Retiring Sheriff Hands Over 47,369 To Successor In Grafton
Lee E Bennett assumed the Taylor County sheriff post this morning succeeding Herbert Evans. Evans turned over 47,369.53 cash plus uncollected 1940 taxes of 108,636.52. Evans reported six months receipts of 320,154.23 with expenditures 272,784.70 leaving the cash balance. Various fund balances and bonds listed. deputies and staff remain. Bennett seeks citizen cooperation for a successful four-year term.
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Herbert Evans
Lee E. Bennett
Bennett
Evans
Dot
Flemington
Grafton
Town of Flemington
City of Grafton
City of
James Guth
Virginia Stavely
Virgil Poe
Thomas Withers
Taylor County
Taylor County News Highlights 1939 Events and Obituaries
A compact review of Taylor County items from late 1939 includes deaths of Laura Virginia Collett Reneman and Curtis Lambert, civic notices, wedding announcements, and county political recounts. Other entries note prison escapes recaptured, deer season milestones, hospitalizations, anniversaries, and WPA projects advancing in Grafton and surroundings.
Five Rescued After Six Hours Beneath Rubble
A group of five people were trapped for six hours with no fresh air while digging to escape. They say there was no panic, all prayed quietly, and rescue workers later directed them to halt their digging as they reached the other side.
Miners Rescued After 70-Foot Collapse at Local Mine
Rescue diggers using conveyors pierced a 70 foot collapse to free trapped miners at the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. mine near McIntyre. Twelve or thirteen workers escaped. Ted Getty, one of the survivors, said a dynamite charge near his area may have triggered the cage-in.
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Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
McIntyre
Pennsylvania
Ted Getty
Petit jurors announced for Taylor County term
The outgoing sheriff Herbert Evans releases the petit jurors summoned for the January term of the Taylor County circuit court which convenes January 13. The list includes Warren H. Turner J A Cunningham Charles Dawson Jet Philpot A A Miller Elonzo Nestor George R. White John R. Linn Frank L. Ludwick Thomas J. Moran Howard Burton James Cockrell John L. Ford Leroy Poe Charles W. Wolfe William Bott Jr Delbert Moore Harry Smallwood George B. Sevier Victor Menear Harrison Wolfe Martin B. Pendergast Ray E. Knight Carl McBee Melvin Newton Dorsey L. Freeze Kenneth Scranage Dewey Shahan S A Shingleton Henry Kidd Arthur Parsons George T. Rogers Lester Jacobs C W Kelly Robert Powell Edbert Cooper Wilbur C Hall Charles G. Sweet W M Duvall and W C Pembroke. Grand jury names withheld until their first day.
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Taylor County
Herbert Evans
Warren H. Turner
Grafton
George R. White
John R. Linn
Booths Creek
Frank L. Ludwick
Knottsville
Thomas J. Moran
Howard Burton
Flemington
James Cockrell
John L. Ford
Leroy Poe
Fetterman
Charles W. Wolfe
William Bott, Jr
Delbert Moore
Harry Smallwood
George B. Sevier
Victor Menear
Harrison Wolfe
Courthouse
Martin B. Pendergast
Ray E. Knight
Carl McBee
Melvin Newton
Dorsey L. Freeze
Kenneth Scranage
Dewey Shahan
S. A. Shingleton
Henry Kidd
Arthur Parsons
George T. Rogers
Lester Jacobs
Fettermen
C. W. Kelly
Robert Powell
Edbert Cooper
Wilbur C. Hall
Charles G. Sweet
W. M. Duvall
W. C. Pembroke
Jarvis Bound Over to January Grand Jury
Cecil Jarvis a WPA watchman aged 26 of 108 Pearl street was bound over to the January grand jury on charges of a crime against nature and assault both preferred by his wife Tessie. Magistrate A B Knabenshue fixed bond at 1000 and Jarvis waived hearing but was unable to furnish bond.
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Cecil Jarvis
Pearl Street
Tessie
A. B. Knabenshue
Jarvis
Bankers Plan to Tackle Inflationary Tides
The article outlines a five point plan to curb inflation and tighten credit control. It calls for higher deposit reserve requirements for all Federal Reserve member banks and possible doubling in the future, removal of presidential power to adjust the dollar’s gold value, ending greenbacks and silver purchases, neutralizing the money expansion from foreign gold purchases, selling future government securities to individuals and corporations rather than banks, and gradual tax increases toward a balanced budget once economic capacity is fully utilized.
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Deposit Reserve
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
U. S
No Disorder Reported Across County for New Year’s Eve
No arrests or serious violations were logged by city, county, or state police during New Year’s Eve. Dense crowds filled churches and entertainment venues while streets were patrolled. celebrations peaked at Laeblks Home on East Main Street with reservations exhausted. Watch night services and private parties accompanied festive bells and whistles across Grafton and neighboring counties.
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Laeblks Home
East Main Street
Harrison, Barbour
Marion
Grafton
Eight top American orators of the century listed by Dr Hance
Dr Hance ranks eight leading US speakers of the century, noting Lincoln and Bryan among the best. Roosevelt and Beveridge are highlighted, with Depew Grady Ingersoll Phillips Wilson Roosevelt Brooks La Follette also named for their speeches and influence.
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Confederacy
Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan
Hance
Roosevelt
Beveridge
Albert Beveridge
Indiana
Chauncey Depew
Corporation
America
Henry W. Grady
The
Atlanta Constitution
Robert Ingersoll
Wendell Phillips
Lyceum
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Phillips Brooks
Episcopal
Philadelphia
Boston
Robert la Follette
Two New J.P.s Assume Their Positions Today
Two new justices of the peace began their four year terms in Grafton. George L. Jolliffe occupies the Knabenshue magistrate room in the Professional building and is arranging his office furnishings as it was newly redecorated. Ona C. Jefferys returns to rooms he previously held in the Odd Fellows building once used by White.
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Hoye G.1 White
Fascists Fail in Fierce Clashes for Heights Control
Rebels report heavy Italian losses as Albania front battles widen. A spokesman claims 500 Italian soldiers and officers taken prisoner with 700 more captured in Drinos river area and 1,000 in Chimara sector. Greek high command notes a tank attack repulsed and one tank captured amid five days of coast fighting. Premier Metaxas pledges Greeks will fight to the last breath and asks for divine aid.
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Italy
Albania
Drinos River
Chimara
John Metaxas
Year End War Summary Shows Decisive Moves and New Barons
Year end reports on wartime activity highlight decisive future events as British forces gain momentum in Libya and the Middle East. Air Ministry notes Berlin raids target rail and industry while Britain claims over 3,500 enemy planes shot down with 1,059 lost. The eighth kingly honor list elevates Lord Camrose to viscount and creates four new barons including Field Marshal Ironside and Sir Boyd Merriman.
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Libya
Middle East
Air Ministry
Berlin
London
Europe
Channel
Britain
George VI
Lord Camrose
Daily Telegraph
Morning Post
William Edmund Ironside
Hugh Devil
Eton
Robert Kindersley
Boyd Merriman
Probate
High Court of Justice
Thanking those who aided during illness and death
The Moore and Bunnel families express gratitude to friends and relatives who offered help during the illness and passing of their mother and grandmother, Mrs. W. A. Moore.
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Pruntytown
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Una Mada St. Clair
Glenn C. Ireland
Stewall's Methodist Church
Ty Charles
Burke
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J. B. Dryfield
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Manongah
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A.B. Carver
Wheeling
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Opera House
Warren Hull
Jack Randall
Victor McLaglen
Prae
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Grafton Drug & Chemical CO
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