Anna M Jarvis Birthday Observed At West Chester
Grafton native Anna M Jarvis founder of Mother's Day celebrated her eighty fourth birthday last Saturday at Marshall SquareSanator ium West Chester Pennsylvania where she receives care. Reports are unavailable but locals honor the woman who led the movement to make Mother's Day nationally recognized. Miss Jarvis who is nearly blind and feeble will witness the public observance of Mother's Day and a nationwide radio tribute from Grafton that honors her role in the day begun May 10 1908.
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Grafton
Anna M. Jarvis
Marshall Square
West Chester
Miss Jarvis
Law and campaign finance details from West Virginia races
The report lists candidates for state and federal offices in West Virginia with their party, district, and campaign finances. Notable entries include A Sweeney Fleming and Kenneth F. Hill as secretaries of state candidates, and Charles L. Ihlenfeld along with Edward G. Rohrbough in congressional races.
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A. Sweeney Fleming
Fairmont
Kenneth F. Hii
Lew Cumberland
James M. Hatch
Charleston
Hubert B.lake
Parsons
Re Publican
Gay H. Duke
Ripley
Agriculture
Francis J. Love
Wva
Wheeling
Grover Goldfield McPeek
Paden City
Congress
Charles L. Ihlenfeld
Keeling
Edward G. Rohrbough
Glenville
George L. Bambrick
Hancock
M. L. Wickline
Fayetteville
State Senate
A. Harry West
Bluefield
Rerf Publican
W. Broughton Johnson
Mercer
Kenny C. White
Webster 'S Springs
Draft policy outline for universal service and exemptions
The document outlines a wartime service scheme: two years in the regular army for those drafted, with broad exemptions for many groups. Under 31 would register. industrial plants could be seized to prioritize armament orders. Doctors up to 45 would be drafted, large numbers of medical and dental personnel in uniform, and ministers and conscientious objectors mostly exempt or limited to noncombatant service. Deferments decided by the president. The law would expire two years after enactment.
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Regular
Secretary of Defense
Pete Sylva Rites Planned for Tunnelton Coal Miner
Funeral services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow from the Church of God in Tunnelton for Pete Sylva 47 a coal miner who died Saturday night at Union Protestant hospital Clarksburg after four months illness Born August 9 1900 in Tunnelton he was the son of Joseph and Mary Benny Sylva He was active in the Church of God and Junior Order of United American Mechanics Surviving are his wife Marie Simmons Sylva two daughters Betty Delores and Nola Rae Sylva at home Mrs Mary Frances Liston of Tunnelton and Carroll Everett Sylva of Tunnelton a brother John Sylva Mason town and a sister Mrs Mary Riley Tunnelton Funeral by Knotts Funeral Home Mt View Cemetery burial with Rev D Mahon officiating.
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Church of God
Tunnelton
Pete Sylva
Union Protestant Hospital
Clarksburg
Joseph
Mary Benny Sylva
Order of United American Mechanics
Church of God At
Marie Simmons Sylva
Betty Delores
Nola Rae Sylva
Mary Frances Liston
Carroll Everett Sylva
John Sylva
Masontown
Mary Riley
D. Mahon
Marion County Boy Killed In Pennsylvania
David Edward Keefover eight son of Lyman W Keef over of Rivesville West Virginia was killed near Uniontown Pennsylvania when he fell from a truck operated by his father State Police reported Keefover who has only one arm and another son twelve were injured slightly when the truck overturned.
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Uniontown
David Edward Keefover
Lyman W. Keefover
Rivesville
W. Va
Here
Keefover
Damaging West Virginia storm wrecks homes and roads
A powerful windstorm ripped 20 000 volt lines near a Monongahela Power substation injuring a Bartlett and others. Homes teetered on edges of highways along Route 19 as ambulances, police, and rescue crews searched flooded hills for victims after wrecked cars, trees, and debris blocked routes.
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Cummeu
Frompage Oeville
Gassaway
Sutton
Hupp Hill
Mount Clare
Bartlett tops field day in Morgantown FFA events
Robert Bartlett president of Grafton FFA won first in the 100 yard dash at Morgantown FFA Federation field day held at Clay-Battelle High School in Blacksville. Joe Warder and Buddy Bucklew placed second in horseshoe, Jackie Lucas won third in the FPA information contest. Grafton finished third in scrapbook and softball contests.
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Robert Bartlett
Grafton Ff.a
Morgantown
F.F.A. Federation
Clay-Battelle ‘High School
Blacksville
Joe Warder
Buddy Bucklew
Jackie Lukas
F.P.A
Grafton
Jack Bradley
Howard Cole
Charles Gough
Lowell Kirkpatrick
Howard Lemmon
Jackie Lucas
Charles Myers
Gilbert Robinson
Floren Warder
Alien Watson
Ralph Wolfe
Dave Woodyard
Clay-Battelle
Cameron
Fairview
Moundsville
University High
Lawrence Satterfield
Yo-Ag
James Arnold
David Davison
Milford Freeze
Fred Gough
Andrew Losh
Dorsey Weaver
Allen Watson
Federation
F.C. Waggoner
Taft supporters eye Illinois delegates at convention
Politicians monitor possible shifts from Illinois and Pennsylvania as Taft camps claim a majority of the Illinois 56 vote group ready to back him. Some Taft backers predict 51 on the first ballot, while others warn Green’s national role could pull Illinois delegates away if Stassen holds too many. MacArthur circles may influence the outcome.
