springfield
Mass
Grafton High School
Naval Aviation
Claude H. Dunham
Burl Dunham
Pruntytown
Navy
Athens
Great Lakes
Ill
Dunham
Richard K. Glenn
Army Air Forces
Kay Rightmire
Carl Glenn
Washington’ Street
Sgt
Gleen
First
Army Transport Command
Miami
Fla
Manganese Center Near Szendro Amid Budapest Battles
A report places Szendro about 20 miles north of Miskolc and 85 miles northeast of Budapest. Moscow frames fighting along the Ipoly river as a concerted push to break the stalemate around Budapest where heavy rains hindered the Russian encirclement of the strife-torn city.
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Szendro
Miskolc
Budapest
Moscow
Ipoly River
Congress awaits senate action as veto doubt lingers
The report notes a possible presidential veto of the bill with Speaker Rayburn suggesting members delay leaving the Capitol. With the 78th Congress near end, the house completed business pending senate action on crop insurance revival, six state department nominations, two surplus war property board appointments, and a half billion rivers and harbors bill remains tangled in the Senate.
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Rayburn
House
Senate
State Department
Regency Bombarded as British Shells Hit Stronghold
Regency faced bombardment by 25 pound British shells with ELAS casualties estimated by British authorities at 600 to 700 dead and about 1,000 wounded.
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Regency
ELAS
Dougherty Rites Sunday Morning
Funeral services for Earnest Hugh Dougherty 41 of 153 Ross Street will be held Sunday at 10 30 a m at Mt Shilo church with Rev Mills in charge and interment at Mt Shilo cemetery. Eagles members will attend services, pallbearers named, he worked for B and O and was active in United Brethren church and Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was born July 9 1903 in Barbour county to Edward and Clemie Godwin Dougherty, survived by his wife Olive Nestor and brother Carl of Valley Furnace Barbour county. Tobacco manufacture note appears as the text ends.
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Earnest Hugh Dougherty
Ross Street
Mt. Shilo
Mills
Orders of Eagles
T. B. Loar
Lealand Price
D. D. Shingleton
W. M. Shingleton
Ted Lansbury
C. C. Carver
United Brethren Church
Order of Eagles
Grafton
Barbour County
Edward
Clemie Godwin Dougherty
Olive Nestor
Carl Dougherty
Valley Furnace
Mountaineers Top Penn State In Pre Christmas Clash
West Virginia faces Navy powered Penn State at the field house in Morgantown in a tough non conference test. Coach Brickels plans the same five starters from the Fairmont State game as WVU seeks a 68 36 win margin, with Stakem as captain and Dial at center. Penn State hopes to avenge football season loss to WVU. The game starts at 8 o clock and follows a week of rookies hard practice after Rio Grande was canceled. The Mountaineers next play January 6 against Salem.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Penn State
John Brickels
Green Mountaineers
Brickels
Fairmont State
West Virginia
Jack Dial
Huntington
Leland Byrd
Matoaka
Mountaineers
Nittany Lions
Jimmy Walthall
Brickell
Rio Grande
College
Salem
Four Disturbers Fined By Mayor King Today
Four men Bert McGinnis Howard McGinnis James Haddix and J R Zuchowski all of Preston county were held before Mayor C King on charges of re creating a disturbance on West Main Street. Police reported a free for all fight when officers White Moran and another officer intervened. Each man was fined five dollars and costs.
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Bert McGinnis
Howard McGinnis
James Haddix
J. R. Zuchowski
Preston County
C. King
West Main Street
Robert White
Howard White
Ta Moran
Hodsegow
King
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Skaggs & CO
S. Sgt
Robert
Japan
States
Robert N. Crane
San Francisco
Cal
Opera House
Roy Shi
Helen Vinson
Lyle Talbot
Ivan Lebedeff
Noel Neill
Cinco Mee
Mgi SE Llag
Drastic New
Malones Drag and Chemical Co
Pallbearers
GLVEN
G. F. Haymond
Shell Station
Kt Ae
Jacoph Erlanger
Wastin
United States
Wolmar
Dougherty
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
North Pole
IC & Coal
W. Main Street
Dixie
Pittsburgh
Sander Mine
Shelby Run Road
Grafton Domestic Coal CO
Eagles
Dancing
Jimmie
Morgan
Lodge Hall
Metro News
Metro
Paramount News
Paramount Shorts
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO
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