Father Carroll Delivers Stirring Commencement Address
Nine graduates received diplomas at St Augustine Church as Rev M J Hannon presented them and Rev Charles Carroll delivered the sermon. Excerpts from Father Carroll urged graduates to walk the road to honor marked by loyalty to Church and country, truth, and decency, with tests to come after Catholic education. Solos Benediction closed the ceremony. The article also notes unrelated snippets on illegitimacy rates, Beveridge birth, and annual fire deaths.
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Ufe
St.Augustine School
St. Augustine High School
Amnesia Yank Flew From Tempelhof to Allied Lines
A smiling U S soldier who lost memory aided by Russian Cossacks reached Berlin then flew to American lines from Tempelhof Airdrome. He remains amnesiac, believing his name is William Welker and that he hails from New York.
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Yank
Berlin
Tempelhof Airdrome
William Welker
New York
Two Arrested for Obscene Actions in Grafton
Dorsey Lake and John Glenn Rosier of Grafton were fined ten dollars and given ten days in jail for drunkenness and acts described by Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys as unbecoming even for a drunken person. State Trooper W D Sergent and Deputy Sheriff Williamfield placed them before the B and O Railway station after citizen complaints on a late Saturday night.
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Dorsey Lake
John Glenn Rosier
Grafton
Mag
Ona C. Jefferys
B & O Ti
W. D. Sergent
Willianfield
Rationing Boards Meet in Fairmont
Marion Monongalia Preston and Barbour boards held a one day clinic in Fairmont led by District Office of Price Administration officials from Charleston. OPA supervisor William H. Kettler Jr opened the session with local board members and clerks. Attending district staff included Grover Smith Thomas J Schofield Conley H Dillon Robert G Wilbourn Eugene H Brown Walter M Elswick Charles F Livingstone Victor B Ware and Nelson Lake. Five county offices including Grafton closed all day to allow attendance.
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Marion
Monongalia
Preston and Barbour
Fairmont
District Office of Price Administration
Charleston
OPA
William H. Kettler, Jr
Grover Smith
Thomas J. Schofield
Conley H. Dillon
Robert G. Wilbourn
Eugene H. Brown
Walter M. Elswick
Charles F. Livingstone
Victor B. Ware
Nelson Lake
Grafton
Churchill Signals Broader Duties Beyond France's Special Position
Churchill stated that Britain's recognition of France's special position in certain states did not imply enforcement duties. He asserted no obstacle at the council table or elsewhere, while stressing that Britain's commitments extend across the Middle East as well.
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Britain
France
Middle East
Weather rally records and labor data in West Virginia
West Virginia figures show 15 at Elkins and the Harrison county airport and 47 at Parkersburg recorded, with a minimum of 42 expected today for a record low. Work accidents cost 900000 man hours of labor in 1944, highlighting industrial impact.
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West Virginia
Elkins
Harrison County
Parkersburg
Revival Services At Cavalry Tabernacle Beaumont
Attend old fashioned revival services at Cavalry Tabernacle Beaumont each night except Saturday at 7 45 p m Hear local pastor the Rev Ruby G Foley deliver an inspiring message from the word of God
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Cavalry Tabneracle
Beaumont
Ruby G. Foley
Word of God
Okey A Hefner Dies in Daughter's Home
Okey A Hefner former Taylor county sheriff and Hefner Mayselle Foundry Co. partner died yesterday after an extended illness at his daughter Mrs Dorothy Lane's home in Linden New Jersey. He was born July 31 1870 in Gilmer County and lived most of his life here. Survivors include children Arnold Hefner Helen Madden Ruth Huntley Dorothy Lane and siblings Hugh Hefner Laur Kitzmiller Lena Crall. Body to Bartlett funeral home for Thursday 2 PM service with Rev Lois Luzader and Bluemont cemetery interment.
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Okey
Taylor County
Hefner-Mayselle Foundry Co
Dorothy Lane
Linden
N. J
Gilmer County
Nathanie
Victoria Moore Hefner
Molly Mayselles
United Brethren Church
Grafton
Arnold Hefner
Washington, D. C
Helen Madden
Columbus
D. C
Ruth Huntley
Rochelle Park
Lindenine J
Hugh Hefner
Laur, Kitzmiller
Keyser
Lena Crall
Bartlett Funeral Home
Lois Luzader
Bluemont Cemetery
Liszt and Zimmermann’s Daughters and Madame Baignieres
Four daughters of Liszt and Zimmermann married notable figures Gounod Pigny architect of the St. Cloud house where Gounod died Dubeufe the painter and a man named Dugle. Madame Baignieres a renowned music teacher organized musicales and hospital concerts during the occupation. She hopes to return to help veterans after the army leaves.
