WWII brothers to be re interred at local cemetery
Nine World War II heroes are being re buried at the local cemetery this week with special services, including Staff Sgt. Robert Dowler and Sgt. Glenn Dowler of Woodruff and Flight Officer Harry A. Rice of Aliquippa. Services run Tuesday through Saturday across multiple towns with a U S Army Honor Guard assisting.
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National
Robert Dowler
Glenn
Dowler
Woodruff
WiVa
Harry A. Rice
Aliquippa
Lawrence Oscar Woods
McCorkle
W. Va
Clarence R. Stewart
Keyser
Ralph E. Duncan
New Cumberland
Ulysses G. Coolitude
Fairmont
Charles L. Wiley
Reader
David K. Stewart
Mt. Clare
U. S. Army
South Charleston
Florida Farmers Survey Frost Damage Across Crops
The Associated Press reports Florida truck growers faced heavy frost and freezing damage to crops in the Everglades with corn sweet potatoes squash and beans among losses. Lettuce cabbage and other staples were damaged as temperatures rose back into the 50s across the south and southeast. Warren O. Johnson said the frost warning service notes ongoing uncertainty about full extent.
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Florida Everglades
High Great Plains
Florida
Warren O. Johnson
Railroad Worker Charged in Feud Wound Incident
Martinsburg January 3 state trooper J R Wolf said Leonard Butts a railroad worker would be charged with felonious shooting in the wounding of his cousin Lee Poole a 43 year old mail carrier as the feud escalated Poole recovering from a chest wound
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Martinsburg
Jan
J. R. Wolf
Leonard Butts
Lee Poole
Poole
Bad Weather Slows Garbage Collection On Hills
Grafton reports icy streets on the hill top hinder the garbage carriage. City Manager Curtis D. Decker said the schedule will be slightly delayed but service will be carried out properly in all areas.
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Grafton
Hill Top
Curtis D. Decker
Refrigerator Motor Burns At Polings Dairy Bar
A fire at Poling's Dairy Bar in Grafton caused minor damage when a motor in a refrigerator ignited at 1 57 a m today. The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department responded and quickly confined the blaze to the motor. The fire whistle stuck amid the alarm, causing citywide excitement.
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Poling
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
69 050 Tons Rail Ordered By B O
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company ordered 69 050 tons of new rail for 1949 delivery, about half of its estimated yearly need of 120 000 tons. The rail mix includes 115 pound and 140 pound sections, with 1500 tons for the B&O Chicago Terminal Railroad and the rest for mainline use.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Roy B. White
B&o
Chicago Terminal Railroad Company
Bae Main
Barbour Baby Distinction Number Born In 20th Century
Charleston January 3. Health Commissioner N H Dyer announced a new state wide serial numbering system for babies. Each infant will receive a unique number reflecting homeland state birth year and birth order within the state. The Barbour county infant will bear the number 147-49-00001, with the baby’s name still unknown.
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Charleston
Barbour County
United States
Defenbaugh in Critical Condition at City Hospital
Mrs. Betty Jean Bailey Defenbaugh of Maple Avenue lies critically ill at City Hospital with a non infectious spinal meningitis diagnosis. Registered nurse and former Miss Bailey, she was admitted after illness began as a severe cold, isolated as a precaution. Dr. R. D. Stout confirms report to county health officer. Dr. Charles Haislip leads attending team. The case marks the area's first meningitis in years. In West Virginia, newborn numbering details explain state registration coding for 1949 births, with county-by-county alpha order starting Barbour to Wyoming.
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Paul Defebaugh, Jr
Maple Avenue
Defenbaugh
Betty Jean Bailey
W. Merle Bailey
Charles Haislip
West Virginia
Dyer
Barbour
Wyoming
Clarksburg Man Fined for Hazardous Driving
Newton J Hayes of Clarksburg was fined five dollars and costs after being found guilty of hazardous driving by Magistrate Ona C Jefferys. He allegedly turned into Cozy Rest and struck a car driven by John Sayre Jr while not in proper control. The report also notes the Grafton City Council will meet tomorrow night to discuss routine business.
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Newton J.hayes
Clarksburg
Ona C. Jefferys
Cozy Rest
John Sayre, Jr
Grafton
Curtis D. Decker
Alabama Baby Nation's No. 1 Newborn Listed in Prattville
Leonard Blake Gunnells is named America's No. 1 baby under a new nationwide registration system. Prattville Autauga County Alabama holds the first alphabetic position, with the child born New Year's Day and assigned serial number 101 49 000001 by state director Ralph W. Roberts.
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Montgomery
America
Leonard Blake Gunnells
Prattville
Ala
Oliver Gunnells
Ralph W. Roberts
Vital Statistics
Alabama
Autauga County
Autauga
National Association of Registrationfficials
Canada
Detroiter Promotes Space Satellite Idea From Defense Plan
Detroit man Denyt J. Tule, ex-GI, claims a plan sparked by J E Forrestal’s Earth Satellite Vehicle program. Tule says super-range rockets could escape gravity at 16 799 mph, orbit Earth, and create a floating island in space as a stopover, with fuel lasting months.
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Defense
James E. Forrestal
Denyt J. Tule
Detroit
Ritchie Hag
Wright Field
Dayton
Earth
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