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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1950

Page

6

West Virginia studies bottlenecks near cities for five year highway program

The West Virginia Commission on Interstate Cooperation is studying major highway bottlenecks near larger cities to develop a comprehensive five year primary highway program. Officials say revenue limits hinder upkeep of sub standard roads, prompting plans for new bridges, road widening, relocations, and statewide reconstruction to eliminate primary bottlenecks and ease overall traffic.

West Virginia Commission On Interstate Cooperation Road Commission West Virginia State Road Commission Geneal

Office of Taylor Borough Selective Service Board Moves

The Taylor Borough Selective Service Board is moving from the Grafton Bank and Trust building to the second floor of the Post Cities building. The offices will repurpose Postal Transportation Service rooms, with hours not yet set, but the office will be open two afternoons per week. Further hours will be announced later by Mr Weekly.

Taylor-Barbour County Selective Service Board Grafton ‘Bank and Trust, Company Post Cities J Hi Id ‘Webttl Postal Transportation Service Selective Service Board Weekly

Taylor county playground directors named for summer program

Randall H. McKinney announces a partial list of Taylor county playground program directors with openings at Flemington. Directors will start June 26, with sites in Beaumont Blueville Fetterman Hilltop Knottsville Maple Avenue South Side Pruntytown and more. Sessions run five days a week four hours daily starting at four PM.

Randall H. McKinney Taylor County Wesley Swisher Beaumont Lawrence Gennette Blueville Kenneth Newton Fetterman Charles Phillips Hilltop Francis Wolfe Knottsville Haymond Scotty Hamilton Maple Avenue Robert Moran South Side Buck McAvoy Pruntytown Playground Council of Flemington Taylor County Youth Planning Council

Gambler Erickson Faces Jail After Record Strike Year

The district attorney seeks lengthy jail time for Erickson, noting his 12 million dollar year and his prior absence of jail time. The text also recalls that 1946 saw a record number of strikes in the United States, with strike idleness making up 1.43 percent of time worked.

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Three Arrests on City Police Docket

Weekend city docket lists three arrests including two for intoxication and one for parking. Bud Martin of Grafton paid a $10 fine and costs after intoxication, William Dawson of Beech Street paid $1 and costs for parking in a restricted zone, and Alvin Banter of Grafton was arrested for intoxication with $10 and costs.

Bud Martin Grafton Woodford William D. Dawson Beech Street Funkhouser J. Guy Allender Alvin Banter Fynkhous

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