Rotary Scout Troop Plans Camp Trip in West Virginia
West Virginia Scouts of America organize a trip to a 425 acre Middle River camp near Ellamore for troop members. Hoffman notes scouts spend about 100 hours yearly in meetings and activities, with swimming boating and Tenderfoot to First Class skills included. Staff will be qualified young men aiding troops with camp program. further details from Hoffman.
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West Virginia
Scouts of America
Middle River
Ellamore
W. Va
Hoffman
City Native Clarence Goudy Dies on Tacoma Coast
Clarence B. Goudy, longtime Grafton native, died in Tacoma Washington after a long illness. He served in the regular army on three enlistments with much of his service at Miles City Montana. He lived in Arizona before moving to Tacoma with his family. Survived by wife two sons and three daughters four sisters and one brother. Burial is set for Tacoma Thursday.
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Clarence B. Goudy
Tacoma
Wash
Charles
Jenny Goudy
Grafton
Gafton
Miles City
Mont
Arizona
Bess Dorsett
Marie Godfrey
Elsie Engle~hart
Ira Mooney
Clarksburg
Walter Goudy
Two Teens Work At Ice Cream Parlor Nurture Ambitions
In Chicago a local ice cream parlor employs 17 year old Ruth Toorner and Sharon Anderson who skate on rollers between chocolate and vanilla tasks. They view their boss as a good scout and the job helps them gain exposure and experience in life and work.
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Chicago
Ruth Toorner
Sharon Anderson
Cow Disappearance Report Leads Farmer to Odd Sleep Trance
Verona Italy 65 year old farmer Sante Pighellini intended to report a missing cow to police on Wednesday but instead found the animal fast asleep in his bed. The strange scene prompted local authorities to note the unusual incident in the rural community.
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Verona
Italy
Sante
Burglar Steals Antique Muskets Whisky From Tavern
Chicago police seek a drunken man with a large black spot on his pants seat after a burglary at a tavern. He may be armed and fled after sliding down a coal chute. Two antique muskets and 35 bottles of whisky were taken.
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Chicago
Son shuns speech as senator reads 20 page dam tale
Washington senator Frank Church asks his 8 year old son Frank Jr to attend a reading of a 20 page speech about the Hells Canyon dam. The boy declines, saying he would rather go swimming.
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Washington
Frank Church
D-Idoha
Hells Canyon
Frank Jr
Samaritan Act Backfires In Swiss Truck incident
A Zurich truck driver halted to assist a crippled bird and was injured when his vehicle rolled back after he left the cab. In Des Moines Iowa the Board of Social Welfare plans to send aid checks to fathers in the ADC program amid concerns over family budgeting and welfare rolls.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Social Welfare
Mary Hunke
Crash injures none in Milwaukee truck rollover
Mrs. Magdelina Cherkenbach, 80, rode with her son Mathias, 47, when he lost control and crashed into a ditch on Wednesday. Neither Cherkenbach nor her son was injured, and she reassured responders with I’m all right.
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Milwaukee
Wis.p
Magdelina Cherkenbach
Mathias
Cherkenbach
Trooper C W White Relocates Family to Grafton
State Trooper C W White of the Grafton detachment moved his family from Glenville to Route 50 on the Northwestern Turnpike near Grafton. Mrs White taught in Glenville. The couple has two children Barbara Kay nine and Bobby seven. White had served in Glenville for years and now resides on the Grafton property owned by Kenneth Godwin.
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C. W. White
Grafton
Glenville
Trooper White
White
Route 50
Northwestern Turnpike
Kenneth Godwin
Barbara Kay
Bobby
State Police
Help Wanted By Senators Help Wanted By Senators
Washington manager Harry Lavagetto outlined how fans can support the last-place Senators in a talk titled How You Can Help The Senators before the National Capital Optimist Club audience.
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Washington
Harry
Cookie) Lavagetto
Washington Senators
Senators
National Capital Optimist Club
Davisson Dies Suddenly at 76 in Clarksburg Rites Saturday
Charles Elliott Davisson of 1517 Pike Street Clarksburg aged 76 died June 20 born August 17 1880 in Taylor County son of George E. and Sarah Yates Davisson widow Minnie Jenkins Davisson died 1931 survived by two daughters Virginia Williams West Union and Thelma Thelmacek Charleston three brothers Frank Grafton Roy Cleveland and Carl Parkersburg four sisters Anita Bragg Grafton Ruth Chance Parkersburg Jessie Strosnider Baltimore two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A retired glass worker he belonged to Adams ton Methodist Church Spanish American War Veterans Meuse-Argonne Post 573 VFW IOOF Lodge 263 Adamston Encampment BPO Elks 308 Grafton. Funeral 1:30 pm Saturday at David Funeral Home Clarksburg burial Baileytown Cemetery Fleming-ton. Visitation after 7 pm.
