Grafton Reads 15 Minute Meters On Main Street
Grafton city commission restates 15 minute limit for downtown meters on the north side of Main Street starting next Monday. 110 meters repaired and in service. enforcement planned with $2 total fine for violations. Mayor C O King and commissioners Bradford and Knotts vote for restoration. poll shows 95 percent support until balance due is paid.
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Grafton
C. O. King
J. B. Bradford
John W Knotts
Main Street
Police Department
King
Earl De‘Moss
Charles Johns
W. T. Jones
Johns
Seven Receive Notice To Report For Service
Notices mailed to seven Taylor county men to report at 9 45 a m on June 2 at the local selective service board in the Professional building before being sent to Huntington induction station for U S Army service. Names listed: Charles Earnest Knight Raymond Lee Austin John Wilson Whitehair Paul Silas Mayle Clyde Olin Thomas Sherman Cain and George Miller.
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Taylor Countiaes
Selective Service Board
Huntington
U. S. Army
B. G. Watt
Charles Earnest Knight
Raymond Lee Austin
John Wilson Whitehair
Paul Silas Mayle
Clyde Olint Thomas
Sherman Cain
George Miller
Grafton Fire Department Plans Important Meeting
The Grafton Fire Department will meet at 7 pm in City Hall Fire Station to discuss participation in the May 30 parade. President James Barcus asks full attendance as other important business is on the agenda for the session.
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Grafton Fire Department
City Hall
James Barcus
Former local man Wellington Rowan dies at 54
Wellington M. Rowan aged 54 a former Grafton resident who had lived in Fairmont for 16 years died at his Indiana avenue home in Fairmont after a heart ailment. Born July 7, 1886 in Randolph County he was the son of Eli C. Rowan and Sarah Scott Rowan. Survivors include his widow Mary Johnson Rowan a son Wellington M. Rowan Jr and five daughters Mrs June Austin Mrs Fred Mooney Mrs Harry Myers Bernadine and Catherine Rowan. Funeral service will be at 2 30 Tuesday at St Pauls Methodist church with Rev Durward B Brown and Rev Knotts officiating. Burial in Bluemont cemetery.
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Wellington M. Rowan
Grafton
Fairmont
Indiana Avenue
Pairmont
Mr. Rowan
Randolph Co
Randolph County
Eli C. Rowan
Sarah Scott Rowan
Mary Johnson Rowan
June Austin
Fred Mooney
Wendel
Harry Myers
Bernadine
Catherine Rowan
Rowan
House of Delegates
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Durward B. Brown
Mr. Knotts
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Charles Swisher
John Loretta
Everett Alderman
Fairmght
Juveniles Held In Bridge Bolt Theft Probe
Railroad police arrested two youths, ages 16 and 10 from Chesapeake, in Marion county on petit larceny charges after 18 bolts were removed from a railroad bridge on the Wheeling division between Barrackville and Chesapeake. The missing fasteners threatened a train derailment by loosening blocks under the elevated track. The boys confessed they removed bolts to sell as junk and await court action.
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Marion County
Barrackville
Chesapeake
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio
Adam Fandler
B. and
War Dept Awards $97,500 Trousers Contract
The War department awarded Casey Jones Inc of Huntington West Virginia a 97500 dollar contract for 1500 herring bone twill trousers. Delivery date not disclosed.
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Washington
War Department
Casey Jones Inc
Huntington
W. Va
Army loosens bars on selective service under new rules
National headquarters informed local board of revised selective service regulations under which many registrants previously barred from training may now be inducted. The changes narrow disqualifications for felonies, specify heinous crimes, and allow reclassification if custody ends. Class IV-F now covers moral unfitness and undesirability traits, with provisions for reclassification if custody ends.
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Selective Service Board
National Headquarters
B. G. Watt
Larsen
Selective Training and Service
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Awning Fire Damages Uggart Restaurant Exterior
At 8 20 p m Saturday a cigarette caused an awning fire in front of the Uggart restaurant. Firemen quickly controlled the blaze, destroying one end of the awning and scorching restaurant windows. About 25 dollars in damage was reported. Fire Chief L H Greenwald suspects a flipped cigarette.
