Main Street parking meters proposed for half hour limit
Taylor County officials discuss replacing current meters with half hour units on Main Street to curb long stalls by shoppers. City leaders cite traffic, enforcement issues and state railway widening impacts. Reese Hilkey, longtime local figure, dies after five year illness. Funeral to be held Sunday. Dementia era details omitted.
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Leal, Sr
Taylor County Board of ‘Trade
Trade Board
Loar
Main Street
Lear
State Road Commission
Miss Perie B Ayer Ex Graftonian Dies In California
Miss Perie B Ayer 73 of Los Angeles formerly of Grafton died there yesterday after a career as a Taylor County schools teacher. Born September 19 1881 she was daughter of Lemuel B and Anna L Thorn Ayer and is survived by brother Forrest Ayer and sisters Lola V Ayer and Mrs Agnes S Wittman all of Grafton. Funeral plans include return of the body to Knotts Funeral Home and services at St Augustine Catholic Church with burial in Mt Calvary Cemetery.
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Perie B. Ayer
Los Angeles
Calif
Grafton
Lemuel B
Anna L .Thorn Ayer
Forrest Ayer
Lola V. Ayer
Aghes S. Wittman
California
Taylor County
Knotts Funeral Home
Ex Grafton Woman Dies In Fairmont Hospital
Word has been received of the death on May 28 in Fairmont of Mrs Mildred Moran Fuller 49 of 1827 Peacock Lane Fairmont formerly of Grafton She was a daughter of Mrs Clyde Moran and the late Clyde Moran Services were held Monday in Palmore with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery She is survived by her husband Albert J Fuller two sisters Miss Margaret Moran and Miss Helena Moran and one brother Waylon Moran of Taylorville Ill
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Fairmont
Mildred Moran Fuller
Peacock Lane
Grafton
Clyde
Moran
Clyde. Moran
Dewey Ave
Bué
Albert J. Puller
Margaret Moran
Helena Moran
Taylorville
Palrmore
Woodlawn
Magazine Crew Detained Over City License Payment
Police detained a magazine sales crew yesterday afternoon until a city license was paid. Police Judge Layne Ford issued a warning to the crew and to passersby about compliance with licensing laws.
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Magazine
Layne Ford
Westerman Infant Dies Rites Today
Graveside services were held at 1 p m in Harmony Grove cemetery for Susan Elaine Westerman two day old daughter of Everett C and Evelyn Orphan Westerman. The Rev. Lee Crist officiated. Born June 1 at Grafton City hospital she died yesterday.
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Harmony Grove
Susan Elaine Westerman
Everett C
Evelyn Orphaninn Westerman
Lee Crist
Grafton City Hospital
Walter Dennison Dies at 79 in Evansville Services Saturday
Walter Smith Dennison 79 of Route 1 Newburg Evansville died Wednesday evening after a two month illness in Philippi hospital. He was born November 14 1874 in Moatsville and survived by wife Mattie Taylor Dennison son Hugh T. Dennison Tunnelton brother Obe C. Dennison sister Sadie Morrison Clarksburg and three grandchildren. He lived in Evansville 42 years and worked for Kopper Coal. He belonged to Locust Grove United Brethren church. Services scheduled for 2 pm Saturday at Mt Zion Methodist Church with Rev Charles V. Tate officiating burial at Mt Zion cemetery. Friends may call Knotts Funeral Home.
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Walter Smith Dennison
Newburg
Evansville
Philippi
Moatsville
Jerry L
Mary R. Woodward Dennison
Mattie Taylor Dennison
Hugh T. Dennison
Tunnelton
Obe C. Dennison
Sadie Morrison
Clarksburg
Kopper Coal Company
Locust Grove United Brethren Church
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
Charles V. Tate
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Knotts Funeral Home
Former Grafton Man Dies In Fairmont
Frank L Williamson aged 60 formerly of Taylor county died in Fairmont on Sunday. A former B&O employee with 40 years service, he belonged to the Odd Fellows lodge and First Baptist church. He left Grafton about 20 years ago and was survived by Elsie England Williamson and three children, two sons, three brothers, and five grandchildren. Burial followed at Harmony Grove cemetery.
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Fairmont
Frank L. Williamson
Taylor County
Hammond
Marshall Williamson
Odd Fellows Lodge
First Baptist Church
B&o
Elsie England Williamson
Mary Gale Morrison
Genevieve
Unemployment grants and benefits face review by committee
A congressional committee approved 216.4 million dollars for states to administer unemployment compensation and employment service programs, 12.095 million above the prior appropriation. It also approved 55.6 million for unemployment compensation for veterans and pledged another review later to ensure veterans entitled to benefits will not be denied.
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Employment Service Administration
Pallbearers Named For James C Bishop Funeral
Pallbearers for the funeral of James Clarence Bishop, 85, of 240 Thayer Street, who died Wednesday, are Harry Tucker, William J Flanagan, Harry C Tinney, Walter G Chrislip, Harry Green.
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James C. Bishop
James Clarence Bishop
Thayer Street
Harry Tucker
William J ]. Flanagan
Harry C. Tinney
Walter G. Chrislip
Harry Green
Funeral services announced for Reese Riskey Warder
Funeral services are set Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Watkins officiating. Interment will follow at Woodsdale Memorial Park. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Bartlett Funeral Home
Kenneth Watkins
Woodsdale Memorial Park
Riskey
Reese Warder
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Bill County
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House
Reese Warder Hilkey
1Ldonard Street
Lowing
Old Grafton Woodworking Company
Car China Company
West Main Street Methodist Church
Grafton Lodge No
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A.M
Copestone
RAM
DeMolay
Knights Templar
Grand Lodge of Masons of
West Virginia
Osiris Temple
Wheeling
Good Hope
Philip Henry
Juliette Clara Warder Hilkey
Eunice Riley Hilkey
Hayward H. Hilkey
Baltimore
Kenneth Wy.Hilkey
Washington, Pa
Geneva V. Hilkey
All Home
Wade H. Hilkey
Petersburg
Fla
Charles W. Hilkey
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Wotay
Ealth
Education and Welfare
Ovetu Culp Hobby
Health, Education and Welfare
Lauber Department
National Labor Relations Board
Natonal Mediation Board
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Public Health Service
Labor Department
Moose
Young Demorvstic C Ua
Wally Baron
State Young Democratic Club
Fall County
Ben
John Dalton
Perie Ayer
Walter W. Beall
St. Augustine Catholic
Michael J. Hannon
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Fairmont Hospital
Westerman
Plymouth
Ater
Desoto
Undine
Morgan Motor Salesite
Blueville, Gr. Grafton
Tara Aed
Walter Dennison
MTNA
Kingans
Texas
FF Rock
Nsisco
South Side
Grand St
Owen
Statton
Adv
Mays
Margaret A
Forrest P. Reynolds
Bluemont Cemetery
Marshall Schroeder
Jack Mays
Billy Mays
James Mays
Bob Moran
Bartlett Service
C. C. Richman & Son
The
Eagles
Grafton Paint CO
S&h
Laprobe
Malone's
Epsom Salts
Bromc. Seltzer
Ste
Johnsons
Kodak Pony
Tommy Armour
Ohnson & Johnson
Bey
W. Main St
Rexall Store
Enema
LAX
Lanolin
Squibb
DIC
Athens
Mal Alliance
Turkey
Tit
Ate
Washin United
Abilars
Tov
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Terence Ver
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Freem
Slate Fal Fuel Co
Ijects
Charl i Lawrer Ald
Irtha Semle
Reba G
Los
Elbert
Nielsen
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