Free Gifts Mark J Lee Evans Anniversary Sale
The J Lee Evans Furniture store in Grafton marks its 1898 founding with a year of free gifts for shoppers who register or bring 1898 sales slips. The event includes a store wide sale and prize drawings as the business celebrates decades of value, service, and community ties. The article notes the store’s 918 West Main location and ongoing use of the building for storage. Other highlights reference special recognitions, 4 H pins, and a camp party with guest speakers from local education and business communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lee Evans
West Main Street
Evans
J. Lee Evans, Jr
Grafton
Rites Wednesday For State Army Mothers President
Solemn last rites will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from a Clarksburg funeral home for Maude Morgan 67 state commander of the U S Army Mothers in West Virginia who died yesterday in a Clarksburg hospital. Interment will be in Bridgeport cemetery. Mrs Morgan aunt of Mrs Walter Francis and sister in law of D I Bayley. She was born April 16 1881 in Preston county and had three sons who served in World War II. She leaves Arthur V Morgan and children Irene Fleming Agnes Starling Victor H Margaret Cubbon Dorothy Lee Holt Robert and James all of Clarksburg. Three grandchildren and one great grandchild survive.
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Clarksburg
Maude Morgan
Nutter Fort
U. S. Army
West Virginia
Bridgeport Cemetery
Morgan
Walter Francis
Pearl Street
D. I. Bayley
Taylor County
Army Mathers
Clarksburg Pythian Sisters Lodge
Roosevelt-Wilson High School
Preston County
David
Anna L. Henry
Irene Fleming
Huntington
Agnes Starling
Parkersburg
Victor H
State College
Margaret Cubbon
Dorothy Lee Holt
Robert
James
State finances show unencumbered balance and taxes drive revenue
The report details disbursements totaling 69.59 million with 39.98 million cash on hand and 11.44 million in unexpended appropriations. Unencumbered balance stands at 28.53 million, with 8.92 million pending releases and a net unappropriated surplus of 19.62 million. Gross sales taxes top income at 31.02 million, followed by 22.79 million from consumers’ sales tax, liquor profits at 8.5 million, and a cigarette tax of 2.14 million.
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Board of Public Works
Gainer
May Speak Here J. B. Mosser Kiwanis Chief Elect
J Belmont Mosser prominent Pennsylvania industrialist and new Kiwanis International president will likely speak in this section during his one year term. Ronald Knotts says Mosser plans an extensive speaking itinerary across the United States and Canada after his Los Angeles selection. Mosser, vice president and general sales manager of Speer Carbon Company and VP of International Graphite and Electrodes, resides in St Marys, Pennsylvania.
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Kiwanis Club
Grafton
J. Belmont Mosser
Pennsylvania
Kiwanis International
Ronald Knotts
Los Angeles
Kiwanis
United States
Ada
Knotts
Mosser
Charles W. Armstrong
Salisbury
N.C
Community Service Organization
Speer Carbon Company
International Graphite
Elestrode Corp
St. Marys
Child Killed Crossing Road by Milk Truck
Two year old Joleen Robinson of Switzer was killed yesterday when she darted across a highway to reach her mother. Roy Platt of the state police said she was walking on one side of the road when she saw her mother on the opposite side and ran. The truck driver Billy McDonald was not held.
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Logan
Joleen Robinson
Switzer
Roy Platt
Joleen
Platt
Billy McDonald
State education aid grows with 49.82 percent share in 1947-48
The report details 1947-48 school aid at 49.82 percent of expenditures, with $10,013,523.01 for salaries, $5,808,970 for public assistance, and $6,000,000 transferred to road funds. Receipts from 1946-47 and 1947-48 include gross sales tax totaling over $25 million, consumers sales tax around $19 million, and multiple other taxes and fees.
