Band Instrument Classes Startat Grafton High School
The largest band program in Taylor county schools begins at Grafton Senior High with summer instrument classes for students from fourth grade up. Band Director Paul W Shahan seeks more trombones trumpets and bass horns and aims to double instrument enrollment. lists participating schools and schedules for Monday through Friday sessions and summer practice plans.
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Taylor County
Grafton
Paul W. Shahan
Shahan
Flemington High
Grafton Senior High
West Side School
Flemington
First Ward
Rosemont
Simpson
Blueville
Haymond
Webster
East End
Irene Andrews
Patty Reed
Betty Carr
Virginia Ann Painter
Mary Vogel
Alice Bolyard
Mary K. Boylen
Bill Curry
Richard Frum
Glenna Ruth Halley
Terry Heironimus
Mickey
West Side
Local Students Earn Degrees At Fairmont State College
Yesterday morning Fairmont State College awarded Bachelor of Arts degrees in Education to three local students Jo McAvoy George J Daanis and Roy Collins during the 76th commencement George Henry Hand conferred the degrees on forty two seniors and Oliver Shurtleff dean presented the graduates Dr Harlan Mather of Ohio State delivered the address Miss McAvoy daughter of E W McAvoy West Main street majored in Home Economics and was active in sorority W C A and Home Economics club George Hamric son of G H Hamric West Main street majored in Physical Education and participated in athletics including four years of baseball and basketball The Rev David K Allen led the invocation and the ceremony featured the inspirational address with the topic The American Scholar 1947
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Colle
Sis
Jo McAvoy
George J. Daanis
Roy Collins
Fairmont State College
James C. Holt
Grafton
Fairmont
George Henry Hand
Collee
Oliver Shurtleff
Collese
Harlan HW. Mather
College of Arts and Sciences
Ohio State University
David K. Allen
Miss McAvoy
E. W. McAvoy
West Main Street
Alpha Delta Chi Sorority
W.C. A
George Hamric
G. H. Hamric
Zeta Sigma
Lambda
Brief Notices of Births Visits and Homecomings
Brief items report the arrival of Christine Franklin at Grafton City Hospital on May 30 with mother Christine Carpenter of Maple Avenue, and several weekend visits and homecomings. Other notes mention Mr and Mrs Hansen Brown and children returning to Lansdowne after a visit with relatives in Pittsburgh and Washington Street. Also listed are visitors to Mrs Prestley Knight, and Mrs C E Sinsel visiting 339 Walnut Street. A holiday guest, Mrs Dana Hinkle of Adrian Michigan, visited relatives. Minor home maintenance tips advise wax coating for wooden window screens and rug care with self polishing wax.
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William Franklin
West Main Street
Billy Frank
Christine
Grafton City Hospital
Christine Carpenter
Maple Avenue
Hansen Brown
Andra Jeean
Hansen Lucas
Lanstowne
Brown
George Lucas
Mr. Brown
John Collins
Walnut Street
Mayle Fined For Driving Without Card
Johnny Leroy Mayle of Route 1 Simpson paid 25 dollars and costs after appearing before May. Ona C. Jefferys faced charges of operating a motor vehicle without a license and was arrested early Saturday on U S Route 250 by State Trooper W D Bergent.
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Johmny Leroy Mayle
Simpson
Ona C. Jefferys
Leense Tle
W. D. Bergent
U. S
Disqualified Candidates Trim Fairmont Charter Board Race
In Fairmont on June 3 the city board disqualified two of 26 charter board candidates for failing to meet residency readings for the past two years. In Charleston on June 3 the Workmen's Compensation Commission reported industrial accidents killed 40 people in May across West Virginia, including 25 coal miners, and injured 3,760 others.
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Fairmont
Municipal Charter
City Board of Directors
Charleston
West Virginia
Workmen's Compensation Commission
Shortage of Freight Cars Tied to Wartime Strain
Congressional committees report long inquiry into the freight car shortage. Railroad officials cite wartime suspension of new car production and rapid wear of existing stock. Johnson notes orders total about 109,000 cars with expected April deliveries around 4,000 cars.
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Sevauimen
Page Me
Johnson
Matriarch Sarah Legg Dies in Clay County Home
Mrs. Sarah Legg aged 89 lifelong Clay County resident died at her Sizemore home yesterday survivors include three daughters six sons 77 grandchildren 120 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren.
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Clay
W. Va
Sarah Legg
Clay County
Sizemore
Russia seeks veto control over international atomic agency
Lilienthal told commission delegates that establishing a program for international control is vital for world peace. He warned that security cannot exist without international cooperation and urged the panel to consider placing the agency under the Security Council with veto powers for the five major nations.
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Russia
Security Council
Lilienthal
Commission
Farm prices hold steady on fruits as others rise
State Farm prices show stationary fruit rates while wheat, cattle, and veal calf prices increase. The general farm prices index climbs to 263 percent of the 1910-14 base, with May 14 figures listing eggs at 38.7 cents a dozen, butter at 61 cents per pound, butterfat at 63 cents, and milk at 4.30 per 100 pounds.
