Archie R Bartlett Named County Assessor With Staff
Archie R Bartlett takes office as Taylor County assessor and announces his staff. He is a former county commissioner and lifelong resident. Field workers are Leroy Kinter and Ebert Duckworth. office staff includes Katherine Glenn and Janet Hall. Beginning 1957 property assessments will start in West Grafton. Public cooperation requested.
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Taylor County
Archie R. Bartlett
Niee
Bartlett
Pennsylvania
Grafton High School
West Virginia University
Prudential Insurance Company
Imperial Ice Cream Company
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Mabel Hart
Harmony Grove
Charles
John Bartlett
Baltimore
Rupert F. Bartlett
Grafton
Route 4
Leroy Kinter
Ebert Duckworth
Katherine Glenn
Janet Hall
West Grafton
Business Girls To Give Party At Cozy Rest
The Grafton Business Girls' Club will meet at the post office at 6:16 Wednesday evening January 2 to travel to Cozy Rest for their after Christmas meeting. Secretary Nancy Bolyard announced the plans. Hostess will be Helen Gerkin. For cancellations, call 743. Plans include a sponsored dance.
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Grafton Business Girls
Clubgvill
Nancy Bolyard
Helen Gerkin
Miss Bolyard
Trustees Recalled After Ride With Wrong Man
Detroit police took into custody two trustees from the Detroit House of Correction after they accepted a ride from a man who turned out not to be their helper. Guard Robert L. Oleson stopped at a gas station and alerted authorities.
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Detroit
Nationalist Raiders Kill Irish Policeman at Derrylin Station
Nationalist raiders carried out a commando style attack on Derrylin Station of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. A Northern Irish policeman was fatally injured as the assault unfolded Sunday night in Belfast.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Derrylin
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Eisenhower Meets GOP Leaders for Legislative Preview
President Eisenhower called Republican congressional leaders to the White House to present a preview of the legislative program he will submit to the 85th Congress. The meeting signals coordination on upcoming policy priorities and agenda items.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Happy New Year Cheers Ring In With New Year Toasts
Brief readers hear New Year greetings as celebrations spill into venues. The item notes festive activities scheduled around December year end and early January, highlighting public and social events with local participation and shared optimism for the coming twelve months.
Nettie Luessow Dies Former Thornton Resident
Funeral services planned for Nettie Mae Luessow of Fairmont born July 31 1895 Thornton native and longtime Monongahela Power Co secretary died yesterday at Fairmont General Hospital She will be laid to rest in Evansville Cemetery with services at home and in the Evansville Methodist Church Dr J Clair Jarvis to officiate She leaves a twin sister and multiple relatives and was active in church and Eastern Star.
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Nettie Mae Luessow
Fairmont
Thornton
Fairmont General Hospital
Evansville
J. Clair Jarvis
Luessow
Carl Luessow
Monongahela Power Co
Don B. Potter
Luesson
The
Power Company
John
Christian
Mary Belle Annon
Lewis
Teachers Normal School
Terra Alta
Stewart Commercial School
Grafton
el- Wot Commercial School
Wheeling
U's Loyalty Fund Grows at West Virginia University
West Virginia University Alumni Assn Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund gains 250 in the past week, bringing principal to 67,315. Dr Gary Hoge of Lewisb urn, chairman of the fund's trust committee, commented today.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Clyde B Bunner Ex Official of Rivesville Dies
Clyde B Bunner aged 57 of Rivesville died yesterday at Fairmont General Hospital after a brief illness. Born February 3 1899 in Ham mond he was a World War One veteran former city council member and captain of the volunteer police. He operated Bunner s Market 27 years and served as a star mail carrier for 20 years. Survived by widow Ella Lee Newbrough Bunner son Clyde William Bunner four brothers six sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral at Rivesville Methodist Church with burial at Degarmo Funeral Home family will receive friends today after 1 p.m.
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Clyde B. Bunner
Rivesville
Fairmont General Hospital
Mr. Bunner
Hammond
George
Emma Rutherford Bunner
Ella Lee Newbrough Bunner
Clyde William Bunner
Charles Bunner
Simpson
Fred Burmer
Painesville
Ohio
Robert Bunner
Baltimore
Walter Bunner
Detroit
Michigan
Mayett
Pruntytown
Georgia Sheets
Flemington
Byrdle Moyer
Maude Nestor
Quinwood
West Virginia
Sydiline Wymer
Lucille Newton
Buffalo
New York
Douglas
Keith Bunner
Boothsville
Complainant Scott Alleges Police Report Refuted
Charles Scott walked into a Chicago police station alleging an older officer arrested him for a traffic violation. Commissioner Timothy J. OConnor confirmed the officer’s account.
