Air Mail Pickup Service Restored to Crafton by CA
The Post Office authority restored air mail pickup and express service to a West Virginia network including Grafton and Morgantown. All-American Aviation will operate five routes radiating from Pittsburgh with intermediate towns from West Virginia and Ohio. The service resumes within days after months of suspension, with drop-off near Blue Cemetery and routes extending to Huntington and Pittsburgh.
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Pwenty
West Virginia
Grafton
Aerongtes “Authority
Ashington
All-American Aviation, Inc
Blues
Cemetery
Morgantown
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Philippi
Belington
Ins
Buckhannon
Weston
Henville
Grantsville
Spencer
Lestany Hurricane
Milton
Wellsburg
Wheeting
Moundsville
New
Martinsville
Sisters‘ville
St. Marys
Parkersburg
Ravenswood
Huntington
Richard DuPont
Wilmington
Del
Pittsburgh
Jamestown
Williamsport
Philadelia
All-American
Philadelphia
Pittsgh
Postoffice de
Intermeitenoinits
Transcontinental-Weat
Airvand
Eastern Airlines
Buch
West Newton
Mount Pleasant
Connellsville
Masontown
Moygentown
W. Va
W.iVa
Elkins
Aeenvi
Glenville
Charleston
Hurricane
New Martinsville
Sistersville
St. Mary's
Regional train routes named in scattered notes
Omitted fragments list travel between towns including Parkersburg Ra Ravenswood Pomeroy Gallipolis Wellston Jackson Portsmouth Ashland and Huntington with unclear transport details and destinations. The fragmentary OCR reads like a schedule fragment or route listing across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky with several city names.
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Etta
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ra ‘Venswood
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Wellston
Jackson, O
Portsmouth
Ashland
Huntington
Admiralty reports weekly shipping losses total 52032 tons
The Admiralty issued a com pendium noting that ships sunk in the week ended July 14 totaled 52 032 tons. The tally covered British, Allied and neutral vessels.
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Admiralty
Will Case Up in Marion Co
A significant estate case is being heard in Marion County circuit court at Fairmont before Judge John F Brown. Plaintiffs represented by W Merle Watkins and James C Holt claim two wills by James Snyder were probated under undue influence, alleging the estate valued at a few thousand dollars should pass to different parties. Defendants include Goldie Yost and numerous others. two wills were offered with different beneficiaries. The trial jury includes Oakey H Hall L C Morgan George M Jarrett William Hughes Tom Lewis Roy Steele Boyd Hays Roy Hale Sherman Smith and Joe Morgan. Plaintiffs had begun presenting testimony when court adjourned.
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Taylor
John F. Brown
Elkins
Marion County
Fairmont
W. Merle Watkins
James C. Holt
Grafton
Christian Freeland
Goldie West
Clem Snyder
Farley Dean Snyder
Mabel Snyder
Goldie Yost
Jesse Yost
C. J. Snyder
Margaret Knisely
Wil) Snyder
Debie McFarland
Fanny Pethtell
Kit Cunningham
Mary Smith
Kate Gray
Rebecca Gray
James Snyder
C.J. Snyder
Holt and Watkins
Actsign
L.T. Eddy
Oakey H. Hall
L. C. Morgan
George M. Jarrett
William Hughes
Tom Lewis
Roy Steele
Boyd Hays
Roy Hale
Sherman
Smith
Joe Morgan
Britain taxes shift amid war budget and Czech crisis
From Parliament to the airfront, Britain’s war budget plan includes a withdrawal of the sales tax and a new purchase tax on luxuries. Prime Minister Churchill faces air raids and veiled questions on RAF action as Czechoslovakia’s Benes government is recognized after Munich.
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Yeratmuel
Tom
Sir Kingsley
Hitler
Lord Halifax
Britain
Kingsley
Benes
Wales
Churchill
Commons
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Rome
London
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Two Men Pay 5 Fines For Flemington Fight
Justice of the Peace A B Knabenshue issued warnings in the Biggs Estep case last night. Charles Biggs and David Estep faced fines on simple assault charges for the Flemington July 13 incident, while a felonious assault warrant against Estep was dismissed. Kenneth Biggs was named in the charges, with Estep fined for assaulting him.
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Biggs-Estep
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Flemington
David Estep
Charles Biggs
Estep
Kenneth Biggs
Local Scouts Attend Camp at Deep Creek Md
Scoutmaster J O Parkhill and thirteen Boy Scouts of Troop No 6 sponsored by St Pauls Methodist church camped at Deep Creek Maryland during the week of July 14 Assist ant Scoutmaster Herman Price joined later. A Court of Honor Saturday distributed 23 merit badges and several awards William Merle Watkins earned the eagle rank Richard McProuty and Harry Murray life ranks Richard Watkins star rank List of attendees includes Clayton White Laurel Frey Jr Roy Knight James Paul Park hill Williard Stalnaker Richard McProuty William O Dell William Merle Watkins Richard Watkins Lawrence Gennette Robert Hamilton Harry Murray and Charles Stafford.
