Burial Monday For Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Virginia Lee Davis of Cumberland Maryland died yesterday at 62. Born in Grafton she was the daughter of James H Osborne and Kittura Owens Osborn. Her husband Arch F Davis survives. The body will be brought to Grafton for interment at Bluemont cemetery Monday between 1 and 2 pm with graveside services officiated by Reverend F Carl Davis. Funeral services were held in Cumberland Monday at 10 o clock.
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Cumberland
Bartlett Funeral Home
Mrs Cooper Dies At Son's Residence
Mrs Rebecca Ellen Cooper aged 92 died at her son W O Coopers Shelby road home at 12 45 am today after short illness. A Taylor county native and widow of French C Cooper she was born January 3 1857 to Aaron P Snell and Hannah Martin Snell. Survived by son W C Cooper and son Leo Cooper preceded in death by Leo in 1936. Three stepchildren Wade Curry Mary Batson and C H Cooper and grandson Albert Clair Cooper also survive. Funeral Monday at Harmony Grove church 1 30 pm with Rev Frank Brandon. burial in Harmony Grove cemetery. Friends may call Bartlett Funeral home after 7 pm Saturday.
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W. O. Cooper
Shelby Road
Curry Ridge
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Taylor County
French C. Cooper
Aaron P. Snell
Hannah Martin Snell
W. C. Cooper
Leo Cooper
Wade Curry
Fairmont
Mary Batson
C. H. Cooper
Grafton
Albert Clair Cooper
Boothsville
Harmony Grove Church
Frank Brandon
Belington
Harmony Grove Cemetery
West Virginia Minor Judiciary Association Meets in Charleston
Jan 22 meeting in Charleston discusses proposed legislation affecting justices and constables. President John W. Morgan of Wheeling says the session will continue through tomorrow.
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Charleston
West Virginia Minor Judiciacy Association
John W. Morgan
Wheeling
Help Us Decide Page Two Or Page Three
Readers weigh where society and personal news should appear in the Sentinel. Women propose moving to page three for easier reading while husbands view front and sports. The paper invites postcards or notes to Society Page, Grafton Sentinel, and asks for written responses due to busy telephone lines.
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The
Sentinel
the Sentinel
Grafton Sentinel
Firemen's Show Draws the Crowd at Grafton High
A minstrel and follies show hosted by the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department drew over 400 attendees despite bad weather in the Grafton High School auditorium. East Side band instrumental numbers, D A Trimble tap dance, Barbara Lund and Joan Wolfe vocal numbers highlighted the evening. Harold Appel praised as end man, Bus Duckworth lauded for vocal specialties. Lew Van directed the show with scenes set in East Side New York City. Fire Chief John Proctor said proceeds would fund equipment for the newly bought fire truck.
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Grafton
East Side
New York City
Lew van
New York
John Proctor
Contractors Meeting In Charleston Today
The Associated General Contractors of West Virginia meet in Charleston to elect officers and discuss construction issues. President H. W. Schneider of Parkersburg and Secretary-Treasurer W. E. Abbitt of Charleston seek re election unopposed for their posts, while 13 nominees run for five vice presidents. Guests at the dinner include architects and officials from the Road, Water and State Aeronautics Commissions.
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Charleston
Associated General Contractors
West Virginia
H. W. Schneider
Parkersburg
W. E. Abbitt
Road Commission
Water Commission
State Aeronautics Commission
Most Wage Earners Can Fill Out 1040A Form
F. Roy Yoke, Collector of Internal Revenue for the West Virginia District, urges taxpayers to use the new optional 1040A income tax return blank. Intended for wage earners with incomes under 5000 dollars, it allows the Collector to compute tax. The form is on a separate sheet for extra writing space and to aid those with multiple employers and is available at banks, employers, and the Collector’s Parkersburg office and state branches.
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F. Roy Yoke
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Colector
Parkersburg
Still No Trace Found Of Missing Airliner
Miami report states the missing British South American Airways Tudor type plane with 20 aboard has not been located after a vast search. Coast Guard Air-Sea Rescue, Air Force, Navy and British planes and ships scoured the area, with task forces from the United States Navy involved. The aircraft departed Hamilton Bermuda Monday morning bound for Kingston Jamaica, expected along Cuba’s eastern end at 18,000 feet.
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Florida
British South American Airways
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Kingston
Jamaica
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Navy
United States Navy
Hamilton
Cuba
Annual Meeting Planned By Bureau
Farm Bureau prepared for its annual meeting set for February 26 with plans finalized at Thursday night’s gathering. Morgan town’s West Virginia director French Miles will attend, and a crop-improvement meeting for West Virginia farmers in Morganton is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Prizes of 10 and 5 dollars will go to the solicitors securing the most Farm Bureau memberships. A stray unrelated note mentions elk behavior in contrast to whitetail deer.
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Bureau
French Miles
West Virginia
Morgantown
Morganton
Bliss T Hoffman Rites Tomorrow
The body of Bliss T. Hoffman, former Grafton resident, arrived from Perry Point Maryland and taken to Bartlett Funeral home. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Harry Eckels officiating, burial in Bluemont Cemetery. Survived by wife Sally Mitchell Hoffman, a son Edgar Hoffman, one brother C W Hoffman, two sisters Nettie Yokum and Barbara Moats.
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Bliss T. Hoffman
Grafton
Perry Point
Maryland
Bartlett
Harry Eckels
Evangelical ‘United Brethren Church
Bluemont
Hoffman
Baltimore and Ohio Railrooad
Government Hospital
Sally Mitchell Hoffman
Edgar Hoffman
Crown Point
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Nettie Yokum
Barbara Moats
Elkins
Extension Classes By Professor Chappell Here
Professor L W Chappell of West Virginia University will conduct extension classes at the high school during the second semester. Courses include English 264 Edwin Spencer, English 230 or the History of the English language, and English 273. Classes begin January 29 with registration at 9 30 a m on January 28.
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L. W. Chappell
West Virginia University
Edwin Spencer
Concert Postponed To February 8 By Association
The Fairmont Community Concert Association postpones a concert originally set for January 24 by Anna Kasskas. The new date is February 8. Bloom, the association president, notes several Gaston residents planned to attend using their car membership tickets.
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Fairmont Community Concert Association
Anna Kaskas
Aor Bloom
Thn
Gaston
State says county court can appoint president's brother
The state attorney general's office states a county court may appoint the president's brother as courthouse janitor if there is no financial interest involved.
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Charleston
Jah
State Attorney General's Office
Court House
Labor Negotiations Resume Over 1949 Contract in Arbitration Plan
100,000 domestic workers and leaders will resume talks on Monday to draft a contract covering July 1, 1923 to June 30, 1949. Mediators from prior negotiations join as the union's 21 demands meet the company's 12 proposed changes. If no full agreement within a week, the dispute goes to arbitration.
Coal operators seek Supreme Court ruling on fire boss law
A group of 60 West Virginia coal operators has asked the state supreme court to interpret the stave mining laws regarding fire bosses. The case was carried to the highest court today after operators were rebuffed in Kanawha county circuit court.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Kan
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