Grafton Rail Shop Furloughs Exhausted Amid Rising Traffic
Monongah division officials report furloughs ended at Grafton shops of the Baltimore and Ohio with coal carloadings near last week in March and rising as mines reopen. About 1,200 cars daily moved. Q D freight stays firm. All shop and transportation staff now on full duty. restaffing may continue by summer. Hazel Atlas glass plant resumes production with workers recalled to duty daily.
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Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongah Division
Carl
Monongah
Q. D
Transportation Department
Hazel-Atlas Company
First Ward
H-A
Arrests Made Here During Month of April
A total of 45 arrests was made by the Grafton Police department during April, 19 for drunks, new chief Captain Earl De Moss reported to the city commission. During the same 30 days, 48 dogs were killed. Eleven loitering arrests were noted, with five for disorderly conduct, three for fighting, two for assault, two for theft of bicycles, two for driving while drunk, and one turned over to state courts.
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Grafton
Earl de Moss
Leo Moore Chosen as Rural Constable
Leo B. Moore selected for rural constable duties in Taylor County Courthouse district at yesterday court session led by Commissioner head Opha J. Bartlett. He took oath after posting bond and will assume responsibilities immediately.
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Leo B. Moore
Taylor County
Opha J. Bartlett
Moore
Shroyer Named to Parley Committee at ACP Conference
A. B. Shroyer, chairman of Taylor county ACP committee, was appointed to committee No. 1 on Effectiveness of the Program for the regional ACP conference in Charlotte North Carolina. The appointment came today from B. L. Brookover Morgantown principal field assistant ACP.
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A. B. Shroyer
Taylor County
Charlotte
N. C
B. L. Brookover
Morgantown
ACP
Firemen’s Banquet Honors City Leaders and Chief
The Grafton Fire department hosted a banquet at City Hall featuring Mayor Charles Q. King Street Commissioner John W. Knotts and Sentinel editor J B Palmer as guests of honor. King praised the department and its fire school noting reduced local losses while Chief L H Greenwald and assistants stressed municipal progress. Palmer pledged Sentinel cooperation with department projects.
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Charles Q. King
John W. Knotts
J. 8. Palmer
The
Sentinel
Grafton Fire Department
City Hall
James Barcus
King
Commission
Fire Department
Greenwald
L. H. Greenwald
City Commission
Harry Greenwald
John Proctor
Palmer
Grafton Band to Join Salem Festival Events
The sixth Salem Band Festival runs May 13 to 15 with 23 West Virginia bands and 400 contestants. Grafton High School, directed by John T. Evans, features Anna Belle Barton as festival princess. Queen Cecilia VI Louise Smith of Washington Irving will preside after May 14 coronation. An estimated 15,000 attend. events include coronation, a 125‑member festival band concert, parade, and a 1,500‑strong massed band pageant “Uncle Sam in Review.”
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Central West Virginia
Salem
Grafton High School
John T. Evans
Anna Belle Barton
Louise Smith
Washington Irving High School
Cecilia VI
Uncle Sam
Grafton Youths Sought For Flying Cadet
Opportunity for Grafton and Taylor county high school graduates to qualify for Army Flying Cadet scholarships offered May 13 to 15. Examinations will be held in Columbus Louisville Indianapolis Cleveland Dayton and Charleston for the first time. passers are exempt from normal scholastic requirements. Applicants must be unmarried male American citizens at least 20 and under 25 who have passed the physical exam.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Fifth Corps
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Louisville
Indianapolis
Ind
Cleveland
Dayton
Patterson Field
Charleston
W. Va
Hard battle continues in county woods fires
County Game Protector Joseph W. Powell said no more fire permits will be issued in Taylor county until heavy rain arrives as two of the county’s worst forest fires remain under control. The Irontown blaze burned over 500 acres, damaged fences, and forced a family to flee. Marion county help aided efforts and about 60,000 feet of Bruce Mason’s cut lumber were lost. Despite halting the fires, wind could rekindle them, and suppression costs and wildlife losses are expected to be high.
