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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1942

Page

8

Grafton Junior Chamber Reorganized Elects Lynch President

A. Carl Lynch was elected president of the Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce at a reorganization meeting succeeding Francis L. Warder. Delmer Heck becomes vice president with Dr. Robert Gerkin secretary and Arthur Dean treasurer. A civic activity push includes war stamps and bonds sales and relocating the information booth to the courthouse square.

Robert Gerkin Arthur Dean Abe Tackett Hubert Parrish Mason Tucker J. Paul Murphy John Booth E. F. Sampson Richard Robey Chamber of Commerce Blueville State Road Commission Merca

B and O Handles Over 65 Thousand Carloads

Carloads handled by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for the week ending June 13, 1942 totaled 65 696. Of these 40 269 were loaded on line and 25 427 received from connections. The week shows a rise of 2 073 from the prior year while the week ended June 6 fell to 71 506. 1930 figures for the same period show 66 233 carloads. Also note 3 805 1941 grade crossing accidents caused 310 deaths and 1 908 injuries.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Two Grafton Nurses Ordered to Active Duty

Lieutenants Dorothy D. Dye and Phyllis A. Parlow both of Grafton have been ordered to active duty effective July 1. They will report to Billings General Hospital at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana.

Dorothy D. Dye Walnut Street Phyllis A. Parlow Lincoln Street Grafton Fifth Corps Fort Hayes Ohio Billings General Hospital Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana

Walters Dies After Illness at 56 in Fairview

George N. Walters aged 56, formerly of Parkview, died at his Fairview home in Marion county after two years of poor health. A native of Mannington, he moved to Grafton in 1923 and worked at Carr China pottery until illness forced retirement. Survived by his second wife Goldie Flaharty and seven children, two sisters, and funeral plans pending.

George N. Walters Parkview Fairview Marion County Mr. Walters Mannington Grafton Carr China Pearl Evans Goldie Flaharty Howard D. Walters Washington, D. C Genevieve C. Perry Washington, Pa Curtis F. Walters Charles W Harold Walters Altoona B. Lang Paul O. Walters Morgantown Margaret Lavelle Dee Currey

South Grafton Man Is Fined Five Dollars For Assault

Frank H. Savina of South Grafton pleaded guilty to assault before Justice Ona C. delferys and was fined five dollars plus costs, then released. His wife Clara M. Savina, seeking the couple’s seven month old baby, was told the justice had no jurisdiction and to contact the prosecuting attorney.

Frank H. Savina South Grafton Clara M. Savina Justice of the Ona C. Delferys Savina

British Stop Signals New Libya Battle Line Shift

British pursuit and retreat maneuvers anchor the line in Libya as the Eighth Army shapes its position near Acroma El Adem and Sidi Rezegh amid the fourth week of intensified fighting. Axis traps are avoided and two divisions withdraw to stabilize the extended front near Tobruk and the Egyptian border amid heat and sandstorms.

Acroma el Adem Sidi Rezegh Tobruk Ain el Gazala Britain Eighth Army Libya

Entire Force On Standby In North Africa Theater

The report discusses an enlarged Allied command and a separate force operating with the RAF, with London sources warning that supplying Malta is hazardous yet essential. It notes that neutralizing Malta would ease Axis supply lines to North Africa, as convoys from Gibraltar and Alexandria faced heavy air attacks from Axis bases in Sardinia Sicily Pantelleria Crete and Libya.

RAF London Malta North Africa Gibraltar Alexandria Sardinia Sicily Pantelleria Crete Libya

Rossi Reg Now No 1 On New Selective List

Antonio Rossi of Flemington holds serial number U4 in the fourth registration for men aged 45 to 65. The Sentinel publishes the provisional list of 1,946 registrants in installments. individuals here may be called for war work but are not liable for military service.

