Probe Results on Commodity Setup in Taylor County
A sweeping inquiry into the distribution of commodities by the Taylor county Department of Public Assistance has been turned over to Prosecuting Attorney Francis L. Warder for possible grand jury action next Monday. One former storeroom employee faces theft charges. several others have been questioned as investigators led by Corporal W. E. Murphy and Captain A. E. Lockard submit findings. Authorities note alleged selling of relief commodities like eggs to individuals and merchants may violate law, with possible prosecutions depending on continued conduct.
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Taylor County Department of Public Assistance
Francis L. Warder
Grand Jury
Murphy
W. E. Murphy
Clarksburg
State Constabulary
A. E. Lockard
Warder
Triangle Club Meeting Is Scheduled Tonight
The Triangle club holds a mass meeting at 8 o'clock in the Lawson Community Center auditorium after the Ramblers versus Peerless Elites game. Officers will be elected, committees formed, platforms adopted, and methods studied to combat the fifth columnist. radio programs may be used. Young citizens urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triangle Club
Lawson Community Denter
Taylor County Basketball League
Ramblers
Adlerika advertised for quick bowel action relief
A 70 year old reader from South Dakota endorses Adlerika noting 14 years of prior use and claiming faster bowel movement and relief from bloating when taking the product. The ad cites Grafton Drug and Chemical Co as the supplier.
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L. M
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Adv
Wyckoff Delivers Speech at Judge Maxwell Banquet
Attorney Ole E Wyckoff of Grafton president of the West Virginia Bar association spoke at the Harrison County Bar association dinner in the Waldo hotel honoring Judge Haymond Maxwell of Clarksburg a retiring justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court. Other Grafton attendees included Attorneys E Bailey Wyckoff and Layne Ford. Judge Ira Robinson formerly of Grafton also spoke briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole E. Wyckoff
Grafton
West Virginia Bar Association
Harrison County Bar Association
Waldo Hotel
Haymond Maxwell
Clarksburg
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
E. Bailey Wyckoff
Layne Ford
Ira Robinson
Army induction notices issued for 14 Taylor men
Formal notices go to 14 named locals to report to the selective service board at 2 p m Tuesday January 14, then depart for induction in Clarksburg January 15 on Baltimore and Ohio No 23 at 6 40 am. Replacements named for those rejected. Another group to report for physicals on Thursday at 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Mountains
Selective Service Board
Lynn Moore
James Fred Trisler
Richard Delaney
Robert Holly Lake
Nelson Murphy
James Birdell Jones
Charles Thomas Radabaugh
Robert Ellis Ford
Ralph Donald Biggs
Mitchell Opas
Junior Mallory Moore
Artie Doyle Hammond
James Cecil Taylor
Frank Humphrey
Clarence Roy Waller
Board
Miss Ortha Dove Lake Dies in Simpson
Miss Ortha Dove Lake 27 lifelong Simpson resident died at 2 30 yesterday at her sister Mrs Eugene Moyer home in Simpson after a three year illness Born September 29 1913 she was the daughter of the late Joseph M and Daisy Haddix Lake She was unmarried Survivors include brothers Oral Jersey City Paul Steubenville Kyle Hollidays Cove Victor Gerald and Robert Lake all of Simpson sisters Mrs Moyer of Simpson Mrs Dorsey Gill Phoenix Arizona Mrs Selvy Bartlett Simpson plus Miss Sally Lake and Miss June Lake of Simpson Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Simpson Baptist Church with Rev Gordon L Withers officiating Burial will be in Simpson Cemetery under G T Bartlett Funeral Home’s direction The body will lie in state at the Moyer home today until the funeral hour
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Ortha Dove Lake
Simpson
Eugene Moyer
Miss Lake
Joseph M
Daisy Haddix Lake
Oral Lake
Jersey City
N. J
Paul Lake
Steubenville
Ohio
Kyle Lake
Holliday's Cove
W. Va
Victor
Gerald
Robert Lake
Moyer
Dorsey Gill
Phoenix
Arizona
Selvy Bartlett
Sally Lake
June Lake
Simpson Baptist Church
Gordon L. Withers
First , Baptist Church of
Grafton
Simpson Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Pt. Pleasant Publisher Is Chosen Weatherman
Pt Pleasant selects W Cleveland Bowie as acting weatherman succeeding Abigail Henson who resigned after eight years. Henson, widowed after her daughter Grace Henson died, had served 17 years reading gauges and often braved floods to decipher readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. Cleveland Bowie
Abigail Henson
More Co GOP Cast Ballots In Taylor County Vote
Taylor county voters favored Republicans in the November general election with 85.37 percent turnout versus 82.48 percent for Democrats in the governor race. Governor-elect M M Neely won by 100 votes over D B Dawson, while FDR carried the county by 127 over Willkie. Kilgore led Sweeney in the U S Senate race by 98, Ramsay beat Schiffler by 64, and constitutional amendments mostly failed. Howard Gore won the agriculture post over J B McLaughlin. Final counts list Democratic leads in several state offices.
