Pittsburgh Man Engaged as High School Music Director
The Taylor County Board of Education hired Lucas E. Finney of Pittsburgh to direct the Grafton Senior High band and music program, succeeding John T. Evans. Finney, Carnegie Tech graduate, has been a KDEA staff singer and soloist, with salary set at 120 dollars monthly. Philippi man Fests Wagner named to head the Vo-Ag department. salary 150 dollars monthly with US Dept of Agriculture support, and a one year leave for Harry Shaffer to pursue a master’s degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Taylor County Board of Education
E. G. Kuhn
Lucas E. Finney
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Kuhn
John T. Evans
Fairmont State Teachers College
Finney
Carnegie
KDKA
Mellon Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth
Evans
Wagner
West Virginia University
U. S. Department of Agriculture
County Board of Education
Harry Shaffer
Grafton Junior High School
Debating U S moves after Robin Moor sinking risks
The piece notes fierce debate over how far the United States should go after the Robin Moor sinking. It cites possible Navy actions, doubts about arming merchant ships, and varied congressional reactions to a presidential message. It recalls Panay reparations and analyzes German, Italian, and Soviet-Diplomatic tensions shaping policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes
D.-S.c
Rep. Koutson
R.-Minn
Germany
U.S
Reich
United States
Japan
Yangtze River
China
New York
Roosevelt
All-Steel School Bus Purchased. County Fleet Completes
The board of education and Supt. Guy Kuhn announced a new all steel 60 passenger school bus. The G M C chassis with booster brake costs 2028.49 and the Wayne steel body 1361.60, delivering at 3390.09. This allows retirement of the last wooden bus in service 11 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. of Schools
Guy Kuhn
Board of Education
H. P
All Night Family Fight Ends In Police Court Climax
A seven hour family brawl in Cumberland ends in municipal court with George Hedrick and James Trexler fined ten dollars each and jailed for ten days. Hedrick’s wife later pays the totals, freeing both, then collapses on West Main street needing medical aid as police and a doctor respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muunicipal Court
West Main Street
George Hedrick
James ‘Trexler
Cumberland
Hedrick
Trexler
C.o. King
Drivers license results announced by state police detachment
Out of 32 candidates tested yesterday by the Grafton detachment of state police, 31 passed both oral and practical portions. Trooper G Frank Randall and Trooper C W Dye conducted the exams. The list of those now entitled includes Esther H Dick, Alfred W Wagner, Betty Jean Bailey, Mannard Hill, Walter W Lake Jr, Clyde C Henderson, Victor Lucas, James T Knight, William Turpezy, Andy Takacs, Harvey Bennett, Norman Blake Deakins, Curtiss F Marshall, William Warren Williams, John Mayle, Edward McCloy, Mariana Pappalardo, Mayo Martin Tucker, Grant Hale Yates, Fredrick Gale Rogers, Francis Howard Hess, John Junior Raffelo, Margaret Mae Smith, John Thomas, James Roger Bloom, Edwin Paul West, Clarence C Lake, J K Lanham, Katherine Jean Sturms, William Morgan Morrison, and Thomas A Craft.
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Grafton
G. Frank Randall
Randall
C. W. Dye
Esther H. Dick
West St. Charles Stret
Alfred W. Wagner
East Main Street
Betty Jean Bailey
Maple Avenue
Maynard Hill
Francis Street
Walter W. Lake, Jr
West
Main Street
Clyde C. Henderson
Simpson
Edward McCloy
Rosemont
Mariana Pappalardo
Edwin Paul West
Independence
Clarence C. Lake
East Knotts Avenue
J. K. Lanham
Katherine Jean Sturms
Lincoln Street
William Morgan Morrison
Thomas A. Craft
West Main Street
Rowlesburg Band To Play At Elks Picnic
Elks Picnic feature concert by Rowlesburg band on Sunday June 49 at Dawson's camp marks the Grafton lodge 46th birthday. Hundreds of members and families from the lodge and nearby cities expected. Busy afternoon program planned with amusements for all ages.
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Dawson's Camp
Grafton Lodge
Rowlesburg
German man continues at page one
Adolf Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter says the U S freezing of German funds is cutting its own flesh and that German assets in the United States have been cut to 120 million marks while American holdings in Germany total about 1.7 billion marks. It says retaliation is necessary and that American business must bear higher losses due to Roosevelt's measure.
