Plan Course for Teachers Plan Course for Teachers
Taylor county teachers and vacation Bible school staff are offered a five evening pre school laboratory course at First Baptist church from 7 to 9 p.m. June 3 to 7. Sponsored by the Taylor County Ministerial Association the inter denomination class is free and offers accreditation toward second series certificates by the International Council of Religious Education.
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Taylor County
First Baptist Church
International Council of Religious Education
Taylor County Ministerial Association
J. B. Dryfield
Bonner Held To Grand Jury On Girl's Story
Charles E. Bonner aged 58 from Maple Run was bound over without bond after waiving hearing and facing a grand jury on charges of criminal assault against a 14 year old former Grafton High School freshman who recently became a mother. The arrest followed investigation by Prosecutor Francis L. Warder and Sheriff Herbert Evans.
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Grafton High School
Charles E. Bonner
Maple Run
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Bonner
Francis L. Warder
Herbert Evans
Grafton High Grads Hear Gilliam Address At Sunset Exercises
Grafton High School awarded diplomas to its first class from the River Side Drive building last night in exercises featuring humorist Strickland Gillian of Washington D C. The program was limited to ticket holders with students parents and friends in attendance.
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Grafton High School
Riverside Drive
Strickland Gillian
Washington, D. C
Aged Boothsville Woman Dies After Illness
Mrs Fannie Holt Jarvis age 81 died at 8 yesterday morning at her daughter’s home in Boothsville after a long illness. A lifelong Boothsville resident, she was a Methodist. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Watkins two brothers Wilbur Holt and Martin Holt and a sister Mrs Charles Goodwin. Funeral 2 PM tomorrow at Boothsville Baptist church with burial in Shinnston Masonic cemetery.
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Fannie Holt Jarvis
Loys Watkins
Boothsville
Frank J. Holt
Minerva Reed Holt
Methodist Church
Watkins
Wilbur Holt
Martin Holt
Fairmont
Charles Goodwin
Shinnston
Boothsville Baptist Church
Shinnston Masonic Cemetery
Harr
New Seats Installed In Strand Theatre Locally
J Lester Bush manager announced completion of installing new modern seats at the Strand Theatre replacing old hard backed seats. The upgrades include new carpets and stage settings, aiming to provide comfortable seating and an attractive appearance for patrons at the Strand and Dixie.
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Strand
J. Lester Bush
the Dixie
Bush
Short-Change Artist Nabbed by Sheriff in Clarksburg
Sheriff Herbert Evans said a suspect alleged to be a short change artist was arrested today in Clarksburg after fleecing an attendant at a W.J.Z. service station in Blueville of $5. The sheriff did not know the suspect’s name and will return him to face charges. An earlier attempt to scam another location failed, he was advised.
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W.J.Z
Blueville
Clarksburg
Herbert Evans
Fetterman District Man Fined For Running Cattle At Large
John H. Standsbury, 47, a farmer in the Fetterman district, was fined $5 and costs after arraignment before Justice Hoye G. White Sr for permitting cattle to run at large on the highway and on district property. The case was heard yesterday in the local jurisdiction.
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John Shingleton, Fetterman District
John H. Standsbury
Justice of the Peace
Hoye G. White
Omission of Graduate Name In Grafton Junior High List
Guy Lambert Jr appears to be unintentionally omitted from the Grafton Junior High graduates list provided to the Grafton Sentinel by the superintendent of schools and published yesterday.
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Guy Lambert, Jr
Grafton
Grafton Sentinel
Captain Lockard To Run Office From Hospital
Captain A E Lockard police chief remains in Graf ton City hospital after an emergency appendectomy. A bedside telephone installation was ordered so he can direct department activities while ill. Timayor announced the arrangement and said the captain would continue in charge during his hospitalization.
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A. E. Lockard
Grafton City Hospital
Timayor
Memorial Services Planned at Batpist Church Simpson
Memorial day events are set for Sunday at the Batpist church in Simpson. Sunday school starts 9:30 a.m. followed by a 10:30 a.m. morning service led by Rev. M. F. Stump. A bucket dinner in the grove runs 1:30 to 1:30 p.m. The afternoon service at 2:00 p.m. is led by Rev. Parris Woodruff of Simpson Methodist haven.
