Fairmont Juniors Ngai Beat Locals In Night Game
Grafton Post 12 fell 10 to 2 to Fairmont Post 17 at East West stadium. Bobby Ice pitched a complete game for Marion County, allowing five hits with six strikeouts. Fairmont took advantage of seven Grafton errors and timely hitting led by Par Tish and Gummy Poe to secure the victory and diminish Grafton’s playoff hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
American Legion
Fairmont
Pairmont
Bobby Ice
Marion Countians
Pall Davis
Fairmonters
Dick Poe
Willis
Par Tish
Gummy Poe
Taylor County Post
Grafton Post
B. Poe
Hauck
Ward Ooo Hancock
Fairmont Post
Rodetsky
Morris
Rider
Parrish
Welton
Davis
Spiro
J. Spiro
D. Poe
B. Spiro
Local Southern States Meeting Set For August 5 At Grafton High
Southern States membership meeting set for Thursday August 5 at Grafton High School with an 8 pm session. Highlights include annual cooperative report, advisory board and farm home committee elections, entertainment, film slide on services, and a comedy act. Nominees include Brady Curry Igdin Lundy and others. group seating options and ticket orders available through August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern States Cooperative
Southern States Advisory Board
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Southern States
Grafton High School
William Brown
Route 3 Advisory Board
Brady Curry
DP. Igdin
S.C. Lundy
Grafton
Fort Home
Hugh McDaniel
Latimer Bradley
Gracie Bosley
Simpson
Flossie Bradley
Thornton
C.W. Thorniley
J. Ray Keener
Cooperative Service Agency
Foster Jones
Roberta Chenoweth
Lloyd Loren Hoffman
Loren Hoffman
Lloyd Sayres
Farm Home Committee
C.C. Batson
A.N Allender
Phoebe Sayres
Grafon
CR. Kinsey
Flemington
Urge Tickets Be Obtained Early For Beauty Show
MOUNDSVILLE July 26. Unprecedented demand for tickets to the 1948 Miss West Virginia Pageant swamped pageant headquarters as sales began this week. Officials urged out of town attendees to secure tickets well before the August 7 gala talent show. Spurr Memorial Amphitheater will seat thousands, but reserved seats were quickly snapped up by locals, raising concerns visitors from other areas may have to settle for general admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
West Virginia
Spurr Memorial
Grafton choir stars at Mountain Choir festival in Arthurdale
The Grafton Community Choir under Mrs. Lawson joined the Mountain Choir Festival Association's eleventh season at Arthurdale. The event drew 1200 attendees from West Virginia and neighboring states to hear religious and devotional pieces led by Rev. Felix Robinson.
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Grafton
Arthurdale
West Virgin As
Daaryland
Pennsylvania
Mountain Choir Festival Association
Felix G. Robinson
Fairmount College
John Evans
Tri-State
Robinson
Graftonians
Lawson
Ronald Knotts
William Beall
Walter Wolfe
Mabel Randolph
Susah “Monroe
Virginia Mae Stine
Margaret Alice Waggoner
Betty Jo Randolph
Edward R. Cole Dies in Huntington at 96
Edward R. Cole, born November 1, 1869 in Grafton, died in Huntington after moving there years ago. Burial was in Spring Hill cemetery. Survived by brothers Vernon, Walter, Luther, J Frody Cole, and sister Winnie Fenton, with several siblings listed across Washington DC, El Paso, and Fairmont. Attending services included Mrs. Kalkanderas, Mrs. Pollock, and John R. Cole of Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Cole
John. A
Mary Cornwell Cole
Grafton
Mr. Cole
Huntgton
Spring Hill
Victor Kalkanderas
Ruth Pollock
Philippi
John R. Cole
Fairmont
Shelton Killed in Ambush Near Prohibition-Era Club
In Eoria Illinois on July 26 Bern ie Shelton, a member of the Notorious Shelton gang, was shot to death from an ambush near a tavern. A gunman hid in bushes and fired one shot before escaping. His older brother Carl, leader of the gang, was killed in Fairfield Illinois last October 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoria
Ill
Bernie Shelton
Shelton
Carl
Fairfield
Tll
Olson Returns From Trip In Talks With Tito
Former California chief executive Olson, a Democrat, said he would report to President Truman about his hour long talk with Tito during a strictly personal trip. He emphasized there were no political ties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Truman
Tito
United States
Olson
Wage Hike Hits Fairmont Transit Costs
Fairmont division manager James Mitchell said City Lines of West Virginia granted a 10 cent an hour wage increase for its employees, which will cost the bus firm about $58,000 more per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
James Mitchell
Fairmont Division
City Lines of
West Virginia
Showerless Sunday Prevails Locally
A showerless Sunday was recorded locally with no rain for weeks. Weather forecasts predict showers or thunderstorms tonight, with mostly cloudy and warmer conditions tonight and tomorrow. Yesterday afternoon reached 69 degrees, and noon today stood at 81 degrees.
