Funeral Held for Mrs Olive Sinsel in Flemington
Funeral services were held Friday at the Baileytown M P Church for Mrs Olive Sinsel Revs, died Wednesday at home in Jemington August 18 The Rev GH Snyder led the service with Dr J A Barnes and Rev D Boggs assisting A large out of town attendance listed including C Young and C Yung Pittsburg L Lee French Creek Miss Margaret Young and many relatives The interment followed in the family plot near the cemetery A Friend
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Olive Sinsel
Jemington
GH. Smyder
Evans
Gialgo
F. P. Kelly
Flemington
Clyde Young
Clay Yung
All
Pittsburgh
Clarence Lee
French Creek
Margaret Young
Elkins
B. ©. Teter
Bridgeport
Frank Buzzle
Wilson
Alma
VanGroup
Lois
Miss
Herbert Sinsel
Cameron
J. G. St Clair
Kitty Ford
Ruby Bonafield
Grafton
M. C. Owens
Spencer
Bernard Sitter
William Knapp
Paul Dickenson
Volga
War
Conn Farmers Aid Discussed in Hartford
Agricultural leaders and state officials met in Hartford today to consider relief for Connecticut farmers battered by drought and a hail storm. Tobacco growers face dire finances with losses around 2 million dollars. storm damage covered about 4,300 acres, with half the crop in that area already harvested.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Charles D. Lewis
Hartford County
Century-Old West Virginia Woman Reveals Life Recipe
Else Bourne West Virginia Aug 18 Mrs Margaret Bell marks 100th birthday by crediting a simple diet of cornbread meat and ribs sticking food for longevity She claims to have avoided liquor and cigarettes while enjoying a pipe She was born in 1830 in Greene County Pennsylvania and moved to West Virginia as a child Her husband William Bell died 33 years ago they had six children four living Elizabeth Springer Tukia W Va Rebscea Soles Middlebourne David Bell Clarington Obo Lone Tree family home
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Else Bourne
W. Va
Margaret Bell
Lone Tree
Blind Plano Tuner Dies From Weak Heart
Harry G. Ransom a 51 year old blind piano tuner from Moundsville died at Mrs. Curry’s Walnut street home in Grafton after a heart attack attributed to angina pectoris. Funeral services led by Rev. Jom. W. Brown will be held Tuesday at 2 PM from the Curry home. burial in Webster cemetery. Ransom survived by wife Hisse Cole and daughter Violet Iris, with five brothers and four sisters in California, Texas, and Barnesville. He was a lifelong member of Moundaville Baptist church and well regarded in Grafton.
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Harry,g. Ransom
Fred Curry
Walnut Street
Curry
Jom. W. Brown
Martinsburg
First Baptist Church
Webster Cemetery
Bartlett Undertaking Company
Moundsville
Grafton
Mr. Rangom
Alexander
Virginia Sampson Ransom
Hisse Cole Ransom
Violet Iris
Russell
Homer
Millard Ransom
California
Lewis Ransom
John Ransom
Barnesville
Grover Hixon
Howard Smith
Walter Smith
Texas
Thomas Hickman
Moundaville
Assessor Out Again After Severe Illness
Late this afternoon five year old Wa Rightmire of Fellowsville was treated at City Hospital after being struck by a car while crossing the Northwetern turn pike. She sustained a severe head bruise and a cut but was discharged after dressing minor injuries. City Patrolman Clarence Silmon aided the girl, returned home with her.
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Wa Rightmire
Fellowsville
City Hospital
Clarence Silmon
Northwetern Turnpike
Deputies Take Short Vacation Amid Tax Office Quiet
Following a severe illness and a bout with ptomaine poisoning, deputies of the assessor's office are on a short vacation as county levies pause and business slows. Ray M. Newcome visited Akron for a few days while G. G. Selvey and E. St. Clair are vacationing at their homes.
