County Victory Garden Contest Announced For Taylor County
Sarah Sayres chairs a county Victory Garden contest announced today with cash prizes totaling 40 dollars for urban and rural residents of Taylor County. First prize 15 dollars donated by Grafton Rotary Club, second 10 dollars from Grafton Kiwanis, third 7.50, fourth 5, fifth 2.50. entry forms available and due by June 15 1944. Participants must grow at least 15 vegetables from a listed set. judges will visit August 1–15 to assess progress under rules on weed control and preservation.
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Grafton Rotary Club
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Taylor County’ Nutrition ‘Committee
Taylor County
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Taylor County Nutrition Committee
Grafton
Grafton Rotary
Students win honors at Grafton Junior High School
Principal Torlock Rasmussen announced 47 students earned scholastic laurels of a B average or better and four achieved straight A, with named pupils Jean Blackman Alice Knotts Helen Cutright and Constance McProuty listed for perfect A averages. Eighth and seventh grade names follow. local notice requests submission of details at the Gratton News office.
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Grafton
Torlock Rasmussen
Jean Blackman
Alice Jean Knotts
Helen Louise Cutright
Constance McProuty
New Rotary Head Harold R Fetty Elected President
Harold R Fetty local manager of Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co was elected president of the Grafton Rotary Club Recent meeting also chose Francis Chambers manager for C and P Telephone Co as vice president Jed Robinson popular local attorney was reelected secretary and treasurer and Kenneth Haun principal of Grafton High School named sergeant at arms The new board includes G T Bartlett Sr Harold Fetty Kenneth Hal Chester Huff Jed Robinson C B Wyckoff RH Parrish Fra sers Dr Charles Wells and C W T Lockard
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Kenneth Haun
Grafton High School
G. T. Bartlett, Sr
Harold Fetty
Kenneth Hal
Chester Huff
Jed Robinson
C. B. Wyckoff
RH. Parrish
Frasers
Charles Wells
C. W.T. Lockard
Obituary of Mrs Basha E Miller Williams at Camp Ground
Mrs Basha E Miller Williams 87 died at her son W B Williams Camp Ground near Tunnelton from age related causes. Widow of Washington Williams she was a Preston County resident and M E Camp Chapel member. Survived by son W B Williams and other children Charles Camp Ground Lizzie Wilson Little Hawking Ohio Margaret Shafer Cairo W Va siblings Lee Miller Kingwood Mrs W Albright Morgantown Mrs John Warrick AneRD.
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W. B. Williams
Tunnelton
Washington Williams
Benjamin and
Margaret Boyer Miller
Preston County
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Funeral service set at Camp Chapel Church Sunday
The body will be taken to Camp Chapel Church tomorrow after noon to lie in state until funeral service at 2 p.m. Sunday. Knotts Funeral Home of Tunnelton will have charge of services with Rev. Job Jones conducting last rites. Burial will be in Camp Ground Cemetery.
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West Virginia tax receipts dip slightly in 11 months
West Virginia tax data show gross sales tax of 21,052,528 for the current fiscal year to May 31, down from 21,427,302 the prior year. Reductions from the 1943 legislature partly explain the drop, though coal producer receipts rose from 4,875,856 to 5,291,846. May collections totaled 2,798,737 versus 3,197,159 last May.
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George P. Alderson Disclos
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