Weekend arrests hit nineteen in Taylor county crackdown
Police and justice courts in Taylor county processed nineteen weekend arrestees including nine speeding or road law violators nine drunks one check forger and one disorderly conduct case. Several were held or bonded for further court action with officials from city county and state agencies contributing to the roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Justice Courts
Justice Court
W. E. Leach
Laird
Dunn
Blaney
Gerald Posten
Guy Willett
Willett and Posten
A. R. Willett
L. D. Phillips
John Soltis
Ralph Larue
H. B. Wolfe
Howard Goodwin
Parren Boylen
John Carter Holtz
Grafton
Joe Sloan
Guy Lowther
Motive Sought in Greenwhich Woods Girl Murder Case
Police search for motive in the killing of Mia Bea trie Donnelly near Greenwich. James A Mahoney of York confessed to the shooting, raising questions about the case and the circumstances surrounding the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Mias Beatrie Donnelly
James A. Mahoney
York
Suspect Confesses to Fatal Shooting of Sweetheart
A man confessed at police headquarters to shooting his sweetheart. He surrendered a pistol with five exploded shells and led officers to a woodland location where the body was found bearing five bullet wounds. He claimed he cannot explain the motive and noted the true story would never be told. He and Mills Donnelly had been friends for two and a half years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills Donnelly
Tornado devastates Miami region killing four
Miami reports three deaths from a tornado that struck Hyver Glades and West Wood Inn near Little River. Mrs Mathilda Schultz 70 died at White Belt Dairy. John Wasdin Simpson and F Sullivan died at West Wood Inn. 32 injured and extensive property damage estimated at 250000. The storm impacted Elizabeth Park Diseane Park and areas west of Little River before moving offshore toward Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Hyver- Glades
White Belt Dairy
Miamai
Mathilda Schultz
West Wood Inn
Little River
John Wasdin Simpson
F. £. Sullivan
Veral
Elizabeth Park
Tragedy in Jeannette: Man shoots wife then kills himself
Morris Marcus, 28, owner of a cleaning and dying establishment in Jeannette, shot and seriously wounded his wife Violet Marcus, 24, in the morning and then fatally shot himself. Police said the slug entered at the chin and lodged in the roof of her mouth. Mrs Marcus was taken to Greensburg hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette, Pa
Morris Marcus
Violet Marcus
Tragedy at entrance as husband shoots wife then kills self
At the doorway of the rooms Mrs Marcus occupied after separation a man identified as Marcus shot his wife then killed himself. Police report he had visited the door earlier and warned her husband not to come up the stairs before firing and turning the gun on himself.
Two Convicts Die in Chair at Rockview Prison
Bellefonte Pennsylvania April 66 Charles Oefinger of Philadelphia was electrocuted at Rockview penitentiary at 7 08 am for the murder of Louis Hirsch during a holdup. Grant Adams of Reading, convicted of killing police officer Henry Steuder, followed at 7 19 am after the board of pardons and the supreme court denied relief.
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Bellefonte
Charles Oefinger
Philadelphia
Rockview
Oefinger
Grant Adams
Reading
Adams
Oesinger
Louis Hirsch
Hirsch
Viola Dickerson
King
Henry Steuder
Board of Pardons
Supreme Court
Ellingson Girl Says She's Sane
San Francisco April 6 Cross examination of Dr Don Ball alienist for the defense continued in the Ellingson murder trial. Dorothy Ellingson 17 asserts her sanity despite defense claims and boasts she will testify even if she must stand in open court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Don Ball
Dorothy Ellingson
Dall
Secretary Weeks Improves in Stroke Recovery
Secretary Weeks showed rapid improvement in his recovery from a light stroke of cerebral thrombosis that kept him at home since last Wednesday. Officials reported steady progress as of today, with no complications and continued monitoring by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weeks
Coolidge Returns to White House After Mayflower Cruise
President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived at the White House aboard the Pogomac on April 6 after completing a cruise on the Mayflower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Legislative adjournment planned for governor Watkinson memory
Charleston reports abbreviated sessions planned in both chambers to honor former Governor George W Atkinson who died Saturday. A resolution by I M Underwood was prepared for quick adoption, with a recess to attend the funeral and possible short late sessions. The House agenda included a penitentiary measure and credit unions, while the Senate weighed child labor constitutional questions and a disputed bill reducing months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Senate
House of Delegates
Watkinson
Treadure
I. M. Underwood
House Judiciary Committee
George W.atkines
House
House of Prostitution
West Virginia
Sunday Auto Wrecks Raise Hamilton County Death Toll
Hamilton county Ohio saw 39 deaths from auto accidents over the weekend following the death of James Daley 60 who died from injuries after being struck Sunday. Six others were injured in Sunday incidents. Across the river in Covington Kentucky storekeeper Charles T Jacobs 60 died after a collision at a grade crossing while being taken to hospital. his wife and two sons suffered cuts and bruises.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
James Daley
Ohio River
Kentucky
Charles T. Jacobs
Catawaba
Covington ‘Hospital
Union Miners Hold Meeting in Wendel Parade Draws Crowd
About 1000 people attended a Sunday afternoon meeting and parade in Wendel as part of planned magi meetings in nearby mining towns. Directed by 8. B. Cain of Beth, W Va, the event featured a parade from Simpson to Wendel with miners and families from Wendel Gallowsay Rosemont Bear Mountain and Simpson marching in formation and returning to the Wendel school house.
