World War II veteran Lester Poling dies in hospital
Lester Paul Poling 21 a World War II veteran of Lucretia dies after weeks of illness at City Hospital. Survived by wife Jeanniene and seven month old son Larry Paul, parents Ira F. and Julia Lousbridge Poling, brothers and sisters in Grafton Greensville Cumberland Philadelphia and Baltimore. He attended First Brethren Church and worked as a blacksmith apprentice for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Funeral from the Shahan home on Pruntytown Pike Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Reverend W. T. continuing.
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Lester Paul Poling
Lucretia
Community
City Hospital
Jeanniene _ Probst Poling
Larry Paul
Ira F. Poling
Julia Lousbridge Poling
Howard Poling
Robert Poling
Grafton
D. G. Shahan
Pruntytown Pike
O.L. Reizle
Emerson Wills
Greensville
Ohio
Paul Mertens
Cumberland
Maryland
Paul Owens
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Joseph Kain
Baltimore
First Brethren Church
Baltimore and,Ohio Railroad Company
American Legion
Taylor County
Dewey G. Shahan
Shahan
W. T
Local Firm Opens Distributor Service for Three Counties
The Wonder Drink Company launches O-So Grape Distributing Co with Buckhannon HQ to serve Lewis, Upshur and Randolph counties. Buckhannon and Elkins warehouses. local Buckhannon inves tors organized the venture. Ray Alexander of Chicago named sales supervisor to guide new distributors. he previously worked with Curtis Candy in Chicago.
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Wonder Drink Company
Lewis
Upshur
Randolph
O-So Grape Distributing Co
Buckhannon
O-So Grape Distributors
Elkins
Harry Ford
Veeneman
Ray Alexander
Chicago
O-So Grape Company
Alexander
Three Hurt When Orange Blossom Special Derailed
Seven cars of the Seaboard Airline train from Florida to New York derailed near Milford Virginia injuring at least three people. The Orange Blossom Special ran off the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac line north of Richmond. Ambulances from Bowling Green and Fredericksburg rushed to the scene as officials said traffic would not be delayed. A separate note mentions funeral arrangements for a local resident and a police item about Seymour Levin, son of Morris and Bella Levin, a Oak Lane Country Day pupil.
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Milford
Seaboard
Richmond
Virginia
Bowling Green
Fredericksburg
Richmond, Fredericksburg
Potomac
Page One
Timore Avenue
Seymour
Morris
Bella Levin
Oak Lane
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Mrs. Pauline Stephens Dies in Washington Pennsylvania
Pauline Stephens 35 a former Grafton resident died in Washington Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon after an extended illness Born July 26 1913 in Taylor County she was daughter of John and Bessie Watkins Her husband Howard and a daughter Doris Ann survive along with five brothers and six sisters She attended the Methodist church Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a m at Watkins home with Rev Hartzel Bodkins officiating Burial in Oak Grove cemetery Bartlett Funeral Home in charge
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Pauline Stephens
Washington
Taylor County
John Watkins
Bessie Weaver Watkins
Howard Stephens
Doris Ann Stephens
Newburg
U. S
Watkins
Leo Watkins
Grafton
Carl
Route 119
Hartzel __Bodkins
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bartlett
Air Force Men Go On Trial in Tokyo Slaying Case
A 19 year old Pennsylvania youth and two other air force enlisted men go on trial in Tokyo today on charges of killing Sergeant Paul Wilburn of Columbus Ohio on December 3. Private Robert Baughman of Connellsville Pennsylvania is among the defendants along with Private James Burke of Gullman Alabama and Private Robert Keller of Coryington Indiana.
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Tokyo
Pennsylvania
Air Force
Ohio
Robert Baughman
Connellsville
James Burke
Gullman
Alabama
Robert Keller
Coryington
Indiana
Paul Wilburn
Columbus
Railroads Seek West Virginia Freight Rate Boost
The Public Service Commission schedules February 14 hearing on requests by 13 West Virginia railroads for a temporary six percent intra state freight rate increase. The move mirrors a recent interstate rate hike by the Interstate Commerce Commission and follows an initial request for 12 percent. A decision by the ICC is anticipated before action.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
I-C c
Russians Claim First Airplane Flight in 1882
A Soviet youth newspaper asserts Russia did not copy the Wright brothers but flew the first airplane in 1882, claiming the 21 year lead over the American flight. It notes prior Soviet claims to radio and the electric light.
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Wright Brothers
Buckhannon Girl Killed In Mishap
Juanita Grace McCauley, 19, was killed when struck while riding on the rear of a motorcycle near Buckhannon. Robert Schroyer, 19, of near Oakland Maryland, said his car hit the motorcycle after failing to see it. Richard Tastine of Cassidy, the motorcycle driver, was slightly injured.
