Woman Found Dead In Bed In Preston County
A 37 year old housekeeper Mary Grandler was found dead in bed at the Rohrer home in Rohr Preston County after an overnight card game. Authorities say her body was moved to Morgantown for an autopsy and no report has been received. Officials from Sheriff Benson Prosecuting Attorney Halbritter State Police and local police continue the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ode Shaffer, Sr
Rohr
Preston County
J. H. Benson
Mary Grandler
Morgantown
Shaffer
J. C. Hostetler
Kingwood
Robert Dale
Masontown
Don Adams
Harrison Farmer Leaves Big Estate
Burr Smith, a Burr county farmer, left an estate valued at about 150000 dollars entirely to the West Virginia Historical Society. He asked the 236 acre farm be turned into a non political non sectarian public park and named Watters Smith Memorial Park with a monument to his father. If not accepted, land to go to the State Conservation Commission and then West Virginia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Burr Smith
Harrison County
West Virginia Historical Society
State Conservation Commission
West Virginia University
Watters Smith
Watters Smith Memorial
B. O. Machinist Slightly Injured in Shop Accident
Henry Morris 62 a Baltimore and Ohio machinist and Moatsville resident fell into the inspection pit at the local shops at 9 30 pm yesterday suffering a dislocated right elbow. He was admitted to Grafton City hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Morris
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Moatsville
Morris
Grafton City Hospital
Fairfax grand jury weighs slaying of wife and child
Fairfax County grand jury met in special session to review the case of Charles Holober charged with murdering his wife and child. Police later said he confessed to the killings in Fairfax, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax
Fairfax County Grand Jury
Charles Holober
County Shares For Road Work Before Senate
County shares ranging from about 209000 to 1100000 in the 50000000 secondary road construction fund were tentatively approved by the Senate in a stormy session. A $200000 county share was set with the remaining 39000000 distributed by unimproved road mileage, not exceeding 1100000 per county. The finance committee urged keeping gasoline tax at five cents per car ton, administration sought six cents. The measure parallels a House dispute over school building funds, with concessions demanded before final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Strength Means Peace Louis Johnson Says
Louis A. Johnson told reporters at the White House that America must stay strong for peace. He said strength brings peace and expressed loyalty to President Truman while preparing to take over as secretary of defense. Forrestal accompanied him and they planned a March 31 transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis A. Johnson
Defense
America
Johnson
White House
Truman
Forrestal
Cabinet
New York
John
Plans Underway For Lions Dance At Camp Towles Benefit
About 50 tickets sold for the Camp Towles benefit dance on March 11 at the Moose Home. Lions club sponsors with Tom Rogers as dance committee chairman and assistants Arnold Knotts Julian Barton and T N Nelson. Heinie Hammel and his Clarksburg orchestra to provide music. Proceeds fund a cabin for Camp Towles summer campers, built by Lions members and donated to the Camp Towles committee. Public invited. dance runs 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tickets obtainable from Lions members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Towles
Moose Home
Lions Club
Tom Rogers
Annouced
Rogers
Arnold Knotts
Julian Barton
T.N. Nelson
Heinie Hammel
Clarksburg
Tri-State
Camp
Lyle Decker World War II Hero Enroute For Interment
Lyle BE Decker a Technician fifth grade of the United States Army and son of Mr and Mrs E Decker of Thornton is being returned to Martinsburg for final interment. He died from injuries during an operation in Fushan Korea while serving with the Medical Detachment of the 108 Infantry Division. Born May 12 1926 in Newburg he later lived in Martinsburg and Thornton where he attended local schools and graduated from Grafton High School in 1945 as salutatorian. He entered service in 1945 at Huntington and served in Camp Walters Fort Ord the Pacific Theatre with the Medical Corps on Luron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Fushan
Korea
Young Decker
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Newburg
Hoggus’ Street
Thornton
Lyle
Grafton Senior
First United Brethren Church
Decker
Vist
Huntington
Camp Walter
Texas
Fort Ord
California
Deene
Medical Corp
Luron
Sains
Kentucky Mental Patient Tells Of Strangling Man
NEW ORLEANS four Louis Eu gene Hoover said he beat and strangled millionaire James Mahoney after using truth serum. Police stress the statements are not a confession and note multiple angles to clear, including the missing watch and an emptied wallet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louis Eugene Hoover
James Mahoney
Joseph Scheuering
Hoover
Louisville, Ky
Mahoney
Bristol, Va.Tenn
Veterans Administration Hospital
Kentucky
Former Usher Held In Death Of Girl
A 25 year old ex theater usher Raymond Howard Monroe was jailed after admitting a bigamous marriage to Ruth Huntoon 17. The body of the girl was found in the Chicago river last week. Monroe allegedly had a wife and two children in Hamilton and has since taken Cleveland women as a third wife. The Huntoon girl was buried in Bradford Pa. A coroner s jury in Chicago ruled undetermined death. Her sister described the girl as despondent after learning Monroe was already married when they wed last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ruth Huntoon
Chicago
