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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
8
Tunnelton reports death of Gilbert Sigley aged 74 of Route 1 following an illness of several days. He passed away yesterday at 1 30 p m. Funeral arrangements pending with local services.
Preston county bachelor and farmer James Sigley, lifelong resident, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sigley, leaves brothers Troy of Thornton and Stanley of Crafton, and sister Mrs. Jenice Romine of Morgantown. Funeral arrangements announced by the funeral home. The duck hawk is noted as the fastest flying bird in the United States.
Two 17 year olds could not raise money for tickets and staged their own entertainment. Police and firemen faced 16 garage fires in recent weeks destroying or damaging buildings and about a dozen autos were harmed.
Fragmentary text suggests a juvenile court case following a planned show. Names, places, and specific actions are missing, but implication points to youths involved in a dispute or disciplinary incident.
In a disorderly scene at the household gathering last night, NUZUM veoseuazu Om fiame elected to vice president and avumur-G.Yateraz treasurer while Secretary Jack R. Nuzum received one vote for the organization acclaim. Two youths contested for secretary but Charles W. T. Lockard was reelected amid unclear nominations and reports of arson.
Judy Garland declares she and director Vincente Minnelli are happier apart after reports of their marriage breakup. The couple, wed in 1945, share daughter Liza Minnelli, aged three, with Garland noting efforts to overcome incompatibility. Her first husband was composer David Rose.
Glen Harman Knotts Jr Mason Tucxer and Charles Lock ard appear in a concise local notice listing participants or involved persons with no additional context or dates provided.
George Buzzard of the Upper Mollongahela Valley Association will be the guest speaker at the general member meeting at 7:30 p.m. The session will convene next Thursday night at the trade board offices.
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