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Uggart
L. H. Greenwald
Rose to Speak on Alumni Day at West Virginia University
Judge Herschel H. Rose of the State Supreme Court of Appeals will speak at WVU College of Law Alumni Day on June 6. Governor Neely will deliver the commencement address on June 7, with other dignitaries including Arthur Koontz and Rev. Harold Hana participating in Commencement Week. About 675 degrees will be conferred, and events include an alumni luncheon, Mountain honorary banquet, and class reunions across the three day program.
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Morgantown
Herschel H. Rose
State Supreme Court of Appeals
West Virginia University College of Law
Thomas Porter Hardman
Law
Rose
West
Arthur B. Koontz
Charleston
Democratic National Committee
West Virginia
University Board of Governors
Harold L. Hana
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Churehy
Field House
Raymond &. Salvati
Holden
Island Creek Coal Company
Alumnii Association
Mountain
Robert G. Kelly
Charlestor
Elizabeth Moore Hall
Presiden
Charles B. Lawall
Court Orders General Receiver To Pay Sum
An order in Taylor county circuit court directs Attorney Harry Friedman, general receiver, to pay 152.66 to Mrs. Minnie Mc Graw Warder as administratrix of the estate of Dr. A. Warder Jr. from funds in the receiver's hands in the G. H. A. Kunst estate matter, with Judge Herbert W. Dent set to hear the consent.
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Taylor County
Harry Friedman
Minnie McGraw Warder
A. 8. Warder, Jr
G. H. A. Kunst
George M. Weekly
Grafton Bank
Herbert W. Dent
Potter Dies After Long Illness at 64
Claude Hendrix 64, longtime Carr China employee, died at 8 25 PM Sunday at 335 East Main after a four year carcinoma battle. He leaves a widow Leola Reeves Hendrix, six children, two brothers Harry and Louis, two sisters Mrs George Jackson and Mrs Earl Wallover, and two stepchildren. Funeral Wednesday at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev. Donley and Rev. Jones officiating. interment Woodsdale Memorial Park.
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Claude Hendrix
Potter
Carr China Company
East Main Street
Hendrix
Ohio
Charles
Rebecca Perger Hendrix
Leola Reeves Hendrix
Harry
Louis Hendrix
East Liverpool
George Jackson
Earl Wallover
New Castle
Raymond Rudisele
James Rudisele
Alta Patterson
Warren
Chip
Lloyd Myers
Roberta Hendrix
William Kelleher
Beverly Hills
California
Claude Hendrix, Jr
U. S. Navy
San Pedro California
Richard Hendrix
Grafton
Bartlett Funeral Home
McGraw Avenue
Ben’ F. Donley
Andre Methodist Church
Wayne Jones
Church of the Nazarene
Park View
Woodsdale Memorial Park
G. T. Bartlett
Fired City Employee Arrested For Drinking
Gervis King, 41, a former city street department employee, was fined 10 dollars and costs in municipal court by Mayor Charles O. King after arraignment on drunkenness. He was dismissed from duties as street cleaner on Mother's Day for failing to report Saturday night to sweep the downtown section.
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Gervis King
City Street Department
Charles O. King
Latrobe Street
King
Mother's Day
Brownton Doctor Loses Car and Store Break-In
Philipppi May 19 1941 a Dodge sedan owned by Dr C G Stroud of Brownton was stolen from his garage Saturday night. The Standard Supply Co store in Brownton was broken into Saturday night and a radio and victrola valued at 29 dollars was stolen. The thief broke a front window to gain entry. The thefts were discovered Sunday morning by Robert Flint the store manager. State and county officers are investigating both cases.
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Philippi
C. G. Stroud
Brownton
Sergt. H. D. Ancell
State Police
Dr. Stroud
Standard Supply Company
Robert Flint
T B Cain Is Speaker At Flemington Dinner
The Flemington High School annual banquet for seniors and juniors was held Saturday night with T B Cain of the West Virginia Business College Clarksburg as principal speaker. He spoke on Good Citizenship as part of commencement week activities ending May 30 with graduation exercises.
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Flemington High School
T. B Cain
West Virginia Business College
Clarksburg
Cain
Outright New President of Knottsville Society
D L Cutright was elected president of the Knottsville Parents Teachers association for the com.
