Frank Wilson Dies at Home After Illness in Grafton
J Frank Wilson a long time Taylor county attorney died at his home 743 West Main street after a protracted illness from influenza complications. He served about 20 years in law and public life, notably prosecuting a high profile case against Jacob Lutz. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at his home with Taylor County Bar to attend. interment Bluemont cemetery. He is survived by his widow Mattie, a son Herman, three siblings and three brothers. Funeral arrangements announced by the family.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Weat
Main Street
Wilson
Jacob’ Lutz
J. B. B. Philipps
Gage
Citiz
Fetterman
Board of Education
Coun
Attorney Wilson
Thomas Wilson
Haymond
Mattie J. Evans
Law
West Virginia University
W. O. W. Gratton, Lodge
Andrews ‘M. Jay
Agsgeigtion
John L. Hechmermer
Bar Association
M. Muggrove
W. Merle Watkins
H. W.,dent
Jed W. Robinson
J. Guy Allender
J. §. Burdett
G. W. oFrd
Harry Friedman
Chas. P. Guard
James
Mattie Byapy
Herman E. Wilson
Wellabare
West Virginia
J. W. Strother
Sandusky
Thos. Clelland
T. J. Wilson
Pittsburgh
Jones Wilson
Belington
Edgar Wilson
Detroit
West Main Street
A. M.barlow
Taylor County Bar Association
Bluemont Cemetery
Ruth Flies Again in Engagement to Walter Camp Jr
Ruth Elder, famed aviatrix, confirms engagement to Walter Camp Jr., son of Yale football mentor, in Wichita Kansas during the women’s air derby stop. Exact wedding date not announced as Camp heads to New York to meet Elder after the race.
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Ruth Elder
Walter Camp, Jr
Yale
Ruth
Wichita
Kan
Camp
New York City
Miss Elder
Mrs. Haislip Succumbs to Heart Attack
Ada Martin Haislip, 49, who had suffered heart disease since last November, died suddenly on the piazza of her home on W Knotts Avenue at six o clock. She had not regained health after the attack and had appeared in good spirits yesterday while greeting friends. A daughter of the late Z G Martin, she was raised in the church choir and remained active in church affairs at Andrews M B Church throughout life.
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Ada Martin Hatslip
W. Knotts Avenue
Circh
Haislip
Mrs Ada Haislip Obituary in Grafton Area
Mrs Ada Haislip longtime Grafton resident wife mother of nine children is remembered by friends as kindly. Survived by husband Geo A Haislip nine children Beatrice Gladys Madeline Charles Gerald other relatives. Body at Bartlett Funeral House then Halsup residence until Wednesday afternoon 2 50 funeral in Blasmont cemetery conducted by Rev A M Barlow.
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Grafton
Geo. A. Haislip
Wilbur
Harold
Cumberland
Donald Haislip
Sarah V. Bartlett
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Robert
Beatrice
Gladys
Madeline
Charles
B. Z. Holverstatt
Melburgh
Messrs
Arthur Martin
Bartlett
Halsup
Reim
A. M. Barlow
Blasmont Cemetery
Newburg couple wed in Keyser Catholic ceremony
NEWBURG friends celebrate the marriage of Miss Marion Fromhart to Mr Paul Kessner at the Keyser Catholic parsonage. The bride, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Fromhart, trained as a nurse in Allegheny hospital Cumberland and Huffman hospital Keyser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Fromhart
Paul Kessner
Keyser
Monahan
Robert Fromhart
Keyser High School
Cumberland
Allegheny Hospital
Huffman Hospital
State highways show big gains in 1928 miles
In 1928 the 48 states added 29 252 miles to the highway system, up from 26 722 in 1927. Texas led with 6 miles of improvement, Kansas 1 785, Arkansas 1 5, Iowa 1 345, Illinois 1 344, Minnesota 1 248, North Dakota 1 230, New Mexico 1 052, Kentucky 1 021, and Ohio 928. The national system totaled 306 442 miles, with 193 138 surfaced, 31 755 graded and drained, and 81 549 unimproved and partly graded.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
North Dakota
New Mexico
Kentucky
Ohio
Bureau
People Will Talk Says Anonymous Poem
A poem warns that others will judge and gossip no matter how you act. It urges steadiness and self reliance, noting meddling tongues, fashion criticism, and wealth insinuations. It ends with a blunt reminder that abuse will come, yet you should follow your own mind.
Farmer Declares War on Chicken Hawks at Curve Bridge
S M Barner, a Curve Bridge farmer, reports hawks have killed 50 young chickens. He showed a three foot wing span chicken hawk captured near his yard and vowed to battle the pest with a 12 gauge. The note also mentions Miss Lilly Marshall at W G Hayhurst farm and visits by the Biffies and Turner family to Jackson's Mill plus Lynn Fawlkners Clarkeburg trip.
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Curve Bridge
S. M. Barner
Sentinel Office
Barner
Lilly Marshall
W. G. Hayhurst
Country Club Road
Rita
Jack
C. G. Turner
Jackson's Mill
Lynn Fawlkner
Clarkeburg
Pittsburgh Girl Wins In Women's Air Derby
Louise Mc Pherridge Thaden of Pittsburgh led from Santa Monica to Columbus in the transcontinental women’s air derby finishing with an elapsed time around 4 hours. Blanche Noyes of Cleveland trailed, Amelia Earhart among the finishers, as crowds cheered at the end of the race. Meanwhile Safety Day activities were planned in Charleston with mine rescue and first aid contests and a National Mine Rescue association gathering.