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Joseph W. Powell
Taylor County
Powell
Irontown
Hardman Railroad
Maple Run
Dadisman
NYA
Marion
Marion County
Bruce Mason
Clarksburg
Darris Swicker
Richard Prickett
Husband of Ex Local Resident Is Killed
Last rites for Troy Chapin Glascock, 69, were held at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home with Rev. C. R. Bridge of Philippi Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed in Philippi Cemetery. He died after a fall over an embankment in Clarksburg on Sunday from a broken collarbone head injuries and shock. Survivors include his widow Harries Estella Ringler Glascock formerly of Grafton and five children.
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Troy Chapin Glascock
Clarksburg
Stevens Funeral
C. R. Bridge
Philippi
Council Cuts Bond Issue Planned For New College
Morris Harvey college officials rejected a city plan to cut a 500000 bond proposal to 250000 for a new campus. President Dr Leonard Riggleman said 500000 was the minimum for proper grounds and buildings after five years of study, noting the college now occupies space in the public library and nearby buildings.
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Charleston
Morris Harvey College
May meeting canceled by county school board
Due to teachers tenure law, all teachers hired by April 1 are automatically rehired, removing the need for a yearly hiring meeting. Supt. E. G. Kuhn announced no May meeting. the next regular session will be Thursday, May 15, to address any new teacher problems.
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Taylor County Board of Education
G. Kuhn
Loadings Brisk for Baltimore and Ohio Freight in 1941
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad moved 202,709 freight cars in April 1941, with 128,771 loaded on line and 73,938 from connections, up 14,295 from April 1940. March 1941 saw 257,987 cars, and April 1930 recorded 285,951 cars. For the week ended May 3, 1941, 55,289 cars were handled, up 8,151 from last year, with 37,300 loaded on line and 17,989 from connections. The 1930 week total was 67,181.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Greek navy destroyed as German drive wrecks Crete action
Canea Crete May 6 Greek government reports heavy losses of its navy during the German drive through Greece. More than 30 auxiliary vessels including minelayers patrol and escort ships were savagely bombed and machine gunned sinking with crews. Submarines reportedly reached Alexandria. Hospital ships Hesperos Policos Attuli and Hellenis were sunk. Survivors were shot at sea. Six freighters were saved.
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Canea
Crete
Greece
Alexandria
Berpt
Hesperos
Ponts
Servel Gas Refrigerator Offers Freezing System
From over 1,500,000 users, Servel markets a no moving parts freezing system. The text claims operating costs are lower and highlights a purchase price from $129.50 with a 30 month payment plan.
Rural charge for power cut lowers minimums for Monongahela
Monongahela System cuts rural monthly minimum from 15 to 12 dollars per mile effective April 22, with a future reduction to 1.50 dollars after five years service. The change follows a 20 percent cut in the first rate block and aims to boost farm electricity use and agricultural profits. More rural customers are expected as lines fill.
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Monongahela
John Hopkins
Monongahela Company
State Public Service Commission
Estate Cases Heard By County Court
One of the heaviest fiduciary dockets at Tay lor county court saw final settlements in six estates and seven claims reported. Final settlements listed include the estates of Dewey K Hesser Grover Lee Lawson Delia O Corder Franklin T Thayer A B Corder and S J Bartlett. Partial settlements involve Sam C Greaser Georgia A Jackson Frank Bennett Ella J Kirk Joseph M Lake C A Keefer and Calvin Vandergritt.
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Taylor County
Dewey K. Hesser
Grover Lee Lawson
Delia O. Corder
Franklin T. Thayer
A. B. Corder
S. J. Bartlett
Sam C. Greaser
Georgia A. Jackson
Frank Bennett
Ella J. . Kirk
Joseph M. Lake
C. A. Keefer
Calvin Vandergritt
Donald Is Absent When Lucas Family Calls Roll
Thirteen of Mr and Mrs Harry Lucas's children sat to dinner last night but the fourteenth was missing. Police and neighbors searched the woods near Middle Island creek and found 8 year old Donald asleep with a school friend at the Midcap home eight miles away and brought him home.
