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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1944
Page
6
The winged bomb, a pilotless rocket glider, is reported to reach England by air corridors. It is directed by radio from a parent aircraft, has a tail light for guidance, and reportedly travels at high speed before exploding on impact.
Major Charles E Burke announces a West Virginia Defense commendation for Taylor County officers and civilians who staged National Service Awards. About 150 service bars were presented by Lt Col James R Easley with 125 more awards to division chiefs to distribute. Col Hasley praised each recipient for aiding home front security. notable honors included an Honor Post Award to Mrs A Murphy.
Entomologist Waldo Craig of the state agriculture department will speak in Grafton on June 22 and 23 about the Japanese beetle and insect control. He'll present slides at the Junior Club schoolhouse and the courthouse auditorium, with Harold Hyre assisting on poultry culling demonstrations. County residents may arrange demonstrations by contacting the County Agent's office at 1061-3.
Railroad Retirement Board invites high school boys over 16 to summer railroad labor jobs in Indiana Maine and New York with Pennsylvania Erie and New York Central lines. Boarding and lodging provided with transportation paid. wages higher than last year and supervised by coaches. Several boys from Clarkshires Fairmont and Morganto have already departed with a monitor.
Rationing notices extend validity of red and blue food stamps and sugar stamps through specified dates for home canning and processed foods. Gasoline coupons vary by region with several three to five gallon allowances. New fuel oil periods extend to late September, with local efforts to recruit 75 more workers from Clarksburg schools. Education program openings target local students and farm trainees with parental consent required. The Boskoop village in Holland was once a world center for flowers and ornamental plants before the war.
Fleming L. Wiant 51 of East Liverpool Ohio died yesterday afternoon at his sister Mrs Fred E Floyd home near the Government Dam after a extended illness since March He was head clerk of Draft Board No 1 a World War I veteran and a member of the Methodist church He is survived by his wife Helen Carpenter and children Mrs H L Simpson Miss Jeanne Wyatt and Robert F Wiant among many siblings Funeral arrangements are pending at Bartlett funeral home.
Police report Sayres Market at 17 West Main entered by juveniles after a broken window. Losses not yet tallied. pennies and small cash missing. fingerprints indicate youth involvement. Also, Tay lor county wool pool assembling June 30 with 861 fleeces (≈4240 lb) from 44 sheepmen. Emerson Gregory to grade. wool to be delivered to primary handler for government purchase. proceeds to growers. Card of thanks for condolences from Ott family.
World War II dispatch notes Navy guns pounding behind Allied lines helped force German withdrawal from Carentan on the Cherbourg peninsula. American forces landed at St. Vaast near Cherbourg while British advances east of Caen continued with U S paratroopers. Separate item notes a 1900s boxers and courts mention, and a count of Canadian theaters.
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