Carnival to Open Monday at Memorial City Fairgrounds
Arrangements were completed to stage the Summer Pun Festival of Memorial City Post 3081 VFW next week at the old fair grounds in West Grafton. Marks Shows Inc. arrived to decorate vacant windows and billboards as local youths cheer the start of a nine-device midway and a dozen shows. Fearless Jack Gérard headlines free nightly acts atop a steel pole.
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Memorial City Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Old Fair Grounds
West Grafton
Advancemen of Marks Shows, Inc
Memorial ‘City Post
Marks Shons
Fearless Jack" Gérard
Burnett Port Building Repair and Painting Offer
A. B. Burnett advertises port building repair painting and screening services at low cost and offers to provide an estimate with contact by phone number 900.
Memorial City VFW to Host Lively Week with Band Events
Leland Price heads the VFW arrangements committee for planned band concerts and a public wedding week. The committee includes J C Helms A A Miller Russell DeMoss Thomas Moran William Moran French Helms Dewey Shaffer R V Ridgenour John McTullough Durbin Moore Dallas Wolf George Allender. They visited Clarksburg to review Marks Shows and praised the organization as first class and up to date.
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Memorial City
Post Promise
Leland Price
V. F. W. Committee
J.C. Helms
A. A. Miller
Russell DeMoss
Thomas J. Moran
William Moran
French Helms
Dewey Shaffer
R. V. Ridgenour
John McTullough
Durbin Moore
Dallas Wolfe
National manufacturers push to maintain codes after NRA ruling
A nationwide telegraphic survey from the National Association of Manufacturers shows leaders of industry seeking stability and ongoing code adherence despite the Supreme Court’s NRA rejection. Du Pont and others insist on less regulation and continued prosperity with no wage cuts in Kansas and some wage gains in Pure Oil cases.
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Wilson
N. C
Carolina
NRA
National Association of Manufacturers
Lammot du Pont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Supreme Court
Kansas
Harry Sharp
Associated Industries of Kansas
E. T. Weir
National Steel Corporation
Henry M. Dawes
Pure Oil Company
Agricultural adjustment costs and tax receipts reported to May
The report shows total eligible payments to producers and crop adjustment expenses totaling 790,062,385 through May 1, with tax receipts of 324,430,579 by the same date. Secretary Wallace spoke at a press conference yesterday regarding the figures.
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Wallace
Yesie
Youth Graduates Youth Graduates John Sewell Cather
John Sewell Cather son of Mr and Mrs Thomas H Cather of Grafton will graduate from Stony Brook school Stony Brook NY on June 8 As a post graduate student at Stony Brook Cather starred in football basketball and track varsity served on the Student Organization executive and advisory committees and was vice president of the senior class.
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John Sewell Cather
Thomas H. Cather
Grafton
Stony Brook School
Stony Brook
N. Y
Cather
Law ruling prompts farmers to seek contract certainty
The discussion notes voluntary adjustment programs for producers, asserting they do not infringe the Schechter decision and that the government can fulfill its farm contracts. It mentions defense witnesses and a possible prolonged postponement awaiting the court outcome, plus the prospect of a congressional probe into the Mellon tax case and Union Trust records.
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Schechter
Fense
Mellon
Union Trust Company
Union Trust Tax Case Drama Battles Subpoena Fight
The Board of Tax Appeals has ruled evidence in Union Trust Company records irrelevant. Attorney General Andrew Jackson vows to appeal, criticizing Mellon over media commentary. A separate income tax case against Union Trust for 1990 taxes totaling 218 339 remains before the Board of Tax Appeals.
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Union Trust
Board of Tax Appeals
Union Trust Company
Jackson
Frank Hogan
Mellon
Union ‘Trust Company of Pittsburgh
FHA Expert Discusses Federal Housing Act in Grafton
FHA expert addressed various women’s organizations in Grafton and will be in the office all day tomorrow to consult with ladies on provisions of the home loan act. She praised Grafton women’s interest in the act and loan possibilities for repairs, moronization, or buying homes. Tonight she plans to speak at the M. P. church at 7:15 p.m. on act provisions.