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Taylor County
William S. O'Brien
Reveal
M. M. Neely
D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Harley Kilgore
Thomas Sweeney
U.S. Senate
Kilgore
Wheeling
Robert L. Ramsay
Andrew C. Schiffler
Howard Gore
J. B. McLaughlin
O'Brien
Trent
Sims
Talbott
Meadows
James Morgan Named Aide To Local Senator
State Senator William J. Husston of Grafton disclosed reappointment of James Morgan as senate attache for the coming session. Morgan, a Baltimore and Ohio employee in Fairmont, has been granted a furlough during the legislature. Delegate E Otto Waugh of Grafton also traveled to Charleston for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Morgan
Senate
William J. Husston
Grafton
Charleston
Morgan
Baltimore and Ohio
Fairmont
E. Otto Waugh
Italians hail Bardia glory amid British siege and Greek successes
Report from the front notes Fascist claim of a sacrifce garrison at Bardia facing 250000 British troops with armored units and heavy air support. London reports meat shortage easing little and a rise in meningitis cases. Admiralty cites a drop in sea-borne commerce losses. Greece announces advances south of Valona and near Klisura with 173 more prisoners. German and Italian officials silent on Roosevelt’s plea for broader aid to Britain and allies as bad weather slows air war.
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Bardia
Alexandria
London
Lord Woolton
Wilson Jameson
Admiralty
Britain
Albania
Valona
Klisura
Athens
North
Africa
Germany
Roosevelt
Greece
China
Great Britain
Former Resident I J Thomas Dies in Montgomery W Va
I J Thomas aged 82 formerly of Grafton died at his Montgomery West Virginia residence at 10 o clock last night. Funeral plans likely at Bartlett Funeral Home in Grafton with burial in a county cemetery. He has many relatives in the area.
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I. J. Thomas
Grafton
Montgomery
W. Va
Bartlett Funeral
Venison Stew Meal Planned by Taylor County Club
Taylor county sportsmen will dine tomorrow at 6:30 in the VFW hall as guests of the Taylor County Rod and Gun club for a venison stew dinner. Notable members Captain Robert Taylor B and O police chief Homer Queen Dana Bolyard and Angelo Soterson plan the feast from a deer hunting trip to Pennsylvania. A business session will discuss clubhouse fireplace and chimney needs at the skeet range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Taylor County Rod and Gun Club
Robert Taylor
Homer Queen
Dana Bolyard
Pennsylvania
Bob Taylor
Angelo Soterson
DeLuxe
Dane Bolyard
Skeet Range
Three Hurt In Route 50 Crash Near Rowlesburg
An automobile driven by Charles Briley of Keyser skidded off Route 50 half a mile west of Macomber Sunday morning injuring three passengers. Briley, his wife, and Clara Briley plus Mrs John Minear and daughter Eileen were en route to Clarksburg. Clara Briley suffered a skull fracture and was moved to a hospital. Mrs Minear and her daughter sustained broken collars and others minor abrasions and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowlesburg
Charles Briley
Keyser
Macomber
Briley
Clara Briley
John Minear
Eileen
Clarksburg
Rowlesburg
Rural Resident Jailed Over Unpaid Five-Dollar Fine
B. D. Stansbury of route 2 was jailed five days after state trooper C. W. Dye arrested him on intoxication charges. He could not pay the $5 fine plus court costs set by Justice G. L. Jolliffe. Stansbury claimed only a small amount of beer had been consumed, but officer testimony led to a guilty verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. Stansbury
Route 2
C. W. Dye
Justice of the Peace
G. L. Jolliffe
Stansbury
C E Corder Renamed As Head of Barbour Court
Barbour County Court in Philippi reorganized for the new year with C E Corder reelected president for a third term. Woods Poling of Moatsville joined as a new member, succeeding Andy Booth.
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C. E. Corder
Barbour Court
Philippi
Barbour County
Woods Poling
Moatsville
Andy Booth
Mrs Waugh Dies at 8 Year Old's Mother of Mayor Waugh
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Waugh, mother of Delegate E Otto Waugh and former mayor of Grafton, died this afternoon at 517 Walnut Street after four weeks of illness. Born December 10, 1854 in Taylor County, she was daughter of Jacob and Lacy Ann Miller. Surviving are six children. funeral arrangements by G T Bartlett were incomplete.
