Angelo Soterion Takes Over Davis Restaurant
Angelo Soterion took over the E H Davis cafe at 108 Latrobe Street as E H Jack Davis retires after 37 years in Grafton. Davis plans Hot Springs then return to the area. Sotersen, former DeLuxe Restaurant owner and Elks Club aide, began remodeling and aims to offer light lunches sandwiches beers and snacks.
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E. H. Davis
Latrobe Street
Angelo Soterion
E. H
Jack” Davis
Davis
Grafton
Hot Springs
Arkasas
Angelo Soterson
The
Elks’ Club
Sotersen
Admiral Stump to Speak in Morgantown Event
Morgantown hosts a Sunday night talk by Rear Admiral Felix B. Stump, chief of Naval air technical training, with Cmdr. Thomas McCrory, executive officer of the South Charleston Naval Ordinance plant, also scheduled to speak at Fairmont.
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Morgantown
Felix B. Stump
As & Toy
Memphis
Naval Air Tech
Arisstotle
Homer
Thomas McCrory
South Charleston
Wil
Fairmont
Funeral plans for Herbert Berry killed in train collision
Funeral arrangements were made in Blakesdale near Hinton for Herbert Berry an 18 year old killed when his motor scooter was struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio train.
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Hinton
Herbert Berry
Chesapeake and Ohio
Blakesdale
Grafton Council Maps City Manager Search
After elections the Grafton city council holds informal sessions to plan for a city manager changeover. Officials say applications must be submitted on a special form available by writing to P O Box 494, presenting a careful qualifications review for each candidate.
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Grafton
P. O. Box
Gratton
West Virginia
Pipeline Approval For Columbia Gas Affiliates
Washington reports that four affiliates of the Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation including the Natural Gas Company of West Virginia were granted authority to construct new pipelines. The project, priced at 6,162,001 dollars, aims to deliver natural gas across West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania New York and Maryland.
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Washington
The
Natural Gas Company of
West Virginia
Columbia Gas and Electric Corporation
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Plane crash on Shenandoah mountain sighted after search
An Associated Press account describes a reconnaissance flight over a crash site on a Shenandoah Mountain slope near the West Virginia line. A small plane lay wrecked among flames with no visible signs of life, as rain and clouds returned and ground teams faced a steep ascent to reach the remains.
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Associated Press
Shenandoah Valley
Morris
West Virginia Line
Martinsburg
W. Va
Washington
Griffin
Morriis
Sarougha Mountain
May Fire Loss Sets West Virginia Record High
West Virginia suffered a record May fire loss of 728716, as large blazes driven by several major incidents pushed year to date losses to 2570361 per Fire Marshal Robert H. Kidd. The May total includes 300000 at Grafton on May 28, 100000 coal tipple fires in Logan county and Lumberport, along with 75000 incidents at Seven-Up Bottling Huntington and Pickens fire.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Robert H. Kidd
Kidd
Grafton
Logan County
Lumberport
Harrison County
Huntington
Pickens
Airport funds released for10 cities to develop fields
Officials of 10 city or county airports prepared to proceed with improvements after notification they would share in 18000 dollars released by the State Board of Aeronautics for airport development. The funds came from the Federal Airport program and state aid development of landing fields, explained director Hubert Stark.
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Charleston
State Board of ‘Aeronautics
Aiport
Hubert Stark
PCA Lists Various Americans Conveyed Between Cities
A long list from a PCA release mentions Mary Bryan and an infant headed from Norfolk to Indianapolis, Katherine Webster of Pittsburgh, Miss Mary Logan from Norfolk to Washington, Dr Courtney Smith of Silver Spring and other officials and workers connected with Red Cross and federal agencies. The document notes several Cleveland and Chicago residents, plus a Chinese coffin described as four inches thick planks weighing up to 600 pounds.
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Norfolk
Mary Bryan
Indianapolis
Katherine Webster
Pittsburgh
Logan A
Cleveland
The
Ohio Sign Co
Chicago
Washington
Clery
Seattle
D. Peters
Nebr
Robert K. Garretson
Wash
David P. Goodwin
D. C
U. 8
Forest Service
Julian Kaufman
Margaret Kueppers
St. Paull
Edmund J. Stone
Arlington Va
Federal Housing Authority
Ean Groghan
Migs Vail
Atlantic Court
Virginia Beach
Samuel Siegel
Horace Stark
IRN
Creekmore
Margaret Walls
Flora Davidson Dies at Belpre Ohio Widow of John W. Davidson
Grafton residents were informed of the death in Belpre Ohio on June 12 of Flora Davidson widow of John W. Davidson native of Taylor county. Survived by daughter Mrs Joseph J Woodward and grandson Joseph D Woodward both of Morgantown and sister Mrs Hattie Davidson Bridgeport. Funeral Sunday at 3 pm from Bartlett Funeral Home McGraw Avenue with Rev W Gifford of the First Baptist Church Grafton officiating. Burial in Simpson Cemetery. Calling after 3 pm today.
