Quarrel Over Five Dollars Leads to Police Court Fight
Ike Walker and Thelma Mayles faced charges after a brawl over five dollars from a numbers racket dispute. Walker claimed he won five dollars and Mayles stole it. she said he owed her six for licenses tied to a Latrobe lunch wagon. The mayor heard conflicting versions and noted Mayles knew little beyond newspaper reports.
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Ike Walker
Thelma Mayles
Lockard
E. O. Waugh
Walker
Two Girls Are Fined Ordered to Quit Town
Dorothy Oleynik and Loretta Boggs pleaded guilty to loitering after a raid on the Royal hotel ten days ago. Each fined ten dollars and agreed to leave town, one bound for Morgantown and the other for Charleroi, Pa., with Chief A E Lockard noting compliance.
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E. Otto Waugh
Dorothy Oleynik
Loretta Boggs
Royal Hotel
Morgantown
Charleroi
A E. Lockard
Five Days Street Work Penalty For Drinking
George Delaney of the city was sentenced to five days of street work today by Mayor E Otto Waugh in police court after pleading guilty to a second offense of drunkenness. Delaney had begun another stint with city road gangs when rain halted work yesterday and he returned to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Delaney
City
E. Otto Waugh
Glass Company Plant Closed Last Evening
Operations were temporarily suspended last night at the Graf ton plant of the Hazel Atlas Glass Company. The plant had been recently renovated and remodeled. Company officials declined to comment on how long the shutdown would last. It is understood several other de partments went down in Washington Pa and the Oklahoma plant also closed.
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Grafton
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Washington
Oklahoma
Mart Gainer Passes Away at Elkins Hospital
Mart Gainer aged 7 died in an Elkins hospital after months of illness. Born in Valley Furnace Barbour county, he was survived by his sister Mrs Hart ford Haller and a large extended family including children Burl Lyman Harry Alba and others. Funeral arrangements at Mt Zion church in Barbour county with PiPhippi undertakers preparing the body.
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Mart Gainer
Hartford Haller
Lucretia
Elkins
Valentine and
Mary Star Gainer
Valley Furnace
Barbour County
United Brethren Church
Annc Poling
Burl
Fairmont
Lyman
Galloway
Harry
Alba
Akron
John Haddox
Philippi
Douglas Sta
Akon
Okey Cole
Man
Jonas Gainer
George Shelfer
Valley Fo Ace
Byothers
Mt. Zion
Bour County
Abe
Argument at Transient Home Lands Man in Cell
Alex Red Cloud Mayle of Palleippi sought admission to the U S transient home here yesterday but an argument with home officials led to his being jailed. He faced a disorderly conduct charge in police court before Mayor E O Waugh and was ordered to leave the city after testifying he came to confer with NRS officials about a job and sought an overnight room at the government hostelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex
Red Cloud
Mayle
Palle Ippi
Yestere
E. O. Waugh
NRS
Youth Decapitated by B and O Freight Train
Leonard Maxwell, 18, of Roanoke West Virginia was decapitated when a Baltimore and Ohio freight engine and car passed over him as he slept on the tracks with Norman Dutly, 18, who escaped injury. Coroner J B Roberts said Dutly claimed they were returning home after failing exams for a CCC camp and sought shelter under the depot where the ground was wet.
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Clendenin
Leonard Maxwell
Roanoke
W. Va
Norman Dutly
Baltimore and Ohio
J.B. Roberts
Duffy
Lewisburg
Roberts
Warren Church Marks Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration
The Warren M. E. Church observes its 50th anniversary with nightly events this week. Rev. Fred Desit, chaplain at Pruntytown Boys Industrial School, speaks tonight at Thayer Street Church. Tomorrow night Rev. W. E. Knox from Andrews Church is scheduled to speak, and Friday evening city attorney W. Merle Watkins will address attendees.
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Warren M. E. Church
Fred Desist
Boys Industrial School
Pruntytown
Thayer Street
W. E. Knox
Andrews Church
W. Merle Watkins
F. J. Frye
Trooper Emerick Named On Police Pistol Team
Seven West Virginia troopers will represent the state in pistol matches at Camp Perry Ohio starting September 1. The team includes Captain H. N. Rexroad Charleston Sergeant E. E. Stout Fair Corporal W. M. Beckett Ripley Corporal P. F. Thomas Petersburg Trooper L. W. Emerick Grafton Trooper Crit E. Hall Welch and Trooper F. C. Ballard Princeton The group will depart Camp Perry Sunday morning for the national matches spanning pistol and rifle events.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Camp Perry
H. N. Rexroad
E. E. Stout
W. M. Beckett
Ripley
P. F. Thomas
Petersburg
L. W. Emerick
Grafton
Crit E. Hall
Welch
F. C. Ballard
Mrs Kaiser Fined For Ill Fame Operation By Justice Jefferys
Mrs Charles Kaiser former Royal hotel proprietor in Taylor county pleaded guilty to operating a house of ill fame. She paid a $50 fine and was released after arraignment before Justice Ona C. Jefferys. Her husband Charles Kaiser was exonerated and promised not to reopen such an establishment. Attorney G W Ford represented the Kaisers.
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Charles Kaiser
Royal Hotel
Ona C. Jefferys
Emory Cole Dies After Long Illness at 60
Emory Cole 60 prominent Barbour County farmer died at his Pleasant Creek home at 11 20 a m today after an illness that began in April Uremia listed as immediate cause He son of John E and B E Utterpack Cole was born in Barbour County April 1 1875 He married Miss Mary Kennedy 35 years ago and is survived by an adopted daughter Miss Eulah Cole and a brother Alonzo Cole Funeral Friday at 2 30 p m at Pleasant Creek M F Church with Rev Foster Jones and Rev Hawkins officiating burial in Sayre cemetery under Bartlett Funeral Co directors.
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Emory Cole
Barb County
Pleasant
John E
E. Utterpack Cole
Barbour County
Mary Kennedy
Eulah Cole
Alonzo Cole
Pleasan Creek
Cole
Barbour
Taylor
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pleasant Creek
M. F
Foster Jones
Taylor County Road Commission Begins Reopening Plans
Taylor County state road commission suspended operations August 26 affecting about 26 staff. Officials in the local office announced operations will resume the first of next month with staff idle until then.
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Taylor Road Commission
Taylor County
State Road Commission
Hospital Association Leaders Draft Plan for New Hospital Drive
William Knos, general chair, announced a campaign to prepare for a drive to secure a new hospital. He said the group will study problems likely to confront the effort and engage leaders across the association to coordinate the campaign.
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Rey
William Knos
Knox
Relief at a Low Cost Patent Cure Ad
A mis-spelled health ad touts Glenn's Pain-Well Toric as a constitutional remedy for malaria like symptoms hay fever and summer colds. It claims relief from aches pains bad appetite and constipation across the body.
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Glenn
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