Taylor County's Oldest Resident Dies at 98
Eliza Woodyard Gawthrop of Bear Valley Inn died following two weeks of complications at age 98. Born September 15, 1844 in Wood county, she connected to War of 1812 veterans and Gen. Lee relatives. Funeral set for Harmony Grove Baptist church with Bartlett Funeral Home directing.
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Eliza Woodyard
Gawthrop
Bear Valley Inn
Taylor County
Wood County
Henley Woodyard
Sarah Wiseman Woodyard
Robert E. Lee
Lighthorse
Harry” Lee
Perry Gawthrey
Pruntytown Beulah
D. P. Logan
Farrell Yates
Marilyn Yates
Flemington
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
Mr. Loving
Bridgeport
Harmony Grove Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Home
George Gawthrop
Cecil Gawthrop
Otis Landers
D. M. Tomlinson
Dorsey Brown
Glenn F. McKinney
Grafton Welcomes New Minister Sunday Evening
Donald McDonald will be installed as minister of the Furst Christian Church Sunday evening, June 13, at 8 p.m. The installation will be led by John F. Nelson and Ashley G. Booth, with Dr. Nelson representing the State Board of the West Virginia Christian Missionary Society. McDonald has led youth rallies in the Eastern Panhandle and worked from Paw Paw. The congregation has cleared its church debt and looks to larger work.
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Donald McDonald
Furst
Grafton
Rev. McDonald
City
B and O Reports Increased Car Loads in May
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad carloads for May 1943 totaled 300539 with 176687 on line and 123852 from connections, up 8820 from May 1942. April 1943 total reached 297694, while May 1930 totaled 293444. Week ending June 5 1943 totalled 57418, down 14088 from last year due to miners strike and Decoration Day.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Eee
Service Men's Center Reports May Utilization
The Service Men's Recreation Center at Yong Mens Christian Association housed 129 men in May from all branches of the armed forces. Of them, 62 slept there, 42 used showers, and 25 utilized recreation facilities. The next committee meeting is July 1, chaired by Hamilton Isner.
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Service Men's Recreation Center
Yong Mens Christian Association
Edgar McKee
Hamilton Isner
Mrs Flanagan Voit Found Dead At Home
Mrs. Sarah Flanagan Voit of 316 West Main Street was found dead in her front room divan at 1 PM by a postal carrier. Police and coroner examined the scene and planned physician tests to establish the cause, with an inquest decision pending physician reports.
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Sarah Flanagan Voit
West Main Street
Truman McVicker
McVicker
E. C. DeMoss
Voit
State Polics
Ona C. Jefferys
T. W. Heironimus
Lee Bennett
Atty
Francis L. Warder
Bartlett Funeral Home
Batson Farm Represented at Meetings
West Virginia Hereford Breeder association members are invited to a field day for Hereford Breeders and friends at Morlunda Farms in Lewisburg on Saturday June 12 hosted by Mr and Mrs Oscar Nelson Oscar Nelson Jr and Adam McWilliams. The event begins at 1 30 p m with Dr Hunt Paul Swaffer Col Livesay Ben Creech and others directing a judging contest open to all with prizes to be awarded.
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West Virginia
Hereford Breeder's Association
Morlunda
Lewisburg
Oscar Nelson
Oscar Nelson, Jr
Adam McWilliams
Dr. Hunt
Paul Swaffer
Col Livesay
Ben Creech
Penetrating fungicide testimonial adds bold claims
An advertisement claims Athletes Foot medicine costs 35 cents with a money back guarantee next morning if not satisfied. It promotes a penetrating formula made with 90 percent alcohol that reaches germs quickly and advises applying full strength for better results. Available at Malone's Drug & Chemical Co and local drugstores.
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Malone's Drug & Chemical Co
Hereford Breeders Field Day Planned for 6 P M
A field day at 6 p m promotes interest of Hereford breeders to discuss proper production and distribution problems. C C Batson and W O Coope of The Batson Hereford Farm and a Taylor county plan to attend.
