W W Lake Dies Sunday Morning
William Wesley Lake 78 of Route 3 Grafton died at his home Sunday morning at 9 25. He was born May 5 1868 and farmed in the county. Survived by wife Nancy Linn, children Rufus Linn Alma Lulu Florence Virginia and brother Thomas M Lake. Funeral Tuesday 10 30 at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev W T Gifford officiating and burial at Glady Creek Cemetery.
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William
Wesley Lake
Route
Grafton
Nimrod A. Lake
Sally Linn Lake
Baptist Church
Nancy Linn
Rufus Linn
Alma Lulu
Florence Virginia
Thomas M. Lake
Bartlett Funeral Home
W. T. Gifford
Glady Creek
Gilbert Mayle Dies In Plane Crash In Mississippi
Gilbert Mayle a Tay lor county native and pilot for R D Sanders Oil of Jackson Miss was killed yesterday in a plane crash at Hazelhurst Mississippi. Survived by wife Katherine and daughter Eloise Mayle of Jackson mother Virginia Dalton Mayle of Webster sister Gertrude Mayle Detroit and four brothers Aulda Marvin Lloyd Arnold Detroit. Body to arrive at Grafton by train tonight or tomorrow per Bartlett Funeral home. The Alamo mission chapel noted for its war era defense is mentioned.
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Gilbert Mayle
Taylor County
Hazelhurst
Miss
R. D. Sanders Oil Company
Jackson
Michael
Virginia Dalton Mayle
Webster Area
Katherine Mayle
Webster
Eloise Mayle
Gertrude Mayle
Detroit
Mich
Aulda
Local Citizens Ready To Meet Interim Group In Grafton
Local civic leaders pledge to present the Anna Jarvis Memorial committee resolution urging a state memorial to Miss Jarvis in Grafton. The plan favors a community house memorial. Interim delegates from several counties will hear the request after a luncheon hosted by the Taylor County Board of Trade.
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Legislative Interim Committee
Anna Jarvis
Miss Jarvis
Grafton
Robert F. Gerkin
Monongalia County
Ralph Bean
Hardy County
A. L. Reed
Preston County
Dr. Gerkin
Florence Wilkinson
T. W. Heironimous, Jr
William J. Hussion
W. Merle Watkins
Charles W. T. Tockard
Paul E. Malone
James F. Holt
H. Crawford Compton
C. V. Miller
Brother of Mrs. Sarah Shaffer Dies In Parsons
Jacob A. Nestor brother of Mrs. Sarah Shaffer of Grafton died at his Parsons home on Pifer mountain after a two week illness. He was 84, born in Barbour County in September 1861. He was the son of Samuel and Amelia Holt Nestor and survived by five children, 25 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
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Jacob A. Nestor
Sarah Shaffer
Grafton
Parsons
Pifer Mountain
Samuel
Amelia Holt Nestor
Barbour County
Probers Attempt Store Entrance at Miller Shoe Shop
An attempted entry to the stockroom at C. V. Miller Shoe Store around 10 p m failed after the burglar alarm sounded. Police arrived quickly but saw no one near the rear entrance. Chief Joe Mask says the investigation is ongoing and notes the remodel work may have prompted the attempt.
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Co. V. Miller
Joe Mask
C. V. Miller
Gerard Attends AmVet Meeting In Fairmont
Frank Gerard organized a West Virginia AM VETS local chapter and attended a Fairmont delegates meeting to set a site and date for the state convention. They approved a Fairmont gathering for June 14 to 16 to draft a constitution and establish a state headquarters. The local chapter is among nine tentative groups with over 50 memberships received.
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Frank Gerard
American Veterans of World War II
Amvets
Fairmont
West Virginia
Search For Mother Of Child Abandoned In Home
Sheriff Carder hunts for the mother of a four month old girl abandoned on Mother's Day in Clarksburg. The baby was carried into the front room of war veteran James Winnings Sr and deposited on a lounge by a woman who entered after knocking. The elder Winnings is nearly blind and could not provide a description.
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Clarksburg
Harry Carder
James Winnings
Sheriff Carder
Suspect in double murder held after burial in grave
Police arrested Gilbert at his trailer home after a hearing in which he showed no emotion. Sheriff Hart continued probing whether two victims were alive when tossed into a sandy grave near Grant. Karen’s protruding feet surfaced last Friday, guiding discovery. Gilbert admitted killing his wife to prevent her from telling what he had done to Karen and their two children.
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Grant
Gilbert
Satuday
Robert D. Hart
Karen
GHS Band Wins Superior Rating at Salem Festival
Grafton Senior High School band earned a superior rating in class B at the Salem festival while Elkins majorettes and sponsors claimed first place and Grafton girls finished second. Seven members joined the all festival band for the coronation, as over a thousand high school players participated in the mass concert at Salem College Amphitheatre under Paul W. Shahan.
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Grafton
Salem
Charles Corbin
Wayne Knotts
Kenneth Evans
Herbert
Mickey) McCue
Salem College
Paul W. Shahan
Miners Reject Pact as Senate Pursues Strike Bill
About 30,000 Pennsylvania miners refuse to work under the traditional no contract, no work policy while the Senate moves toward a strike control bill. United Mine Workers urge a 12 day return to jobs to aid the economy and enable essential facilities to receive coal. Solid Fuels Administration takes control of total output for the truce period, prioritizing railroads utilities and hospitals with daily needs and a 20 day reserve. Domestic consumers in distress gain third priority.
