La Grace-Simon Nuptials and Local Society Notices
Mrs. Mary Simon of Rosemont announces the marriage of daughter Margaret to Robert La Grace of New York at the bride’s home Friday. The Rev. F. T. Kelley officiated. attire was eggshell satin with pink and white roses. Attendants included Miss Mary Simon and Miss Mary Rusack. Groomsmen were Steven and Albert Simon. Also reported are the Shaffer family reunion in Preston County on Labor Day, a birthday dinner hosted by Mrs. E. B. Evans, and several social visits and club notes from Fairmont and surrounding areas.
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Steven Simon
Albert Simon
la Grace
West Virginia Business A College
New Ju
Westfield High School
York
Harvard University
New York City
My Beauty Hint by Ruth Clark TM
Hair care tips encourage shine with lemon rinses for blondes and a soap solution in shampooing. Frequent brushing is essential, and permanent waves are becoming popular among blond types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Clark
Negro Accused By Girl Of Attack In Alabama
Decatur authorities held Thomas Brown, a negro, for safekeeping after a white woman reported an attack near her home. Judge Horton ordered the grand jury to meet Monday to probe the incident. Brown was arrested two hours after the report and spirited away from the jail by a mob.
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Decatur
Ala
Thomas Brown
James E. Horton
Brown
Tragedy At Pasadena Floral Shop Rooftop
Helen Bendowski beauty shop operator found dead by gunshot on the roof of Harold Wolcott's floral shop near his Pasadena penthouse. Wolcott, reportedly Bendowski’s sweetheart, held on suspicion of murder as investigation proceeds.
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Helen Bendowski
Harold Wolcott
Pasadena
Cal
Wolcott
Miss Bendowski
Associated Press Priva
Personal Notices From Fairmont Area Friends and Travel
Charles Flanagan visits Weston for Sunday with friends while Billie Fisher and Betty Miller head to Chicago for a Century of Progress motor trip. Mrs. Long and Frances of Clarksburg visit Mrs. J N Tregellas in West Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Biggs depart for Lancaster New York with Ann Evans as house guest of Mrs. Findley Barber. Homer Poling travels to Cumberland Md then Clearsville Pa to visit. Jasper H Colebank, Fairmont State coach, is a surgical patient at Cook hospital Fairmont after an operation Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Flanagan
Weston
Rhea Fisher
Ada Helionimus
Virginia Stavely
Billie Fisher
Betty Miller
Chicago
E. L. Long
Frances
Clarksburg
Long
J. N Tregellas
West Washington St
C. M. Biggs
Lancaster
New York
Ann Dows Evans
G. Wesley Evans
Findley Barber
Maple Avenue
Homer Poling
Addison Street
Cumberland
Clearsville
Fends
Jasper H. Colebank
Fairmont State Teachers College
Grafton High School
Cook Hospital
Fairmont
Hospital Notes on Two Tonsillectomies at City Hospital
Miss Helen Moran of Maple avenue and Miss Laura Lee Snyder of Beech street underwent tonsillar operations at City hospital yesterday.
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Helen Moran
Maple Avenue
Laura Lee Snyder
Beech Street
City Hospital
Dog catcher keeps busy rounding up unpaid taxes dogs
The Taylor county dog catcher gathers dogs with unpaid taxes and the sheriff reports they will be kept in the pound for fifteen days then killed if owners do not pay. Dogs from across the county are moved to Fetterman garage while a secure jail is sought after a recent jailbreak. A fox terrier pleaded for release from the trucked pen, while a barefoot boy mourned the loss of his pet back home.
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Taylor County
Fetterman
Liberty
Robbers Terrorize Bank Employes Take $1000
Robbers terrorized hotel staff when they hammered the vault lock, stole $1000 from the safe, and looted safety boxes of 24 guests at a Chicago hotel. The incident occurred today as authorities investigated the unde termined amount of money and valuables taken.
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Chicago
Haller Trial slated after hearing delay Wednesday
Preliminary hearing for Howard R. Haller alias Speeny Bennett, charged with criminal assault on a 14 year old girl near Grafton Park, began before Magistrate W. E. Rightmirs but was continued to Wednesday after the prosecutor's absence and a warrant objection by Trooper Wamsley. Attorney Wm. Gibson urged release on bond but was denied.