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Sarah Elizabeth Waugh
E Otto Waugh
Grafton
Walnut Street
Taylor County
Jacob and
Lacy Ann Hall Miller
Embreen A. Waugh
G. T. Bartlett
Roosevelts Column Critiques Partisan House Backing
Miss Franklin D Roosevelt in My Day laments that applause for the president's message in Congress came almost entirely from Democrats with few Republican members showing approval She says Republicans act from party interests over national crisis and fears such divisions harm freedom and unity syndicated by United Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
Congress
United States
United Features Syndicate
Eleven Baltic ships at issue in U S Soviet talks
Eleven small ships flying Baltic republics flags remain in American harbors after their home ports passed under Russian control. The United States, still recognizing Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia as independent, has refused to surrender the vessels to Soviet Russia, despite Moscow’s demand for merchant shipping. Diplomats say relations are more cordial than in years, though the Baltic ships remain a key obstacle.
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Lloyd Lehreas
Washington
Russia
Moscow
Europe
United States
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Baltic
Baltic Refugees Burden U S Ports With Charges
Baltic ships sheltering in American ports to avoid seizure by Britain or axis powers accrue port charges while earning no revenue. Officials say U S foreign policy refuses recognition of territories seized by force and rejects surrender of ships or property belonging to conquered nations.
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United States
Germany
Italy
Japan
Soviet Russia
New judge appointments delayed by Taylor county court
The Taylor county court did not name a new justice for Fetterman district, despite three applicants. The court filled one constable vacancy in Grafton district by bonding Laird King. Two rural constables filed bonds but did not take oath. Opha Bartlett was elected president of the court, with Harvey A. Poe declining another term. The court cited routine matters and bill payments as delaying the Fetterman decision. candidates include A. B. Knabenshue Mabel Powell Smith and Frank Coole.
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Taylors County Court
Fetterman
Grafton
Laird King
Constable King
Opha Bartlett
Courthouse
Harvey A. Poe
Thornton
Ed St. Clair
A. B. Knabenshue
Mabel Powell Smith
Frank Coole
Three Vagrants Ordered Out of Grafton by Mayor
Three loiterers were picked up by city police at 6:25 p m and sent from town by Mayor P F Gillis in municipal court this morning on their promise to depart immediately. They gave names as Fred H Varner 23 and H L Barker 28 both of Cairo West Virginia and Elwood Templeton 38 of Cabell County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Gillispie
Grafton
Fred H. Varner
H. L. Barker
Cairo
W Va
Elwood Templeton
Cabell County
Jennings Named Regular Driver of Bus in Thornton
Alton Jennings of Thornton, previously a relief driver, is assigned to a regular bus run to replace Charles S. Burke who resigned to join Sheriff Lee EB. Bennett's office. Superintendent E. Guy Kuhn stated Jennings was promised a permanent post when he began as relief last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Jennings
Thornton
Charles S. Burke
Lee EB. Bennett
E. Guy Kuhn
Jennings
Roosevelt Puts 212 Million Parity Payments Plan
President Roosevelt reportedly broke precedent by including 212 million dollars for farm parity payments in the budget message to Congress. The plan would provide 50 million in cash with the remainder borrowable through a government lending agency, aiming to ease farm bloc tensions while adding to the 500 million basic soil conservation checks in the agriculture program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Agriculture Department
Aunt of Local Editor Dies in Janesville Wis
Mrs. Jane Gertrude Austin, 65, aunt of J. S. Palmer managing editor of the Grafton Sentinel, died in Janesville Wisconsin after a heart attack on New Year’s Eve. Complications followed and she passed away this morning. Funeral services are planned for Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Gertrude Austin
J. S. Palmer
Grafton Sentinel
Janesville
Wisconsin
Air Battle For Valona Intensified By Greeks
Greek reports from Athens describe intensified air and ground combat around Valona and the mountain passes in southwestern Albania. A government spokesman cited renewed patrols and air activity as forces reinforced the Italian lines, with Greek advances in two sectors and a coastal push along the Chimara road to Valona capturing 173 Italian Blackshirt soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Valona
Albania
Chimara
Express Highways Feasible Says Pennsylvania Engineer
Charley M. Noble of the Pennsylvania turnpike commission told the Society of Automotive Engineers that an express highway system serving 67 percent of industry 50 percent of valuation and 40 percent of the population is feasible. He cited a deluxe one way route from the industrial Midwest to Atlantic ports costing about 60 million dollars financed by revenues like the Pennsylvania turnpike and Washington Bridge. He warned higher speed designs will require new car engineering and noted papers on booster fuel systems altitude flight and engine cooling were also presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Charley M. Noble
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Society of Automotive Engineers
Walter A. Jones
Turnpike Commission
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Washington Bridge
New York
New Jersey
Maryland 48 hour wait slows wedding boom
Oakland Md January report notes high demand for marriage licenses from West Virginians and Pennsylvanians despite Maryland's new 48 hour waiting period. Clerk Albert G Ross records 864 licenses issued in 1940, reflecting continued popularity of marriage ceremonies in the region.
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Oakland
West
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