Solons Predict Compromise on Draft Age 19 to 44
Washington lawmakers foresee a joint conference to settle on a draft extension allowing active service for men 19 through 44, with the House favoring 21 and the Senate backing 19. President Roosevelt pressed for 19 to 44, while registration would cover 18 to 64, affecting about 41 million men beyond the 17.5 million already registered. The debate centers on whether to lower ages for immediate service and whether married men with nondependent spouses should be drafted.
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Washington
House
Senate
War Department
FDR
Senate-House Conference
Roosevelt
Faddis
D.-Pa
Barkley
Tomorow
B and C Freight Loads Show Steady Increase
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad moved 59,079 cars of freight in the week ended December 13, 1941. Of these, 38,236 were loaded on line and 20,843 arrived from connections, up 6,638 from the prior year. The week prior totaled 60,906 with 39,300 loaded and 21,606 arriving. In 1930 the same week saw 51,149 total with 33,511 loaded and 17,538 from connections.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Charles F. Childs dies at 69 in Tunnelton
Charles Franklin Childs 69 of Tunnelton died in Grafton City hospital after three weeks of illness. Born April 9 1872 in Preston County he was a lifelong Tunnelton resident. Survived by wife Hattie May Bougher four children Edward Guy Mrs. Harry Poling and Mrs. Winifred Nine one brother and one sister. Funeral Thursday 2 30 pm at Denver Methodist Church with burial in Newburg Cemetery.
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Charles Franklin Childs
Tunnelton
Grafton City
Preston County
Marcellus B. Childs
Susan Ashby Childs
Hattie May Bougher
Edward
Guy
Harry Poling
Winifred Nine
Howesville
William H. Childs
Clarksburg
Ralph Kay
Youngstown
Ohio
Denver Methodist Church
Newburg
A. C. Sinclair
Firemen Plan Square Dance For Tuesday
Next Tuesday night December 23 at 930 the Grafton Volunteer Fire department sponsors a Christmas square dance at the Moose Home. A five piece square dance band will debut publicly and a floor show of singing music and dancing will accompany the event. The program opens with a patriotic march and features old time dances like the Virginia Reel and Cake Walk with several local callers. Door prize drawings near the close and several surprise highlights are planned to attract attendees from the community. Tickets are available through Fire Department members.
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Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department
Rowlesburg Youth Promoted to Corporal
CAMP LEE VA December reports Richard H C Pugh son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Marple Pugh Rowlesburg has been advanced from private to corporal announced today at Quartermaster Replacement Center headquarters Pugh formerly a teacher before July 7 induction is a squad leader in Company E 7th Quartermaster Training Regiment Cordova Leather Bill Folds and Skaggs Co appear in the text as unrelated notices
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Camp Lee
Richard H. C. Pugh
Clarence Marple
Pugh
Rowlesburg
Quartermaster Replacement Center Headquarters
Corps
7Th Quartermaster Training Regiment
Social Center Plans Two Holiday Dances
Two holiday dances are planned at Lawson Social Center on December 1 and 20, each starting at 10 p.m. after the 8 p.m. three act farce Too Many Relatives. Admission is free, with nickelodeon music. The newly renovated center hosts music, arts, crafts, drama, and dancing under supervision with a matron present.
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Lawson Social Center
Elizabeth
Kitty” Gill
Nickelodeon
Too Many Relatives to Open at Lawson Center
The Grafton Little Theatre presents Too Many Relatives a farce of misunderstanding and pratfalls at the Lawson Social Center auditorium at 8:00 p m on December 19 and 20. Star Leslie Crawford returns from Dutch Detective with Phyllis Price in a key comic role. Tickets cost 15 and 20 cents and are on sale at Lawson Social Center.
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Grafton Little ‘Theater
Leslie Crawford
Phyllis Price
Hortensi Smatters
Detectiv
Lawson Social Center
Charles Evans Elected Freshman Class Leader
Charles Evans elected president of the freshman class at Grafton Senior High School after a revote ended deadlock. Betty Jean McVicker is vice president and Richard Watkins secretary-treasurer. The class was the last to choose officers for the school year.
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Charles Evans
Grafton Senior High School
Betty Jean McVicker
Richard Watkins
Grafton High School Class of 1940 Attends WV Business College
A note from Grafton reports a member of the class of 1940 has left high school and is now enrolled at West Virginia Business College. Further details on date or program are not provided.
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Grafton High School
West Virginia Business College
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
West Virginia
South Charleston
Morgantown
Point Pleasant
Jabor
Service for Mrs Saffel Planned by Pocahontas Lodge
Memorial services will be held at 8 p m today by Pocahontas lodge for the late Mrs John W Saffel at 314 Pearl street. Funeral rites set for 2 30 p m Thursday at the home with Rev Mrs Lois Luzady pastor of United Brethren Church officiating. Interment in Pleasant Creek cemetery under G T Bartlett.
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Pocahontas Lodge
John W. Saffel
Pearl Street
Lois Luzadys
United Brethren Church
Pleasant Creek Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Hawaii Buries Honor Amid Pearl Harbor Losses
A Honolulu reporter recalls the somber aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, detailing graves marked for shipment to mainland towns. Chaplain Maguire honors fallen Marines and Navy men as families mourn, while flowers adorn graves and wounded officers are carried from the barracks. The piece stresses the courage and unity of Americans in the face of treachery.
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Honolulu
Nuuanu
Red Hill
Pearl Harbor
Chaplain Maguire
Taylor County Needlecraft Exhibit Planned at Lawson Center
Plans for Taylor County's first annual needlecraft exhibit at Lawson Social Center run today through tomorrow end at 10 p m. Entries must be homemade by Taylor county residents with no commercial displays. Blue red and white ribbons will be awarded. materials must arrive at Recreation center by 6:00 p m Dec 17 1941. Judges announced soon and souvenir booklets will be issued at attendance.
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Taylor County
Lawson Social Center
J. Bernard Dryfield
Recreation Center
W. Main Street
Grafton Sentinel
Geraldine Gibson Secures Social Security Post
Miss Geraldine Gibson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Gibson route 2 Grafton passed a Civil Service examination in Clarksburg and has been appointed to a position in the Social Security department in Washington. She is a graduate of the local school and earned the appointment through merit.
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Geraldine Gibson
Ralph Gibson
Grafton
Clarksburg
Social Security Department
Washington
Miss Gibson
Wake Island Marines cited for defiance in Wake defense
Congressman Cannont of Missouri hailed the Marines on Wake Island for their terse reply Send us more Japs and a historic defense citation. The message echoed Perry and Dewey slogans as congressional commendation was voiced in the House.
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Washington
Wake Island
Perry
Dewey
Gridley
British broadcasts restore lines between Leningrad and Moscow
The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that all communications between Leningrad and Moscow have been reestablished following the Soviet offensive. The NBC broadcast carried the report as tensions remain high in the theater. Skaggs & Co advertises toilet sets with a complete price range.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
Leningrad
Moscow
NBC
Skaggs & CO
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