Gratton Victorious in Sectional Track Meet Hurling Discs
Leach wins one first place for Gratton in a sectional track meet at Clarksburg May 4. Washington Irving's Hilltopers edge Fairmont and Gration in a field dominated by strong sprints and field events. Dunsmore of Fairmont, Maxwell of Washington Irving, and Nestor of Fairmont highlighted steady scoring.
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Leach
Gratton
Clarksburg
Washington Irving
Stadium
Hilltopers
Fairmont
Pairmont
Pritchard
Nestor
Winfield
Ingram
Maxwell
Garrett
Dunsmore
Dungmore
Moore
Grafton
Stites
Buck
Washington
Mitchell
Moore Fairmont
Linn
Irving
Securio
Dean
Haun
Dotson
Aged Long Run Woman Frances Jobinson Dies at 67
Frances Jobinson wife of A W W Robinson of Tong Run Taylor County died Sunday night at home from complications of advanced age. She was over 67 and had been in frail health. a longtime Baptist member with ties to Simpson congregation. Survived by husband two children Theodore of Hepsibah and Dessie May Hall of Long Run, plus five brothers and sisters. Funeral Tuesday at Simpson Baptist Church with Rev Bailey and Rev Kirby officiating. burial in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Jane Jobinson
Coming Events in West Virginia Highlight Mundane Meetings
Listing of upcoming meetings across West Virginia from May to November. Notable events include the Twelfth annual meeting of Tygart's Valley Presbyterian Auxiliary in Gassaway, the State Convention of Business and Professional Women's Clubs in Wheeling, and addresses by Senator M. M. Neely. Also noted are religious education conferences, Shriners Grand Conclave in Martinsburg, and conventions of Lions Clubs, Episcopal Diocesan Council, and American Legion.
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Tygart's Valley Presbyterian Auxiliary
Gassaway
of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Wheeling
M. M. Neely
Fairmont Lodge of Elks
Roane County
League of Women Voters
Fairmont
West Virginia Dental Association
Beckley
Shriners
Martinsburg
Lions Clubs
Huntington
West Virginia
The
Protestant Episcopal Church of West Virginia
National Post Office Clerks
Edwin Holt Hughes
Wesleyan College
High Point
Buckhannon
Dunsmore
Virginia Dunsmore
Ui Bankers Association
Nestor
Washington Irving
Garrett
Winfield
Washington
Benjamin F Annon dies after long illness near Evansville
Benjamin F Annon born 1870 in Taylor county died about one o clock this morning near Evansville after thirteen weeks of pernicious anemia. He farmed near Evansville all his life and was a respected citizen. Survived by a wife and five children Margaret Waddell Thornton Dessie and Frank Annon. two grandchildren Lee Annon and Mrs Floyd Durrant. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Evansville Methodist church with Rev Gamble officiating. burial in adjacent cemetery.
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Benjamin F,nnon
Evansville
Annon
Taylor County
Mr. Apnon
Evansville Methodist Episcopal Church
Gamble
Benjamin F. Annon
Margaret Waddell
Thornton
Bs Burnettie
Dessie Annon
Frank Annon
Tare
Lee Annon
Floyd Durrant
Broken Heart Secret Found In Grief Study
Dr James Darton, medical director, argues grief can cause a genuine broken heart illness. He warns repressing sorrow or forcing stoicism increases strain on nerves, leading to fatigue products and potential degenerative nerve damage that can prove fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Barton
D. D
Canadian Health Service Institute
Liberty
Dr. Darton
Barbour County Gas Co. Hits Third Gas Well
The Barbour County Natural Gas Co., successor to West Virginia Drilling & Development Co. led by A. D. Cox, brought in their third producing gas well on the Ball farm near Taylor county line in Barbour county. The driller reports 1100 pounds rack pressure and estimates output at 250,000 feet daily, reinforcing hopes to develop a gas district in the Cove Run area and spur marketing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbour County Natural Gas Co
West Virginia Drilling & Development Co
A. D. Cox
Ball Farm
Taylor County
Barbour County
Cove Run
Grafton
Cox
Mouse sets on two men aiding in repair incident
Cleveland May 1 four men aiding neighbor John Chambers to fix a loosened foundation were trapped beneath when a jack slipped. Harry Nichols 35 sustained internal injuries and George Penning received care. two others escaped. Neighbors and South Bend fire department rescued them. John Rehe Brownsville Pa visited Mrs. Glenn Primm on Ona street over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John Chambers
Harry Nichols
George Penning
South Bnelld Fire Department
John Rehe
Brownsville
Glenn Primm
Ona Street
Earl Young Hurt In Mine Guard Gun Accident
Earl Young, mine guard for Maryland Coal Company in West Virginia, is hospitalized at Grafton City Hospital with a compound fracture of the right leg after a gun he was loading discharged. He said a misloaded shell caused the blast while on duty near the coal company stables. Doctors fear possible loss of the leg and complications such as lockjaw or blood poisoning. He arrived at the hospital by auto with William Stafford after the incident Saturday night.
