Bootlegger Augustus Vance jailed over liquor sales
In Charleston on December 2, Augustus Vance confessed to selling more than 400 dollars worth of liquor in two weeks. Police found a buried 20 gallon still, 60 gallons of mash, and a barrel with 124 empty pint bottles. Whitesville judge set bail at 5000, reduced to 3000. locals seek release.
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Charleston
W. Va
Augustus Vance
Mordue
Elmer
E. E. Godfrey
Vance
Middle Elk River
Mordue Hollow
Euatome P
J. R. Green
Sam Carter
Darktown
Carter
Roy
H. W. Harvey
Squire S. M. Foster
Whitesville
Mountaineers Accept Banquet Invites And Captaincy Plan
West Virginia University football followers plan multiple banquets to honor the team after the W. and J. game. The freshmen squad will attend the Morgantown and Fairmont events, with a 1924 captain elected at the athletic department banquet. Finals prep and grades affect player eligibility as exams approach.
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Morgantown
Dec
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Kiwauts
Alao
Fairmont Chamber of Committee
University Athletic Department
West Virginia
Mountainee
West Virginia Road System Progress and Key Routes
The state road commission outlines the progress and plans for West Virginia's highway network. It details 2600 miles of state routes, four main trans state corridors, and additional routes across counties with hundreds of miles completed or under contract, plus anticipated December contract letting. It notes heavy future travel, regional links, and a goal to knit northern and southern sections closer while stressing funding and simultaneous county-wide work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabell, Putnam
Kanawha
Fayette
Greenbrrr
Charleston
Gauley Bridge
Fayette County
West Virginia
Monongalia County
Monongalia
Marion, Harrison, Lewis, Braxton Nicholas
Fayette, Raleigh
Mercer Counties
Pennsylvania Line
Uniontown
Virginia Line
Clarksburg
Mason
Jackson Roane
Calhoun
Gilmer
Lewis
Upshur
Randolph
Panhandle
Moundsville
Marshall
Wetzel
Marion
Taylor County
Grafton
Ant
Huntington
Cabell
Wayne
Mingo
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Mercer County
Hampshire County
Pocahontas
Crevenbritr
Taylor, Barbour
Virginia
Staunton
Ohio County
Jefferson County
Berkeley County
Maryland
What Good Roads Will Do For West Virginia
The State Road Commission notes funds from state and county bonds support road building, with $12.5 million of $30 million authorized not yet available. West Virginia shows a 40.6 percent rise in automobile registrations this year, leading the nation, as motor transport growth hinges on expanding hard surfaced roads.
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State Road Commission
Road Commission
West Virginia
Kentucky
United States
Anz
Real Estate Transfers Record in County Clerk Office
Numerous transfers listed from various buyers to multiple grantees. Names include Keener to Boyd, Stark to Stark, Werk to Moore, Norris, Frum, Hawkins, Duvall, Lynch, Greathouse, Davisson, Ross, Lodge, Rees, Dunham, Tucker, Cline, Parrish, Armstrong, Wilson, Common, Fleming, Gatrell, McWilliams, Gough, and others across Flemington and West Grafton areas. Transactions involve parcels, rights of way, and debts assumptions with prices ranging from $1 to $6500 and land lots in multiple plats.
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Robert
Alice Keener
Anna M. Boyd
Jas
R. Glenn
Harry G. Stark
Alice L Stark
Federman
Jerry Run Goal Co
Ambrose Moore
Flemington
Parish Realty Co
George F
Hazel Norris
Librry Ave
D. Frum
Noel Greathouse
James H. Garothrop
Henry F. Cline
Ada M Cline
Wilson L. Shafter
South
Grafton
Parrish Tealty Co
Ryan Armstrong
Liberty Ave
Brownlow Park
Merchants Association. of
J. Frank Wilson
Knottsville
Charles E. Common
James R. Glenn
Veterman
Mary Cather Fleming
A . Brooks Fleming
Jesse J. HW. Cather
Ray Hazen Cather
Dennis L. Cather
Bertha Cather Wolverton
Homer A. Gatrell
Nellie G. Gatrell
Ira A. Sting
Lilly Addition
West
Dorsey R. McWilliams
Bessie L. McWilliams
Walter Henry Dalton
Elizabeth Jane Dalton
Three Fors Creek
Knotteville
Thomas J. Gough
He J Gough
Potterman
East Gratton
Another Shock Reported From Island of Hondo
A buliding and severe earthquake lasting forty seconds was felt in Nagoya on Hondo at 10 18 PM. Residents of the city, one of the empire’s largest, were frightened, but no damage was reported.