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Mary
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Taft
Dwight Green
Green
Stassen
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Vivid Eye Finds Brother After Tornado Tragedy
In the eight month old Leroy was found face down in a grain field after the tornado. Dottie’s face broke into smiles as she hugged the baby and cried out her affection in tender, repeated phrases.
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Leroy
Dottie
Destructive Mt. Clare Tornado Strips Village
A violent twister devastated Mt. Clare leaving a mother in critical condition, a gravely injured father, and many residents hospitalized. The hamlet lay in ruins with shattered homes, uprooted trees, and downed church steeple as a Sunday service was interrupted by the storm.
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Mt. Clare
Methdist
Mary Mattheny
Tornadoes devastate Kentucky and West Virginia towns
A Kentucky tornado struck Alpha in Clinton County near Albany and Monticello, wrecking Davis Chapel Church where about 125 attended services. At least 15 injured. many hurt in the church. Debris and mud hindered rescue in West Virginia towns, with Route 19 cluttered by wreckage. In Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas ten people were killed and 38 injured. A Grand Lake area storm hit Bernice, Whiteoak and Grove with five dead and 31 injured.
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Kentucky
Alpha
Clinton County
Davis Chapel
Wiley Gregory
Albany
Monticello
Tennessee
West Virginia
U. S
Costa Rica Uprising Led by Rebel Chief Jose Figueres
IN Costa Rica rebel chief Jose Figueres is photographed in the uniform of the successful uprising after a presidential election was annulled. Ex President Teodoro Picado Michalski fled the country with thirty five government officials as authorities struggled to quell the turmoil.
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Jose Figueres
Costa Rica
Teodoro Picado Michalski
Locke Daff Forgery Charge Forfeits Bond Capias Issued
Daff failed to appear in court and his bond of 3.10 was forfeited, capias issued for his apprehension. Several cases continued to September include Elisha Martin Charles A Snyder Paul Poling felony State v Harry B Gray Elisha A Martin Paul Poling felony State v Harry cacy and Junior Martin James R Brunson felony. Since 1920 motor equipment replaced horses in the United States releasing 55 million acres formerly used for horse feed about 20 percent of US cropland.
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United States
Two Cars of Columbian Are Derailed Last Night
Two cars of the Columbian derailed near West Newton Pennsylvania 28 miles east of Pittsburgh. Over 100 passengers escaped unharmed as the train slowed near the station. Policeman Eugene Letterio said the second and third cars left the tracks but did not overturn. Howard Hughes may buy out Odlum's RKO studio. Hughes reached an eight to nine million dollar option to acquire control of REO studios in Hollywood. The deal follows his ventures in airlines and aviation. In Mullens Floyd Odlum completed purchase of Wallace Moore's 028,999 share in RKO stock. Moore, a miner from Itmann, was found dead in the Alpoca yard.
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Ohio Railroad
West Newton
Pittsburgh
Eugene Letterio
Hollywood
Howard Hughes
Countrol
REO Studios
Hughes
Aoe
Agient Mullens
Floyd Odlum
Wallace Moore
RKO
Moore
Itmann
Alpoca
Death of Pineville athlete in auto crash
Thomas Benton Asbury Jr. former captain of the high school football and baseball teams died in a automobile accident in Pineville. He had been home for a visit and was recently employed.
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Pineville
Thomas Benton Asbury, Jr
Een High School
Pa Visit
Mediation Board hints at settlement path to avert rail strike
Frank P. Douglass, chairman of the National Railway Mediation Board, suggested a settlement formula may be found to avert the May 11 strike. He stressed both sides show sincere willingness to resolve but ruled out further arbitration and said direct talks seem the only hope. The note follows weekend recessed talks reflecting a desire to settle the months old dispute.
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Frank P. Douglass
National Railway Mediaton Board
Douglass
Tygart Lake Development seeks bids for passenger hauling
Bids are invited by the Tygart Lake Development Corporation for motor boat passenger hauling service at Tygart Lake. Bids must be received by May 15, 1948 and submitted to Post Office Box 168. Signed Charles Casner, Sec.
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Tygart Lake
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Herman C. Cooper
Ar NY
East
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Frank B. Druschel
U.S
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Aurora
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Walter Adams
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Harry Saville
Grafton Branch
Walnut St
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Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling, W. Va
Bruce Hoff
Odlum
National Safety Council
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Columbia
Grafton Jewelry Company
Charles Casner
Richard Bush
Dick Bord Poon
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Hugh R. McPhail
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