Rites Tomorrow for John Benda Flemington Merchant
Solemn last rites will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the late home for John Benda Jr prominent Flemington merchant who died Wednesday in a Clarksburg hospital. The Rev E F K Roof will officiate and burial will be in Benedum cemetery Bridgeport under Graham Funeral home. Benda a native of Czechoslovakia lived in Flemington 40 years and is survived by his wife Elizabeth and 10 children including Julia Pollard Galloway Elizabeth Pauline Ludmilla Westbrook Anna Whitescarver Helen Marra John Jr Andrew V and Paul Benda and Capt Michael Daniel Benda US Marine Corps Quantico VA six grandchildren two brothers Michael and George of Czechoslovakia.
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John Benda, Jr
Flemington
Clarksburg
E. F. K. Roof
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Durlal
Benedum
Bridgeport
Graham Funeral Home
Czechoslovakia
Elizabeth Martiska Benda
Julia Pollard
Galloway
Elizabeth Benda
Pauline Benda
Ludmilla Westbrook
Anna Whites Carver
Pruntytown
Helen Marra
John Benda
Andrew V. Benda
Paul Benda
Hold Vet Paraplegics In Attempt To Kill
MEMPHIS July 2 Two paraplegic Texas veterans Wallace Rice Amarillo and Don Duckworth Gainesville held on $5000 bond each on federal charges of intent to murder in the shooting of fellow paraplegic Richard Hicks 31 Canalou Missouri The men rolled their wheelchairs to the sunporch fought and fell to the floor Rice obtained the pistol from Duckworth after the fight and shot Hicks as he lay sleeping Duckworth said he unjammed the gun but acted under fear The preliminary hearing was set for Wednesday and arraignment occurred yesterday Dr Clyde Beck Kennedy Veterans Hospital manager said Hicks was shot in the left thigh July 15.
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Memphis
Tenn
Texas
Wallace Rice
Amarillo
Don Duckworth
Gainesville
U. S
Leslie
Nicholson
Clyde Beck
Kennedy Veterans Hospital
Rice
Richard Hicks
Canalow
Duckworth
Hicks
Wallace Labor Support Grows For Wallace Taylor Ticket
Albert J. Fitzgerald named permanent chairman of the convention says 47 AFL unions 31 CIO groups 14 railroad brotherhoods and six independent unions back the Wallace Taylor labor committee, with about 1,000 members. Critics note Communist signals for the third party movement. Dairy cows on farms decline from 27,770,000 head in 1945 to 25,165,000 in 1948 as population climbs. Lobster weights common from 11 to 4 to 2 pounds. tomato and strawberry foliation reduces vitamin C.
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Wallace
GOP
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Labor Committee
Wallace and Taylor
Fitzgerald
AFL
CIO
Wallace Labor Committee
Wallace-Taylor
America
Author And Cave Explorer To Tour Neighboring Areas
Clay Perry of Cheshire Massachusetts known as The Spelunker tours West Virginia in August and September to gather material for a third volume in his Cave Series. He will lecture on Hunting Hidden History with color pictures from caverns in New England New York New Mexico West Virginia and Virginia. Perry enters at Wheeling to lecture at Oglebay Institute then Morgantown’s University of West Virginia on August 10 meeting State Geologist Paul Price. He recalls diving into Cornwall Cave near Masontown during a prior exploration with his son Paul and two companions. He will stay with Rev and Mrs Felix Robinson at Arthurdale during his visit.
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Clay Perry
Cheshire
Mass
Spelunker
West Virginia
New England
New York State
New Mexico
Virginia
Perry
Wheeling
University of West Virginia
Morgantown
Paul H. Price
Paul
Cornwall
Masontown
Richard Whetsell
Kingdon
Mr. Perry
First Brethren Church Elects Officers for 1948
The First Brethren church on the hilltop closed its 1947 48 fiscal year and elected officers for the ensuing year. A D Camp was named moderator, Rev Stanley F Hauser pastor, R Miller vice moderator, Helen Dennis recording secretary, Mary Poe financial secretary, trustees L C Dennis Grant Williams George Murphy. Other officers include stewards L C Dennis John Henderson pianist Gladys M Hauser Sunday school superintendent A C Comp assistant Anna Miller. Nomination committee: Mrs I R Miller chair, Mrs Helen Dennis, Mrs Mary Poe.
