Dr A R Warden Grafton Physician Dies at 76
Dr Alfred Roger Warden a longtime Grafton physician and former member of the State Board of Health died at his Barrett Street home after nearly two years illness Angina pectoris was the cause He was 76 and had practiced here since 1893 His death ends a life of civic involvement and medical service in the region He is survived by his wife Vaun McMinn Warden and son Dr Paul P Warden born Sand Hill Marshall County West Virginia April 19 1860 He served on the State Board of Health from 1905 to 1917 and was active in church and local affairs with wide state recognition.
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A. R. Warden
Grafton
Barrett “Street
Vaun McMinnarden
Paul P Warden
Warden
Iite
Alant Genteman
Taylor Comout
State Board of Health
Dawson
West Virginia
Alfred Roger Warden
Sand Hill
Marshall County
James M
Joanna Carmon Warden
Moundsville
Dam worker hurt as hammer ricochets down 75 foot shaft
Hartland Bartlett, 32, of Knottsville, working for Mott Core at Tygarts dam, narrowly escaped death when a four pound sledge hammer fell 75 feet down a 30 inch hole. He was treated for a sore back and X-rays pending to determine injuries.
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Hartland Bartlett
Knottsville
Mott-Core
Tygarts Dam
Bertlett
Drive Safely Message From Taylor County Safety Council
A safety message urges careful driving for all drivers including truck operators and private car users. It emphasizes life preservation and safe delivery, noting that employers demand safe handling of goods and urging the public to treat safety as a priority.
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Taylor County Safety Council
Olson backs Roosevelt from hospital bed in Minnesota
Governor Floyd B. Olson of Minnesota, seriously ill, telegraphs support for President Roosevelt's bid for re election. He notes respect for Williams Lemke's Union party candidacy but warns progressives and liberals cannot split their votes.
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Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
United States
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Union Party
William Lemke
More Cash Sought for Drought States by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt plans drought conferences to seek additional relief funds for the west hit by heat and dust. Secretary Wallace expected to join on a tour starting next Tuesday night after morning talks at the White House. The drought issue to be raised with the National Grange led by Louis J. Taber, with topics including rural credit and crop insurance.
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Hyde Park
N. J
Roosevelt
New Deal
Congress
West
Wallace
Washington
White House
The
National Grange
Louis J. Taber
Grange
Harry L. Hopkins
Son of Koppers Company Official Kills Himself
Frank H. Wilson, 44, son of Koppers Coal Co head W. A. Wilson, died from a personal safety related gun wound. He had been in a Virginia sanitarium for six months, and while en route to Kimball he stopped at Keystone and shot himself in a pool room. He previously served as a state mine inspector for the mines department and inspected properties in Pennsylvania for Koppers.
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Pennsylvania
Koppers Company
Body of Aged Man Found In Field
Passers by in Beckley found 79 year old Burton Breeden dead in a field near his home. W H McGinnis assistant prosecuting attorney said the elderly farmer killed himself with a shotgun.
Knox Demands Fewer, Better Federal Laws for Business
Col Frank Knox, Republican VP candidate, pressed for fewer and better laws to govern business in Hagerstown Maryland amid a rainstorm. He urged simplicity and fair play, mocking costly federal projects like a dog pound in Memphis and outlining three standards for federal conduct.
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Hagerstown
M4d
Frank Knox
Fair Grounds
Memphis
Tenn
Woman Injured After Walking Into Propeller Near Home
Mrs. Mary Robinson, 28, of route 3, sustained a gash on her right arm when she walked into a moving airplane propeller near her home yesterday at seven. Grafton City hospital attaches reported the injury. Further details were not available.
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Mary Robinson
Route 3
Grafton City Hospital
Clemency Petitioned for Prisoner Sumner
William Sumner, 21, seeks clemency as ministers press Oklahoma officials to extradite him to complete an eight year robbery term. Captured after a gun battle following a string of robberies, he contacted former sheriff M. J. Bradley to clear his record and now resides in Delbarton near Williamson.