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Cleveland
Louise McPherridge Thaden
Pittsburgh
Municipal
Columbus
Santa Monica
Calif
Thaden
Blanche Noyes
Gladys O'Donnell
Long Beach
Cal
Amelia
Earhart
trans-Atlantic Flier
West Coast
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Madison
R. M. Lambie
State Department of Mines
Laidley Feld
National Mine Rescue Association
Smoke Eaters
Pennsylvania
Conley
Graf Zeppelin completes Pacific crossing in 3 days
The Graf Zeppelin landed at Municipal Airport Los Angeles at 6 11 a m completing its non stop Pacific crossing in 78 hours 58 minutes after departure from Lakehurst New Jersey The air ship moored to a 60 foot mast marking 16880 miles of world flight About 60 aboard including 41 crew and 19 passengers The final leg to Lakehurst will begin within 36 48 hours from Los Angeles Officials noted the flight proved the air lanes could be used with little fear from storms or other hazards The ship was greeted by crowds as naval planes flew overhead and ground crews coordinated the mooring work
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Los Angeles
Roksa
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Seattle
Wash
Lakehurst
N. J
California
Grace Drummond Hay
London
America
Eurasia
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Stow
B.S
Tokyo
Russia
Siberia
Poe Reunion At Devers Grove Draws WV Family
About 500 Poe family members from all parts of West Virginia converged on Devers Grove east of Blueville for an all day reunion. Speakers included Jed W. Robinson Reese Hilkey and Rev. L. J. Powell who traced the family history. A local band played and many described this year as the largest turnout yet.
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Poe
West Virginia
Devers Grove
Blueville
Jed W. Robinson
Reese Hilkey
L. J. Powell
Robinson
Hilkey
Pittsburgh aviator leads in women’s national air derby final lap
At Port Columbus fourteen contestants prepared for the last leg from Santa Monica to Cleveland. Mrs Louise McPherridge Thaden of Pittsburgh held a lead by about an hour over Gladys O Donnel of Long Beach as Ruth Nichols of Rye, New York was injured in a landing accident and withdrew.
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Columbus
Port Columbus
Santa Monica
Cal
Cleveland
Louise McPherridge Thaden
Pittsburgh
Ohio
McPherridge Thaden
Pittsburgh Aviatics
Gladys O'Donnel
Long Beach
Plumbus
Ruth Nichols
Rye
Miss Nichols
Mrs Bolce Suffers Finger Injury Near Lawn Mower
Mrs. Cortia Bolce of Prunty town nearly lost a finger when attempting to catch a lawn mower late Thursday afternoon. Fearing the mower would break a window pane, she grabbed the blade and sustained a finger injury. Dr. F Shafer attended, and doctors thought the finger might be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortia Bolce
Pruntytown
Linn-Hull Family Reunion At Grady Creek School
Linn-Hull relatives gathered at Grady Creek school house for an annual reunion with about six hundred attendees. A program framed the day then socializing dominated. Several locals traveled to attend including Mrs. Stanford Lin, William Linn family, Lester Linn family, Mrs. Sarah Mahaffey, Frank Bennett, Oliver Montgomery, Lloyd Brown and son Robert, Ray Monroe, Tuggell Henderson, Lula Powell and Deloris, and John Smith family. DB Sayre and wife left for Coolville Ohio to visit relatives. Sayre will attend the Grand Lodge of Eighth of Pythias convention in Huntington.
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Edward Ford
Luther Ford
Maple Avenue
Ford
Cumberland, Md
William Dott
Morgantown
Sarah Evelyn Kinney
Winchester
Indiana
Smith Ringer
Jean Pryor
Wheeling
H. W. Dent
W. K. Rice
Jean
Cambridge
Mass
Rice
Virginia Dent Armstrong
Martha Moore
Clarksburg
Margaret Lawrence
Fairmont
Geneva Hilkey
Leonard Street
Mollie Posten
Grand Street
Pittsburgh
Robert Heflin
Gasgaway
Frances Clark
Aliglfer Betty
Charles Morgan
Elkins
Anne Heflin
BR. Glént
E.R. Morgan
Huntington
W.H. Wolfe
RM. Brown
Jane Elizabeth
Nig Rie Si
Linn-Hull
Grady Creek
Stanford Lin
William Linn
Lester Linn
Sarah Mahaffey
Frank Bennett
Oliver Montgomery
Lloyd Brown
Robert
Mra
Ray Monroe
Tuggell Henderson
Lula Powell
Deloris
John Smith
Mr. Smith
Grafton High School
P. Sayre
Coolville
Ohio
Mr. Sayre
Grand Lodge of
Eighth of Pythias
West Virginia spends 14 thousand in 1928 to operate government
Washington, Aug. 26. The Department of Commerce summarizes West Virginia finances for the year ended June 30, 1928. Per capita figures rely on an estimated population of 1,712,000. Total payments for operation and maintenance of general departments were 14,263,251 dollars, with 2,166,068 dollars for education to minor civil divisions.
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West Virginia
W VA
Washington, D.C
Department of Commerce
C. A. Wood
Office of
State Department of Enterprise
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Frank Wilson
J. Granville
St. Clair
Taylor County Oil Development Company
Thhe
Sentinel Publishing Company
Pirth
Fred Nicolas
Flnemont
Wanda Tunita
Ada Haislip
Pageans
Newburg
Daria McGabe
Chicago
L. BH. Humphreys
Bridgeport
Earl Humphreys
Berlin
Louise Thaden
Amelia Earhart
California City
Moscow
Kasumigaura
Eckener
Australia
Honolulu
Suva
Fiji Islands
San Francisco
Zeppelin
el Paso
Kansas City
St. Louis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Baltimore
Washington
Wilbourn-Ripley
Church of the Transfiguration
Virginia Morrison Ripley
Owen D. Ripley
Robert Gregg Wilbourn
G. P.morrison
Morrison
C. Bolce
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