Liquor Car 18 Apprehended on Route 50
A liquor car carrying about 120 pints and fifths of whisky and gin from Washington DC to Weston was stopped on U S Route 50 near the Blueville intersection at 5 AM by two state liquor enforcement officers. Driver James A. Gault of Weston pleaded guilty and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. the car is to be confiscated. Ona C. Jefferys posted her fine and was released. The officers pursued the vehicle from the junction of 92 in Preston county to Blueville.
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Washington, D. C
Weston
Blueville
James A. Gault
Builty
Ona C. Jefferys
Melvin Newton
Preston County
Local Man Forfeits Bond After Crowding Incident
Rolland Allman of Bridgeport was arrested at 1 30 Saturday morning on a complaint by Wilbert Hathaway of Grafton for crowding him and his girlfriend onto the sidewalk while speeding in the business district. He forfeited a 26 dollar bond when he failed to appear in police court yesterday morning. Patrolmen Myers and Moran made the arrest. Allman drove a 1935 Plymouth.
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Rolland Allman
Bridgeport
Wilbert Hathaway
Grafton
Myers and
Moran
Allman
Vern K. Mays Seeks Divorce Filing in Circuit Clerk Office
Vern K. Mays of Toledo Ohio formerly of Grafton has filed a chancery bill in this circuit clerk’s office asking for a divorce from Louise Simmons big of Joplin Missouri formerly of Grafton The couple married in Prin press in June 1928 and separated in July 1938 The filing highlights marital break and requests legal dissolution of marriage.
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Vern K. Mays
Toledo
Ohio
Grafton
Louise Simmons Big
Joplin
Page
Prin Press
Ippi
Congress
Justice
Free Band Instrument Lessons To Be Offered in Taylor County
Shahan will oversee lessons at Grafton Senior High School this summer to expand junior and senior bands. Open to fifth graders and older students from elementary through high school. Schedule includes senior band Mondays 6 30 pm and junior band Thursdays 2 pm with sectional practices at various times. Trombone clarinet and trumpet players are scarce. graduates from the senior band listed.
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Taylor County
Grafton Senior
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Paul W. Shahan
Webster
Pruntytown
Simpson
Rosemont
Wendel
Flemington
First Ward
Blueville
East End
West Side
Shahaan
Charles Corbin
Mickey McCue
Charles Denton
Barbara Powell
Mary Louise Haskins
Dorothy Burnside
Aldene Beagle
Helen Jean Stilwell
Kenneth Evans
Helen Brown
Wayne Knotts
Jailers report shows May inmate feeding cost
City Hall records show the county jailer spent 157 48 for feeding inmates in May, detailing the monthly expense for jail meals.
Peron Wins Argentina Presidency In Historic Win
Peron secures a six year term after winning 304 of 376 electoral votes in the February 24 election. His rival was Dr. Jose Tamborini of the Democratic Union. The result marks the highest electoral total for a presidential candidate.
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Peron
Edelmiro Farrell
Jose Tamporini
The
Democratic Union
Radar Operator Robert L. Crane Declared Dead
Tech Sergeant Robert L. Crane, missing since May 26 last year in a Tokyo raid, has been officially declared dead by the War Department. He served as a B-29 radar operator, entered service in 1940, and spent 13 months at a secret Atlantic base before serving in the Pacific from October 1944. He leaves a wife Dorothy McDermott in Whiteside Long Island and daughter Ann Veronica, plus parents, three brothers including Lt. John Crane in Germany, and a sister in Oakland Maryland. He was born February 26 1921 in Taylor county and attended Grafton High School class of 1939.
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Tech
Robert L. Crane
Tokyo
War Department
Leo Crane
Washington Street
Young Crane
Doolittle
Army Air Force
Atlantic
Pacific
Dorothy McDermott
Whiteside
Long Island
Ann Veronica
John Crane
Germany
William Crane
Homestead
Forrest Crane
McKeesport
Delores Leighton
Oakland
Grafton
Cooper’s Lunch
The
Baptist Church
Taylor County
Harriet Jones
Brown Answers More Vets Questions From Local Help
J. T. Brown, veterans contact agent for Grafton, today announced answers to additional questions puzzling local veterans. Q reenlistment and readjustment allowances are defined by the act as ending with termination of hostilities by Congress or presidential proclamation, giving veterans at least five years to use benefits. A partial National Service Life Insurance conversion is not allowed after discharge, but if policy was issued before this year there is eight years to convert, and converting at current age has little advantage.
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J. T. Brown
Grafton
Kisner Arrested on Prowling and Peeping Charges
Kisner of Kennedy street posted $6 bond and failed to appear before Mayor C O King on prowling and peeping charges. Police say he was arrested at 10 10 p m on Walnut street by Patrolmen Myers and Dwyer after a complaint from Miss Ida Curry of West Grafton regarding a window intrusion Saturday night.
