Great Parade With Ten Bands Planned Here On 30th
Memorial day in Grafton will feature the largest parade in years with ten bands. The procession begins 9 a.m. Friday from Washington street, passes Bridge Street East Main and Beech to Walnut, ending at the National Cemetery. Major Charles E. Burke heads the march with Dr. Paul P. Warden as chief aide, and divisions include police, veterans groups, school bands, and numerous local schools and organizations. A broadcast by WBLK will cover cemetery ceremonies, band overtures, songs, and a Kilgore address. Additional Friday events include memorial services at Blueville and a Tygart dam lake motor boat race and several ball games.
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Grafton
Washington Street
Bridge Street
East Main
Post Office
S J. Mary's Street Bridge
Beech Street
Walnut Street
National Cemetery
Burke
Charles E. Burke
Paul P. Warden
Grafton High School
Grand Army of the Republic
Reno Post No. 7
Sons of Union Veterans of
Harley M. Kilgore
Fairmont State College
Pruntytown
Terra Alta
Park View
Newburg
St. Augustine
Manningtor Reign
John T. Evans
M. J.hannon
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
Reno Post
Taylor County War Veterans
Senator Kilgore
Gordon L. Withers
First Bapist Church
Memorial Plot
Blueville
Taylor County
American Legion
Tygart Dam
School Officer Denied Appeal from Lewis County Board
Charleston May 26 A Supreme Court denial ended Ellis L. Smith's bid to appeal his removal from the Lewis County board of education amid charges of misconduct including alleged insurance sales on school buses and vote improprieties. Other actions include Moundsville Water Co. appealing a circuit court ruling over a damaged water intake, and Red Jacket Transportation and American Fidelity losing their bid for a new trial in a bus incident case. Rumors from Iraq and Crete dominate, with reports of Rashid Ali seeking entry to Turkey and British actions in Crete, while German air power and naval movements reshape the region and British efforts to hold Crete continue amid heavy bombing and counterattacks.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Ellis L. Smith
Lewis County Board of Education
Ohio River
Mingo
Red Jacket Transportation Company
American Fidelity and Casualty Company
Ollie Walker
Putnam
State Road Commissioner
O. R
Mollie Childers
Poca
Grafton Boy Promoted In U S Army Air Corps
John H. Roe Jr son of Mr street has been advanced to corporal in the United States Army air corps He is assigned to Plight C A C R D at Chanute field Rantoul ml
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John H. Roe, Jr
United States Army Air Corps
Corporal Roe
Plight “C” A. C. R. D
Chanute Field
Rantoul, ml
Two Drivers Arrested on Route 119 Plea and Fines
Early Sunday on Route 119 one mile south of the city Dennis Cecil Shaffer 42 of Simpson pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated was fined 25 and costs and had his license revoked for six months. Mason Perry 23 of route 5 Simpson pleaded guilty to hit and run driving and paid 25 and costs. State police say Perry drove into Harold West on Route 250 and fled. his license and registration will be sent to Pennsylvania authorities.
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Dennis Cecil Shaffer
Simpson
G. F. Randall
Justice of the Peace
Ona C. Jefferys
Shaffer
A. M. Shafer
Mason Perry
Route 5
Pennsylvania
Jefferys
Perry
Harold West
Coal Prices Rise Across West Virginia and Kentucky
Coal consumers face higher costs as mining firms offset a 1 day wage bump for United Mine Workers. Southern and northern operators clash over wage demands and price changes while the federal mediation board drafts proposals to avert a work stoppage. Prices rise 20 to 80 cents per ton, with regional variation and comparisons to Louisville.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Washington
Bituminous Coal Division
United Mine Workers
CIO
Southern Mines
National Defense Mediation Board
UMWA
W. H. Davis
Mediation Board
Davis
UMW
Wentucky
Coal
Huntington
Louisville
Louisville Coal Institute
Meters Back In Use In Grafton Downtown
Downtown Grafton resumes meter use this morning with enforcement of parking rules on East Main Lincoln Beech and Walnut streets. Meters operate 8 am to 7 pm daily and 8 am to 9 am Saturdays. 15 minute parking allowed on the north side of Main Street.
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Grafton
East Main
Lincoln Streets
Beech and
Walnut
Haslup
Lincoln Street
Beech
C 2. King
City Commission
East Main Street
Latrobe Street
Vaqe
Earl DeMoss
Main Street
Ornamental light poles repainted for May 30 celebration
The downtown Grafton street department repainted all ornamental light poles as prep for the May 30 holiday. Washing of downtown streets is planned this week, likely the night before the holiday. Most business houses will fly new flags and the parade route is expected to be active.
