Mother's Club to Hold Tag Day Sale on Latrobe Street
World War I mothers group in Taylor County plans a Saturday Tag Day fundraiser to furnish their new Legion HQ on Latrobe Street. The American Legion has offered use of the lower floor free, and Woolworths store will host ticket sales as the club funds the interior paint and papering for their volunteer headquarters.
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Taylor County
Tex's Club
Latrobe Street
Rosemary Powell
Powell
American Legion
Last Day To Register For Liquor Books Extended
Clyde T. Hickman, manager of the local State Liquor Store, says registrations for liquor sales permits are coming in slowly. The deadline was extended to July 31 after the original July 22 date failed to print enough books. Registrants should bring Heefeld book and ration book number 4.
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Clyde T. Hickman
Obituary of James H Carroll Pioneer Resident of Taylor County
James Henry Carroll 82 longtime Taylor County resident, died at 4 am at his home on 26 Pike Street after a yearlong illness. Born May 12, 1862 to Alex and Mary Utterback Carroll, he was a retired machinist who served the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. A West Main Street church member, he leaves two wives, Sarah Courtney Carroll deceased and Anna F Schmidler Carroll surviving, along with many friends.
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James Henry Carroll
Taylor County
Pike Street
Alex and
Mary Utterback Carroll
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Main Street
Sarah Courtney Carroll
Anna F. Schmidler Carroll
Kin g Thornton welcomes son 7 Forest Edwards Jr to England
The note confirms that Kirk Lee Buster King Thornton and his wife announce their son 7 Forest Edwards Jr has arrived safely in England. Also mentioned is Staff Sgt. Robert Bob Crane from Victoria Kansas visiting his father Leo Crane on West Washington street.
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G Thornton
Forest Edwards, Jr
England
Robert
Bob) Crane
Victoria, Kan
Leo Crane
Washington Street
Clarence H Clovis
Webster
Sgt
Clarence H. Clovis
O. Clovis
Parkview
Wounded in Normandy Private Leo C Johnston Awarded
Reported from a United States Army hospital in England Private Leo C Johnston of Grafton has been awarded the Order of the Pale Heart for wounds received in action in France after landing on the Normandy beaches shortly after D-Day. He described an attack on a fortified barn and a shell strike that crippled him, with medics later stabilizing him as he recovered. Nearby updates note Pvt Burlin Saffel’s 23 month New Guinea service and furlough, and Pvt Francis’s reassignment to Camp Butner in August.
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Normandy
Pri
Vate Leo C. Johnston
Grafton
Hasen
United States ‘Army General Hospital
England
France
Johnson
D-day
Burlin Saffel
States
New Guinea
Army Medical Corps
Mary Saffel
East Knotts Avenue
Pvt
Francis
Camp Butner
N. C
Furlough for Tampa Army Radio Man William Francis
Corporal William H. Francis of Tampa Florida is on a 15 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Francis at 210 Pearl Street. He serves as a radio man in the U S Army Air forces.
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Cpl
William H. Francis
Tampa
Fla
Walter Francis
Pearl Street
Young Francis
Former Colored Resident Passes Away in Chicago
Mrs Rose P Martin a colored resident of Chicago died there at her son Andrews home after a illness of complications Her husband Joe Martin was well known here Surviving children include Andrew Martin Elnora Martin and Edger Martin The body will arrive today on the 245 train and services will be held Thursday at 3 pm Burial will be in Knotts ville cemetery under Bartlett funeral home direction
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Johnson
Dora Johnson
Ray Stentz
Arthur Carroll
Columbus
Ohio
Earl Carroll
Grafton
Myrtle Wren
Clarksburg
William Burkey
Benwood
W. Va
J. A. Mettler
San Diego
Cal
Louise Fletcher
Woodhaven
N. Y
Eldon Nichols
Greensburg
Francis W. Shaw
Pittsburgh
Stephen
Charles
Fairmont
Alice Peters
Bartlett Funeral Home
Pike Street
J. B. Staley
Bluemont
Rose P. Martin
Chicago
Andrew
Joe Martin
Andrew Martin
Elnora Martin
Edger Martin
South Pacific
Scott Martin
Beech Street
Knottsville
Flemington Man Charged With Non-Support Today
Paul Miles of Flemington was jailed on non-support charges after state trooper and deputy sheriff transported him from Monongalia county. Grace Miles filed the complaint alleging neglect of her and two children ages 4 and 2. The case awaited time before Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys as Mrs. Miles traveled toward New York City.
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Paul Miles
Flemington
W. D. Sergent
Kay Matthew
Monongalia County
Grace Miles
Ona C. Jefferys
The Star Spangled Banner First Printed in 1814
A fragment notes that The Star Spangled Banner was first printed in the National Intelligencer in Washington D C on September 37 1814 and references the land occupied by the mil.
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National Intelligencer
Washington, D. C
Mil
Rubber trade and West Point lineage noted in report
A fragment notes West Point's origin under the British Crown and mentions that for the past 30 years more than 95 percent of the world's rubber tree production has been attributed to a major region or country, highlighting global rubber industry dominance.
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Mother's Club
Latrobe
Opera House
Tucson Raiders
Lon ‘Chaney
Anne Iwynne
Evelyn Ankers
Lois Collier
Ralph Morgan
Elisabeth Risdon
Elizabeth Russell
J Ames H. Carroll
Kirk Lee
Pfc
Harry E. Smith
Alliance
Neb
Pruntytown
Smith
Willhide
Latrobe ST. V. C. Willhide, Mer
Emi
Fort Pitt Shoe Stores, Inc
Uta
Malone’s Drug and Chemical Co
New York City
Dorothy McDermott
Veronica
Victor J. Lucas Dairy
Columbia
Bruce Bennett
Erik Rolf John Abbott
John Wangraf
Robert Williams
Aubr M Witherp
Lewton
Wallace MacDonald
The
Salvation Army
Gospel Tent
Malune’s Drug & Chemical CO
George Bennett
McGraw Ave
Itary Academy
West Point
Crown
OPA
C. V. Miller
Grafton, W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of
West Virginia
Grafton Banking & Trust Co. Bldg
Bell System
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