Grafton reassessed city value for taxes
Reapportionment of public service corporation assessments in Paylor county raises Grafton’s taxable property by about 800 dollars, adding to the city school fund and easing the city administration’s burden. The county court readjusted distributions to districts and municipalities, listing funds to various companies and utilities in the minutes.
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Public Service Corporation
Paylor
Taylor County
Board of Public Works
Charleston
Grafton
Flemington
Aths Creek
Wrrciconone Co
Bridgett Natural Gas Co
C. ‘& P. Telephone Co
Comet Oil and Gas Co
Plenington Telephone Co
Hope Natural Gas Co
Train derailment near Vernon leaves two dead
Vernon Texas Aug 4 two men died and 13 were injured when a Fort Worth and Denver passenger train derailed yesterday near Underpasses at Oklainton after a truck failed to clear a trestle. Engineer F P Robinson Wichita Falls and fireman A A Vance Amarillo fatally injured. Carl Echols McPherson Kansas likely fatally hurt. Driver Arthur Cummings fled up embankment report says. Locomotive two baggage cars and two day coaches plunged down a 10 foot bank.
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Carl Echols
McPherson
Kansas
Arthur Cummings
Joseph G Boltiner Seeks Grafton Justice of the Peace
A statement to voters from Joseph G Boltiner claiming seven years as county constable under Squires Leach Hay mond Wittman Ford and Jacob and urging Republican support for the magisterial office. He says he understands duties, has an open record, and seeks votes of all Republican voters in the city.
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Grafton
Rafton
Assaa
Squires Leach
Haymond
Wittman
Ford
Jacob
Joseph G, Boltiner
Earthquake strikes Italy cities Potenza Melfi Rio Nero
Potenza Italy Aug 4 AP A tremor in the earthquake zone damaged Rio Nero city halls and left Melfi nearly destroyed. Melfi sits on an extinct volcanic crater in the Apennines. The quake followed a period of extreme heat across the United States with scattered showers forecast and varied temperatures from coast to coast.
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Italy
Giornale D'Italia
Pondent
Melfi
Rio Nero
Apenine Hills
Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic Ocean
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Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
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Duluth
Minn
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Washington
Jacksonville
St. Paul
Lincoln
Neb
New England
New York City
Rocky Mountain Region
Pacific Coast
Middle South
Plaintiffs Challenge 33 304 Shares In Merger Suit
In Youngstown the injunction suit against the proposed merger of Youngstown sheet and tube with Bethlehem Steel presses ahead as 33 304 contested shares vote for the merger by proxy. Attorney Park Chamberlain for Cyrus S. Eaton interests processed proxies from 23 holders including Union Trust and Cleveland Trust. Thomas J. Bray testified the voting relied partly on the Price Waterhouse report and other factors while denying knowledge of Bethlehem’s $1.6 million bonus base.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet
Tnhhe
Bethlehem Steel
Park Chamberlain
Cyrus S. Eaton
Union ‘Trust Company of
Cleveland
Cleveland Trust Company
Thomas J. Bray
Sheet and Tube
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Bray
Eaton
Price, Waterhouse and Company
Bethlehem Books
Eugenie Grace
Bethlehem
Conley Favored Toward Jones Telegram Sparks GOP Rift
A public telegram from Republican state committee member Thos W. Fleming to Governor William G. Conley accuses coercion of state employees to back James Elwood Jones. It claims party loyalty vs disloyalty charges, cites using state power to influence voters and officials, and notes support for Judge Shaw. Also mentions New York exchange and balances.
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Thos. W. Fleming
State Republican Committee
William G. Conley
Fleming
James Elwood Jones
Jones
Mr. Jones
Judge Shaw
Jas Judge Shaw
Drownings at Ohio River outing in Louisville families
A Sunday river outing near Louisville ended in tragedy when a boat with nine children and four adults capsized on the Ohio River. Five children and the father of one child drowned as rescuers pulled survivors from the wreck. Leo Guenthner, 21, aided rescuers by pulling three children from the capsized craft and keeping them afloat until help arrived. Fishermen and others aided in recovering bodies and saving four children.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Here
Joseph Guenthner
Matilda
Mildred
Mary Lee Guenthner
William Gnthner, Jr
Louise Heldhel
Bee Berg
Leo Guenthner
Lawrence Shacklette Swem
Clitus Guenthoe
William Guenthner
Alvin Guenthner
Anna Mae Heldelbech
Charles Hager
Virgil Marshall
Four-H Camp Opens Today On Wickwire Creek
Taylor county’s Four-H camp opens this evening at Colebank’s Grove on Wickwire Creek east of Blueville. Miss Myrtle Anvil, county club agent, says about 75 youths will join for a weeklong program. State instructors arrive tonight and expect everything ready for the week’s activities.