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Williamson
William Sumner
Oklahoma
Sumner
Oklahoma City
Fred Cunningham
Cunningham
M. J. Bradley
Delbarton
Here
New Trial Sought for Convicted Brother Killer
Oscar Coon, 50, asked Judge Ward to set aside his first degree murder verdict for the ambush slaying of his 40 year old brother Gilbert. Jury recommended mercy. life imprisonment mandatory. Prosecutor said Coon showed no outward emotion at verdict and witnesses testified to threats against his brother.
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Madison
W. Va
Oscar Coon
C. M. Ward
Coon
Gilbert
Lilburn Fulton
Conn
Oscart
Oscar
Prohibition
Kiwanis Picnic Dance Aids Taylor County Children
Kiwanis club and Grafton merchants plan a Field House picnic and dance on August 27 to raise funds for medical and surgical care for underprivileged children in Taylor County and the city. Paul Campbell and his California Ramblers will headline. Tickets are selling fast as local college students prepare to return to campus.
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Taylor County
Kiwanis Club
Merchants of Grafton
Alden Beagle
Service Club
Paul Campbell
California Ramblers
Hollywood
New York City
Collegians
Grafton
Chief Harry Squires Is Elected Fraternal Head
The Fraternal Order of Police grand lodge elected Henry B. Squires from Fairmont West Virginia as head, succeeding Canton lieutenant Joseph Pence. Also chosen were Capt. Timothy ONeill of East Chicago grand vice president Peter J. McCullough of Pittsburgh grand secretary and Charles Crummer of Pittsburgh grand treasurer.
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Canton
Grand Lodge of the Fraternal’ Order of Police
Henry B. Squires
Fairmont
W. Va
Joseph Pence
Timothy O'Neill
East Chicago
Ind
Peter J. McCullough
Pittsburgh
Charles Crummer
Paternity of Twins Case Draws State Help
Columbus obstetricians said the state division of charities would struggle to settle a reported case of divided paternity involving ten year old twins in a Wheeling West Virginia institution. A Columbus woman sought custody and the husband claimed one girl was another man’s child. Gov Landon begins seven day swing through nine states on maiden presidential campaign tour with 177 of 266 electoral votes needed for victory.
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Columbus
State Division of Charities
Wheeling
W.va
Luetta Magruder
Magruder
Daugh Estes Park
Colo
Alf F. Landon
la Salle
First Banquet Tonight To Help College Fund
In Philippi an event at 6 PM will seat 120 at the Philippi Baptist church dining hall. Judge Ira E. Robinson chairs the fundraising advisory committee for Alderson-Broadus College. Dr Karl J Myers, president of the Alumni Association, will preside. A musical program directed by Mrs Je ne vive Pyles will close the evening. Proceeds aid Alderson-Broadus College with more banquets planned in Baptist churches statewide for the fundraising campaign.
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Philippi
Philippi Baptist Church
Ira E. Robinson
Alderson-Broaddus College
Karl J. Myers
Jenevieve Pyles
Alderson-Broaddus
Huntington Man Robbed After Ride From Charleston
Spencer police report D Graham Nichols of Huntington was robbed of 70 dollars by two men who offered a ride from Charleston to Spencer. Troopers found Nichols in a ditch and he recalled nothing after stopping en route for a beer.
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Spencer
D. Graham Nichols
Huntington
Charleston
Nichols
German Olympic official dies amid overwork pressures
Berlin reports Captain Wolfdant Fuerstimmer, vice-commandant of the Olympic Village, died by his own hand amid overwork. Gustav Kuhne, inspecting chef for North German Lloyd Lines, also died suddenly with cause undetermined. Propaganda ministry cites nervous strain as a factor. follow-up details promised.
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Berlin
Reich Propaganda Ministry
Wolfdant Fuerstimmer
Ledre
Gustav Kuhne
Kuhne
North German-Lloyd Steamship Lines
Nazi Warning to Spanish Loyal Chiefs Prompts Ultimatum
Rebels claim series of victories near Madrid as Germany issues eight hour ultimatum to Spanish Socialist government. Warship commanders threaten all means to stop alleged vessel searches, following reports of the Kamerun near Spanish waters off Cadiz. Rome notes Italy delaying demobilization with 200000 troops in war games at Avellino as Paris doubts steps amid evolving Axis stance.