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Ray M. Newcome
Akron
E. ©. St.Clair
Banks Liquidated In Gary Voluntarily Amid Hard Times
In Gary Indiana on August 18 the Mid-City State Bank and its Fifth Avenue Bank closed voluntarily as directors liquidate. They stated no losses expected. Deputy state bank commissioner Thomas D. Barr cited economic hardship and excess paper. Mid-City capitalized at $100000 and Fifth Avenue at $25000. A third Gary bank, American State, closed last week after its president died by suicide.
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Gary
Ind
Mid-City State Bank
Fifth Avenue Bank
Thomas D. Barr
State Bank
Mid-City
Gary Bank
American State
Youths Face Cut In Crash Of Two Cars Near Grafton
Chapin McDaniel living near the Grafton Country Club was severely cut when his car was hurled into a windshield in a head on collision on West Main street near George L. Jolliffe's home. He was treated at City Hospital and pronounced not in immediate danger.
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Chapin McDaniel
Grafton Country Club
West Main Street
George L. Jolliffe
McDaniel
Ralph Kirby
Oldsmobile
Kirby
Roy Moran
Olds
City Hospital
Earl At Strathmore Weeps As Retainer Laid In Grave
The Earl and Duchess of York attended a funeral at Strathmore estate where an old retainer was laid to rest. The Duchess, whose future child could reach the throne, and her husband sent a wreath of red and white roses.
Mexican Chief's Goal In Office Is Organic Peace
President Ortiz Rubio addressed Cuautla farmers saying he favors no war on private property but urges large fortunes to sacrifice portion of holdings for the needy. He pledged to pursue organic peace during his term, urging citizens to forget hatreds and unite for a strong, flourishing nation.
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Mexico City
Ortiz Rubio
Cuautla
Aged Servitor William Fairweather Laid To Rest At Glamis
In Glamis Scotland the aged servitor William Fairweather, long head gamekeeper to the Duchess of Yorks father the Earl of, received last rites as the royal baby birth awaited at Glamis Castle. The obituary notes his thirty years of service and ties to the royal household.
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Glamis
Scotland
Glamis Castle
William Fairweather
Fairweather
Duchess of York
Earl of
Miniature Golf Opens At Hoover Camp In Orange Va
Miniature golf opened this week beside the Hoover camp near Orange Virginia. Marines built the course and an improvised flying field nearby. Allan Hoover junior tried the new game while Colonel Lindbergh appeared absorbed in the nearby field, delaying mail delivery from Washington.
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Orange
Hoover Camp
United States
Allan Hoover
Hoover
Lindbergh
Washington
Rebels Routed by Nationalists See War's End
Nanking reports claim nationalist victory in northern China, predicting war end on Nationalist terms after Taiwan recapture, with rebels pulling back from eastern Henan as Shantung reasserts authority and Haishan-Tungnan railway lines cited. Kuominchun forces retreat amid strengthened Nationalist position in Shantung and central eastern Henan.
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Nanking
China
Thade
Taiwan
Shantung Province
Henan Province
Shantung
Haishan-Tungnan
People’ Army
Henan
Honan
Clandetine Lodge Chiefs Held On Bond
Morgantown men Dr. W. W. Stonestreet and W C Phillips, organizers of a clandestine lodge claiming Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 102, were bound over to Taylor county grand jury on a $1,000 bond each after a Blueville hearing on charges of obtaining money fraudulently. Witnesses testified the lodge is not affiliated with recognized Masonic fraternities and described paid initiation fees and dues totaling $134.58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Stonestreet
W .C. Phillips
Morgantown
Mount Lebanon Lodge
Knotts
Shroyer
Taylor
Melville Daniels Father Of Film Star Dies in Michigan
Grand Rapids Mich Aug 18 Melville E Daniels father of Bebe Daniels picture actress died today at his summer home near Catip Lake north of here He was stricken with pneumonia and had recently recovered his health
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Melville E
Daniel
Bebe Daniels
Hig
Catip Lake
Here
Witter
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