Flower show rules and entries announced for June event
Mrs. C F Shafer chairing a Public Welfare department led event by the Woman's club to be held June 2 at Beavers building Main Street, with Iris and garden flower classes, arrangements, roses, and peonies. Exhibitors must register by June 1 and bring containers. judging by a committee with ribbons and a small admission fee.
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C. F. Shafer
Woman's Club
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Beavers
Main Street
Court Pharmacy
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Skaggs and Co Gift Headquarters Offer
A local retailer invites shoppers to make the store their Gift Headquarters featuring gift items and seasonal selections. The note promotes SKAGGS & CO as a destination for holiday and everyday presents with a focus on variety and value.
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Skaggs & CO
Flood Waters Drown Woman In Virginia
Floods from heavy rains inundated Gedarjcreek area in Russell County Virginia drowning Mrs Cleve Statzer 93 as homes were swept away and roads damaged Bol ton community near Dickensville and Hansonville suffered the worst damage while traffic was rerouted Future reports note another resident Mrs Ida Bullvan could be injured with a leg fracture and a highway engineer J B Johnson aided evacuations In Fairmont West Virginia a man identified as W M Cunningham 60 was found dead from a self inflicted pistol shot amid illness and despondency. authorities described it as a personal safety matter.
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Russell County
Virginia
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Here
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Dickensville
Hansonville
Grafton Scout Troop 13 Purchases New Uniforms
The West Main Street Methodist church based Troop No 13 of the Boy Scouts has bought new uniforms with yellow neckerchiefs for Memorial day ceremonies. Scoutmaster is the church pastor with Allen Newcome and John Reynolds as assistants. Robert McCue was initiated at last Tuesday’s meeting and the troop will meet again Monday night.
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Boy Scouts
West Main Street Methodist Church
Grafton
Allen Newcome
John Reynolds
Robert McCue
Mrs Rector Dies After Brief Illness in Fairmont
Mrs Catharine A Rector longtime Grafton resident died at 1 30 this morning at her daughter's home in Fairmont after a brief illness of coronary thrombosis She was the daughter of Job and Margaret Haddon Jackson Hinkle and moved to Fairmont five years ago with her daughter Her husband Emory L Rector died twenty two years ago She is survived by her daughter Mrs Harry W Walter of 412 Guffy street Fairmont and a granddaughter Mrs E Clark Ice Jr of Elmira She was a member of Andrews Methodist church.
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Catharine A. Rector
Fairmont
Job
Margaret Haddon Jackson Hinkle
Rector
Grafton
Emory L. Rector
Harry’w. Walter
Guffey Street
Ims. E. Clark Ice, Jr
Elmira
iNus
Andrews Methodist Church
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson obituary funeral details
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson active in the Daughters of the American Revolution in Graton and a Fairmont Woman's club member. Her body lies in state at her daughter's home until Sunday morning, then to Bartlett Funeral Home on McGraw avenue for a 2 30 p m service conducted by Rev. William E. Knox of Andrews church. Burial will be at Bluemont Cemetery, under R C Jones of Fairmont.
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Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
Daughters of the American Revolution
Graton
Fairmont
Pope Seeks Peace Parley Through Diplomatic Talks
Vatican News Service reports papal diplomats suggested Europe’s powers pursue peace via a general meeting of interested states or a series of bilateral talks. The Holy See aims to avoid war and urges calm, moral deliberation, and peaceful solutions to grave international questions.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Europe
Holy See
Briggs Plant Idle As Strike Halts Production
Detroit May 26 Briggs Manufacturing Co and dependent motor makers face halt in production until after Memorial Day a survey shows. The next strike conference between Briggs management and the CIO UAW is set for next Monday. No operations will start before Wednesday at the earliest leaving over 70 000 workers idle. Homer Martin and his independent union group join talks with Briggs amid tensions with CIO UAW president R J Thomas. Martin claims he represents no one at Briggs and could be barred from negotiations if permitted by the company.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Briggs Management
United Auto Workers Union
CIO
CIO Uaw
Briggs
James F. Dewey
Homer Martin
Union Auto Workers
Martin
R. J. Thomas
For Sale 65 Acre Farm With Modern One Room House
For sale a 65 acre farm with a completely remodeled one room house. Includes electric furnace bath electric hot water and hardwood floors. Contact phone number 926512 for details.
Paper Man Opens the Plants Agreement
A fragmented line references a paper and a man examining terms to determine if an agreement can permit plant openings. The snippet hints at negotiations or compliance steps but provides no concrete parties, dates, or locations.
Clarksburg Marks Two-Year Safe Driving Milestone
Clarksburg celebrated two years without a fatal auto accident, hailed as the safest city of its size in the United States. Bells rang, whistles blew, fire engines roared, and residents flooded switchboards seeking the cause of the noise as Auto Club manager Gorge Brase announced the record.
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Clarksburg
Bedlam
United States
saidGorge Brase
Auto Club
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