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Germany
Reich
Kamerun
Cadiz
Rome
Italy
Avellino
France
Continea
American Legion Slashes Convention Fee In Half
Huntington recalls the 18th state American Legion convention reduced registration by 50 percent. E. E. Winters Jr. said veterans gain all convention privileges except the banquet. attending members may pay the banquet fee in addition.
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American Legion
Huntington
The
E. E. Winters, Jr
Winters
Minnesota Governor Olson in Very Serious Condition
Rochester Minnesota August reports Governor Floyd B Olson of the Farmer Labor party in very serious condition at Mayo Clinic where he has been treated for a chronic stomach ailment. He told aide Maurice Rose he plans to campaign for the Senate next fall, insisting he will lick the illness.
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Rochester
Minn
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer-Labor
Willam J. Mayo
Olson
U. S. Senate
Maurice Rose
Senate
Funeral for death by own action wounds wife then self
Philippi Pendleton county Aug 20 Funeral services set for Earl J Vandevender 24 at Circlesville home. He shot his bride Mary Alma Phillips 17 in Meriden then killed himself firing through his temple. Born July 21 1911 to Schoe Vandevender and Bessie L Warner he worked on a railroad project near Philippi. His wife rests in a local hospital today with serious injuries.
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Meriden
Philippi
Schoe Vandevender
Bessie L. Warner
Pendleton County
Sale Hanes Foe
Negro charges confession of murder forced in court
Martin Moore testified he was beaten with a rubber hose before admitting to skirting Helen Clevenger. He identified a "fat man" wielding the hose and fist, with Deputy Sheriff present, as the abuse occurred in the Asheville courtroom.
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Asheville
N. C
Martin Moore
Don
Phillips
Helen Clevenger
J. F. Clevenger
Greata Kills
Staten Island
Moore
Tom
Dairyman Accused in Wife Slaying and Self Harm Attempt
Washington Pa August 20 Police Chief Verderber charged William H Sherwood a 52 year old dairyman with killing his wife and attempting to take his own life Mrs Sherwood died from a heart shot at a friend's home C R Basel in Washington Sheriff and detective Powell found Sherwood at Gretna five miles north of Washington shortly after he was shot through the lung his condition described as serious
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Washington, Pa
Joseph Verderber
William H. Sherwood
Washington County
Non Stop Flight Plan Tied to Richman Pilot Test
A close friend of Dick Merrill disclosed that Merrill and singer Harry Richman will attempt a round trip non stop flight to Newfoundland this weekend. They aim to test the two way radio setup for Richman’s Vultee monoplane before a proposed London run.
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New York
Dick Merrill
Air Mail
Harry Richman
New Foundland
London
Richman
Boiler explosion kills three on lonely valley track
Beckley August 20 The boiler of a freight locomotive exploded while crawling up Lonely Valley track. Three trainmen died in the blast Conductor Blaine Simmons of Raleigh and Engineer Brown Nunally of Hinton died at the scene Fireman Ray E Singer of Oak Hill died later in Beckley hospital. The engine was backing 97 empty freight cars over a small bridge above Piney river gorge near Stanaford. Investigators rushed to the wreckage as brakemen and the second engine crew escaped unharmed.
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Beckley
Lonely Valley
Blaine Simmons
Raleigh
Brown Nunally
Hinton
Burns
Ray E. Singer
Oak Hill
Piney River
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Stanaford
Simmons
Troopers Guard Plant During Shirt Shipment at Morgantown
A detachment of state troopers moved from Fairmont to Morgantown to stand by as a shipment of shirts was removed from the Charles Greenberg shirt factory amid a months long strike. Superintendent Shingleton said troopers acted on request of Crawley Transportation of Clarksburg with 64 men. 300 plus workers had picketed 24 hours daily since the strike began. The plant had previously resisted shipments as workers protested wages and union recognition, with plans to move the factory to an eastern town.
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Morgantown
Fairmont
Charles Greenberg
P. D
Charleston
Crawley ,Transportation Pany
Clarksburg
Shingleton
Mack Streagle
Greenberg
Sas
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Knox
Kiwanis Picniic
Harry Squires
Landon
East
Huntington Man
Madrid
New York University
Central Presa
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