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Earl Young
Maryland Coal Company of
West Virginia
Wendel
Grafton City
Young
Coal Company
Mr. Young
Grafton
William Stafford
Hospital financing debated for Grafton needs
The Sentinel argues for a larger modern hospital in Grafton with shared funding from the city county and neighboring Preston and Barbour. It notes overcrowding at the current Grafton City Hospital and that many beds are filled by outsiders who do not contribute to expenses.
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Sentinel
Graton
Grafton
Grafton City Hospital
Cather
Preston and
Barbour
City of
Totka
City Hospital Unite For New Home With Influenza Attack
Mrs Alice Annon of Thornton and Mrs Bernard Hoffman of Ma ple avenue are mentioned as local figures in a plea for doctors in the Grefton area to join with the city and county to build a hospital home. George Griffith of Wheeling visited his parents on Thayer street. Fairmont Normal student Richard Shaw returns after a weekend at home. Curtis Miles of Louisville was a weekend guest of the Watkins family on Maple Avenue. Virginia Hanway resumes studies after a weekend at home.
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Alice Annon
Thornton
Grefton
City Hospital
Bernard Hoffman
Mathe City
Ple Avenue
Grafton
George Griffith
Wheeling
M. C. Griffith
Thayer Street
Richard Shaw
Fairmont Normal
Fairmont
Curtis Miles
Louisville, Ky
Fred Watkins
Maple Avenue
Virgina Hanway
West Virginia Park Your Heart in WV Theme
City notes: local residents visit, travel, illness, and family events. A broad rundown lists movements from Philippi to Fairmont, Elkins to Terra Alta, with visits by Mr. Parker Selvey, Miss Betty McCartney, and others. Social and business activities fill a weekend amid health updates and community notices.
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Mars
Harry Friedman
Philipp
Parrish
New Bethelem
Guy E. Williams
Flemington
Grafton
West Virginia
Calvin Overfield
Simpson
Mountain
Daughters of Democracy host tea and district meeting notes
I Pairmont secretary Mrs Lula D Hood and Mrs May Currence of Clarkshoro are past presidents. District No 5 aims to confer assembly degree on past noble grands with credentials. Welcome address by Mrs J W Diehl, response by Mrs Pearl Yost. 12 o'clock lunch in social rooms for representatives and visitors. Meeting led by district deputy president Mrs Ella J Pitzer. Afternoon Tea hosted by Woodrow Wilson Chapters of the Daughters of Democracy in Chamber of Commerce rooms with about forty guests. Tea served with wild flowers, roses and alips. organizers include Mrs Moran and committee. Ladies Aid Society meet at 21 West MainSt hosted by Mrs D R Pierson. 7 30 start. Sodality of St Augustine's Church to hold square dance May 5 at school auditorium with Striker's Orchestra.