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Knottsville Society
D. L. Cutright
Knottsville Parents Teachers Association
Com
Schoolhouse meeting elects local association officers
At the regular meeting Friday night at the schoolhouse the association elected officers including Jer ome Boyles as vice president Ruth Withers as secretary and Lloyd Say res as treasurer. Retiring president Sam Lundy presided and led a discussion of important projects the association contemplates sponsoring.
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Jerome Boyles
Ruth Withers
Lloyd Sayres
Sam Lundy
Nazis Wreck RAF Aircraft In Crete Raids
Berlin reports German chasers and destroyers wrecked seven British aircraft on the ground during raids on two Crete air ports while additional planes were incapacitated. A Stuka raid on Suda Bay hit a York class cruiser and damaged several destroyers. In a Sudanay attack two small freighters were sunk and about 12 000 tons damaged. The Axis occupation of the Aegean islands was described as bringing the war closer to Crete where King George II and his government had taken refuge.
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Berlin
Crete
Mediterranean
Suda Bay
Sudanay
Aegean Islands
George II
Athens
British Bombers Hit Kiel and Emden Bases Last Night
RAF bombers damaged shipbuilding yards at Kiel and raided Emden, with Cherbourg docks also attacked by Fleet Air Arm planes. Berlin reports only limited German city bombing by a small RAF force. two Nazi raiders shot down amid sparse English air activity.
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London
RAF
Kiel
Emden
Air Ministry
Cherbourg
France
Fleet Air Arm
Berlin
Germany
England
Cabell Woman Denied Appeal By State Court
In Charleston on May 19 a state supreme court denied Mae McCormick Edwards an appeal from a Cabell county decision in a suit against attorney T Selden Jones over a contingent fee from 4200 dollars awarded in a separate maintenance case. The Cabell circuit court had dismissed the case.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Mae McCormick Edwards
Cabell County
T. Selden Jones
Real Estate Licensing Rules In West Virginia Curbs Fraud
J D Woodroe announces Taylor county list of licensed real estate brokers and salesmen as of May 10. The Real Estate Commission licenses brokers, probes qualifications, and can deny revoke or suspend licenses for fraud or unethical conduct, with penalties including fines and imprisonment. Public notices identify licensed practitioners and enforce display requirements.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Real Estate Commission
J. D. Woodroe
Taylor County
Parrish Agency Inc
Hubert R. Parrish
Real Estate Commission
Woodroe
Commission
Real Estat Commission
Auhorieta
Piasee
Pay Phones Installed On Mythical Front At Fort Dix
Fort Dix in New Jersey simulated war conditions with 18 000 troops practicing defense of New Jersey and surrounding areas. Pay telephones were placed along the front so soldiers of the 44th division could call girlfriends or family during lulls in a five day exercise.
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Fort DIX
N. J
South Jersey Plains
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
British Capture Key Road Junction in Kenya Colony
British Imperial forces seized Dalle a crucial road junction 35 miles south of Sciasciamanna in Kenya Colony. Eight hundred Italians were captured along with two guns two armored cars and several staff officers. The fall of Dalle forces two Italian divisions to withdraw into brush if they retreat at all.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Colony
Dalle
Sciasciamanna
County Court Meeting Postponed One Day
The Taylor county court meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed one day and will be held on Wednesday. County Clerk Ed St. Clair announced today. Several matters come before the commissioners for decision, including a ruling on opening the South West Grafton bridge on Memorial Day morning.
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Taylor County
Ed St.Clair
Grafton
Two Prowlers Routed At Batson's Free Officers
Prowlers around Assessor Harry Batson's Pruntytown Pike home were frightened off by his wife Mrs Batson who alerted state and county officers. The men in a small pickup fled along Valley Falls to Route 250 but were traced and escaped. Nothing was disturbed though Mrs Batson believed a burglary was planned. Assessor Batson was away in Grafton. wife and children alone at the rural residence.
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Harry Batson
Pruntytown Pike
A. A. Holt
Seven Die In Nightingale Steamer Explosion At Sea
A coroner's jury ruled an avoidable accident after an explosion aboard the Nightingale excursion boat killed seven and injured 14 off Little River South Carolina. Coast Guard searched for three missing bodies as a Coast Guard officer noted a separate inquiry may follow. The blast tore the top deck and wrecked seats near the engine room during a fishing outing for 89 soft drink company employees.
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Little River
8. C
Nightingale
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Charleston
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