Towles Dies at 83 in Blueville Home
W H Towles of Blue Avenue Way in Blueville died at 6 25 p m after an illness. He was 83 and a former machinist for the Tygart Valley Glass Co in Washington Pa. Born in Salem on September 13 1862 he was a son of the late George H Towles and Louisa L Mathes Towles. Survived by wife Adelaide E Humpheys Towles two children Mrs Carl E Johnson Greensburg Pa and William L Towles Grafton six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Bartlett Funeral Home at 2 p m Thursday with Rev Lois Luzader officiating. Interment Blue Mont Cemetery.
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H. Towles
Blue Avenue
Blueville
Tygart Valley Glass Company
Washington, Pa
United Brethren Church
Loyal Order of Moose
American Flint Glass Workers Association
Salem
George H. Towles
Louisa
L. Mathes Towles
Adelaide E. Humphreys Towles
Carl E. Johnson
Greensburg
William L. Towles
Grafton
Bartlett Funeral Home
Lois Luzader
Bluemont Cemetery
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Fast Relief From Rheumatic Pain
A vintage advertisement promotes Ru-Ex Compound claiming rapid rheumatic pain relief. It instructs mixing two week supply with water and four lemons, taking a tablespoon twice daily. The ad pledges money back if no improvement and notes sale via local druggists.
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Maone'n Drug and Chemical Company and Drug
Cancer Drive Contributions Lagging in Grafton Club Report
Contributions to the Woman's Club cancer drive in Grafton are lagging, officials report. West Virginia ACS data show only one in six with cancer recover, stressing early detection and treatment to boost cure rates. 60 percent of funds stay in state for medical services and education.
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Woman's Club of
Grafton
West Virginia
American Cancer Society
National Treasury
Arch McCoy
Thayer Street
Woman's Club
Salvation Army Names International General Orsborn
Albert Orsborn was elected international general by the Salvation Army High Council meeting in London in session since April 25. He has led the British Isles as territorial commander for six years, succeeding General George L. Carpenter who retires June 20 at age 74.
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Salvation Army
Albert Orsborn
High Council
London
British Isles
General Orsborn
George L. Carpenter
Coal mining woes hit West Virginia economy and unions
The association tallies huge losses across miners wages rail revenue wholesalers and taxes totaling in the tens of millions. It cites payroll taxes urged by the UMW president as a levy risking the state’s largest employer and taxpayer while railroads recall crews and mines resume operation. nearly 27000 miners are employed as plants reopen amid talks to restart four Red Jacket mines. a dessert pitch follows the coal note with pear pie promotion.
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UMW
Lewis
Congress
West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Beckley
Raleigh
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
H. F. Wyatt
Cumberland
Wyatt
Monongah
Grafton
Fairmont
District 16
United Mine Workers
Maryland
Kermit
Mingo County
Red Jacket Coal Corporation
Winding Gulf Coal Operators Association
Mullens
Comunima
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J. J. Pelley
The
Association of American Railroads
Body of Gilbert Mayle Arrives for Funeral in Grafton
The body of George Gilbert Mayle arrived by train from Wesson Mississippi at 5 710 a m and was taken to Bartlett Funeral Home. He will be moved to his father in law I T Mayle's home in Webster this evening for viewing before funeral services Friday at Mt View Church at 2 p m. Interment will be in Mt View cemetery. The casket will not be opened. Mayle served 18 months as a Civil Air Patrol pilot and died Sunday in a plane crash near Hazelhurst Mississippi while flying for R D Sanders Oil Co of Jackson. He lived in Wesson for eight years with his family. Born July 4 1906 in Barbour County to Michael and Virgie Dalton Mayle. Survivors include wife Katie Mayle and daughter Eloise Mayle of Jackson, a sister Gertrude Mayle, and five brothers Alda Marvin Lloyd Arnold Mayle of Detroit, Paul Mayle of Salt Lake City.
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George Gilbert Mayle
Grafton
Wesson
Miss
Bartlett Funeral Home
I. T. Mayle
Webster
Mt. View
Fred DeCost
Mr. Mayle
Civil Air Patrol
Brownsville Plantation
Hazelhurst
R. D. Sanders Oil Company
Jackson
Maylead
Wwnsson
Barbour County
Michael and
Virgie Dalton Mayle
Katie Mayle
Eloise Mayle
Gertrude Mayle
Alda
Marvin
Lloyd
Arnold Mayle
Detroit, Mich
Paul Mayle
Salt Lake City
Utah
Man recalls wake in Nashville after Alabama assault case
The driver, identified as Taylor from Ripley Tennessee, claimed amnesia until waking in Nashville Monday. Burdette quoted him saying he was discharged from a Memphis army hospital after Philippine war wounds. Taylor said he struck Hallstein with a bottle three times in a car and pushed him down an embankment. Hollstein’s Baltimore relatives reported the shoe salesman was en route home from a Dallas convention. A teaspoon of tea per cup of boiling water was advised.
