Mrs Irene White of Grafton dies in Cleveland
Mrs Irene Elizabeth White died in Cleveland Ohio at her daughter's home after a heart attack She was 43 and longtime resident of Grafton She was wife of Charles White proprietor of Whites Greenhouse and mother to Charles H White Jr and Mrs John Shoemaker Funeral plans by Bartlett Funeral Home with body arriving tonight or tomorrow morning She leaves three brothers and two sisters as well as Rose Woodford Nutter and others in family group news brief from Barbour county.
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Irene Elizabeth White
West
Washington Street
Cleveland
Ohio
John
Ee White
White
Mr. White
Charles H. White
Grafton
Mor ‘Nutter
Weston
Goldman’ Nutter
Clarksburg
Neville Nutter
James Grin-man
George White
Philippi
Bartlett Funeral Home
Admirals Offer Character Testimony in Rollins Case
The trial record shows Poole presenting two drawings to support his depiction of a ventilating duct between rooms. Mrs Sima testified she had never been in a room with Rollins when others were present. Three admirals testified as character witnesses for Rollins, including John R. former academy superintendent, Arthur W. Bradford, and Samuel G. Binder.
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Rollins
Poole
Garter
Sima
John R
Academy
Samuel G. Binder. Oy
Truman Lenn Hatch Aide Urges Quick Senate Action
The New Mexico lawmaker Hatch called a bill up in the senate and secured swift passage. He said he is certain President Truman will sign the measure and noted his close friendship with the president. Hatch had tried to reach Truman by telephone before requesting action on the meal plan.
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Hatch
Senate
New Mexico
Truman
Nurses At City Hospital Refused Salary Raise
Nurses at City Hospital working the 3 to 11 p m shift were denied a raise at a board meeting held last night. The board noted shifts change every three weeks would mean a hospital wide raise later. Mrs Audra Grindle will begin a vacation next week and Mrs Lloyd Ln and Miss Alma Sayre were appointed to supervise in her absence. Board members discussed recruiting veteran patients under government care but took no action. Emory Edwards, executive secretary of the Central West Virginia Hospital Association, and his Weston attorney discussed a new contract effective August 1.
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Thhe Hospital
Audra Grindle
Nude Actress Margery Gardner Found Dead in London Hotel
In London on June 22, the nude and battered body of Margery Gardner, a dark haired English film extra and mother of a three year old, was discovered in a west London hotel room with legs bound amid signs of a violent struggle. Police chase a taxi driver believed to have transported an unidentified man and woman who may be connected to the victim. Gardner was known in the Chelsea artists district.
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London
Margery Gardner
Police chase ends in wreck. officer injured
A driver believed to be intoxicated followed Costolow after police signaled him to stop. Costolow rammed a state trooper’s car, causing a crash that rolled the trooper’s vehicle and injured him. Trooper Wayt’s 1941 Plymouth sustained about $150 damage. Costolow’s car was lightly damaged. A city cruiser was wrecked later in the week, bringing total county police car crashes to three.
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Costolow
Wayt
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Bereavement
Our deepest gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy during our bereavement. Special thanks to Rev J B Staley the Staley sisters and the Blueville choir for flowers and transportation. Gratitude also to Bartlett Funeral Home. May God bless them all. Gloria Weaver Mr and Mrs T H Weaver Weaver
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Bliueville Choir
Bartlett Funtal
Gloria Weaver
T. H. Weaver
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Truck Recovered for County Man After Stolen In WV
A 1945 International pickup stolen from in front of a White Front store was recovered near Valley Head by state troopers on Thursday evening. Two youths who confessed joined a third boy taken into custody by a Clarksburg detective after he spotted a Pruntytown inmate resting on Route 50. The 15 year old threatened to kill the officer, and the case remains under Harris County jail custody.
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West Virginia
Pruntytown
Harrison County
Hay
Alcatraz to Get New Electrical Controls
San Francisco reports that Alcatraz will install new electrical controls to minimize riot risk. Warden James Johnson stated convicts cannot open cells with the new system even if they obtain keys. Reinforcements are planned for outside gates and gun galleries on both east and west sides.
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Alcatraz
James Johnson
Algo
Gratton Man Has Car Impounded and License Revoked
Kenneth E. Hyatt of 516 West Main Street faced drunken driving charges after striking a Buick driven by Dr. Hershel Yost near Pruntytown on Route 50. Hyatt pleaded guilty, his car was impounded, license revoked for six months, and he paid 25 dollars after appearing before Magistrate Sniders. Dr. Yost’s car damage was about 250 dollars.
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Main Street
Pruntytown
Maz
John’ Wy" Sniders
Hyatt
Mag. Sniders
J. R. Wayt
Hershel Yost
Fairmont
Dr. Yost
Wartime relief board to take over operations soon
The nine nation central committee and the twenty nation full council finalized plans to assume the wartime combined food board duties, expanding from the US Canada and Britain. Fitzgerald said the change aims to avoid disruption and improve famine relief work, with L A H Neffens of the Netherlands to chair and J Charles Van Essche of Belgium as vice chairman.
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Arnements
Food Board
United States
Canada
Britain
L. A. H. Neffens
Netherlands
J. Charles van Essche
Belgium
Returning servicemen eligible for shipment from occupation army
Under new standards for the return of servicemen to the United States the Heighth Army announced that about 11 000 men will be eligible for shipment from Yokohama Japan to the United States June 22 with revised rules guiding the demobilization process across occupation forces.
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Yokohama
United States
Aces
Heighth
Kanawha County Double Slaying Suspect Held After Waiver
Three people are dead after shootings at the DeFord apartment. Wanda Fouts DeFord 31 Sandy Cecil Emory James 40 were killed and Lewis F. Lee 47 was wounded. Lee waived hearing on a murder charge and awaits grand jury action in Kanawha County.
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Balletto
AL Members Urge Attendance at Important Meeting
Local AL chapter invites all members to attend a crucial meeting to discuss upcoming events and organizational priorities. Officials emphasize turnout to shape strategies and future actions.
Autos Collide Under Stop Light on Bridge Street
Mrs. Vera Luzadder of Route 1 drives a Chevrolet sedan north on Bridge Street when a Dodge collides beneath West Main. The report notes no stop responsibility and that care was to be attended.
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Vera Luzadder
Route 1
Bridge Street
West Main
City reports crash amid night hours with lights off
Police Captain Joe Mask states ages to Mrs Luzadder and officers note the incident occurred 15 minutes before the stop light activation. Stop lights in the city stay off from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. Patrolman Myers investigated the accident.
Child Burns From Boiling Water Accidental Fall
Three year old Zetta Mae suffered first and second degree burns after she fell into boiling water at her Racine home of Mr. and Mrs. James Gullett. Local health officials report the incident occurred in Charleston on June 22.
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Zetta Mae
James Gullett
Racine
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