Charles B Wolfe Dies At Flemington Home 72
Charles Basse Wolfe 72 prominent Flemington builder died at his home after months of illness He was born June 12 1869 and married Elnora Mason He was Flemingtons first mayor a Masonic master and Baptist church member Surviving are four daughters a son and two sisters Funeral arrangements announced with Masonic lodge to lead services at the Methodist church and burial in the IOOF cemetery
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Charles Basse] Wolfe
Flemington
Newton Isaac
Elizabeth Dill Wolfe
Elnora Mason
Auburn
Ritchie County
Wolfe
Masonic Lodge
A. F
A. M
Bartlett
Bridgeport
Methodist
Dennis Cather
Byron Ross
Isaac D. Martin
C. F. Monroe
Robert P. Johnson
W. D. Riley
Howard Hawkins
Ona Sinsel
L. W. Talbott
John Knight
Jesse Riffee
Homer Waller
John Springer
F. T. Kelley
Lodge Ross
C. B. Dawson
Veteran Clerk Retires From Federal Position
Raymond L. Gosling will retire as deputy clerk of the Southern West Virginia District Federal court after 31 years. He plans to end service on vacation, with an official resignation date of October 1. Harriet B. Enslow will succeed him. Gosling served in the Spanish American War and the Aguinaldo uprising in the Philippines and came to Huntington in 1917 from Bluefield.
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Huntington
Raymond L. Gosling
Southern West Virginia District Federal Court
Harriet B. Enslow
Gosling
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Bluefield
Chet Huff Named President of Grafton Rotary Club
Chet Huff was named president of the Grafton Rotary club at a recent directors meeting. He will take office at the first July meeting and is manager of the local office of the Pittsburgh-West Virginia Gas Co. He succeeds John Hopkins. F. R. Frasher was reelected vice president and L. J. Lear secretary treasurer.
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C. A
Chet Huff
Grafton
Hitler visit to Finland described as axis pressure
Secretary of State Hull called Hitler's Finland visit a desperate attempt to press Finland into aiding axis military actions. He warned the move could push Finland toward greater cooperation with Germany against the United Nations. Hull noted a Finnish spokesman suggested Finland might resist German pressure and keep a slightly independent course while maintaining friendship with the United States.
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Washington
Adolph Hitler
Finland
Hull
Helsinki
Hitler
United States
Civilian Defense Bands Arrive For Local Corps
Civilian Defense bands arrived for Taylor County units as Major Charles E B Burke announced. Unit heads and captains may pick up bands from Mrs Burke at Grafton Auto Equipment on Main Street for distribution among workers. Bands cost 5 cents each and leaders handle numbers allocated. Arrival delayed for Memorial Day parade. distribution planned before the section blackout next Friday and the county blackout June 19.
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Taylor County
Charles EB. Burke
Defense Council
Holt Reports on Political Draft and 1940 Race Details
Holt traces his withdrawal into private life after January 1941 and notes prior isolationist stance. The piece outlines 1930 and 1932 elections for Lewis county, a split with Governor Neely, the 1940 primary without faction support, Kilgore’s Senate win, Kump’s intended candidacy, Neely’s silent plans, and the two announced U S Senate contenders Funkhouser and Campion as defense stamp drive continues.
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Senate
U. S
Holt
Weston
House of Delegates
Lewis County
M. M. Neely
Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
H. G. Kump
Elkins
Kump
Neely
Joseph Rosier
Fairmont
U. S. Senate
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Shepherdstown
Washington Custis Lee Campion
Charles Town
State grants extra tires tubes ration for Taylor county
The state rationing board added 100 passenger retreads and 45 inner tubes to Taylor county’s monthly quota. Names listed include C. W. Dye state police car Rev Gordon Withers W F Whitescarver Rev Ernest Decost Loys Watkins and many others from schools taxi firms fire departments and local businesses with retreads and tubes allocated to each.
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Taylor County
C. W. Dye
Gordon Withers
W. F. Whitescarver
Ernest Decost
Loys Watkins
W. Va. Industrial School
S. F. Mason
Glen Harman
Harvey A. Poe
Grafton Taxi
George Brown
Fire Department of City of Grafton
Frank Gull
Joseph Lyons
Robert H. Phillips
Everett Stemple
Melvin Jewett
E. L. Frum
Dewey M. Daniels
George F. Cooper
G. 8. Summers
Earl Thomas
H. E. Bartlett
E. L. Kirby
Harry Bolliger
Fay Ware
John W. Sayre, Jr
Francis O. White
Dr. J. J. Kaufman
Myrtle Wyckoff
J. Bernard Mason
O. J. Bartlett
Walter H. Wolfe
William H. Baugh
John Knotts Sturm
Pittsburgh-W. Va
Gas Co
Millard Stump
B.C. McDaniels
Lloyd M. Read
G. W. Hunt
John Booth
J. L. Bailey
Chas. D. Henry
J. Paul Haddix
T. N. Henderson
Carl Walter Grob
Sidney Kerns
Morrow
J. A. Knight
John Luzadder
John Q. Musgrove
John Fragale
Dennis Cochran
John H. Harkins
Sammy Summers
Baby deer attracts many viewers in Upshur County
Joseph W. Powell, Taylor county game protector, turned over a week old buck fawn to the game farm at French Creek, Upshur county. Found Sunday morning by F. R. Bowman of Moatsville at Colebank, the animal was on its back in a ditch. Displayed in the street here Wednesday, it attracted a large number of persons.
