Air Force officials visit Ground Observer posts in area
Area GOC posts in Roanoke Virginia region will be toured today through Wednesday by Nash assistant secretary for Material along with Captain Ross H. Reese and Sgt. Robert Furnier. They will inspect Evansville Thomas-Davis Alpina Mill Creek Valley Head Elkins Junior Weston Philipp and Parsons posts to gather information for reporting to the Secretary of Air Defense. The Grafton post in Sgt. Purber's area will not be visited on this tour.
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Bradley D. Nash
Air Force
Grafton
Ross H. Reese
Roanoke
Robert Furnier
Nash
Secretary of Air Defense
Evansville
Evansville. ‘Thomas-Davis, Alpina, Mill Creek
Valley Head
Elkins
Junior
Weston
Philipp
Parsons
GOC
Sgt. Pur- Ber
Centennial planning under way for Grafton birthday
City groups mailed invitations for the Grafton Centennial, with follow up calls to larger bodies to remind them to attend next Friday’s VFW hall session at 7 30 p m. A steering committee and general chairman are expected to be named, as organizational plans begin for observances marking Grafton’s 100th birthday chartered March 15 1855. Meetings are open to all and cooperative effort is urged to ensure success of the celebration.
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Grafton
VFW
Virginia
Medal honoring long-time receiver from Arras
Seraphin Provist aged 106 received a Combatant Cross Sunday for his role in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Joe Mangelo of Flemington was found not guilty of striking his stepmother with a hatchet and released at a hearin g before Justice of the Peace. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for condolences after Myrtle Riley’s death on May 5 and William Riley’s burial on May 15, with special thanks to Bartlett Funeral Home and pallbearers Elders Rowley Adams and Joel Moss.
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Arras
France
Seraphin Provist
Joe Mangelo
Flemington
Justice of the Peace LI
Myrtle Riley
William Riley
Rowley, Adams
Joel Moss
Bartlett Funeral Home
Andrew Metro
Junior And Senior Life Saving Class Applications Taken
Applications are being accepted for Junior and Senior life saving courses at Ty gart Lake under the County Red Cross Chapter. Applicants may apply at the Red Cross office through Wednesday June 15. Juniors need 15 hours over three years. seniors 17 hours. Junior participants must be 12 or in grades seven to ten. seniors must be 16 or in grade eleven. A water safety instruction course is planned later in the summer. The beginner swimming course at the Park started last week and will resume when warmer weather returns.
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Tygart Lake
County Red Cross
Red Cross
Ronald L. Knotts
Knotts
Nine Seek Jobs For City Police Board Exam
Nine applications have been filed at City Hall for the Police Civil Service Board examination to be given June 17 to create an eligible list for vacancies. Today was the final date for filing. names of those who pass will be released after the test. Board member Lloyd Shriver said appointments are made by the police department after certification by the Board.
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City Hall
Police Civil Service Board
Police Department
Lloyd Shriver
Adventists Return From Bible Conference
Members of the Grafton Seventh-day Adventist church have returned from the 57th annual Bible conference. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Mason Bartlett and children, Mrs. Edith Gank, Miss Ethel Harvey, Kenneth Shaferman, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Powell and children, and Mrs. Harry Shingleton. Pastor and Mrs. Woodruff and children are expected home today.
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Grafton
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Mason Bartlett
Edith Gank
Ethel Harvey
Kenneth Shaferman
Cecil Powell
Harry Shingleton
Woodruff
Kiwanis Thanks Aides For Transporting Voters
Grafton Kiwanis club thanked volunteers who helped transport voters to the polls last Tuesday. Checks await them at Archdeacons or will be delivered on call, per club officers. A Lincoln home remark is noted as Springfield, Illinois, property now owned by the state.
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Kiwanis
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Archdeacons
B&O Span Hit By Coal Cars Derailment in Fairmont
An estimated 1000 dollar damage was reported in Fairmont after three loaded Western Maryland coal cars derailed on the B and O railroad bridge over Buffalo Creek between Fairmont and Morgan at WD tower. The incident disrupted a switch machine and caused broken ties. cause was a broken rail.
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Fairmont
Maryland
B&o
Brdge
Buffalo Creek
Morgan
WD Tower
Former Minister Here Named Dean At Mt Vernon Academy
Harold K. West former pastor of the Grafton Seventh day Adventist church named dean of men and director of physical education at Mt. Vernon Academy Ohio The appointment was the only change announced at the churchs 57th annual summer convention in Parkersburg West a native of Bridgton New Jersey has served in Elkins Buchkannon and the Ronceverte Rainelle Lewisburg area During the last year a United Nations survey lists a Norwegian girl life expectancy at 72 65 years the highest in the world
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Harold K. West
Grafton
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Mt. Vernon Academy
Mt. Vernon
O. ‘West
Parkersburg
West
Bridgton
N.J
Elkins
Buchkannon
Ronceverte-Rainelle
Lewisburg
Thanking Friends for Support After Scelstine Dalton's Death
A family expresses sincere gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their daughter Scelstine Dalton. They thank Rev Fred DeCost the choir and Bartlett Funeral Home for support and services.
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Scelstine Dalton
Fred DeCost
Bugler Jack Fury Gets 112 Days For Food Theft
British Army bugler Jack Fury received 112 days in the guardhouse after stealing 24 eggs and a half-pound of bacon from the mess hall, claiming hunger as his motive. The incident occurred in Farnborough England.
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Farnborough
England
Jack Fury
United States Opines On Ordnance and Airways Jobs
An announcement says civil service exams are open for student trainees in chemical, mechanical, industrial and electrical engineering at the Ordnance Ammunition Command Joliet Illinois and in Civil Aeronautics Administration Region 1 spanning 11 states. Qualifications vary. CAC positions require experience in air ground message transmission. information via Kenneth Cole.
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Kenneth Cole
Ordnance Ammuntion Command
Joliet
Illinois
Civil Aeronautics Administraton
Cole
Postmaster Highlights New Certified Mail Service
Grafton's acting Postmaster Loren Hoffman announced the new certified mail service, launched by Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield, highlighting carriers' role. The stamp shows a carrier on rounds as 25 million letters yearly are expected. Cost is 15 cents plus 3 cents postage and 7 cents for a return receipt. service aims to save millions in postage by providing delivery proof on standard forms at 9 cents. The carrier delivers, signs for proof of delivery, and the signature remains at the local post office for six months.
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Grafton
Loren Hoffman
Postal Department
Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
Former Resident Margaret Hamilton Bennett Dies in California
Mrs. Margaret Hamilton Bennett, 3, of Alameda California, formerly of Grafton, died at 5 p m yesterday in a California hospital. She is survived by her mother Lulu Perine of Maple Avenue her husband Robert Bennett two children Emily Parker of Los Angeles and Barbara Greer of Sacramento and one brother Floyd W Hamilton of Washington D C Burial will be in California Arrangements are incomplete. It takes 400 electric motors generators and other rotating electrical machines to operate various power systems on one heavy bomber in the United States Air Force.
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Margaret Hamilton Bennett
Almeda
Calif
Grafton
Lulu Perine
Maple Avenue
Robert Bennett
Emily
Parker
Los Angeles
Barbara Greer
Sacramento
Floyd W. Hamilton
Washington, D. C
California
United States Air Force
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