Drive Underway For Crippled Children Society Drive
A drive to fund the Taylor County Society for Crippled Children is led by county chairman Francis Wolfe. The goal may exceed last year’s 287. The society assists local crippled children with crutches, shoes, medical and dental care, and other aid. Directors include Mrs. Burl Mason Hugh R. McPhail Miss Eldoga M. Bolyard and Miss Sarah Musgrove. Contributions accepted through April 17 by the secretary or treasurer Arthur G. Yates and Mrs. O W Hoffman.
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Taylor County Society For Crippled Children
Francis Wolfe
Wise
Burl Mason
Hugh R. McPhail
Eldoga M. Bolyard
O. ‘W. Hoffman
John W Gough Dies at Home in Grafton at 78
John W. Gough a retired farmer aged 78 and native of Grafton Route 4 died last night at 9 50 at his home. He was born July 8 1870 to Elisha Gough and Ellen Warthen Gough. Survived by wife Dora Hathaway Gough and children Nina Sturms Everett Gough Arren Gough and J W Gough of Keyser plus sister Mary Davis of Los Angeles. There are 16 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral services Friday at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 PM with Rev Harry Eckels officiating. Burial in Bluemont Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 PM today.
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John W. Gough
Grafton
Elisha’ Gough
Ellen Warthen Gough
Dora Hathaway T Gough
Nina Sturms
Everett Gough
Arren Gough
J. W. Gough
Keyser
Mary Davis
Los Angeles
Calfornia
Bartlett Funeral Home
Harry Eckels
Burint
Bluemont Cemetery
Beckley man elected WV soft drink Bottlers' president
Ay Mohler Jr of Beckley was elected president of the West Virginia Soft Drink Bottlers Association at the 44th annual meeting. New directors named include M. W. Asch of Lozan.
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Ay Mohler, Jr
Beckley
West Virginia
Soft, Drink Bottlers’ Association
M. W. Asch
Lozan
Reindeer Diet Notes From Sparse OCR Record
A fragmented OCR fragment mentions a Siberian context with numbers 1009 and 40000, and notes a reindeer eating about 27 pounds of chew in a period. The text is unclear but records a rough fact about reindeer feeding and weight figures.
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Siberian
Hern
Reindeer
Rus
West Virginia highway fatalities raise year toll to 95
Two people died in separate crashes yesterday, ending a four day period with no fatalities. Encil M. Straight, 60, a passenger, died on State Route 2 in Wetzel County and James Harold, 18, a passenger, died on State Route 79 in Boone County. The fatalities mark the year total at 95, three more than the same period in 1938.
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Charleston
West, Virginia
Ftate Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Encil M. Straight
Wetzel County
James Harold
Bootle
Fragmentary science note on perception and timing
The fragment discusses musical vocal tones and irregular intervals in a system. It notes that eyes may perceive around 2000 units at once and mentions human perception of rhythms and timing as a partial explanation. The passage is unclear and lacks concrete context or full statements.
Reappointed McIntire to West Virginia Racing Commission
Governor Patteson named Mont M. McIntire of New Martinsville to the state racing commission for a four year term ending March 21, 1953. The announcement confirms McIntire's reapportionment to the regulatory body overseeing horse and greyhound racing activities in the state.
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Charleston
Patteson
Mont M. McIntire
New Martinsville
State Racing Commission
Eee
Injuries Fatal in Madison Auto Crash Claim Life of James White
James Harold White 18 of Van died yesterday from injuries suffered in an automobile crash five days earlier. He had been hospitalized since last Friday for treatment of his injuries.
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Madison
James Harold White
Van
Salary hike for 8000 workers at Carbide and Carbon
The pay of 8000 employees at the South Charleston and Institute plants of the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp was raised an average of five cents hourly, effective last Sunday, according to company officials. The Alexandria Gazette, founded in 1784, claims to be the nation’s oldest daily.
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Charleston
South Charleston and Institute
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Alexandria
Virginia
Gazette
Dainty Diane Pillow Case Patterns Adorn Home Linen
Promotes Dainty Diane pillow case patterns with rose motif embroidery ideas for guestroom linens. Advises trimming with crochet lace, includes hot iron transfers, color chart, materials, and assembly notes. Pattern No 147 offered for 15 cents via Home Shopping Service. Include name and address with order.
Library Monthly Report Highlights February Borrowing
Five hundred one books were borrowed at Grafton Public Library in February. Adult fiction totaled 238, non fiction 30, and juvenile 233. The month brought total borrowers to 825 with 13 new patrons. total books available for borrowing stood at 3,209. The Eastern Star Woman’s Club has long sponsored the library.
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Grafton Public Library
C. F. Shafer
Eastern Star Woman’s Club
Eastern Star Woman's Club
Acheson Responds to Iranian Protest Memorandum
In a page one report, Acheson noted that a copy of Iran’s protest memorandum was sent to him and released publicly in Tehran. He described Soviet allegations contained in the Iranian dossier as part of his briefing.
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Efom
Acheson
Tehran
133 New Cases Reported In State Fire District
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department quickly extinguished grass fires near the Black Health Department area on U S Route 50 last week. Commissioner N H Dy reported 133 new cases as of Monday afternoon, bringing the year total to 1,776. Other new cases include chickenpox 47 German measles 16 influenza 61 mumps 67 scarlet fever 20 whooping cough 6 and pneumonia 6.
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Grafton
Charleston
Black Health Department
White Inn
N. H.dy
Asm
Jase Sesiited
Fie
John
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