Taylor County Board Names 1940 41 Teachers
The Taylor County Board of Education met and appointed in service teachers for the 1940 41 term but final placements and contracts are postponed pending further study by Supt. E G Kuhn. A long alphabetic list of newly appointed teachers is announced.
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West Virginia
Taylor County Board of Education
Kuhn
Anegan
Erval
Anvil
Myrtle
Bernard
Nancy
Batten
Ruth
Benda
Annie
Bolce
Clara
Bdyard
William T
Rosely
Gracie
Brown
James
Burbridge
Audrey
Byers
Minnie K
Campbell
Ella
Cather
Barbara
Charles R
Chenoweth
Helen
Chenow
Dever
Imogene
Dorey
Ida B
Drainer
Evang
John
Faulkner
Lynn
Findley
Finley
Vera
Pisher
Rhea
Flesher
Bettye
Fordyce
Joseph
Fries
Laura E
Gerkins
Goodwin
Rena
Gould
Retha
Greathouse
Lyin
William Grimes
Hall
Lawrencia
Hart
Kathryn
Hagelden
Sherman
Haun
Kenneth
Hickman
Gladys
Hilkey
Geneva
Hoffman
Elizabeth
Holt
Muriel
Wilma
Jaco
Mattie
Knotts
Edwin
Ronald
Lake
Virginia
Leach
Catherine Uittle
Beatrice
Little
Kenneth McBee
Roy
McDade
Charles
Charles; _McKinney, R. H.; Matthew, W. R
Mayle
Issac
Menear
Miller
Grace A
Mumford
Hortense
Newcome
Bonnie H
Newton
Alfred
Merle
Mildred
Nuzum
Reanous
Poe
Edgar
Poppoardo
Post
George
Queen
H. M
Ram-sey
Ruby
Rasmussen
Torlock
Reed
Fred
Robinson
F. D
Margaret
Ross Eleanor
Ryan
Donna
Sayres
Lloyd E
Senior
Paul
Shaffer
Harry
Shepler
Katharine
Sloan
R.C
Smith
Snider
Aie Uy
Maxine
Stanley
Mary St. Clair
Una
Summers
Miffed Suder
Hulda Bird
Talbot
Anc
Thayer
Marguerite
List of People Mentioned in a 19th Century Roster
A fragment lists multiple individuals including Ruth Welch Grace L White Florence White Harry 8 Whitescarver Edward Withers Ruth Wolfe Francis E Wolfe How ard Wolfe Virginia Wood Walter A Woodyard Hazel Wood yard Ruth Yates F D and A V Yoho indicating a roster or index of names likely from a local directory or genealogical record.
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Welch
Ruth
White
Grace L
Florence
Harry
Whitescarver
Edward
Withers
Wolfe
Arthur
Francis E
Howard
Virginia
Wood
Walter A
Woodyard
Hazel
Yates
F. D
Yoho
A. V
Army Advisory Board Meeting At YMCA For Home Service Drive
A meeting of the Salvation Army advisory board is set for 7 45 this evening at the YMCA to hear Home Service fund campaign reports. Workers are urged to attend despite an unmet goal and hope to avoid drastic curtailment of local Army programs. Recent contributors include C A Keefer Edwards Jr A B Cutright Barnes Brown Korerek Grayson Rideour Gough and others.
