Baltimore & Ohio Plays Notable Role In Grafton Centennial
Grafton plans for its Centennial Week feature the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as a key participant. General Manager W R Galloway will serve as office representative, with George H Shingleton and other B&O personnel coordinating a historic display. No. 57 Mennon steam engine, nicknamed the Old War Horse, will be shown, contrasting 1848 design with modern railroading. A 49 foot model locomotive No 99 and a Dutch Wagon float will join the parade, highlighting B&Os early transport to Wheeling and the 1853 track completion.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Grafton
W. R. Galloway
Baltimore
George H. Shingleton
Shingleton
B&o
Monongah
C. E. Bertrand
H. E. Proudfoot
Baltimore & Ohio
New Castle Manufacturing Co
Baldwin Locomotive ‘Works
Mennon
Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Whetling
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio River
Wheeling
Maryland
Virginia
Trade School Summer Classes Start June 4 For Machine Shop
Taylor County youths and older high school students may enroll in summer machine shop and welding courses at the Taylor County Vocational School starting June 4. Classes run weekdays 7 AM to 12 PM for five days weekly, with no tuition, allowing part time work in the afternoons and potential extra graduation credits. Qualified students from any county high school aged 14 or older may join. program led by W. W. Rose with state and local 4-H leaders assisting in related camp and training activities.
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Jackson's Mill
Lloyd Rutledge
Washington, D.C
Federal Extension Service
T. T. Martin
Missouri
C. H
Charlie Hartley
Morgantown
Taylor County
Leo Lambert
Tiny Chidester
Fetterman
Myrtle Anvil
Blueville
Woodbridge Stout
W. W. Rose
Fire blazes in chimney at Poling home near Wickwire Road
Grafton Fire Department rushed to a chimney fire at the home of W. Poling on Wickwire road around 2:30 p.m. yesterday. Fire crews reported no damage. A separate item notes Francisco Ragno, a dress factory owner, hiding $1700 payroll in his hat failed when a thief knocked him down and seized the hat. The robber led red trim. J. L. Stanton, director of Public Relations, commented on a locomotive model shipped nationwide in its own freight car.
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Grafton Fire Department
New York
Francisco Ragno
Regno
Ragno
J. L. Stanton
Red Cross Adds To Donor List In New Appeal
Eliott chairing Taylor County American Red Cross drive announced a list of nominal donors as the fund trails its $2,000 goal. Alongside Ronald Knotts, donor names include L. P. Morgan Maggie Poe Blancie Hershman Oleta Bennett Ruth Dixon Mira Funk Emme Bolton Carl Bays Gladys Gibson Roberta Davis Comeleic Joseph Ruse Regucki Ros Cole Bertha Montgomery Lena Myer Charles Smith Junior Esteh Ruth Austin Lillian Reed Arthur Peters Kenneth Wyckoff Leo Seyres Jean Anderson Dore Stucken John Krock A. P. Brown Huban Sarah Wilfong Joe Seboria Esther Rammond Ida Westfall Preston Sarah Edge Clevenger Sean Neal Mildred Swisher Philomena Poppolardo Mildred Currant Ida Rexroad Alice Smyds Charles Hamrick Opal Crook Bud Davis Ralph Hess Nora Duvall Dotty Brown Charlotte Loar Knotts Wertz Homer Stevens Ed Lipscomb Paul Whitehall Kisi ble Myrtle Kittle Paul Stemple Thelma McVicker Howard Dale BE Lansbury W Hamilton Kathleen Peters William L Wolfe K Roger S J Rosler D L Morris Carrie Gordon David Thompson Emily Worley Hetty Fowler F B Weaver Helen McDaniel.
