Max Friedman dies after six months illness in City hospital
Max Friedman 460 West Main street retired jewelry store proprietor died at 3 a.m. after six months of declining health. In business here 43 years he closed his store two years ago. Born Lewiston Maine December 13 1878 he came to Grafton as a child. Survived by wife Frances Steele and three children Ada Clare Friedman Charles Friedman and Sherman. Also three brothers Harry Jack Joseph. Body at Bartlett Funeral home until tomorrow night then to Baltimore for Friday 2 p.m.Services at Sondheim's Funeral home burial Ohah Shalom cemetery.
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Max Friedman
West Main Street
City Hospital
Mr. Friedman
Friedman
Lewiston
Maine
Fanny Goodman Friedman
Grafton
Mr Friedman
Frances Steele
Ada Clare Friedman
Baltimore
Jack Friedman
Richmond, Va
Joseph Friedman
Farm pond and fish stock plan at dairy farm
Raymond Stout completed a quarter-acre pond to supply water for his dairy barn and for fish. Strip mining equipment was used in construction. Tyrart's Valley Soil Conservation District held a May 27 meeting in Grafton with West Fork district staff to discuss seven funding options for equipment. The group visited A B Shroyer's farm to use a Turnapull machine to build a pond fill.
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Soil Conservation News
Raymond Stout
Tyrart’s Valley Soil Conservation District
Grafton
West Fork Soil Conservation District
A. B. Shroyer
Former Grafton Man Opens Filling Station
A. E. Lockard, once Grafton police chief and later with the Fairmont Westinghouse plant protection forces, has bought the filling station at Fairmont avenue and Twelfth street. After remodeling and repairs, it is now in full operation following a wartime closure. He invites old Grafton friends to visit when in Fairmont.
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A. E. Lockard
Grafton
Fairmont
Frasure to Speak at Linsly Institute Commencement
Dr. Carl M. Frasure of West Virginia University will address the 132nd graduating class of Linsly Institute at their June 5 commencement. The 1946 class comprises 38 members.
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Wheeling
Carl M. Frasure
West Virginia University
Linsly Institute
Card of Thanks for Moran Family Loss
The Moran family expresses heartfelt gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and flowers to Dr Chenoweth City Hospital the Rev Lois Luzader and all who provided cars and Bartlett Funeral Home during the illness and death of beloved husband and father Robert L Moran and family members Lola L Ball Roy L Moran Mrs Gladys C Sapp and others.
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Chenoweth
City Hospital
Lois Luzader
Bartlett Funeral Home
Robert L. Moran
R. L. Moran
Fred L. Moran
Gilbert L. Moran
Lola L. Ball
Roy L. Moran
Gladys C. Sapp
Navy lists 92 officers marked dead after being missing
Washington May 29 92 naval service personnel have had their casualty status officially changed from missing to dead The list includes Lt James Julian Wood of Elkins West Virginia son of Mr and Mrs Arthur A Wood Stated in the release from the Navy Department related to the wartime losses Charleston W Va and Provo County clerk opinion on overtime pay for precinct registration lists confirms possible extra pay for clerks but work should be in regular hours
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Washington
Navy Department
Naval Services
James Julian Wood
Arthur A. Wood
Elkins
W. Va
Charleston, Ma
Attorney General's Office
Richard R. Parsons
McDowell County
Tsaldaris Opens Fourth Greek Constitutional Assembly
In Athens Prime Minister C. Tsaldaris delivers the opening speech at the first session of the Fourth Greek Constitutional Assembly. Archbishop Daraskinos, Regent of Greece, appears in the foreground. International note reports California ranking near New York in U S tile consumption with about fifteen percent of the national total.
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C. Tsaldaris
Athens
Greece
Archbishop Daraskinos
International
California
New York
United States
Cuppett Discusses City Charter Election At Kiwanis
Victor Cuppett representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce spoke to Kiwanis at the Belvedere club dinner about the July 2 city charter change election. He outlined four government forms under consideration, noted Jaycees' support as a progressive move, and said the people would decide the form. Paul Defenbaugh announced a Kiwanis board meeting set for Sunday at 2 pm in the Grafton Banking and Trust building.
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Victor Cuppett
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Belvedere Club
Mr. Cuppett
Jaycees
Kiwanians
Paul Defenbaugh
iSiwanis
R. Virgil Rohrbaugh
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Major Flood Hits Susquehanna Basin as Dike Fails
Severe flooding affects 50,000 residents with more than five feet of water. The Susquehanna breaches a 23-foot dike at Athens Pennsylvania at 2 p.m. EDT. Evacuations reach 25 percent of Athens residents while business districts flood. Volunteers mobilize with trucks and boats as authorities warn the crest may arrive late and more rain is possible.
