Outdoor pageant to crown Christmas program Friday
The Taylor County Board of Trade and local churches with WPA Recreation present the outdoor pageant The Old Old Story before the Taylor county courthouse Friday at 7 pm. J Bernard Dryfield wrote it, depicting Jesus birth. Miss Ruth Batten aids, with support from church leaders Mrs O F Sterling Miss Marie Rogers Miss Virginia Watkins Miss Vivian Peters and others. Carols will be sung during and before by the Methodists and St Matthi as Episcopal church members. technical staff listed. continued on page five.
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Taylor County Board of ‘Trade
WPA Recreation Division
Taylor County
J. Bernard Dryfield
Jesus
Dryfield
Ruth Batten
Japal Hig
O. F.terling
First “Christian Church
Tiss
Marie ‘Rogers
Salva‘Army Corps
Virginia Watkins
Lutheran Church
Vivian Peters
West Main Street
M. E
Knight
Method‘Protestant
Loves Peters
St. Matthias Episcopal’ Church
Ae F. Sterling
Leymanaje Moss
Paul Fyard Jewell
Dights
Walter Marple
Richard
Fred Grinnan Dies Suddenly After Run
Fred W. Grinnan Sr., 52, native of Grafton, died at 9 a.m. at his 342 Warder avenue home from an angina attack suffered after a run on the Monongah division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He walked home from the yards about 8, was stricken, and died an hour later. Surviving are his widow Vernon, five children, two brothers, four sisters, and he was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Funeral plans to be announced tomorrow.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fred W. Grinnan
Warder Avenue
Grinnan
B. and
Grafton
Grinan
J. W
Mary C. Bragg Grinnan
Vernon
Pred 'W
Ray A
Margaret Vernon
Mary Jean
Kenneth Alfred Grinnanp
Clarence E. Grinnan
J. C. Grinnan
J. Clarksburg
Cannon
P. Lucas
George Shaw
George N. Cochran
Parkersburg
Rail leader Harahan dies after illness in Virginia
Clifton Forge Virginia December 15 William Johnson Harahan president of three rail roads once units of the Van Sweringen system died last night in the C and O hospital after a three week illness with spelicaemia He will be buried in Richmond Friday Harahan son of James Theodore Harahan former Illinois Central president rose to prominence in the industry He was twice named head of the Chesapeake and Ohio and directed its operations.
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Clifton Forge
Roundhouse
William Johnson Harahan
van Sweringen
Harahan
C and O
Richmond
James Theodore Harahan
Illinois Centrail Railroad
William Harahan
Chesapeake and Ohio
Two More Women Feared Victims of Gang Killer
Paris dispatch reports two women who answered help wanted ads by Eugene Weidmann, the confessed executioner for a murder for profit ring, are missing. The killings tie to the earlier discovery of Jean De Koven, a Brooklyn dancer, whose body was found in a Fontainebleau forest grove. The confession implicated more victims as the probe widens.
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Paris
Eugene Weidmann
Pee Eae
Janine
Weller
Werelnown
Fontainebleau
Jean de Koven
Brooklyn
Britain seeks definite assurances from Tokyo
Elkins December 15 A dispatch reports London seeking definite action by Japan to guard against further attacks on British shipping. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told Georgetown University that Britain wants assurances to prevent recurrence and preserve relations with Japan.
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Elkins
Eugene H. Arnold
Arnold
Randolph County
San Diego
Cal
Thomas Jackson Arnold
West Virginia
Arnold Hill
Davis and Elk- London
Ins
Anthony Eden
Georgetown University
Washcommons
Great Britain
Far East
West Virginia Maryland to test Potomac fishing rights
West Virginia and Maryland officials agreed to seek a three state test in federal court to decide if West Virginia citizens may fish in the Potomac without Maryland licenses. The 1875 compact allegedly grants such rights, while Maryland says the pact covers only navigable waters affected by the tide.