Phillies Name Sawyer To New Managership
Eddie Sawyer, previously with the Toronto Maple Leafs, was named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, succeeding acting manager Dusty Cooke after Ben Chapman was fired. Sawyer, 37, led Utica to eastern league titles in 1945 and 1947 and had managed Toronto this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Eddie Sawyer
Toronto Maple Leafs
Philadelphia Phillies
Sawyer
Dusty Cooke
Blue Jays
Ben Chapman
Phils
Utica
Toronto
In Memoriam Walter A Francis Jr Pillar of Family
In loving memory of our dear husband and father Walter A Francis Jr who passed away one year ago today July 26 1947 Mrs Walter A Francis and Children honor his memory with affection and sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Francis, Jr
Walter A. Francis
Ohio Man Fined Here On Speeding Charge
Charles E Hess 22 of Painesville Ohio pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 35 dollars plus costs in municipal police court today. Hess was arrested by Patrolman Hyett after losing control of his car and veering off Lincoln street into a lawn about 90 feet away. The docket also listed two drunkenness arrests and a parking violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hess
Painesville
Ohio
Hess
Hyett
Twenty Nine Die In Canada's Worst Crash
Twenty nine persons perished Saturday night when a Rimouski Airlines Dakota charter crashed into fog bound Cape Bon Ami headland in Gaspe Quebec. Montreal air regulations inspector Leon Blondaeu opened a preliminary investigation at the scene as debris remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaspe, Que
Rimouski Airlines
Cape Bon Ami
Canada
Leon Blondaeu
Montreal
Grafton Physician Attends Osteopathic Convention
Dr. John T. Kimball of Grafton attended the Fifty Second annual Convention of the American Osteopathic Association at the Statler hotel in Boston from July 19 to 23. Physicians from across the United States and several foreign countries including Canada, Great Britain and France joined the meeting focused on the importance of the general practitioner today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Kimball
Grafton ‘Banking & Trust Building
Grafton
Amercan Osteopathic Association
Statler Hotel
Boston
United States
Canada
Great Britain
France
Water service restored to Blueville after pump failure
Blueville residents supplied by the high level water tank had no water last night due to a pump failure. City Manager Curtis D. Decker said service was restored by noon today after repairs to the pump. About 7,000 Americans drown annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blueville
Curtis D. Decker
Bluevile
Card of Thanks for Floyd Earl Edwards
We express sincere appreciation to those who responded generously during the illness and death of Floyd Earl Edwards. Special thanks to Rev Shetho unl LAMsaaty of Bartlett's Funeral home. Ay Rre Gar itetahitarry Mrs. Oole Edwards Mrs. Wayne Koons Miss Sylvia Rowland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Earl Edwards
Shetho Unl Lamsaaty
Bartlett
Oole Edwards
Wayne Koons
Sylvia Rowland
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Amphis
Moundville JayCees
Balltimore and Ohio Railroad
Elizabeth Dennison Strother
Strother
Cumberland
Benny Legget
W. E. Trussel
Charles
Ter
Leggett
Beat Brussel
Town Oval
Bedatse
Yeo Ry
Fairo
Lelitia Leggett
Bonnie Marie
Washington
Seveth Street
W. Va
Wy Cara Rome
Presmeres
Valone
Chemical CO
Graftoniang
Vuvead
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO
Monongahela Power Company
Huntington
Phillies
Revercomes
Pittsburgh
Reygrepmb
Prin Pal
Kenneywood Park
W. VA Wral UE
John Proctor
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Webster Springs
Houston Run
Homer Bickle
Water Service
LGA
W. Main
Bt. Baie Itd
Wana Ye Finance Corp
U. S. Army
Army of the United States
National Guard
ARMY
Japan
Korea
Far East
U. S. Armed Forces Institute
Federal Post Office Building
Air Force
Grafton, W. Va
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