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Edi
St. U.S
United States
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Bec~bachter
Germany
Roosevelt
Taylor County Education Board confirms June 6 school sales
The Taylor County Board of Education confirmed the June 6 sale of seven abandoned rural school properties and lots. Purchases included Harmony Grove lands to Harvey Scranage and Eugene Scranage for 15 and 45 dollars, Leach site to Grant Sinsel for 310 dollars, and other buildings and lots to multiple buyers with cash transactions.
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Taylor County Board of Education
E. G. Kuhn
Harmony Grove
Harvey B. Scranage
Eugene Scranage
C. B. Stark
Astor School
Carder School
Joseph and
Anna Reed
Flemington
W. E. Tomblyn
Harvey B. Poe
John Klepfel
Hammond
Old Jones School
E. Fred Shafferman
Leach School
Keener School
Laura C. Lewis
Grant Sinsel
Smoke Sets off Firemen But Finds No Fire
Grafton Fire Department responded to the Brinkman building at 10 10 am after smoke drew attention of passers by. Assistant Chief John Proctor said the basement furnace was burning old papers and the only fire was in the furnace itself.
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Grafton Fire Department
Brinkman
John ‘Proctor
Pennsylvanian Given County Jail Stay After Fine Plea
Isaac Eastwood, a Pennsylvanian, was fined 6 and court costs and sentenced to 10 days in the county jail by Justice of the Peace George L. Jolliffe after pleading guilty to drunkenness. Sheriff Lee Bennett arrested Eastwood on West Main Street near the county building.
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Isaac Eastwood
Justice of the Peace
George L. Jolliffe
Lee Bennett
Eastwood
West Main Street
Plea of Guilty On Drunkenness Charge
Tom Peters aged 33 was fined 10 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to drunkenness before Mayor C O King in municipal court. Police Sgt J C Helms reported the arrest on West Main Street last night. Peters was released after agreeing to pay the assessment. The note about French and Syrians appears as a non sequitur.
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J.C. Helms
West Main Street
Tom Peters
C. O. King
Peters
Beaumont Playground Names Its Elected Officials
Beaumont Playground announces yesterday’s election results for mayor Burton Reese judge Dennis Poling commissioners Viola Genette Josephine McCoy Etta Francis chief of police Jimmie McCoy.
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Beaumont
Burton Reese
Dennis Poling
Viola Genenette
Josephine McCoy
Etta Francis
Jimmie McCoy
Infant Boy Croston Dies At Home Near Lawson
Arnold H. Croston infant son of Raymond and Margaret DeCost Croston died at noon yesterday after a three months illness. Born August 7, 1940, he is survived by parents two brothers Raymond Jr and Holly and one sister Bertha. Funeral at West Hill church Saturday at 2 pm conducted by Rev Fred DeCost. interment West Hill cemetery.
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Arnold H. Croston
Raymond
Margaret DeCost Croston
Route 119
Lawson
Raymond, Jr
Holly
Bertha Croston
West Hill Church
Fred DeCost
West Hill
NAZI RUSSIAN CLASHES REPORTED NEAR RUSSIAN BORDER
Reports from Reuters indicate clashes along the Romanian Russian border as Red Army moves to strengthen defenses from Kiev to Minsk and up toward Petsamo Finland. No confirmation yet, passengers arriving from Istanbul via Romania noted fighting between Romanian soldiers and Red Army.
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Red Army
Kiev
Ukraine
Minsk
Petsamo
Finland
Reuters
Istanbul
Turkey
Romania
Protest Note Warns of German Reich Domination
A protest note asserts that yielding to the current German Reich leaders would lead to world domination. The speaker stresses firm resistance and rejection of concessions, signaling a steadfast stance against negotiation.
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German Reich
Turks Pledge Cantified Trampage Over the Arctic
Adolf Hitler reportedly decided on a wartime option as the threat of conflict rose. The source notes a shift away from an immediate assault on Gibraltar and the western front, describing a debated path that could influence broader war plans.
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Adolf Hitler
Gibraltar
West
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