Grafton Units Parade At Buckhannon Strawberry Festival
Grafton High School band joins Buckhannon parade with a fire truck and royal attendants as the three mile Strawberry Festival unfolds. A mass band concert at Wesleyan College stadium features 800 bands, directed by Paul Yoder, followed by a fireworks show and the Queen's Ball. Governor Marland serves as grand marshal. Women’s Army Corps Band performs at Atkinson chapel.
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Grafton High School
Grafton
Ith
Buckhannon
Wesleyan College Stadium
Paul Yoder
Chicago
Queen and Prinesses
Women's Army Corps Band
Atkinson Chapel
Alice Peters
Fort Lee
Court Not All Serious Some Humor Appears
A Grafton man pleads guilty before Police Judge Layne Forg to being drunk and disorderly. He recalls nothing of the incident or his condition, says he was merely staggering. Judge Ford imposes 20 dollars or 20 days. A second offender, fresh from paying a prior drunken fine, is rearrested two hours later for a new charge.
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Layne Forg
Grafton
Ford
LaFollette Campaign Tour Visits Taylor County in May
Latelle M LaFollette Republican Senate hopeful toured Taylor County visiting party leaders and hundreds of Republicans on May 31 accompanied by Gough Ridenour and Francis Wolfe Wolfe heads the Taylor County Republican Executive Committee He plans to visit each state county at least once before the August 3 primary and may return here before the election LaFollette vows to unite Republicans for victory in November Also notes several local visits and family guests among county residents and supporters.
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Latelle M. LaFollette
Republica
United States Senate
Taylor County
Charleston
Gough Ridenour
Francis Wolfe
Republican Party
Wolfe
Republican Executives
LaFollette
Tom Sweeney
Sweeney
Wheeling
Wesley Chapel Notes Of Interest At Home Visits
Visiting at the home of Henry Shaffer were Everet Thomas and Ruth Huntington Mr and Mrs Roy Carter and children and Mrs Ethel Plum Clarksburg. Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs E W Dillon included Hayward Dillon Dorothy McDaniel and others. Sammie Camden returned home from Washington DC with daughter in law Mrs Newton Camden Others visited or were visiting in Morgantown Parsons Thornton and Chicago with Wolfe families and relatives.
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Paul Nestor
Hayward Williams
Johnny
Mansfield
Harvey Johns
Henry Shaffer
Everet Thomas
Ruth
Huntington
Roy Carter
Ethel Plum
Clarksburg
Richard Kraft
Ricky and
Marlyne
Joseph Rinker
E. W Dillon
Hayward Dillon
Dorothy McDniel
Raymond Lansbury and Son
Harley Haller
Sammie Camden
Washington, D. C
Camden WassHer
Newton Camden
Cecil Wolfe
Ethel Wolfe
Burl
Philippi
Charles Schooley
Donnie
Ronnie
Lara
Cecil
Dhd
Ellis Wolfe
Francis Gough
Rodney
Morgantown
Lloyd Nestor
Micelle
Lorn Nestor
Shirley Jane
Opal
Patty
James Shrover
Chicago
Sunny Carter
Thornton
Bessie Wolfe
Bill and
Charles
Sam Williams
Parsons
Retired Police Officers Find Checks Short Again
In Grafton three retired officers receive checks of 30 each month, the fifth consecutive shortfall from the 110 pension. A deficiency suit awaits appeal in Taylor County Circuit Court after a Justice of the Peace ruling that the city owes the men 230.23 in back pay. Hugh Woodford, one former officer, is currently employed by the city to cover water and sewer bills, with wages pledged to settle the bill. The cucumber tree is noted as belonging to the magnolia family.
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Grafton
Taylor County Circuit Court
Justice of the Peace
Hugh Woodford
Charleston Senate candidate chides Neely over biblical talk
Democratic candidate Sam B. Chilton of Charleston criticized Neely for citing Lot's Wife and Belshazzar while urging focus on West Virginia coal miners' unemployment. Chilton, a lawyer known for Bible quips, said he lacks funds for a flashy campaign but will devote time to the job issue and would debate national topics if given the chance.
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Charleston
Sam B. Chilton
U S. Senate
Needy
Lot
Belshazzar
Chilton
Neely
West Virginia
Iean
Sen
West Virginia 5 Day Weather Preview
Five day forecast for West Virginia cautions near normal temperatures with a cool Saturday and a warming trend through Monday or Tuesday. Expect showers or thunderstorms by midweek with light totals, likely under half an inch. The passage also oddly notes Chicago as a global food center and claims the New York Stock Exchange formed in 1792 after a hospital stay in Grafton City.
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West Virginia
Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
Jail officers recapture suspect after escape in Cassville
Fairview police reclaim 20 year old burglary suspect Bob Kuyendall who slipped from a Cassville jail cell by covering his escape with a soap covered improvised exit. He was returned to custody after authorities removed the soap and secured him Monday.
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Fairview
Bob Kuyendall
Kuyendall
Cassville
Grafton Booster Signs Continued On Year Contract
Taylor County Board of Trade approves a one year contract with Standard Advertising Co. for two Route 50 signs promoting Grafton Treart Dam and Tygart Lake State Park. Board discusses future highway signs featuring scenic spots and tourist attractions while fire department equipment needs are noted to maintain insurance coverage. A $15,000 pump and ladder truck requisition awaits county approval.
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Grafton
Treart Dam
Tygart Lake State Park
Taylor County Board Ofrade
Standard Advertising Co
Clarksburg
William Murray
Dam Mother's Day Church
National Cemetery
State Park
Taylor County
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Rhoda Hovatter
Tucker County Hospital
Deszil Summers
Butch
Dennis Summers
Haymond
Mrs. O. B. Robinson
Sam Dean
Sutton
Danny Roach
Mr. and
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Beech Street Atlantic Station
S&h
Grafton Finance CO
Latrobe and
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Carl B. White
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