Silent City Essay Honors Fallen Veterans at West Virginia Cemetery
An annual Taylor County contest winner honors National Cemetery history with reverent reflections on fallen veterans. The essay laments loss, pays tribute to courage, and recalls Captain Murphy and the flag as symbols of freedom and national pride.
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Taylor County
National Cemetery
West Virginia
Captain Murphy
Memorial Day Parade and Services in Grafton
Memorial Day events in Grafton begin at 9 a.m. with a 10th annual parade followed by 11 a.m. services at the National Cemetery. Parade chairman A. D. Duckworth and cemetery chief Chester Goodwin oversee ceremonies with wreaths, honors, and a drum of speeches, featuring school bands, a narration, a wreath presentation line, and a long list of veterans and auxiliary leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
National Cemetery
A. D
Duckworth
Chester E. Goodwin
Mde Ana
Mason- Dixonland Area
Main Street
James R. Fawcett
Grafton High
Joseph Henry
Edward O. Perine
Knottsville
James H. Ashcraft
State Department
The
American Legion
Olan H. Layman
State Department of Veterans of
John F
Jack) Bennett
VFW
Daisy Miller
Clarksburg
Gold Star Mothers
Laura Mercer
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Agatha Barlow
Delores Louzy
VFW Auxiliary
Karl Myers
Sons of the Confederate Veterans
Herbert M. Huston
Chattanooga
Tenn
Huston
Junior Armstrong
Taps
Echo
Mike Fawcett
Tim Moats
Grafton High Band
Eugene F. Klug
Herman Williams
Clarence Duvall
Huntington
Ross Gerard
Grafton American Legion
Herbert Robinson
Ronald Knotts
Property Transfers and Easements in Grafton and Surrounding Districts
Real estate deeds and easements recorded including parcels in Grafton Booths Creek Flemington Fetterman Knottsville with many transfers to named buyers and associated sums from $100 to $9 000. Notable entries include C N Madden to Bolyard $125 and Fleming Jr to Drummond, plus Monongahela Power Co. easements.
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C.N
Tina Madden
Grafton
Charles E
Ruth A. Bolyard
Harry C. Fleming Jr
Booths Creek
Pamela Kaye Drummond
Myrtle E. Brown
Fetterman
James E
Eva M. Haddix
William F
Hazel V. Calhoun
Monongahela Power Co
Flemington
Norman C
Essie M. Drainer
George Samuel
Dorothy Iva Flohr
Carl R
Frances L. Laulis
Albert W
Mary O. Post
Lloyd H
Evelyn C. Barr
Robert Boyd
Ruth Virginia Sturm Collins
Knottsville
Tommy L
Sandra Sue Stafford
John K
Maude W. Burdett
Harold H. Gillespie
Frances Marie Cole
C. Hartzel
Esther R. Bodkin
Denise Fischer
Stella A. Henderson
Guy F. Wilhelm Jr
William M
Nettie Duvall
John K. Burdett
The
Home Building and Loan Association
Clarence R
Marie Elta Cunningham
Edward D
Dorothy M. Prunty
Marcus A
Mary M. Earp
Rcel
Boothsreek
Michael
Madge Slepesky
Louie Kemp
Virginia Ruth Steinbeck
Delmar Dalton
Gladys Martin
Poll hours vary as Taylor County towns vote Tuesday
In Grafton eight polling places open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for three City Council seats as nine candidates compete. In Flemington voting runs 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Town Hall for mayor recorder and six council seats with two mayoral hopefuls and multiple council candidates.
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Taylor County
Grafton
Flemington
Town Hall
James C. Fawcett
Thomas W. Russell
Herbert O. Smith Sr
William
Bill) Beall
W. Leo Evans
John Williams
Henry B
Hank) Newsome
Donald Wesley Wagner
Harman Ave
Women's Club
Fetterman
Alfred Morgan
West Main Street
East Grafton
Horse Show at Shine Ring Next Sunday at Fairview
A horse show will be held in the Shine Toothman Ring in Fairview next Sunday at 1 p.m. Entrance fees are $2 and $1. Barbecue chicken will be served. For more information contact Mrs. Ike Haught at 449-5921.
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Fairview
Shine Toothman
Ike Haught
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Montezuma
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America
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Albert and
Lucille Boyce
Westover TV Cable Co
Ware’s
West Grafton
Thomas Burton
Phillip Richardson
Lawson Burton
Recorder
L. W. Talbott
Ted Stewart
Virgil Murphy
Vernon Bailey
C.N. Vincent
Robert Biffle
A. A. Blake
Tom Isabelle
Vincent McCauley
Paul Whitehair
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P.O
Sports Car Club of America
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Triumph
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Dale
Ca Sergeants Pet Care Center
Rogers
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