Meanest Thief Steals 87 Savings From Cozy Rest Worker
State Police report Esther Anvil two sisters Gladys employed at Cozy Rest route 50 tourist camp had 87 dollars in currency and two suitcases stolen from an unlocked cabin late Thursday night. Money saved for Esther to return to school was taken along with clothing in the suitcases. police suspect an outside job as no trace of the bags was found and the motel's cottage was left unsecured. Police questioned other employees and the Anvil sisters, who are orphans and recently arrived from Knottsville district to work at the tourist camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Anvil
Grafton
Esther
Gladys
F. Randall
Virginia
Anvil Sisters
Angil
Knottsville
Cozy Rest
City Firemen Respond To Blazing Truck Fire
Firemen rushed to the corner of Beech street and Riverside drive at 8:43 last night after cross wires in the ignition threatened to ignite the truck of Harsel Lakins of route 2 Montrose Randolph county. Damage was negligible, limited to burned insulation. It was a silent alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Street
Riverside Drive
Harsel Lakins
Route 2
Montrose
Randolph County
Layton Case Continued To 1 30 P M Tuesday
Hearing on charges by the state against J H Layton of 212 Barrett street for operating his truck for hire without a proper permit was continued to 1 30 o clock Tuesday afternoon at the state’s request. Prosecuting Attorney Francis L Warder was absent. Jed W Robinson represented the defendant and consented to the continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Service Commission
J. H. Layton
Barrett Street
Francis L. Warder
Jed W. Robinson
B and C Railway Engineer Albert Phillips Dies at 51
Albert Morgan Phillips a well known Baltimore and Ohio railway engineer died at his Independence home after a three month illness. Born January 21 1890 in Independence he is survived by his wife Lela Mae Eldridge Phillips a son Robert Morgan Phillips his parents J M and Cordelia Phillips and several siblings. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p m at his residence with Rev F Stanley Newman officiating and burial in Knights of Pythias cemetery Newburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Albert Morgan Phillips
Independence
J. M
Cordelia Pierce Phillips
Venice
California
Lela Mae Eldridge Phillips
Emleton
Robert Morgan Phillips
Lloyd P. Phillips
Culver City
Robert P. Phillips
William A. Phillips
Newburg
Maude A. Jenkins
Loretta V. Stuck
Cumberland
Phillips
Transportation Department
The
Railroad
Baptist Church, of
Royal Lodge No. 43
A. F. and
A. Masons
F. Stanley Newman
Philippi
Knights of Pythias
A. C. Sinclai
Annmore Man Fails To Answer Police Summons
Frank A. Schutz of Annmore near Clarksburg did not appear for police summons after a Sunday crash that left three cattle dead owned by ex-County Commissioner Harvey B. Scrannage. State police will locate him for trial, per Justice of the Peace One C. Jefferys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annmore
Frank A. Schutz
Annmoore
Clarksburg
Justice of the Peace
C. Jefferys
Schultz
Harvey B. Scranage
Defense Work of Fire Companies To Be Aired
A special Graf ton Fire Department meeting is set for 7 o clock Monday evening at City hall fire station. A competent speaker will discuss the role of part fire departments in the national defense program followed by an open forum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Fire Department
City Hall
Rosemont Woman Fined For Obstructing Road
Mrs. Catherine Hutton of Rosemont, 27, was fined five dollars and costs by Justice of the Peace John Marks for obstructing a state highway by parking without lights. State Trooper C W Dye from the Grafton detachment filed the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemont
Catherine Hutton
Justice of the Peace
John Marks
Flemington
C. W. Dye
Grafton
Former Grafton Editor Floyd Parsons Dies in New York
Floyd William Parsons. 61, longtime trade paper editor and Saturday Evening Post writer, died Thursday night in New York. A former Grafton resident, Parsons was born in Keyser and earlier lived in Grafton where his father ran a furniture store at Main and Latrobe streets. He graduated from Lehigh University as a mining engineer before moving to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd William Parsons
Saturday Evening Post
New York
Main
Latrobe
Parsons
Keyser
Grafton
Lehigh Univerty
Plane factory workers vote to accept union leadership
About 300 welders and steel blade workers at Caldwell plant voted to accept leadership of Aircraft Lodge 703, IAM, after rejecting Propeller Craft in a national election. Strikers massed picket lines to pressure remaining 1,493 employees while Curtiss-Wright’s Clifton propeller division remained unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accept
OPM
William 8
Knudsen
Aircraft Lodge 703
International Association of Machinists
Propeller Craft
National Labor Relations Board
Caldwell
Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division
Clifton
Glass Plant Worker Miss Mary Loraine Deavers Dies
Miss Mary Loraine Deavers of 30 West Bluemont street died at 10:30 PM after a recent illness linked to prior mastoid surgery. Born December 12, 1916, she was a Hazel Abras Glass employee and First Brethren church member. Survived by parents George Deavers and Laura Lake Deavers, a brother Grover Deavers, and four sisters Edith McConkey, Ellen Bolyard, Velma Skidmore, and Margaret Deavers. Last rites Monday at 2:30 PM conducted by Rev. Paul Dick. Interment Bluemont Cemetery. G. T. Bartlett directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Loraine Deavers
Bluemont Street
Miss Deavers
George Deavers
Laura Lake Deavers
Grover Deavers
Mansfield
Ohio
Edith McConkey
Grafton
Ellen Bolyard
Velma Skidmore
Kasson
Margaret
Deavers
First Brethren Church
West Bluemont Street
Paul Dick