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Grafton
Bel Pre
Ohio
Flora Davidson
John W. Davidson
Morgantown
Taylor County
Reuben and
Zerviah Bartlett Davidson
Parkersburg
First Baptist Church of
Simpson Cemetery
Bartlett
Bartlett Funeral Home
Traffic fatalities rise in West Virginia cities over five months
West Virginia state figures show 19 of 24 traffic deaths in municipalities over 5 000 population occurred by May in 1947. Huntington led with seven fatalities, Charleston five, Wheeling three, Bluefield two, Parkersburg and Pyrmont one each, with smaller towns recording few or none.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Huntington
Wheeling
Bluefield
Parkersburg
Pyrmont
Beckley
Morgantown
South Charleston
Moundsville
Marvinsburg
Grafton
Taylor County
Williamson
Weston, Elkins
Princeton
Welch
Wellsburg
Keyser
Hollidays Cove
Hinton
Dunbar
Logan
Richwood
Safety debate over DC-4 grounding and all weather flight
Civil Aeronautics Board chair James Landis says a meeting to discuss possible steps is under discussion. Brewster urges caution in funding new safety gear as ground control approach equipment alone would not have prevented LaGuardia and Maryland crashes. He cites a jointly developed airline system that could solve all weather flying issues.
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James JM. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Brewster
Senate Appropriations
LaGuardia Field
Maryland
Virginia
Department of Commerce
Nationwide IFO dispute and transit strikes across cities
Nationwide IFO actions spark wage dispute reconsideration rejection as public service workers walkout in Oakland halting transit for 500000 riders. AFL unions see a four day dispute to a truce while Ford Detroit plans to restart two assembly lines after a slowdown. Tularemia reported in rabbits and squirrels.
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Weuus
IFO
Louis
Public Service Company
Oakland
Calif
AFL
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
UN stalls on two major UN goals and Balkan issues
Lake Success reports stalled UN efforts on atomic energy control and world armament reduction. Commissions investigate Palestine and the Balkans, with Cairo’s inquiry led by Emil Sandstrom. Yugoslav envoy Kosanovic accuses American member Ethridge of imperiling the Balkan probe. Security Council to review the Balkan report next week.
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John A. Parris
Lake Success
United Nations
U.N
Palestine
Tiygve Lityat
Holy Land
Cairo
Emil Sandstrom
Sweden
Palatine Investigation Commission
Sava N. Kosanovic
Mark F. Ethridge
Balkan Investiating Commission
Ethridge
Bulgaria
Albania
Yugoslavia
Greece
Security Council
Yagoslavia
Bulgania
Four Enlist Here For New Regular Army Duty
William Whelsell of 151 Latrobe Street William Lee Wolfe of 87 Lincoln Street Richard C Polling of 129 Boyd Street and Ellis Ray Loughridge Route 1 Moatsville have applied for enlistment in the Regular Army They will depart Monday June 1st for Pittsburgh for final examinations and enlistment Sgt Paul Groach of the local Army Recruiting Station announced today M/Sgt James Cope of the Grafton Recruiting Station has been transferred to the supply section of the Charleston Recruiting District South Charleston W Va
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William Whelsell
Latrobe St
William Lee Wolfe
Lincoln St
Richard C. Polling
Boyd
State Pilot Unreported After Short Flight
Charleston June 14 Ted Filkosky 23 a St Albans pilot and WWII airman has been unreported since 3 30 p m yesterday when he flew away from Bolting o Field in a small private plane State police report. The ship had 12 gallons gasoline capacity enough to stay aloft about two and a half hours under normal operating conditions.
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Charleston
Ted Filkosky
St. Albans
Boltingo Field
Filkosky
Nutrition rises with wartime food production
High wartime nutrition levels followed from increased consumption of nearly all foods, especially milk, eggs, vegetables and citrus fruit, indicating broad dietary gains during the period.
Shepherd Named head of U. S. Junior Chamber
John Ben Shepperd, 30, of Gladwater Texas, was elected unopposed as president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. The ballot also chose Edmunds as regional vice president and Frank Fistre of Chicago as executive vice president. A contest over the 1948 convention site between Philadelphia and St. Louis was emerging.
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Long Beach
Calif
John Ben Shepperd
Gladwater
Tex
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Whig Edmonds
Frank Fistre
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Predict Approval Of Rent Control Extension
Washington reports Chairman Wolcott of the house banking committee forecast final congressional approval by next Thursday of a bill extending rent controls through February 29. The measure, drafted by a house-senate conference committee, would permit up to 46 percent increases in cash rent for leases covering 1948, and would end controls on new or newly rented housing, remodeled houses and hotels, and homes renting for $225 or more per month.
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Washington
Wolcott
House Banking Committee
House-Senate
Radio Hams Begin Two Day Tests At Cooper Rock
Amateur radio operators from Fairmont Morgantown Clarksburg and Grafton began two days of emergency tests at Cooper's Rock today. Mountaineer Amateur Radio Association sponsors say the tests represent a readiness exercise for disaster communications and public safety networks.
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Cooper Rock
Reliable Pharmacy Appeals to Trust with Careful Compounding
The notice asserts Reliable Pharmacy builds its reputation on careful compounding and uses only registered pharmacists to ensure precise prescriptions. It emphasizes employments of skilled staff and dedication to doctors' directions to provide safe medication services.
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Stump
Malone’s Drug & Chemical Co
PCA
Davidson
Belpre, Ohio
Angelo
Dixie
Arme
Arte
Ety Ryle
Dean Stockwell
Edward Arnold Aline Macmahon
Dorothy Patrick
John Waters
Metro
Theatre Tonight
Cas James Stewart
Ma Donna Reed
Rein
Py & Gapra
Edaa Fete
Tat
Vets Lion
Thomas Hitrel
Heay Travers Beulah
Bondi
Ward Bond
Frank Faylen
Gloria Grahame
Drng
Fay
Pol Ya Born
STC
Paramount News
Shepherd
U. S
Junior Chamber
Malone’s Drug and Chemical CO
ST Eocee
Marty
Bandied Sweets” Spinach
Cole Slaw
Celery Pear & Cheese
Code’s Novelty Store
Latrobe &T
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