Morgantown Council Moves to Oust Phone Firm
Morgantown city council approved an ordinance ordering the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. to remove its property and facilities from city streets and public grounds within a year. If not acted, the city will fund removal. The old franchise expired July 1958 and no new agreement is set. The council cited a $40,000 deficit as a factor in pursuing terms and a proposed removal plan by the utility.
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Chesapeake & Potomac Tvlephone Co
Ordnance
Coun
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Dgtto
GeQjested
Salons
School for Girls to Undergo Probe Hearing
State Industrial School for Girls at Salem will face a public hearing by the state Board of Control Thursday following a surprise inspection by girl members Edward Greene and Daniel Louchery. Board president Theodore Dorman said the session will start at 9 30 a m EST and likely finish in one day with three board members and assistant commissioner Elizabeth Hallanan in attendance.
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Charleston
State Industrial School For Girled
Salem
State Board of Control
Theodore Dorman
Edward Greene
Daniel Louchery
Alma
Weinberd
Bossi
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Hay
Wein
Mies
Merle Mia
Dorman
Elizabeth YV. Hallanan
Steelman Weir Succumbs Today
PITTSBURGH amnesty Ty Weir 81 resigns six weeks ago as board chairman and chief executive of National Steel Corp died in Philadelphia Hospital. Died of complications after a heart attack in mid January. Weir would have been 62 next Aug 1. He was named honorary founder chairman by directors in May. Thomas E Millsop named president. board chairman selection postponed.
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Pittsburgh
Ty Weir
National Steel Corp
Philadelphia
National Steel
Weir
National Steel Directors
Thomas E. Millsop
Life's Like That Two-Timing Thief in Newark
Newark report describes G M Maroon of Paterson confronting a sneak thief wearing orange shoes and a goatee who stole $400, then vanished. Other items note dog food theft in Santa Ana, a boxer dog missing with goods, a Chicago reader spotting a vehicle plate irregularity, a Naperville woman finding a mysterious film image, and a New York trade show offering atomic toy trains for eager kids.
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Newark
N.J
G. M. Maroon
Paterson
Maroon
New York
Couple Drowns In Rescue Try At Chippawa Creek
Eleven year old Anita Leary survived a drowning incident at Chippawa Creek where her parents Mr and Mrs Samuel Leary died while attempting to rescue her. The couple will be buried today as Anita remains grief struck and declines to view their bodies. Her uncle Robert Goodwin pulled Anita to safety and later saved his wife Marie who also struggled to help.
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Chippawa
Samuel Leary
Anita
Robert Goodwin
Marie
Britton Rites Held At Etam Church Today
Funeral services for Joseph Benjamin Britton were held at Etam Methodist Church at 2 30 PM with Elder D F Hines officiating Burial followed in Etam Cemetery Pallbearers listed as Paul Nestor Teddy Nestor William Nestor Kenneth Ashby Clarence Whitman and Everett Minor Bartlett Funeral Homes notes mention never will be rest is original
Flemington Church Ends Day School Program
The Flemington Baptist Church finished a two week day school with a Friday picnic on Rev. Clyde Bush home lawn. A Sunday evening program featured a four scene play Lets Tell the Good News and a social offering for Winning the Children for Christ. Enrollment reached 39 with $16.31 raised and split four ways. Birthday party honors Larry Biffle drew many relatives and friends.
