Mrs Ida E Robinson 86 Dies in Fairmont
Ida E Talbott Robinson 86 widow of Rev John O Robinson died at 1009 Locust Ave Fairmont at 1120 last night. Born January 1 1862 in Barbour county she had been a widow since April and had no children. Survived by a sister in law and a brother in Oklahoma with several nieces and nephews. Body in state at Fairmont Methodist church from 11 am to 4 pm Thursday with Bartlett Funeral home available after 6 pm. Funeral Friday at 230 pm from Bartlett Funeral home. Burial Bluemont cemetery.
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Ida E. Robinson
John 8. Robinson
Locust Avenue
Fairmont
Barbour County
Abram Talbott
Margaret Cleavenger Talbott
Methodist Conference of
West Vitemia
First Methodist Church of
J. Talbott
Oklahoma
Fairmont Methodist Church
Bartlett Funeral Home
James Claire Jarvis
Bluemont Cemetery
Cruelty Case Involving Alabama Parents And Child
The parents faced charges for brutal abuse of Martha Ann including tying her in an apple tree to choke if she moved, beating with switches and a crate slab, and lowering her into an open toilet pit after she allegedly stole 25 cents. Judge Woolfolk called it the worst cruelty he had heard. New York state has more than 8,000 lakes and ponds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Ann
Woolfolk
New York State
Farm Bureau Head to Crown Buckwheat King at Festival
Clyde Bonar of West Virginia Farm Bureau will crown King Buckwheat VII at the Seventh Annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival in Kingwood on October 9 at 2:00 p.m. The event, part of Farmers Day, includes a Dairy and Livestock Show, a Pet Show, a King’s Banquet, and a Farmers Day Parade with exhibits of dairy cattle, beef cattle, potatoes, and small grains through October 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Bonar
West Virginia Farm Bureau
Preston County
Bonar
Belington
W. Va
Mineral County
Farm Bureau
Kingwood
Bands Set for Grafton Firemen's Jubilee Parade
Fourteen fire departments have agreed to participate in the Labor Day Parade in Grafton. Fire Chief John Proctor announced the list including Greensboro Pa Fairchance Pa Thomas Terra Alta Kingwood Elkins Fairmont Parsons Tunnelton Belington Daley Bridgeport Newburg Oakland Md. Additional groups from Fairchance Oakland Bridgeport and Belington may also bring bands.
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Grafton
John Proctor
Greensboro
Fairchance
Thomas
Terra Alta
Kingwood
Elkins
Fairmont
Parsons
Tunnelton
Belington
Daley
Bridgeport
Newburg
Oakland
Driver jailed after three mile drunken car chase
Adams pursued James Arthur Williams Jr of Station B Charleston after he rammed a fence and sped from police. The chase lasted about three miles before Williams was stopped, jailed overnight, fined 50 dollars, car impounded, and license revoked for six months.
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Adams
Spencer
James Arthur Williams, Jr
Station B
Charleston
James M. Criss Dies at 85 in Anmoore Harrison County
Pneumonia caused the death of James M. Criss of Anmoore in Harrison county at his home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o clock. The Taylor county native, 85, was born October 10, 1862. He was married to Mary Kester Criss. their son James Willam Criss died May 7, 1932. He belonged to Mt Zion Methodist church. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. at a Clarksburg funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Criss
Anmoore
Harrison County
Taylor County
Mary Kester Criss
James Willam Criss
Mt Zion Methodist Church
Clarksburg
Hiss and Chambers Face Public Testimony Showdown
The Senate committee plans to release secret testimony after a dramatic exchange between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. Spectators and news crews filled the room as the men sat 25 to 30 feet apart, while Rep Mundt said the panel would publish the confidential records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
Thomas
Hiss
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Tam
Con PLAN committee named for project progress
The plan from page one lists committee members including George Coulson Kenneth Sachse Fred Jackson Roy Bailey Germain Conglin Charles Casner and T. W. Nelson. More committeemen are expected to be added as the project progresses.
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George Coulson
Kenneth Sachse
Fred Jackson
Roy Bailey
Germain Conglin
Charles Casner
T. W. Nelson
Merchants Gather for Citywide Business Campaign Meeting
A group of merchants attended last night’s gathering described as more than a Board of Trade meeting. The plan calls for all city business men to be contacted and personally invited to join the campaign.
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Board of Trade
Thrill Ends In Jarring Rodeo Accident At State Fair
Pueblo reports twenty one injured during Colorado State Fair rodeo as bucking horse Bear Cat broke into crowd injuring spectators and rider Chaes Black of New Mexico. Plane crash narrative follows with a distant unrelated scene and deaths of six enlisted men at West Reading religious meeting.
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Pueblo
Colo
Ios
Chaes Black
Raton
N.M
Franchte
Ewing
Elizabeth Snoves
Bolling Field
Washington D. C
Danbury
Conn
West Redding
John B. Fitts, Jr
Linkhorn Park
Virginia Beach
Western supremacy ends as Soviet influence grows
Prof Joseph L Hromadka from Czechoslovakia and other speakers on page one West challenge Communism. They say the Soviet regime is not for peace and does not purport to be, warning that the world is witnessing the end of western supremacy amid anxiety over social transformation led by the Soviet Union.
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fConanie Am
Page
Joseph L. Hromadka
Czechoslovakia
Dulles
Hromadka
Soviet Union
Mother jailed after boys found tied to bedposts
Indianapolis Aug 25 Three small boys aged 6, 4, and 2 were found tied by their necks to beds. Their mother Virginia Hank Hank Virninia Hank was jailed on a vagrancy charge. The boys, kept in dirty clothes with sores, were in Marion County guardian home. Green and Arvenie Grew own the home. The mother said the tying occurred last week after disobedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Marion County Children’s Guardian
Fred Stevens
John Hawk
James
Sammy
Virninia
Hank
Nathaniel Green
Green
Arvenie “Grew
Nying Stevens
Weather notes hint at late summer in September
The article fragment reflects readers hoping for relief from drought, with expectations of an early fall or continued summer. Last night’s temperature dropped to 61 degrees after days in the 40s, and by 8 am this morning the thermometer reached 74 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othsgs
Coal Train Derails At Clarksburg Crossing
A Baltimore and Ohio coal drag derailed at the West End crossing in Clarksburg delaying traffic last evening around 9 30. Crews opened a passage through the Stealey side rail line while police directed motorists. The derailed consists of two engines leading a long line of coal cars and four pushing engines. One train car was said to have wrecked on the north side of West Pike street with two engines and at least one car derailed on the south side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
West End
Clarksburg
West Pike Street
Safety report highlights Galloway No 3 mine upgrades
A U S Bureau of Mines safety report details improvements at Galloway No 3 mine part of Simpson Creek Collieries. Upgrades include coal dust cleaning on belt lines at the tipple insulator support for power wires and first aid gear near an active section. Proposals call for regular gas tests before and after blasting and firing shots immediately after on shift changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Galloway No
Simpson Creek
Balti more and Ohio Railroad weekly carloads August 21 1948
The Balti more and Ohio Railroad reported 66 110 carloads for the week ended August 21 1948 with 42 304 loaded on line and 23 806 received from connections. The prior year week totals were 65 783 with 42 131 loaded and 23 652 received. The week ended August 14 counted 65 562 total loads, 42 026 on line and 23 536 from connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Morgantown Reports First Case Of Polio
Morgantown reported its first case of infantile paralysis this summer today. Health officials said the victim was a six month old child who had been ill for several days and that diagnosis was difficult due to the child's age. Attending physicians finally diagnosed Polio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
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