Hail Rain Storm Ravages Grafton Causing Major Damage
A severe hail and rain storm swept through Grafton and nearby areas late yesterday, causing thousands in damage. Knotts Avenue and hillside gardens were badly hit with washed-out bases, debris in stores, and water flooding basements. Mayor C O King estimated losses in the thousands with repairs needed on Knotts Avenue and disruptions to market and sewers.
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Hillside Gardens
Knotts Avenue
C. O. King
Iillside
Ihe
Seyre’s
Luzadder Atréet
Adking
Gay Street
Atoma
Lincoln School Board Voids $20000 Purchase Contract
Lincoln County court officials report the Lincoln School Board voided a $20,000 purchase contract approved by three former members, Homer Hall, Hill, and Adkins, who were convicted of bribery and sentenced to up to ten years. The three are free on bond during a 60 day stay. The crash on Route 240 near Frederick and Washington left two dead: William Craig Diamond, 20, and Josephine B. Nicol, 21, both Gaithersburg residents riding in the car’s front seat.
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Hamlins
Homer Hall
Ove Hill County
Hall
Hill
Adkins
Liberty
Fred=erick
Washington
Montgomery County
William Craig Diamond
Douglas B. Diamond
Gaithersburg
Josephine B. Nicol
Charles W. Nicol
Diamond
Father of Mrs Sigel Dies In Richmond Ind
A.C. Sigel of Ross street learned of the death of his father-in-law Thomas W Johnson at his Richmond Indiana home Wednesday noon. Mrs Sigel and children were at his bedside as his condition had been critical for some time. Johnson had often visited his daughter's home and was well known locally.
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A.C. Sigel
Ross Street
Thomas W. Johnson
Richmond
Ind
Ms. Sigel
Mr. Johnson
Playground Job Planned at Blueville WPA Grounds
The Blueville playground program under the WPA is progressing with growing public interest. Attendance runs strong in opening days, while the site undergoes grading and drainage work to accommodate larger gatherings. Volunteers are urged to help Thursday at 5 p.m. DST as advisory leaders stress the project will benefit all ages and enhance community facilities.
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Blueville
WPA
US Engineers Oppose Dynamite Search For Drowned Man
U S engineers veto dynamite or high explosives to locate Kenneth McDowell 30 of Fairmont in the Tygart dam lake near Memorial Day tragedy. If digging fails, divers may be used. a local constable marked the line where he sank and witnesses recall his calls for help amid 160 feet depth after heavy rains.
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U. S
Bing
Charles Burke
New
Bury
McDowell
Burke
Fairmont
Charter Night Banquet Plans To Be Discussed
Plans for a charter night banquet and other pending matters will be discussed at the Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Lawson Social Center at 8 p m daylight time next Tuesday A report on progress toward the street widening project is expected at that time
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Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lawson Social Center
Father of Ex Grafton Resident Passes Away
James Carr father of Mrs Joseph Korte formerly resided here died Wednesday morning at his home 2826 Erie Avenue Hyde Park Cincinnati Ohio after about a years illness of heart disease Mr Carr was well known here having visited Mrs Korte here frequently
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Joseph Korte
High Street
Mantua
Ohio
Erie Avenue
Hyde Park
Cincinnati
Carr
Husband Agrees To Pay In Non-Support Case
Glaude W. Sapp of Newell faced two non-support charges before Justice O. C. Jefferys. He agreed to pay a total of 20 dollars monthly for his wife and their five year old son, and was released on a 500 dollar bond. A 60 day jail term was suspended on his promise to pay regularly.
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Glaude W. Sapp
Newell
Justice of Te Peace
Festival Princess Naomi Robinson Guest of Rotary Club
Miss Naomi Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Robinson West Main street represented the Rotary club as a festival princess at the Buckhannon Strawberry festival on June 7 she attended the Thursday dinner meeting and gave a detailed account of festival activities her description pleased the members Another guest was Mr Perry of New York
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W. E. Robinson
West Main Street
Rotary Club
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Wweero
Perry
New York
Flag Day program planned in Grafton observance
A flag day ceremony is set for tomorrow evening at 7:30 in the B and O station square. Graf ton lodge 308 Elks sponsors with the Graf ton High School band, a West Virginia Industrial School for Boys group, and a parade from the post office. Attorney William G. Stathers will be the orator, with a concert by the Grafton Woman's Club Music department, floral bell erection by Kenneth Daugherty and Boy Scouts, and remarks by Rev. Gordon L. Withers.
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Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Grafton High School
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Station Square
Stathers
Post Office
William G. Stathers
Clarksburg
American Legion
West Virginia Bar Association
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Elks Lodge
Taylor County Youth Camp ready for July 4 gala opening
NYA and county Recreation unit prepare to unveil the Taylor County Youth camp on the Towles farm by the Ty gart river near Grafton. Built since last August, the camp offers cabins, baths, beaches, boating and fishing with planned outdoor activities and a band concert for the public opening.
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Taylor County
Tygart River
Grafton
Recreation Unit
NYA
Ralph 8. Towles
Towles
Jury Deliberates Two Minutes in Williamsons Case
A jury returned a verdict after only two minutes of deliberation. The defendant knew Williamson for two months at the time of the January attempted break. Delung admitted taking pie to the jail but denied revealing the Laws. Williams Wyatt and Sam Delung Jr. 18 faced charges tied to a Cincinnati driven assault and a Huntington area jewelry of two gas stations with Delung in a separate jail section, barred cells showing sawed bars.
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Williams
Wyatt
Sam Delung
Durse Wilson
Cincinnati
Huntington
Delung
Two Maryland Students Killed In Auto Crash
Two University of Maryland students were killed and three others injured early today in a collision between a sedan and another vehicle in Gaithersburg Maryland. Police joined the investigation as the crash occurred before dawn on a city street.
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Maryland
Gaithersburg, Md
University of Maryland
Federal judge to sentence 20 year old aiding jail break
Huntington June 13 Federal Judge Harry B Watkins was to impose sentence today on Thelma Neal 20 convicted of aiding in an attempted jail break by hiding hacksaw blades in a pie to two federal prisoners Charles Williams 16 and Azell Wyatt 17 awaiting transfer to the federal reformatory at Chillicothe Ohio after pleading guilty to kidnapping charges The girl cried when the
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