Croston Funeral Tomorrow From Pritchard Church
Funeral services for Heber D. Croston of Detroit will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at Pritchard Church with Rev. Fred DeCost officiating. Burial follows in Pritchard Cemetery. Croston, a native of Taylor county and former General Motors employee, died Saturday in Detroit after arrival in Grafton early today. He leaves a son Elsworth and Oletny Kennedy Croston, plus siblings Elmer, Gale, Wanda Mayle, Avilda Mayle, Leota Mayle, and Nola Bartlett.
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Heber D. Croston
Detroit
Michigan
Pritchard Church
Fred DeCost
Pritchard Cemetery
Grafton
Bartlett Funeral Home
Nola Bartlett
Webster
Taylor County
Elsworth
D. Croston
Oletny
Kennedy Croston
Elmer Croston
Berkeley
Mich
Gale Croston
Destroit
Wanda Mayle
Detret
Avilda Mayle
Route 1
Leota Mayle
General Motors
Delegates Expected for Northern Panhandle Firemen Meet
About 100 delegates are expected in Parkerburg for a gathering of the Northern Panhandle branch of the West Virginia Firemen’s Association. The item lists miscellaneous income and tax figures, including liquor profits and cigarette tax, totaling 60.8 million dollars in one column and 76.3 million in another.
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Parkersburg
Northern Panhandle
West Virginia Firemen’s Association
Grafton Man Serves as Mail Clerk in Japan's Occupation Posts
Pfc. Richard Poling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Poling of Grafton, serves as a mail clerk at the 7th Base post office in Yokohama Japan. He joined in 1947 and arrived in November 1947. He previously studied at Grafton schools.
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Eight Army
Yokohama
Japan
Richard Poling
Clyde Poling
West
Boyd Street
7Th Base Post Office
Besneet
Robert L. Eichelberger
Poling
Grafton Schools
West Virginia plan to end dollar day payments for TB beds
Charleston July 27 The West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association proposed eliminating dollar a day payments for TB sanatorium patients next year. Dr. W L Cooke, chair of the legislation committee, said the 1949 legislature would be asked to approve a budget to cover opening expenses of the institutions.
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Charleston
West Virginia Tuberculosis and Health Association
W. L. Cooke
Association
Funeral for Minnie M. Bragg Wednesday at Bartlett
Funeral services for Minnie M Bragg 72 sister of Clyde Richman will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m from Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev L G Robinson officiating interment in Bluemont cemetery She died yesterday at Grafton City Hospital Widow of Charles F Bragg she lived with the Richmans She leaves a son Lewis Bragg Adrian Mich two brothers William Richman Clarksburg George A Richman and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie M. Bragg
Clyde Co. Richigan
Bartlett Funeral Home
L. G. Robinson
Bluemont Cemetery
Brage
Charles F. Bragg
Grafton City Hospital
Richmans
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Howard Cole
Janice Haskins
Laney Lee Sharp
Shirley Bumgardner
Myr~ Dle Lough
David Bartlett
Jane Parkhill
Evelyn Lake
Roberta Lake
Nancy Parkhill
Ann Nederson
Eloise Bogers
Ann Newcome
Nan Newcome
Evelyn Watkins
Laura Handerson
Janet Sue Boylen
Anita Shahan
Marion Withers
Earl Carruthers
Marcia Malone
Norma Lee Parkhill
Staley White
Joyce Cuppett
Barbara Withers
Edward Lough
Helen Louise Cutright
Lucky Pennies
Mary Jo Sharp
Marjorie Hargett
Barbara Lee Towles
Carol Hedrick
Beverly Sue Cutright
Sandra Courtney
Haymond Luzadder
Robert McCue
Don Harman
J. Paul Murphy, Jr
Jennie Rogers
Ward Lewis
Patty Moyer
Lila Jo Dalton
Nancy
E. Guy Kuhn
Taylor County Schools
P. P.J. Warden
Arthur Yates
Taylor County Board of Education
William Beall
Lloyd Mumaw
Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ray Wiseman
Kalvin Parkhill
Bruce Bumgardner
Evans Furniture Co
Malone’s Drug and Chemical Co
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