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C. C. Batson
W. O. Coope
Batson Hereford
Taylor County
Legion Women Thank Public For Poppy Day Efforts
At a Moose home meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary Mrs Dallas Wolfe thanked committees and helpers for Poppy Day, noting two thousand poppies distributed and $200 raised for veterans and families in the community. The group discussed a record collection campaign running July 3 to July 31 to supply phonographs and records for overseas troops. past drives yielded 300,000 new records after recycling old ones. The piece highlights need for entertainment for boys overseas in Tunisia and Guadalcanal.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Moose Home
Dallas Wolfe
Tunisia
Guadalcanal
Salvation Army Vacation Bible Lessons Close Friday
The Salvation Army Vacation Bible School ends Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Citadel with closing exercises attended by children parents and friends. Tom Bartlett presides Ted Robinson receives attendance certificates as Lt Leonard E Facemire directs the school play The Army of The Lord. Handicraft displays accompany the program followed by a concluding picnic Monday at Grafton Park.
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Salvation Army
Vaation Bible School
Citadel
Tom Bartlett
Ted Robinson
Robinson
Leonard E. Facemire
Grafton Park
Captain Wolfe
Wolfe
American Legion
Legion
Mrs Wolfe seeks phonograph records for overseas boys
Mrs Wolfe urges housewives to donate phonograph records for soldiers overseas. She notes the American Legion led a successful prior campaign and mothers wives and sweethearts continue the effort. Call Mrs Dallas Wolfe at 798 J to contribute to a growing collection.
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Dallas Wolfe
IN UNIFORM Returns To Camp Breckinridge Kentucky
Pvt. Louis Youmans arrives back at Camp Breckinridge after a ten day visit with sister and brother in law on Pear street. Visitors include Mrs Ralph Gwilliam and children from Washington Pennsylvania visiting Mrs Gwilliam's parents on Thayer street. Mrs Donald Williams and daughter Dotty Jean spent Thursday visiting relatives and friends in Clarksburg West Virginia.
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Camp
Louis Youmans
Camp Breckinridge
Kentucky
A. O. Aldrich
Pear Street
Ralph Gwilliam
Sharon Jane and
Ralph Marshall
Washington, Pa
Donald Williams
Dotty Jean
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Kursk air battles and Soviet gains reported
The report notes 26 German planes in engagements with Soviet forces. Pravda cites a German flyer who saw the Kursk air fight as unmatched. Soviet midnight bulletins describe heavy German losses on the Smolensk and Leningrad fronts, plus attacks repelled near Lishchansk and Donets river areas with multiple German casualties and ammunition dumps destroyed. A reconnaissance plane was shot down.
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Kursk
Pravda
Communist Party
Richard Hagerman
France
England
Smolensk
Lishchansk
Donets
Leningrad
Monitor
Old Tom Barnhouse Celebrates 69th Birthday Today
The Sentinel’s longtime newsboy Tom Barnhouse, nicknamed One Man Band, marks his sixty ninth birthday. The colorful figure jokes about his age, recalls punning with younger boys, and says he can still go many more miles despite rheumatism and occasional aches.
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The
Sentinel
Tom
Barnhouse
Memorial services in Barbour mark veterans day program
Memorial services will be held at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon at Mt Morris Methodist church Barbour county in memory of the dead of all wars. Veterans are urged to participate. Rev Simmons will deliver the memorial address. Grand Army of the Republic and the Sons of the Veterans of Grafton are in charge. Twenty three veterans rest in the church cemetery including a War of 1812 fighter and World War I soldier.
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Mt. Morris Methodist Church
Barbour County
Passed Tod At Her
Mrs. J. Ella Bartlett 83 died at 10 o clock this morning at 216 Pearl street after a brief illness. Born October 3 1859 in Taylor county she was a daughter of Joseph and Jacqueline Smith Barbee. Survived by daughter Juanita Thayer and several nieces and nephews. Funeral 2 pm Saturday Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev Frank J Turvander at First Presbyterian Church in charge. Burial Bluemont Cemetery Bartlett Funeral Home directing.
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J. Ella Bartlett
Pearl Street
Bartlett
Taylor County
Joseph and
Jacquline Smith Barbee
Alonzo Bartlett
West Grafton
Presbyte
Grafton
Naomich
Eastern Star
Juanita Thayer
Avil “Conn
Bartlett Funeral Home
Frank J. Turvander
First Presbyteria Church
Bluemont Ceetery
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Anny
Loar Jewelry Company
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