West Virginia GOP vows loyalty to war effort and fights CIO
West Virginia Republicans pledge support for the war, accuse CIO leaders of autocratic control over state government, and vow to wrest back the congressional delegation and legislature in 1942. Chairman Robert H. C. Kay calls for cutting political luxuries and restoring power to the people.
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Charleston
Republican Party
West Virginia
CIO
Robert H. C. Kay
Kay
Hitler
Congress
Conservation Commission Tightens Car Use Policy
Charleston report notes state conservation commission cars restricted to official business starting January 1. Employees may not drive to and from home in official cars and garage rentals will stop. Earlier rules by Chief Game Protector Howard urged field workers to travel together to district meetings to reduce car numbers.
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Charleston
State Conservation Commission
T. D. Gray
W. E Howard
Watch night rite planned by three Methodist churches
Andrews St Johns and St Pauls Methodist churches unite for a watch night service at St Pauls tomorrow with National Youth Fellowship as sponsor. The program begins at 8 30 with a China lecture. Communion at 11 and service ends at 11 59. Rev Ruben Ratzlaff will preach A New Creature. Organist Vivian Thomas and Epworth League leaders are involved.
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China
West China
Board of Missions
Chungking
Ruben Ratzlaff
St. Paul
Lowell Mason
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ben F. Donley
Andrews
Arthur Lazenby
St. John’s
Durward Brown
St. Paul's
Vivian Olwen Thomas
Evelyn Greene
St. Paul's Epworth
Bruce Gurd
Youth Fellowship of the
Methodist Churches
B O Freight Loads Increase in Last Week
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad moved 50,716 cars of freight for the week ended December 27 1941. Of this total 30,744 were loaded on line and 19,972 received from connections. This shows an 8,537 car rise over the same week last year.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
City Sends Charter Copy to RFC Counsel
The city of Grafton forwarded its charter to Edward Edelman RFC counsel for study ahead of a confidential officials meeting on January 9 in Washington. Mayor C. O. King announced the move as the city seeks RFC funds to complete the unfinished city hospital on Finnegan's Rock.
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City of
Grafton
Edward Edelman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
REC
Washington
C. O. King
RFC
Finnegan’s Rock
Mrs Crayton Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty and Drunkenness
Marguerite Arminta Crayton filed in Taylor county circuit court seeking a divorce from George Robert Crayton of Graf ton alleging extreme cruelty and habitual drunkenness. They wed May 4 1937 in Grafton and lived together until June 26 this year she left after repeated cruelty and severe beating in December 1939. She earned 8 weekly in Ashtabula and asks court costs alimony pendente lite suit money and attorney fees.
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Marguerite Arminta Crayton
Ashtabula
Ohio
Taylor County
George Robert Crayton
Grafton
Baltimore
J. Guy Allender
Crayton
New Year’s Eve Program at Lawson Center
A planned New Year’s Eve program at 7 30 o clock tomorrow evening in the Lawson Community Center on West Main street features Amy Belle Hart a five year old radio star. The program includes a Francis sisters duet reading Wilma Friend solo Olga Corcovilas reading Beulah Lemons tap dance Katherine Beard song Anna Belle Baker reading Vera Anderson song Anna Belle Hart guitar solo Raymond Leggett and reading Glenna Ruth Haller.
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Amy Belle Hart
Lawson Community Center
West Main Street
Francis Sisters
Wilma Friend
Olga Corcovilas
Beulah Lemons
Katherine Beard
Anna Belle Baker
Vera Anderson
Anna ‘Belle Hart
Raymond Leggett
Glenna Ruth Haller
Naomi Knotts Gets New Job At Taylor County Board
Naomi Knotts, longtime secretary to the principal at Grafton Senior High, has been named financial secretary of the Taylor County Board of Education and will join the superintendent's staff on January 1. She succeeds Avadell Headley, who leaves to work with Gerstell and Company. Emily Murray of Hazel Atlas Glass will take Knotts's high school secretary duties. Principal H E Odgers notes Knotts's well earned promotion.
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Naomi Knotts
Grafton
Taylor County Board of Education
E. G. Kuhn
Miss Knotts
Avadell Headley
Gerstell and Company
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Emily Murray
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Miss Murray
H. E. Odgers
Needy People Well Treated On Christmas
The Grafton Salvation Army Christmas drive ended with 8 grand total of $229.80, funding 77 baskets for 212 individuals. A Christmas Eve children's party served 126 people with candy and oranges, while the Toy Shop at 21 West Main Street distributed 211 toys. New dolls funded by Mrs. Walter Beall totaled 62 for girls, and food depots at Sayre's market Leonard's grocery Empire market supplied canned goods. Toy Cents Busy ran two depots in McCrory's and the National Auto Store, with donations from employees and manager helping the Army. Captain Melvin Jewett thanks the public for support.
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Grafton Salvation Array
West Main Street
Walter Beall
McCrory
National Auto Story
National Auto
Army
Melvin Jewett
Red Cross Roll Call Reaches $1,404 For Taylor County
Miss Lila D. Love, chairman, announced the Taylor County chapter of the American Red Cross collected 1404.76 during the annual roll call campaign. The amount is about 1,400 more than the 1940 drive, and she praised the workers for their efforts in achieving the final total.
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Taylor County
American Red Cross
Lila D. Love
Miss Love
Mayor's Daughter Earns Student Nurse Rank at Morgantown
Miss Betty King daughter of Mayor Charles C King completed probationary training at Morgantown City Hospital and capped exercises were held in Reynolds Hall West Virginia University. Mr and Mrs King James King and Mr and Mrs Andrew Smith attended as eleven student nurses received their caps. Several notable musical numbers were presented during the service.
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Betty King
Charles C. King
Morgantown City Hospital
Reynolds Hall
West Virginia University
Plan Election of Directors Taylor County Farm Bureau
Ballots have been mailed to Farm Bureau members for the election of two directors from each district. Lloyd Reid announced plans approved by the bureau’s directorate. Ballots must be returned by 5 p.m. on January 5, with results announced at the annual meeting and banquet in February.
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Taylor County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Agen
Lloyd Reid
Reid
Local Scouts Rally To Gather Paper For Defense
Boy Scouts of Grafton led by Scout Commissioner Loren A. Hoffman urge citizens to save all paper and scrap for defense. Collections target cardboard boxes magazines newspapers heavy wrapping and small scraps to aid chemical shortages in paper production. Regular weekly pickups coordinated by troop 13 at West Main Street and Market area, Rotary troop 3 east Market and south side, and St Pauls church troop 6.
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Boy Scouts of
Grafton
Loren A. Hoffman
Troop 3
Hoffman
America
West Main Street
Market Street
Y. M.C. A.rotary
St. Paul's Church
Their Son Safe Collects on West Side
Anyone with unclaimed paper can contact any Boy Scout or call M. M. Co. A. James Parkhill or Orr's grocery store. A note to the mailman will bring a Scout. Paper should be bundled by type to help. Bring paper to the Y M C A or Paul’s church or Orr’s store.
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M. Co
James Parkhill
Orr's
Hoffman
Y. M. C. Ay. Oh! Paul's
Card of Thanks for Cora Dunham
The family expresses sincere thanks and appreciation to friends and neighbors during the illness and death of our dear mother and wife Cora Dunham. We also thank Bartlett Funeral Home staff Rev Millard Stump and Dr G F Shafer for their kindness May God bless you all.
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Cora
Dunham
Kingingss
Bartlett Funeral Home
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Frank Rom
New York City
Frank, Jr
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Fairmont
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