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Wendel
8. B. Cain
Elsbeth
W. Va
Mine Workers Union
Simpson
Galloway
Rosemont
Bear Mountain
Grafton
Wendel School
Robert
Union parade and rally with local high school bands
The 78 union event featured Ettor Delgazzo and Jim Feley delivering long speeches. The Galloway band led the parade with music from Flemington Rosemont and Simpson high school students. The parade began at 2 and the meeting ended about 4 30. Union officials plan a similar parade and meeting in Bear Mountain next Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Ettor Delgazzo
Jim Feley
Galloway Band
Flemington
Rosemont
Simpson
Bear Mountain
Time table at Chapman murder trial sparks debate
New York attorneys clash over using a railroad timetable to test if Gerald Chapman could reach Brooklyn by 8 30 p m after a Springfield departure, to grant a possible new trial. Governor Whitman and state officials oppose the move though federal prosecutors favor it as permissible under agreement.
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New York
Gerald Chapman
New Britain
Connecticut
Chapman
Springfield
Mass
Brooklyn
Whitman
Peetora
Routener
Cant Fire Pastor At Lorain Church Ousts Rev Jones
In Lorain on April 6 the People's church voted to oust Rev T Howard Jones after trustees requested his resignation following his daughter's arrest on alleged clandestine meetings with youths. He refused to resign claiming a contract, and the congregation planned future meetings at Union Rescue Mission with Rev C U Cooper as temporary pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
the People’s Church
T. Howard Jones
Jones
Union Rescue Mission
C. U.cooper
Prisoner Held for Jury In Poisoning Case Near Medina
Medina Ohio April 6 A county grand jury will determine if Mrs Martha Weiss charged with poisoning deaths of her mother Sophia Hazel and uncle Fred Gienke Sr will face a first degree murder indictment or be examined for insanity Prosecutor J A Seymour said sanity questions would go to a trial jury Weiss confessed to putting poison in water pails at the Hazel and Gienke homes causing three deaths and illness to fourteen others She has been in jail since the confession three weeks ago Also noting a wedding attendance in Buckhannon where Miss Mabel Lillian Miles wed Clyde Burlington Gilmore at the Mile home with Rev W H Barlow officiating.
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J. A. Seymour
Weiss
Sophia Hazel
Fred Gienke
Seymour
Weins
Hazel
Gienke
C. E. Walden
Clarksburg
Mise Mabel Lillian Miles
Mra
W. FP. Milon
Sycamore Street
Clyde Burlington Gilmore
Elkins
Mile
W. Hi. Barlow
First Baptist Church of
Buckhannon
Fred Cole
L. Newton
Warder Avenue
Howard Leonerd
Leonard
Fairmont
Angus Ferguson
Yates Avenue
P. A. Barous
Park View
Local Social Notes Highlight Weddings And Meetings
A wedding reception featured daffodils as table bouquets for Mr. Gilmore and his bride who plan to settle in Bikini where he works as a salesman for Valley Supply Company. The bride taught in Elkins schools and is a WV Wesleyan College graduate. Other items include Ladies Aid plans for April 7, alumnae bridge party in Morgantown, a West Virginia University student attending alumnae events, and trips by T A Murphy and party to Cincinnati and St Louis. Rev W J Eddy to address girls banquet at First Baptist for Young People’s Month. Bridge luncheon hosted by Misses Byers and Brydon with Easter decor. A postponed A C H meeting moved to April 18.