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Howard R. Haller
Speeny" Bennett
West Side
Grafton Park
W. E. Rightmirs
City of
James C. Holt
W. G. Wamsley
Wm. Gibson
Scight 10
Magistate
I owe sville mine boss fined twenty five dollars
W H Sandridge district mine inspector cited J P Hose general manager of Preeport Coal Company Howesville Preston county for employing more than four men without a certified foreman in violation of section 47 of the state mining code. Hose arraigned before Magistrate W L Benung Tun nelton and fined twenty five dollars plus costs. A check of other mines is planned and further prosecutions will follow. Hose had been previously warned the inspector said.
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W. H. Sandridge
J. P. Hose
Preeport Coal Company
Howesville
Preston
W. 1. Benung
Tunnelton
Sandige
J C Jaco Goes to Hospital for Treatment
J C Jaco, a South Side merchant in poor health for two years, traveled to Baltimore yesterday to enter Marcy hospital for treatment after consulting a specialist in Elkins. Friends in the city wish him a speedy recovery and return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Oscar Jaco
South Side
Baltimore
Marcy Hospital
Aged Boothscreek Man In City Today
Wm. B. Gregg, 82, longtime Hepzibah resident of Booths Creek and former Graf tonian, visited the city this morning on business. He said he is not as strong as he once was but can still sit through meals and make a solid showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. B. Gregg
Hepzibah
Booths Creek
Gregg
Sentinel
Stone House Group Breaks Camp Today
The first group of boys and girls to enjoy an outing at Stone House under Salvation Army auspices since August 7 is breaking camp today. About 100 youths aged 6 to 16 will attend until school term starts, with mothers and young children invited for rest and quiet. Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Amos supervise, aided by a corps of helpers.
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Stone House
Salvation Army
W. H. Amos
Birth of Baby Girl Howard James to Mr and Mrs Armstrong
Mr and Mrs Hubert H Armstrong of Blueville announce the arrival of a baby girl named Howard James born at home on Saturday August 19. The mother is formerly Miss Mary Austin. Myron T Herrick, former Ohio governor and French ambassador, previously earned money between school terms by selling vinegar.
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Hubert H. Armstrong
Blueville
Howard James
Mary Austin
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
France
New Fur Coats Feature Straight Silhouettes and Leopard Trim
The latest fur coats use straighter fitted lines like cloth coats with high standing collars and an off the face look. Three quarter length swagger coats in caracul gal yak display drop shoulders and one inch cuff. An adjustable lapel collar adds form and function. Yoke details appear across sport to formal wear. A child’s coat and hat use soft green suede like fabric with leopard trim as an accent.
Three Nabbed At Family Reunion in Webster Springs
At a Hacker's Valley family reunion on Sunday three relatives faced charges. Mabel Mayse pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct with a $10 fine plus costs, Guy Mayse admitted assault and paid $7, Alva Gunn pleaded guilty to disorderliness with a $5 fine. All are from Back Fork of Cherry River and alleged to have fought. Magistrate W. S. Hamrick presided. Russell Helmick was arrested Sunday for possession of liquor, pleaded guilty, and received a $100 fine and 30 days in jail.
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Webster Springs
Hacker's Valley
Mabel Mayse
Guy Mayse
Alva Gunn
Cherry River
Hamrick
Russell Helmick
Barber Denies Five Wives Claims Three Spouse Count
Fairmont report states Roy DeVault 42 of Smithtown faces bigamy charges after admitting three marriages while officers allege five wives. He is jailed on 2000 bond awaiting grand jury, with his latest wife Jessie Teets 17 said to be wed Aug 9 in Oakland Maryland. Earlier spouses were a Morgantown teacher, a Terra Alta girl, a Colton Indiana woman, and a Toronto Ontario woman. DeVault claims wife No 4 was dead before marrying Teets.
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Fairmont
Roy DeVault
Smithtown
Beautician
Morgantown Avenue
DeVault
Jessie Teets
Oakland
Miss Teets
Morgantown
Terra Alta
Colton
Ind
Toronto
Wife No. 4
Raleigh County Dogs Quarantined For Rabies
Raleigh county orders a blanket dog quarantine after a rabies outbreak. Health officer W. W. Hume also orders the slaughter of dogs that fed on a partially burned cow carcass at Crab Orchard where the rabies death occurred.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
W. W. Hume
Hume
Crab Orchard
Elder Shute Files Suit For Divorce
Cleveland dispatch reports Hermon B. Shute golf pro at Ashland Ohio filed for divorce from Alice Ella Shute of Huntington West Virginia on grounds of gross neglect. There were no denials. The elder Shute is father of Denny Shute who won the British Open this year and was previously connected with several Ohio clubs.
