Land seizure award set at thirteen thousand five hundred
In Clarksburg and by U S district appraisers the landowner Robert J. Smith was awarded 13500 for 48.93 acres in the Tygarts river basin. Witnesses valued the land at 18000 to 20000, but commissioners appointed by Elkins district court fixed the award. The 62 acre plot includes a house and outbuildings. a $15000 deposit was discussed but not paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Smith
Tygarts River
Taylor County Court House
Ira E. Robinson
Gene W. Ford
U. S. District Court
Elkins
Messrs
Zhcafooose and
Westfall
Buckhannon
Springer and
Britt
Marion County
Dyer
Philippi
Clarksburg
Simpson Man Pleads Guilty to Gambling Devices Charge
C E Temple of Simpson pleaded guilty before Magistrate Ona C Jefferys to possession of gambling devices after a raid that found three punch boards and two set machines at his place of business Tuesday. He was fined 25 and costs. The 11 year old son operated the business during the raid. The beer license will be revoked.
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C. E. Temple
Simpson
Wendel Bines
Ona C. Jefferys
Fon
James C. Holt
Coal for Sale at Sharp's Mine Open Season
Sharp's Coal Mine opens for the season offering Forked Mine Run and Slack Coal. Phone 724-J.
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Sharp
Warden Leaves Funeral Instructions For Service
Dr. Warden who died December 23 1935 left notes for his wife guiding funeral plans. He requested no flowers to aid needy children, asked Tom Bartlett to arrange details, preferred funeral at Bartlett Funeral Home or Andrews church, with Rev William E Knox officiating and Bluemont cemetery burial. Honorary pallbearers to be the medical fraternity, active pallbearers to be announced.
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Warden
Vaun Mee
Flower
Tom Bartlett
Andrews
Brother Knox
Medical Fraternity
Bartlett Funeral Home
McGraw Avenue
William E. Knox
Andrews ,Church
Bluemont Cemetery
Black Man's Hanging Postponed by Federal Writ
In Covington Kenton County officials told John Montjoy a 22 year old Black man that his execution by hanging, planned for dawn tomorrow for raping a white woman, would not proceed. Federal Judge H Church Ford granted a temporary writ of habeas corpus delaying the death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Kenton County
John
Pete) Montjoy
H. Church Ford
Lexington
Mrs. Nettie S. Robinson Dies After Illness Near Pruntytown
Mrs. Nettie Sophia Robinson 58 died at 10 30 pm after a month long pneumonia at her home near Pruntytown West Virginia born November 3 1877 to the late James K and Mrs Marshall she leaves a husband Harter W Robinson and children Mrs Charles Morgan Clarksburg Mrs O J Triplett Buckhannon James D Robinson of Grafton Eugene and Virginia at home plus many relatives funeral Saturday at 2 30 pm at the First Baptist church with Rev James E Fidler and burial in Woodsdale cemetery the body lies at Bartlett Funeral Home awaiting removal to the home
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Nettie Sophia Robinson
Harter W. Robinson
O. Trainman
Pruntytown
West Virginia
Robinson
James K. Marshall
Marshall
Charles Morgan
Clarksburg
O. J. Triplett
Buckhannon
James D. Robinson
Grafton
Eugene
Virginia
Jolly Marshall
Empire
R. A. Alpers
Cleveland
Jennie Hanna
Clara Marshall
Woodsdale Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Home
Dam Accident Claims Life At Mott Company Site
The body of 36 year old Salon Awfus Davis was brought home to Toccoa Georgia after a 30 foot fall from a beam at the dam. Authorities say a direct strike by the hammer would have been fatal. Davis died instantly at the concrete below the beam. The body departed on B and O train No 2 at 1 30 a m with H H Daugherty accompanying the remains. The train arrived in Toccoa around 4 1 a m.
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Mott Company
Davis
Salon
Awfus Davis
Toccoa
Georgia
H. H. Daugherty
New Relief Budget Signals $5 Million Monthly WPA Need
President and aides discuss replenishing 1936 relief funds now flowing to WPA jobs and resettlement loans for drought victims. Hopkins warned Congress will be asked for funds as 90,000 already work and up to 150,000 may require aid through winter. Drought tour planned, possibly to Billings, Montana.
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Congress
WPA
Hopkins
Morgenthau
Daniel W. Bell
W. Frank Persons
U. S. Employment Servce
Walter Burr
Billings
Mont
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Governors Gather for Drought Conference in Des Moines
The drought conference will be held in Des Moines on September 1 with state governors from Iowa Nebraska Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma invited. Officials offered no estimate on when train service would resume.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Hrring
Boiler Lets Continued From Page One Blast
Road officials reported no inkling of the blast cause as traffic remained blocked. The Piney River division, a major Gulf Railroad freight line through Raleigh County, serves coal fields with a single track. A derailed locomotive blocked the line and disrupted service.
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Page One
Ain
Piney River Division
Raleigh County
Gulf Coal Fields
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Bob Smith
West Virginia University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Western Reserve Medical School
Kanawha County
Washington
Spokane Falls
Holy Land
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Grafton Lodge No. 15
A. F
A. Masons
Scottish Rite
Osiris Temple of the
Mystic Shrine
Wheeling
F. M. Glenn
Hagan
W. Main
XA Grecia
ST. John
Bicycle Headquarters
Lovelty Store
Mrs. Robinson
Knottsville
J. E. Auvile
Grafton Drug & Chem. CO
E. Ellers Transfer CO
Allie Gaines
Cain
Davis Ave
W. Va
Main Street
Weston
Second Street
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PRC
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