Veterans Week urged. employers asked to train veterans
Joe Brown of the Grafton VA branch appeals for local employers to back Veterans Opportunity Week. Deputy Administrator James B. Cress asks employers statewide to offer on the job training as many veterans seek work after service. Cress notes 280000 veterans have returned to West Virginia and urges firms to provide training to those lacking experience.
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Joe Brown
Grafton
Veterans Administration
James B. Cress
Richmond
Clarence Meadows
Cress
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Wld
West
Gome
The
Grafton Banking and Trust Co
Draft Age Rules Shift as War Mobilization Gears Up
The army plans to lift the draft age beyond 30 to meet needs while wartime exemptions apply to fathers. The act narrows the age unit to 20 through 29, then extends to 19 through 44 with a nine month extension. No July or August draft calls are planned, promoters rely on voluntary enlistments. Educational council member Kiwih cites a 225,000 shortfall by March 31, leaving few undergraduates 19 or older in colleges who are not war veterans or exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerntinnestein
Tctal
Army
Truman
War Department
Educational Council
Republican speech rallies women at Charleston event
Demmyn contends the Democrat party is powerless to rid the nation of a red menace and urges election of a Republican congress in November. He warns Republicans win only if voters are aroused to cast ballots for their candidates as delegates welcomed by May Q. Boone Dawson and Frances Ogden Stubblefield in Charleston.
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Demmy
Charleston
May
Qu. Boone Dawson
Frances Ogden Stubblefield
Sonee
June Fishing Licenses Sell 300 at County Office
Ed. St. Clair county clerk reports 300 fishing licenses sold in June raising 598.50 dollars. Of the total 292 were resident licenses while three nonresident tourist licenses, two nonresident state wide licenses, and three duplicate resident licenses were included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. St. Clair
Hughes in Critical Condition After XF-11 Crash
Howard Hughes lies critically ill as doctors report his left lung failed to respond and multiple injuries from the XF-11 crash in Beverly Hills. The plane struck three houses and a garage before exploding. witnesses note his concern about survival as physicians monitor his breathing with high oxygen support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Beverly Hills
Free Golf Clinic at Beagle Country Club in Grafton
Dr. Alden Beagle owner of Beagle Country Club announced a free golf clinic on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. on the Old Grafton road. Open to all beginners and improvers, with capable instructors and no charge. Special women’s classes supervised by Mrs Paul Hood, daughter of Dr Beagle, noted local golfer.
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Alden Beagle
Beagle Country Club
Grafton Road
Beagle
Paul Hood
Lockard resigns from Grafton Police Civil Service panel
Charles W. T. Lockard steps down as a member and secretary of the Grafton Police Civil Service commission effective immediately after sending a letter to the Taylor County Board of Trade. Appointed three years ago after H. L. Potts’s departure, no successor has been named yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. T. Lockard
Grafton Police Civil Service Commission
Taylor County Board of Trade
H. L. Potts
Lockard
Gaines Files For Divorce and Child Custody
Mrs. Hilda R. Gaines of this city filed for divorce from Lawson B. Gaines in county court, citing cruelty. She seeks custody of their infant and alimony. The couple married September 26, 1944 in Philippi and separated March 25, 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda R. Gaines
Merle W. Bailey
Lawson B. Gaines
Gaines
Philippi
Mangelo wrecks car near Rosemont in 1938 Chevrolet
Ralph Mangelo of Rosemont wrecked his 1938 Chevrolet on the Rosemont road yesterday turning over several times. He was uninjured. State Trooper J. R. Wayt charged him with reckless driving. he paid $25 and costs before Magistrate J. S. Wyckoff. Car owned by Frank Mangelo. Junior D. Shahan of Newburg was arrested for violating traffic signals and ordered to appear before Maj. Ona C. Jefferys on July 18. Officer J. R. Wayt handled the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Mangelo
Rosemont
Rosemont Road
Mangelo
Btate
J. R. Wayt
Mag. J. S. Wyckoff
Frank Mangelo
Junior D. Shahan
Newburg
Route 2
Blueville
Ona C. Jefferys
J. Re. Wayt
Food peers om wage Irvin and three Baltimore residents
Irvin, 18, of 439 North Gilmore Avenue Baltimore and Philip Pearlman, 45, with his wife Rose, 42, and their daughter Rochelle, five, of 445 North Bentalou Street Baltimore are cited in a local food wage dispute involving multiple family names and addresses.
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Peers Om Wage Irvin
North Gilmore Ave
Baltimore
Philip Pearlman
Rose
Rochelle
North Bentalou St
Two New Police Patrolmen Hired In Shortage Fix
Mayor C O King announced emergency hires Robert White and Lawrence Smith to bolster patrols amid ongoing shortages. Senior patrolman Hugh Woodford acts as police captain during Police Chief Joe Mask's illness with Moran continuing as extra patrol. Nearby, the force includes Woodford Diver Myers and emergency officers Moran White Smith Lonie Moran. Fire truck driver Troy Nicola resumes duty. authorities describe dynamite found on a desk wiring in a related incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert White
Lawrence Smith
C. O. King
Tia Moran
Joe Mask
Hugh Woodford
Woodford
Diver
Myers
Lonnie Moran
Troy Nicola
Kinz
Fragmentary Note on Insertion and Detonation Cap
A garbled report describes inserting a dynamite detonating cap into a charge and placing it under a table with a switch to operate Smith. Gabler mentions the drier being involved and the setup used to detonate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Gabler
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