Trustee's Sale by W Merle Watkins Trustee
Public auction to settle a trust deed dated July 16 1930 by J M Knight to W Merle Watkins in Taylor County West Virginia. Property is 2 acres in Fetterman District described by road lines and stake points. Terms require one third cash one third in one year and remainder in two years with notes and security. legal title retained until full payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Knight
W. Merle Watkins
Taylor Couny
West Virginia
Taylor County
Fetterman
James K. Smith
Smith and Atherton
Fiduciary notices for final settlements filed in 1935
Notice is given that accounts are before Commissioner of Accounts for final settlement. Executors and administrators include Lulu L. Clark for John W. Leith, Lee E. Bennett for Creed M. Seranage, Amma Rogers for Luther Shroyer, Pirst National Bank of Grafton as committee for Homer R. Bragg, O D Shafer for Minor Peice deceased. Dated December 6 1935. J Guy Allender Commissioner of Accounts. Dec 7 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Accounts
Lulu L. Clark
John W. Leith
Lee E. Bennett
Creed M. Seranage
Victor Scranage
Amma Rogers
Luther Shroyer
Pirst‘National Bank of Grafton
Homer R. Bragg
O.D. Shafer
J. Guy Allender
Mercer jurors award widow in police shooting suit
In Princeton on December 14 a Mercer county jury awarded Ethel Baker 1760 dollars in a suit against John Newkirk former policeman and Fidelity and Casualty Company over the death of her husband who died after being fired upon by officers attempting to arrest him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
Ethel Baker
John Newkirk
Fidelity and Casualty Company
DAILY CROSS WORD PUZZLE MIXED CLUES 26-Old 1-Acknown
Puzzle items and scrambled clues list scattered terms and fragmented hints. Several entries appear garbled or misspelled yet suggest a typical cryptic style referencing ages, quantities, and common crossword entries across down and across directions.
Randolph Says PWA Will Extend Dec. 15 Deadline
Representative Jennings Randolph of West Virginia says public works officials assure extra time will be allowed to start district projects. The PWA had set December 15 as the contract award deadline in Washington.
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Randolph
PWA
Washington
Jennings Randolph
W.va
Hospital transfusions save life of former city official
Huntington December 14 reports that hospital staff performed blood transfusions to try to save John S. Billups a former commissioner of streets. The report notes the procedure occurred at a local hospital resort and concerns the fate of the public official.
Organize Over State Vote Moves Chamber Plan
Welch reports the chamber of commerce voting in favor of organizing a state chamber. Eliot Ness becomes Cleveland safety director at 33, the youngest ever in the post, after leading the federal alcohol tax unit in northern Ohio. He previously helped convict Al Capone in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot Ness
Cleveland
Ness
Ohio
Chicago
al Capone
Accused Man Is Returned After Huntington Robbery Case
Charleston dispatch reports L. Nolan of Cleveland Ohio, charged with armed robbery and kidnapping, was returned to the city after an incident with O K Siter and another worker. Siter said Nolan threatened him with a gun and ordered him to drive south toward Huntington, while Nolan allegedly robbed T O Smith of two dollars near the Capital City car barns. Police arrested Nolan in the streets.
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Charleston
Nolan
Cleveland
Huntington
T. O. Smith
W. A. Tully
Capital City
Smith
St. Albans
O. K. Siter
Suiter
Trautman Elected President of American Association
George M. Trautman 45 year old president of the Columbus baseball club is elected new president of the American Association succeeding Thomas J. Hickey who retired and received a monthly pension. Trautman will serve a two year term following the Chicago meeting of association officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Trautman
Columbus Baseball Club
American Association
Thomas J. Hickey
Chicago
Trautman
City awards incinerator contract to New York firm
Morgantown December 13. The city awarded a construction contract for an incinerator to the Degire Incinerator Corporation of New York at a bid of 53 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Decgire Incinerator Corporation of
New York
Could South prevent East from winning a trump trick
This Central Press bridge analysis by EV Shepard discusses a contract where South ballparks the play to avoid a trump loss. It details bidding spurs, opening leads, and a grand coup plan to recover the contract, noting odds and ruffing sequences for the defense and declarer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Press
EV. Shepard
West
Dummy
North
East
Ast
South
Deschappelle
Japan Talks Over Navies Amid Naval Conference Shifts
London authorities report bilateral talks expanded to private sessions to speed overhauling the Washington and London naval limits treaties. Japanese delegates argue for parity with the United States and Britain, seeking broader talks with other nations for equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Washington
Japan
Paris
Osami Nagano
United States
Britain
Alabama Authorities Return Suspect for 1934 Slaying
Alabama authorities arrived to Birmingham to return John Warner alias Carter Colonel to face charges of killing a Black man in June 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
Alabama
John Warner
Carter
Birmingham
From Arabia to Spain to Defoe in a Scrapbook
A fragment from Scott's Scrapbook presents scattered trivia on arithmetical notation, the misuse of words, a quote about nature, and a quiz of foregone questions. It notes a portable chair or vehicle carried by two men in the eighteenth century and hints at a horoscope for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabia
Spain
Daniel Defoe
Bor
Grafton student makes Wesleyan honor roll with high grades
Robinson a former Grafton student in his ninth year at Wesleyan College earned a place on the Wesleyan honor roll with one of the high averages. The roll lists fifteen top students including Luda McArnett Frances Mae Carper Shannon Spencer Evelyn Roberta Song Mason Gregory Poni Rowlesburg Logan Hovis and others from Buckhannon Parkersburg Clarksburg Charleston Wheeling and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugkhannon
Robinson
Grafton School
Nioe
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan
Legan Lyceum
Luda McArnett
Cer
Frances Mae Carper
Hannon
Esther Elizabeth Christman
Buckhannon
Seyne Spencer
Evelyn Roberta Song
Mason
Gregory Tee Poni
Rowlesburg
Logan Hovis
Parkersburg
Pauline Laughlin Jones
Lois Loraine Micke
Clarksburg
Leslie Carr Price
Charleston
Thomas Rector
Annie Frances Reed
Phoebe Marie Evans
Wheeling
Vera Rosalind Milligan
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C. D. Digman
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Guardian
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Dirteia
Elels
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A. B. Speee
Lindeman
Beech Street
P. T. Webster
Standard Bidg
Chamber of Commerce
Vee
Declarer
Scott
R. J. Scott
Emerson
Hebron
Holy Land
Kavirondo
Uganda Protectorate
APRIA
Newfoundland
Ife
Grafton
Etta Kett
By Paul Robinson
Etta
Frig’sister
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