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Baltimore
West Virginia
Thac River
Maryland
United States Supreme Court
Mountain
Potomac
Mary
Legal Struggle Over Underpass Is Planned
Huntington residents and two firms plan to file suit to stop the city and the state road commission from proceeding with a pedestrian underpass under the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad tracks at Fifth Street West. Attorney H L Ducker says the contract lacks city ordinance authority and that the deed requires a railroad crossing to be maintained on the land.
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Huntington
H. L. Ducker
State Road Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Fifth Street
Dugker
Mass man admits shooting to end family trouble
Jean Topsfield Mass December 15 Oliver Alden Thayer a 24 year old student charged with murdering his sister Katherine 32 and critically wounding his aunt 72 Alice R Thayer with a shotgun He said he would do the same again to stop nagging He awaited arraignment as doctors fought to save the aunt Police said he signed a statement claiming he wanted to kill both to end the constant trouble in the house The aunt was wounded while seated in an armchair and the sister fell to a shotgun blast A second shot from a revolver killed her The slain girl was a Smith College graduate Mrs Thayer said there had been no quarrel between son and sister or aunt The father attributed his son’s actions to the household dispute
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Jean Topsfield
Mass
Oliver Alden Thayer
Oliver T. Thayer
Katherine
Alice R. Thayer
Arthur T. O'Leary
Thayer
O'Leary
Smith College
Twenty Hurt in Street Car Wreck at East Liverpool
Twenty people were treated in hospital after a crowded street car ran off track on a steep hill and left the rails at a sharp turn in East Liverpool Ohio. Thirty one aboard were mostly pottery workers bound for their jobs with several listed as seriously hurt including George Chadwick Mrs Ben Scott Motorman Dietz and Mrs Christ Smith described as critical.
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East Liverpool
George Chadwick
Ben Scott
Dietz
Christ Smith
Dr Gerkin Addresses Grafton Kiwanis Club Speech
Dr Robert Gerkin secretary of the West Virginia Optometrists Association spoke to the Grafton Kiwanis at Deben Darters Cozy Rest Inn on Route 50. He discussed Optometry and What It Means in plain language and the address was well received by the club.
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Robert Gerkin
West Virginia
Optometrists’ Association
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Deben
Darter
U. 8
Route 50
Jetvic
Carole Lombard Faces Siege of Chicken Pox
Hollywood gossip item reports actress Carole Lombard may contract chicken pox after a publicity man who met her for hours Monday left work because he had the illness Lombard has never had chicken pox and the article notes her exposure.
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Carole Lombard
Hollywood
Dec
House blocs clash over 10 stop wage measure
Washington dispatch reports militant house blocs pressing to discard the administration wage hour bill and push for tougher standards. Administration leaders say they can sidetrack threats and force passage during the special session. Substitutes would impose uniform wage hour rules on interstate commerce with enforcement by the Justice Department or FTC. One substitute is backed by the A F of L. and another leaders indicate readiness to offer.
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Washington
House
Norton
Labor Committee
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
A. F. of
Rep
Meanest Thief Hunted For Taking Tree Lights
Described as Grafton’s meanest thief, a person purloined lights from the community Christmas tree near the courthouse. At least eight globes have been stolen in days, with Sheriff Herbert Evans and Police Chief A E Lockard vowing prosecution to the fullest extent if the culprit is caught.
Hex Killer Seeks Parole To Become Artist
Harrisburg report says John Curry, 14 when sentenced for a 1928 hex murder in York County, pleaded today for a pardon parole to pursue art. In prison he discovered drawing, painting, and landscapes gained notice, fueling his bid for freedom.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John Curry
York County
Board of Pardons
Eastern E State Penitentiary
John
Panay attack witness says gunfire from ship persisted
Jim Marshall of Collier’s eastern bureau describes the Panay firing on Japanese planes as bombs fell, keeping the guns blazing until the last moment. He notes the first bomb hit the forecastle and crew abandoned ship as it sank after the bombing Sunday near Shanghai.
