Maple Avenue Lady Dies at 70 in Grafton
Mrs. Sarah Smallwood Digman Smallwood 70, of 225 Maple Avenue, died last night from heart illness. Native of West Virginia born December 4, 1868, she was twice married to Ira Digman and Clarence Smallwood, survived by a sister Amanda Kines and children C F Digman Ira Digman Faye Digman G V Digman Glenn Digman Arthur Digman. Funeral Sunday 2 p m at her sister’s Maple Avenue home with Rev Ethel Huber officiating. Interment Bluemont Cemetery under G T Bartlett.
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Sarah BE. Clemm Digman Smallwood
Maple Avenue
West Virginia
Smallwood
Ira Digman
Clarence Smallwood
Amanda Kines
Grafton
C. F. Digman
Faye Digman
G. V. Digman
Liverpool
Ohio
Glenn Digman
Arthur] Digman
Detroit
Mich
Assembly of God Tabernacle
Beech Street
Kines
Ethel Huber
Assembly of God Church
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Infant Daughter Of Ex Residents Dies In Fairmont
Constance Sue Beavers infant daughter of W R and Lucille Lewis Beavers of Grafton died yesterday at Cook hospital Fairmont after illness since birth February 22. She is survived by a half sister Louise Beavers. Father employed by Watt Baking Co of Olean NY. Funeral services were held at Bartlett Funeral Home on McGraw avenue at 1 30 this afternoon with Rev Lois Luzader officiating. Interment was in Whorfsdale under direction of G T Bartlett.
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Constance Sue Beavers
W. R
Lucille Lewis Beavers
Grafton
Cook Hospital
Fairmont
Port Allegheny
Louise Beavers
Watt Baking Company
Olean
Bartlett Funeral Home
McGraw Avenue
Lois Luzader
United Brethren Church
Whorfsdale
G.T. Bartlett
Public Debt Debate Shapes 1940 Fiscal Policy
Democrats fear an increase in the public debt could become a political liability as Republicans gain a chance to anchor a tough record against government fiscal policy. Treasury projections place the June 30 1940 debt around 44 billion dollars, nearly at the statutory limit, with the debt issue dividing opinion in Congress.
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Treasury
U S Securities board revises short stock sale rules
On a visit to the U S Capitol, a Securities and Exchange Commission order loosened short selling limits. The NYSE backed change allows sales at the last price if that price was higher than the prior distinct price. Adams supports the move as market stabilizing. Vandenberg urges old tax relief and notes impact on small businesses amid talks of railroad legislation and a government reorganization battle in Congress.
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Capitol Vill
Securities Commission
Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Adams
Col
Vandenberg
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Heould
Slovaks Seek Independence Backed by Hlinka Guards
Martial law surrounded Liberty Square as Slovak Hlinka guards paraded with rifles and pistols. Parliament suggested restoring Tiso as premier and placing Sidor and Sivak in cabinet posts, while Czecho Slovakia faced tensions amid Nazi leanings and a pivotal stance from Germany. Both sides kept arms crossed awaiting Berlin’s move.
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Hlinka
Tiso
Sidor
Josef Sivak
Emil Hacha
Czecho-Slovakia
Liberty Square
Slovakia
Germany
Austria
Prague
Czechoslovak Republic
Revival Meeting Opens in M E Church South
Short Talks on Advertising reports a revival meeting opening in the M. E. Church South as part of the PIPTH series. Prepared by the Bureau of Research and Education for the Advertising Federation of America.
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M. E. Church
South
Bureau of Research and Education, Advertising Federation of America
The Mop and Its Pals Promotes Advertising Power
A 1938 article extols the mop and other household tools like vacuum cleaners and washing machines as symbols of progress aided by advertising. It argues advertising lowers costs, creates jobs, and spreads innovations while praising revival meetings at local churches with clergy aiding cooperation between congregations.
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King Solomon's Temple
Cleaners i
Reverend Compton of Moundsville Dies After Long Ministry
Dr. H. Crawford Compton, a longtime West Virginia church leader, dies after a career spanning Charleston Moundsville Morgantown and Parkersburg where new church edifices rose under his pastorates. He earned a Doctor of Divinity from Drew Theological Seminary and served as district superintendent. Funeral set for 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Moundsville with burial in Moundsville cemetery. relatives including Mrs H C Compton Sr and nephew H Crawford Compton expected to attend.
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Grafton
Compton
Allegheny
Col Teee
Meadville
Drew Thelogical Seminary
St.’John's
New York City
Charleston
Morgantown
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Metholist Episcopal Church
Moundsville
H. Crawford Compton
H. C. Compton
Local business leader L L Loar obituary and career highlights
Former local figure L L Loar built a varied career across Maryland and West Virginia. He launched a Rowlesburg store, led a Grafton enterprise with B F Poe, ran Loar clothing and jewelry ventures, and expanded into Huntington real estate before a Clarksburg clothing firm. He directed First National Bank of Grafton and supported Bluemont improvements.
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Bluemont
Loar
Ben Poe
Horseshoe Run
Garrett County
Maryland
Rowlesburg
Grafton
L. L. Loar
B. F. Poe
Clarksburg
First National Bank of Grafton
Longtime Andrews church leader dies in Clarksburg
Mr Lear, a heavy stockholder and Sunday school superintendent from 1903 to 1909, died in Clarksburg. He helped establish the first Mother's Day program in May 1908 and left a class named after him at Andrews Sunday school. Burial at Bluemont cemetery under G T Bartlett. funeral at his Clarksburg home led by Rev Homer Wark and Rev William E Knox.
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Anna Jarvis
Mother's Day
Andrews
Iniane
Mary Goley
Lear
Fom
Washington Street
M. E. Church
Clarksburg
William E. Knox
Aparews Church
Grafton
Committees Appointed for March 24 Celebration Planning
Committees chairmen and members are named for the celebration. Roy Z. Burnside W. E. Hardin Howard Withers Virgil O. Poe M. Zinn and John Edwards Jr will meet at the Moose home on March 24 evening to finalize details for the event.
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Roy Z. Burnside
W. E. Hardin
Howard Withers
Virgil O. Poe
M. Zinn
John Edwards, Jr
Moose Home
Gambling here halted as authorities threaten action
Officials led by Chief Lockard Sheriff Evans and state police inspected city gambling dens after warnings to cease the numbers racket and illegal lottery activity. No arrests were made as bootleggers were traced to abort deliveries while operations were shut down by license revocation or nuisance-law threats.
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Clarksburg
A. E. Lockard
Herbert Evans
Corp
Fred Strader
State Police
Chief Lockard
Evans
Office duties shift as appointments stall in legislature
The governs states no more appointments before today’s session end, hinting at a recess appointment later. The article notes interest in aircraft mechanics training and urges registrants to renew at Grakvon Fonkling and Truch company building, while unregistered workers should contact the employment office. The service warns no current openings exist and cautions against assuming future opportunities, though it tries to anticipate industry demand.
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Grakvon Fonkling
Truch Companyuilding
Tme
Brady Appointment Sparks Senate Clash
Governor Holt voiced disappointment after the senate rejected Brady's renomination for a board post. Brady, a Republican nominated to fix term lengths, had served over a year without appointment amid prior rejection for the board of control. The dispute centers on independence in discharge of official duties.
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Brady
Ada
Senate
Board of Control
Holt
SSS
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Judith Allen
Matinee Sun
Advertising Federation of America
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East Main St
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West Point
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Tom Brown
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Alan Curtis
Alfred F. Oreen
Origa
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