Grocers Warn Public Over Bread Shortage
Local grocers report a 25 to 28 percent fall in bread supplies due to Department of Agriculture flour cuts to free flour for export. Pittsburgh and Clarksburg bakers reduced allotments, exhausting stores by midafternoon. Merchants urge rationing to prevent widespread breadlessness and avoid price spikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Pittsburgh
G. R. Coughlin
Grafton
Wilson Baking Company
Clarksburg
Harrison County
Kines Funeral to Be Held Thursday at 2 P M
Funeral services for Jacob Howard Kines who died at his home on Luther Street will be held Thursday at 2 P M at the late home with Rev J B Staley officiating. Interment will be in Woodsdale Cemetery under Bartlett Funeral home direction. Body to be taken from the funeral home to the Luther Street residence this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Howard Kines
Luther Street
J. B. Staley
Woodsdale
Bartlett Funeral Home
Sears Truck Hit At Handley's Crossing
A Sears and Roebuck truck carrying furniture from Clarksburg was slightly damaged when it stopped at Handley's Crossing in West Grafton and was struck by a truck driven by John Benda Jr of Flemington. No injuries were reported. Chief Joe Mask said the 1942 Chevrolet army truck followed too closely. both drivers agreed to cover damages with no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears and Roebuck
Clarksburg
Handley's Crossing
West Grafton
John Benda, Jr
Flemington
Benda
Sears
Joe Mask
Earl Shests
Route 3
Mark
Kiwanis Club Dinner Features Robey Skits
Kiwanis club held a dinner at the Belvedere club last evening with Dick Robey performing humorous character sketches as the highlight. The group announced Kiwanis radio week nationwide and planned a ladies night for next Tuesday with Robey in charge. New members Pearson Fleisher and Bob Denton were admitted to the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Dick Robey
Belvedere Club
Pearson Fleisher
Grafton Theatre
Bob Denton
Train 122 Delayed After Ditch Crash At Handrey Crossing
Train No 122 of the National Limited was held up 15 minutes after striking a Plymouth sedan in a ditch at Handrey crossing. Woodrow Campbell of Volga was arrested for drunkenness, jailed, and released after May appeared. Ona C Jefferys paid 26 dollars and costs, while Thomas Elza Payne of Volta paid 10 dollars and costs in Justice of the Peace court. Jefferys said the car owners claimed another person drove the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Limited
Handrey's Crossing
Plymouth
Woodrow Campbell
Volga
Adolphus Leach
Campbell
Ona C. Jefferys
Thomas Elza Payne
Route 1
Volta
Justice of Peace Court
May
Jefferys
Fire damages home of Dr. C. C. Chenoweth
An overheated gas heater at Dr. C. C. Chenoweths residence on 216 McGraw avenue ignited weather boarding near a heat pipe. Firemen responded at 7 35 p m and Chief Greenwald estimated the damage at five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Chenoweth
McGraw Avenue
Greenwald
Mrs Naomi Schaefer Dies After Illness at City Hospital
Mrs Naomi Schaefer wife of William K Schaefer chief safety inspector for the West Virginia Department of Labor died at City hospital after a long illness. She lived at 117 Dorsey street on West Side and was active in St Johns Methodist church and local Ladies groups. Survived by husband two children and four sisters, funeral Friday at St Johns with Rev Richardson and Rev Slayton officiating. Burial in Bluemont cemetery under Bartlett Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naomi Schaefer
William K. Schaefer
West Virginia
B. of R. T
Grafton
Harrison County
Z. W. Coffman
Estaline Poe Coffman
William R. Schaefer
R. T. Knotts, Jr
W. K. Schaefer, Jr
Clarksburg
Liquor Car Forfeited To State Trails Morning
The 1941 Ford coupe in the custody of Sheriff Melvin Newton since April 12 for illegally transporting 240 fifths of liquor was forfeited to the state of West Virginia at this morning's circuit court session. Carl Kostelac of Owing, W. Va., was named as owner of the automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Newton
West Virginia
Carl Kostelac
Owing
W. Va
Peace planning stalls as Europe faces hard disputes
The article outlines the struggle to organize a lasting peace among the big powers. While progress exists on Franco’s Spain, major conflicts over Russia in the Balkans Germany’s future and British interests in the Mediterranean persist. Diplomats fear Paris may split Europe between western Allies and Russia, delaying unity. In Asia, peace hinges on unifying China, coordinating Japan control, and advancing Korean independence, with E Phillips Oppenheim noted for detective fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theneu
Page Oncy
Europe
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Franco
Spain
Balkans
Germany
Paris
Asia
China
Japan
Korea
Meredith challenges runaway engine tale with1920s lore
A. C. Ellis disputes a railroad magazine version of a Cumberland division runaway engine near Newburg and Grafton. He cites 13 miles between towns, a camelback not a passenger engine, a pig on the engine, and a high speed claim. He recounts family memory of engineers and injectors, portraying a safer, slower era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Meredith