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Middlebourne
Harry
Lucas
Posses
Middle Island Creek
Donald
Scottish Shipping Area Is Attacked By Germans
German raiders by the hundreds hit the Glasgow and Clyde side shipping area last night causing heavy destruction to shipyards and armament plants. RAF raids on Heidelberg and other southern cities reportedly set several fires as Luftwaffe units struck English industrial sites and docks.
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Berlin
Glasgow
Clydeside
High Command
RAF
Germany
Heidelberg
Haile Selassie Returns to Addis Ababa After Exile
Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia and son of Judah, entered his capital today after five years of exile under Italian control. The city buzzed with celebration as he rode in to reclaim his throne, greeted by British General A. C. Cunningham and his sons Crown Prince Makonnen and the Duke of Harar. Italians remained indoors while Ethiopians lined streets on caparisoned mules to welcome the Lion of Judah.
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Addis Ababa
Fhiopia
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Sion
Judah
A. C. Cunningham
Selassie
Makonnen
Big Coal Output Reported From Williamson Mines
Williamson operators association reports 117,900 tons of coal produced in the week ended May 3 after a month shutdown. Thirty five operating companies worked an average of 2.3 days. Williamson and Kanawha fields produced nothing the prior week, with 850 tons moved from stock in the Logan area.
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Williamson
Williamson Operators Association
Kanawha
Logan
Fire Hazards Rise Across State Forests
Charleston May 6 conservation officials report rising forest fire hazards due to long dry spells since a brief rain ended April 23. State Forester Dan B. Griffin said fires were reported in about six areas last night but the situation is not as bad as it could be.
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Charleston
Dan B. Griffin
Grafton Drug
I Chemical Co
Malone
Benefit Grafton Fire Department Floor Show Ad
A community benefit floor show is announced to support the Grafton Fire Department. Admission is 25 cents. Details indicate a local event with proceeds aiding fireman services and equipment.
Bomb raids pound Rhineland and Clyde shipyards
London reports the RAF dropped a heavy incendiary and high explosive load on Mannheim and other mid Rhine targets while Luftwaffe strikes hit Clydeside shipyards from Glasgow to the sea. Berlin and Belfast raids follow, with casualties and widespread damage in England and Northern Ireland as both sides claim successes.
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RAF
Germany
Rhineland
Luftwaffe
Britain
Clydeside
Glasgow
Mannheim
Air Ministry
Frankfurt-Am-Main
Middle Rhine
Boulogne
Cherbourg
St. Nazaire
Stavanger
Norway
Kiel
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Dover
Hell's Corner
Channel
Mersey River
Liverpool
Ulster
Vhat
Trish Sea
Ministries of Air and Home Security
East J
Woman Injures Leg In Fall At Home
Mrs. Dale Zinn of West Washington Street fell from a stool while tearing wallpaper in a hall. She was admitted to Grafton City Hospital with possible fracture below the knee. neighbors summoned aid, and Dr Paul P. Warden attended.
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Dale. Zinn
West
Washington Street
Grafton City Hospital
Turks Offer To Mediate Widens Iraqi War Rift
London reports flagging Turkish mediation efforts failed as Britain escalated military actions in the Middle East. RAF bombers dropped 24 000 Arabic leaflets on Baghdad while Iraqi artillery hit Lake Habbaniyah as Britain aimed to cripple Iraq's air power. Turkey's mediation offer was rejected as Rashid Ali’s troops remained near Baghdad and negotiations stalled.
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Turkey
Egypt
Middle East
Britain
Rashid al Gailani
Iraq
Daily Herald
The
Daily Mail
Bri
Baghdad
RAF
Middle East Command
Lake Habbaniyah
Haa
Leas
Rashid Ali
Habbaniyah
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