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J. O. Parkhill
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Deep Creek
Herman Price
William Merle Watkins
Richard McProuty
Harry Murray
Richard Watkins
Clayton White
Laurel Frey, Jr
Roy Knight
James Paul Parkhill
Williard Stalnaker
William O'Dell
Lawrence Gennette
Robert Hamilton
Charles Stafford
Recluse Shot In Gun Battle In Hampshire Farmhouse
A 66-year-old recluse Raymond Warden resisted eviction in Bastingstoke Hampshire, firing on police and firemen for 18 hours. Constable Draper was wounded. police used tear gas and rifles before breaching the house. Warden was found critically wounded inside after a tense standoff with government eviction orders boosting wartime food production efforts.
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Bastingstoke
Hampshire
Eng
Farma
Raymond Warden
P. C. Draper
Draper
Warden
Mrs Parsons Dies After Long Illness at 42
Mrs Isabelle Mayle Parsons aged 42 died at 323 Warder Avenue at 1 30 this morning after five years with tuberculosis and two weeks in critical condition Born December 13 1897 she was a native of Barbour County She leaves her husband Homer Martin Parsons WPA worker and eight children Funeral Thursday at Knottsville Methodist church with Rev Fred DeCost officiating burial in Knottsville cemetery through G T Bartlett funeral director.
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Isabelle Mayle Parsons
Warder Avenue
Barbour County
Parsons
Nelson Mayle
Jane Mayle
Homer Martin Parsons
WPA
Robert Parsons
Grafton
Louise Dalton
Galloway
William Donald Parsons
CCC
Rheafore Parsons
Durbin
Kelly Parsons
Franklin
Jimmy
Maxine Louise Parsons
West Hill
G. T. Bartlett
Knottsville Cemetery
Special Committee On Water Survey Meeting
A newly appointed Special Committee on Water Survey meets at 3 pm in the office of chairman W A Beavers to discuss a proposed water and sewerage survey. The panel plans to advise the city council on Hastings company survey permission for revenue bonds to revamp systems amid local bitterness and debate over municipal control.
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W. A. Beavers
Tthe City Council
Hastings
Smith Says Willkie Support Aims At 3.5 Million Votes
Al Smith reportedly told Robert Johnson that if Willkie secures the Republican nomination he can expect about 3,500,000 Democratic votes in the general election. The remark was shared with the New Jersey unit of Willkie headquarters in New York.
French Escape Attempts From Occupied France Continue
Report from wartime sources describe thousands of French soldiers evading capture as they move toward Switzerland or unoccupied zones. Le Temps notes a so called Chinese wall separating regions while a few reach England or the coast, aided by officials and private individuals in unoccupied areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
France
le Temps
England
Petain
New Cruiser Car For Local State Police
Grafton state police receive a new cruiser with 83 000 mile Dew i. State Trooper C W Dye, commandant, traveled to Detroit to obtain the machine and was to return by week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
C. W. Dye
Detroit
Storm damages and heat wave lash Southern West Virginia
The storm caused up to fifty thousand dollars in Charleston damage with telephones out, power facilities damaged, and windows smashed while heavy rains and winds cooled highs from the 90s. Five heat deaths were reported across the state as towns faced record heat and storms, including drownings in Fiedmont and Arden.
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Fress
West Virginia
Charleston
Richard Allen Hanlin
Westernport
Fiedmont
Edward Burkhammer
CGC
Huntington
Garth Avenue
Ofice
Martinsburg
Elkins
Britain War Costs And Bomb Raids On Germany
Britain announced new raids on Germany with 37 tons of explosives aimed at Dornier works in Wismar and the Kassel Pleseler factory amid reports of casualties in Scotland. British financial ministers planned a £750 million追加 to cover war costs as Lord Halifax rejected Hitler’s peace gestures.
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Britain
Germany
Dornier
Wismar
Baltic Sea
Pleseler
Kassel
Charles de Gaulle
Lord Halifax
British Commonwealth
Hitler
Conscription Reform Notes During Peacetime Service
Brief excerpt discusses time service with the regular land forces during peacetime and anticipates military changes. The wording suggests a discussion of conscription policy and regular army service terms.
Navy Funding Sparks House Panel Controversy in Roosevelt Plan
A House committee examined the Navy portion of President Roosevelt's proposed 4.85 trillion dollar supplementary preparedness program. After day one, Chairman Woodrum said the Navy was moving full speed on ship construction, trimming corners for speed. Knox testified that ships are scheduled for laying down and launching, while a Navy statement argues the fleet is not yet powerful enough, noting U S naval power stalled after 1921 and 1930 pacts but reversing since 1933. if not for scrapped ships, the United States would have a stronger battle line in six years.
