Grafton’s 1876 Fourth Remembered By Brinkman
Charley Brinkman recalls Grafton’s grand July 4 1876 celebration the town staged to mark the Declaration of Independence centennial. The parade featured Washington on a white horse, 38 blue sash wearers, civic and military groups, and a dawn ball at the Grafton hotel, ending with a cannon salute and injuries from a premature blast.
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Charles Brinkman
Eldora M. Bolyard
Grafton
H. Guseman
Samuel T.p.bten
J. PD
Col. Corran
Masonic Lodge
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Hibernian Society
Brotherhood of Engineers
Temperance Societies
Barker
Leroy Corran
H. R. F. King
Methodist Protestant Church
William L. Grant
Taylor County
John W. Mason
Booths Creek Knottsville
Northwestern Turnpike
Rector College
Willamsport
Pruntytown
Daniel Morris
Grafton Junction
North West Virginia Railroad
Parkersburg
Lincoln
Thornsbenry Bailey Brown
F. M. Durbin
B. F. Martin
Second West Virginia
Jamestown
George Washington
James H. Flanagan
Presbyterian Church
Grafton Hotel
Finnegan’s
Knob
Frank A. Warthen
James Whelan
Mr. Brinkman
John Kimmel
Farrel Ware
James F. Holt
Grafton Sentinel
Grafton Bentings
Farm Bureau Enrollment Reaches Record 257 in Taylor County
The Taylor County Farm Bureau reports 257 farm families enrolled for the year ending June 30, the highest tally to date. The 1941 peak was 186 members, with 155 enrolled last year. Chairman Chester Sharp praised solicitors and locals for meeting the 1946 goal, listing workers and district totals.
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Taylor County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Chester Sharp
Knottsville
Taylor County
Aly
W. M. Brown
H. R. Williams
John G. Stout
Mildred Newcome
T. B., McVicker
Luigi Succurro
Harry McDonald
E. W. Lough
Ruth Hunt
C. Lundy
Fetterman
Court House
Flemington
Booth Creek
Local Kiwanis Club Holds Regular Session at Belvedere
Kiwanians met last night at 6 15 p m for their weekly dinner meeting at the Belvedere club. Group singing and a brief business session marked the gathering. Kiwanis club board members will meet in the offices of Ri Virgil Rohfbough in the Graf ton Banking and Trust company building Sunday.
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Belvedere Club
Kiwanis Club Board
Ri Virgil Rohfbough
Grafton
Banking ‘and Trust Company
City of Cameron Sees Water Discount Cut Authorized
Charleston July 3 The public service commission authorized Cameron to cut water bill discounts from 20 to 10 percent for the city and surrounding area.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Cameron
Bilboix Faces Voter Urging Battle in Election Fight
A fragmented report shows Senator Theodore G Bilboix amid a voter group clash over poll participation. The piece depicts tensions around voting rights and a Navy veteran tied to Democratic Senate prospects.
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Senate
Theodore G. Bilboix
Ashe
Navy
Senatorial (International) Ee
Drowning Victim Harold Rutherford to Be Funeral Thursday
Funeral services for Harold Rutherford 36 of 1131 West Main Street will be held at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 30 Thursday afternoon. The body was recovered from the Tyga River at Black Falls by his three brothers after he fell from a fishing rock. Rutherford father of seven, died in the swift water nearly 24 hours earlier. depth estimated at 20 feet. Coroner Jefferys ruled accidental death and no inquest will be held. Survivors include his wife Katherine and seven children.
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Harold Rutherford
West Maineet
Tyga
Valley River
Black Falls
Bartlett Funeral Home
J. B. Staley
West Main Street Methodist Church
Woodsdale
Rutherford
Carl John
Bryan
Grafton
Hazel Atlas
Tygart Dam
Mariop
Tay County
Ona C. Jefferys
Lutheran Youth Camp Opens at Caesar near Cowen
Charleston July 3 Lutheran Youth Camp at Camp Caesar near Cowen opened with over a hundred campers present. Dr George W Schillinger educational secretary of the West Virginia Synod West Virginia Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America announced the start. Camp staff include Harold McMillen director Fairmont Rev Harold L Hann dean Fairmont and Rev W Roy Hashinger Morgantown synodical president. A group of twenty five campers and faculty from Trinity Lutheran Church Charleston makes the largest delegation from any city. Five from Grafton are also there. The camp will close Saturday afternoon July 13.
