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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1949

Page

6

Fairmont Man Killed By Train

Dennard James Hawkins age 44 of Fairmont was killed late last night when he stumbled into a Baltimore and Ohio Belt Line spur and was struck by a moving train. Engineer George Labe and conductor A L Edwards were on board. the locomotive and two cars passed over Hawkins. Acting Coroner E J Tichnell ruled the death accidental.

Dennard James Hawkins Etta Hawkins Haymond Street Fairmont Baltimore and Ohio Railroad George Labe Bellview A. L. Edwards Route 1 Watson Hawkins E. J. Tichnell

Schedule of Social Security visits to Taylor County VA

The Clarksburg West Virginia field office announced a six month schedule of Social Security visits to Taylor County for 1950. Representative William H. Williams will be at the Grafton Employment Office at 10:40 a m on listed days to assist retired workers and survivors with filing old age and survivor insurance claims, checking accounts, issuing account numbers, and providing information on the Social Security Act. Also noted is W C Lawson of the Grafton Transportation Company donating Yuletide bus tickets to needy children of Garrison and East Grafton schools with thanks from teachers and parents.

Clarksburg West Virginia The Social Security Administration Taylor County William H. Williams Idld Ins Grafton W. C. Lawson

VA ruling on veteran tuition payments clarified

The Veterans Administration attributed a mis understanding within its accounting office to paying higher tuition rates for veterans. Administrator Carl Gray ruled the VA can pay non resident or adjusted tuition even if state law restricts charges, a decision that addresses prior challenges by Comptroller General Lindsay Warren. The decision rests on GI Bill rules and states that state law should not bind the VA’s payment authority for veterans education.

Veterans ’ Administration Accounting Office Veterans Administration Veterans Administrator Carl Gray Lindsay Warren General Accounting Office University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Gray

Obituary Notes for Thomas Dale Jeffries and Riley J. Utt

Thomas Dale Jeffries dies with service Friday at 2 p.m. Beulah Baptist Church Pruntytown with Rev Henry O Loving officiating Interment Woodsdale Memorial Park Pallbearers listed Friends may call Bartlett Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday then to church for funeral Casket closed Bartlett Funeral Homes Riley J Utt dies. service Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Bartlett Funeral Home Rev Paul E Trimpey officiating Interment Harmony Grove Cemetery Call hours set at Bartlett Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Thursday

Thomas Dale Jeffries Beulah Baptist Church Pruntytown Henry O. Loving Woodsdale Memorial Park Bartlett Funeral Home Jeffries Ralph McDaniel Clyde DeBarr Charles Mosser Herbert Owen Thompson Earl Satterfield Arnold Satterfield Lawrence Satterfield Norman Colby Bartlett Funeral Homes Riley J. Utt Paul E. Trimpey Harmony Grove Cemetery Bartlett Funeral

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