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Cleveland
Hermon B. Shute
Denny
Alice Ella Shute
Huntington
W. Va
Shute
Ashland
Ohio
Rip’s Dilemma Over a Bone
A hungry stray dog named Rip debates accepting a bone offered by a man on the road. The man speaks kindly and promises meat, while Rip senses danger in the stranger. After wavering between appetite and caution, Rip contemplates the tempting offer and the potential consequences.
Bride's Southern Piccalilli Dinner Menu
The day’s menu features Ham Loaf with baked potatoes and squash, fruit salad, and a Southern piccalilli. Recipes detail ham loaf mix, baked squash, fruit salad components, and piccalilli ingredients with steps for preparation, cooking, and storage.
New Highway Jobs Planned In Randolph County
Washington August 22 More highway jobs for Randolph County residents were assured when the Public Works Administration approved a second project in the county for inclusion in the Recovery program. The project calls for grading and draining 5.3 miles and 5.5 miles of road between Huttonsville and the Virginia state line, with over 200000 dollars to be spent. Bids will be called at once to start operations before the end of September.
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Washington
Randolp
Public Works Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Huttonsville
Virginia State Line
Elkins
Buckhannon
Swank Youth Bares Story Of Accident
Wendell Swank a 15 year old Westover resident confessed to Morgantown police that he drove the car which killed Omer Jenkins a 75 year old Laurel Point blacksmith near Morgantown Fairmont last Friday night. Swank was released to his parents pending a preliminary hearing. he said Albert Rumble 18 and Scott Bracken 17 were in the car. He surrendered after reading the tragedy.
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Morgantown
Wendell Swank
Westover
Omer P. Jenkins
Laurel Point
Morgantown-Fairmont
Swank
Albert Rumble
Scott Bracken
Convict accuses four of leapfrog murder
An 18 year old convict accused four men and two women in the disappearance of Hugh Ocheltree. Police said Riley Lipps reported Ocheltree was fatally stoned and body thrown into the Little Kanawha river after refusing to play leap frog at a drinking party. Those held include Glen Ocheltree and his wife Susie, William Brown, Bernice Brown, James Merrell and William Ratliff.
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Burnsville
Hugh Ocheltree
Riley Lipps
Ocheltree
Kanawha
Glen Ocheltree
Glen
Susie
William Brown
Bernice Brown
James Merrell
William Ratliff
Barefoot Girl who aided Davis dies in Indiana at 80
Jane Siegmund Johnston of Fort Wayne aged 80, once known as the Barefoot Girl for aiding in the capture of Jefferson Davis near Irwinville, Georgia in May 1865, died Sunday. Born in Georgia, she recalled the moment as a child, guiding Union soldiers to the Confederate president after a stranger was spotted nearby.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Jane Siegmund Johnston
Georgia
Jefferson Davis
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Bird Creek
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William Woodyard
Miss Evans
G.wesley Evans
Mapieavenue
Barber
Ann Goodby
Gene and
Janet Waller
Virginia Mae Stines
Cathryn Hamrick
Anna Densmore
Margaret Phillips
Washington, D.C
C. C. Batson
Commodore Henderson
D. Larue
Marguerite Beverlin
C. Batson
Louise Ringler
Cartie Sinsel
Mabel Dick
Camp Dawson
Forrest Deakins
City
Cheat River
Mannington
W. R. Criss
Franklin Street
B. C. Trickett
Rachel
Thelma
Dois
Beatrice May
Parker Dorsey
Donnie Gene
Betty Jean Palmer
Casper Curry
Bessie Shuman
Grafton Road
Satterfield
Fairmont Poior High School
T. W. Satterfield
Charles Satterfield
Rose Camp
Tterfield
Minnie Haught
Russell Satterfield
Russell Illerfield
Deakins-Pulliam
Dawsons Camp
Deakins
Claude Pulliam
Keyser
Linn Deakins
Johnstown
Srahapucha
Ben H. Franz
W. Main St
Haller
J. C. Jaco
Stone House Group
CL. Canacus Golyak
Leopard
Loth Ai Lamar Menurins
Elder Shute
Mary Graham Bonner
Rip
Bones
Doreie
Shell Sale
Sonia
Randolph
Charles G. Corbin
San Francisco
World's
Greyhound
Terminal Cafe
East Main St
Cafe Sentinel
The
Walnut Street
Alexander Forma
Call Parrish Agency, Inc
Ree
E. D. Robinson
Walter Street
Reo
Grafton
West Side School
Call
City Park
Sentinel Office
Freeland H. Courtney
Gratton
Indiana
New World
Rio Grande
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