Doctors Cited for Free Services During Wind Storm
The local American Red Cross chapter and others thank doctors and nurses who provided free care during the tornado. Drs Paul Warden and C F Shafer donated services. City Hospital staff also volunteered. Red Cross reports show 22 hospitals, nearly 200 doctors aiding, with at least 225 hospitalized victims to be assisted.
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American Red Cross
Alice Margaret , Davisson
Paul Warden
C. F. Shafer
Davison
Red Cross
Clarksburg
Courtney Smith
Spitals
Bred
Smith
Jeannie Adkerson
The
Allied Units Advance as British Near Caen and St Lo
Allied forces report heavy fighting across the Caen sector with Gen. Montgomery’s offensive making limited gains near Caen while Rommel’s counterattacks target Colombelles and the Orne River area. The western front remains fluid as German tanks are reported destroyed near St. Lo and around Caen.
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Angeville Sur Ay
la Bourdonnerie
Ciy Essay
Berna. L. Montgomery
Caen
Supreme Command
St. Lo
Hottot
Vimont
Vitont
Troarn
Erwin Rommel
la Haye du Puits
Colombelles
Orne
Paris
la Haye
Normandy
France
Captain Bailey Dies After Illness in Steubenville Hospital
Captain Dorsey C. Bailey, 42, commanding officer of Company A with the West Virginia State Police, died in a Steubenville hospital. He had 14 northern counties under his command and helped oversee troopers in the Weirton area after labor troubles at Weirton Steel. Born in 1902 at Grafton, he served since 1924 and held ranks from corporal to captain.
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Dorsey C. Bailey
West Virginia State Police
Steubenville
Bailey
Bright
Shinnston
W. Va
Weirton
West Virginia
Weirton Steel Company
Grafton High School
Shepherd and
West Virginia Wesleyan Colleges
Crystal Ice Company
Grafton
West Virginia Police Force
Bill Lewis Promoted to Superintendent Post
William L. Lewis of Morgantown, an employee at E I Du Pont plant, has been promoted to superintendent of Riggs Distler Co, in charge of piping services for the Morgantown Ordnance Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. “Bill” Lewis
E. I. du Pont
Morgantown
Riggs-Distler Co
Two youths arrested for breaking glass at Main Street meters
Mayor C. O. King said two local youths were arrested and a third sought for smashing glass from parking meters on Main Street. Richard Waters of Graftod News and Paul J. Kelley of Route 1 were seized. Waters fined 10 dollars plus costs, Kelley to appear at 3 PM. another West Side boy implicated.
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C. O. King
Main Street
Woodford
Richard Waters
The
Graftod News
Paul J. Kelley
Route 1
Waters
Kelley
Bailey Family Noted in AP Obituary Report
The obituary notes he is survived by his widow Mrs. Mabel Ovella Bailey and a son Joe Bailey, 15, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, according to Associated Press reports today.
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Mabel Ovella Bailey
Joe Bailey
Clarksburg
W. Va
Associated Press
Jail Sentences and Fines in Local Court Actions
Clark Thomas St Clair was fined 25 dollars and costs after a wreck near Heck station. Ona C Jefferys, driving with a revoked license, received 10 days in jail in default of a 25 dollar fine. Thomas Sloan, habitual drunkard, fined 25 dollars and costs and jailed 20 days, with 10 more days if unpaid. A juvenile admitted stealing 240 dollars from George Urose and was referred to juvenile authorities.
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Clark Thomas St. Clair
Ona C. Jefferys
St. Clair
Bob White
Heck
Jefferys
Thomas Sloan
W. S. Matthew
George Urose
Rosemont
W. D. Sergent
Promotion of Elbert T. Hovatter To Captain In Eighth Air Force
Lt Gen James H Doolittle announced the promotion of Elbert T Hovatter from first lieutenant to captain in the Eighth Air Force in England. He oversees supply and distribution of all aircraft in the command and has been overseas since August 1943. Hovatter, son of Arlie Hovatter of 447 West Main, graduated Grafton High School in 1938 and Fairmont State College in 1942, and played football and basketball. He entered service July 1942 after training at Keesler Field and Chanuté Field and completing officer training at Miami Beach. He is a member of Zeta Sigma fraternity.
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Elbert T. Hovatter
James H. Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
England
Hovatter
Arlie Hovatter
West Main Street
Army
Keesler Field
Miss
Chanuté Field
Miami Beach
Fla
Grafton High School
Fairmont’ State College
Zeta Sigma
Postwar civilian use permits for light metals and tools
The article notes WPE permission dates in July and August allowing civilian substitution of aluminum and magnesium for other metals in non war work. It mentions manufacturers may begin experiments and place orders immediately for peacetime tooling, with a list of 124 civilian product groups exempt from war restrictions.
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WPE
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Miss Adkerson
Opera House
Fort Pitt Shoe Stores, Inc
Captain Bailey
State Police
SES
Bill’ Lewis
WAAST
Ayeux
Glar
Tom Sloan
CSS Tumnitin Ayia UL
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO
Besonal Rivance
Deveny
Fairmont
Ana
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling
WKS, Inc
Coca-Cola
Motrom
Wayne Daugherty
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Homer B. Daugherty
East Mau Street
Seaman Daugherty
Grafton Senior High School
Wake Forest College
South Carolina
West Virginia University
Harry E. Smith
Army Air Force
Alliance, Neb
Kirk Lee
Buster” Kintér
Pruntytown
Camp Blanding
James Nestor
City
Pvt
James J. Nestor
Ft. Meade
Camp.Blanding
Nestor
Westinghouse
Baltimore
Robert
South Pacific
Elizabeth Gill
Barrett Street
Richard Gill
Pfc
Dale Nestor
Nelson
WPB
War Manpower ‘Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Armed ‘Services
J. B. Staley
Bartlett
Blue Kinter
Kathleen Kinter
Helen Kinter
Malone’s Drug and Chemical Co
Cara A
Stu
Lise
GOOME
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
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