Local World War veteran Charles A. Jackson dies at 48
Charles A. Jackson of Grafton dies at Mt. Alto hospital Washington after ill health from wounds and gas exposure in World War I. Funeral Thursday at Bartletts with Rev Oakey Grow officiating. burial in National Cemetery. Survived by wife, two children in Cleveland, two brothers John P. and Lee, and three sisters Allie Knotts, Wade Henderson, and F F Robison. Jackson served in Company C 3rd Army Composite, Pershing's Own, stationed in Brest, France.
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Charles ‘A. Jackson
Grafton
3Rd Army Composite Regiment
Bartlett Funeral Home
Bartlett's
Oakey W. Grow
First Christian Church
National Cemetery
Memorial City Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Taylor County
John A. Jackson
Mary Jane Reese Jackson
Grace Elaine
Charlene
Cleveland
John P. Jackson
Bruceton’s Mill
Lee Jackson
Washington, D. C
Allie Knotts
Washington, Pa
Wade Henerson
F. F. Robison
Jackson
AEF
France
Brest
Former Local Man Is Dead in Keyser
A former Grafton resident, Troy M. Barnhouse, 59, died yesterday at his Keyser home after a long illness. Born February 15, 1881, he was the son of the late James E. and Eliza Mc Dougal Barnhouse. Survived by his second wife Laura Miller and three Keyser children Ray Ellis and Pansy Barnhouse, plus four brothers Thomas and Harry of Grafton J E Barnhouse of Wheeling and Ernest Barnhouse of McMechen. He was a former Baltimore and Ohio brakeman who retired after an injury. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the Keyser home.
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Grafton
Troy M. Barnhouse
Keyser
James E
Eliza McDougal Barnhouse
Eva Phillips
Laura Miller
Ray, Ellis
Pansy Barnhouse
Thomas
Harry Barnhouse
J. E. Barnhouse
Wheeling
Ernest Barnhouse
McMechen
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Grandson of Schroeders Wins Harvard Scholarship
Paul Everhart Marsh Jr., son of Mrs. Harriet Marsh, a Linden school music instructor, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Schroeder of Grattan, earned the Harvard club of Western Pennsylvania freshman scholarship. A Peabody High senior, he competed against 225 top seniors to win the award.
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Paul Everhart Marsh, Jr
Harriet Marsh
Linden School
Pittsburgh
C. F. Schroeder
Gratton
Harvard Club
Western Pennsylvania
Harvard
Young Marsh
Peabody High School
Schroeders
Poppies Made by Disabled Veterans for Poppy Day
Bright red crepe paper poppies fill Legion headquarters as American Legion Auxiliary members prepare for Poppy Day on May 25. The handmade flowers come from Veterans Hospital workers, symbolizing therapy, earnings for veterans' families, and support for disabled veterans and needy families.
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Flanders Fields
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans’ Hospital
Charles Burke
Legion
Speech class to be formed in Grafton this summer
A public speaking class for adults will be held during the summer months in Grafton announced by Joseph Fordyce who will lead the instruction. Details on time place and fees appear on the Sentinel front page. The course grows from a local meeting of business and professional men seeking such a program. Fordyce, Grafton High School speech instructor, will join Salem College summer staff. college credit remains undecided. Advance registration urged. call 935-W-11 for details.
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Grafton
Joseph Fordyce
Sentinel
Fordyce
Grafton High School
Salem College
Taylor county graduates at Alderson-Broaddus College
Six Taylor county students at Alderson-Broaddus college Philippi will receive degrees at the commencement with 29 candidates. Other AB graduates include Mary Burdette Phoebe Carpenter Mary Edwards Carl Gainer and many more from Philippi Belington Clarksburg and surrounding towns receiving A B or B S in elementary and secondary education English and related fields. Normal certificates are awarded to a wide list of students from Philippi Belington Vienna Richwood and other towns.
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Taylor County
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
A.B
Hamilton Cather
Flemington
Margaret Jaco
Grafton
Cecil Rexroad
John Leon Findlay
Howard Walls
B. S
Hattie Heinlein
Philippi School
Mary Burdette
Charleston
Phoebie Carpenter
Liverpool
Mary Edwards
Belington
Carl Gainer
Howard Haddox
Delbert Haney
Ada Harper
Beckley
Wilma McCoy
Mary McDonald
Haywood
Pearle Malcome
Robert Manning
Elkins
Clyde Phillips
Bel
Ashford
Robert Wooster
Ravenswood
Glenn Murphy
Arden
Links Grove
Lucille Hall
Rupert
Vergie Johnson
Richwood
Arnett Meador
Pluto
John Mitchell
Moatsville
Emory Mustain
Second Creek
Annie Norman
Frankford
Dorothy Owens
Williamsburg
Ralph Perkins
Clintonville
Mallador Shaffer
Kasson
Ross Tagliente
Florette White
Whitesville
Court fixes pay for election officials in Taylor County
Taylor County Court in special session set pay for commissioners and clerks at four dollars per day, eight dollars total for their services, with June checks. Those outside city precincts receive an extra three dollars. city precinct workers get two dollars more. Also approved a new agreement to fund 15 percent of county revenues for the Department of Public Assistance.
