Memorial Day Observances Across West Virginia
State Police Chief urges safe driving as Memorial Day honors pay tribute to fallen servicemen. West Virginia towns plan parades and speeches with military prominence while offices close. Troopers will patrol highways to curb fatalities amid increased holiday traffic. Ravenswood to host special memorial service at ferry landing on the Ohio River.
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United Tress
West
R. W. Boyles
West Virginia
Ravenswood
Ohio River
Shinnston Driver Fined For Reckless Motoring
Louis O Neill of Shinnston Rt 2 faced a reckless driving charge after arrest by De Be Sheriff Ralph Gibson on Route 50 at Thornton. He pled guilty and paid a fine of 7.50 dollars before Justice Ona C Wefferys. Ambulance crews in Grand Rapids rushed a hospital employee after a city elevator incident involving police ambulances.
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Shinnston
Louis O'Neil
Rt 2
Ralph Gibson
Thornton
O'Neil
Ona C. Wefferys
Grand Rapids
Mich
Reignauto Agency
First Memorial Day Cemetery Story Continues in Grafton
Memorial Day observance extended through June 14 1868 with Cap tain Daniel Wilson leading Veterans of Company B 2nd 17th West Virginia in a march from Compton Corner to Pearl Street and the cemetery where Rev George Davidson and orator Jacob B Bristol paid tribute to the living and dead while the community promised to beautify the grounds. Highway Nears Completion Guatemala City Pan American highway linking northern Guatemala to the Mexican border expected to be completed by the Inter-American Road Congress convening November 25 30.
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Daniel Wilson
17Th West Virginia
Compton Corner
Thomas Gough
6Th. Cavalry
George Hammond
12Th. Infantry
Clinton Albright
Millard Carr
Henry Lippencott
Edward W. Walters
Joseph N. Shahan
St. John Street
Grafton House
West Grafton
Grafton
Pearl Street
Handleys Grove
Wilson
George Davidson
The
Baptist Church
Jacob B. Bristol
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Inter-American Road Congress
Grafton Pays Her Respects Tomorrow Parade And Ritual
A large wartime parade will honor the war dead with a massed colors procession led by Strafaci in the vanguard. Grafton units with Lt Charles Warden and Co C 739th Tank vn march after Washington Irving High band, followed by 15 bands from across the region.
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Strafaci
Marshalls
Hershel W. Williams
William Murphy
Adrian Mitchell
John E. Loury
USMC
Co. C
Charles Warden
Clarksburg
Washington Irving
Salem
Roosevelt- Wilson
Newburg
Philipp
Parsons
Flemington
West Virginia
Industrial School For Boys
Rowlesburg
Terra Alta
Masontown
Fellowsville
Tunnelton
J. L. Nicewarner
Sons of Union
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Milton
Brown
Honor Guard
Norman Deakins
USMAC
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Strafaer ousted in British amateur by Deighton in Scotland
In Troon Scotland Frank Strafaer of Garden City New York was eliminated in the second round of the British amateur championship by Dr Frank Deighton of Scotland 3 and 2. Defending champion Joe Conrad of San Antonio Texas began with an easy win as the six day match play opened. Lieut Joe Golden of Austin Texas an Air Force officer stationed in England won his third round bid by beating Michael Bonallack of England 2 and 1.
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Troon
Scotland
Frank Strafaer
Garden City
Frank Deighton
Joe
Conrad
San Antonio
Tex
Tom Armstrong
Joe Golden
Austin
England
Funerals for Dorothy LuzAdder and Others at Bartlett Funeral Home
Funeral notices list multiple services at Bartlett Funeral Home with burials in Bluemont Cemetery and Linn Cemetery. Affected individuals include Dorothy Luzadder WIlliam H Rendle Walliam D Clingan and others. dates show yesterday today and upcoming Wednesday with various pallbearers and officiants.
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Dorothy Luzadder
Yesteday
Bartlett Funeral Home
James E.wilson
Bluemont Cemetery
Sankey L. Shackelford
Earl Luzadder
Ernest Luvadder
Haymond Luzadder
Claude Luzadder
Gerald Shackelford
William HH
Rendle
Bartlet
Raymond C. Gross
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lloyd Nusum
J. Elbert Rhodes
John Donaldson
Howard Blue
L. L. Painter
A. E. Leonard
Walliam D. Clingan
Ernest L. Robertson
First Presbyterian Church
Linn
Blast at Mead Johnson injures five in Evansville plant
In Evansville Indiana cyanide sparked an explosion at the Mead Johnson plant Monday night injuring three firemen and two other persons. In Charleston the body of Homer T Huff a 48 year old painter was found mangled on the New York Central tracks Sunday, apparently run over by a train.
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Evansville
Ind
Mead Johnson
Charleston
Homer T. Huff
New York Central
Dixie Boss Offers Holiday Services For Memorial Day
Billie Zinn, manager of the Dixie Boss Offers, announced a new service for Grafton Memorial Day visitors. He cannot provide benches for all the aged to sit at the parade but has arranged to seat several rest rooms in the Dixie area. The Dixie will be opened to the public, and Zinn hopes others will follow with similar accommodations.
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Billie Zinn
The
Dixie
Grafton Memorial Day
Zinn
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