St Augustine closes nine graduates at ceremony
On Sunday June 3 St Augustine will hold graduation exercises for nine men with diplomas awarded to Patricia Doughes Juanita Ford Miriam Grinnan William Cockerell John Hussion Charles Litzinger U S N Donald Moran Robert Tucker and Geer Turner Holy Communion will be given in cap and gown at the 10 o’clock Mass followed by breakfast with Pastor Reverend Michael Hannon In the evening at 730 the ceremony and conferring of diplomas will take place Reverend Charles Carroll of Bridge will deliver the sermon and the pastor will present diplomas The Reverend P a jor Wheeling will assist Friends and patrons of the School are invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Patricia Doughes
Juanita Ford
Miriam Grinnan
William Cockerell
John Hussion
Charles Carroll
Bridge
P. A. Jor
Sgt Kenneth M Newton receives Oak Leaf Cluster Air Medal
Sgt Kenneth M Newton of 221 Maple avenue is awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in several aerial missions over Continental Europe. The announcement came from Major General William E Kepner of the Second Air Division Eighth Air Force. Newton served as a gunner aboard a B 24 Liberator in Col Albert Shower's 467th Bomb Group, flying missions over Germany amid heavy anti aircraft fire. He is a Fairmont State college alumnus who enlisted in February 1944 in Clarksburg West Virginia. He arrived overseas in October 1944. His parents Mr and Mrs R M Newton live at 221 Maple avenue.
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Kenneth M. Newton
221
Maple Avenue
Europe
William E. Kepner
Second Air Division
Eighth Air Force
Albert J. Shower
467Th
Newton
Germany
Set
Fairmont State College
Clarksburg
West Virginia
R. M. Newton
Eee
Cease fire in Syria and Lebanon as British move toward Damascus
After heavy fighting the French halted shelling of Damascus and small arms fire subsided in Syria and Lebanon. At least 400 people killed and 500 wounded. General Paget flew to Beyrouth with Spitfires as British forces advance toward Damascus following Churchill's orders to intervene. The French commander reportedly agreed to ceasefire in a conference with the British commander.
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Page One
Syria
Lebanon
Damascus
Middle East
Bernard C. Paget
Beyrouth
Churchill
Churchill Imanded
Tin Can Salvage Plans Announced for June 29
Local officials announce a citywide tin can salvage drive set for June 29 led by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with cooperation from the State Road Commission. Housewives and restaurants urged to mash flatten and wash cans for collection, as the government stockpile of pig tin is short and Dutch East Indies supplies are blocked by the war.
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Chamber of Commerce
State Road Commission
Jaycees
Dutch East Indies
Webster-Flemington Road To Be Improved Plan
Road commissioner Tr eat R. Bailey announced contracts set June 12 for 21 miles of road improvements across 22 counties Mostly surface treatments. Section includes Paylot Secondary 13 Webster to Flemington 5.9 miles and Randolph Secondary 17 Pumpkintown to Barbour county line 54.
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Treat R. Bailey
British Eden Says French Ordered Not to Oppose Restoration
Anthony Eden informed the House of Commons that Paris instructed French authorities in Saris to refrain from obstructing British efforts to restore order. A French spokesman in Paris said the local commander had been told to handle the situation as he saw fit and in a conciliatory spirit.
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Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Saris
Paris
Turtle Derby Set for Grafton on July 4 Parade Night
Grafton will host a turtle derby on July 4, announced this week by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Although new to Grafton, the event has drawn large crowds in Clarksburg Morgantown and nearby towns in past years. Further details and other features will be announced later.
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Grafton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Iity
Pairmont
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Acc
Selective Service Board Announces Induction Group
Selective Service from Huntington and Taylor County released details of inductions from a May 23 to May 24 group. Among those accepted were Navy enlistees Albert Lee Willis and Claude Virgil Hathaway, and Army entrants Donald Roush, George Powell, Ernest Austin, Raymond Frey, Elias Leach, William Watkins, and James Moore. others listed from Grafton and surrounding areas.
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Huntington
Taylor County
Selective Service Board
Thos
Paul Thomas Viet Poemy
Edward Polison
Lawrence, Shaffer
Grafton
Arthur Neal Wilson
Navy
Army
Albert Lee
Willis
South Charleston
Claude
Virgil’ " Hathaway
Virgil Ray Jackson
Donald William Roush
Parkersburg
George Ralph Powell
Flemington
Ernest Oliver Austin
Fairmont
Raymond
Hathaway Frey
Portsmouth
Virginia
Elias ‘Leach
Simpson
William Henry Miller
William Dale Watkins
James Alfred Moore
Lord of Thanks from Hussion Family for Support
The Hussion family extends heartfelt thanks to Rev Father M J Hannon Bartlett Funeral Home and all relatives friends and neighbors for kindness sympathy and floral offerings during the illness and death of Mrs Henry Hussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Hannon
Bartlett Funeral Home
Henry Hussion
Hussion ‘Faminy
Railway Mail Office Chief Clerk Not Moving From Gratton
Congressman Neely and Gratton area groups report assurance from John D. Hardy general superintendent that the Railway Mail Service will not move the Chief Clerk’s office from Gratton. Huntington Chamber had pushed to relocate to Huntington. Local officials contacted Washington and largely halted the move.
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Railway Mail Service
M. M. Neely
Westbevila
Washington
Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Taylor, County, Board of Trade
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Congressman Neely
Jocally
John D. Hardy
Railway Mail
Gratton
Rationing Board Closes Tuesday for Staff Meeting
Major Charles E. Burkean announced the rationing board offices in this section will close on Tuesday June 5 so clerical staff may attend an all-day business clinic in Fairmont. Local members will send the board staff to the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Burkean
Fair-mont
Freshe and Rationing Board
Fices
Post Office Building Opens Early in 1913 Era
The new post office building, completed in 1913, housed six local staff and served railway mail clerks traveling through the area. Prior to 1913, operations were based in Cumberland for several years, with the office serving as a local employment hub and rail corridor convenience.
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Cumberland
Grafton
Pruntytown Boys School Honored as Model Program
Cliff Hamilton of the State Supervisors of Elementary Schools in Charleston announced that the Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown had been rated a model school for the first time. Superintendent Robert Mollohan oversaw the program and praised its achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Hamilton
Charleston
Pruntytown
Robert Mollohan
Commendations for Mollohan's Progressive School Program
Report notes over 80 percent of 123 inmates earned passing grades this year. Commendations go to Superintendent Mollohan for introducing a progressive education schedule for the school. Despite material, staff, and facility shortages, the program showed marked success in the past year.
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Mollohan
Revival Services at Cavalry Tabernacle Beaumont
Attend old fashioned revival services at Cavalry Tabernacle Beaumont each night except Saturday at 7 45 p m. Local pastor Rev. Ruby G. Foley will bring an inspiring message from the word of God.
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Cavalry Tabneracle
Beaumont
Ruby G. Foley
Word of God
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