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The
Salvation Army
Y.M.C.A
Home Service Fund
Charles C. Robey
Army
C.A. Keefer
John Edwards, Jr
A. B. Cutright
W. A. Barnes
John W. Brown
O. F. Korerek
C. E. Grayson
Earl Ridenour
T. C. Gough
William G. Ross
R. M. Smallwood
E. G. Haymond
Marjorie Moran
Elanzo Jacobs
M. B. Byers
J. Seymour
R. J. Manning
H. J. Logsdon
D. L. Outright
Virginia Foley
Ada Poling
Paul Craign
S. W. Pickens
C. A. Blue
G. R. White
C. Harold Courtney
F. G. Zinn
W.F. Breedlove
C. Haddix
Delbert Moore
M. D. Manear
W. W. Copenhaver
J. L. Rhodes
Delbert Lough
W. W. Shaffer
Linn Normann
E. McWilliams
M. A. Deegan
Dawson Plans Rally in Grafton for West Virginia GOP Nomination
Mayor D. Boone Dawson of Charleston, seeking the Republican nomination for governor, will spend Thursday in Grafton. He will address a rally at 8 PM in the Moose Home auditorium on East Washington Street after a schedule clash with the courthouse due to the Townsend club meeting. Campaign managers arranged the events locally to boost Dawson's strength in Taylor County.
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D. Boone Dawson
Charleston
West Virginia
Will
Grafton
Moose Home
Dawson
Townsend Club
East
Washington Street
Taylor County
Social Security Board Sends Representative to Graf ton
Raymond Kenny manager of the Clarksburg field office announced a Social Security board representative will be in the State Employment office at Graf ton on Monday May 13 from 9 am to noon. The semi monthly visits provide Taylor county residents information and help on old age and survivors insurance provisions of the Social Security Act.
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Raymond Kenny
Clarksburg
Social Security Board
Grafton
Taylor County
Death of John Geldbaugh After Hip Fracture
John Lewis Geldbaugh 74 died at his Newburg home nine months after a hip fracture. A native of Keyser born June 6 1866 he was a retired railroad engineer and member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Surviving are a widow four children and several siblings. Funeral Thursday at Newburg Lutheran Church with burial in K of P cemetery.
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John Lewis Geldbaugh
Newburg
Keyser
Jacob and
Christina Nightingale Geldbaugh
Erbin Ann Wolverton
Lizzie Kephart
Edward Geldbaugh
Harry Geldbaugh
Painesville
Ohio
Charles Geldbaugh
Oscar Geldbaugh
Fairmont
John J. Geldbaugh
Marguerite Thomas
Wheeling
Mary Bricker
Char~leroi
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Newbury
Newburg Lutheran Church
E. F. K. Roof
Grafton
K. of P
A. C. Sinclair
Child Struck by Car, Seven-Year-Old Seriously Hurt
Billie Jo Rosier, seven, of Lost Run, was badly hurt when she stepped from a halted school bus and was struck by a passing car. She suffers a compound fracture of the left ankle and is hospitalized in Graf ton City. Three men from Carolina mine in Marion county were in the car. officers released them after accepting their account.
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Billie Jo
Pearl Rosier
Lost Run
Grafton City
Carolina Mine
Marion County
Herbert Evans
Final Divorce Decree Granted To Hauserman
Judge Herbert W. Dent in Taylor county circuit court granted a final decree of divorce in the chancery case William E. Hauserman Jr versus Ruth Irene Hauserman. An award of $325 was granted to Justus F. DeMoss and Dessie De Moss by a court-appointed commission assessing damages to DeMoss property by the State Road Commission.
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Herbert W. Dent
Taylor County
William E. Hauserman, Jr
Ruth Irene Hauserman
Justus F. DeMoss
Dessie DeMoss
DeMoss
State Road Commission
Etuin Funeral Services For Charles L Etuin
Charles L Etuin 71 manager of the Central Hotel died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Wednesday at Bartlett Funeral Home on McGraw Avenue. Rev E F Roof of St Pauls Lutheran will officiate. Interment Bluemont Cemetery. Pallbearers: R J Jones James F Holt Leland Price Harry Green W E Rightmire Bert Utsinger.
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Charles L. Etuin
Central Hotel
Bartlett Funeral Home
McGraw Avenue
E. F. EK. Roof
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
R. J. Jones
James F. Holt
Leland Price
Harry Green
W. E. Rightmire
Bert Utsinger
Local postal receipts show April rise at Grafton post office
The Grafton post office reports April receipts of 2679.78 dollars, up 398.66 from last April and 98 higher than March. Postmaster James T. Murphy announced the figures and commented on the month’s results.