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Early Kisner
Kennedy Street
C. O. King
Miss Ida Curry
West Grafton
Walnut Street
Myers
Dwyer
Miss Curry
Funeral for Luther McDaniel Scheduled Tomorrow
Funeral services for Luther McDaniel of Thayer Street, who died Sunday at City Hospital after a brief illness, will be held tomorrow at Bartlett Funeral Home at 10 a.m. The Rev Lois Luzader will officiate with interment in Webster Cemetery. He was a son of the late Alpheus and Lucinda Keller McDaniel and survived by three sisters, including Miss Ida.
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Luther McDaniel
Thayer Street
City Hospital
Bartlett Funeral Home
Lois Luzader
Webster Cemetery
Alpheus
Lucinda Keller McDaniel
Ida
Amateur boxing match slated by Jaycees this summer
The Jaycees announced an amateur boxing event here in late June or early July under the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Boxers will travel from Fairmont Morgantown Harrisburg Pa Washington Pa and Wheeling. A committee will meet to plan and may travel to Grantstown W Va to attend a match. Sammy Angott of Washington Pa may referee. The group also prepared for a July 2 charter election and named candidates for the chapter board.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Fairmont
Morgantown
Harrisburg
Washington
Edwin Williams
Earl Grose
William Bell
Dick Shafferman
Dawson Mims
Jaycees
Sammy Angott
Paul Malone
T. W. Heironimus
Willey R. Jackson
Frank Randolph
Robert F. Gerkin
J. Paul Murphy
Florence Wilkinson
Railroad car shortages noted at Wendel Mines
G. B. Hamilton of Wendel Coal reports mines operated last Friday but not at normal output until Monday, with a slight hopper car shortage. B and O division freight is moving, though hopper cars remain tight and distributed evenly among mines.
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Wendel
G. 8
Hamilton
Wendel Coal Company
Supt. Morrison
Fellowsville Woman Missing Since Yesterday
Police seek Mrs. Anna Rose Bever of Fellowsville missing since yesterday noon after reportedly taking the noon bus to Grafton and failing to ride the 6 o’clock bus home. She is about 20, 5 feet 6 inches, light hair blue eyes, wearing a navy serge skirt white blouse and brown jacket. Family fears she may be in danger.
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Anna Rose Bever
Fellowsville
W. H. Canfield
Grafton
Canfiel
Police arrest speeding driver in Canfield Ohio
Paul Helmick of Canfield was arrested by city police at 12 50 this morning on Lincoln street for speeding on East Main and Lincoln streets. He forfeited a 6 bond when he failed to appear in police court. The semi liquid surface of the earths sterior beneath the crust has a temperature of 2400 degrees F. A motor driven has been developed to turn back pages for crippled veterans.
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Paul Helmick
Canfield
Ohio
Lincoln Street
East Main
Lincoln Streets
Arrests by City Hit Unusually High in May
May arrests reached 153, one more than April, Police Chief Joe Mask said. Among charges, 81 were drunks, 10 speeding, seven drunkenness in autos, six on warrants, plus various offenses including driving drunk, hazardous driving, fighting, disturbing the peace, red light violations, vagrancy, and minor counts such as public nuisance and shoplifting.
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Joe Mask
Veterans to gather for West Virginia encampment
West Virginians who have borne the title of war veteran since before the turn of the century will gather in Clarksburg on June 9 for the state encampment of United Spanish War Veterans.
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Clarksburg
West
Local Persons Graduate From Fairmont College
Five Graftonians were among Fairmont State college graduates at Colebank gym yesterday morning. The class of 87 included Olive Myrtle Anvil Evelyn Campbell Lyle Richard Edwards Clarice Ruth Hamilton and Mary Jane Hancock receiving Bachelor of Arts in Education degrees. Miss Hancock graduated with honors. Degrees were conferred by Dr. George Henry Hand. Attending from Grafton were Rev Lois Luzader Mrs A M Campbell Mrs Margaret Hancock John Fredericks Hancock Mrs Myrtle Bebout Miss Hazel Cole and Miss Nellie Cook.
Boys Elect Jackson's Mill Delegates in State Primary
About 390 youths from West Virginia participated in Boys State at Jackson's Mill. Ballots for county and municipal offices and candidates in the state primary were cast as part of the program. The event exposed young participants to practical political processes and democratic voting.
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Jackson's Mill
West
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Jane Darwell
Tugboat
Annie
Ernie Pyle
Fred Allen
Jack Benny
Don Ameche
Binnie Barnes
Jack Haley
Harriet Hilliard
Mary Beti Hughes
Karnival
Theatre Opera House
ALA
Malone’s Drug & Chemical
Brown
Four Corners
C. V. Miller
Reliable Footwear
W. Va
Mullaney
Chatham
England
Patrick
Pat
Kisner
L. McDaniel
McDaniel
Lou Widlim
Lorrain
Mary Ferguson
Parkersburg
Myers Jeweler
W. Main ST
Ctu
Onors
Grafton Senior High
Oldsters Convention
Coole's Novelty Store
Latrobe Street
Fairmont College
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO. A
Esso
Atlas Tire
Stanparp Om Company
Staanpard 611
States
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ANCE
Atlas
Standard Oil Company
New Sersex
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