Renzin E Dunham dies after brief illness at 79
Renzin E Dunham a native of Taylor county resident of Pruntytown died at City Hospital about six hours after onset of illness He was 79 years old Former merchant in Pruntytown and later worked for Wilshide Memorials He married Cora E Gawthrop who died in 1941 Survived by two daughters Mrs Ray Wiseman Pruntytown and Mrs Alden Carpenter Grafton a brother Noah Dunham of Fairmont Funeral from Mrs Wiseman home Monday at 2 00 pm with Rev Henry Loving officiating and burial at Harmony Grove cemetery Bartlett Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Taylor County
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Wilshide Memorials
Comet Gas Company
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company
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Cora E. Gawthrop
Ray Wiseman
Alden Carpenter
Grafton
Noah Dunham
Fairmont
Wiseman
Henry Loving
Harmony Grove Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Home
Former Resident Receives Honor from Alderson-Broaddus
Robert Withers son of Rev Gordon L Withers, tied to Graf ton area, joins five Alderson-Broaddus students named in 1948 49 Who's Who Among Students of American Colleges and Universities. He graduates Spencer High School and studies religion and philosophy as a senior. He serves as president of Kappa Delta Chi national board and holds multiple college roles.
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Gordon L. Withers
Grafton
Alderson-Broaddus College
Withers
Grafton Sotrodls
Spencer High ‘School
Kappa Delta Chi
the College [Christian Association
Road committee suggestions urged for county needs
In Charleston a meeting urged road committees to assess the most necessary and important roads within each county, prioritizing projects by available funds and then sending recommendations to the States Road Commission for approval. Grafton attendees included Lloyd Shriver, Jack R. Nuzum, R. Virgil Rohrbough, and M. R. Melaniel from the Taylor county Good Roads Committee of the UMWA.
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States Road Commission
Grafton
Lloyd Shriver
Taylor County Good Roads Committee
UMWA
Jack R. Nuzum
R. Virgil Rohrbough
M. R. Melaniel
Grace hopes for college education from donated arms
A fragment describes Grace awaiting prosthetic hands with plans for future funding. Lee notes money exists for three pairs of arms as she grows, and Grace hopes to learn to use them. The piece emphasizes long term education goals funded by donor support.
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Grace
Lee
Two Held After Ohio Slaying on Road to Erie
State police in Toledo halted Howell and Sweet six miles from the Ohio line at 12:20 a.m. Blood on their clothes led to questioning at the Erie post. Howell admitted striking Mrs. Harwood with an iron bar in her living room during a home ransack, with no money taken. The pair said they wanted money to continue a country tour.
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Sweet
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Ohio Line
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Mongeon
Harwood
Blockade Continues Vindication of a Woman
A fragment from a personal dispute shows Ursula detailing conflicts with a man over custody and a failed relationship. She recounts threats of Army investigation and her emotional toll from two years with him while asserting she cannot depend on his support. She plans to remove the child and send their belongings to Ruth and notes her sacrifice of her career.
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U. S. Army
Ruth
Plane crash mystery stuns Robeline residents
Curtis Wilson of Robeline recalls a bomber’s flames before impact and a craft nosedive from about 300 feet. J C Doolittle nearby notes the plane coasted then plummeted. Sheriff Morris reports scattered wreckage and a shredded parachute near the crater.
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J. C. Doolittle
Eat Morris
Witnesses cite spy rings as Hiss perjury case expands
New testimony notes continued communist spy rings in the United States. Whittaker Chambers linked Alger Hiss as a key source. Mundt says the House panel won t pursue the two former Communists as witnesses. Attorney General Clark supports rapid anti espionage law revisions starting January with wire tapping as admissible evidence pending constitutional safeguards.
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New York Federal Grand Jury
Alger Hiss
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Whittaker Chambers
Mundt
House
Clark
Congress
Unmarried Baby Found in Trash Cans Leads to Arrests
Williams said a young woman, brought to a Bluefield scene after being arrested in a rooming house, identified the baby boy now in a Charleston hospital with a skull fracture. The infant, found in a trash can after heavy rain, was wrapped in a soaked blanket. A Huntington photographer who had photographed a baby last week alerted police after a woman paid for a photo and left a forwarding address in Bluefield.
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Bluefield
Charleston
Browshitis
Carr
Huntington
Radio Berlin towers removed amid airlift standoff
The French described radio Berlin towers as dangerous to airlift operations and flew to Texel to demolish them after warning the Russians that the structures would be removed. The Soviet military administration denied the French request, and tensions between East and West risked spoiling Germans’ Christmas in the Russian zone.
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Radio Berlin
Texel
Christmas services and programs listed for local churches
St Pauls Lutheran church plans a Christmas morning service with the sermon Make Straight the Way of the Lord. First Church of Christ hosts a 9 30 a m Sunday school program and a 10 30 a m sermon What the Shepherds Saw in Bethlehem followed by a Yule program by the choir and junior choir. St Augustine holds masses at 7 10 9 30 a m and 7 30 p m tomorrow. Bishop Strider of Wheeling will conduct services at St Matthias tomorrow.
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First Church of Christ
Bethlehem
St. Augustine Church
Strider
Wheeling
St. Matthias Church
Frononed confrontation ends with knife wrestle
Narrator reports a confrontation where Young flaunted money, a fist struck, and a black-handled knife appeared. A judo hold threw the assailant, the knife was wrested away, and multiple thrusts, a nose strike, and an eye blow occurred before the attacker fell to the ground.
Naval Update Details New 2200-Ton Ships Arriving
More Naval continues noting E. J. Buckley and Hawkins, both new 2200 ton vessels. The ships are en route from the Pacific to the United States.
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Hawkins
Pacific
Unitedted States
Soldier in Tokyo standoff ends in fatal clash near barracks
OHN GULDARL reports a Brookyln corporal in the American Army of Occupation, after learning he must return to the U.S., cried he must kill a Jap. His jeepless rage led to a confrontation where a Japanese man lay dead and the corporal was severely wounded, before a jeep struck.
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Tokyo
Brooklyn
Tojo
Be Tf
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Safety pledge tied to highway fatalities decline in state
A fragmentary report notes a speaker urging fur protective subjects and a safety education program to reduce highway deaths. The advocate stresses strong legislative and public support, and backing from enforcement officers and radio for effective safety measures.
Virginia Furniture Imports Spur Early 18th Century Trade
The excerpt notes a cash campaign on state streets and highways to be curbed. It mentions that as early as 1725 Virginia imported furniture from Boston, New York and Philadelphia and employed cabinetmakers to redirect substantial value, illustrating colonial trade and craft activity.
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Boston
New York
Phildelphia
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