Bartlett Salvation Army Campaign Opens Here Tomorrow Night
Bartlett announces the Salvation Army annual appeal with an opening mass meeting on Friday March 17 at 7 30 p.m. at Salvation Army Hall 127 East Main Street. Noted speakers music and Moving Picture show. no funds solicited at the meeting. Bartlett outlines campaign leadership headquarters and staff and urges citizen support for 1944 work.
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G. T. Bartlett
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Salvation Army Hall
East Main Street
Salvation Army
Bartlett
Chapman Bartlett
Walter Beall
C. A Huff
Earl Stimson
Wheeler C. Bachman
Carr China
C. W. Steel
First National Bank
A. Beavers
F. C. Chambers
A. W. Dean
C. A. Huff
Hamric
Robert T. Knotts, Jr
L. J. Lear
Wm. Morgan
Jed W. Kevinson
W. R. Williams
Earl W. Stimson
Recruiting WAC program to run in bank lobby in Grafton
Attractive Corporal Martha Gaines announced a three day World War II WAC recruiting display at the First National Bank of Grafton lobby on March 21 22 and 25. An information booth will answer Army WAC questions. If successful the bank lobby program may replace the regular recruiting site. Battlefront lessons drove 5400 engineering changes in a new streamlined tank.
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WAC
Martha Gaines
First National Bank of Grafton
Gaines
Army
Bank
Kinter Services Will Be Held Here Tomorrow
Funeral services for Hugh Foster Milligan Kinter 84 a B and O car inspector who died at his home 1307 Railroad Street will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 o clock in the late home The Rev J X Staley will have charge of the services under Bartlett funeral home direction Survivors include his wife former Elyira Alice Brown and children Ada Mayle Berryburg Lottie Lee Pier Lawrence W Kinter Cetley Losh Bessie A Butcher Iona W Kinter all of Grafton Rose Behavery of Wyoming a brother Linn Kinter of this city 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren
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Hugh Foster Milligan Kinter
Railroad Street
J. x. Staley
Bartlett Funeral Home
Elyira Alice Brown
Ada Mayle
Berryburg
Lottie Lee Pier
Lawrence W. Kinter
Cetley Losh
Bessie A. Butcher
Iona W. Kinter
Grafton
Rose ‘Behavery
Wyoming
Linn Kinter
City
Aren. Ea
Sign of Spring at Ringling Brothers Winter HQ
In Sarasota Florida the first robin signals spring as circus performers prepare for the season. Shapely Pat Smith has her spangled costume inspected by Eva Weill from the wardrobe department while aerialists bareback riders and elephants polish routines for the coming season.
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Sarasota
Fla
Pat Smith
Eva Weill
Ringling Brothers Circus
Air Medal Awarded to Sgt Cecil for Meritorious Achievement
Mrs Frances M Lash of 26 R Tucker Sr reports Sgt Cecil son of Mr and Mrs Mulligan avenue has earned the Air Medal while serving as a fortress tail gunner with the U S Eighth Army Air Force in England Africa. Tech Sgt Clarence L Kelly arrives in Africa. Staff Sgt David Richard George arrives in England. Richard T Collins, Wendel, and Virgil E Cooper, Sistersville, forwarded from Fort Thomas to Fort Leonard Wood.
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Sgt
Cecil
Frances M. Lash
R. Tucker
Mulligan
D. L. Tucker
West Boyd
Cooks and Bakers School
Aly
Naval Air Training Center
U. S. Eighthh Army Air Force
England
Africa
C. W. Kelly
Tech. Sgt
Clarence L. Kelly
N. George
High Street
David Richard Dick
Eorge
George
Bartlett Funeral Home
Fort Thomas
Richard T. Collins
Wendel
Virgil E. Cooper
Sistersville
Fort Thomas, Ky
Fort Leonard E. Wend
Appoint Directors for New Industry in Grafton
Grafton's new industry The Wonder Drink Co. appoints a board led by Joe Evans as president. Directors include Herman Cooper Elizabeth Cather and John K Burdett with Barbara Cather and Wilna Evans among others. The firm reports rising orders as the soft drink expands citywide.
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Grafton
Wonder Drink Co
Joe Evans and Associates Inc
West Main Street
Joe Evans
Herman Cooper
Elizabeth Cather
John K. Burdett
C. W. Phillips
A. E. Leonard
H. R. Fetty
Barbara Cather
Wilna Evans
Joe Evan
Red Cross Drive Reports Early Donor as Campaign Starts
Mrs. R. F. Davisson, executive secretary, said the local Red Cross drive is in excellent shape despite a delayed start. Skaggs and Company led with a 100 percent contribution from management and staff, while general solicitation is not yet in full swing. Taylor County quota is 9600 for the year, with no Roll Call this year. War Fund Chairman Edgar T. McKee noted posters distributed this week.
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R. F. Davisson
American Red Cross
Skaggs and Company
Taylor County
Charles Steel
Red Cross
Edgar T. McKee
Betting Up at Canadian Tracks in 1943 Breaks Ten-Year Gain
Betting by Canadian race track patrons in 1943 reached its highest level in 12 years, signaling renewed public interest in wagering during wartime. The surge contrasts with recent years and reflects broader entertainment spending amid economic pressures.
False Teeth Powder Offers Steady All Day Comfort
A dated health ad touts FASTEELH a non acid powder for securing dentures and reducing embarrassment from loose plates. It claims teeth feel firmer and breath improves with odor control while promising comfort throughout the day.
Vanishing Yankees Aid London Fire Raid Victims
Londoners praised the anonymous American helpers known as the Vanishing Yankees for rushing into burning homes to salvage furniture and belongings after a German raid. About 50 officers aided residents, even carrying out a refrigerator, then vanished without fanfare amid another air alert.
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EREST
London
Tene ‘Parsons
Casital
Ontekirts
England
Home Counties
Rationing Updates Extend Stamp Validity and Prices
The Office of Price Administration announced new dates for 10 point stamps and added fresh fruit and vegetable items to the price list. Red stamps G8 H6 J8 good March 26 to June 18 for meats and fats. Rice stamps Fa G8 H8 Ja and 8 usable April 1 to June 20 for processed foods. Snap beans green peas and spinach added to flat pricing for Harrison Marion Monongalia and Taylor counties with prices: snap beans 21 cents per pound, green peas 20 cents, spinach 13 cents. California naval oranges sizes 150 and 176 priced at 71 and 61 cents per dozen respectively, reflecting small reductions.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Harrison
Marion
Monongalia
Taylor
California
Fresh Produce Price Notes From Market Ledger
The report lists price changes for iceberg lettuce head at 63 cents. Iceberg head price up fifteen cents per inch. Five dozen heads at twelve cents per head, a one cent increase. California bunch carrots reduced from 12 cents per bunch. Other fresh fry tables remain as announced.
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California
Card of thanks for Mo Retha Lewis death
Our heartfelt thanks and appreciation are extended to Rev. Clifford, the Bartlett Funeral home and all our relatives, friends and neighbors who were so kind in their expressions of sympathy following Mo Retha Lewis’s death.
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Clifford
Bartlett Funeral Home
Mo Retha Lewis
Towis Raniy
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