Memorial Day Observance Plans Outline In Grafton
Memorial day committee members from veterans groups reported progress for the May 30 observance. Bands from Fairmont State College Rowlesburg Elkins and Newburg High Schools will lead the parade alongside Grafton’s own bands. Flags for Main Street and St Marys Street Bridge will be installed, with E Guy Kuhn to MC at the National Cemetery and Senator Harley M Kilgore as principal speaker.
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Grafton
Arthur G. Yates
Fairmont State College
Rowlesburg
Elkins
Newburg
Frank M. Hollis
Main Street
St. Marys Street Bridge
E. Guy Kuhn
National Cemetery
Harley M. Kilgore
M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine's Church
Gordon Withers
First Baptist Church
George D. Vogel
H. Hostler
Thomas J. Moran
S. M. Zinn
Ona C. Jefferys
Capt
E. C. DeMoss
John .T. Evans
Florence Wilkinson
Birdie Thompson
Roy Z. Burnside
Torlock Rasmussen
Harry S. White
William Grimes
Walter A. Wood
Emma Rockwell
A. A. Miller
Harry B. Batson
Ray Wiseman
W. C. Pembroke
Russell V. Ridenour
F. R. Frasher
Lee E. Bennett
Seventieth Annual Commencement at Alderson-Broaddus
The seventieth annual commencement at Alderson-Broaddus College runs May 18 and 19. Rev John Calvin Killian of Philadelphia will give the baccalaureate on Sunday morning, and college president Dr John W Elliott will deliver the class address Monday afternoon. Honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees will be awarded to Rev Killian and Rev Hugh D Pickett of Parkersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderson-Broaddus
Alderson-Broaddus College
John Calvin Killian
Philadelphia
John W. Elliott
Killian
Alderson College
Hugh D. Pickett
Parkersburg
Reception for city officials and notable locals held
A large reception gathered many figures including Arthur Vogel, H. C. Compton Jr, Frank Hollis, James Guth, Chas. E. Burke, and Judge Thomas J. Moran among others. Attendees listed include Mayor Chas. O. King, Sheriff Lee E. Bennett, Dr. D. C. Peck, and H. W. Dent.
Local boy earns honors for Captain Karl W. Showalter
Captain Karl W. Showalter, Clarksburg reserve officer and school teacher, received high praise from Col. H. D. Woolley for leading a company at Camp Croft S C. His unit won the rifle marksmanship trophy and topped mess and formation ratings in the first month of infantry training at Fort Benning and Camp Croft. Showalter, well known in Grafton, is James C. Holt's brother in law and has visited frequently at 338 Dewey Avenue.
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Karl W. Showalter
H. D. Woolley
Clarksburg Military District
Col. Woolley
Showalter
Clarksburg
U. S. Army
Camp Croft
Spantansburg
S.C
Fort Benning
Woolley
James C. Holt
Dewey Avenue
Grafton
Rosemont Miner Taken To Clarksburg Hospital
Oscar Wolford a 36 year old miner from Rosemont employed by Waddell Fuel was admitted to St. Marys hospital Clarksburg after a serious fall. Doctors described him as serious but not critical and an X ray examination was planned for today.
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Oscar Wolford
Rosemont
Waddell Fuel Company
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
Four County Golden Horseshoe Winners Named In WV Test
Taylor county announced its four winners of the Golden Horseshoe contest on West Virginia facts. Richard and Robert Withers and Virginia Rosier of Grafton Junior High are in the white division, while Johnny Woods of Rosemont is top in the colored division. They will travel to Charleston May 24 to be presented to Governor Neely and named Knights of the Golden Horseshoe, with state officials hosting them during a capital tour. Of 130 possible points, one scored 122 and three tied at 121. the exam covered geography, history, and state symbols, and included a county map task completed successfully by all but one.
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Taylor County
West Virginia
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Richard
Robert Withers
Virginia Rosier
Grafton
Johnny Woods
Rosemont
Charleston
M. M. Neely
Rohrbough
Fort
Garrison
Fort Bragg Call Ups Highlight Local Officers
Lieut Paul Suddarth Ward of Grafton is called to active duty with the 47th Field Artillery at Fort Bragg North Carolina with orders to report. Executive officer Lieut Col H D Woolley and Col James Osborne Stafford are also noted as called up, along with 1st Lieut Boatman Davis of Marlington assigned to Camp Blanding Florida.