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Nashville
Burdette
Taylor
Memphis
Ripley Tenn
Jellico
Tenn
Clements
Hallstein
Reorganize Cabinet Of China For Solidarity
Nanking May 15. The Chinese government restructured and liberalized its cabinet to bolster national solidarity amid a worsening political and military crisis. Non‑early members were named to two ministries, but no Communist or Democratic League members were chosen, keeping control with the Kuomintang. Meanwhile in the United States President Truman signed a 45 day draft extension with a ban on inductions of fathers or teenage youths, saying the act must not expire. Draft officials indicated the army would still need to raise the age top limit beyond 26, 27, 28, and 29 to meet calls, with about 59,000 eligible 20–25 and perhaps half unfit. The president criticized the drafting process as a “bad bill.”
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Nanking
Nonearty
Communists
Democratic League
Kuomintang
Peoples
Mr. Truman
Senate
Langer
Lewis B. Hershey
Truman
Japan
Army
Selective Service
Charles G. Ross
Local Women Canvass for Red Cross Funds
Dr. Robert P. Gerkin announces extended Red Cross fund drive to reach Main Street and business districts not yet canvassed. Taylor County totals show 5277.80 raised toward a 10200 goal. Volunteers from the Woman's Club to assist in solicitation. James Watkins leads junior Red Cross at noon with pamphlets in the business district. Also notes White House conferences resume railroad labor talks with Truman, union leaders, and railroad officials.
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Robert P. Gerkin
Red Cross Fund
Main Street
Taylor ‘County
Chester Mason
Woman's Club
James Watkins
William Knotts
Don Harmon
Frank Hoban
Leonard Brown
Blueville
Governor appoints Coates to state merit council
Governor Meadows announces Thomas Henry Coates of Montgomery as supervisor of the state merit system council, effective June 1. He fills a key post in Charleston dated May 15.
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Charleston
Meadows
Thomas Henry Coates
Montgomery
State Merit System Council
First Baptist Graf ton Leads State in Heifer Aid Project
The First Baptist church of Graf ton leads the state in a relief drive to purchase a pure bred or good stock heifer for shipment to Europe. Rev W T Gifford announced the Young Adult class sponsors the project and June 2 is the final day for contributions. Heifers must be TB free and suitable for shipment to aid agencies abroad.
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First Baptist Church of
Grafton
Europe
W. T. Gifford
First Brethren
Northern Baptist Convention
Gifford
Steel strike easing spurs rapid recall of workers
National planned to halt decommissioning of its 63 ship ore fleet and return to service those already withdrawn. In Buffalo the Erie Railroad recalled 500 laid off workers. Lackawanna cancelled four Buffalo Hoboken trains. Nickel Plate recalled two Buffalo Chicago trains. In Kentucky Chesapeake and Ohio recalled about 575 furloughed workers at Russell. Illinois Central Line took back 1,000 at Paducah shops. Belknap Hardware recalled 1,500 workers. Carnegie-Illinois hot mill at Vandergrift will operate this week. Elwood City works of National Tube Co. recalled 3,000 workers.
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Buffalo
Erie Railroad
Lackawanna Railroad
Ilinois Central
Paducah
Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Co
Louisville
Steel
Carnegie-Ilinois Corp
Vandergrift
Elwood City
National Tube Co
U. S. Steel Corp
Woman Will Kill to Keep Man She Possessed at Strand
A sensational note previews a film at Strand showing from Friday night. The plot centers on a woman who would kill to retain the man she holds. Public interest builds around the drama and danger portrayed on screen.
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Strand
Virginia bus drivers may not join Saturday walkout
Reported yesterday that eighty busmen, part of a Baltimore and Ohio subsidary network, might not walk out Saturday. If they do operate, it would be a sympathy move under a separate contract. Headquarters for the subsidary are in Clarksburg with routes through Wheeling, Parkersburg, Charleston, New Martinsville, M town, Philippi and intermediates.
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West I
Virginia
Gener
Baltimore and Ohio
Memb
Clarksburg
GI Wheeling
Parkersburg
Charlton
New Martinsville
M Town
Philippi
Early soybean cultivation in China and oiling Lewins machines
The report notes soybean cultivation in China as early as the third century B C. It also states Lewins machines require oiling every six hours of use.
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China
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Humphrey Bogart
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Gilbert Mayles
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Watch Repair Service
Myers Jeweler
W. Main ST
Coole's Novelty Store
Latrobe Street
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Malones Drug & Chemical CO
San Amon
Malone’s Drug & Chemical
Baptist Church
Nature
Carter
B. F. DeLaney
Piggly Wiggly Sayres Market
Blue Bird Store
W. Main
E. Main
A. E. Leonard
Empire Market
K. M. Orr
Peter’s Grocery
C. W. Philips
Bradford Grocery
A. . Cupett & Co
Shaffer Grocery Quality Market
Grafton Mercantile Co
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