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Martha Jolliffe
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Ross B. Johnson
Alpha ‘Xi Delta
Ross
T. A. Murphy
Fairmont
Margaret Murphy
Helen Judge
West
Cincinna
Ohio
Miss Judge
Edna Morris
Luther Morrin
St. Louis
Murphy
Miss Murphy
Texas
W. J. Eddy
First Baptist Church of
Father in Trestle Fall Sustains Severe Injuries
The father of H Felton, a local man, was badly hurt Saturday afternoon when he fell from the railroad trestle on Merchant street Fast Side Fairmont. An X ray shows a fractured backbone and he is expected to remain in Fairmont State Hospital for several days. He is an aged former Preston county resident. Initial reports described him tumbling from the trestle while trying to escape an oncoming train but he survived the fall and is now resting, with improved hopes for recovery.
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Merchant Street
Fairmont
Bis
Maryland Catholics to Visit in Rome Pilgrimage
About two hundred Maryland Catholics will depart Friday for a holy year pilgrimage to Rome. They will sail from Newark aboard the Rochambeau, accompanied by six priests. In Rome the group is to be received by the pope and visit notable sites.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Rome
Newark
Rochambeau
Pape Er XL
Ie Ites
Tanebleau
Getts Off With Life Term For Murdering An Ohio Officer
John Boggs, 24, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the January 20 slaying of Harry Magill and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ohio Penitentiary by Judge N. Craig McBride after a state defense agreement. Boggs’s brother Dan, 21, was previously convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. Magill, a county official, aided by a local watchman in the capture of the Boggs brothers, was killed during their attempted robbery and transport to Hillsboro jail. the brothers fled to Springfield before arrest and return to Hillsboro for trial.
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Hillsboro
John Boggs
Harry Magill
Ohio
N. Craig McBride
Common Pleas
Boges
McBride
Boggs
Columbus
Dan
Magill
Boges Brothers
Springfield
Weekend social rounds include Clarksburg visitors and kin
Local notes record Mr and Mrs Fred Cole and children of Clarksburg visiting Warder avenue. several relatives travel between Fairmont Pittsburgh Baltimore and nearby towns for weekend gatherings. Others report recoveries and minor illnesses while families move homes and attend events and services.
Local Social Notes From Grafton and Nearby
Sunday greetings mark a busy period in Grafton as families welcome visitors from Johnstown Walnut street and Blueville. Eva Johnson of West Virginia and Clay Bolyard from Blueville visited friends, while William Bolyard’s family in Loveland deals with a scarlet fever case at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Py Philipp
W. Ln
Johnstown
Skinner
Walnut Street
Grafton
Eva Johnson
W. Va
Clay Bolyard
Blueville
California
Luther Obston
William Bolyard
Loveland Addition
Blueville PTA Delegation Visits Park View School
A Blueville Parent Teachers Association delegation visited Park View School for a Friday program. Mrs. Leach presided as the program opened with Park View orchestra selections, a hymn, scriptural reading, and prayers. Various performances followed, including duets, a brass quartet, and talks on education and roads, with Rev. Warren and Rev. Barcus among speakers. Lunch concluded the event, and P A Barcus was named host chair for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pak View
Leach
Park View
Carter Zimmerman
Warren
William Olt
Rev. Warren
Sieir
Ray Matthews
Blueville
Hil
Bagi
P. A. Barcus
Nine Pound Eagle Captured by Long Run Boys
Merrill Newton and Guy Lake captured a nine pound eagle with a seven foot wingspan near Long Run Brydon after a chase by Wieguns and clubs. The bird was shot dead after a lengthy pursuit and is to be mounted for display in a Grafton store window. The find is noted as the largest eagle seen in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Newton
Guy Lake
Long Run
Ner Brydon
Jcounty
Dellett Newlin
Newton
Tryg
Grafton
Col Waldron to remain in Huntington as commander
Huntington April 6. Col William H Waldron chief of staff of the 100th division with headquarters here who was transferred to Fort Benning has been ordered to stay in Huntington and retain his present command. War department orders received this morning cancel the transfer and keep him assigned locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Wm. H. Waldron
100Th
Fort Benning
Io Huntington
War Department
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Clarence Silmynd
A. T. Dol
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Lucy Evans
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Near Here
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Hugh Miller
Myrle Margaret McKinney
Forrest F. McKinney
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Maple Avenue
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Rowlesburg
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Big Eagle
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Workington
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