Mrs Pierce Dies Former Grafton Resident
Mrs Vivian May Grow Pierce 45 died at City hospital Morgantown after 1:40 am, remains to be brought to Grafton for last rites. Wife of William M. Pierce, she was daughter of A M Grow and the late Harriet Grow. Funeral at West Main Street Methodist church with Rev E L Lowery, burial in Bluemont cemetery. Survived by husband, father, three sons James William Raymond Pierce, daughter Mrs Charles Harner, four sisters Pearl Cullin Mildred Wade Anna Parris Catherine Finchen, two brothers James A Grow and Robert Grow.
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Grafton
Vivian May Grow Pierce
City Hospital
Morgantown
Pierce
Willam M. Pierce
Rodgers Avenue
A. M.grow
Harriet Goodwin Grow
West Main Street Methodist Church
E. L. Lowery
Bluemont
James
William
Raymond Pierce
Charles Harner
Pearl Cullin
Marion, Pa
Mildred Wade
van Voorhis
Anna Parris
Catherine Finchen
Finnish Hold On Isthmus Keeps Line as War Persists
Reported from Lieska and Petsamo shows Russian forces massing to regain ground and dig in for a protracted conflict. Finnish airpower grows with Italian planes and long range guns threaten Viipuri as Helsinki endures air raid alarms while the Mannerheim line stands firm near Leningrad.
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Lieska
Stockholm
Salla
Finland
Petsamo
Arctic Ocean
Viipuri
Helsinki
Mannerheim
Leningrad
Death Toll Rising After Massive Earthquake
The report describes widespread destruction as entire villages are buried and cliffs collapse near a capital city. In the north the Janik mountains meet the Black Sea where steep terrain gave way amid a violent sea storm. A high wind and tsunami-like waves battered the coast two days earlier.
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Janik Mountains
Black Sea
Anatolian earthquake toll tops tens of thousands dead
Reports from Istanbul and Erzincan cite 1 313 dead and 359 injured in Anatolia with Erzincan estimates running into tens of thousands. Zara village in Sivas Vilayet reportedly had 1 500 dead as water and fuel mains fractured and tremors collapsed homes.
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Sivas Vilayet
Zara
London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Istanbul
Erzincan
Reuters News
Escape prompts stricter rules at Kanawhe County shelter
A 16 year old boy's escape from the Kanawhe county children's shelter led Superintendent H C Melton to tighten the honor system. The youth slipped out through an unlocked basement door and was recaptured by city police.
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Charleston
Kanawhe County
H. C. Melton
Appeals Court Upholds Baker Appea l Convictions
The U S circuit court of appeals upheld the convictions of Lewis N Andrews and Albert A Scher in a Martinsburg upholstery theft conspiracy while reversing Homer Vincent Hart Jr s verdict and granting a new trial The fourth defendant H W Sencindiver pleaded guilty Scher and Andrews acted as market and go-between with Sencindiver as thief and Hart involved in limited merchandise value of under 5000 but the aggregate shipments exceeded 27000 triggering federal conspiracy charges
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Richmond
Martinsburg
W. Va
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
H. W. Sencindiver
Lewis N. Andrews
Albert A. Scher
Elkins
Homer Vincent Hart, Jr
Senddiver
Dunn Manufacturing Company
Sopholstery
Andrews, Scher
Hart
Sencindiver
Scher
Andrews
Farley Inquest Winding Up Today
The coroner's inquest into Marie Farley's death will finish today after the jury reconvenes to hear Colley McIntyre recount the fire that preceded the death. Police and safety experts concluded the case with a verdict of suffocation and acute alcoholism. Captain A E Lockard led the inquiry and eliminated suspicious angles.
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Colley McIntyre
McIntyre
State Department of Public Safety
A. E. Lockard
Salvation Army Briefly Feeds 75 Families at Grafton
The Salvation Army of Grafton, led by Captain Charles C. Robey, distributed Christmas baskets to seventy five needy families. Each basket included beef roast, potatoes, apples, coffee, lard, butter, sugar, salt, bread, and canned goods. Santa visited the Citadel for about 150 children and 50 adults received gifts.
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Charles C. Robey
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Army Citadel
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Capua Novzy
Old Licenses Are Good In Southern Counties
Charleston dispatch reports that 1939 hunting licenses remain valid for the first two days of 1940 in 13 southern counties where forest fires suspended the season. Rabbit season also extends into January. affected counties include Mercer McDowell Mingo Wyoming Logan Summers Raleigh Fayette Boone Kanawha Lincoln Puinaai and Greenbrier.
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The
Conservation Commission
Mercer
McDowell
Mingo
Wyoming
Logan
Summers
Raleigh
Fayette
Bone
Kanawha
Lincoln
Puinaai
Greenbrier
Atha Dies in Wheeling. B&O Baggage Master Passes
Asby C. Atha aged 63 and a Fairmont West Virginia native, longtime baggage master on the Baltimorr and Ohio railway for 37 years, died today in Wheeling.
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Asby C. Atha
Baltimorr and Ohio Railway
Fairmont
W. Va
Cripps Seen Aiding India's War Efforts Amid Call for Independence
Sir Stafford Cripps a prominent British jurist and Labour member leaves for India to broker wartime aid. He meets Congress leaders pressing for immediate independence as a condition of cooperation in the global conflict.
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Stafford Cripps
Labor Party
India
Congress of India Party
Two Bonds Forfeited In Ty City Court
Two bonds forfeited in Ty City municipal court when defendants in beer parlor cases failed to appear. B F Landsbury of Prosperity paid 101 dollars in liquor possession matter after not answering at 3 pm. L C Phillips of the Sports Center forfeited a 26 dollar bond for plunchboard ownership after failing to respond.
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P. F. Gillispie
B. F. Landsbury
Prosperity
Arzess
L. C. Phillips
Philadelphia baby killer case tied to 85-year-old governess
In Philadelphia police link 85-year-old Mrs. Tilly Irelan, a children’s governess, to the slaying of her 20-month-old son after the infant’s dismembered body was found near a cemetery. The corpse was wrapped in a newspaper bearing a completed crossword.
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Tilly Irelan
Philadelphia
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