Antonio Rossi Blemington Selective Service The Sentinel Templeton Harrison Weaver Box 60 Grafton West Boyd Street Vincent Covelli Galloway Abe Price Simpon Lewis Karl Glenn East Washington Street Cecil Dayton Springer Flemington Everett Bruce Moran Simpson Davis Wilson Reed Rufus Lonzo Sapp High Street Charles Joseph Bow‘man Morgan Dalley Mills Main” Street Jack Merry Norris West Main Street William Russell Henderson West Knotts Avenue Jefferson Alexander Groves Russell Veach Smith West Main Street James William Dayton Wilbur Compher Hall Otha Charles Compton C. E. Wyckoff Thelogis Corcovilas East Boyd Street Edmund Hare Reppert Ole Everett Wyckoff Love Plaza Mike Stell Rosemont Perry Denver Thompson Third Street Wesley J. Wilt Bluemont Street Benjamin ‘Joseph Rowland West Wilford Street Ray D. Shroyer Nathan Charles Hall Washington Street Louis Henry Balke Edward’ R. Simpson Wendel Richard Kirk Tom Mayle Arthur Tay James Severe Thornton

Names with serial numbers carried in tomorrow's Sentinel

A list of residents and addresses with serial numbers 50 to 76 appears, noting that names for numbers 76 to 150 will be in tomorrow's Sentinel. Readers in Rosemont Grafton Flemington Simp son Bridgeport and other towns are referenced with multiple street addresses and routes.

Lemuel Fawley Rosemont James Riddelle Mantz Thayer Avenue Earl Ray Carruthers Grafton Alonzo Curtis Proudfoot West Main Street Charles Newell Harris Washington Street Mike Vranish Fred Evans Gates Flemington Frank Porter Lambert Dewey Avenue Howard Sylvanus Long Raymond Cockrell Wilford Street Tony Witkowski Richard Leo Foley High Street Jasper Millroy Drummonds Robert Joseph Smith Ira Mooney Wendel Jesse Lore Smallwood Nuzum Street Harry Rice Raislop Charles Earl Mayle Simpson Elias Smith Bridgeport Thomas D. Moran William .Wilson Copenhaver Bluemont Street William Clinton Eilers Grand Street Ethel J. Rash Everett Otto Walgh Knotts Avenue Walter Everett Robinson West Main Street Roy Crayton Hebb West Wilford Street James L. Bailey Thornton Sentinel

Pick Workers for USO Drive

An intensive United Service drive begins countywide led by General Chairman Mason Tucker. The county quota is 1350 dollars with workers assigned on Main and Latrobe streets and multiple county districts including Booths Creek Pruntytown Thornton Blueville Knottsville Glade Run Lucretia Webster and more.

Mason Tucker Baltimore and Ohio Carr China Company Hazel-Atlas Reppert Coal Riley Coal Tucker Main Latrobe Max Beall John F. Hopkins Richard Robey Nell Peters Walter Beall Forrest Deakins Joes Guth P. 8.Smith Robert C. Sloan Booths Creek F. N. Brooks Elias Smith Mary Hart Pruntytown Okey W. Grow Ronald Knotts Fetterman District Bertha. Montgomery R. H. Lemmons Thornton Goldier DeMoss Blueville Howard Dempsey W. L. Towles Knottsville Blanche Swisher Ada Thomas Glade Run John McCartney Lucretia Dewey Shahan Webster Ina Warder

Ruth Held Files Bill for Divorce from A Frank Held

Ruth Held filed for divorce in Taylor county circuit court citing cruel and inhuman treatment by her husband A Frank Held. The couple wed in Ohio on March 6 1931 and separated in Grafton on December 6 1940. There are no children and she supports herself by housework.

Taylor County Ruth Held A. Frank Held J. Guy Allender Ohio Grafton

Farmers urged to plan long war era farming

John Cooper of the Farm Security Administration urged small farmers, especially borrowers, to adopt long-range plans including perennial crops and home gardens that endure for five years or more. He stressed growing small fruits for canning, diversification, and dependence away from year-to-year cash farming, noting the world’s hunger and the need for American farmers to boost production.