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Grafton
Morris
Ladies, Aid Organization
M. P
Mining Course Opens June 10 At Morgantown University
The 23rd annual coal mining course runs June 10 to July 20 at West Virginia University Morgantown offered by the School of Mines. Open to all miners with no tuition or entrance requirements. Board and room cost seven dollars weekly for six weeks. Courses include mining arithmetic explosives coal geology drawing mine gases methods of mining mine fires and explosions drainage and pumping and more.
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School of Mines
West
Qn‘s University At
Morgantown
Three County youths enlist in U S Navy for four years
George H. Dubois announces at the local post office that three Taylor county youths from Grafton and Webster have enlisted in the Navy for four years. Charles William Gall, Howard Spencer Wilson, and Jess Ray Bailey are to report June 3 for three months’ training at Norfolk, then ship assignments. Other Harrison and Randolph county enlistees include Robert Wayne McDaniel, Richard Ray Grapes, Ulysses Blaine Pitts, Arthur James Schmitz, and Charles Michael Joseph.
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Taylor County
Grafton
U. S. Navy
George H. Dubois
Charles William Gall
Pearl St
Howard Spencer Wilson
Jess Ray Bailey
Webster
Norfolk
Virginia
Robert Wayne McDaniel
Hepzibah
Richard Ray Grapes
Ulysses Blaine Pitts
West Milford
Arthur James Schmitz
Clarksburg
Harrison County
Charles Michael Joseph
Elkins
Randolph County
Navy
Dubois
Vandergrift Opens His Own Taxi Enterprise
Vandergrift starts Black and White Taxi Service solo after leaving 8. W. Trisler. Located opposite the First Baptist church on Main Street, phone 299. He pledges steady service and invites support from friends.
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Vandergrift
R. M. Vandergrift
8. W. Trisler
First Baptist Church
Main Street
Mr. Vandercrift
Earth's loneliest spot on Tristan da Cunha island
Feature in the June 9 issue of the American Weekly describes Tristan da Cunha, a remote colony with no money no radio and no police. Inhabitants cannot leave the island and daily life unfolds under extreme isolation. The article highlights unique social and logistical quirks of this remote community.
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Tristan de Cunha Island
Baltimore Sunday American
Newsboy
Former ERA Auditor Held For Grand Jury
Huntington June 6 The former general auditor for the state office of the federal relief administration is held for federal grand jury action charged with misappropriating funds. R. O. Carte arraigned before Federal Commissioner G. R. Heffley and jailed in default 1500 bond. ose employees named for misappropriation to a liquor store include O J Helms C L Burke W Allstock Z T Ramsey C W Butler and Thomas Maron.
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Huntington
State Office
The
Federal Relief Administration
R. O. Carte
G. R. Heffley
Hinfkers
O. J. Helms
C. L. Burke
Allstock
Z. T. Ramsey
C. W
Relief Administration
Butler
Thomas Maron
Ray
Hinton Liquor Store Personnel Selected
Charleston reports that on June 6 and 7 the State Liquor Control Commission announced the selection of personnel for Hinton Liquor Store. Officials outlined duties and timelines for the new staff in the notice.
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Hinton Liquor Store
Charleston
The
State Liquor Control Commission
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North Pole
Guenn
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Universal Picture
Gertrude Michael
Heather Angel
Lyle Talbot
Rhugh O'Connell
ESSO
Happy Motown
Aerotype
Essolene
Sso
ATLAS
Ssolube Motor
FHA
Naval Training School
Norfolk, Va
ERA
Grand Jury
Black and White Taxi Service
West Main Street
R. M, Vandergrift
Curtis Howe Springer
Grafton Drug & Chemical CO
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