BLOCKS MARCH OF CHAMPION
The piece describes early rounds of a women’s western championship at Mayfield, with contenders including Mrs. Ina Pressler of Los Angeles and Mrs. Lee of Chicago. It notes upsets, match play, and several favorites facing varied opponents in 18 hole bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fighting Mike
Indian Hill
Ina Presser
Los Angeles
Mayfield
Leee
Chicago
Mida Shot
Peterson
Cleveland
Ehaphplon
Bernice W1
Wisconsin match features Wattles and Chicago rivals
In Kosh Wisconsin Peggy Wattles Buffalo faced Mrs John Arends of Chicago and Mrs Gregg Lifar of Los Angeles after upsets by Virginia Wilson of Chicago who yesterday confronted Virginia Vi Jas of Chicago in a regional boxing card drawing strong local and interstate entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kosh
Wis
Peggy Wattles
Buffalo
John Arends
Chicago
Gregg Lifar
Los Angeles
Virginia Wilson
Virginia Vi Jas
Varsity Grid Player Injured In Automobile Crash
Buckhannon August 28 The aspirations of West Virginia Wesleyan varsity end Paul Watson were jolted by a serious automobile crash near Bluefield. The Wesleyan player suffered a smashed hand and other family members were injured. Watson remained under hospital care at St Luke's Bluefield for ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
West Virginia
Wesleyan
Paul Watson
Bob Cats
Bluefield
W. Va
Watson
C. J .A. Watson
St. Luke's Hospital
Elkins College Gridders Prepare For Training
Filkins August 28 One by one Davis and Elkins College football veterans return to town to begin grid training next Monday at Davis Field. Coach Henderson will run two daily sessions for about thirty five players aiming for berths on the 1929 Scarlet Hurricane eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filkins
Davis and Elkins College
Davis Field
R ‘Ounds
Henderson
Death takes another Last Man's Club member in St Paul
In St Paul Minnesota on August 28 193? death reduces the Last Man's Club to two members John Goff 86 of St Paul youngest survivor died at Fort Snelling Veterans Hospital He and fellow members from B Company First Minnesota who fought at Bull Run pledged lifelong comradeship in 1885 The wine toast ritual was shared by the three survivors two years ago leaving Hall Atwater 91 and Lockwood Chamberlain 89 remaining
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Last Man's Club
John Goff
Organization of
Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Snelling
Stillwater
First
Minnesota Regiment
Bull Run
Peter C. Hall
Atwater
Charles Lockwood
Chamberlain
D. D
Mrs Amanda Clingan 81 Dies in Independence
Death of Amanda Clingan 81 reported after a sudden illness in Independence. No cause released. Missing 10 year old Anna Haskins adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Montgomery remains missing with authorities suspecting abduction by her father. A note near the Montgomery home claimed a visit. A Munich school to teach breeding silver foxes has opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Clingan
Independence
Anna Haskins
Joe Montgomery
Montgomery
Hower
Munich
Funeral for Mrs. Haislip Held Today
Funeral services for Ada Martin Haislip 29 were held today at 2 30 p m from her residence with Rev A M Barlow officiating Interment was at Bluemont cemetery She had suffered from organic heart disorder and was active in the Grafton church in girlhood Relatives attending included B Z Holverout Pittsburgh Charles R Martin family of Fairmont Leonard Haislip Wheeling and the couple’s son in law and daughter William and from Wheeling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Martin Haislip
A. M. Barlow
Andrews M. E. Church
Bluemont
B. Z. Holver
Pittsburgh
Charles R. Martin
Fairmont
Leonard Haislip
Wheeling
William
Bartlett of Martins Werry and Related Families
Bartlett of Martins Werry and sons Harold of Wheeling Wilbur and family Cumberland Donald and son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Robert Halslip Cumberland are listed in this notice of family connections and residences. The document references multiple households in Cumberland Wheeling and Martins Werry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
Martins Werry
Oule
Harold
Wheeling
Wilbur
Cumberland
Donald
Robert Halslip
Coral Parrish Returns From Vacation Trip
Miss Coral Parrish of the Gratton Sentinel returns from an extended two week vacation visiting Philadelphia Baltimore New York City and Trenton. She traveled by motor and will resume duties at the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Parrish
Society For
of the Gratton Sentinel
Miss Parrish
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York City
Trenton
Lumberport Bank Closed by State Bank Officials
Lumberport Bank in Lumberport near Clarksburg West Virginia was closed today by a state banking commissioner representative due to depleted reserves and failure to meet legal requirements. Deposits totaled about 143000 to 153846 with resources reported at 15846 in a prior statement. H A Abbott state banking commissioner said no other banks were affected and the failure stems from depressed regional business conditions. The Lumberport bank, organized in 1908 with 50000 capital, had W L Horner as president and A B Forman as cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Lumberport Bank
Lumberport
Here
Charleston
Lumberport Bank of Lumberport
State Banking Department
H. A. Abbott
W. L. Horner
A. B. Forman
Kiddies Back From Camp At Camp Y-Rater
Children who enjoyed an outing at Camp Y-Rater with Captain and Mrs W H Arnold returned to Grafton last night after a busy two weeks there. Another group will depart with Captain Arnold today and stay with the Salvation Army and Rotary club through Sunday. Local football teams will encamp there Sunday evening. Camp life is praised as a civic asset delivering educational and religious benefits this summer to many children who otherwise would not have such outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Y-Rater
W. H. Arnold
Grafton
Arnold
Salvation Army
Rotary Club
Oil Man Killed Crossing Railroad Track at St Marys
Samuel Boyles age 75 to 80 a long active oil operator in the area was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train at a crossing in St Marys West Virginia while crossing the tracks to post a letter. He managed several oil leases in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys