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Continuer
New York
Susquehanna
Athens
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Sunbury
Harrisburg
James A. Kell
State Emergency
Seven unions push for 30 percent wage rise at sea
Curran warns action will be difficult as NMU and six other unions demand a 30 percent wage increase an eight hour day overtime pay adjustments and retroactive pay for about 200000 members on 3100 ships with government ownership.
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Iicpusas
Curran
NMU
Factory Workers To Get 4 Day Vacation
Hazel Atlas Glass plant will close at midnight and reopen Sunday at midnight. Memorial Day vacation enables replenishment after the rail strike. A skeleton crew will run tanks during the shutdown.
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Hazel Atlas Glass Factory
R.T Knotts
In Memoriam Mrs Ioie Etta Clark May 30 1940
In memory of Mrs Ioie Etta Clark who passed away six years ago tomorrow May 30 1940 Remembrance is a golden chain Death tries to break but all in vain To have to love and then to part Is the greatest sorrow of one's heart The years may wipe out many things But this they wipe out never The memory of those happy days When we were all together Mrs W A Francis and Family Mrs W H Reese and Family Mrs Judson Reese and Family
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Ioie Etta Clark
W. A. Francis
W. H. Reese
Judson Reese
Plant Faces State Prosecution On Hotel Charge
John William Plant, 34, of Paden City and former Graf ton resident, is jailed in Harrison County awaiting state charges for entering a guest room in a Clarksburg hotel and stealing wallets. He allegedly climbed from his room to a neighboring roof and forced entry, striking the occupant with an alarm clock before fleeing. Chief Jules Brasseur notes Plant previously served five years for a Baltimore safe job and was on probation for breaking and entering.
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John William Plant
Paden City
Grafton
Harrison County
Clarksburg
Jules Brasseur
Plant
Chief Brasseur
Baltimore
Wherling
Monument of Thornsbury Bailey Brown on magazine cover
A photo of Thornsbury Bailey Brown’s monument appears on the cover of Monongahela Power’s monthly trade magazine Monongahela News. Brown was the first Union soldier killed in the Civil War. The magazine, edited in Fairmont by Fred Schroeder, traces its roots to the Grafton News.
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Monongahela News
Monongahela Power Company
Thornsbury
Bailey Brown
Brown J
Fairmont
Fred Schroeder
Grafton News
Bus Hits Car Parked By Curb On Main Street
A 1942 Hudson sedan parked 15 inches from the curb in front of the First National Bank was struck by a city bus at 9 59 p m last night. The right rear fender was damaged. Bus driver Tia Moran said he could not avert hitting the auto when he passed another car. The owner, a Fellowsville resident, agreed to cover the damage.
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Main Street
First National Bank
Woodford
Tia Moran
Fellowsville
Extradite Wheatley In Ohio Woman's Death
East Liverpool Ohio May 29 Columbiana county prosecutor Frank W Springer left for New Cumberland West Virginia to bring back Lawrence Abe Wheatley 26 year old potter charged with the brutal slaying of a 55 year old East Liverpool grandmother Wheatley confined in jail there and Hancock county prosecutor agreed to extradition proceedings Judge J Harold Brannen approval by circuit court is usually a formality at this stage
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Columbiana County
Frank W. Springer
New Cumberland
W. Va
Lawrence Abe Wheatley
Potter
Wheatley
Hancock County
Springer
J. Harold Brannen
Trucker in Drunken Stupor Involved in Frontend Collision
The report notes a trucker in a drunken stupor caused a rearward impact as Jaeschke fell forward against the dashboard, details indicating a traffic mishap with injuries under investigation.
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Jaeschke
Trucker On Trial In Fatal Blows After Woman Dragged From Truck
Witnesses describe a sequence in which a trucker allegedly struck a woman named Jaeschke multiple times after dragging her from a truck. Mrs Queen testified the trucker moved the vehicle when placing the victim on the ground beside the truck. Breitigan reportedly delivered a crowbar blow.
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Jaeschke
Draft vote uncertain as lawmakers caveat and split grows
Continued discussion reveals coal dispute tension and a potential draft provision split. Fourteen Democrats and eleven Republicans declined to commit publicly, with five indicating opposition and two support if a vote occurs. Seven Democrats and one Republican could not be reached.
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