Teachers of Barbour Take Medical Test
Barbour County teachers underwent superficial physical exams in Philippi and Belington led by Dr. C B Williams and Dr R Hamilton. About 169 teachers were employed last year and have received base salaries plus experience bonuses, clearing last year’s indebtedness. The day also noted a Sunday school council opening in Philippi with a play by local children and addresses by Dr E Z Edsworthy and Dr W S Dunlop. Birth notices announced Curtis Ward Malone born August 20 and a daughter born August 19 to Otto Poe and Rosebud Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Carpenter
Philippi
Barbour
Belington
C. B. Williams
R. Hamilton
Sunday School Council
County Council of Religious Education
Philippi Methodist Episcopal Church
George W. Shomo
Margaret Bolyard
E. Z. Edsworthy
Charleston
W. S. Dunlop
Alderson-Broaddus College
Christ
Carney Malone
North Philippi
Curtis Ward Malone
Lucille Schoonover
Malone Coal,Company
Otto Poe
Arden
Barbour County
Rosebud Marsh
Forms League Defends Constitution Amid Political Potentials
The league reiterates aims to defend and protect the United States Constitution. The president’s tolerance of the announced goal is noted as unlikely to be objected to, with awareness of the political potencies surrounding the issue.
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League
United States
Grafton Man A Soldier Dies At Walter Reed Hospital
Gayle C Lowe a Grafton man and U S Army veteran died at Walter Reed Hospital Washington D C Saturday morning after serving over three years including duty in Hawaii He was born in Clarington Ohio and survived by his mother three sisters and other relatives His funeral with full military honors followed at the Old Soldiers Home chapel and interment was at National Cemetery Washington D C Local friends Lewis Lake and Robert Knicely attended the obsequies
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Gayle C. Lowe
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Old Soldiers Home
National Cemetery
Washington
Washington Hospital
United States Army
Hawaii Islands
Hodgkin
Brn
Clarington
Ohio
Lila R. Lowe
West Main Street
Church of Christ
Blueville
Martha Furey
Marian Collet
Lila Lowe
Lewis Lake
Robert Knicely
Cuban Revolt Rapid Crackdown Details Emerged
Reports say the revolt was thwarted quickly with suspects arrested and tried within 24 hours. Official denials contrasted by multiple newspapers reporting the events as true, highlighting a whirlwind sequence of conspiracy discovery and suppression.
Colored Man Dies in Philadelphia Hospital
Charles Henry Newman, 50, colored, died at 2 a.m. in League Island government hospital near Philadelphia. A former Grafton resident, he worked in city hotels and left Grafton twelve years ago. A Spanish American War veteran, he served in Cuba and the Philippine Islands. He was son of the late James and Minnie Craig Newman. survived by one sister Mrs Octavia Tyson of Barrett Street. Body to be shipped to Grafton for burial. funeral arrangements pending Bartlett Funeral Company.
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Charles Henry Newman
League Island Government Hospital
Philadelphia
Newman
Grafton
Cuba
Philippine Islands
James
Minnie Craig Newman
Octavia Tyson
Barrett, Street
Bartlett Funeral Compan
Barbers and Beauty Shops May Close Thursday P.M
Barbers and beauticians may close their shops Thursday afternoons if a tentative NRA agreement takes effect. State Code Chief Kenney said 48 hours per week is the limit for master barbers, with some chairs possibly open 52 hours. He noted NRA will not fix prices but a mandatory price scale is likely. A price of 40 cents for a haircut and 20 cents for a shave was suggested. Approval by 85 percent of shop proprietors is required before joining the NRA code.
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NRA
Kenney
Stocks Irregular As Trading Enthusiasm Cools
New York on August 23 saw stocks move irregularly as trading interest cooled. The market favored the assurance that no war on profits was planned, but other factors were deemed necessary to explain further movement.
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New York
Galloway Man Breaks His Leg in Hay Field
Frank Johnson a 32 year old farmer near Galloway suffered a broken left leg while stacking hay in the harvest field near his home. He fell and was carried to his home where a physician reduced the fracture. He is resting well today.
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Frank Johnson
Galloway
Train Motor Tragedy Shocks Community at Crossing
At a rural crossing near French River a group returning from a Bigwood dance faced a fatal train incident. Thomas Schell reported his son paused about 25 feet from the tracks. the train struck as the party believed there was time to cross. The aftermath reveals a grieving family and a death toll tied to a late night event. Funeral plans list deeply connected relatives and church details as authorities continue inquiries.
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French River
Bigwood
Thomas Schell
John H Maysilles Described as Devout Mason and Foundry Pioneer
John H Maysilles a longtime member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics Sons of Union Veterans and Masons established Hefner Maysilles foundry with O A Hefner in Graf ton in 1914 He was a devout Christian active Sunday school teacher and officer at St Pauls Methodist and later in the local church He is survived by his widow Sadie Stewart Maysilles and daughter Ruth with HOLC district office ties
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United American Mechanics
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Maysilles
Grafton
O. A. Hefner
Hefner & Maysilles
Maple Avenue
West Side
Sadie Stewart Maysilles
Mechanicsville
N. Y
Miss Ruth
Holc
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County Religious Council
Citizens National Bank
Fred L. Fox
Betty Weekly
Margaret Alice Nestor
Blaine Nestor
Carl Lang
Harvey Thompson
Grafton Hospital
W. D. Sturm
Ralph T. “Thistle” Thornhill
Dennis Poling
Elkins
Alcatraz
Public Enemy
Department of Justice
al Capone
Atlanta
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Homer S. Cummings
Federal Penitentiary
Associated Press
Anne M. Tucker
Grand St
Chicago
LY. Grafton
Opera House
Rosemary Ames Johp
Victor Jory
Irving Cummings
Screeniny
William Conselman
Wm. Anthony McGuire
Jonny Wessmuller ,Am
Tarzan
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Liberty Magazine
Hollums
Taylor
County
Lon New
Heflin
Ala
Wheeling
Shs Howard
H. C. Fisher
Frederick
E. Q. Fouch
Mt. Lake Park
Clarence Litten
Rommey
James Patrick
Westernport
Arthur Yates
Evers O. Maysilles
Sleepy Creek
John H. Maysilles
Goodyear Speedway
Jarvis Tire Service
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