Funeral Friday for Mrs Stover prominent city resident
Solemn rites set for 3 30 p m at Bartlett Funeral Home for Pearl Fries Stover 59 of 615 West Main died yesterday after brief illness Rev E F K Roaf to officiate interment in Bluemont cemetery Naomi chapter Eastern Star to hold service at 7 p m tonight friends may call at funeral home Stover active in St Pauls Lutheran church past worthy matron of Naomi chapter of Eastern Star member of Grafton Womans club widow of L J Stover Survivors include father Davis Fries Harricville W Va and five sandchildren plus siblings Dr Harry N Stover of Lamesa Tex Mrs Virginia David ravines Aene man Jr of New Cumberland W Va Mrs Charles LaPorte of Baltimore Md George M Fries of Moapa Nev and a brother other details provided.
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Bartlett
Pearl Fries Stover
Wess
Main Street
City Hospital
E. F. K. Roaf
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Bluemont
Naom
Eastern Star
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Davis Henry Fries
Harricviie
W. Va
Virginia Davidea Ravines Aeneman, Jr
New Cumberland
Charles LaPorte
Baltimore
Péathét Speaks At Kiwanis Meet in West Virginia Review
The Kiwanis club weekly dinner at Hotel Grafton hears Merritt Feather review a Mercury magazine piece titled A Review of West Virginia about the people of the state and its industries and farms. Feather serves as club program chairman for the current period. A note mentions Yonarity hospitals in Beaune Burgundy owning famous vineyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
West Virginia
Merritt, Feather
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Grafton
Feather
Yonarity Hospitals’ of
Beaune
Burgundy
France
FFA Holds First Summer Meeting at Grafton High
The Grafton FFA chapter held its first summer monthly meeting at the Vo-Ag Building at 8 pm. Topics included Hill Crest farm field day, a May 9 picnic with F.H.A., and a June 30 dairy meeting at Morgantown. Three members earned diplomas May 31: Laurance Gaterfield, Floran Warder, and Jack Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Future Farmers of America
Vo-Ag
Hill Crest Farm
Chester
F.H.A
Morgantown
Chanter
Laurance Gaterfield
Floran Warder
Jack Bradley
Robert Bartlett
Fred Gough
Howang Lemmond
Jackie Lucas
Charles Myers
Willis Nestor
Gilbert Robinson
Bernard Wood
June Saterfield
Jthe
F. C. Waggoner
Air Force Plans 2201 New Planes For 70-Group Force
The Air Force announced a 2201 aircraft program funded by 1.345 billion dollars from defense appropriations to expand to a 70 group force. The mix includes 243 bombers with 162 heavy long range, 1405 jet fighters, and 81 jet bombers including 30 flying wing variants.
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Washington
Air Force
Defense Department
Defense
Mihai and Anne Wedding at Greek Palace Ceremony
The couple Mihai and Anne performed a traditional sacred dance as guests showered them with rice and rose petals. After the ceremony they met reporters in the palace courtyard before receiving royal congratulations in the Central Hall. A luncheon followed and they left for Tatos near Athens.
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Isaiah Horepse
Miahia
Anne
Paul
Frederika
Mihai
Tatos
Athens
Train wreck near Laurel Park interrupts New York bound service
A St Louis to New York train derailment near Laurel Park race track after a broken rail sent four cars off the line. A westbound local from New York to Washington collided into the wreckage. diesel locomotive damaged and several cars derailed. The text also notes William Harvey’s 1628 discovery of blood circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seuumuek Lou Page
St. Louis
New York
Laurel Park Race Track
Washington
Hartley casts doubt on John L Lewis as strike loom looms
Rep Hartley of New Jersey charged John L Lewis is preparing for another soft coal strike next month and urged Congress to stay in session for any emergency. He said Lewis bargains in bad faith as contract talks with soft coal operators continue with pensions and health benefits at stake. The dispute centers on pension terms and eligibility while royalty funds remain untouched. Rail unions told Judge Goldsborough federal power lacks right to bar strikes, arguing no employer employee link since railroads were seized to avert a walkout.
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Hartley
R.N.J
John L. Lewis
Congress
Lewis
House Labor Command Coor
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Carl McFarland
Goldsborough
In Memoriam Hallie Shafferman Memorial Note
In memory of Miss Hallie Shafferman who died June 10, 1947. Friends and pupils speak of her benediction, teachings, and example that linger with strength and grace. The Blueville Methodist Church class preserves her Christian qualities and lasting influence.
