Civil War notes and local figures tied to Philippi battle
The excerpt recalls Gen George B McClellan and aides planning the Battle of Philippi on June 1 1861 at a three story B and O station tower. It mentions Capt George Latham organizing the Grafton Guards May 10 1861, Private Thornbury Brown, and items like a 1857 naturalization paper, The Weekly Visitor May 25 1854, and a 1876 Grafton Sentinel account of the 100th Independence celebration. An early timekeeper and other Civil War interest are noted with Dr. Lambert planning a visit to local points of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. McClellan
Loar
Thomas Morris
W. W. Averill
Ebenezer Dumont
Philippi
George Latham
Grafton Guards
Thornbury Brown
Fetterman
Adolphus Armstrong
Taviatenone
Daniel Morris
Pruntytown
Grafton Sentinel
Lambert
Grafton
J B Kerns Is Feted On 72nd Birthday
Friends and relatives gathered at the Pleasant Creek home to honor J B Kerns on his seventy second birthday with a noon dinner. Attendees included T A Kerns of Morgantown and many Kerns family members from Morgantown Sim pson Simpson Rivesville and Pleasant Creek along with the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Kerns
J. B. Kerns
Pleasant Creek
Kerns
T. A. Kerns
Morgantown
James ‘Teter
Dicky
Rivesville
Edgar Kerns
Dorsey Kerns
Ronald
Blaine Dwaine
Margaret
Simpson
Robert Kerns
Aaron
Sharon
Wendel
Earl Neal
James Kerns
Herbert McWilliams
Nick Junior Taylor
Mrs Bessie Kirby Celebrates 52nd Birthday at Home
Mrs. Bessie Kirby was honored on her fifty second birthday with a party hosted by daughter in law Audra Ball at 249 West Boyd Street. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ball and son Eddie, Mrs. Herman Ball, Raymond Ball, Ratty Ball, Bobby and Billy Ball, Sonny and Jimmy Tacy, and the hostess, Mrs. Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Kirby
Audra Ball
West Boyd Street
Bobby
Billy Ball
Sonny
Jimmy Tacy
Kirby
Mrs. Ball
Family Service At Evangelical United Brethren Church
A 7:30 pm family church service led by Rev. Harry Eckels will feature a program on Christian Homes. J H Kirkpatrick will lead prayers for children, parents, the church, and global peace, with talks on living faith and church fellowship. Speakers include John Waller, C V Crall, and Wm V Glover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Harry Eckels
J.H. Kirkpatrick
Harold Waller
Christ
John Waller
Church Universal
World Council of Churches
United Nations Assembly
C. V. Crall
R. R. Redinger
John B. Jenkins
Wm. V. Glover
Wm S. Travis
L. H. Bragg
H. E. Knight
Legislation Seeks Sheriff Fees for Prisoner Feeding
Delegate Morgan carries a measure to set sheriff fees for feeding prisoners in counties under 30,000 population. Rates proposed are 57 cents per day for in jail prisoners and 67 cents for those at outside work in 20k to 30k counties, rising to 62 and 72 cents in counties under 20k. Other house bills follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
R-Upshur
March 1 to 11 church and club events listed
A packed schedule lists meetings for the Judson Missionary Society, circles of WSCS groups at St Pauls and St Johns, Bible classes, and auxiliary gatherings across Grafton. Host homes include Bucklew on Walnut Street and McKeen on Thayer Street with times from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. plus hospital auxiliary and club events at Hotel Graf ton and VFW Hall. Public are invited to sewing clubs, Book Review dinners, Girl Scout activities, and remarks on reservations due by March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judson Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Evangelical United Brethren Church
W.S.C.S
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
R. 8. Bucklew
Walnut I Street
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Grafton City Hospital Woman's Auxiliary
Hospital
Circle No. 1
WSCS
St. John's Methodist Church
Fred Floyd
Grafton Business Girls
Hotel Grafton
Nellie Cook
Terry Colon
Edna Poling
Walter Street
Women's Missionary Council of the First Brethren Church
Bea Woodford
East Washington Street
Mildred Stemple
Hecalums
James Knight
East Main Street
Grafton Woman's Club
J. E. Rupert
Beech Street
W. T. Lockard
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. John’s Methodist Church
Walter Beall
East Knotts Avenue
Mountaineer Council
Junior Order
United American Mechanics
V.F.W
Quota Club
Remuilar
Book Review
Artsand Literature
Virginia Yost
Andrews Church
W.s.cs
West Main Street Methodist Church
Church Hall