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Senate
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Solid Fuels Administration
House debates teen draft ban and fathers’ induction halt
Sheridan warned of further action if amendments fail to pass. The House previously approved a teenage exemption and an induction holiday through October 15, then enacted separate April 15 legislation. The ban on drafting fathers drew little opposition as leaders pledged to oppose amendments. failure to agree could leave the current law expiring Wednesday night.
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Sheridan
House
Court weighs paternity after extended pregnancy in law clash
In a key ruling the judge noted medical uncertainty about paternity as the crime and family law context unfold. A Jamaican hospital doctor testified the birth was unusually delayed while the presumption of legitimacy was deemed highly persuasive. A British precedent from 1921 and a Chicago case on a 349 day gap were cited as supporting points.
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Lockwood
Chicago
Joseph Sowa
Vehicles collide on Governor Printz boulevard killing two
State police identified two other dead as Anna Bagley, 27, and Charles Tyrone, 30. Bernard Jones, driving, reportedly lost control while attempting a pass on Governor Printz boulevard, swerved across the road and struck two oncoming cars. A car occupant who rode in the other vehicle was not involved in the crash.
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Vnunueu
Page One
Anna Bagley
Charles Tyrone
Bernard Jones
Governor Printz Boulevard
CARD OF THANKS FOR M NUTTER AND MRS BEEGHLEY
A heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation are extended to the neighbors, friends and employees of Monongahela Power Company for their kindness and floral offerings at the death of our beloved wife and mother, M L Nutter and Mrs A D Beeghley.
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Monongahela Power Company
M. L. Nutter
A. D. Beeghley
Grafton Theatre Honors Mothers With Free Movie
About 500 mothers over 40 attended a free matinee at the Grafton Theatre yesterday, a program manager Pearson Fleisher called a generous tribute to Taylor county mothers. After the film, 300 to 400 received Mother's Day sundries at Malone's Drug Store, Paul E. Malone saying the event marked the first such tribute in Grafton and was greatly appreciated.
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New Grafton Theatre
Pearson Fleisher
Malone S Drug Store
Paul E. Malone
Taylor County
Grafton
Inside State Department Power Struggle Rumors
The piece reports a shakeup with Col Alfred McCormack resigning as organizer of a Central American intelligence unit and suggests further resignations may follow. Names in play include Undersecretary Dean Acheson Assistant Secretary Will Clayton and William Langer amid a clash between career foreign service officers and newer diplomats.
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Col
Alfred McCormack
Department
Dean Acheson
Will Clayton
McCormack
William Langer
Foreign Service
Meeting of Justices and Constables Attended
Mag. Ona C. Jeffreys and Mag. John W. Snider were the only Taylor county representatives at the state meeting of justices and constables at the Clarksburg courthouse at 1 p m yesterday. The state was well represented, Jeffreys said. The group organized and an effort was made to improve conditions for justices and constables statewide.
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Mag
Ona C. Jeffreys
John W. Snider
Taylor County
Clarksburg Court House
Jefferys
McCoy Funeral Services Set for Tuesday
McCoy, whose wife Hazel Watson McCoy survives, leaves two children Watson A. McCoy at home and Eleanor Wanstreet of Clarksburg. He also leaves brothers Dolph in Philippi Theophilus in Wichita Kansas Hertzel in Clarksburg and sisters Hartsel Marteny Philippi and Claude Stevens Youngstown Ohio. Funeral services will be held at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 0 p m Tuesday officiated by the Rev. W Gifford and the Rev. Earl W Slayton. Burial in Belington Fraternal cemetery. Pallbearers: Clyde Mays Capt R H Taylor H Logsdon Victor Cuppett C L Ford J Z Lindsay.
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McCoy
Hazel Watson McCoy
Watson A. McCoy
Eleanor Wanstreet
Clarksburg
Dolph McCoy
Philippi
Theophilus C. McCoy
Witchita
Kansas
Hertzel McCoy
Hartsel H. Marteny
Claude E. Stevens
Youngstown
Ohio
Bartlett Funeral Home
W . Gifford
Earl W. Slayton
Belington
Clyde Mays
R. H. Taylor
H Logsdon
Victor Cuppett
C L Ford
J. Z, Lindsay
Mission to Delhi Stresses Ongoing Talks Despite Breakup
A mission communique notes no agreed plan between Congress leaders and Moslem Tengu, but says the breakdown does not end the mission assigned by His Majesty's government and the British people. The mission and Lord Wavell will proceed to Delhi and issue guidance on next steps in a few days.
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Congress
Lord Wavell
Delhi
B and O Veteran in Fairmont Dies at Home
Harrison Frank B Fairmont, a longtime employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, died yesterday at his sister Harold Fleming home. A native of tunnels, he was a member of the B Veterans association and had retired with the B and O. The obituary notes his service and local ties.
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Harrison Frank B Fairmont
Timore & Ohio Railroad
Harold §. Fleming
Brown
Tunnels
B. Veterans Association
Prominent Man Dies in Huntington Home
Millard C. Elliott, 66, head of the Elliott Ice Co. of Charlottesville, Va., died at his sister’s home in Huntington yesterday morning. He was a prominent local financier and businessman with ties to the ice industry. Elliott lived in Charlottesville before moving to Huntington for medical care.
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Huntington
Millard C. Elliott
Provident
Elliott Ice Co
Charlottesville
Iis
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GHS
Watch Repair Service
Rome
Italy
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Victor Emmanuel III
International
Malone’s Drug & Chemical
Coole's Novelty Store
Latrobe Street
Malone’s
UG & Co
Archibald
Amiment
Famevatie
Wome
All Menagerie
Potter Troupe
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Esso
Maxe Waay
Standard Oil Company OF
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