Funeral set for Fred D. Robinson longtime West Grafton principal
Fred D. Robinson, 62, of 227 Maple Avenue, long time principal of West Grafton school, died yesterday in Grafton City hospital. Funeral services are Monday at 10 a.m. from Bartlett Funeral Home, with Dr. George W. Twynham officiating and burial in Ravenswood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. Robinson, formerly of 308 Kirby Street, began as West Grafton principal in 1921 after teaching in Jackson County and Monongah. He joined Warden Chapel church at age 12 in Jackson County before moving to Grafton.
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Fred D. Robinson
Maple Avenue
West Grafton School
Grafton City Hospital
George W. Twynham
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Ravenswood Cemetery
Robinson
Kirby Street
West Grafton
Jackson County
Monongah
World News Roundup from The Sentinel
The Sentinel reports on September 7 Supreme Court arguments over extra pension payments to West Virginia University faculty members and why Auditor Sims disapproved them. Involved staff will not receive the supplements pending decision. Also noted is Monongahela Power Company employees voting no union, and Col. Harry Cooper, former Secret Service official and presidential bodyguard, dead after a bullet wound at his home.
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Crarleston
Bue Breme
West Virginia University
Edgar B. Sims
Sims
Supreme Court
Clarksburg
Monongahela Power Company
CIO
Workers-of- America
E.E. Hope
Pittsburgh’ Field Examiner
National Labor Relations Board
Hope
West Virginia
Baltimore
Harry Cooper
Secret Service
Cooper
Washington
Fanny
Barbara
Harding Coolidge
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Two Union Men Shot In Melee At City Plant Strike
In Pairemont City Illinois a crowd of about 800 striking American Zinc Company employees assaulted two union men and two rival union members. Joe Petroski and Colmaro Rodriguez were hospitalized. The Verdus brothers led a prior metal workers council and faced an NLBR loss. Joe Verdus Eddie Martinez were arrested. Palmer Ryan admitted firing shots. Allen Reid was grazed by a bullet.
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Pairmont City
Ill
American Zinc Company
Joe Petroski
CLO Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Colmaro Rodriguez
East 8, Louis
Angelo
Joe Verdu
Smelters Workers Union
Verdus
CLO Progressive Metal Workers Council
National Labor Relations Board
Smelter Workers Union
Joe Verdus
Eddie Martinez
Palmer Ryan
Verdu Brothers
Ryan
Allen Reid
Smelter
Real Estate Lobby Accused Of Misrepresentation Plan
President Truman charged a “ruthless” real estate lobby and lobbyists with a mass propaganda campaign against a Senate passed public housing and slum clearance bill now in the House. Rep. Martin dismissed the claim, saying opposition stems from spending concerns, while McCormack backed the president’s warning to expose the lobbying effort.
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Washinton
Truman
Rep. Martin
R-Mass
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
House
Congress
McCormack
Mass
Washington
Miners Return to Pits as Walkout Lingers
Pittsburgh report notes 480,000 United Mine Workers begin a weeklong stabilizing walkout under John L. Lewis, with effects to be felt for weeks. Cy Coal operators and United Steelworkers plot pensions talks with U.S. Steel led by Philip Murray. Soft coal leaders set talks with Lewis at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on Wednesday. Ezra Van Horn chairs the Bituminous Coal Operators Negotiating Committee.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
John L. Lewis
Cyo United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel
Philip Murray
Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
West, Virginia
Ezra van Horn
Yeager Flies Faster Than Sound Crashes in Dayton Landing
Capt Charles E Yeager of Hamlin West Virginia first to fly faster than sound had a crash landing in Dayton Ohio while returning from a routing flight to Pawtucket Rhode Island. The twin engine B 26 bomber belly landed after nose wheel jammed. both Yeager and passenger Lt Col Richard Horner escaped injury. Major Lewis M Wright, base public relations officer, reported no injuries.