Cumberland
Railroad Telegraphers Magazine
A. C
Buddy") Ellis
Fairmont
Newbury
Grafton
Ellis
Newburg
B& O
Joseph Ellis
Terra Alta
Fetterman
Brain
Seniors Form Large Share of May 22 Pre Induction Call
Almost two thirds of the May 22 pre induction call are Grafton high and Flemington high graduates who will leave in June for final induction. Forty youths listed will travel to Fort Hayes Ohio for pre induction on May 22 including Harley Hebb Wallace Sterling George Davis and many others. Earlier calls on April 24 led to general service acceptance and immediate induction for several men. Seven from the April 24 induction list were accepted into the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton High
Flemington High
Selective Service Office
Fort Hayes
Ohio
Harley Carl Hebb
Wallace Lee Sterling
George Washington Davis
Raymond Clegg Lansbury
Leonard Arthur Collins
Leslie Kines
Neal Watson Moran
Stanley Cornelick
John Saltis
Jrohn Carlyle
Albert Tom Gregis
Bel Louis Satterfield
Army
Clyde Dale Norris
Thomas Junior Welch
Lawrence Richard Miller
Robert Earl Moore
George Ernest Mooney
Lester Sheman Reed
Warren Rutheford Pilson
Five Grafton Men Enlist in U S Army
Five local men from Grafton left for Columbus Ohio this week to undergo Army physicals. Recruiting Sgt Albert Kyle announced the group consisting of Charles Montgomery 319 West Washington street John R Delaney Route 4 Jarges T Withers Route 2 Arthur M Boston 313 Spruce street and Francis G Everly Terra Alta The Grafton recruiting office operates five days weekly Monday through Friday to accept recruits with Sgt Fredrick Angle in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Army
Albert Kyle
Charles Montgomery
West
Washington Street
John R. Delaney
Jarges T. Withers
Arthur M. Boston
Spruce Street
Francis G. Everly
Terra
Alta
Grafton Army
Fredrick Angle
Stolen 1936 Dodge Recovered on Laurel Mountain
State Trooper W. D. Sergent recovered a 1936 Dodge sedan stolen in Dayton Ohio by a juvenile on May 5. The car was found on Laurel Mountain last night around 10 pm. The juvenile offender has not yet been apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
W. D. Sergent
Laurel Mountain
Sergent
Slayings Linked to Poker Game Deaths in Michigan
Bruno Caruso aged 44 of Michigan is shown after his arrest in connection with the killings of women at a poker game aided by his ex wife. The victims were playing cards at a friend’s home when two shots shattered a window, killing them instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Caruso
Mich
Caruso
Mary
International
Trains 65 66 To Run Grafton Connellsville Service
Morrison said trains 65 and 66 will operate between Grafton and Connellsville Pennsylvania on a reduced schedule. Trains 35 and 36 between Grafton and Charleston will run half the usual schedule after May 15 with fre quent biennial departures. Coal shortages force 25 percent Friday curtailment and half schedule by next Wednesday. Other railroads in West Virginia plan cuts amid the coal shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
West, Virginia
Police 10 Check Auto Defects Campaign Starts May 15
State Trooper W. D. Sergei announced a five to six week campaign where all police will check automobiles for mechanical defects notably brakes and lights. Sponsored by the International Chiefs of Police motorists will be approached at stops for quick checks with traffic delays minimized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Sergei
International Chiefs of Police
Sargent
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
Doctor Sutphin Dies at 59 in Huntington
Doctor Mark Sutphin aged 59 died at his Huntington home after several months of illness. He had run an office in Logan for ten years and is survived by his widow two brothers and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Mark Sutphin
Sutphin
Logan
Cab Driver Attacked as Two Suspects Steal Taxi
Stewart Pritchard, a month’s taxi driver for a local company, was struck on the head by two men who then escaped in his 1941 Chevrolet taxi license J-40 after taking him toward Buckhannon. State police hunt the pair as of this morning, with further details expected after Pritchard returns on the noon train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slice
W. D. Sergent
Stewart Pritchard
Buckhannon
Ory Billers
Pritchard
Ivydaite
Green
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kines
Malone’s Drug & Chemical
Kiwanis
CAITH
John Wayne
Martha Scott
EORGE
Gabby” Hayes
Rend
Aragon
Sidney Toler
Banson
St. John Church
Trais
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Latrobe St
Strand Tonite
Thursda
Blasti Ng Technicolor
Ema
FOX News
Columbia Sport R. K
Uae
Meredith
Mattress and Springs
Main Street
U.S. Army
Malone’s Drug & Chemical CO
Mer
Goethe
Control Board
of Grafton
OPA
Clarksbu
Russell’s Radio Service & Sales
Lincoln Street
eMothers
White’s Greenhouse
Mother
Ringey
Loar Jewelry Store
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!