Holt Orders Dismissal of All Specials
Charleston West Virginia December 19 1 Immediate dismissal of all special deputy sheriffs in West Virginia most of them at coal camps urged by Attorney General Homer A Holt in a letter to prosecuting attorneys. Holt cites state law and says such deputies are not duly cons iated officers and should not be clothed with public authority. He notes several hundred may be affected and references prior governor actions to curb abuses.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Homer A. Holt
Holt
H. G. Kump
McDowell County
Folt
Weirton Clarksburg Plant to Open Next Wednesday
J C Williams president of Weirton Steel announces Clarksburg plant will resume operations December 26. The facility, which rolls raw bars into sheet steel, had been closed since last spring.
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Weirton
Clarksburg
W. Va
J. C. Williams
Weirton Steel Company
Local Youth Receives St Marys Football Letter
Gene Niland a Mt. St Marys College student manager received a football letter with 20 members of the 1934 squad. Although not a player, he earned the award for his work with the team, after years of active support. His parents Mr and Mrs John M Niland of Maple avenue were noted.
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Gene Niland
Mt. St. Mary's College
Niland
Mt. St. Mary’s College
Gene
John M. Niland
Maple Avenue
Tear Gas Panic at Keane's Barber Shop
Chief Wallace N Henderson Bert Keane and eight patrons escaped from Keane's Barber Shop on West Main Street at 10 30 AM after a tear gas bomb dropped from a pocket near Henderson. The alarm prompted a hurried exit as fans cleared the shop and business resumed with Henderson still being shaved.
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Paok
Wallace N. Henderson
Bert Keane
Keane
West Main Street
Chief Henderson
Henderson
George Mills
Mr. Henderson
Transient Sent to Jail for Forgery Case
Ruben Haddix a 21 year old transient living in a basement area was found involved in a forgery incident. Police report details indicate the man was drawn into the crime and subsequently jailed.
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Ruben Haddix
Fire Damages 1939 Nash After Radiator Leak
A 1939 Nash coupe suffered heavy damage when coal oil in its radiator ignited. Harold Sapp of Par reported the car was partially destroyed by fire Monday night. authorities say a fuel leak and dripping gasoline fed the blaze, causing serious damage.
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Harold Sapp
Sentinel
Throat Specialist Endorses Training During Voice Change
Logan Clendening reports on a prominent throat specialist who argues that vocal training should continue through the voice change period around age fourteen. The expert notes that growth affects the larynx and vocal cords but so do muscles and bones, and training is not inherently harmful.
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Logan Clendening
M. v
Death claims vet merchant of community
Elondo Bartlett aged 71 of 216 Pearl Street died at home after years of ill health. A West Grafton former mayor and town official, he owned a local grocery and led civic efforts. Survived by wife Ella Bartlett and daughter Juanita Thayer. son Gégar Franklin predeceased. Funeral Friday with Thompson family to receive Mrs Thayer.
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Elondo Bartlett
Pearl Street
Bartlett
West Grafton
Tie
Frank Bartlett
Nancy Jane Davis Bartlett
Ella Barbee Bartlett
Gégar Franklin
Portland
Oregon
Juanita’ B. Thayer
Ef. Wilson
Conneticut
Thayer
Son of Grafton Woman Succumbs in Akron
Sturgil D Pepper of Akron Ohio died Sunday December 16 at 3 30 pm from peritonitis Funeral held from his Akron home and burial there He is survived by his wife Wanda and a one month old son Donald Eugene, his mother Florence D Pepper and a brother Charles and sisters Juanita Jeannette, all of Akron
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Ward
Florence D. Pepper
Grafton
Sturgil D. Pepper
Akron
Ohio
Pepper
Wanda Pepper
Donald Eugene
Charles
Juanita
Jeannette
Orus Pepper
Florrence D. Pepper
Bowles Posts Bond in Slot Machine Action
George Bowles appeared before Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys Tuesday afternoon and waived preliminary hearing posting $500 bond to face February grand jury on a charge of operating an illegal slot machine in his Beech Street beer garden near the St Marys street bridge. State Troopers Claude Hefner and W G Wamsley seized the machine which allegedly paid out money instead of candy during their Monday evening visit.
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George Bowles
Ona C. Jefferys
Claude Hefner
W. G. Wamsley
Beer Garden
St. Marys Street Bridge
Beech Street
Sentinel Classified Rates And Sample Ads
Classified rate details show two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent for each additional insertion, with a 45 cent minimum and consecutive insertions in regular style. Sample items include a must be reporting error notice, a man seeking installation and service engineering work, and multiple rental listings with addresses and contact hints.
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Sentinel
Engineering Institute
Closed Clarksburg Banks Pay Out 90000 Today
In Clarksburg on December 19, receiver C. E. Lawhead announced that 8000 depositors of the closed Clarksburg Trust Company and Farmers Bank will receive about 95000 dollars Saturday. A five percent dividend totaling 60000 dollars will be paid to 5000 depositors of the Trust Company and 3000 depositors of the Farmers Bank will receive the same. The payouts bring forty five percent of Trust deposits and sixty five percent of Farmers Bank deposits paid since closures.
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Clarksburg
Clarksburg Trust Company
Farmers Bank
C. E. Lawhead
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St. Mary’s
Stote
American Legion
Herbert Newton
Jane Emery Newton
Clendening
Gratton
Akron, O
Geaton’s Stationery
Bill Folds
Eastman Cameras
Bowles
Malu
Street
Lincoln Street
Thornton Pike
M. D. Allender
Blueville
Guy Allender
Harold Trimble
East Main Street
A. C. Danzall
Indiana Avenue
Glassport
Penna
C. A. Bailey
Scotch Hill
Rexall Drug Store
Rexall
Whitman
Grafton Drug & Chemical CO
Paul E. Malone
W. Main St
Theatre of the Stars
Photophone
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