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Clyde Bush
Clifford Vincent
Stuents
Johnson
Bush
Mike Christian
Mazie Davis
Vivian Woods
Kindergarden
Henrietta Martin
Ola Powell
Ralph Greathouse
J. F. Edwards
Eary Robinson
Robert J. Biffle
Larry
Bobby
Candy Marks
Susan
Rickie Christian
Burl Wayne
Sandy Jones
Brenda Crim
Paulette Whitehair
Pamela Morris
Rodney
Charley Davis
Anthony Fragale
Billy Goodwin
David
Connie Davis
Dizzy Davis
Owen Crim
Robert Marks
Ike Christian
Burl Jones
Paul D. Whitehair
Nancy Morris
William Smith
Mary Goodwin
Dorsey Davis
Richard Orbin
Hoy Riffle
Ethel Davis
Riffle
West Virginia
Cowen
Calvin Phelps
Charles Cather
Ronnie Burton
Flemington
James Edwards
Uniontown
William Heinbough
Cleveland
Ohio
Paul Stewart
Gates
Dewey Sheets
Route 1
Burl Ross
Paula
Columbus
Martin Drainer
Sandra
Tommy
Sheli
Danny
Akron
Carl Nestor
Quinnwood
Rossett
Pruntytown
John Sheets
Near
Tunnelton
Sue
Lillie Robinson
Mrs. Dora Board Dies in Akron After Johnson Family ties
Mrs. Dora Board of Akron Ohio, formerly of Grafton, died June 25 at 1130 p m Her husband the late Robert C Board once ran a Grafton barber shop She leaves one daughter Rose mary Poe Akron and eight stepchildren including Helen Cady Trenton Blaine Board Glendale WV Roseline Smith Akron Jo Mary Bettlegloun Akron Henry Beck Board Grafton Arthur Allender Marion Allender J Guy Allender all of Grafton Four sisters include Ella Knotts Grafton Icie Rexroad Parkersburg Virginia Henderson Mary Matthews both of Grafton The body to reach Grafton Thursday Funeral at Knotts Funeral Home Blueville Friday June 28 2 p m Rev Virgil Gillum officiating Burial Bluemont Cemetery Friends may call after 7 p m Thursday
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Akron
Grafton
Robert C. Board
James Harvey Allender
Hannah Sheffer
Rosemary Poe
Helen Cady
Trenton
N. J
Glendale
W. V
Roseline Smith
Jo Mary Bettlegloun
Henry “Beck
Arthur Allender
Marion Allender
J. Guy Allender
Ella Knotts
Icie Rexroad
Parkersburg
Virginia Henderson
Mary Matthews
Knotts Funeral Home
Blueville
Virgil Gillum
Andrews-St. Paul's Methodist Church
Bluemont Cemetery
Miss Jaco 89 Dies in Morgantown Nursing Home
Laura May Jaco age 89 of Pairmont died Tuesday at 1 15 PM in Pugh Nursing Home Morgantown born May 6 1868 in Taylor County She was matriarch of a large family and survived by several nieces nephews and grand-nieces and nephews with three brothers and three sisters noted as deceased The obituary mentions Mr and Mrs Gabel Bensky as related names.
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May Jaco
Pairmont
Pugh
Morgantown
Taylor County
Thomas N. Dind
Woodyard Jaco
Sevai
Jaco
J:i Oscar
Jesse T
Walter
Lula B. Devona
Sarah
Gabel Bensky
Nancy Curry Seeks Calif Calico Queen Title
Nancy Curry of McGee competes for Calico Queen at Taylor County Fair. A senior at Grafton High School, she is a member of the A Capella group and former Library Club president. Daughter of Boyd and arts, she has a brother Melvin Lee and attends Harmony Grove Baptist Church. Her sports include badminton, baseball, and basketball.
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Library Club
Nancy
Grafton High School
Arts
Boyd Curry
Melvin Lee
Harmony Grove Baptist
Fr Gabriel Richard One Catholic Priest Congressman
Fr Gabriel Richard, representing the Michigan Territory in the U.S. House, is noted as the only Catholic priest ever to serve in Congress. He was selected in 1823.
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Gabriel Richard
Michigan
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
William Kuhn Earns PhD From University of Cincinnati
William L. Kuhn, a Grafton native and Graf ton High School alumnus, earned a PhD in pharmacology at the University of Cincinnati in 1957. His research covered nerve impulse transmission, drug adsorption to red blood cells and plasma, and cardiac glycoside effects. He works as director of research on CNS drugs at William S. Merrell Company in Cincinnati.
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William L. Kuhn
Grafton
Grafton High School
University of Cincinnati
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Kuhn
Himelf
Kuby
Cincinnatii
William 5. Merrell
Tygart Lake State Park attracts 2700 motorists this week
Tygart Lake State Park near Grafton reports large visitor numbers and ongoing development. The park offers camping fishing swimming picnicking and boating with new ultra modern cabins and a rustic trading post. Amenities include a modern bath house a concrete beach and various boat rental options. Visitors are drawn by the lake’s diverse fish and scenic surroundings. Mrs. Katherine Wickham runs the refreshment stand selling souvenirs plates and mementoes of the dam area.
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Tygart Lake State Park
Grafton
West Virginia
Tygart Lake
Eddie Randolph
Tygart Lake Dam
Tygart Dam
Katherine Wickham
County Clerk Reports Month Receipts for 1957
Roxie St. Clair Fowler announces total receipts and disbursements for the county court month in 1957. Items listed include recording fees 431.35, copies 40.50, probation of wills 24.50, executor 12.50, administrator 12.50, marriage 8, license 20.55, sheriff 549.90, state 8, and conservation 389.00, totaling 946.90.
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Roxie St. Clair Fowler
Taylor County
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