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Lloyd Leheras Shanghi
Jim Marshall
Collier’s Magazine
Panay
Marshall
Shanghai
Wuhu
Yang
Tze
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Syed
Radio communication trial on long freight trains
Pennsylvania Railroad tested end to end radio in a 30 car freight from Philadelphia to Paoli with short wave sets in engine cab and caboose replacing shrieking whistle signals. The experiment aims to install wireless radio throughout the system, offering a wire free two way telephone like service.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paoli
Ohio River Ice Snarls Traffic From Cincinnati to Pittsburgh
Ohio river shipping halted from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh as cold weather freezes the stream. Large ice cakes block dam 35 at New Richmond with boats tied up nearby. Ice spans the river to Portsmouth and U S Engineers note three to five inch thickness near Gallipolis and Manchester as crews wait for a chance to navigate toward Huntington West Virginia.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
New Richmond
Portsmouth
U. S
Gallipolis
Manchester
Huntington
W. Va
Burke Seeks Senate Probe of National Labor Board
Senator Burke of Nebraska moved for a senate investigation into the National Labor Relations board after releasing a letter from Chairman Madden noting the board mirrors other federal agencies acting as prosecutors and judges. Burke had pressed Madden to justify a critical speech and suggested a broader inquiry.
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Burke
National Labor Board
Washington
D-Neb
Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Madden
Board
Snow avalanche buries skiers at Pordoi pass
Alpine troops and civilian rescues saved 12 students buried by a mountain avalanche on the Pordoi pass yesterday. Nine bodies were recovered and nine others were still unaccounted for as of today.
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Rome
Italy
Pordoi Pass
Committee of 6.0 Ch iefs Not Named Yet
St Louis dispatch reports the Republican policy committee will grow from a select committee toward about 200 members. Of 170 retained from 1,200 names, at least 25 percent likely to join. Groups include agriculture labor education welfare professional and editors publishers and writers.
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ST. Louis
Salt Lake City
Hamilton
Wil
Safety of Americans In Walled City Feared
Shanghai reports fear for two American missionaries missing a British gunboat they planned to use to flee Yangchow after Japanese forces captured the walled city. B. F. Stamps of Huntington, West Virginia, and Mary Demerst of Emerson, New Jersey, were aiding other refugees when the boat departed down the Yangtze without them, with no word from the U S consulate.
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Shanghai
Yangchow
B. F. Stamps
Huntington
W. Va
Richmond
Mary Demerst
Emerson
N. J
Yangtze River
United States
College Strike Bound Over Firing Professor
Kalamazoo Michigan December 15 strike bound as Kalamazoo college faculty conference is called by President Stewart Grant Cole after terminating Dr Corey K Ganong a popular comics professor. About 350 students refuse to attend classes. Reasons cited include administration disapproval of teaching methods and Ganong's Canadian citizenship. Students barricade buildings and placard campus with posters including Ganong for Christmas.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Kalamazoo College
Stewart Grant Cole
Corey K. Ganong
Cole
Ganong
Icy Highways Slow Transit After Early Storm
State Police clear snarls on principal roads as Asleet storm creates hazardous travel. Minor wrecks rise with at least two serious injuries reported. City buses halted, Greyhound delays trifle travel in mountains and city streets remain slick. State Road crews work to thaw icy glare and restore flow.
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Greyhound
State Road Commission
Japan Forces Move Inland In War-Torn Nanking
Twane Matsui was reported to set up a headquarters in fallen Nanking as Japanese armies push deeper into China. Chinese estimates place about 140,000 evacuees dug in near Pukow while fortifications rise along the Yangtze. Casualties from the four day street battle and walls siege appear vast. Americans remaining in Nanking awaited word.
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Shanghai
Twane Matsui
Niking
China
Ers
Pus
King
Jea
Tientsin-Pukow
Yangtze River
Nanking
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Warder Ave
Flemington
Sentinel
O. Express Tral No. 29
C.& QO
Gene Arnold
Britain
Tokyo
Dr. Gerkin
Colliers
Jeneees
Gilamondea
Ohio
Republican Party
Perssons
Japan
Matsui
Ye. Ai Ae
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