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Charleston
Camp Caesar
Cowen
Atendance
George W. Schillinger
West, Virginia
the United Stutheran Church In America
Harold Fe McMillen
Fairmont
Harold L. Hann
Roy Hashinger
Morgantown
Trinity ‘Lutheran Church of Charleston
Grafton
Kilgore to Keynote West Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Meet
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia will deliver the principal address at the 38th annual West Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association convention in Clarksburg on July 5 6, the group announced today.
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Clarksburg
Sen. Kilgore
D.w.va
West Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association
Mines Administration Investigates Car Lock
Two experts from the Coal Mines Administration offices in Washington toured northern West Virginia coal fields to study alleviating a chronic railroad car shortage. Cmdr. J. H. Gichner and B. N. Kellogg arrived to assess the situation, with 57 operations closed yesterday for lack of hopper cars. Washington deems the shortage severe and will report findings to Admiral Ben Moreell, mines administrator.
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Pairmont
Coal Mines Administration
Washington
West Virginia
Cmdr
J. H. Gichner
Mines Administration Production and Operating Division
8. N. Kellogg
Gichner
Ben Moreell
Office of Defense
Fatality totals rise in West Virginia. Arthur Kidd dies
One more death reported in 1946 West Virginia highway fatalities as Arthur Kidd, 53, a passenger, dies in a wreck on state route 13 in Fayette County. It is the second fatality this month. Advent Christian Conference reelected Dr. Lee E. Baker of Oakland Calif as president at its 29th biannual session wrapping up today.
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Charleston
Arthur Kidd
Fayette County
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Advent Christian
Advent, Christian Gene Conference of America
Lee E. Baker
Oakland
Calif
Slight Payroll Rise at City Hospital in June
City Hall records show the City Hospital payroll for the last half of June totaled 2091.83 dollars, up 43.27 dollars from the first half due mainly to overtime. The facility employs 40 staff including 20 nurses, five office workers, nine dietary workers, two plant operators, three housekeepers, and one lab tech. Both hospital floors have been near capacity, with Red Cross nurse aides assisting on busy days.
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City Hospital
City Hall
Red Cross
Former Service Men Can Still Reenlist In Grade
The War Department announced that men honorably discharged on or after May 12 1945 with specific MOS numbers may reenlist in the regular army in their former grades. For more information call your nearest Army Recruiting office, as explained by Recruiting Sergeant Albert Kyle.
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War Department
Army
Albert
Kyle
Youth Groups Need Permission for Camp Towles
Taylor county agent office asks all youth groups planning to use Camp Towles facilities this summer to apply for permission. Any group may use the camp upon approval from the office.
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Taylor County
Camp Towles
Foundation Footers Dug For New Hazel Atlas Plant
Foundation work has begun for the Hazel Atlas plant with half the footers dug and sand and gravel arriving. Jack Patrick, superintendent, confirms nine months to complete the $450 000 project, employing 90 to 100 people across three one story buildings, including a fabrication plant and boiler house. Wire-service tone preserved from Washington Pa. engineering activity.
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Hazel Atlas
Jack Patrick
Washington Pa
Grafton
Washington
County Agent Schedules Facilities For Chap Arrangements
Facilities provided are chap eroned and arranged on the schedule at the county agent's office, outlining how services are allocated and coordinated for local events.
Chief Engineer Broydtck Aboard Ship During Bikini Fire
Comdr Leo J Broydtck chief engineer of the battleship New York stands aboard his ship in Bikini Lagoon waiting for a boat to take him to safety. The 73 vessel target fleet ship was afire after the atomic burst, captured by International Soundphoto.
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New York
Leo J. Broydtck
Lynn
Mass
Bikini Lagoon
International Soundphoto
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