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Charles Elliott Davison
Pike Street
Clarksburg
Taylor County
George E
Sarah Yates Davisson
Minnie . Jenkins Bayisson
Virginia Williams
West Union
Jand
Percy L.thelma
Cek
Charleston
Fank
Grafton
Roy Cleveland
Carl
Parkersburg
Anita Bragg
Greftom
Forest Spinale
Ruth” Chance
Jessie Strosnider
Baltimore
Adamston
Noble Grand Ioof Lodge
BPO Elks
David Funeral Home
Baileytown
Flemington
Mrs Williams Passes Today in Thornton Home
Laura Jane Williams 35 of Thornton Route 1 died at 10 25 a m after a two year illness and extended illness since October 5 1958 Born February 11 1922 in Thornton she was daughter of Floyd and Mary Poling Survived by her mother four children Robert Lee Ralph Franklin James Dale all at home one brother Robert Poling four sisters Iva Mae Bertha Pauline Louise and one half sister Irene Poling one grandchild Merry Tee Moore She was a member of the First Church of Christ of Gratton.
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Laura Jane Williams
Thornton
Route 1
Floyd Poling
Mary
Mouser Poling
Pearl Street
Grafton
James Henry Williams
Arthur | Moore
Youngstown
Robert Lee
Ralph Franklin
James Dale
Robert Poling
Arthurdale
W. Va
Iva Mae Poling
Bertha Reese
Norfolk
Pauline Bolyard
Louise Canfield
Irene Poling
Merry Tee Moore
Grafton Sailor In Operation Quickstep
United States Navy fireman apprentice Charles W. Collins took part in Operation Quickstep from June 8 to 14 off California. Twenty six ships and ten thousand men participated. Collins is son of William A. Collins and the late Lena Collins of Grafton. He graduated Grafton High School in 1955 and is married to Phyllis L. Taty of Washington DC, formerly of Grafton.
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Charles W. Collins
United States Navy
California
Collins
William A. Collins
West Main Street
Lena Collins
Grafton High School
Phyllis L. Taty
Washington, D.C
Grafton
Deaneys Win Free Trip to New York by Quota Bonus
The DeLaneys earned a three day expense paid trip to New York City for selling 100 percent of their quota at the Tri-State area Quota Buster Convention. Attending with 500 idealers, they toured Broadway shows, viewed a top TV receiver preview, and enjoyed Manhattan nightlife including Cococabana and Stork Club. This marks the DeLaneys tenth consecutive year winning the prize, with lodging at the Park Sheraton.
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Tri-State
New York City
DeLaney
Pittsburgh
Lil Abner
Manhattan Island
Cococabana
Ella Fitzgerald
Othe
Stork
DeLaneys
the Park, Sheraton Hotel
FFA And FHA Enjoy Outing At Tygart Lake
Grafton Chapter of Future Farmers of America hosted a June 18 hamburger fry for 20 members at Tygart Lake State Park. Members present included Gary Lantz Neil Trickett Betty Luca Patty Bartlett Mary Jane Armstrong Shirley Sapp Norma Van dercrift Sam Flohr and others. The group then held a joint meeting at the high school Wong building to practice vesapers for the upcoming FFA and FHA camp at Cedar Lake Ripley.
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Grafton
Future Farmers of America
F.C. Waggoner
Nellie Cook
Tygart Lake State Park
Gary Lantz
Neil Trickett
Betty Luca
Patty Bartlett
Mary Jane Armstrong
Shirley Sapp
Norma Vandercrift
Sam Flohr
John Garnier
Charles Watkins
Charles Newcome
Robert Halderman
Paul Yeager
Jack Helm
Lyn Wood Yeager
Carl Estes
F.C. Whemmar
Miles Monk
FHA
Highy School
FFA
Cedar Lake
Ripley
Kennedy Rites Conducted Today at Bartlett Funeral Home
Pallbearers for the funeral services for Aretus Brooks Kennedy were chosen and the rites were held today at Bartlett Funeral Home at 3:30 p.m. with attendees paying respects.
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Aretus Brooks Kennedy
Bartlett Funeral
Reverend T Mi Zambrannen Officiated at Funeral Plans
The proceedings note Rev. T Mi Zambrannen officiating and Laurie Kennedy Nathan Bartlett Funeral Home overseeing arrangements. A reference mentions Lat Sixteenth century women using belladonna to dilate pupils and darken eyes for attraction.
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T. Mi Zambrannen
Wergyas
Howis
Laurie "Kennedy
Nathan Bartlett
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Malone's
Deaneys
New York
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Tygart Lake
Linda Bolyard
Roy Dale Watkins
U. S
A&p
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