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Paul Suddarth Ward
Grafton
U.S. Engineers
Pield Artillery
Fort Bragg
N. C
H. D. Woolley
Clarksburg Military District
James Osborne Stafford
Kingwood
Fort
McClellan
Alabama
Boatman Davis
Marligton
Camp Blanding
Florida
Seniors Present Marcheta at Grafton High
The 1941 senior class at Grafton High will stage Marcheta on Friday May 16 at 8 pm in the school auditorium. The modern tale follows a girl torn between wealth and love as she learns of Marcheta a doomed great aunt who dies for love. The cast features Betty Belle Bartlett Bobby Hamilton Robert Taylor and others under Miss Ruth Batten's direction for an evening of entertainment.
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Grafton Senior High School
Marcheta
Betty Belle Bartlett
Dolores Montez
Bobby Hamilton
Ross Hamilton
Robert Taylor
Carlos Cortez
Betty Williams
Isabelle
Paul Shahan
Pedro
Betty Turvander
Robert Southmore
Helen Louise Miller
Senora
Jose Florez
Adrian Boyce
Sheridan McLean
Charles Stafford
Father Ramon
Roberta Travis
Arthur Yates
Don Montez
Jerry Hannan
Lenora Florez
Robert
Final County Exams Set for May 22 and 23
Final county examinations prepared by a committee of teachers will be given to students in the fourth through eighth grades on May 22 and 23. The Taylor County Board of Education announced the schedule at its offices. Subjects include elementary science history geography arithmetic and language.
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Taylor County Board of Education
Seven Called for Duty by Draft Board
State selective service headquart ers announced the traveling assignments for 540 selectees to be inducted at Huntington beginning June 2 in the first of three June requisitions. The list names 500 whites and 40 negroes, with duties and travel dates set for June 2 and 3, plus detailed local board quotas and several counties involved. A tentative Huntington report list from Berkeley to Mineral counties was released, with three additional volunteers named as pending examinations.
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Charleston
Selective Service
Huntington
Berkeley County
Hampshire
Hardy
Mineral
Mingo
Morgan
McDowell
Randolph
Taylor
Cabell
Calhoun
Clay
Boddridge
Payette
Greenbrier
Kanawha
Mercer
McDowel
Raleigh
Boone County
Boone
Braxton
Harrison
Jackson
Lewis
Logan
Marshall Mason
Ohio
Pleasants
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Ritchie
Summers
Tyler Wayne
Wetzel
Wirt
Wood
Wyoming
Monongalia
Monroe
Nicholas
Pendleton
Randolph Tucker
Upshur
Webster
Barbour
Berkeley
Brooke
Gilmer
Grant
Hancock
Lincoln
Marion and
B. G. Watt
Selective Service Board
Frank Scolish
Thomas DeBarr
James Arthur Lockard
Charles Ernest Knight
John Wilson Whitehair
Raymond Lee Austin
Paul Silas Mayle
Clyde
Thomas
Sherman Cain
George Miller
Huge Carloadings Reported By B and O Railroads
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad moved 63,321 freight cars in the week ending May 10, with 41,602 loaded on line and 21,719 from connections. This exceeds last year by 14,322 cars and last week by 8,032 cars, while the 1930 week totaled 86,817 with 44,885 on line and 21,982 from connections.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mask Reelected State Advocate of Knights in West Virginia
Joseph G. Mask of Grafton, a city patrolman and former deputy sheriff, was reelected state advocate of the Knights of Columbus of West Virginia at the convention in Fairmont. J. M. Donohoe of Huntington was reelected state deputy. Other officers named include John N. Griffith, Moundsville secretary. M. J. Moran, Weston treasurer. Leo Lippert, Charleston lecturer. and David L. Lombardo, Fairmont warden.
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Joseph G. Mask
Grafton
Knights of Columbus
West Virginia
Fairmont
J. M. Donohoe
Huntington
John N. Griffith
Moundsville
M. J. Moran
Weston
Leo Lippert
Charleston
David L. Lombardo
Mr. Mask
Grafton Man Will Get Trial In Barbour Co
Carl Austin of Grafton surrendered at the sheriff's office to answer a Barbour county charge of reckless driving. He posted bond before Justice George J. Jolliffe to guarantee his appearance in a Barbour county justice court Friday at 10 o'clock. Deputy Burke said the case is old and the other car sustained 628 in damage.
