Local man held for chewing off second man's ear
In a June incident at the Owl's Club, Leth W. Cool alias Chicken allegedly bit Harold M. Gillispie’s left ear. Cool, residing at 109 East Washington, was held in the county jail on $500 bond after waiving to the next grand jury term. A warrant charges malicious attack and maiming on Owl's Club premises. Hearing planned once warrants are filled.
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Owl's Club
Leth W. Cool
Chicken” Ie
Washington Street
Ona C. Jefferys
Cool
Harold M. Gillispie
Gillispie
Clarksburg
Maime Ane Gillispie
Mag. Jeffery
Boston
Blanch Travis
Court ruling narrows AP news monopoly and access
The court rejected a broader order on AP by laws and access to news, signaling competition in news dissemination. Francis Biddle hailed the decision as ending monopoly for large publishers, while AP officials offered no immediate comment. Justice Black noted ongoing court supervision to ensure full compliance. Greenland remark accompanies wrap.
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iThec
Ment
Ee Oval
Anther
al ’Francis
Biddle
Robert McLean
Associated Press
New York
Dlstice Black
District Court
Justice Roberts
Two Fined Before King In Morning Court Session
Otto Bolyard was fined $5 and a cost for being drunk over the weekend and was given time to pay his fine. Ida Bays of Grafton was sent to jail for ten days in default of a $5 fine after she was arrested on Latrobe Street by Officer Woodford.
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C. O. King
Otto Bolyard
Ida Bays
Grafton
Latrobe Street
Woodford
Poles on trial face grim questions at Soviet hearing
The courtroom tension eased as Poles smiled and conferred with Soviet attorneys. Maj Gen L Bronislaw Okulicki and Jankowski testified, detailing hostile directives from London and the underground’s stance as Red Army entered eastern Poland.
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L. Bronislaw Okulick
Red Army
Warsaw
San Francisco
Kuyavinski
Wassily V. Ulrich
Jan Jankowski
London
Jankowski
Ulrich
Gen-Okulicki
Poland
Okulicki
Young equestrians complete sixty mile pony jaunt home
Tommy and Derry Dye, 14 and 16, rode ponies from Frenchton to Grafton covering over 600 miles. They started at 6 am and reached home at 10 pm drenched by rain, glad to rest after the long trek with their family in Maple Avenue.
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Tommy
Derry
Frenchton
Burk m
J. G. Dye
Maple Avenue
Grafton
Hosses
442nd in Commanders Orders Hail From Hood River Hero
Nishioka born Hood River February 10 1920 inducted February 1 1942 Sagie wounded in action during Ligapian coast drive has had 15 blood transfusions and five operations in weeks he joined the army over three years ago Sagie supported mother sister and brother on a Hood River farm before relocation of west coast Japanese families after Pearl Harbor the family faced hardship and uncertain future
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Legion
Nishioka
Hood River
Sagie
Ligapian
Over The Radio Dials Tonight
New York report notes NBCs WNBT aired an afternoon game weekly and a night game under floodlights with satisfactory results. It lists broadcast times for ABC CBS and NBC programs including Sumner Welles talks and various music and drama features.
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New York
Bedo
NBC
WNBT
MBS
ABC
Dreig D. Eisenhower
Sumner Welles
CBS
Geo. H. Bender
Judy
Finder McGee
Doctor
Robert* Montgomery
Casey
Press
Jabc
BLU
Raymond Swing
Alan Young
Arthur Hale
Dave Elman
Lawrence Tibbett
Aim A Hood River Friend Warned Sagié
A Hood River friend advised Sagié not to return soon amid rising tension. U.S. life insurance claims paid since Pearl Harbor exceed 4,000,000, with under five percent for service members. In 1944 production of baby carriages strollers and walkers reached 1,636,000 units, up 32 percent from 1943.
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Aim
Hood River
Sagié
United States
Pearl Harbor
Lt Mary Miller Returns Home as World War II Nurse Hero
Lt. Mary Miller, an army nurse who followed the First Army from D-Day to V-E Day, is back in her home state to aid WWII wounded. A daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Miller of Route 3, she recently returned from overseas and is stationed at Newton D Baker Hospital in Martinsburg. Her service included training in Ireland and Wales, with four battle stars by Rhine reach and 38 months foreign service. Her sister Lt Martha Miller serves in San Francisco onboard U S Navy receiving station, while brother Sgt Michael Miller serves in England. Other notes mention Pvt Lloyd Elsey completing basic training at Fort McClellan and Cpl Richard Dale Henderson returning to Columbia after a 72-hour pass.
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Mary M. ‘Miller
Charles Miller
Route 3
Joverseas
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Mar
Tinsburg
Ireland
Wales
Belstuin
Miller
First Army
Rhine
Newton D. Baker
Martha Miller
San Francisco
Calby
U. S. Navy
Michael Miller
England
Lt. Lucas Finney Returns To States
First Lt. Lucas E. Finney II, a former Grafton high school music instructor and B 17 pilot, was a prisoner of Germany from August 9 until V E day and has arrived in the United States. He is expected in Wheeling to visit his wife Helen Bippus and their son Michael. His parents live in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and his wife previously taught at the local high school.
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Lucas E. Finney II
States
Wheeling
Helen Bippus
Michael
Finney
Grafton Senior High School
England
Lucas E. Finney TI
McKeesport
Pvt Elsey Spends 10-Day Furlough With Parents In Adolphus Street
Pvt. Elsey, a Grafton high school graduate class of 1944 and former Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee, is spending a 10 day furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Elsey of Adolphus street. He enlisted in the army January 29 and will report to Camp Shelby Mississippi next week for advanced training.
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L. E. Elsey
Adolphus Street
Grafton High School
Pvt
Elsey
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Army
Camp Shelby
Miss
War Today Snapshots from Coastal Fronts in China
The report traces Chinese advances from Fuchow to Wenchow and Hankchow with fighter cover from Okinawa. It highlights air bases and ports like Siangshan, Sanmen, and Taichow, and notes Wendhow along a critical coastal highway between Hangchow and Foochow. The piece discusses strategic routes toward Japanese territory and the broader air and sea control implications.
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Fochow
Wenchow
Hankchow
Okinawa
Formosa
Siangshan
Sanmen
Taichow
Wendhows
Hangchow
Foochow
Seh
Indo-China
Songting
Char
Nanning
China
Japan
Russia
Foorth
Europe
Grocers Agree to Close Wednesdays in Summer
Ten retailers met at Mus grove Wholesale and voted to close stores on Wednesday afternoons during summer months. Ralph A. Brown was elected secretary treasurer of the organization, replacing Mike Carvell who serves with the armed forces.
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Musgrove Wholesale
Ralph A. Brown
Blueville
Mike Carvell
Wette
Early American Science Society and Danube Conflict
The United States Military Philosophical Society, founded in 1794, is described as the first American national scientific society. The article notes crude oils contain impurities like sulphur and references the Danube region in Germany evolving from minor streams to a forge like torrent.
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United States Military Philosophical Society
Ssope
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Jack) Henderson
AAF
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F. W. Henderson
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Law
Cpl. Henderson
Carr China Company
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Lloyd Elsey
U.S. Army Infantry
Fort McClellan,Ala
Lucas Finney
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