County WPA funds to continue Grafton street work
County WPA Supervisor Harley Haller announced an $83,622 grant to extend the general city and alley improvement program in Grafton. A larger county project with State Road Commission sponsorship awaits Washington approval, while county WPA rolls shrink as workers move to defense jobs and private employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
WPA
Harley Haller
State Road Commission
Washington
City Hall
Haller
Division of Community Service
New Supply of Rabbits Shipped To Taylor County
State Game Protector Joseph W. Powell reports 204 cotton tail rabbits will be received from the state conservation commission and distributed throughout Taylor County by Powell and members of the Red and Gun Club. A previous rabbit shortage during last hunting season prompted the request for additional stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Powell
State Conservation Commission
Powell
Taylor County Red and Gun Club
Jobs Secured Charleston Report February Placements
The state employment service reported 3,268 job placements in February, up from 2,036 in 1940. Administrative Assistant S. Key credited the figures, with Bluefield leading at 831 placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Employment Service
S. Key
Bluefield
AMA Drops Plan To Use Rose McMullin For Transfusion
Decisions to discontinue efforts to use Mrs. Rose McMullin known as the Golden Lady come after new medical history information from the Journal of the American Medical Association. Mrs. McMullin shows immunity to staph aureus bloodstream disease while Mrs. Martha Jolliffe Gainer remains critically ill with sub acute bacterial endocarditis. Negotiations to bring McMullin to aid Gainer were broken off last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose McMullin
Golden Lady
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Martha Jolliffe Gainer
Maple Avenue
McMullin
Two Fathers Fined for Truancy Before Court
Two fathers, Adam Bolmer and Ernest Hysen, pled guilty to allowing their 15 year old sons to miss school. Each man received the minimum $3 fine with costs, on promises to curb absences. The judge warned heavier penalties if truancy continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
C. Jefferys
Adam Bolmer
Simpson
Paul C. Bartlett
Pleasant Creek
Bartlett
Bolmer
Ernest Hysen
Rosemont
Richard
Flemington High School
Hysen
Experienced Waitress Wanted at Busy Bee Restaurant
Help wanted for a seasoned waitress at Busy Bee Restaurant. Apply in person at 7 p.m. for immediate start seeking reliable, courteous staff with prior waitressing experience in a fast paced dining environment.
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Busy Bee
Retired R R Man Dies at Home in Grafton
William Kehrer aged 64 died at 150 Front Street at 10 55 this morning after a lengthy illness. Born July 3 1876 in New York state he was a hostler for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad retiring after 41 years. Survived by widow Mamie Losey two children a foster daughter one brother and four grandchildren. He belonged to the Pene coastal church and lived in Grafton 39 years. Funeral arrangements by G T Bartlett incomplete pending word from out of town relatives.
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William Kehrer
Front Street
New York State
Mr. Kehrer
Jacob
Magaret Kehrer
Mamie Losey
H. C. Moore
Grafton
William Otto Kehrer
George C . McDaniel
Otto Kehrer
New York
Kehrer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Penecostal Church
G. T. Bartlett
Roosevelt proposes stand alone labor board to shape postwar policy
President Roosevelt discusses a plan for a separate labor board in Washington to study jurisdictional strikes and longer range policy after the current emergency. He says the board would not supersede the Office of Production Management and would not tackle minor local disputes. He notes Philip Murray has no opposition and adds reporters should avoid speculative stories.
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Wrightfield
Dayton
Ohio
Roosevelt
Washington
Office of Production Management
Tey
Denis Murray
Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
Two Taylor County Colored Youths Ordered to Induction
Willie Stinson of Rosemont and William Fisher Boston of Spruce Street Grafton two colored youths were instructed to report to the local selective service board offices in the Professional Building at 3 p m March 19 to be sent to Huntington for induction in the U S Army the next day Chairman B G Watt and board members say it is unlikely any more Taylor countians will be called this month.