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First Brethren Church
A. D. Camp
Stanley F. Hauser
IR. Miller
Helen Dennis
Mary Poe
L. C. Dennis
Grant Williams
George Murphy
L C. Dennis
John Henderson
Gladys M. Hauser
A. C. Comp
Anna Miller
I. R. Miller
Hellen Dennis
Hartley Open to Changes in Taft Hartley Act
Washington July 23 Rep Hartley says non Communist oaths may be expanded under the Taft Hartley Act He flags possible changes for House action after a committee meeting Hartley proposes employers sign affidavits not Communist before NLRB intervention and a new clause prohibiting force to bar non striking workers, plus limiting NLRB selections for union shop. He notes experience under the act and urges hearings. The sea salinity remark follows, noting the sea could cover the U S to one and a half miles deep.
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Washington
Rep
Hartley
RN. J
House Committee
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
NLRB
Installation Held by Flemington Lodges
Seventy two members and guests attended a joint installation at Fleming ton featuring Unison 152 Star of America 79 and Rosemont 76. Officers for Lodge 79 installed included Jessie Stewart district duty president Aratha Boyles noble grand Opal Ware vice grand Mary Humphreys warden Elmo Wilson conductor Dorothy McCauley color bearer Cora McDonald chaplain Minnie Riley musician.
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Flemington
Bodee No
Star of America No
Rosemont
Lodge No. 79
Jessie Stewart
Aratha Boyles
Noble Grand
Opal Ware
Mary Humphreys
Elmo Wilson
Dorothy McCauley
Cora McDonald
Minnie Riley
Lodge Officers Installed and Past Noble Grand Retires
Alta Boyles and Mary Marks among supporters for key lodge roles as Dor othy Bartlett and Lena Moyers align with vice grand and guardian positions. The past noble grand jewel was presented by Thelma Fleming to Louise Mayers. Tom Knight and Tom Duvall were installed as noble grand at Lodge No 152 and Lodge No 7 respectively with Jean Jones as vice grand. A temperate-zone note reports most birds molt twice yearly.
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Alta Boyles
Noble Grand
Mary Marks
Dorothy Bartlett
Lena Moyers
Lottie Anvil
Guardian
Wilda Phillips
Thelma Fleming
Louise Mayers
A. C. Michel
Tom Knight
Lawson Burton
Jack Gould
Tom Duvall
Jean Jones
Jade color varieties and ancient moss life note
Fragmented notice describes jade color ranges from deep green to white and mentions ancient mosses as early plant life. A card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends, neighbors, and Bartlett Funeral Home for support during the illness and death of Mrs. Lucy Reed.
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Earth
Bartlett Funeral Home
Tree Trunks Split by Extremely Low Temperatures
A brief weather note cautions that tree trunks may crack or split when temperatures plunge. No injuries reported. Authorities advise protection and monitoring during cold snaps.
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Dixie’ Theatre
Flemington Lodges
Dixie
ABC Aence
MGM
Bria Gharisse
Cugat
Richard Thorpe
Joe Pasternak
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Dorothy Kingsley
Dorothy Cooper
Charles Marlin
Hans Wilhelm
Charles Martin
Ind
KOWT
Valley OF the
California
Donald Woods
Bobby Blake
Gaylord Pendleton
Claudia Drake
Max Nosseck
William Stephens
PRC Pictures, Inc
Karl Findley
ALL New Orchestra
THE
Crescent Club
Wen extrcTewer
Jes
Grafton Jewelry Co
W. Main Street
Malone’s Drug Chemical CO
Malone's Drug and Chemical Co
Wonder
Edward Olive
Tod
Ingersoll
Grafton Drug & Chemical CO
Maline
Tampax
Gillette
ST. Joseph
ANSCO
Ted Sun
PMR van Ora
Johnsons
Enoz Moth
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