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
U S Deputy Marshal Detained in Shanghai
In Shanghai International Settlement policy today detained Samuel Titlebaum of Chicago, assistant United States marshal attached to the United States Court of China, but did not immediately disclose the full details of the action. The incident marks a notable clash between U S officials and local authorities in the port city as questions about jurisdiction and immunity arise. Titlebaum’s exact charges or reasons for detention remain unclear, with officials promising further statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Samuel Titlebaum
Chicago
United State
United States Court of China
Taylor keeps record clean on highways
West Virginia towns report no traffic deaths for seven months in group D cities Welch Wellsburg Keser Hollidays Cove Hinton Dunbar Logan and Richwood while Parkersburg Morgantown Beckley Weston Graf ton Princeton Monroe Taylor and Tucker show long clean records. officials warn of rising fatalities elsewhere and urge public safety action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
John W. Bosworth
Department of Public Safety
Welch
Wellsburg
Keyser
Hollidays Cove
Hinton
Dunbar
Logan
Richwood
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Beckley
Weston
Grafton
Princeton
Monroe
Taylor
Tucker
Bosworth
Mrs Susan Lavelle 81 Dies in Tunnelton
Mrs Susan Alice Lavelle 81 widow of William J Lavelle died yesterday at her Tunnelton residence after two and a half years illness. Born May 5 1860 in Barbour County she was daughter of Hiram and Susan Griffith. Survived by daughter Mrs George Morse Pittsburgh brother H F Griffith El Paso sister Mrs C V Turner Pittsburgh and two grandsons George and William Morse Pittsburgh. Funeral 2 pm Monday at home with Rev Job Jones, Tunnelton Methodist, burial Mt Morris Cemetery Evansville, A. H. Knotts Funeral Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Alice Lavelle
William J. Lavelle
Baltimore and Ohio
Tunnelton
Barbour County
Hiram
Susan Pierce Griffith
William G. Lavelle
George H. Morse
Pittsburgh
H. F. Griffith
el Paso
Texas
C. V. Turner
Gorge
William Morse
Lavelle
Tunnelton Methodist Church
Job Jones
Mt. Morris Cemetery
Evansville
A. H. Knotts
Prizes Awarded At Dog Show At Central Playground
A dog show and bingo games highlighted last night’s party at the Central playground. Prizes were awarded to winning dogs. A second bingo event is planned for Tuesday August 12 at 8 pm at the Central playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Playground
Grafton Man Is Graduated From Bucknell
Charles H. Carpenter Jr of 430 Maple Avenue earned a Master of Science from Bucknell University at Lewisburg Pa during the summer commencement. He is a Weston High School and West Virginia University alumnus, majoring in chemistry. Bucknell granted 61 master’s degrees and 16 bachelor’s degrees that day, a school record. William S. Livengood Jr state secretary of internal affairs spoke on Education in the Future at Vaughan Literature Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Carpenter, Jr
Maple Avenue
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Carpenter
Weston High School
West Virginia University
Arnaud C. Marts
Bucknell
Harrisburg
State Council of Defense
William 8. Livengood, Jr
Lutheran Week planned by West Virginia synod
Charleston August 9 The eighth annual Lutheran Week will start August 24 at Jackson's Mill with delegates from thirty three congregations in West Virginia and western Maryland. Synod officers include Rev E F K Roof secretary and Rev G R Plack historian. The women missionary society and the Luther league lead bands are named with their officers and locales. The Lutheran brotherhood convention will meet August 27 with E S Smith Oakland as president and D McDiffitt Parkersburg and R E Roberts Fairmont as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
G. R. Plack
Huntington
A. K. Jones
Oakland
Maryland
E. A. de Jerus
New Haven
Simon Snyder
Wheeling
H. L. Hann
Fairmont
Christian Education
Grafton
Synodical Women’s Missionary Society
C. G. Aurand
Koch
Ethel Snyder
Loretta J. Schuttler
Pansey Hankey
Clarksburg
Convention of
Young People's Societies
Carolyn Bartels
State
Synodical Luther League
Cary Lou Edgar
Catherine Cline
Katherine Strimer
Parkersburg
Alfred Wagner
Lutheran Brotherhoods of
West, Virginia
Western Maryland
Brotherhood
E. 8. Smith
D. . McDiffitt
R. E. Roberts
George E Cox death victim early Friday
George Earl Cox aged 38 of Grafton route 4 died in Grafton City Hospital after a period of critical illness following a ruptured appendix. Born July 5, 1903, son of A L Cox and Eleanor Helsey Cox, he is survived by wife Ocie Mae Brown Cox, two children, a brother, a half brother, two sisters, and other relatives. Funeral services set for Sunday at Harmony Grove church officiated by Rev J F Smalley with interment in Harmony Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Earl Cox
Grafton
Grafton City Hospital
A. L
Eleanor Helsey Cox
Newburg
County
Ocie Mae Brown Cox
Robert
Juanita Cox
Sheridan Cox
Walter Cox
Bessie Cox
Howard Kines
Cox
McGee
Route
Methodist Church
Harmony Grove Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Layton Case
North Atlantic
Royal Navy
B.& C. Railway
Opera House
Jean Parker
Wallace Ford
Sun
Leo Rudy Vallee
Helen Parrish
Captain Marvel
George Huston
Crescent Club
Dolores Jean Martin
W. Va
Plane Factory
Page One
Mary L. Deavers
Myers Clinic Hospital
U. S
Marshall
China
Wayne E. Phelps
Boston
Whyl
Central Press
Monroe Co
Grafton Taxi Co
Percy E. Lucas
Long Chevrolet Company
Wes
William
Ait Patrick
Carson Florence Bates
Sidmay Blackiner
Jack Conway
Fandro
Berman
Stimson
John F. O'Ryan
New York National Guard
Henry L. Stimson
Jackson’s Mill
Doctor Bil
Malone’s Drug and Chemical Co
George E. Cox
Farmer
Dixie
Pigeon Bennett
George Sanders
Aeene
Easton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!