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Taylor County
Willie Stinson
Rosemont
William Fisher Boston
Spruce Street
Grafton
Selective Service Board
Huntington
U. S. Army
B. G. Watt
Clarksburg Rotary hears J R Seckman on South America
J R Seckman of Fuel City Metal Works addressed the Clarksburg Rotary on Economic Aspects of Our South American Relations. Miss Helen Bennett attended as student guest. An invitation was issued to the club’s Silver Anniversary dinner March 12 at Waldo hotel. A charter presentation meeting is planned March 10 with nearby clubs.
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South America
J. R. Seckman
Fuel City Metal Works
Clarksburg
Seckman
Helen Bennett
Waldo Hotel
Newburg
Morgan‘town
Terra Alta
Kingwood
Registration bills pass amid labor tweaks in Charleston
An intermediate court jury acquitted Mrs Hilda Neely Brown 34 of Charleston of fatally shooting Robert G McClure 31 last Christmas Eve. The jury deliberated about an hour. The article notes polling place insignes, checkups every four years, and a $200000 cost for initial registration.
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Senate
Charleston
Hilda Neely Brown
Robert G. McClure
Mrs. Mare Bolin Dies After Illness in Grafton Home
Mrs Mare L Bolin wife of W C Bolin county supervisor for State Road died at 5 10 am after a long illness at 212 Beech street She was a Zanesville Ohio native daughter of J L Corson and Eliza Corson Survived by husband one daughter Dolores Bolin Curry two brothers J F Corson H B Corson three sisters J G Gingher Blanche Corson and C R Porter a granddaughter and great granddaughter Burial in Zanesville with services at 730 pm Saturday in the Bolin residence then interment Memorial Park cemetery in Zanesville Burial arranged by A Carl Lynch of Grafton.
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Mare L. Bolin
State Road Commission
Beech Street
Zanasville
Ohio
Bolin
J. L. Corson
Eliza Bentley Corson
St. Paul's
W. ©. Bolin
Dolores Bolin Curry
West Grafton
J. F. Corson
H. B. Corson
Zanesville
J. G. Gingher
Columbus
Blanche Corson
C. R. Porter
Alfred W. Baker
Barbara Jean
Durward B. Brown
St. Pauft’s Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
A. Carl Lynch
Grafton
Newhouse Hearing On Unemployment Charge Delayed Indefinitely
Walter K Newhouse local restaurant owner was given a chance to file data about his employer from the past year for unemployment compensation reports. A hearing on the state department charge was continued indefinitely by Justice Ona C Jefferys after an abeyance agreement between attorney J Guy Allender and state representative R W Amick with auditors Herman Gribble and R E George. The court believes there will be further action.
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Walter K. Newhouse
State Department of
State Department
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferys
J. Guy Allender
Mr. Newhouse
R. W. Amick
Herman Gribble
R. E. George
New Grafton Philippi Bus Service Planned
A new bus link between Graf ton and Philippi via route 250 will start Sunday. J. Z. Terrell of the West Virginia Transportation company B and O subsidiary announced the schedule. Buses depart Philippi at 6:40 a.m. arrive Grafton 7:15 a.m. Depart Grafton 7:30 a.m. arrive Philippi 8:05 a.m.
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Grafton
Philippi
J. Z. Terrell
Clarksburg
West Virginia Transportation Company, B
Editor changes at Morgantown paper move to Spencer
Tom Cummings, editor of the Morgantown newspaper owned by West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company, will join the Roane County Reporter in Spencer effective Monday, succeeding Fred Schroeder who will join Monongahela West Penn Public Service. Charles W. T. Leckard takes charge, moving from Mart.
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Tom Cummings
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company
Morgantown
Roane County Reporter
Spencer
Fred Schroeder
Monongahela
West Penn Public Service Company
Charles W. T. Leckard
At Mart
Morgantown Publisher Sells Insburg Property
The Morgantown publishing company recently sold Insburg, a transaction marking a notable local real estate transfer. Details on buyers and price were not disclosed in available text.
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Insburg
Morgantown Publishing
Pany
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