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Carl Austin
Grafton
Barbour County
Justice of the Peace
George J. Jolliffe
Charles ‘Burke
No Municipal Election Is Necessary In Hinton
Democratic voters cast ballots for four council nominees and nominated R C Haynes for mayor without opposition. Republican nominees for the June 10 election likely will be chosen at a city convention or by the executive committee. Six were on the ballot today with four to be chosen.
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Hinton
R. C. Haynes
Libyan Base Attacked by British Task Force
British cruiser destroyer squadron swept Bengasi harbor in Eastern Libya using star shells and high explosive shells. The Ajax led four destroyers in shelling ships at the Bengali mole setting ablaze two merchantmen and damaging the harbor area as Luftwaffe planes approached, then retreated under heavy fire from the British line.
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Larry Allen
Bengasi Harbor
Libya
Cirenaica
Ajax
Graf Spee
Crete
Road Commission Opens Bids On 23 New Projects
Road commission opened bids today on 23 surface treatment projects for highways in 13 counties. Unofficial low bidders included Berkeley county for Back Creek road by Potomac Construction Co. Martinsburg at 7,265 and Barbour county for multiple segments by A. A. Bostic and Son, Rupert, at 24,356.30.
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Charleston
Road Commission
Berkeley County
Back Creek
Potomac Construction Co
Martinsburg
Barbour
U. S. 119
Boulder
U.S. 250
Arden
Meadowville
Harrison County Line
A. A. Bostic and Son
Rupert
Board of Trade Head To Choose Committees
President John Hopkins will announce standing committees of the Taylor County Board of Trade at a directors meeting set for 7:45 p m Thursday. Secretary Hugh McPhail urged all directors to attend this important session at the trade board offices in the Taylor County Bank building where other matters will be discussed.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
John Hopkins
Trade Board
Taylor County Bank
Hugh McPhail
Lawyer Lses Fight To Have License Restored
In Charleston on May 13 the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that annulment of a license bars any future practice in the state. It reversed a Kana wha circuit court decision in S. P. Mitchell’s bid for bar admission after a 1937 malpractice conviction declared the license revoked and annulled.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Kanawha
S. P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Noted Writer Sails to South America for Visit
American author John Erskine sails on the Brazil from New York for a visit in South America. He will remain there for an indefinite time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Erskine
Brazil
New York
South America
Powder Plant Strike Looms near Dublin Virginia
A conference was set for 2 pm tomorrow to settle labor differences at the Smokeless Powder Bag loading plant near Dublin. Iron Workers vote to strike if wage and recognition demands fail, with 5,000 applicants for plant operatives and about 1,800 construction workers already employed.
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Pulaski
Dublin
Frank Walsh
Virginia
C. F. Strickland
Iron Workers’ Union
Miles S. Kilmer
Mason and Hanger
Virginia Department of Labor
Rock House
Newbern
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
International
Radford
Zion Episcopal Church Receives $7000 Gift for Rectory
The Zion Episcopal church announces a $7000 gift to remodel the rectory in memory of Mrs. John Alfriend, wife of a former rector. The donation funds a restoration honoring the late parishioner and supports church operations in Charles Town.
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Charles Town
Zion Episcopal Church
John 8
Alfriend
Judge Warns U S May Fall In Line Of Battle
Huntington May 13 Judge Harry E Watkins voiced that this country is next in the line of battle and urged Americans to make sacrifices for national defense. He criticized policy excluding first offenders from Army service and warned Congress need not act to change policy. Judge Ben Moore from Charleston echoed the call and noted patriotic ritual should yield to real support.
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Watkins
Great Britain
Moore
Beach
Ben Moore
Charleston
Federal
Baied
George W. McClintic
Committee Parley With Hospital Architect Over 65-Bed Unit
A Fairmont meeting brought Supt. E. Guy Kuhn and architect L. D. Schmidt to discuss reviving the Grafton City hospital building project. Previous talks included contractor Don Byrum from Wheeling who has led work on the 65 bed facility halted midway due to funding gaps.
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Grafton City Hospital
Schoola
E. Guy Kuhn
Fairmont
L. D. Schmidt
Don Byrum
Wheeling
Grafton Chamber of Commerce Meeting Planned Tonight
A meeting to organize a Grafton chamber of commerce is set for 7 30 in the courthouse. James L. Gaylord and Ellis B. Stillman, state president and secretary from Clarksburg, plan to attend and address the gathering. Hubert Parrish serves as temporary local chairman.
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Grafton
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