Raymond Howard Monroe
David E. Kerr
Monroe
Miss Huntoon
Hamilton
Kerr
Huntoon
Bradford
George C. Vogel
Bay Village
Nuzum Fights for Taylor Aid in WV School Bill
Taylor county faces hardship as a proposed 10 million dollar school construction fund would distribute 50 thousand dollars to all 55 counties. Nuzum called the bill legal highway robbery as debate over levy raises heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Jack Nuzum
Taylor County
Nuzum
Norway joins West alliance as Cold War tightens
Washington reports Strategic Norway officially links its defenses with North Atlantic Democracies to counter Soviet pressure. Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe De Morgenstierne will present Norway’s formal acceptance, while Denmark signals interest in treaty talks and Sweden remains neutral. Parliament backed the move despite communist opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Norway
Russia
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
State Department
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Denmark
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Morgenstierne
Stairway Collapse Traps Firefighters In Charleston Woolworths Blaze
A six alarm Charleston fire started in Woolworths basement on Capitol Street and spread to Kresge, trapping five firefighters and injuring nine as authorities fought five hours to control the blaze. Four men died and a fifth is missing. the disaster is the worst in Charleston Fire Department history. Firefighters descended a stairway when the building collapsed, trapping several inside before others could reach safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Woolworth’s
Capitol Street
Kresge
Ten Cent
Charleston Fire Department
Frank Sharp
Richard McCormick
Freddie Summers
Frank Miller
George Coates
J. C. Saunders
Charles Clendenin
Wayne Cassdorph
Charleston National Bank
Kreske’s
Bank
Woolworth
J. Louis McLain
McLain
I C. L. Swayze
Wool
Angry Reds Haul Down Flag From Soviet Mission
In Frankfurt Germany angry Russian soldiers hauled down the Red Flag outside the Soviet repatriation mission HQ and left for the Soviet Zone of Germany in a motor convoy. American Military Police blockaded the building for two days as mission officials complied with orders to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Big Yellow House
Berlin
U. S
U.S
Mecklenburg
Thuringia
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Russia
Betty Clark the radio girl with big dreams
Betty Clark, a slender brunette from New York, hosts a daily radio show and aspires to sing like Lily Pons at the Met. She trains under Julio Riog to polish her voice while balancing family hopes and a heart attack, a Christmas tragedy, and a big ABC network audition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
Hal Boyle
New York
Betty Clark
Lily Pons
Met
Julio Riog
Mel
P. J. Ritter
Betty
ABC
55Th Street
Francesco Valentino
the Waldorf
Papa
Truman Labor Bill Approved Without Change
The Senate Labor committee approved the Truman Labor bill 8 to 5 with all votes in support from Democrats and Republicans opposing. The plan would repeal Taft Hartley and restore Wagner act provisions with modifications. Taft called the vote the most high handed procedure and accused Democrats of blocking Republican amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Weekend Fair Weather Expected With Warmer Temperatures
The weatherman predicts continued fair conditions and warmer temperatures for the area with Boon recording 51 degrees today. Yesterday’s high reached 41 and the low last night was 18, rising to 23 degrees by 7 a.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boon
Commie prosecutor seeks death for four Bulgarian churchmen
Sofia Bulgaria Communist prosecutor Dimiter Georgiev demanded the death penalty for four Protestant church leaders among 15 charged with spying treason. He said the men promoted a revolt and involved British and American imperialists, church boards, and the world council of churches. The four named defendants are Vassil Georgiev Ziapkov Yanko Nikolov Ivanov Nikol Mihailov Naumov and Georgi Nikolov Chernev. The trial was public with foreign observers and the defendants confessed publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Dimiter Georgiev
United States
Britain
World Council of Churches
Vassil Georgiev Ziapkov
Yanko Nikolov Ivanov
Nikols Mihailov Naumov
Georgi Nikolov Chernev
Pentecost
29 Families Enroll In Farming for Better Living Contest
Twenty nine families in Taylor County enrolled in the Farming for Better Living program as announced by Farm Bureau Headquarters. The list, current through mid February, names participating families by town and route, including Bridgeport Route 3 and several Grafton entries, with multiple couples noted in each listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Farm Bureau
Bridgeport
Henry Anderson
Harry E. Cathell
Ed Conner
Arthur Digman
W.O. Lendus
Flemington
Bertha
Montgomery
J. Arthur Poe
Grafton
William L. Beall
A. L. Lawler
Clyde Gatterfield
Hammond
Grafton Welcomes Newest Citizens
Grafton reports a newborn in Taylor County with a five pound fourteen and a half ounce son born at City Hospital to Mr and Mrs Paul Kite of Thornton at 5 42 p m yesterday. The birth adds to the county population count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Paul Kite
Thornton
City Hospital
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Odie Shaffer, Sr
Kohr
Harrison
Gonfesses
Louis Johnson
Lyle Decker
Lyle BE. Decker
E. ¥. Decker
Cinderella
Lucky Peggy Kelly
Society of Photographic Ilustrators
Somerville, Mass
Taylor Aid
Bill
Reds
Capitol City
Soviet Zone
Zaft
Commie
Ite Tha
Ziapkov
Naumoy
Tae
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