In Memoriam and Public Notice Notices
In loving memory of our mother Mrs. C W Knipple who passed away eight years ago yesterday We still see you in your rocking chair and memories linger on Until we meet you mother dear good night Her children and mother Mrs Etta Newhouse ORDER OF PUBLICATION State of West Virginia Taylor County March 5 1949 order seeks sale of lands to fund school tax delinquents listing items with owners and heirs Names include Hecla Coal Co Nathan Goff Wm Reiley John Rodericks Hrs James H Summers Hrs Verne P Watkins and others Also fiduciary accounts before Commissioner of Accounts for settlement Okey J Robinson Artie G Robinson Sarah Carruthers Walter Bail Della Shannberger March 7 1949 notice period one month
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Knipple
Etta Newhau
Valley River
Petterman
Hecla Coal Co
Philip B
Mahaffey
Fee
Fetterman
Wm. Reiley
Nathan Goff
Reiley
Three Forks
Wayne Rob ‘Inson
John Roderick
Laurel Run
James H. Summers
Mary V. ‘Summers
Hagel Beck
William Summers
Virginia Demoss
Rena Menear
Fetteree
Mary V. Summers
Hazel Berk
A. Rock
Maple Run
Fettman
Har
Telly
J. E. Watkins
Verne P. Watkins
A. Coal
Wickwire
Fette
G. Wickwire
J. E
H. R. Watkins
Verne P.watkins
A. T. F. Fetterman
Stephen Wateus
Stephen Watkins
Lonnie Watkins
Josephine Watkins
C. & G Wickwire
Mattie J. Wilson
Herman Wilson
A. Go
Flag Run
Knottsvile
L. H. Lindsay
Lucretia
Knottsville
L. H
A. S. Lindsay
Lucretia Ex
Okey J. Robinson
Artie G. Robinson
Rahama Robinson
Sarah v. Carruthers
Alexander Carrothers
Walter Bail
C.t.a
Della M. Shannberger
John K. Burdett
Taylor County
West Virginia
West Virginia Land Sale to Benefit State School Fund
The Taylor County Circuit Court in March 1949 ordered the sale of multiple parcels listed in a chancery matter titled State of West Virginia vs Mary E Brown et al to raise funds for the state school fund. Parcels include various tracts, lots, and mineral lands in Court House District Gore Woodford and Valley River areas, with owners named or shown as unknown heirs, plus entities such as Grafton Industrial Company and Merchants & Mechanics Savings Bank represented by trustees and heirs. The sale covers acres in A through R and involves Waitman DeMoss, C A Keefer heirs, James W Bartlett trustees, and other named parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Ciscuit Court
Taylor County
Mary
Mahaffey
Circuit Court
Valley River
Fetterman District
Hecla Coal Co
Philip B
West
Gina
Taylor Co
Virginia
Mary E. Brown
Chiancery Land Commissioner
C. C. G. B. Creek
Court House District
Brown
Mary BE. Brown
Court House
Wilson Brown
Woodford
James W. Bartlett
William H. Bartlett
Ralph W. Bartlett
Simpson
Clarksburg Casket Co
Waitman DeMoss
Waimman DeMoss
G. E. Bailey
B. Woodford
Grafton
Jamuel Jones
Anna E. White
Parcel Valley River
C. A. Keefer
Ada C. Keefer
Mildred Keefer
C. H
Wm. A
H. Hhottman
Merchants & Mechanics Savings Bank of Grafton
Domestic
Foreign Discount. Corp
Woddford
C. EB
Lawhead
John H. Hoffman
M. M. Law
Bank of Grafton
Domestic and Foreign Discount Corp
P. Parcel
All County Team To Be Selected Here
Taylor County fans decide an all county basketball team with players from Grafton Flemington and St Augustine high schools. A coupon in The Grafton Sentinel lets fans vote for five players two guards two forwards and one center. Ballots must include name and address and be received by March 19 for a March 21 publication of results and a potential second team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Plemington
St. Augustine
Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel
Eugene Flanagan
The
West
Washington Street
Alers
McKinney
Grafton High
Bunner
Finley
Flemington
Taylor Mite
the Sentinel
District Land Assessments and Unknown Heirs Listed
The record enumerates parcels in Flemington District including lots in College Hill and Simpson Creek, with assess to various individuals such as Ethel Zinser M Lyden Zelda R Shields Jerald Smith James Whitehair A A Davisson D Hays Ruby Ware and The Poole Unknown heirs are named for deceased owners. The court orders all named defendants and unknown parties with interest to appear within one month after first publication to act as required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knottsville
L H Lindsay
W. Lota
Tacrebia
L. H. Lindsay
Lucretia