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Joseph W. Powell
Taylor County
French Creek
Upshur County
F. R. Bowman
Moatsville
Colebank
Twelve Pass Exams For State Drivers Licenses In West Virginia
Names of twelve successful applicants for West Virginia state driver licenses were released by Corp. C. W. Dye of the Grafton Division, State Police. The list includes James Parta, Paul E. Richards, Harley A. Dicken, Norman Lee Poe, Thomas H. Barley, Carl Curtis Brown, Donald F. Poling, Clarence H. Clovis, Margarette A. Waggoner, Lawson Phillips, Edwin R. Cochran, and Nathan A. Drames. Two others failed to pass but their names were not published.
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West Virginia
Corp. C. W. Dye
Grafton
James Parta
Paul E. Richards
Lost Creek
Harley A. Dicken
Yates Avenue
City
Norman Lee Poe
Barrett Street
Thomas H. Barley
Carl Curtis Brown
Donald F. Poling
Lincoln Street
Clarence H. Clovis
Margarette A. Waggoner
Lawson Phillips
Flemington
Edwin R. Cochran
Nathan A. Drames
Nipper Losses and Japanese Assault at Midway
The article describes Japanese transport plans targeting Midway Island about 1,149 miles northwest of Hawaii. It reports Admiral Nimitz stating American defense relied on aviation personnel across Army Navy and Marine units. The piece notes Japanese forces faced strong resistance as surprise plans unraveled, with fliers forced to bail out and Americans in rubber boats believed to suffer harsh treatment.
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Midway
Hawaii
Nimitz
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Japan
Russia
Europe
Germany
Africa
East Asia
Western
Pacific
Hongkong
Philippines
Malaya
Netherlands Indies
Burma
China
Australia
Pearl Harbor
Mayor King Says No News On City Hospital Bid
Mayor C O King reports no progress on the new city hospital this week after RFC loan approval telegram. Regulations from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation are needed before any steps can be taken toward a special election to authorize a three year levy and $40 000 bond sale to match the loan and complete the $200 000 project before August.
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City Hospital
C. O. King
RFC
Girl Rigger Tests New Nylon Airplane Parachute
Hartford June 6 Miss Adeline Gray steped from 2000 feet over Brainard Field and landed safely under a nylon parachute in the first live test of this fabric for parachutes. J Floyd Smith of Pioneer Parachute Co praised nylon progress, noting similar gains to silk over 20 years. Gray, a 24 year old rigger for Pioneer, has made 33 jumps.
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Hartford
Adeline Gray
Brainard Field
J. Floyd Smith
Pioneer Parachute Company
Manchester
Keefel Rites Planned Here At National Cemetery
Charles A. Keefel, 46, of 218 Charleston avenue Clarksburg died at Aspinall Veterans Hospital after a 12 year illness. Survived by wife Dorothy and son Carl. Funeral at Lynch Funeral Home with Rev Father M. J. Hannon officiating. Services set for 1 p.m. Obituary notes two brothers died in World War I.
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Veteran's Hospital
Aspinall
National Cemetery
Charles A. Keefel
Charleston Avenue
Clarksburg
Mr. Keefel
Dorothy
Carl
Keefer
Youngstown, Ohio
Lynch Funeral Home
M. J. Hannon
Cries at Inquest Show Overwhelming Numerical Superiority
Inquest heard that the cries heard at the scene reflected a force far outnumbering any opposing group. The testimony emphasized a clear imbalance in numbers and influence, underscoring the perceived dominance at the incident.
Tax plan moves to raise rates amid wartime needs
The Ways and Means Committee proposes a $2.5 billion rise in corporate taxes, lowering personal exemptions and lifting individual rates from 4 to 6 percent. A clash over sales or excise taxes looms as Congress nears year end, with Rep Robertson urging an equitable general tax while delays push the bill toward next year.
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Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Robertson
D.-Va
Treasury
Miners Split District 17 and Weighs Restoring District 29
The United Mine Workers plan to divide District 17 with a later vote by the miners executive board in Atlantic City. Tetlow remains in charge as investigations proceed and District 17 officers see changes while District 29 could be restored in West Virginia coal fields, potentially halving District 17 membership.
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UMW
Tetlow
District 17
West Virginia
Atlantic City
Previor
Bittner
Commission
John L. Lewis
Lewis
West Virginia Mine Union
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
M. M
Packing House Workers Organizing Committee
Mid-West
Tennessee
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
West
Virginis
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