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Grafton
James T. Murphy
Equipment From Grafton City Hospital to Be Reused
The mayor said all current usable equipment from Grafton City hospital will be moved to the new hospital when completed and not discarded. Plans proceed for sale of 129,006 dollars in revenue bonds to ensure completion of the new institution.
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Grafton City Hospital
Sentinel
Cattle Vats Planned In County Cooperative Project
County Agricultural Agent R Hawkins announces plans for two large cattle dipping vats. One will be on the Shelby road between Pruntytown and Webster, the other on the Country club road at Plum Run. Vats to be built on a cooperative basis with free use for participating farmers and usage charges for nonparticipants. Also announced are six cars of lime this week for ACP farmers and 350 tons from the Pruntytown lime plant made available to county farmers. orders can be placed via the county agent.
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Shelby
Pruntytown
Webster
Country Club Road
Plum Run
Carroll R. Hawskins
Hawkins
ACP
Mrs Shrader Passes Away In Independence
Mrs Ida Mae Shrader 63 lifelong Independence resident died at home after a four year illness. Born April 9 1875 she married William L Shrader July 1 1894. Survived by husband four children Walter Dewey Lena Edna Bell two sisters two half sisters nine grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral Thursday at 1 o'clock in Independence Baptist church with Rev Blanchard officiating. Burial in Union cemetery near Independence supervised by A C Sinclair.
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Independence
Ida Mae Shrader
Luther
Harriet Sheets
William L. Shraider
Walter Shrader
Dewey Shrader
Morgantown
Lena Shrader
Edna Bell
Penters
Marshall Sheets
Fairmont
Albert
Clyde Sheets
Effie M'ller
Flemington
Alice Phillips
Gussie Reel
Cassville
Hazel Shee
Baptist Church
Indeppence
Blanchard
Philippi
A. C. Sinclair
Union Cemetery
Memorial Day Committee Sets Wednesday Meeting
A Memorial Day committee will meet at 8 o clock at the Moose home on Wednesday May 15 to arrange Memorial Day activities. General chairman S M Zinn requests all committees be present and prepared to discuss plans.
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Moose Home
S. M. Zinn
Elks Plan Memorial For Late Sheriff H B Newton
Memorial services for Howard B. Newton former Taylor County sheriff will be held at 7 pm at his home near Simpson. Grafton lodge 308 Elks secretary Simon J. Friedman announced. members should meet at 6:30 pm at the Elks Home for transportation. Regular lodge meeting to follow at the Newton home.
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Howard B. Newton
Taylor County
Simpson
Grafton
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Simon J. Friedman
Elks
Newton
Scranage and Mason Direct Neely County Campaign
Neely Kilgore headquarters in the Ganes building is being managed by W A Scranage and Ray Mason, it was announced today.
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Scranage
Mason
Neely’s
Arden Farmer Death Victim Dies at 81 in Arden
Charles Frederick Cross age 81 native of Barbour county died at his Arden residence at 2 am after seven weeks illness. He was born November 4 1458 in Barbour county to George W Cross and Betty Digman Cross. Survived by widow Susan Virginia Upton two brothers Benjamin Cross Philip Cross and O Cross. sisters Mrs Samuel Ducknoy Clemtown and Eva Cross. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 pm from United Brethren Church with burial at Clemtown cemetery under G T Bartlett of Grafton directing.
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Charles Frederick Cross
Barbour County
Arden
George W. Andy Betty Digman Cross
Susan Virginia Upton
Benjamin Cross
Philtot
HL ‘Mitchell
Cleantown
O. Cross
Cross
Samuel Ducknoy Clettown
Lin
Clemtown
G. T. Bartlett
Grafton
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