Grafton Judge Dent to be first nominated at state convention
Herbert W. Dent, Grafton judge, will be the first candidate presented to the state judicial convention in Huntington on August 9 for the Democratic nomination to membership on the state supreme court of appeals. Delegates from Barbour and Taylor counties plan coordinated backing and Warder will place Dent’s name.
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Grafton
Herbert W. Dent
Huntington
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Barbour County
Dent
Taylor County
Frances .L. Warder
Gold
Judge Dent
Judge Deny
Prosecutor Warder
Warder
Loans to Taylor County Tenants Made Possible
Taylor County tenants including tenant farmers laborers sharecroppers and others are offered loans to purchase tatsas and fund building land improvements announced by L Zinn county Farm Security Administration supervisor. Funds depend on state county farm population and demand. West Virginia gets loans for 31 counties from July 1940 to June 30 1941.
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Taylor County
L. Lend Zinn
Ofithe Farm Security Administration
Congress
West Virginia
Potters Seek 20 Percent Wage Increase in New Contract
The Potters' Association including Carr China Company of Grafton has been urged by the AFL National Brotherhood of Operative Potters to secure a 20 percent wage rise in a new labor contract replacing the one expiring October 1. Other proposed terms include a two week vacation with pay and restoration of a 1932 pay cut.
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Ehects, Potters’ Association
The
Carr China Company of Grafton
AFL
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Commission to Seek Stop and Go Light at Route 50 Intersection
Petitions circulating request Gratton city commission install a stop and go traffic light at the Route 50 and West Mark intersection to ease a hazardous condition. Officials note a light already exists nearby and could be installed at a nominal cost, with submissions expected to May.
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City Commission of
Gratton
Org
Route 50
Wilfas
Ioe Ford
City Roundup Schedule Sets August Playground Events
The annual city roundup will be at Maple avenue playground Friday August 2 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with athletic events music and stunts. Participants include Beau mont Central East End East End colored and Maple avenue playgrounds. The rural roundup on August 9 includes Rosemont Wendel and College Hill playgrounds. The county roundup on August 30 in Grafton at Maple avenue playground will pit the city and rural winners. The Spirit of Recreation pageant closes the day. WPA recreation officials note adults are welcome at all activities.
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Maple Avenue
WPA
Beaumont
Central
East End
College Hill Playground
Rosemont
Wendel
College Hill
Grafton
J. B. Dryfield
WPA Recreation
Taylor School Board To Act On 1940 41 Budget Tonight
Taylor county school board will act on the 1940-41 budget at a meeting in the Grafton Banking and Trust building. The budget will be forwarded to Charleston for final approval. It is not known if any junior high faculty assignments will be made tonight.
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Taylor County
Education
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Charleston
Parking Meter Receipts Drop to All Time Low
Parking meter receipts continued their downward trend with a new six day total of 51.10 recorded through Saturday. Finance Commissioner Joseph Bradford noted the figure compares with 79.25 for the same week last year, signaling tighter city revenue from meters.
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Joseph B
Bradford
Ago
Quarantine on Dogs Extended Another 90 Days
The dog quarantine in Courthouse and Flemington districts of Taylor county is extended for 90 days, the fifth extension since October 1938 ordered by Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin. The ban on dogs running at large remains in effect as sheep killings have sharply decreased since the quarantine began.
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Courthouse
Flemington
Taylor County
J. B. McLaughlin
Taylor county 4 H Camp awards announced at Sugar Creek
The annual Taylor county 4-H Camp at Sugar Creek Barbour county ended with a campfire service. Leaders included C R Hawkins Virginia Kelley Rosemont Mrs Stewart Whiting Nelle Hawkins Grace Boggess Stanley Harris and Elva Bouk. Awards named Spirit of the Camp outstanding tribes and individual winners listed, with notable campers from Rosemont Grafton Millersville Haymond and other towns.
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Taylor County
Sugar Creek
Barbour County
C. R. Hawkins
Virginia Kelley
Rosemont
Stewart Whiting
Grafton
Nelle Hawkins
Grace Boggess
Stanley Harris
Elva ‘Bouk
Jimmie Succurro
Betty Tufvander
Heart-H
Lawrence Exline
Millersville
Tom Kelley
Health-H
Mary Succurrd
Mary Boyles
Millerville
Patty. McDaigh
Frances Yates
Wyona Wilson
Junior Plymale
Haymond
Fay Gerard
Geneva Anvil
Carmen Kerns
Hartsell Wilson
Alfred Lundy
Junior Lundy
Betty Bradley
Glenn Edwards
Eileen Edwards
Arlene Watkins
Kathleen Rogers
Lucille Henderson
Doris Edwards
Mary Jo Luzadder
Eleanor Henderson
Dottie Lou Sterling
Alfreda Fisher
Betty Fisher
Japan Seizes Hidden Notes From Reuters Manager
A wartime note found on an envelope is said to be the will of Reuters Eastern News Services head Cox. The Doméi agency reported Cox had served in Shanghai and Tokyo with previous postings in Bombay Colombo and Hong Kong. The note mentions references to Cowley deeds and insurance and balance and shares in London.