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Hallie Shafferman
Blueville
Methodist ‘Church
Deadlocked Fairmont justice race may wait until fall
The hotly contested Democratic nomination for justice of peace in Fairmont district remains tied after a recount. Lyle Edwards and G C Barnes each hold a partial victory with contested ballots unresolved. Edwards received an 80 day stay of judgment to pursue an appeal to the State Supreme Court, conditioned on a $150 bond. If the writ of error is perfected, the Supreme Court may not hear the case until the fall term, delaying a ruling for months.
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Justice of Peace
Fairmont
Lyle R
Lum) Edwards
G. C
Ike) Barnes
Marion County
Mandamus
Edwards
Barnes
State Supreme Court
J. Harper Meredith
Supreme Court
Hangar and mess hall destroyed at Rosecrans Field
A large hangar, 21 airplanes, and a mess hall used by the National Guard burned at Rosecrans Field near St Joseph. Airport manager Hugh Middaugh put the loss at about 875000 dollars. One fireman was overcome by smoke while fighting the blaze. A separate note mentions the flour beetle misnaming among etymologists.
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ST. Joseph
National Guard
Rosecrans Field
Hugh Middaugh
Eee
Cease fire orders go out to Arab and Jewish troops
June 10 Cairo dispatch reports cease fire orders issued to Arab Legion and Jewish troops. They are instructed to halt shooting at 1 a.m. EST Friday for four weeks while peace talks proceed. Trans Jordan forces also ordered to cease by the deadline. United Nations mediator Bernadotte urged commanders to communicate the date and method to avoid misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Boyd
Cairo
Tewfik Abu Abuda
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Trans Jordan
Palestine
Arab Legion
Tel Aviv
Israel
Moshe Shertok
United Nations
State GOP convention names officers for 20th term
Hallanan won renomination for a 20th year as state officer. Frances Ogden Stubblefield of Charleston was reappointed Republican National Committeewoman since 1944. Dr Henry Hatfield of Muntington named chairman of the state delegation and former GOP chairman Robert H C Kay named vice chairman. Banjo described as patterned after a crude African instrument.
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Frances Ogden Stubblefield
Charleston
Henry Hatfield
Muntington
U. S
GOP
Robert H.C. Kay
Stassen Attacks Truman Over Congress Remark
Harold E. Stassen criticized President Truman as unjustified and unstatesmanlike for calling Congress the worst in history. He voiced the remark during a cross country tour with the Senate appropriations committee, opposing cuts to European Recovery Program funds.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Stassen
House
Fragmentary remark on faction conduct in congress
A garbled sentence discusses a faction and pressing actions in Congress. It mentions an unjustified statement and accuses Sloanlike rhetoric, implying internal conflict and calls for united effort in public affairs. No clear names, dates, or events are identifiable in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Rush Holt speech warns on moral rearmament in Riverside
Former U.S. Senator Rush Holt of West Virginia speaks in Riverside California urging moral re armament as a spiritual weapon. He cautions Communists fear public reaction may hurt pocketbooks and urges delegates to the 10th anniversary event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
U. S
Rush Holt
West Virginia
Holt
Chilton Withdraws From Charleston Recount
June 10 Charleston figured Sam B. Chilton withdrew from the Kanawha county recount, giving the Democratic nomination for secretary of state to D. Pitt O'Brien of Buckhannon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Sam B. Chilton
Kanawha County
D. Pitt O’brien
Buckhannon
School Board Meets Tonight For Last Session
The Taylor County Board of Education holds its regular monthly meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in the superintendent's offices. Assistant superintendent Wired Rohrbough says this session marks the end of the current term.
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Tle Taylor County Board of Education
Wired Rohrbough
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Ince
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FFA
Mihat Fernnt
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England
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Kelly Springfield Trading Post
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J.P. Floyd
Gow
Coole
Court House
Graftos
Luhad
Hallanan
Bridges P -N. H
Malone's Drug Chemical “Co
Chilton
Walnut St
First National Bank Consumer Credit Dept
Wayne M. Sinsel
Mgr
Bank
Toni
Northcool
Barton's
Dixie
Erickson
Gale Sherwood
Veda Ahn Borg Douglass Oulume Ee
Wonel J. Toll
Serey Rgn Pronets
A Jon Hall
Margaret Lindsay
Andy Devine
Paula Drew
Robert Wilcox
Jonathan Hale
Jack Lambert
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