Shay Family Reunion Brings Together Long-Lost Kin
In Tunnelton on Sunday the Shay family gathered at Elmer and wife Tucker’s home for a reunion their first in years. A noon dinner served to numerous relatives including George Shay and daughter Mary Gortland New York James R Shay and children Thelma Alta Joanne and Johnny Keyser Nina Culp Cumberland Md and several others. Funeral services for Will Watkins 75 of Tunnelton will be Wednesday at ward Watkins funeral home burial Mt View cemetery. He was born March 9 1874 in Preston County son of the late James H and Martha Grimm Watkins survived by six children and several brothers and sisters.
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Tunnelton
Sir Tunnelton
Elmer Tucker
George Shay
Mary “ Gortland
N. Y
James R. Shay
Thelma
Alta
Joanne
Johnny
Keyser
Nina Culp
Cumberland
C. Shay
Morgantown Hospital
Mt. View
Preston County
James H
Martha Grimm Watkins
Mt. View Methodist Church
Zana FP. Watkins
Mabel Simpson
Sylvia Ruggles
Morgantown
Edith Pugh
Washington, D. C
Edward Watkins
Arthurdate
Kenneth Watkins
Wichita
Kansas
Nellie, Mitter and Russell
Watkins
Halbritter
Indianapolis
Ind
Jessie Herndon
Fairmont
Howard Watkins
Bridgeport
Ray ~ Watkins
Ollie Bolyard
Détmis Watkins
Raymond Smith 61 Dies In Baltimore
Raymond Smith aged 61 died Sunday evening in Baltimore Maryland. He was born May 31 1888 the son of ReP and Jane Miller Smith of near Kingwood. He is survived by his wife Faye Smith of Keyser one daughter Marjorie Pecular of Ballata Maryland two sisters Mrs... of Morgantown and Mrs... of Terra All one grandchild. The body will be brought to Kingwood for burial. Announcement has been received here of the marriage of Mrs Betty Jo Burger to Kenneth Crovic in Inglewood California. The double ring ceremony was July 15 at a candle light service in the Lutheran Chapel of Peace by Rev Luther A Sherer. The bride wore poudre blue crepe and carried a white Bible with a Gardenia corsage. Miss Marie Collins of Kingwood served as maid of honor attired in navy blue and carried red roses. The groom was attended by Charles R Standinger. Crovics daughter of Mrs Hugh Bonafield of Kingwood and lived in Kingwood until last fall when she went to California. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Crovic of Spartansburg Pa and served four years in U S Air Forces during the war. He is connected with American Hardwood Lumber Co of Los Angeles. Following a reception at the home of I N Woodall in Inglewood the couple left for a honeymoon on Catalina Island. They will reside at 629 Manchester Drive Inglewood for now.
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Mesbetty Carroll
Raymond
Bors
sySer
Baltimore ‘Md
Rep
Jane’ Miller Smith
Nears Kingwood
Faye Smith
Keyser
Marjorie -Pecular
Ballata Mdi
A |Ie
Morgantown
Sal
Terra
Betty Jo Burger
Kenneth Crovis
Thelewood
California
Luther Chapel of Peace
Luther A. Sherer
Marie Collins
Kingwood
Charles R. Standinger
Crovies
Hugh Bonafield
Crovic
Andrew “Crovic
Spartansburg
U.S. Air Forces
American Hardwood ‘Lumber Co
Los Angeles
I. N. Woodall
Inglewood
Santi Catalina Island
Manchester Drive
Webster: 9000 Mile Cross Country Trip Ended
Mrs. Mill fred Cleavenger and Richard Prum completed a 9000 mile cross country motor trip visiting five national parks and several cities on the West Coast. They were joined by Miss Hazel Cole and Miss Nellie Cook of Grafton, with temperatures ranging from 66 to 120 degrees during the journey.
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Pearl Felton Webster
Millfred Cleavenger
Richard Prum
Grand'Canyon
Carlsbad Caverns
Salt Lake City
Enroute
Spearfish
South Dakota
Cody
Wyoming
Buffalo Bill
Hazel Cole
Nellie Cook
Grafton
Barkley Linked Romantically To Mrs Carleton Of St Louis
Mrs Carleton of St Louis is tied to Vice President Alben Barkley in romance rumors after his flight to visit her and mutual friends. The widow of an attorney, she spends a few days in Grafton with her sister and Mr Gail Goodwin. Meanwhile Mrs Leroy Poling recovers at Grafton City Hospital and Mrs Earl Bartlett returns home after a hospital stay.
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Carleton
Hadley
St. Louis
Alben Barkley
International
Aet
Gail Goodwin
Grafton
Leroy Poling
Grafton City Hospital
Earl Bartlett
Cora Murphy Dies In Hospital in Grafton
Cora Alice Murphy of Sunshine died last evening in Grafton City hospital after a yearlong illness. She worked at the hospital for 23 years and was a daughter of Virginia Belle Murphy and the late Willima W. Murphy. She was a Methodist church member. Survivors include her mother and several siblings such as Owen Murphy of Dilly W Va and Mrs May Bailes among others.
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Cora Alice Murphy
Sunshine
Grafton City Hospital
Virginia Belle Murphy
Willima W. Murphy
Methodist Church
Owen Murphy
Dilly
W. Va
May Bailes
Jury returns verdict in two hour trial and pending cases listed
The jury reached a verdict within two hours. defense counsel Scaggs did not put the defendant on the stand and called five witnesses. Two more Wayne county youths and several relatives face murder and conspiracy charges, to be tried in November. Meanwhile Murry Dickson of the Pirates targets former Cardinal teammates as the season nears the halfway mark. Larry Snyder at Ohio State leads a tour of ten American track stars in Europe and Ranger winger Tony Lesytck has played 156 straight hockey games since 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher F. Scaggs
Scaggs
Jet
Wayne County
Murry Dickson
Pirates
Cardinal
Larry Snyder
Ohio State
Tony Lesytck
Ranger
Third District Princess Jo Ann Dodds to represent district at Mountain State Forest Festival
Miss Jo Ann Dodds of Clarksburg will represent the Third Congressional District as a Princess at Queen Silvia XIII's Court during the Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins on October 6 7 and 8. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Mann Dodds and was appointed by Congressman Cleveland M Bailey. Dodds attends West Virginia University and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.
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Jo Ann Dodds
Clarksburg
Silvia XIII
Elkins
John Mann Dodds
Cleveland M. Bailey
Miss Dodds
West Virginia University
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Elgins
Dewet
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Ion Academy
Loar Jewelry Company
Dependable Watch Store
Raymond Smith
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Lee
Grafton Paint
Paul Hood
Otner
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Eleases
Webster
Mary Williamson
Salem
Ohio
C.L. Huffman
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Oregon
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Luther Moore
Bernard Pindell
Elmer Kingma
Carol
J. H. Willis
Floran Felton
Charlotte
Edgar Felton
Margantown
George Felton
Susan McWilliams
Paul Fletcher
Herbert Morgan
Parkersburg
Charles Simpson
Charles, Jr
Lorain
Mr. Simpson
Mrs. Webster Simpson
Lucy Selvey
Barkley Romance
Cora Murphy
Georgy
Carter
Beckley
D. Caruthers
Gassoway
Roy
John
Waitman Murphy
Mannington
Walter Copley
Ervin Caldwell
Loa
Main ST
Pyneouel
Waaresty Ygoxions
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO
W. Main ST
Perries Pork & Beans
Libby’s
Paramount
Mulkey
Badlands
Maurice
Philip Yorcan
Arthur Strawe
Hay Ramaghan
Wane Daxter
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