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Grafton
British Seek Revenge For Hood Sinking
London reports British swordfish planes and destroyers patrolling North Atlantic fogbanks in a vengeance driven effort to reengage Germany's Bismarck and her escorts after the Hood was sunk. The fleet claims a torpedo hit on Saturday night and says Bismarck was damaged, hoping to slow or halt the German squadron's progress.
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London
North Atlantic
Germany
Admiralty
Iceland
Greenland
Britain
Adolf Hitler
VoelkticCher Beobachter
Hood
Bismarck
United States
The
Daily Mail
Grafton
C. Jefferys
Frank Gerkin
Clarksburg
U Ted
Bids Sought for Webster Overhead Bridge Project
State Road Commission issued a call for bids on the Webster overhead bridge as part of Route 119 defense highway plans. Bids due in Charleston Tuesday 10 June at 10 a.m. Includes two 80 ft and one 92 ft Tbeam spans and a 3600 dollar bid bond. SRC may reject all bids and notes contradiction to reports Route 119 abandonment in favor of Route 19.
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State Road Commission
Charleston
SRC
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Bonnell Funeral Held At Rosemont
Funeral services for Truman Bonnell aged 69 who died Friday at his Rosemont home after a long illness were held Sunday at 2 PM at Green Valley Methodist church with Rev. J P Kelley of Rosemont officiating. Burial followed in Green Valley church cemetery.
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Truman Bonnell
Rosemont
Green Valley Methodist Church
J. P. Kelley
Green Valley Church
Local Baseball Club Receives Community Donations
A Aobi of 14 was contributed to the Grafton Independents ball team by local merchants for new equipment. The fund aided a close 6 to 5 victory over Weston, with donors including Archdeacon's, Prosperity Sport Center, Malone's Drug, National Auto Store, Un-Drug, Love Drug, Turner's, C. v. Miller, and the Strand theatre.
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Grafton Independents
Lweston
Archdeacop's
Prosperity
Sport Center
Tion
Malone's Drug
National Auto Store
UN- Drug
Love Drug
Turner's
C.v. Miller
Strand Theatre
Quiet Council Session Closes Without Action in Grafton
The Grafton City Commission met with no business on the agenda and promptly adjourned after approving prior minutes. No daylight saving time advocates appeared, though petitions in favor of fast time continue to circulate locally.
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Grafton
Improvements Planned at Hawk's Nest Power Plant
Electro-Metallurgical company proposes upgrades to the New River hydroelectric project at Hawk's Nest to raise capacity. Plans include higher crest gates and downstream excavation near Narrow Falls to boost head, lifting available horsepower to about 141,000 with 90 percent flow.
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Washington
Hawk's Nest
Electro-Metallurgical Company
Alloy
W. Va
Federal Power Commission
Gauley Junction
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Ihis
Narrow Falls
Grafton Clergyman Chairs National Freedom Program
Reverend Oakey Wilson Grow of Grafton is named chairman of the Mobilization for Spiritual Deals and Basic Freedoms. The national six-year-old program promotes Christianity as the basis of freedom and urges the church to champion it against state ism trends.
Iraq Weakens Report Says Amid Riots in Basra
Reports from Ankara and London indicate the two month old Iraqi government under Premier Rashid may be breaking as fighting with British forces continues. A telegram to the Turkish Agricultural Bank says 10 000 Arabs rioted in Basra on Saturday looting $2 000 000 worth of U S farm machinery awaiting delivery on Basra docks. There is no immediate word on whether the riots target the Iraqi government or the British forces who claim early control of the city. The premier’s family, including wife and children, are mentioned in relation to the ongoing conflict.
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Ankara
Rashid Ali
Turkey
Baghdad
Mosul
Iraq
Crete
Euphrates
Rashid
Fe i Id
Basra
London
Madja Shefket_ar
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Retima
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T. By Heywood
George I
Greece
Jufte
C. C. Richman General Insurance Room
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Opera House
Leon Erroll
Helen Parrish
SUN, Mon
Tues
Margaret Sullivan Charles
Boxer
Bargain Mt
Bela Lugosi
U.S. Army Air Corps
Fdr
Isadore Lubin
Roosevelt
Lubin
Webster
Bonnell
Wah Ge
New River
Hydro- Electric
Rev. Grow
National
Esso
First Ward
Main St
Basray
Lear Jewelry Store
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