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Dltrict
Rabekah Lodge
Fairmont
Taylor, Mavion
Monongalia
State Assembly
Sallie B.rector
Clarksburg
Pearl Yost
Mannington
Wasden
Neva Thorn
I Pairmont
Lula D. Hood
Williamstown
May Currence
Clarkshoro
District No.5
J. W. Diehl
Ella J. Pitzer
Woodrow Wilson
Daughters of Democracy
Chamber of Commerce
Mirs
G. W. Ford
James B. Moran
Moran
Kate Smith
Belle Vankirk
Emily Sommerville
John Hamilton
John Barlow
Lotus Reyinolds
Ladies Aid
Ladies Aid Society of the
West Main Street
M. B
D. R. Pierson
Gillespie
Sodality of
St. Augustine's Church
Striker’s
Graduation exercises held at Morey School of Nursing
The Ladies of the Church and Mr E Smith attend Thursday evening graduation at Morey School of Nursing. Mrs John and daughter Helen Claire visit for the occasion as Rosemary receives her degree in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of
E. Smith
John
Helen Claires
Mardl
Morey School of Nursing
Rosemary
Eleven Ebensburg women face scab charges at mine
Ebensburg Pa May 4 eleven women and a man were brought to Ebensburg and arraigned before Justice James T Young on disorderly conduct charges. The defendants called the miners at Hegley Coal Company scabs and John Dietz was fined ten dollars with hearings begun. Heisley mine had resumed operations last week under the 1917 wage scale.
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Ebensburg
Nantyglo
Justice of the Peace
James
T. Young
Heggley Coal Company
Sai J
Scabes
John Dietz
Heisley
Episcopal Bishop Ordains His Own Son in Worcester
In All Saints church Worcester on May 4 Rt Rev William Lawrence bishop of the Massachusetts diocese ordained his son Frederick Lawrence as a priest. Frederick was presented by his brother Appleton Lawrence of St Stevens Lyon. The bishop recently transferred actual administration of his office to Bishop Coadjutor Dr Charles I Slattery after 92 years of service.
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Worcester
Mass
All-Saints Church
Wm. Lawrence
Massachusetts
Frederick Lawrence
Appleton Lawrence
St. Stevens Church
Lyon
Lawrence
Charles I. Slattery
Justice at Court House Falls From Its Perch in Town
An old pewter statue of Justice atop the Taylor county court house has fallen and likely to be scrapped. Timbers and repair crews had loosened the statue for days and winds finally toppled it. The historic landmark, about 40 years in place, is described as weathered but once a civic symbol now missing its perch.
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Justice
Taylor County Court House
Taylor County
Grafton
Court House
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Leer
Smith
Anderson
Gaston
Washington Irving Fairmont Grafton
Frances Jane Robinson
Wood
Boone County
Woodburn
Dixie
Reid
Virginia
T. W. Wood & Sons
S. 14Th St
Richmond
W. Virginia
Ben J. F. Annon
Science Telly
Barbour CO. Gas CO
Local Capital Drilling Co
Barbour Co
Mouse
Coal Co
City Brie
Lane H. Ford
D. and
FE. College
Elkins
Gene W. Ford
Pruntytown Pike
Homer Bell
Philippi
Emma Granneman
Friedman Jewelery
Washington Street
Parker Selvey
Betty McCartney
West Newton
Suterville
McKeesport
Wilson K. Culling
Hammond
I. F. Poling
Cecil
Thymer Goodwin
Route 5
Ciong
Herman Johnson
Herman Gordon
Ferre Trout
Mildred
Valera Morsan
Mr. Johnson
Morgantown
John J. Shroyer
Knottsville
JH. Glenn
Ot Thornton
A. O. Carothers
Quiet Dell
Busiess
John Channel
Beverly
W. T. Pilson
Hazel Jackson
Hugh Boyies
Galloway
Buffalo
New York
W. S. Burton
Walnut Street
Masontown
Burton and
A. H. Bunner
Grafton Park
Ines
Leo Crane
West Wilford Street
Ruth Dolores
Herbert Evans
Route 6
Fair
University
Armory
Carson Howard
West Virgin
Boston
Jerry ‘Leonard
Paul Warden
Harry Higginbotham
Fairmont Theatre
Dramatic Club
Eureka News
Bob Mannion
Mr. Wargrom
Jimmy Samson
Peggy Acton
Lori
Wargrim
Jud Fenton
Nelson Dwid
Marcit Wargrin
Eran
Dorsey Setler
Jimmy Samison
Alden Donahay Jud Fenton
Francis Shiv
John Wargrim
Eugene Whitt
Prema Cagiew Virgy Mannion
Justice AT Court House
Walter L. Main
Roy
Atwaies
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