Governor Arrested for Concealing Embezzlement at Rutland Bank
Governor Charles M. Smith of Vermont, 68, was arrested on misprision of felony linked to a bank embezzlement case tied to bookkeeper John J. Cocklin who stole over $124,000 over nine years. Smith was freed on $6,000 bail. he did not seek re election as his term nears its end. Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Tapp Reddick are set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Grafton with burial in Bluemont Cemetery.
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Rutland
Charles M. Smith
Vermont
Smith
Asa 8
Bloomer
John J. Cocklin
Gov. Smith
Central Presa
Evelyn Tapp Reddick
Grafton
W. Va
Norman F. Kendall
Maple Ave
William Knox
Andrews M. E. Church
Jones Ha
Methodist Church
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Ross Jones
Charles W. Evans
Herbert Evans
Ernest Hardway
Will S. Means
Fort B. Jenkins
Mrs. Kendall
Former Local Resident Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Jamima Roberta Robinson Jones dies at her daughter’s Fairmont home at 6 15 p m after a 12 week illness. Born in Green County Pennsylvania on April 10 1844 she was 92 years 7 months and 21 days old. She married Nathan H Jones in 1866 and leaves four children Mary Jane Kelley Grafton Alice Reynolds Fairmont Vesta Kendall Grafton and Mattie Vincent Fairmont. The Jones family spent life in Taylor County with numerous descendants named including Roy and Ira Kelley and Avon Reynolds. The obituary records a long pioneer Jones lineage tracing back to Knottsville and Jacob Jones in 1794.
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Jamima
Roberta Robinson Jones
Will W. Reynolds
Fairmont
Jones
Green County
George and
Alcinda
Tapp) Robinson
Front Royal
Virginia
Fellowsville
Preston County
Preston County. Married In 1866 Mrs. Jones
Nathan H. Jones
Taylor County
Mary Jane
Albert Kelley
Grafton
Alice
William W. Reynolds
Vesta Roberta
Norman F. Kendall
Mattie May
Claude E. Vincent
Fetterman
Jacob
Dinah
Stanton) Jones
Knottsville
New Jersey
Morgantown
W. Va
Detroit
Canada
Dinah Jones
Supreme Court
M. H. Dent
Herbert Dent
Taylor and Barbour
Roy Kelley
Los Angeles
California
Ira Kelley
Pitts
Ada Custer
Avon Reynolds
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tene Vincent Fowler
Pairmont
Chas
W. Evans
Lizzie
Herbert J. Lee
George Evans
Frank Evans
Ella Evans Skages
Kingswood
Floyd Evans
Romney
Clark Evans
Beckley
Ethel McQuitkin
Roanoke
Fannie Lynch
Quiet Dell
Fannie Loar
Martha Wilson
E. B. Jenkins
Will S. Means
C. Ross Jones
Carl Evans
Virgil Robinson
Belington
McIntire
Oakland
Elmer Watson
Ida Wolfe
Tolly Stafford
George Robinson
Kingwood
George
License Revenues Rise in Taylor County Clerk Office
Taylor county's revenue from licenses issued by the county clerk last month totaled $290.10, a deputy said. Hunting and fishing licenses rose while wedding permits fell. nine wedding license applicants were recorded. Residents accounted for 187 licenses, 20 were statewide permits, and one female hunting license was granted.
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Taylor County
Taylor County Man Fined for Drunkenness
Clarence Mahle of Taylor County paid a $5 fine before Mayor E Otto Waugh in a police court session after being arrested yesterday afternoon for appearing on city streets while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty and said he is 52 years old and that it is his first arrest.
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Clarence Mahle
Taylor County
E. Otto Waugh
Lieutenant Hathaway Dies After Spine Injury
Lieutenant Charles G. Hathaway, 53, a former Grafton resident who joined the Navy in 1904, died from a spine injury suffered in May 1935 and was buried in Arlington Cemetery. Surviving are his widow Gay Rohrbough, three children Catherine Eugene and Charles Hathaway all of Hampton Virginia, two sisters Mrs Tighe of Clarksburg and Mrs Ora Kleystenber of Pittsburgh and one brother A K Hathaway of Hendricks.
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Charles G. Hathaway
Grafton
Navy
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Barbour County
Augustin Hathaway
Nan Manear Hathaway
S. J. Tighe
Clarksburg
Hathaway
Gay Rohrbough
Salem
Catherine Hathaway
Eugene Hathaway
Charles Hathaway
Hampton
Tighe
Ora Kleystenber
Pittsburgh
A. K. Hathaway
Hendricks
B&O Worker Hurt in Cumberland. Police Investigate
H P Nesbitt of 523 Woodside Avenue Cumberland, a fireman on a B and O train, was treated at Grafton City Hospital at about 3:30 this morning for a scalp wound. He dazedly gave conflicting accounts, saying he was struck on the stairs from the railroad restroom, with no one seen. Police took Nesbitt to the hospital for treatment and questioning.