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Batpist
Simpson
M. F. Stump
the Grove
Parris Woodruff
Simpson Methodist Haven
James Cornwell Rites Planned For Tomorrow
Pallbearers selected for the funeral of James S. Cornwell a prominent Taylor County agriculturist who died yesterday The last rites will be at Mt Zion church at 2 30 pm Sunday
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James S. Cornwell
Taylor County
Thornton Boy Selected To Attend Boys State
Harold Bloom 18 of Thornton, a Grafton High School grad, was chosen to represent Grafton Lodge Loyal Order of Moose at Boys State in Jacksons Mill. The camp begins tomorrow and lasts one week, with J I Haldeman of the Moose lodge guiding him to the site.
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Harold Bloom
Thornton
Grafton High School
Grafton Lodge of the
Loyal Order of Moose
Boys’ State
Jackson's Mill
J. I. Haldeman
Moose Lodge
French BeatContinues at Somme and Dunkerque Fronts
German assaults against French positions continued along the Somme with infantry tanks planes and artillery directed at small harbors and villages. French forces say they liquidated the last German bridgehead south of the Somme near Abbeville and resumed the assault at dawn as German attacks returned today.
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Somme
Abbeville
Dunkerque
Abbeville Recaptured Amid Dunkerque Evacuation Scenes
Allied forces press to save a 270000-strong army as transports shuttle across the fog bound English Channel. French center troops with the British Expeditionary Force launch a surprise move near Abbeville while Dunkerque evacuation continues under heavy bombardment. Reports vary on General Prioux and the status of French divisions holding off Nazi panzers. Allied planes drop aid to stranded troops as bad weather and shellfire complicate the withdrawal.
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English
France
Abbeville
England
Flanders
Somme
Dunkerque
Rene Jacques Adolphe Prioux
Prioux
Robbers Open Fire in Store Ambush Injuring Spry
A store confrontation left Spry wounded in the abdomen and chest after one robber fired to intimidate, a second man drew a gun and was shot by a storekeeper who ducked behind a car. Doctors said Spry would recover.
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Page One
McClung
Aldredge
Spry
One Dead In Car Accident Near Boothsville
A car crash just across the Taylor county line at Boothsville left John Milford Failen twenty seven dead, while Thomas J. Cain and Howard Sherwood were injured. Cain, held in Barrison county jail, admitted operating without a license. The vehicle struck a bridge wall on route 73 after failing to navigate flood swollen creeks while returning to Clarksburg.
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Taylor County
Boothsville
John Milford Failen
Clark Street
Clarksburg
Thomas J. Cain
Howard Sherwood
Mideleourne
Tyler County
Cain
Euclid Avenue
Stealey Heights
Barrison County
Sideswipes Bridge Wall
Hattison
Failen
Dunkirk Evacuation Amidst German Advance and Gort's Hold
Describes Allied retreat from Dunkirk with Lord Gort directing rearguard actions while German forces mass to close in. mentions King Leopold III surrender context, BEF choices, and a large German army threat. Notes confidential figures not released and ongoing naval and air support aiding withdrawal under fog.
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Pageane
Leopold III
BEF
Neitheer
Hitler
B Jrish
Dunkerque
Lord Gort
Tiger” Gort
Dunkirk Evacuation Tales Highlight Allied Kindness and Bravery
Officers praised Gort for facing danger to rescue comrades and Allied troops behind Dunkirk. French, Belgian soldiers earned respect for resisting surrender, while jokes about Leopold contrasted with British resilience. Territorial units and BEF officers hailed troops for enduring mass bombing with surprisingly low casualties.
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BEF
U.S
Rights to call National Guard sparks shock over partial mobilization
Senators Wheeler Nyé and Bridges backed the view that the power to mobilize by executive order would threaten neutrality. Senator Austin called the proposal unfortunate and harmful to harmony between the president and congress. Secretary Woodring clarified the War Department asked for authority but does not intend to use it.
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Wheeler
D.mont
Nyé
R.-Nd
Bridges
R.-Nh
Austin
R.-Vt
Congress
Woodring
War Department
Hagan Ice Cream Ad from Grafton Drug Company
An advertisement promotes Hagan Ice Cream as pure and healthful with rich ingredients. It touts affordability at 25 cents a quart and urges frequent servings from Malone's Cut Rate Grafton Drug and Chemical Company.
Kay Urges Close Planning For Fall Election Fight
Kay told delegates to prepare for a hard fall battle saying elections are won by organization in the precinct. Roosevelt’s national defense message drew criticism from Rep Fred Bradley of Michigan who called the president’s appearance before Congress a political publicity stunt.
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Kay
Roosevelt
Fred Bradley
Michigan
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