Three R. R. Veterans To Be Given Honors Tonight
Tonight at 7 30 in P H C Hall Supt T K Faherty and TB C Veterans Association Monongah Division Chapter 11 and Auxiliary 9 confer 50 year service buttons on John L Witman retired and M J Kenny and W S Phillips. Witman a yard engineer retired after 50 years service Phillips a veteran engineer of Park Jernburg branch Kenny employed in local locomotive shops Short program to follow Faherty address Russia plans international chess tournament next summer calm over there
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P. H. C. Hall
T. K. Faherty
TB. & C. Veterans’ Association
John L. Wittman
M. J. Kenny
Phillips
Jernburg
Kenny
Fahority
Beware of Bachelors in a Turbulent Dinner Scene
May Davis, furious at discovering her husband Davis with a woman, rushes to London Street following a lead to a Chinese restaurant at 528 searching for proof of an affair. Meanwhile Davis contends with Myra as Myra feigns illness to gain vaccination and a chance to see him again. the two couples navigate jealousy and reconciliations in a melodramatic domestic tableau.
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Dr. Davis
May Davis
Joe Badbitt
Myra
Barbitt
May
Davis
May Sud Beranger de Brie
Davis Caited
Ravvitt
Joe
Babbitt
Mae
Joel
Vivienne
Qtr
Viv
Myrna
Ollie Lee
Ollie
Tam
Joey
Sondon Street
Destina Ton
Edna
Iia East Side
London
Streamlining cars could double speed, tests show
Tests by the Bureau of Standards indicate aero resistance governs car speed and that streamlined designs could double current speeds. At 60 mph, extra horsepower is needed to overcome air resistance. wind tunnel work reveals how design changes affect performance while preserving appearance.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Tarefil Stregimming
H. L. Dryden
Mobile
Rer
Canea
Ted
Bureatt
H. E. Dryden
How to Play Bridge Sere 29 Wyane Ferguson Guide
Instructional note by Wyane Ferguson author of Practical Auction Bridge. Discusses dangers of bidding no trump with a hand containing a singleton and illustrates with two hands from a recent game. Emphasizes avoiding no trump bias when singletons exist.
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Wyane Ferguson
Suit bids and misjudgments in a two-suit bridge hand
The article discusses a bridge hand where Z, as dealer, chose one heart over no trump hoping for game via a suit bid. Y holds strong hearts and diamonds, and with Z bidding spade, they reach a grand slam in diamonds. It contrasts with the no trump line, explaining how a suit bid can yield higher points, and advises bidding the longer suit first to inform the partner.
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Hearts
Spat
Willente
Entaina A Vasteton
Couet
Didmonds
Power Shutdown Halts City, Delays Edition
A prolonged power outage crippled operations from candles and faulty gas fixtures. Grafton Seamel could not publish, efforts to restore power included seven and a half ton transformers from St Marys and Washington PA, with service restored Sunday morning. City reservoir aided by B&O, pumps regained, mayor notes no further outages expected.
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Grafton
St. Mary's
W. Va
Washington
Busi
Thomas JH. Gather
Fairmont
Clarksburg
West Tenn
Mays Selects Strong Local Officials For Court Review
The view sheriff presented selected appointees for confirmation as the court met in the morning. Farmers sought road damage and land settlement claims against district highways, with many residents demanding relief for land damage amid ongoing highway improvement debates.
Court mulls appointments as year-end matters linger
Investigations delay actions on budget approval and sheriff elect W J Mays appointments. John L Wittman might fill the unfinished term of the late Squire Haymond. If no successor is named at this meeting, decisions shift to the January session per Commissioner Warder.
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W. J. Mays
John L. Wittman
L. Te. Haymond
Squire Haymond
Charles H. Warder
Youth Wed Years in Salem Court Wedding
The couple married late Saturday night in West Newbury with Rev. Glen Morse officiating. The ceremony caused brief confusion as the minister misidentified Wade as the groom and spoke to the best man Samuel D. Twombley, while Twombley’s wife attended the bride. Wade, a widow with two adult children, met the bride in a Sunday school class when he was 14. he turned 21 a week before the wedding.
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West Newbury
Glen Morse
Wade
Samuel D. Twombley
Salem
Twombley
Youth Admits to Robbery After Train Heist
A man named Woodson confessed to taking part in a train area robbery near Monroe after a autoist led police to the scene. He was caught in the act of robbing two Black men, with a third victim reported earlier that night. Officers recovered $46.20 and two watches from his possession as searching parties checked the area for the missing valuables valued around $2,000. Woodson, recently married to a 14 year old, claimed unemployment drove him to crime.
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Monroe
Woodson
Leadville’s Wicked Past and a Vigilant Christmas Eve
The article recalls Leadville’s boisterous gold rush era with a vivid portrait of a rough town. It notes federal activity triggering rumors of fugitives, a closed town, and Beecher’s remark calling Leadville the wickedest place. It mentions lynchings and crime alongside moments of humor and piety, culminating in an unofficial Christmas holiday after a violent period in 1886.
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Darrison Avenue
la Paul Revere
Henry Ward Beecher
Leadville
California Gulch
Mecca
Christmas Holiday Observed Amid Quiet Turnover
The Leadville Chronicle notes a calm Christmas period with all-night church services and Santa Claus appearances. The paper cites no major crimes over three days as investigators report that some pre-prohibition era saloons still open late, with closures not enforced until early morning.
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Leadville
Body Found in Weirton Steps With Crushed Head
A man’s body was found at the bottom of a long concrete stairway in Weirton West Virginia. His head was crushed and no identification or clues to his identity were found at the scene.
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Weirton
W. Va
Slayings and executions reported in old Philadelphia case
Confessions reveal the shooter of policemen John Greevy and James Grubb in Philadelphia. Grubb and Rogers Tsorth, both described as negro, faced the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary. The article also notes eye pupil control and the many steps to make a sewing needle.
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Bellefonte
Dees
John
Greevy
James
Grubb
Philadelphia
Rogers Tsorth
Rockview Penitentiary
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