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Taylor County
Colebank
Grove
Wickwire
Blueville
Myrtle Anvil
Robbers Leave Sans Jewelry at Beach Home
Douglas Fairbanks reported three robbers entered his beach house yesterday and missed jewelry valued at about 100000 belonging to his wife Mary Pickford. He said he turned on a light, was recognized, and the bandits apologized then fled after he gave them 20 or 30 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Fairbanks
Era Of Aviation Spurs Polar Territory Explorations
Winliamstown Mass August 4 Edward P Warner editor of Aviation and former assistant secretary of the navy told the institute of politics that airplanes give new significance to polar regions. He cited Arctic routes as shortest international paths and noted operations face acute difficulties. He said years may pass before regular air routes form across the Arctic but powers are already eyeing Wrangel Island Spitsbergen and Greenland.
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Winliamstown
Mass
Polar
Edward P. Warner
Aviation
Navy
Institute of Politics Today
Arctic
Wrangel Island
Spitsbergen
Noythers
Greenland
Reds advance through Changsha amid peasant misery
Aug 4 dispatch reports Communist forces using peasants as shields to breach Changsha while provincial troops fire on restrained villagers. Reds rout defenders, unleash killings and arson. Kuangsi evacuation accelerates at Kuling as U.S. naval patrols McYangtse river are to be strengthened to meet the threat. Changsha gunboat bombardment and machine gun duels persist on the outskirts.
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Hankow
Changsha
Hunani
Kuling
Kiangsi
Ware
United States
Yangtse
Mother and Two Children Helped Home by Salvation Army
A mother Mrs McLaughlin and her two children ages nine and six were stranded in Grafton seeking to reach Nelsonville Ohio. Patrolman Silmon collected funds from locals and Salvation Army transported them to Parkersburg Sunday evening. The mother was weak undernourished with blistered swollen feet and lacked money or food. They had been sent by Miner County sheriff seeking aid.
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Grafton
Miner County
Nelsonville, O
Parkersburg
WV primary campaign ends with nominations in suspense
Charleston Aug 4 AP Voters face a listless campaign as Republicans and independents prepare for primary day and the November ballot. Nominees for U S Senate state legislature and district offices are unsettled with four Democrats and three Republicans seeking the Hughes seat and three GOP hopefuls in the Senate race claiming momentum while Judge Harry Shaw declines bravado, trusting friends to push him to victory.
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Charleston
W. Va
United State Congress
State Senate
House of Delegates
Uni
Primary Race Returns Due Early Tuesday
Taylor county prepares for the primary election climax with illuminated boards at the courthouse to display precinct results. Circuit Clerk Frank Hollis Jr expects to post all precinct totals by about 10 o clock after polls close at 6 30 p m. The boards will show all candidates on the ballots except district school boards and justices of the peace for the Grafton independent district.
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Taylor County
Court House
Main Street
Frank’ Hollis, Jr
Justices of the Peace
Grafton
Roller Skaters Aim to Circumnavigate World for 70000 Reward
Frank Fielding and George Ries ardy halted in Grafton on a cross country roller journey toward Philippi. They plan to circle the globe by April, traveling as highways permit, with strict rules on rest and diet aboard the Strand theater floor.
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Grafton
Philippi
Elins
Virginia Valley
Ardy
Strand Theater
Uey
Kansas Voters Face Ten Primary Polls Tuesday
Topeka dispatch notes a crowded Republican gubernatorial primary with 9 candidates and a focus on Governor Clyde M Reed as he seeks a second term. The piece mentions Senate races, state House seats, and county contests, with Ralph Snyder opposing Henry J Allen, and a personal appeal from Republican candidate William Gri for Superintendent of Schools.
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Topeka
Kan
Clyde M. Reed
Yasue
Frank “Chiét” Haucke
Snyder
Allen
Henry J. Allen
Ralph Snyder
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