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Liszt
Zimmerman
Gounod
Pigny
St. Cloud
Dubeufe
Dugle
Connisseur
Madame Baignieres
385Th General Hospital
Rue Gounod
Avenue Gounod
Saint Cloud
United States
California
Margaret McCabe Rites Set After Death in Grafton
Margaret McCabe of 30 West Washington Street died yesterday at 3 40 PM after a brief illness in Grafton. She lived here most of her life and belonged to St Augustine Catholic Church. She is survived by sister Agness McCabe of Grafton and nieces and nephews including John M. McCabe of Columbus D. First Lieutenant Daria McCabe Army Nurses Corps recently returned from overseas duty Mrs Arthur Kargfin Baltimore MD Dr John T Prendergast Detroit and Rose Helene Prendergast Baltimore. The body lies at Bartlett funeral home with services Thursday at 9 AM at St Augustine Catholic Church Solemn Requiem Mass to be celebrated by Rev Father M J Hannon with Rev J P McKernan deacon and Rev P J Brady sub deacon Interment Mt Calvary Cemetery Flowers omitted as requested.
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Margaret McCabe
West Washi Street
City Hospital
St Augustine Catholic Church
Agness McCabe
Graftor
John M. McCabe
Columbus
Daria McC
J. P. McKernan
P. J. Brady
Mt Calvary Cemetery
In Memoriam for Roy W Kirby From Bedford Eagles
Fraternal Order of Eagles at Bedford Ohio writes to Mrs Cora Kirby mother of the late Pfc Roy W Kirby killed in France August 18 1944 The poem conveys condolence and faith The check accompanying the letter expresses sympathy while recalling the brothers love and the belief there is no death and that souls unite beyond the grave Amen Fraternal Yours Wilbur E Paulsen Secretary
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Cora Kirby
Pfc
Roy W. Kirby
France
Order of Eagles
Bedford
Ohio
Parkview
Roy
Prisoner Pvt Glenn Sapp freed from German camp
Nazi prisoner Pvt Glenn Sapp 25 son of Mrs E J Kuhn and grandson of Mr and Mrs Charles Sapp of Independence was liberated from a German camp and is expected to arrive in the state soon. He was captured January 12 1943 while serving with U S Army infantry in North Africa. He worked for Goodyear Rubber Co of Akron Ohio before enlisting November 16 1941. Arrives Home Yesterday Sgt Harry D DeLaney of the U S Marine Corps returned from the Pacific and spent a 30 day furlough with his parents in Blueville. He served with the Third Marine division at Guadalcanal Bougainville Guam and Iwo Jima since February 1943. He joined the Marine Corps August 17 1942 and is a 1939 graduate of Grafton High School. He had worked for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad before enlisting. In China Hospital Corporal John Kenneth Wagner son of Mr and Mrs A W Wagner of 354 East Main Street is confined to a hospital in China. He entered the Army Air Forces in July 1942. His brothers in service include Sergeant Alfred Wagner in Germany and Seaman First Class Hugh Wagner in England. The Aborigines a mythical People of central Island descended from an ancient town upon Lemium.
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Glenn Sapp
E. J. Kuhn
Clut Road
Charles Sapp
Independence
Harry D. DeLaney
U. S. Marine Corps
States
Pacific Theatre of Operations
L. D. Delaney
Blueville
Third Marine Division
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
Guam
Iwo Jima
Marine Corps
Grafton
China
John Kenneth Wagner
A. W. Wagner
East Main Street
Army Air Forces
Alfred Wagner
Germany
Hugh Wagner
England
Mathews Returns From Captivity For 60 Days In Grafton
Thomas L. Mathews, 20, a former prisoner of Germany from last September until April 29, arrived in Grafton to spend 60 days with his mother Mrs. Laura Mathews on East Wilford Street. He served in Southern France with the Seventh Army when captured September 12 and was held at Stalag 7-A near Mooseburg, Germany. A 1942 Grafton High School graduate, he entered the army September 2, 1943 and went overseas February last year. His brothers Russel and Robert Mathews are in service in Germany and the Philippines respectively, with a recent reunion noted on Lazor Island.
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Thomas L. Mathews
Third Army
Th States
Grafton
Laura Mathews
East Wilford Street
Mathews
France
Seventh Army
Stalag 7-A
Nea Moosebure
Germany
Grafton High School
Pvt Mathews
Staff Sa Russel Mathews
Cpl
Robert Mathews
Philippines
Lazor Island
James Beverlin
Capping Exercises Postponed for Local Nurse Aides
The American Red Cross Nurse's Aide capping for two classes is delayed due to late uniform shipments. A new date will be set once uniforms arrive. A third class for about 25 women over 18 will start soon under Mrs Maxine Cosgrove.
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American Red Cross
Harold P. Kramer
Grafton City Hospital
Ralph Woodyard
Lucille Payne
Paul Berry
Kramer
Maxine Cosgrove
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Father Carroll
St. Augustine
Netherlands
Finland
William Beveridge
Beveridge
Rangpur
Bengal
India
Churchill
Okey A. Hefner
Tilley Atesionn
Malone’s Drug & Chemical Co
Margaret McAbe
St. Augustine Church
Memoriam
Elysian
Wilbur E. Paulsen
S High School
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Central
Isly
La'ium
Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
Ton
The
Red Cross
Maude Adams
Hiskadden
Latrobe St
Pruntytown Methodist Church
C. D. Thorp
Barrakville
Coe
Ferman Lambert
G. G. Wadsworth
Jimmie
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