Farm Security Administration John Cooper FSA Taylor County Cooper Mr. Cooper

80 Students Enrolled In U B Bible School

Enrollment reaches 80 pupils at United Brethren church on Dewey avenue as two week vacation Bible school begins with courses in Bible missions and handwork. Faculty includes Mrs Sloan James Crouser Mrs Boylen Mrs Dotson Jean Bolyard Mrs Stillwell Mrs Bailey Flora Losh Anna Boylen Mrs Poling and Ida Belle Poling. Bertha Krupp’s daughter is noted for giving her name to the World War I cannon Big Bertha.

United Brethren Church Dewey Avenue R. ©. Sloan James Crouser Carl Boylen C. F. Dotson Jean Bolyard A. A. Crouser Merrill Stillwell D. J. Bailey Flora Lee Losh Anna Jearr Boylen Troy Poling Ida Belle Poling

Funeral Services Set For Beckley Newsman

Beckley June 17 Funeral services for J Ratford Watkins 37 editor of the Beckley Raleigh Register will be held tomorrow afternoon at Augusta Ga his former home Watkins a former correspondent in charge of the Charleston bureau of the Associated Press died yesterday in the Marine hospital at Parris Island DC after an illness of four months

Beckley J. Ratford Watkins Beckley Raleigh Register Augusta Watkins Charleston Associated Press Marine Hospital Parris Island D. C

Friday Night Phone Ban for Countywide Test

Communications chief F R Frasher announced a Friday night blackout requiring all nonemergency telephone use to stop from 9 p m until the all clear, with division and sector leaders mobilizing workers beforehand. The Tay lor County Civilian Defense Council met at the Moose Home, reviewing orders and correcting minor errors from zone tests.

F. R. Frasher Civilian Defense Council Taylor County Moose Home

Test of blackout alert to cover county lines

Major J P Easley and Joseph Jefferson will supervise a county wide test Friday night to halt traffic after a blackout. State police and defense council heads will assist at county lines while sirens whistles and church bells sound the alert in Blueville Bronlow Park Loveland addition and surrounding areas.

Islaid J.P. Easley Leston U. S.new Mexico Dempsey Army Joseph Jefferson Maritime Wheeling L Ion State Council Moose Hall Company A Dorsey Bal~ley Defense Council Hazel-Atlas Pruntytown Wendel Blueville Bronlow Park Loveland Addition

Roosevelt Accepts Dempsey Resignation as Interior Undersecretary

President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of John J. Dempsey the interior undersecretary who plans to run for governor of New Mexico. Stephen Early said he knew nothing about the reported resignation of Francis B. Sayre the Philippines high commissioner when asked if Roosevelt had received it Sayre declined to confirm or deny and said any information must come from the White House.

Washington Roosevelt John J. Dempsey Interior New Mexico Stephen Early Francis B. Sayre Philippines

Fragmented wires spark bizarre tax day musings

A garbled reflection mixes war talk and odd trivia. References to Hitler, Goering rumors, a Georgia canary, a 12 year old Australian boy's troop carrier, and June tax day merge in a fragmentary, humorous tirade. The piece reads like a quirky columnist notebook.

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Grafton Junior Chamber of Commerce A. Carl Lynch Civic Body Opera House Buck Jones Tim McCoy Silver Sidney Blackmer Harry Langdon Priscilla Lane Robert Cummings SUN G. N. Walters Welch Radio Service Beech St Rossi USO Sam Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO U. B. Bible School Bertha Friedrich Alfred Krupp Big Bertha’ Cannon Loar Jewelry Denmark Ete Oberon Douglas Pee Ter Rae Er Eee Ath Dempsey Richard W. Knotts Shateal Press Hitler Goering Adolf Malone’s Drug and Chemical CO Marian’ Martin Grafton Sentinigli Pattern Department New York
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