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Taylor County Court
Ed St. Clair
Department of Public Assistance
Busy Recreation Schedule For Open House Week
The Recreation section outlines Open House Week events including model airplane exhibits at Lawson Community Center and a city marble tournament at the Athletic Field in Grafton starting 4 30 P M. Rural marble tournaments and city wide ping pong and badminton begin evenings with a dramatic program. Rhythm band concert and county marble finals close the week. The city library will welcome visitors daily.
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Lawson Community Center
Grafton
Marbles
Grafton Man Elected To State Executive Group
Clarence D. Losh of Grafton and Clyde H. Hoult of Fairmont were chosen as members of the Democratic state executive committee for the 14th senatorial district covering Taylor, Marion, and Monongalia counties. Losh led the returns with Hoult, already a committee member, in second. Two seats were filled.
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Clarence D. Losh
Grafton
Clyde
Hoult
Fairmont
Senatoriat
Taylor
Marion
Monongalia
Losh
War Bulletins Continue on Paris Call to Enlist
Paris broadcasts urged women to join all services of the army to replace men drafted or serving abroad. The CBS pickup highlighted the appeal as part of wartime mobilization efforts.
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Paris
CBS
Government orders refugees follow enemy alien restrictions
London reports that on May 22 the government moved to curb fifth column activities by mandating all war refugees to comply with the same restrictions imposed on enemy aliens.
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Fifth Column
London
Bruce Willhide Dies at Home After Illness
Bruce Willhide 66 longtime Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee and county native died at 1 PM at 239 West Washington Street after years of ill health. He was born April 28 1874 to Singleton and Prudie Currey Willhide and lived in the county all his life. Survived by widow Lillian Brown two brothers William H. Willhide Graf ton and Fred Willhide Columbus Ohio and one sister Mrs Vaughn Kerr Clarksburg. Member of Andrews Methodist church. Funeral Friday 2:30 PM at the residence with Rev A Coleman Brown officiating. Interment Bluemont cemetery under G T Bartlett direction.
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Bruce Willhide
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West
Washington Street
Willhide
Singleton and
Prudie Currey Willhide
Lillian Brown
William H. Willhide
Grafton
Fred Willhide
Columbus
Vaughn Kerr
Clarksburg
Andrews Methodist Church
A. Coleman Brown
Andrews Church
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
April court term ends with partial rulings in Taylor County
Final orders for the April term of the Taylor county circuit court were entered after adjournment by Judge Herbert W. Dent. In H. L. Baker vs. Josephine Carder et al one chancery exception was overruled and three sustained in part. A decree of resale was entered in Layton Batson et al vs. Jessie Gainer et al. and distribution of $540 was ordered to landowners in a condemnation case by the State Road Commission.
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Taylor County Circuit Court
Herbert W. Dent
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
H. L. Baker
Josephine Carder
J. Guy Allender
Layton ‘Batson
Adrian Buckhannon Bank
Firestone ‘Cire and Rubber Company
B. B. Bryant
West Virginia
State Road Commission
Bush Heirs
Jetial
Painter
Dewey Gains Desertion Hint At New York District Convention
A fragment notes Dewey gaining desertion from the New York district attorney during the convention. Expressions of pleasure at the development are recorded though details are unclear and incomplete.
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Dewey
Sey
New York
Hik
Political returns show Barbour renomination in New Jersey race
Unofficial results in New Jersey's 1944 election districts place Barbour ahead for U.S. Senate with 222 259 votes, Coskey 5 805, Pullen 7 171, while Roosevelt gains strength in the Democratic camp with 64 delegates pledged. Dewey leads Republican presidential polls at 186 908 across 1 944 districts, Willkie write ins total 9 137, and state governor race tallies show Hendrickson leading Hoffman. The Red Cross reports massive relief to Europe totaling over 2 7 million dollars since September plus 356 000 in supplies to date.
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Dewey
Taft
Ohio
Hoover
Frank Gannett
Rochester
Ten
Barbour
Roosevelt
Frank Hague
Navy
Edison
James H. R. Cromwell
Canada
United States
Cromwell
U. S
W. Warren Barbour
George O. Pullen
Trenton
C. Dan Cosker
Jersey City
Willkie
Henrickson
Hoffman
U. S. Senate
Coskey
Pullen
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Kay Francis
Randolph
Congress
Jennings Randolph
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Arthurdale
Washington
Blkins
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A. L. Smitley
WPA
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
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Nanan Phi
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RED Cross
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State Tax Department
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