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Joliet
Marquette
Utica
Mae Peters Bes in Fairmont Rites Soon
Mrs Mae Peters 46 years old, longtime Fairmont resident, died suddenly at her home on Fairmonts Bins Street at 12 5 yesterday. She leaves a husband John Peters and brothers L P Boyce of Fairmont Jana J A Boyer Albert E Boyce and E W Boyce of Geaston. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 pm from the late home and burial in Bluemont Cemetery, Jones Funeral Home in Fairmont directing.
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Mae
Marghy Peters
Mason County
Fairfort
Marion County
Deparada
Huband
John Peters
L. P. Boyce
Pairmont
Jana J. A. Boyer
Albert E. Boyce
E.W. Boyce
Geaston
Gae
Fairmont
Phellia Poe Boyce
Bluemont
Jones Puneral
Philippi attorney J Blackburn remembered in obituary
The obituary recalls J Blackburgs long career as a prominent Philippi attorney, educated at Buckhannon and WVU, with son Paul B Ware also a noted local lawyer and former mayor. It notes Blackburns church membership and Kiwanis leadership, and mentions ongoing regional political shifts and nontraditional party labels in local elections.
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J. Blackgurn
Philippi
Taylor County
Barbour
Taylor-Barbour County
West Virginia Classical and Scientific Academy
Buckhannon
West Virginia University College of Law
Belington
Paul B. Ware
Ware
Philippi United Brethren Church
Stores to Close Wednesday Afternoons in Grafton
Most retail stores in Grafton will close tomorrow afternoon and future Wednesday afternoons during June July and August. Dry stores grocery stores and filling stations are exempt. The policy, begun nine years ago, follows a Taylor County Board of Trade survey showing about 10 percent supporting Wednesday closures. Some grocery stores and filling stations may also close per their wishes.
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Grafton
Taylor County Board of Trade
Gruesome Philadelphia Barrel Mystery Puzzles Police
Police in Philadelphia face a baffling case after a junk dealer found a blonde woman's body packed in a 50 gallon drum in an eight foot ditch near a cemetery. The barrel contained a May 7 newspaper, sawdust, and a full set of women's clothing with a bath towel from an Atlantic City hotel. Authorities, led by Deputy Coroner Matthew A. Roth, say the woman died before being packed away and field autopsy aims to identify her and determine cause of death.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Guy
Matthew A. Roth
Charleston Imposes New City Liquor Tax
Charleston, June 3, customers will add 2 percent tax to purchases after July 1 as Charleston City Council passes an emergency ordinance authorized by the 1947 legislature. Also reported: Collins receives 33 up to 33 years in sentences for forgery and arson tied to a Pickens fire in Randolph County. David Henry Hamrick, 86, longtime Greene County and Pocahontas schools teacher, dies.
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Charleston
Collins
Elkins
Selbyville
Pchur County
Pickens
Randolph County
Teisburg
David Henry Hamrick
Greenwey
Pocahontas
Beards
Pocaontas County
Awards in Commercial Courses at GHS
Sherman Haselden of Grafton Senior High School announced the commercial department awards honoring outstanding work in typewriting and bookkeeping. Recipients include Doris Ann Harrison Frances Linn Jeannine Kiger Arvie Lockard Mary Lundy Kathryn Mason Virginia McDaniel Ann Robinson Thomas Setler Mildred Yates in Typewriting two word pins and a line of further recipients for one and two certificates of proficiency in typewriting and bookkeeping.
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Sherman Haselden
Grafton Senior High School
Commercial Department
Doris Ann Harrison
Frances Linn
Jeannine Kiger
Arvie Lockard
Mary, Lundy
Kathryn Mason
Virginia McDaniel
Ann Robinson
Thomas Setler
Mildred Yates
Alta Lee Sloan
Betty Brown
Ruby Nestor
Allen Yoho
Norma Parkh Il
Donna Lee Powell
Helen Utt
Diana Poe
Mary Katherine Boylen
Jane Faherty
Norma Walls
Helen Zorik
Helen McKinney
Jean Bradford
Richard Frum
Henrtie Poole
James Barcus
Robert Beavers
Betty Diamond
Noreen Kinter
Evelyn Lander
Elda Moyer
Vance
James Shafferman
Paul Waggoner
Walter Trickett
Helen Watkins
Barbara Withers
Mrs John Bradshaw Dies In Virginia Hospital
Word reached today of the death of Mrs. John Bradshaw of Lacey Springs Virginia after a week long illness. Her husband Mr Bradshaw resided in Griffin for many years and moved here 30 years ago. Funeral services held Thursday at 10 30 from Bradshaw Manor in Lacey Springs. Burial at Woodbine Cemetery Harrisonburg under Lindsay Funeral Home direction.
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John Bradshaw
Lacey Springs
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Bradshaw
Griffon
Bradhaw Manor
Woodwine Cemetery
Linday Funeral Home
Harrisoabwy
Car Sideswipes Parked Auto on Main Street
George Kimble of Chester drove east on Main Street and struck a parked Chevrolet owned by John Reedsville near the Jarrett building at 10 30 p m Saturday. Kimble’s Ford sustained minor damage to a light and tender. the parked car was not seriously damaged. Police report notes cosmetic paint damage.
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George Kimble
Chester
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