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H. P. Nesbitt
Woodside Avenue
Cumberland
Grafton City Hospital
Mr. Nesbitt
Band Masters of State Plan Annual Gathering
President H C Shadwell announced the West Virginia High School Band Masters association will hold its annual meeting in Huntington. The executive committee will set a session date at a December 13 Parkersburg meeting. Seventy eight state bands and nationally known musicians will be invited to participate.
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Huntington
H. C. Shadwell
West Virginia
Shadwell
Parkersburg
Court to Sell Riverside Land to Board of Education
Taylor county court will sell 60 feet of the eastern half of lot No 3 Riverside plat to the county board of education for $1 and other consideration. The same session relieved attorney William B. Gibson as administrator of the estate of George P. Sims, deceased. Eugene Sommerville was named administrator.
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Taylor County Court
Riverside
County Board of Education
William B. Gibson
George P. Sims
Eugene Sommerville
Salt Lake Mayor Urges Segregation of Vice
In Salt Lake City on December 2, Mrs. Early Van Cott urged segregating vice to channel revenue from crafters, a plan the mayor approved. She also proposed licensing card rooms as gambling venues, while Mayor E B Erwin noted state law would be needed to license vice.
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Salt Lake City
Early van Cott
Utah Federation of Women’s Club
E. B. Erwin
Bobtail Wildcat Shot by Resident Near Simpson
David Green of Lar Run near Simpson shot a bobtail wildcat at 10 o clock Monday morning. The animal weighed about 6.5 pounds and measured 19 inches. Green fired from a tree with a .20 gauge rifle, the cat ran a couple hundred yards before dogs overtook it. He displayed the pelt at the Sentinel office that afternoon.
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David Green
Lar Run
Simpson
Hoe
Green
Sentinel
Rail holding network faces regulatory scrutiny
Senate agents say the Van Sweringen system remained in challenged control after O. P. Van Sweringen tied the week in a low mood. Investigators note legislation may be needed to regulate such companies.
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van Swerineen
Senate
O. P. van Siverineen
Public Utilities Holders Act Guide for Gas and Electric
The act guides supervision by the Securities and Exchange Commission for gas and electric systems and seeks the ultimate extinction of holding companies where appropriate or necessary.
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Public Utilities Holding Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
Charleston Plans Ballot On Another Bond Issue
Charleston residents will vote in a special election on December 19 to approve or deny $230,000 in bonds for the reconstruction of a Municipal auditorium. City council members voted to submit the bond issue to the electorate. The ordinance cites a total cost around $250,000 for the project.
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Charleston
Der
Small Damage At Dr Cook Office From Heat Fire
Smoke issued from Dr. O L Cook dental office in the Jarrett building on Main Street late yesterday afternoon. Attorney E Bailey Wyckoff on the floor above notified the city fire department. Firefighter Harry Greenwald reported a small die burner overheated, igniting a cabinet and causing about $10 damage.
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O. L. Cook
Jarrett Bu
Main Street
E. Bailey Wyckoff
City Fire Department
Harry Greenwald
Ban on Sunday liquor sales faces committee showdown
A Sunday liquor ban proposal seeks to bar sales of beer and spirits, with a federal license holder pressed to explain compliance. The committee reviews the measure, weighing public safety and business impact ahead of a potential vote.
West Virginia considers tighter beer regulation and licensing
The committee urged revoking beer licenses automatically for dispensers with federal liquor licenses and applying state license fees and bonds to brewers and distributors from other states. A beer quality standard, higher barrel taxes and license fees, age restrictions, and bans on Sunday beer deliveries were proposed, along with prohibiting brand signage.
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West Virginia
Law Committee Reviews State Beer Laws Across Regions
The committee held meetings in several parts of the state to hear state county and municipal officials and private citizens. It studied beer laws of Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia. Members include C. L. Howard D Wood Lee Spillers JD Ohio A L Helmick R Tucker Delegates W B Johnston D Mercer W T Brotherton D Kanawha and Harvey D Beeler R Morgan
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Eer
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
C. L. Howard
Wood
Lee Spillers JD
A L Helmick
W. B. Johnston
W. T. Brotherton
Kanawha
Harvey D. Beeler
Morgan
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