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Dayton, O
Charles E. Yeager
Hamlin
W. Va
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Lewis M. Wright
Richard Horner
Yeager
Daytoni
Pawtucket
R. I
Anid
Assembly Hall To Be Erected At Camp Towles Next Week
Camp Towles youth camp in Taylor County is advancing toward becoming a top state facility. The Grafton Business Girls club funds the assembly hall project while Veterans Woodwork classes will perform the construction. A new cabin is under progress by the Grafton Lions club with members actively building it. Rental plans aim for a June 30 presentation and a possible picnic event.
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Camp Towles
Taylor County
Grafton Business Girls Club
Veterans
Grafton Lions Club
Etienne Wiseman
Towles
Ana
U.S. Army
Free Man Again After Virginia Pardon
Seventy year old Dave Hall, known for decades as an escapee from a state prison farm, is conditionally pardoned by Virginia Governor Tuck. He was arrested last May and has now been granted legal freedom, ending a long period of illegal liberty.
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Richmond
Dave Hall
Virginia
Tuck
Hall
Britain Lays Ahead With Trade Pact Amid Protests
Britain stands by its proposed five year trade agreement with Argentina despite U S objections. Senator Cordette calls the pact an ominous threat to world recovery and asks for a full State Department report. John Taylor of the British embassy says the agreement is essential to British recovery.
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Britain
Argentina
United States
Cordette
Ore
World Recovery
Senate Appropriations Committee
James E. Webb
Europe
Cordon
John Taylor
State Department
Alue
Willard Thorp
Paul Hoffman
ECA
Power Company Repairs Lights After Tree Hits Circuit
Monongahela Power Company restored street lighting citywide after a tree fell opposite Parkview Thursday morning, disconnecting about 100 lamps. Repairs began immediately and lights were tested in daylight to ensure full operation at no cost to the city. The company manager C J Barrett said lights burned about four hours yesterday afternoon while checks were completed.
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Parkview
Monongahela Power Company
C.j.barrett
Power_company
State Policeman Missing As Floods Hit Petersburg
Heavy floods in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle isolating Petersburg and surrounding towns. State Police Corporal A M Hurst, his wife and two children are missing after their riverbank home near Petersburg was swept away. Five other people feared dead or missing as rains persist and the Potomac and its branches flood the region. Local camps become temporary homes for families while rescue efforts cover impassable areas with limited success.
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Potomac River
Basil E. Wright
Elkins
A M. Hurst
Hurst
Wright
South Branch
L. H. Lewis
Weight
Potomac
Petersburgh
West Virginia
Panhandle
Shenandoah and
Allegheny Mountains
Claims Requests For Book Lists Not Censor Plan
The House Un American Activities Committee sought lists of textbooks and readings from schools and colleges to check alleged Communist propaganda, insisting it does not censor or threaten academic freedom. A follow up letter stressed the request should not be construed as interference.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
National Sons of the American Revolution
Wood
City to Cleanse Reservoir Next Wednesday
Graf ton officials announced an upcoming cleansing of the high level reservoir at St John and Wilson streets next Wednesday. City Manager Curtis D Decker said it would be the first such cleaning and urged residents in the hilltop and Blueville areas to conserve water and complete laundry before the work to avoid shortages. The low level reservoir had already been cleaned recently.
Harman Brothers Join West Virginia AGC Chapter
Harman Brothers of Charleston and Grafton general contractors were elected to membership in the West Virginia chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America Inc. announced today by H W Schneider of Parkersburg, chapter president.
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Charleston
Harman Brothers
Grafton
General Contractors
West Virginia
Associated General Contractors of America, Inc
H. W. Schneider
Parkersburg
Gratton Welcomes Newest Citizens
Mr and Mrs Chester Miller welcome a son born Monday June 13 at 7 35 am in City Hospital. The mother is Frances Dawson and the father works for Baltimore and Ohio. This is their fourth child and first son, not yet named. Mr and Mrs Lew Bartlett announce a daughter born Sunday at 3 30 pm in City Hospital weighing eight pounds five ounces. Victor Lucas and Jonie Bartlett are named as paternal grandparents.
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Street
City Hospital
Frances Dawson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lew Bartlett
McGraw, Avenue
Moth
Victor Lucas
Mia
Jonie Bartlett
Dewey Avenue
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