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Buckhannon
Juanita Grace McCauley
R. C. Culp
Robert FP. Schroyer
Oakland
Maryland
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Culp
Richard Tastine
Cassidy
Quality Market Undergoing Modernization at Walnut Street
Remodeling at the Quality Market owned by Ross Gerard on Walnut Street moves toward completion. A grand opening is planned for late January or early February. Opened in May 1936, the store features frozen food, walk-in and display meat cases, dairy cases, and a self service shopping plan. A cordial invitation is extended by Mrs. Ross Gerard and staff.
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Quality Market
Walnut Street
Ross Gerard
Kenneth Furlow
Floren Shaffer Warder
Walter Stemke
Mr. Gerard
Truman Unemployment and Self-Employment Allowances
Truman faces a sharp expected decline in unemployment and self-employment allowances as government programs adjust to postwar economic conditions. Officials project changes in eligibility and funding to support workers transitioning to independent work.
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Truman
Native Grafton Woman Passes in Morgantown
Mrs. Edna Rightmire Hall of Grafton Morgantown died suddenly from a heart attack Friday night at her home in Morgantown. Born in Grafton she was the daughter of Adolphus and Augusta Rightmire and studied at West Virginia University before marrying Professor Arthur Hall. Survived by husband two children Evelyn Friend and Arthur four grandchildren stepmother and cousins. Funeral services were held in Morgantown with interment there. Cleo Weston of Grafton reported Hall’s condolence note relation to secret sentence contest winner.
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Arthur A.hall
Edna Rightmire
Morgantown
Hall
Grafton
Adolphus and
Augusta—Barnes—Rightmire
West Virginia University
Knotsville
Evelyn Friend
New Jersey
Arthur
Lena Sinsel Rightmire
St. Petersburg
Fla
Guy Lake
Grafton Flemington Road
J. B. Harvey
Fetterman
Cleo M. Weston
Services Today For Dan McVicker
Solemn last rites were held at 2 p.m. for Daniel McVicker 78 a retired farmer and plumber of Woodford addition who died at Grafton City hospital after an extended illness. The Reverend Harry Eckels officiated and interment was in Simpson cemetery under Bartlett Funeral home direction. Surviving children include Dellet B. McVicker Washington Pa Mrs Charles Poole Grafton Route 4 George Herbert McVicker Cincinnati Ohio Mrs Ray Reed Grafton Route 4 Oran McVicker Albuquerque New Mexico Joe W. McVicker Elgeria Ohio Mrs Glenn Satterfield Grafton one half brother Gordon McVicker Pennsboro. There are 33 grandchildren 23 great grandchildren.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Daniel Mvicker
Woodford Addition
Grafton City Hospital
Harry Eckels
United Brethren Church
Simpson Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Home
Dellet B. McVicker
Washington
Government says training funds to insurance trust set not to recur
In the current fiscal year a 413 million dollar payment to insurance trust funds is noted as nonrecurring for 1950. Mr Truman states that even at the lower anticipated level, expenditures for transportation programs will still total more than one eighth of the overall budget.
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Truman
Habeas Corpus Plea Rejected in North Dakota Case
Orval Nestor was released on $500 bond after a 90 day stay of execution granted by Judge W Merle Watkins following dismissal of his habeas corpus action. Nestor, arrested on a Cass county warrant for non support of his wife and abandonment of minor children, may seek a writ of error from the State Supreme Court of Appeals. The governor of West Virginia requested the arrest, and Sheriff Batson and Sheriff Matthews delivered the warrant.
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Durbin
Orval Nestor
W. Merle Watkins
Nestor
Cass County
North Dakota
Watkins
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Harry Batson
Ray Matthews
West Virginia
Truman calls for extension of hobby course ban
Mr Truman urged extending last summer's congressional ban on hobby courses for dependents of veterans who died from service causes and for veterans disabled in military service. He predicted savings this year would exceed 50 million dollars.
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Truman
Congress
North Dakota Pursues Fugitive Extradition Case
The Governor demanded extradition of the fugitive. Cass County officers traveled to return Nestor to North Dakota. Repeal officers noted non support and the failure to provide for minor children is a felony in North Dakota.
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North Dakota
Cass County
Nestor
Foresees farm price support outlays for next year
President Truman projected outlays for price support programs totaling 538 million dollars in the coming fiscal year, down from 866 million this year. The funds come from the Commodity Credit Corporation’s four billion seven hundred fifty million dollar pool, with Congress reimbursing the CCC via a separate appropriation. He touched on future price supports but did not specify whether to keep rigid wartime floors or switch to flexible supports that could permit lower price floors.
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Truman
Congress
Congressional farm split recalled on budget stance
A fragmented budget debate recalls the Congressional split over farm policy. Officials discuss safeguarding against selling under unfavorable terms amid economic depression, with references to last year’s budget and policy controls.
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Congressional
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Dan McVicker
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Maeric Oxtome
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