Grafton Lions Club to install new officers Thursday
Charles R. Cather, industrial arts instructor at Grafton High, to become president of Grafton Lions Club at Thursday night installation at Cozy Rest. He is a charter member and former secretary, with district governor F. R. Moffett to conduct the ceremonies. Other new officers include William F. Jones secretary-treasurer and Harry Latta first vice president. Special guests will attend as the club honors past members and outlines committee appointments for the year.
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Charles R. Cather
Grafton High School
W. J
Ben) Bush
Grafton Lions Club
Cozy Rest
Cather
Grafton Club
F. R. (Hance) Moffett
West Milford
At East
William F. Jones
Tressurer
Harry K Latta
Dor- Tey
J. Eisner
Clair T. Woodyard
The
the, Rev. E. Bulfe, Lon Timer; Eine K. Henry, Teiltwister; Ben Tucker, Jull
Kenneth M. Orr
Anda
Glenn Sapp
William ‘Weaver
W. H. Hinkle
Lions
Curley J. Eisner
Walter L. Jordan
Lester Lambert
George Campbell
Jorden
W. J. Ben Bush
Kline EK
Henry
Julian Barton
Kenneth’ M. Orr
Paul Bartlett
Hany
K. Latta
Amin Tacker
United Na‘tions
Ralph Burnette
Pater
Suite
Agriculture
T. Woodyard
Sin
William M. Shaw
Shaw
James Morgan
James Mor“‘Bhiese
Horgeshoe
Kiwanis Names Mrs. Arthur Yates Queen At Ladies Night
Mrs. Arthur Yates was elected Kiwanis Queen for the next quarter at the Kiwanis Club’s quarterly ladies night. She received an orchid from the outgoing queen Mrs. Jimmy Skaggs. The program featured group singing, three selections by the iwanians, and a color movie Tournament of Roses narrated by Don Wilson showing floats decorated with fresh flowers G 250000 blossoms were used. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Otto of Clarksburg and Senator Dayton B. Stemple of Philadelphia.
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Arthur Yates
Kiwanis Club
Yates
Jimmy Skaggs
Iwanians
Don Wilson
Wilson
C. A. Curry
Roy B. Otto
Clarksburg
Dayton B. Stemple
Philppl
Tony Pastor Band Opens Elks Dances Series Friday Night
The Grafton Elks Club announces a new dance series at the club with music by Tony Pastor and his orchestra. The shows run from 9 pm to 1 am starting Friday July 2, hailed as one of the finest bands in Pastor’s career. City and county license renewals are due by midnight tonight amid a busy fiscal year end. Budget work for 1954 proceeds with levy decisions in August. Taylor County reports many licenses issued but some still outstanding while county budgeting continues for July. In Wickford Rhode Island, Frederick A Briggs admits speeding near 100 mph to a judge, acknowledging the excess.
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Grafton
Dorothy Beavers
Taylor County
Tygart Lake Sign Displays Beauty
The Taylor County Board of Trade will meet for its monthly session at the trade office at 8 p.m. Secretary C S Ebert noted in his bulletin that two Route 50 signs advertising Grafton and Tygart Lake State Park were due for changes. The sign near Bluefield shows a bathing beauty diving into clear water with the caption Tygart Lake West Virginia's Playground.
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Taylor’ County Board , of Trade
The
C.S. Ebert
Route 50
Grafton
Tygdtt Lake State Park
Ebert
Blueville
Tygart Lake
West Virginia
B&O Removes Old Tracks West of St. Mary's Span
Baltimore and Ohio track crews finished removing old sidetracks extending about 600 feet west from St. Marys bridge along the Tygart river front. The last of the fires burning ties that veiled the valley for several evenings and early morning is now burned out.
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Baltimore and Ohio
St. Mary's Bridge
Tygart River
Rabies Clinics To Close Friday In Taylor County
Final scheduled rabies clinic for Taylor County will be conducted between 6 and 7 p.m. Friday at Grafton fire station. Dr William H Waddell says it is the last time for the county but he will visit locations to vaccinate if 10 or more dogs are present and a date is set. Public health officials praise clinics for reducing rabies incidence by 55 percent over two years. A separate report notes Mrs. Celeste Grossman saved a runaway police motorcycle in Omaha by steering away and stopping it.
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Taylor
Grafton
William H. Wad
Dell
Philippi
Waddell
Sportsmans Club Aims Revealed In Injunction Hearing
In Taylor County Circuit Court Judge W Merle Wat granted a motion to restrain the Sportsmans Club owners operators and agents from selling and possessing alcoholic liquor contrary to law The club charter was read claiming purposes including member comfort and enjoyment in games a lunch room and sponsorship of sports Membership listed as white males over 21 with good morals about 400 in number The club had its beer license revoked this spring for alleged violations
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Taylor County, Sportsman's Club
W. Merle Wat
Richard B. Bord
Club
Bord
Elbert Boyce
Lawrence (Humphry) Boyce
W. R. Samples
Samples
Birthday twins mark yearly celebration at same Atlanta table
Judge Jesse Word and Deputy Sheriff Puckett shared a birthday greeting at the same restaurant table yearly for 16 years, noting their birthdays fall on the same day. The piece also mentions high paid union members in entertainment, including television, radio, movies, and music.
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Atlanta
Receuity Superior Court
Jesse
M Word
Puckett
Hghest
United States
Wafchis
City playground funding eyed as season looms
Youth Planning Council warns Clarksburg and surrounding authorities must cover 31 000 for city playgrounds plus 3 000 from county and 3 000 from city of Grafton to sustain a six week season serving 50 daily children. Elks contributed 100 for treats while sums are debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Board of Education
Grafton
Sugar sacks salvage diamond dust in Louisville industry
In Louisville, old sugar sacks catch diamond dust from grinding tools allowing industrial diamonds to be reclaimed. The recycled particles save industries thousands daily by preventing loss of valuable material.
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Diamond Dust
Louisville
Sewing Jury Rules Portable Sewing Machine Faulty
A Providence jury with seven women concluded after 15 minutes that a portable electric sewing machine failed to work and ordered the plaintiff to recover her money. In Moji Japan officials issued an edict to three beauty contest winners urging chastity virtue and resistance to seduction. Comic strips began in newspapers with the first well known in 1894.
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Providence
R. I
Wn 1
Moji
Japan
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Edward F. Kirby
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Kenneth Daugherty
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Kiwanis
Tony Pastor
Wickford, R. I
W.frederick A. Briggs
Narragansett
B&o
St. Mary’s Span
Tappan Gas Range
Omaha
Neb
Celeste Grossman
Siehle Furniture CO
Retin Rgest Furniture
Lirkooe
Super Market
South Side
Sportsmans Club
Youth Council
the Elks
Tokyo
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Conn
Clifford T. Foley
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Willhide Memorials
W. Va
Malone's
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Murphy
W.va
Weil RA
Malone’s Drug Store
BUICK
Buik
America
Roadmaster
Bun
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