Power Plant Room Nears Roof Completion
A Philadelphia based contractor advances a power plant project, with the 150 foot smoke stack finished and most engine room work done. The boiler room brickwork remains lengthy, while overall completion targets late August if materials and labor hold. Oscar Alfsparre oversees the L. A. Hauser job for the local railroad project amid material delays.
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Phillmore
CPA
L. A. Hauser Company
Philadelphia
Oscar Alfsparre
L. A. Hauser
Naval Recruiter Visits Grafton For Enlistments
Chief A O Lear from Clarksburg, Navy recruiter, visited Grafton yesterday to receive enlistments for the regular navy. He conducts visits every other Monday with office hours from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m.
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A. O. Lear
A. S. Navy
Clarksburg
Grafton
Rankin Polling Place Altercation Described By Observer
Rankin and photographer Snipes clashed outside the courthouse as Snipes attempted to photograph Rankin casting his vote. The baker testified Rankin resisted, then Long separated Rankin and Snipes, who wrested the camera before Rankin took it back. Snipes later photographed Mrs Rankin voting.
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Rankin
Page One
Snipes
Long
Tupelo
Mrs. Rankin
Fiscal growth driven by mining and settlements boosts taxes
Alderson cites rising revenue from coal mining and settlement of large claims over the past years as the main drivers behind tax gains. Fiscal 1946 coal mining payments totaled 5,661,019, the largest contributor to gross sales taxes, while inheritance levies advanced from 621,406 to 675,437 amid increased business activity.
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Alderson
Meeting Postponed for Taylor County Farm Association
County Agent Lloyd Reid announced the Taylor County Farm Association meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed until further notice. Members will be notified by postcard of the next meeting date.
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Lloyd Reid
Taylor County Far Association
McPhail and Jarrett Meet Rotary District Leader in Charleston
Attorney Hugh R. McPhail newly elected Rotary president and C. J. Jarrett vice-president attended a district governor conference in Charleston yesterday. The meeting took place at the Daniel Boone hotel.
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Hugh R. McPhail
Rotary Club
C. J. Jarrett
Charleston
Rotary International
Daniel Boone Hotel
Local price shifts noted as distributors review increases
Taylor County grocers president says no immediate price rise planned but distributors may force hikes. Milk prices rise one cent per quart with glass price up to seven cents. Beer distributors hike 15 cents per case. local retailers add one cent per bottle. Meat shortage relief anticipated by week end. Peppermint noted as a perennial herb.
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K.M. Orr
Taylor County Retail Grocers’ Association
Grafton Delegates Return From State VFW Encampment
Twelve delegates from the Grafton post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars returned from the state encampment at Parkersburg. A resolution was adopted urging a $25 monthly cash bonus per service month plus a $100 overseas service bonus for veterans. The gathering included about 38,000 VFW members and backed expediting pension claims. Delegates listed include John Ford and others with Ford serving as local service officer. office hours and contact numbers noted. Also, Miss Mary Titus of Huntington was named president of the NEA department of classroom teachers at the convention in Buffalo.
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Grafton Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.P.W
Parkersburg
Tost
Grafton
John Ford
Charles Proudfoot
Junior Fowler
John King
Don Rowe
John Squires
Clarence Losh
Frank Gerkin
Paul Ball
Tom Moran
Russel DeMoss
Tom Shields
Ford
V.F.W
Buffalo
National Education Association
Mary Titus
Huntington
W. Va
Department of
NEA
Probers Enter Grocery Store Owned By Mayor
City police investigate a midnight to 2 a.m. break in at C. O. King grocery at 204 Grand Street. A window in the cellar was used and a counter and scales were knocked over. Entry through the cellar window and upstairs breach were reported by Mayor King, who owns the store. No items reported stolen this time.
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C. O. King
Grand Street
King
West Virginia to establish airport district office in Charleston
State leaders announce creation of District Engineer headquarters in Charleston as part of a federal airport aid program. Cmdr. Jackson Hayden will serve as district airport engineer and set up offices by mid July. Initial federal share to WV is about 400000 with total seven year allotment near 4000000.
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Washington
West Virginia
Charleston
Rep
Randolph
D-Wva
West Virginia Planning Board
Aviation Committee
Cmdr
Jackson Hayden
U.S.N
Commerce Department
White House
Talks to ClIO-PAC HOLD ONE IN SLAYING EAST RAINELLE
Magistrate C. L. Craft ordered John Jackson of Leslie Greenbrier county held for the grand jury on a charge of slaying Cecil Powers during an argument Sunday.
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East Rainelle
C. L. Craft
John Jackson
Leslie
Greenbrier County
Cecil Powers
Next Week Is Veterans On Job Training Week
West Virginians are urged to create job training opportunities for about 250000 World War II veterans during July 8 to 13. Governor says veterans are refitting themselves for peace and need vocational rehabilitation. H G Hooks of the Huntington VA reports 1055 disabled veterans currently in on the job training but 800 more cannot be trained due to lack of facilities.
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West
Funeral Held For Two Drowned Linemen In Berkeley Springs
Funeral services were held today for Raymon Bernhard aged 38 and Robert Stielman aged 32, both Berkeley Springs residents and linemen for a power company, who drowned while fishing with four companions at Pisher's pond on the Cacapon River near here after a Saturday accident.
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Berkeley Springs
Raymon Bernhard
Robert Stielman
Cacapon River
Two Simpson Men Charged With Disturbance At Restaurant
Police say two Simpson men were picked up on charges of causing a disturbance at an American restaurant. They forfeited $11 bond after failing to appear in police court this morning. Arresting officers were Patrolmen Myers and Woodford. The report also notes a fiscal year collection of $560,661.11 in West Virginia from hunting and fishing licenses, up 37.4 percent from prior year. The text oddly references Macbeth and historical figures with dates.
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Myers and
Woodford
West Virginia
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