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House
Roosevelt
Woodrum
D.-Va
Navy
Knox
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Washington
Three Democrats Hint at Supporting Willkie After Dinner
Alfred E. Smith John J. Raskob and Jouett J. Shouse, longtime party figures, met in New York for a late dinner and discussed a possible shift to support Wendell Willkie. No decision was announced, though close friends predict late backing.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Alfred E. Smith
John J. Raskob
Jouett J. Shouse
Shouse
Washington
Raskob
National’ Democratic Committee
National Committee
Smith
New York Hearth‘Tribune
Roosevelt
Willkie
Police Captain Thinks Burglaries Solved
Police Captain A B Lockard says the arrest of a juvenile who fled Grafton after a companion was taken will solve two burglaries and two attempted breaking and entering cases from last weekend. He believes the youth holds the key to the four cases and expects to custody the other youngster within a few days.
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Grafton
A. B. Lockard
Showers Break Heat Wave In Grafton This Afternoon
A line of thundershowers early today cooled the town and ended the heat wave in Grafton. Forecasters expect temperatures to rise back into the low 90s after the rain. An early morning storm caused little damage and passed through the area.
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Grafton
Party Leader Dies in Washington at 61
Washington July 23 J Bruce Kremer attorney and former Democratic national committeeman from Montana died today of heart disease at age 61.
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Washington
J. Bruce Kremer
jMontana
Shortage of Modern Homes for Rent in Grafton
R M Parrish the local realtor said there is a distinct shortage of modern and semi modern houses for rent in Grafton. With the Hazel Atlas Glass company reopening the shortage grows more acute. While some large houses are available, many are in poor condition and do not appeal to renters. Modern homes with usual conveniences are snapped up as soon as vacancies occur.
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Grafton
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
R. M. Parrish
New Relief Is Held To Sufferers of Hay Fever
Emory University physician Dr. Francis P. Parker reports potassium gluconate tablets provided relief to seven of ten hay fever patients in tests at the school hospital. Over 100 patients in 18 months showed it helps by correcting a tissue potassium deficiency. Not a cure, it must be taken two to five times daily starting a week before and through the sneezing season.
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Atlanta
Emory University
Francis P. Parker
Special Circuit Court Term Planned Tomorrow
A special term of the Taylor county circuit court is scheduled for 10 o clock tomorrow morning. Judge Herbert W. Dent will preside, with several pending matters to be heard at the session per an order filed by Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis.
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Taylor County
Herbert W. Dent
Frank M. Hollis
British AP Office In Paris Seized By Nazis
German officers seized the Associated Press of Great Britain bureau in Paris ordering it locked up. The requisition, signed July 2, covered furnishings and archives on the sixth floor of 21 Rue Vivienne. The Associated Press of America in the same building was not affected. The British bureau had operated as a news photo agency and largely suspended activity after war declaration.
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Paris
Berlin
Associated Press of Great Britain
Rue Vivienne
Associated Press of America
New French Government Plans Merchant Marine
The new French government announced a plan to modernize and enlarge the French merchant marine while renouncing large and elaborately furnished liners like the Normandie which is currently in New York harbor. Britain has also declared it would seize any French merchant ships.
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Vichy
France
New York Harbor
Great Britain
French plan urges air travel for rapid passengers
Admiral Jean Darian said the new program will require fast travelers to use planes while others may ride cargo-passenger steamers at about 20 knots. The secretary general of the French military and Merchant marine explained the designation aims to speed travel and allocate ships by need.
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Jean Darian
French Military and Merchant Marine
Parking meter receipts fall to new weekly low
Officials report a sharp drop in parking meter receipts for the week ending Saturday with totals around 58 dollars. Joseph B Bradford notes the week is the smallest since the nickel-an-hour devices were installed about 14 months ago, indicating reduced use and revenue.
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Speelings
Finance
Joseph B. Bradford
Lumberman Wilmer H patrons Dawkins dies at 77
Ashland Kentucky dispatch reports Wilmer H Dawkins aged 77 dies after brief illness. A West Virginia lumber pioneer and organizer of the Hardwood Manufacturers association, Dawkins was a native of Wolf County Virginia. His death marks a notable event in regional timber industry history.
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Ashland
Wilmer H. Dawkins
West Virginia
Kentucks
Dawkins
Wi ‘County
W. Vas
Hardwood ‘Manufacturers’ Association
Woman killed by auto near Fort Ashby
Cumberland Maryland July 2 A woman died of injuries after being struck by an automobile near Fort Ashby West Virginia Sunday County Investigator Terrence Boyle said Maynard Kietter of Romney West Virginia transported the victim to a hospital reporting the incident. No charges had been filed.
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Cumberland
Meee Dee Bone
Fort Ashby
Terrence J. ‘Boyle
Maynard Kietter
Romney
W. Va
Trolleys Replaced in Princeton by Bus Service
Charleston July 23. The Tri City Traction Co was granted Public Service Commission authority to replace street cars in Princeton with buses. The commission said the change will remove tracks and reconstruct streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Tri-City Traction Company
Public Service Commission
Princeton
Parole Director Says Anderson To Be Transferred
Parole Director Stanley H. Dadisman said Frank Anderson will complete an 18 year term for attempted tape theft in Virginia after finishing a West Virginia penitentiary term on August 3. Anderson escaped in 1927 from a Virginia road camp.
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Charleston
Stanley H. Dadisman
Frank Anderson
West Virginia
Virginia
Dadisman
Anderson
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