Circle No. 4
Eva Layman
Junior Pratt
Lawmakers seek dog property tax and librarian change
By McLaughlin and Martin two bills aim to tax dogs eight months or older as personal property. Trent proposes county boards may hire full time librarians or assign teachers as part time librarians with current appointments limited to vacations. The text notes yeast produces alcohol and carbon dioxide as a by product of metabolism during oxygen use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLaughlin
D.O.B Class Meets at Miss Shafferman Home
Eight members and three guests attended the Blueville Baptist church D.O.B class gathering at Miss Bessie Shafferman’s home last evening. Mrs. Arah Burner led devotionals on Genesis. President Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman led the business session and announced the next meeting will be at her home. Mrs E L Arnold to direct devotionals and Mrs A Posey to lead the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Shafferman
D.O. B
Blueville
A. Posey
Fragmentary ancient banana wedges puzzle text
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions wedges of bananas and antiquity, with references to 800 B.C. packs and unreadable terms. The readable items suggest a broken note about banana shapes or a historical packing context without clear event details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Joyce Oubre Crowned Queen Sugar VII in Washington
Joyce Oubre aged 20 is shown after her coronation in Washington as Queen Sugar VII. She will reign over the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and attended the Mardi Gras Ball of the Louisiana State Society during her visit to the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Oubre
Washington
Sugar VII
Joyce
Louisiana
Louisiana State Society
Garden care tips for spring pruning and planting
The notice advises readying soil with complete plant food, raking away straw from borders after hard freezes, pruning trees and shrubs before sap flow, avoiding removal of budding branches, pruning hardy roses once danger of freezing passes, replacing dead roses when ground allows, and planting moisture prone flower beds with plants suited for wet grounds to improve growth and appearance.
Peron grants war portfolio to aide amid military realignment
Argentine President Juan Peron names General Humberto Sosa Malino Minister of War and grants him unusual powers to unify the armed forces and the Secretariat of National Defense. The move elevates Malino to Argentina's second most powerful military figure after Peron according to International coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Peron
Humberto Sosa Malino
Secretariat of National Defense
Marino
Peron
Argentina
All-America Roses Tallyho and Forty-niner Highlight Garden Gain
Garden note advises trial of 1949 All-America rose winners Tallyho and Forty-niner with two-tone petals and bright fragrance. Forty-niner blends red inner petals with creamy yellow outer edges and tall vigorous growth. The piece extols ease of growing Your Garden roses, their hardiness, disease resistance, and long bloom season from June to fall, with uses from climbers to borders and rock gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Halliday
Press Association
Timekeeping through the ages from sundials to yeasts
The article sketches early time measurement from ancient Babylonians and Egyptians to medieval clocks. It notes the sundial as a first accurate device and highlights glass hourglasses and one celled fungi yeasts as unusual timekeeping elements in history.
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Brinkmans
Florence Chisholm
Needles
Cal
Ray Gilbert
Phoenix
Aziz
George A. Schmid
Weldon Carter
Earl
John
Betty L. Brown Society
D.O.B
N.Y
Dress Institute
Sugar Queen
Edison
CIO
Consolidated Edison Co
New York City
Vincent Impellitteri
City Hall
Tor
A. A. Lowe
Consolidated Edison
Impellitteri
Joseph Fisher
Joseph E. O'Grady
H.R. Scering
Consolidated Edison Company
Patrick J. McGrath
Herman Cooper
Tallyho Rose
All-America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paul G. Hoffman
U. S
Britain
Great Britain
In Center
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Thomas K. Finletter
ECA
England
International
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Farm Bureau Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company
Home Office, Columbus, Obie
Glenn Sapp
West Main Street
Valse
George Fear and Sons
Fairmont
West Virginia
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