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Reuters
Eastern
Shanghai
Tokyo
Bombay
Colombo
Hong Kong
Domei
Cox
London
Current Heat Wave Stretches Through Grafton
The 1 day heat wave in Taylor county continues with temperatures well over 90 degrees and likely to rise further. Residents, worn from yesterday’s 100 degree heat, hope for a break tonight as nightly temperatures remain above 70.
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Taylor County
Miss Collins Dies At 42 After Illness In Morgantown
Miss Ltha Collins 42 died at 7 15 am at her home on lower Latrobe street after a long illness. Born March 27 1898 in Taylor County she was a native of the county and lived most of her life here. Survivors include son Robert Collins brother John Wesley Collins and her father Levi Collins. Funeral services are set for 10 30 am Wednesday at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev Gordon Withers officiating and burial at Bluemont Cemetery.
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Ltha Collins
Lower Latrobe Street
County
Levi Collins
Sarah Virginia Watkins Colins
Taylor County
Robert Collins
John Wesley Collins
Willkie Seeks Democratic Votes in Colorado Springs
Wendell L. Willkie urged Democrats to vote for him, saying only Democrats bound by party machines or corrupt influence would not support his candidacy. He argued Democrats who share 1932 platform principles and Wilsonian ideas should vote for him based on beliefs and advocacy.
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Colorado Springs
Calo
Wendell L. Willkie
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
National Guard
Senate
Willkie Campaign Buttons At County HQ In Demand
First national campaign buttons bearing the slogan For Willkie Prosperity appeared today at the county Republican headquarters and were in great demand, H. Glen Bord reports. Limited supply exists but more are expected to meet the strong local demand.
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First
Willkie Prosperity
H. Glen Bord
Red Cross Fund Drive Progress Aids War Refugees
Taylor county American Red Cross reports 265.90 dollars raised with 85 percent allocated to sewing and knitting garments for war refugees. Local volunteers, including Lua Love chairing, coordinate yarn from federal supplies and list donors such as Cartie Kate Fleming, Naomi chapter of O E S, Rotary, and numerous residents assisting in garment production and fundraising.
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Taylor County
American Red Cross
Lua Love
Moe Garma
Terring
W. Helronimus
Cartie Kate
Pleming
Elks To Offer Movie Night At Grafton Lodge
Grafton lodge No 308 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Ladies Auxiliary plan a 8:30 pm Tuesday showing of Under the Antlers at the East Main Street home auditorium. A brief lodge session precedes the film with the rest of the evening set for cards and dancing led by Exalted Ruler John H Bradford to attract many members and auxiliary members.
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Grafton Lodge No
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
East Main Street
John H. Bradford
Pan American Conference Defends Inter American Solidarity
The Havana Pan American conference outlines a plan for emergency regional administration to defend the continent against European threats. It proposes a 21 member emergency committee and immediate action rights for any republic to defend itself. German sources cheer Havana's stance and note Europe's shifting dynamics with England. Nazi-backed circles claim Soviet Russia backs Axis-aligned planning in Eastern Europe.
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Germany
Berlin
Havana
England
Europe
Soviet
Russia
Nazi Halt Rail Traffic Across Occupied France
Basel July 29 reports indicate Germany aims to cut rail between German occupied and unoccupied France and bar refugees from returning home. The move, tied to a broader plan to aid an anticipated British blitz and control resources, may have civil justifications but disrupts daily life with transport stoppages and shortages.
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Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Britain
Prante
Vichy
Berlin
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Paris
France
Cest
Lille
Amiens
Reimevals
Orleans
China Rejects Japan Proposals on Indo China War Aide
Chinese Nationalist leaders in Chungking resisted Western backed plans tied to Japan proposals about Indo China. They warned that any concession would hinge on Britain and France positions and warned of potential supply route implications.
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China
Tom Paige
Niaotan
Inom
Burma
Britain
Germany
France
Japan
Goves
Uapee
Indo-China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Thailand
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Willkie Buttons
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Novas
Loar Jewelry Store
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