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Bi Eliott
Taylor County
American Red Cross
Ronald Knotts
Eliott
Rth
L. P. Morgan
Maggie Poe
Blancie Hershman
Oleta Bennett
Ruth Dixon
Mira Funk
Emme Bolton
Carl Bays
Gladys Gibson
Roberta Davis
Comeleic
Joseph Ruse
Regucki
Ros’ Cole
Bertha Montgomery
Lena Myer
Charles Smith
Junior Esteh Ruth ‘Austin
Lillian Reed
Arthur Peters
Kenneth Wyckoff
Leo Seyres
Jean Anderson
Dore Stucken
John
David ‘Thompson
Emily’ Worley
Hetty Fowler
F. B. Weaver
Helen McDaniel
Advertising Age notes 17 percent rise in national ads
Advertising Age reports that national newspaper advertising increased 17 percent last year over 1954. It states total billing reached 695 million dollars in 1955, up from 594 million the previous year. The record figure underscores growing advertising demand in the industry.
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Chicago
Advertising Age
Margaret cancels Hollywood appearance due to cold
Margaret Truman Daniel canceled her planned TV program and theater appearance in Hollywood because of a bad cold. She was due to arrive from New York Tuesday for the shows. The article also notes the osprey, a widespread bird, with males about 22 inches long and females about 24 inches, described as streaked brown, white and purple.
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Margaret
Hollywood
Margaret Truman
Daniel
Fearance
George Golbel
NGC TV
New York
Freak Accident Strangles Man in Charleston Hotel Room
Vernon Spencer, 60, of Charleston, died Thursday in a freak accident in his hotel room. Police found him Friday. the coroner ruled death by accidental suffocation after he strangled when he fell against the bed, his head wedged between the mattress springs and bed post.
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Charleston
Vernon Spencer
Spencer
Gott
Lilly
Famed Batter Dies in Milwaukee Hall of Fame Star
Milwaukee Wis. Immons, 54, one of the greatest hitters of all time, died at his home early today after apparently suffering a heart attack. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, he was renowned for power and averages, with a career spanning decades and a lasting impact on the game.
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Milwaukee Wis
Alimmons
Hall’ of Fame
Taste of Politics In Brownstown Gets First Policy Taste
In Brownstown Indiana Democrat Matt Welsh says he has now had his first taste of policy making after long campaigning. He describes the governor and campaign materials as part of the shift from rhetoric to action, noting how posteage statements shaped early impressions.
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Brownstown
Ind
Matt Welsh
William Graham Dies at 84 in Grafton City Hospital
William Graham known as Billy, 84, of 25 West Bluemont Street, died this morning at 9 30 in Grafton City Hospital. A retired B&O blacksmith, he was born September 19 1871 in Grafton to William and Catherine Sister Graham. Survived by children Rodget Graham Clart Graham Frank E Graham Dorothy Prum Catherine Graham Nestor and two sisters Ocle Graham and William Grimes. Wife Net tle Gooding Graham preceded him. He was a member of ICCF of Grafton and Andrews Methodist Church. Arrangements incomplete Friends may call Knotts Funeral Home after 6 pm Sunday.
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William
Billy) Graham
West
Bluemont St
Grafton, City Hospital
Grafton
Catherine
Graham
Net‘tle Gooding Graham
Rodget Graham
Clart , Graham
Baltimore
Maryland
Frank E. Graham
Parkersburg
Dorothy Prum
Brunswick
Catherine Graham
Nestor
Ocle Graham
William Grimes
B. & O. Railroad
1.C.C.F
Andrews Methodist Church
Knotts
Kasson Man Picked Up On Check Charge
Kasson resident Kennemy Gail Shroyer was arrested in Painesville Ohio on a Taylor County warrant for passing bad checks. Officials said Taylor County deputies would pursue bringing Shroyer back to the county.
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Kasson
Kennemy
Gail Shroyer
Paines Ville
Ohio
Taylor County
Guy Cole
Shroyer
Students pull prank at California Institute of Technology
Mechanical minded students at the California Institute of Technology disassembled a small foreign car and reassembled it as a prank on a university building basement stairway, illustrating a campus gag that drew attention amid Friday activity. A Buffalo bandit avoided leaving fingerprints after robbing a downtown restaurant, escaping with a sugar bowl and cup and saucer used during the hold up.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Buffalo
N.Y
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