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Chicago
Charles Scott
Scott
Police
Timothy J. O’connor
Town's Police Needing Shoes For Proper Duty
Local merchants in Chillancingo Mexico offered to buy shoes for town policemen to replace open-toed sandals. They said sandals give a poor impression to tourists and reflect badly on the officers and town image.
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Chillancingo
Mexico
St Clair Kyle 80 Dies After Illness at Home
St Clair Kyle, 80, of 251 Boyd Street, died Saturday at 5 45 pm at home after a year and a half illness. Born in Virginia on July 14 1876, he was married to Elizabeth Kyle and survived by six children and five step children. A retired coal miner, he belonged to First Baptist Church Logan and lodges The Red Men and Knights of Pythias. Funeral at Bartlett Funeral Home Wednesday at 1 pm led by Rev Harry T Rowe. burial Bluemont. Call Bartlett Funeral Home for arrangements.
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St. Clair Kyle
Boyd Street
Virginia
Mr. Kyle
Elizabeth Kyle
Elizabeth Trader Kyle
Ebin Kyle
Carl Kyle
Miami
Florida
Robert Kyle
East Liverpool
Ohio
Franklin Kyle
Washington, D. C
William Kyle
Morganstown
Ray Eiling
Gay
West Virginia
Alva G. Shaw
H. Deets
Grafton
Fred Munson
Bernard Davis
W. T. Jones
First Baptist Church
Logan
1.C.C. F. Lodge
The
Red Men
Knights of Pythias
Parkersburg
Bartlett Funeral Home
Harry T. Rowe
Bluemont Cemetery
Judge Watkins Serves on West Virginia Delinquency Study Panel
Judge W Merle Watkins of the 19th Judicial Circuit which covers Taylor and Barbour counties sits on a West Virginia Bar Association committee examining juvenile delinquency. Chair is Judge Harlan M Calhoun of Moorefield with Judge Arlos J Harbert of Clarksburg as vice chair. Other members include Herschel H Rose of Fairmont Charles C Baker of Morgantown John E Cry nock of Morgantown and Hunter M Bennett Jr of Weston.
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W. Merle Watkins
Taylor and Barbour Counties
West Virginia Bar Association
Harlan M. Calhoun
Moorefield
Arlos J. Harbert
Clarksburg
Herschel H. Rose
Fairmont
Charles C. Baker
Morgantown
John E. Crynock
Hunter M. Bennett, Jr
Weston
New Year Party Attendee Ages Highlight Local Figures
A garbled New Year note recalls Grafton residents who attended a party 71 years ago. Named deceased attendees include John Fallon 1888 John Jennings 1887 Stephen Joyce 1903 William Shanley 1918 James Burns 1921 John McCabe 1925 James McCabe 1926 Mary Donahue Moran 1929 Anna Joyce Burns 1946.
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New Year Party
Grafton
John Fallon
John Jennings
Stephen Joyce
William Shanley
James Burns
John McCabe
James McCabe
Mary Donahue Moran
Anna Joyce
Burns
Inauguration Parade Seeks Tall Uncle Sam Lookalikes
The presidential inauguration parade committee issues a call for Uncle Sam candidates. Applicants should be tall and angular with a determined expression and past middle age. A white goat is desirable but not required.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Car theft drama ends with quick flight by juveniles
Cab driver Carl Pape tailed a car matching his route until the light. When he stopped the car the two boys claimed it was their uncle's. They invited him to turn the corner to prove ownership, then jumped out and escaped.
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Carl Pape
Pape
Flood Threat in Malibu After Fires Sweep 45000 Acres
Malibu confronts rising flood risk as mountains stripped by ten fires scorch 45000 acres since Christmas. Authorities monitor burn scars for debris flows and mudslides amid ongoing weather concerns and evacuations.
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Malibu
Calif
California
Ancient Spanish manuscript featured in Toledo exhibit preview
A preview of the Museum of Art Toledo international exhibition of ancient music books shows three carolers and a Jubiter posing with a 500-year-old Spanish manuscript page. The exhibit opens January 14 and runs six weeks, with Benny Wagner Patty Morrison Gail Martin and Short Barefoot among participants.
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Toledo
Museum of Art
Benny Wagner
Patty Morrison
Gail Martin
Short Barefoot
Bowden Wyatt Named Coach of the Year
Coach Bowden Wyatt of the University of Tennessee earns coach of the year honors after guiding the Vols to an undefeated season in his second year. Wyatt previously coached Wyoming to 27 wins in 30 games before moving to Tennessee.
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Bowden Wyatt
University of Tennessee Vols
Wyatt
Tennessee
Wyoming
Uni
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