Poppy Day Observed Nationwide With Red Poppies
On Saturday May 26 residents in Grafton will wear red poppies and donate to aid disabled veterans and families of the dead. American Legion Auxiliary volunteers will staff baskets and coin boxes, with poppies made by disabled veterans in hospitals and Auxiliaries’ workrooms nationwide. About ten million Americans participate annually, contributing nearly one million dollars to relief for the war disabled widows and fatherless children. The custom began fifteen years ago and is observed widely in the English speaking world. Poppies are distributed the Saturday before Memorial Day and the funds support veterans and their families who lack other aid.
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Grafton
American Legion Auxiliary
United States
American Legion
Auxiliary
The
Poppy Drive Aims to Aid Wounded Veterans and Families
The article explains the Red Cross poppy fund supports groceries for sick veterans, shoes for veterans’ children, and loans for convalescents. Funds are spent locally by Auxiliary rehabilitation and child welfare committees and Legion posts. Poppy Day honors the dead and aids the living.
Overhead Bridge Demolished Cuts Traffic In Grafton
The Church to Sycamore street overhead bridge at Fetterman was razed as workers removed it. State police and city patrols controlled traffic on U S Route 50 while timbers fell. The Tygart Valley Traction car barn near Hazel Atlas Glass plant burned remnants under Fire Chief Roy Warne, and Grafton street car service shifted to bus service after 27 years.
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Church Street
Sycamore Street
Fetterman
Tygart Valley ‘Traction Company
Hazel-Atlas Glass
Roy ‘Warne
Ana
Grafton
Free Farmer Concludes With Arrest Near Weese Farm
Escaped convict Cade, after leaving the penitentiary, was reportedly at the Weese farm near Leslie Lambert’s home, where he accused Weese of reporting his escape.
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Leslie Lambert
Weese
Cade
Rotary Club Officers for Year Chosen
Grafton Rotary Club elected H R Gibson as president for the upcoming year. R M Parrish was named vice president and Leslie J Loar as secretary treasurer. The new board includes Collins, Cuppett, Frey, Gibson, Keefer, Kuhn, Lear, Parrish and Warden. Mr and Mrs L H Greenwald left for Philadelphia for the weekend.
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Grafton
Gibson
R. M. Parrish
Leslie J. Loar
Loar
Frank A. Collins
A. V. Cuppett
L. ©. Frey
H. R. Gibson
C. A. Keefer
E. G. Kuhn
Leslie J. Lear
Paul P Warden
Simpson High School Commencement Plans Announced Monday
Lloyd Shriver county schools superintendent released Simpson High School commencement details to out of town papers. The ninth annual exercises include class night Thursday, a bac calaureate Sunday with Rev. Turvander preaching, and Monday at Simpson Methodist Episcopal church.
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Simpson High School
Lloyd Shriver
Shriver
Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church
Wulgander
F. J. Turvander
First Presbyterian Church of
Grafton
John Poppolado
Millard Stump
Eula Gerard
Mary Alice Coffman
Dean Olive
Shurtleff
Fairmont State College
E. G. Kuhn
Hawkins
Two Small Fires and a Suicide in Masontown
Masontown residents reported a house fire after a husband and wife fled across a plowed field. Earlier, a man died by self-inflicted gunshot behind the right ear, with investigators labeling it death by own action. Sheriff Brown Trooper Pratt and Prosecuting Attorney Snyder handled the case as a coroner's jury concluded the man killed himself. body taken to Morgantown funeral establishment.
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Masontown
Charles §. Brown
W. L. Pratt
M. C. Snyder
Kingwood
Handley
Morgantown
Hall's Trial and Local Sentences Reported
Proceedings reveal Clifford Mayle jailed five years for breaking and entering C B Bailey dwelling after pleading guilty. Nila Travis Smith jailed six months for three counts of contributing to delinquency of minors at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys. Multiple defendants face arraignment or trial dates for bootleg whiskey, conspiracy, robbery, and other charges with dates set for May 28 and June 5. Representative Britton calls for NRA investigation following Darrow board findings.
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Taylor County
Dent
Francis Warder
Napaialo
Sylvester Smith
William Baton
Theodore MacDonlad
Paul Philpott
George Jones
Ten O'Cloc
John Gerkins
Smith
Roosevelt Expected to Act on NRA Confusion Soon
Discussions indicate President Roosevelt may intervene to cut through the NRA confusion after a narrow board’s condemnation intensified the dispute, signaling possible decisive action forthcoming.
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Roosevelt
NRA
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General Electric
Westinghouse
Wes
Familie Garden
West Main Street
June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Cal
Drese Phata
Legion Post
France
Coty
Union Drug CO
UNION
Rotary Club
L. H. Greenwald
Lincoln Street
Philadelphia
Dingle” White
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jefferson Davis
Biloxi
Miss
Marjorie Mae Bishop
Watkins Shelton
D. A. Flournoy
Mississippi
E. A. Barry
Fereat Cavalry
Associated Press
Hall
Shawl
Cain
Woodrow Marks
Howard Hart
Standard Supply Company
R. D. Stout Drug
Gentive
Petite Portrait Studios
E. Main Street
Opera House
Aes Cory At
Liberty Magazine
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor CO
Detroit
Mich
G.M.A.C
General Motors
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Rene
Tygarts Valley Chevrolet Company
Beech Street
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