W. Va
Samuel Boyles
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Boyles
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Parsons Possession Case
A six man jury failed to reach a verdict against Orland Parsons after arraignment before Magistrate John L Wittmen on charges including possession of home brew. The other charges were sent to the October grand jury. Parsons was arrested near his Knottsville Pike home by State Trooper H K Debendorfer with Sheriff W J Mays and Deputy R T Travis. Several bottles of brew and mash were found nearby. The defense was represented by Attorney Sommerville and Prosecuting Attorney James C Molt appeared for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland Parsons
John, L. Wittmen
Parsons
H. K. Debendorfer
IR. T. Travis
Knottaville Pike
Sommerville
James C. Molt
Th State
Bodies Found In Gungari River In Harbin Area
Reports from Harbin Manchuria say six severely harmed bodies were recovered from the gungari river. Some victims were Soviet citizens. The Moscow foreign office asked the German embassy to request its consular officials in Harbin investigate the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Harbin
Manchuria
Gungari
Baltimore & Ohio seeks authority to issue bonds
Washington August 28 application for authority to issue 8 398 000 in bonds was made to the Interstate Commerce Commission by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and seven subsidiaries. The plan includes 1 482 000 first mortgage bonds on the Toledo Cincinnati division and 644 000 improvement mortgage bonds on the Pennsylvania division. Subsidiaries request 4 565 500 improvement mortgage bonds for the Baltimore Southwestern, plus smaller issues by Quemahomery Pittsburgh Junction Coal and Coke Schuylkill River East Side and other linked lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Conmerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore & Ohio
Toledo- Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Quemahon'r
Pittsburgh Junction —_ railroad company
Goal and Coke Railway Company
Schuyl‘Kill
East “Side Railroad Company
Baltimore & Ohio and Chicago Railroad Company
Washington Railway Company
Misplaced confidence costs man $20 in scam plot
Pittsburgh reports 22 year old Fred Mercer of Fairview West Virginia told detectives he was tricked by an elderly stranger posing as a Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company official. The man asked for money, promising a reward, and Mercer handed over twenty dollars before realizing the deception.
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Pittsburgh
Fred Mercer
Fairview
W. Va
Mercer
Youngstown Sheet and
Rgoney
Stranger deceives man at Wabash station
A man paid back the money he borrowed and was offered a good position by a stranger who then vanished. The stranger disappeared after receiving the payment, leaving Mercer at the Wabash railroad station with one dollar in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Wabash
Faked City Hall Hold Up Revealed by Police Official
Philadelphia dispatch reports Director Samuel B. Schofield says the daring city hall holdup and payroll robbery was staged to cover embezzlements by Alexander Hamilton deputy paymaster of the department of public works. Hamilton confessed after questioning. $4089 involved was recovered. Hamilton and two others were arrested on larceny conspiracy and receiving stolen goods charges. Hamilton claimed he stole between $600 and $1000, and the hoax was devised to dodge an audit. A separate item notes the post office clerks push for a 44 hour work week with a half holiday on Saturdays at the forthcoming New York convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Samuel B. Schofield
Department of Public Safety
Alexander Hamilton
Department of Public Works
Hamilton
Schofield
Washington
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
New York
Separate Session Held At K P Meeting
Huntington Aug 28 First separate session of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters held their annual convention John W Brown of Bluefield opened the grand lodge and Mrs Lula B Rider of Elkins presided at the grand temple Degrees were conferred on past chancellors and chiefs Business sessions will be held by both groups tomorrow followed by a joint memorial service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
John W. Brown
Bluefield
Grand Lodge
Lula B. Rider
Elkins
Grand Temple
Display Dead Fish Display Dead Fish Morgantown
In Morgantown on August 28 a truckload of dead fish from the Cheat River at Rowlesburg was moved to Courthouse Square by Monongalia county Izaak Walton League members as visible proof of stream pollution. Charles A. Goodwin, chapter president, told a crowd that pollution killed the fish and dismissed leaf-fall theories as ridiculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Cheat River
Rowlesburg
Courtouse Square
Monongalia County
Izaak Walton League of America
Charles A. Goodwin
River pollution probe ties up Tucker county fish deaths
Charleston reports that Prosecuting Attorney Alan G. Bolton and officials released findings on Cheat River pollution near Parsons. They say water purity failed to neutralize impure discharge from tannery, pulp mill, city sewage, and coal mines, with grand jury action anticipated. Sealed bids seek a one room school at Jerry Run Flemington district due Sept. 5, 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Alan G. Bolton
Cheat River
Parsons
Contey
Tucker County Grand Jury
Tucker County
Jerry Run
Flemington
B. C. Ross
Flemington, W
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Kelly Bartie
Aura
Kelly Bartlett
Mida
Mrs. Leonaresster
Elkins College
Colgate's
Williams
Ingrams
Rexall
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Last Man’s Club
TODAY
THUR
Mindy
C. V. Miller
Reliable Footwear
W, Va
Monongahela West Penn Public Servise Company
Norwood Park
Mannington
Rivesville
Shinnston
Weston
D. C
Strand Theatre
William Fox
Lan Ali
Talming Roy
Movistony
Archdeacon
Men's and Boys’ Store
Northern
K. P
Glenn
RED Cross Pharmacy
West Side
Court” Pharmacy
Tobias
Ara
Parker Duofold
Groffmen
Parker Pens and Pencils
Sesenesenenast
Liberty Shoe Shop
Grand Theatre
Coldwell
Clark’s Plumbing & Hardware Store
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