J. H. Lindsay
Mildred A. Roberts
Wilbur M. Baldwin
Bamed
Harry
W. Merle Batley
Circuit Court
Ethel Zinser
C. H. Disses
M. Lyden
C. O
G. Simpson
Flemington
Zelda R. Shields
A. Simpson Creek
Plemington
Jerald Smith
J. E. Dodd
James Whitehairers
James, Whitehair
College Hill
A.A. Davisson
A. A. Davisson
D. Hays
Ruby Ware
Poole
Bowling Week Leaderboard and Schedule Snippet
For the week of March 14 the Skipper Inn faces Fett erman Merchants and Clay Shop plays 1h C O M. Wednesday pits Richman Insurance against Business Meny V F W vg Carr China. Thursday shows J Penney vs Decorating Shop and Carr China vs Pepsi Cola. A separate note mentions a newborn girl of screen star Diana Anderson and John Hardy Anderson aircraft parts maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skipper Inn
Fetterman Merchants
Clay Shop
C. O
Richman Insurrance
Business Meny
F. W
Carr China
Penney
Pepsi Cola
CL Penney
B. O'Connor P. Hovatter
Joan Bennett
Eld
Diana Ander
John Hardy Anderson
Pet
W. FW
Business
Richman
Ins
Ies
J. Pitman
R. Carroll
F. Sander
E. Knotts
T. Lisk
R. Setler
R.* Carpenter
T. Mathews Isea B. Jones
D. Bradford
Sons Of Legion Win 21st Game
CLARKSBURG Four-11, club members from across the state enter between 90 and 100 hams and a like number of bacons in the annual state 4-H ham and bacon show and sale. Judging Thursday, sale Friday, as manufacturing concerns meet with Gerald Van Stroh of Bituminous Coal Research. The article notes Fre donia New York as first natural gas well site in 1821.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Dinpetor
Benjamin F. Creech
Gerald van Stroh
Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
Fredonia
New York
Propose Project Huntington Conveyor Belt Plan
A $100,000 project for developing a new coal mine conveyor belt was announced by representatives of five steel and mining equipment companies. The program aims to advance belt design and efficiency, with details coordinated by local industry officials and city planners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Fragmentary reader notes from a puzzling line
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Ioan Numskou and Dear Acak items, with scattered phrases about soaps, sinks, a hamburger stand on a country road, and names such as Mrs Raymond Kenton in Plainfield. The readable text is fragmentary and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acak
Faryaiai Allen
Raymond Kenton
Plainfield, Als
Telephone Truck Delivers Service at Jane Paul's House
On the way to the market a tele phone truck was seen parked in front of Jane Paul's house this morning. Jane later called to say she had received her telephone service this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Paul
Jane
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
Weat
Virginia
Mare selection Morgantown and film star’s widow news
Charles B Sperow Jr 21 from near Martinsburg to represent West Virginia in the International Farm Youth Exchange this summer with an extended visit in Sweden. Mrs Allan Dwan wife of the director and ex Zeigfield Follies Girl Betty Marie Shelton, a Twenties beauty, died last night in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Charles B. Sperow, Jr
Martinsburg
West Virginia
International Farm
Sweden
Hollywood
Allan Dwan
Betty Marie Shelton
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Chrysler
Sportsman
H.M. Queen
Webster Road
Hay
American Kennel Club
D. Jacobs
George T. Brown
West Main
Main Street
Linda Kay
DeLaney
Blueville
Eng
C. D. South
Dept
Richmond
Virgil D. Bolyard
Eto. Mendelson Junk.co
Walter Thompson
East Main
Math Rmon
Ehh
Fairmont
Hope
J. H. Layton
Sua
Chet
Scott's
Latrobe
Stook
Pitman’s
CUE Club
B.&c
George Colebank
Taylor County Sport
Memington
Graham & Yates
ELKAY
Drug & Chemical Co
Evans Furniture Ca
Latrobe Street
G. W. Helmick
Good Fellowship
Nero
Lydia E. Pinkham
Inkham
W. Merle
Circuit Cour
Harry Friadman
Joan
Sons of Legion
Sons of the American Legion
YMCA
Frank Knotts
Harmon
S.A. L
Preston
Knotts
T F. Knotts
Vogel
Moore
Hines
Ballard Daniels Osborne
Ioan Numskou
Hill Folks
Bob Hall
Little John
Oscar Quiddlemore
Jr. High School
Ladies Auxiliary of the
Grafton Vol. Fire Dept
America
Ford
Ford Desler
Fred Allen
NBC
Ford Theater
CBS
USC
APE
Ford Trucks
Nies
Tee
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