Mother of WM Brown Dies Friday
Mrs. William M Brown of Wickwire Road died Friday night at Parrmont Emergency hospital after about two days illness. Survived by two sons Andrew C West Morgantown and WM Brown Fairmont, daughter Mrs Addie Gipson Morgantown, one stepdaughter Mrs Laura Brown Morgantown, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral 8 PM Sunday at Pisgah church with Rev Ashley Booth and Rev Jobe Jones officiating. Body to Gur Simpson Edgeway Cave for burial.
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Line Carruthers 'West
William M. Brown
Wickwire Road
Pairmont
Dai i
Ie Wildlife
King
Jacob
Andrew C. West
Irmont
W.M. Brown
Kwire Road
Addie Gipson
Fairmont
Laura Brown
Morgantown
Panera
Pisgah Church
Ashley Booth
Jobe Jones
Gur Simpson
Edgeway Cave
Shirley Graduates In Breaking and Entering Case
Shirley graduates one to ten years for breaking and entering the recreation pool and lunch room here.
Prisoners Transferred to Moundsville Penitentiary
Four Taylor County inmates moved to the State Penitentiary in Moundsville after sentences handed in the April term. Wilbert Newcome received one to five years for attempted rape of his six year old daughter. Earnest Ford drew two to 10 years on two forgery counts. Fred Re M faced one to 10 years for breaking and entering Myers Jewelry. Later Post was also sentenced to a term.
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Foyn
Taylor County
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Wilbert Newcome
Earnest “Ford Sen
Fred Re M
Myers Jewelry
Post
Taylor County Tax Review Board Meets for Assessment Review
The Taylor County Court sat Monday June 11 as a board of review for the new tax year starting July 1. The board will run up to 25 days, daily until finished. Taxpayers may appear to contest assessment values and inspect land and personal property records.
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Taylor County Court
Tax Review Board
Chaplain Donley Reviews His Work at Fort Bragg
Chaplain Benjamin F Donley describes his duties at the Fort Bragg field replacement training center where he counsels soldiers, conducts services, visits hospitals and stockades, and coordinates chapel programs. He reports guiding 21,000 men personally in ten months and emphasizes spiritual support for officers and families alongside extensive office work. Donley, a Green County native, closely connects with Andrews Church in 1943, and his family resides in St Marys with a son serving as a flight officer in Arizona.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Army
General Commission On Army On Navy
Chaplins
Washington, D.C
Chaplin
Chaplin Donley
Green County
Pennsylvania
Southwestern State Normal School
California
Elliott Commercial College
W. Va
Westminister Theological Seminary
Maryland
Methodist Church
West Virginia
Lumberport
Noted speaker at Grafton Rotary Ladies Night
More than 50 Rotarians and Rotary-Anns attended the Grafton Rotary Club Ladies night at Cafeteria Court. A timely address on Russia by Prof. Mufford Stough of Dickinson College Carlisle explained Russia resources and postwar relations with the United States. The meeting began at 5 30 pm and adjourned early to join Elks Flag Day festivities.
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Rotary-Anns
Grafton Rotary Club
Cafeteria Court
Russia
Mufford Stough
Department of History
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Penn
Overseas Armed Forces Tax Extension Announced
Secr retr y Morgenthau announced an added extension to income tax postponement for overseas armed forces. The rule allows servicemen to remain tax free until five and a half months back in the United States on furloughs or retraining before resuming tax obligations. The change follows War Department consultations and replaces the prior three and a half month limit. Pvt. Guy W. Cole Jr. returned to spend a 12 day furlough with his parents in Kansas after 47 weeks of cavalry training at Fort Riley.
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United States
Internal Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr
War Department
Europe
Pacific
Guy W. Cole
Fort Riley
Kansas
Maple Avenue
Grafton
Cole
Soldier to report after furlough ends at Fort Meade
Private Charles Tighe arrived from Fort McClellan Alabama to spend a 10 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs William Tighe of Munroe street. A Graf ton high school graduate class of 1944 and former West Virginia University student before joining the infantry will report to Camp Shelby Mississippi upon furlough expiration.
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Alabama
Charles Tighe
Fort McClellan
Ala
William Tighe
Munroe Street
Pvt
Tenn
Grafton High School
West Virginia University
Army Infantry
Camp Shelby
Miss
War Today reports from lidice and Krupp talk in Europe
The war page notes vandalized symbols at Lidice and a field marking Nazi depths, while Krupp executives seek permission to resume production for war material. Paris notes France labeled public enemy No 1 in the Middle East. Reports from Guam mention American troops advancing behind flame throwing armor.
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Lidice
Germany
Krupps
Paris
Andre Vionot
France
Middle East
German war control tightens during occupation transition
A wartime report notes German industrial activity will remain tightly restricted during the transitory period. Allied occupational armies in Germany behind control councils oversee production while plans to curb war potential are studied for decisive action. The scene contrasts guards marching for the Pacific with the broader control problem.
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Germany
15Th Army
Allied Control Council
Britain plans Truman Churchill meeting in Berlin timing uncertain
An official announcement from 10 Downing Street says a high level meeting among President Truman Marshal Stark and Prime Minister Churchill is planned around Berlin. The date remains unconfirmed but could occur before July 26, potentially during Britain's national election results window between July 5 and July 27. The report also notes ancient finds and origins of Perigee silk.
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Truman
Marshal Stark
Churchill
Berlin
Downing Street
Admiralty Brendan
Bracken
Britain
State Board Deliberations On Retention And Retirement Law
State board members debated extending the tenure of older instructors until replacements are found. Trent said the board acted within legal authority and suggested there is no court recourse for those quitting as the retirement board has accepted recommendations. He questioned the retroactive constitutionality of the retirement law and its ex post facto implications.
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Frank Marsh
Concord College
Trent
Stedliggercy Ake
United veto clash marks high stakes in league debate
A Geneva era debate pits big powers against veto reform as France allies with small nations in two charter revision plans. Canada and Brazil push for a 5 to 10 year conference while South Africa seeks a flexible 10 year window. votes fail amid strong objections.
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Alberto Lleras Camargo
Colombia
Rolin
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Evatt
France
Canada
Brazil
South Africa
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