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Kio
Nagoya
Here
Hondo
An American Girl In England's Fairyland Delight
Editor notes present a travelogue by a Grafton girl employed in the United States Shipping Board offices in London. The piece tours the Tower of London, the Jewel House with Crown Jewels, the Armoury, and historic ceremonies, contrasting old English pageantry with modern life, and reflecting on England’s cherished make believe traditions. It highlights the royal regalia, the Crown Jewels, and royal procession customs as enduring symbols of English fairyland.
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Grafton
Rew
United States Shippits Board
London
England
Miss Hechmer
John L. Hechmer
Ena
Dick Whittington
Hig Day
Tower of London
Thames
William the Conqueror
Corps
Iit
Edward the Confessor
Commonwealth
India
British Isles
Elizabeth
Canterbury
Queen Victoria
Merry Monarch
Parliament
Guy Fawkes
Whitehall
Buckingham
St. James
Mary
Forty Miners Killed as Cage Drops at Nunnery Mine
Reported disaster at Cheffield England where cages used to lower miners from the surface plunged to the bottom after a rope broke. Authorities say about one hundred seventy six miners were in the cages at the time and many others were injured.
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Cheffield
England
Porty Moon
West Virginia Loses Long Gas Fight in Supreme Court
Washington December 3 The Supreme Court reaffirmed its ruling invalidating West Virginia laws barring gas supply to adjoining states after rehearing. Justices Holmes Brandies and McReynolds dissented and Taft did not participate. The decision ends WV restrictions on gas quality to neighbors.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tolay
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Han Deventar
Court Affirms Interstate Commerce View On Gas Exports
The court sustains its prior ruling that natural gas becomes interstate commerce when it enters pipelines. West Virginia may not restrict export of gas under the commerce clause, keeping interstate movement unimpeded.
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Virginia
Local Boy Boosts Home Quota for Silver Service Fund
Hon Raymond Kenny of Wheeling, former Grafton boy, writes from Washington to announce his contribution to Taylor County's Silver Service Fund. He praises the fundraising effort, offers to contribute more if needed, and notes plans to attend U S S West Virginia commissioning ceremonies at Hampton Roads. He encloses a ten dollar cheque and expresses pride in local effort.
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Raymond Kenny
Wheeling
Grafton
J. C. McKinley
the Bairman
Taylor County
West Virginia
Hampton Roads
U. S
Body of Harry Shaw Buried With Legion Honors
Harry Earl Shaw former corporal of Co Hy 56th Infantry died November 28 in Fitzsimmons Hospital Denver after tuberculosis. His remains arrived in Grafton Monday, laid in state, then funeral at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church with military honors by Taylor County Post No. 78 American Legion. Interment followed at Bluemont Cemetery. Survived by mother and stepfather Millard Kesser four sisters Edith Anna Glen Digman James Pye and brother K Shaw Detroit and grandmother Mrs Q V Wood of Grafton.
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Taylor County
American Legion
Harry Earl Shaw
Hy 56Th Infantry
Grafton
Bluemont Cemetery
Shaw
Fitzsimmons Hospital
Denver
Colorado
McGrumphy Funeral
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred S. Bishop
Bluemont
Mra
Millard Kesser
Mesdames Glen Digman
James Pye
Edith
Anna Shaw
K. Shaw
Detroit
Mich
Q. V. Wood
Grafton Men Plan Oakland Md Meeting on Shop Move
A group of prominent Grafton men will travel to Oakland Maryland on Thursday afternoon to attend a meeting. The purpose is to decide if the United States Chan Hook and Chain Co of Grafton should relocate its business to Oakland. Oakland residents plan to raise about 100000 for capital stock and donate ten acres of land near a rail siding for a potential site. Dr. B L Love serves as company president with James A Sincelly as vice president and treasurer.
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Dal Hess
Grafton
Oakland
United States
Chan Hook and Chain Co
Maryland
Stork
B. L. Love
James A. Sincelly
Esse Treanurer
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Pleasante
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Olivia
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