Traffic meet planned here and in Grafton Fairmont
Plans for cooperative traffic meetings were announced by B & O railroad officials. Grafton high school auditorium will host the Grafton session on June 21 followed by Fairmont on June 24. Expected guests include C W Van Horn J M Scott O S Lewis and HO Hartzell as well as Monongah division officials.
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Clarksburg
Grafton
Fairmont
Ralph H. Cline
Monongah Division
H.R. Gibson
John Edwards, Jr
Cline
Grafton High School
C. W. van Horn
J. M. Scott
Husband Fined After He Chases Family From Home
Charles Grimm, about 50, was found guilty yesterday afternoon on assault and battery charges after his wife Shirley Grimm obtained a warrant. Grimm, who had been drinking at Trap Springs road home, struck a son and drove his family from the house forcing them to spend the night with neighbors. He was fined $5 by Deputy Sheriff Henry Batson under Justice Ona C. Jefferys.
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Ona C
Jefferys
Henry Batson
Shirley Grimm
Charles Grimm
Grimm
Trap Springs
Personnel Selected for Glenville Grog Store
Charleston reports the state liquor commission announced the Glenville store staff with J. Woodford Bush as manager William Lorentz as cashier and Charles Stoneking as clerk. The store is expected to open next week and will handle 19 sales at Fairmont next Monday morning.
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Charleston
Glenville
The
Liquor Commission
J. Woodford Bush
William Lorentz
Charles Stoneking
Fairmont
First liquor purchases mark repeal day in Grafton store
An orderly opening at Grafton liquor store begins at 10 am with Ray H. Henderson taking the first quart of port, R L Moran the second with Town Tavern rye, and Stewart Simmons receiving a pint of Merry Widow gin and a pint of Honey Dew. The shop will operate 10 am to 10 pm daily except Sundays and holidays, under P. M. Harrison of the state liquor commission who says sales are proceeding creditably and orderly as stores are stocked in Fairmont and Morgantown.
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Grafton
Ray H. Henderson
Addison Street
R. L. Moran
Town Tavern
Stewart Simmons
West Main Street
Harrison
Fairmont
Morgantown
Contract Bridge Taught by E W Shepard on Center Press
Central Press columnist E W Shepard explains contract bridge strategies for balancing defense and signaling. The example shows South opening leads, dummy’s diamonds, and clever ruffing by declarer yielding defense-busting discards. He notes the shift from auction bridge to contract bridge and rising expertise from small towns.
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Central Press
E. W. Shepard
South
East
Declarer
Declare
Ex Rosemont Pioneer Anna Wilmington Dies at 70
Anna Wilmington, 70, former Rosemont resident, died suddenly at her home near Parkersburg. Born May 5, 1865, she was the daughter of Angus and Rose Anne Reefer, early settlers after whom Rosemont was named. A grandchild found her unconscious with a red rose in hand. she died before help arrived. Surviving relatives include Mrs. Rose Anne Wilcox, Mrs. Cora Anderson, and Mrs. Ira June Miller, all of Parkersburg area, and twenty grandchildren. Funeral services are pending with interment in a Parkersburg cemetery.
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Anna Wilmington
Rosemont
Ophington
Parkersburg
Wilmington
Rose Anne Wilcox
Cora Anderson
Ira June Miller
Budget work starts soon for city's next year
Finance Commissioner Charles E. Rau and an unnamed accountant will begin Monday on the current year's fiscal accounts to gather data for the next year's budget. A monthly distribution sheet has been kept since April 1, but the period is too short to project a full year. Difficulty locating past departmental expenditures hinders planning for municipal services.
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Charles E. Rau
Rau
City Makes Plan to Improve Budget Clarity
City officials propose a new budgeting method after Commissioner Rau found poorly separated expense records in city files. A week of reviewing financial statements will lead to grouped expenditures by department, aiding future budget totals and year end clarity.
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Rau
Bathing Suit Clad Dam Sightseers Barred At Park
Lieut. William Potter of the army engineers ordered no bathers on the Grafton park swimming beach observation platforms or government property near the Tygart Valley river flood control project. Guides were instructed to enforce the ban on bathing suit wearers at the dam site.
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Grafton Park
Tygart Valley
William Potter
Army Engineers
Price Named Drillmaster for Grafton Volunteers
Leland Price was appointed drill master of the Grafton volunteer fire fighters at a meeting in the city hall. He will supervise drill formation and unit marching for future parades and events. A mass meeting of business and professional leaders fizzled with only two honorary members present. Volunteers were granted use of the dance pavilion in Grafton City Park twice monthly, and a park inspection committee was named. Ralph H. Cline directs plans for a ball at Riverside Drive Field House. In Elkins, June 14, an explosion of a carbide gas tank killed 14 year old Royal Satterfield and injured Homer White while repairing the tank.
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Leland Price
Grafton Volunter Fire Fighters
City Hall
Grafton City Park
City Park
Ralph H. Cline
Riverside Drive
Elkins
Royal Sattereld
Homer White
Crickard’s Grove
Satterfield
Army Meeting Set For Monday In Fund Drive
Salvation Army campaign workers were urged to attend a Monday evening gathering at 7 30 in the campaign headquarters on Main Street to report progress toward a 1400 goal for the coming year. Major John Campbell said volunteers would be contacted to solicit pledges, with activity at Carr China Pottery next Tuesday and daily hours posted at headquarters.
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Salvation Army
Main Street
Grafton Banking and Trust
Juanita Harden
Harden
John Campbell
Army
Cai
Tygart Valley
Carr China Pottery
Self Service Floor Refinishing with Electric Sander
Do it yourself with our electric floor sander rental option. Available with or without an operator. Contact Painting Papering Robert B Powell at 777 for details and rates.
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Robert B, Powell
Alleged Fruit Stealer Sentenced to Five Days
Frank Brown of Grafton was arraigned before Mayor E Ott Waugh on a charge of stealing fruit from a Main Street store. He was found guilty and sentenced to five days in jail. The arrest was made by city police following a complaint at 10 20 last night.
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Frank Brown
Grafton
E. Ott Waugh
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Riverview
E. Ellers
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Savoir
Sonny
Louis Hayward
Law of the Wild
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Rexall
Rexall Drug Store
Pierce
Texas
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Conta Wil
Toniea
Lalay
Ae A
Kodaks
Opera House
Strongheart
Boy ‘and
Dog
Hagan
White House
Grafton Drug & Chemical CO
Paul E. Malone
Universal Picture
Colin Clive
Valerie Hobson
Elsa Lanchester
Una O'Connor
James Whale
Carl Laemmle, JR
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