Grafton contest to pick best Christmas lighted homes
Three judges from the Grafton Woman's Club will inspect submissions for the Yuletide best decorated and best lit homes on December 30. Entries close December 21 with Taylor County Board of Trade. displays trending toward simpler lighting. Practical tips warn use weatherproof wiring and window silhouettes like wreaths and stars.
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Grafton Woman's Club
Grafton
R Yuletide
Taylor County Board of Trade
John W. Ault
T. W. Heironimus
Harold Noble
Monongahela System
The
Sentinel
Yuletide
Christmas lighting ideas from Michigan election scene
The article describes do it yourself holiday lighting methods using crepe paper, colored lights, and reflective white tree painting to create festive effects. It explains constructing star shapes from tin pans and wax paper, wiring sockets to flashers, and suggests requesting an illustrated booklet from the Monongahela System detailing decorating methods and home lighting ideas.
Coal Miners Plan General Strike in Britain
British coal miners vote to launch a countrywide strike late in January unless mine owners grant a wage increase. Delegates representing all pits approved by 478,000 to 28,000 to issue strike notices January 13 or 20, with notices expiring January 27.
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London
Great Britain
Stanley Baldwin
Samuel Hoare
Mine Workers Federation
Federation
Boost
Sixteen New Cardinals Receive Their Red Hats
In a pompous Vatican ceremony Pope Pius conferred red hats on sixteen of twenty new cardinals from a secret consistory held Monday. Four others, assigned to posts in Vienna Madrid Warsaw and Paris, will receive their hats later. Tens of thousands cheered Viva Il Papa as he arrived in St Peter's Basilica.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vienna
Madrid
Warsaw
Paris
St. Peter
Attorneys For Doctor Fail to Get New Trial
Charles ton December 19 Attorneys for Clyde H Scott failed to obtain a higher court review for the Huntington doctor. The Cabell court sentenced Scott to five years for performing an illegal operation and five years for a prior drug sale conviction. Lawyers Blankenship and Riggs met with Judge John H Hatcher and planned to return January 1 with a petition to the full court. The appellate court had declined the first petition for a review. He secured a stay from the lawyer court until January 20.
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Charleston
Clyde H. Scott
Supreme Court
Huntington
Cabell Court
Scott
L. W. Blankenship
F W.riggs
John H. Hatcher
Lawyer Court
Foremen Exams Planned This Week in Capital
Seventy five miners will take foremen examinations December 20 and 21. Mine Department Chief N. P. Rhinehart will be in charge in Charleston.
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Charleston
Mine Department
N. P. Rhinehart
Turkeys Bring Good Price At Cooperative Auction
Farmers across four counties sold 2,600 turkeys for 4000 dollars at a cooperative auction in Rondeverte. Birds from Greenbri dy Monroe Pocahontas and Nicholas counties brought 13 to 22 cents per pound and were shipped to eastern markets.
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Rondeverte
Greenbridy Monroe
Pocahontas
Nicholas
Marksman Fires Through Window At Transient Bureau
In Parkerburg on December 19 a marksman shot three bullets through a window of the transient bureau. Police praised his aim and noted his desire to be questioned, marking a notable display of gunfire without reported injuries.
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Parkersburg
Army to Aid Needy In Christmas Efforts
Needy children will be treated by the Salvation Army on Christmas Eve and an entertainment will be given for Taylor county infirmary inmates Sunday afternoon. Major John Campbell announced the plan and thanked city school students for jelly and canned fruit contributions. Present plans include giving presents to inmates and spreading holiday cheer at the institution. A Salvation Army meeting for local youth is set for Sunday at 7 PM in the citadel, with the Christmas treat for children at 7 PM.
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Salvation Army
Taylor County Infirmary
John Campbell
Army
Campbell
Citadel
Magistrate Frees Pair On Bond Reduce Charge
In Sistersville on December 19 a magistrate freed two defendants on bond and reduced charges after defense lawyers argued the state failed to show sufficient evidence. Mrs Claude Fh of Paden City appeared with the other defendant as the $1,000 bond agreement was set by the state.
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Sistersville
L. W. Dulaney
Claude Fh
Paden City
Shooting Constable Held to Grand Jury in Ambush Case
Huntington story reports district constable J. H. Totten ordered held for grand jury after a daylong hearing before a justice of the peace. Totten faces destruction of property charges tied to an ambush of an ambulance on December 10. Fellow constable Thurmond Rice had a similar charge dismissed. Ambulance driver Fred Cook identified Totten as the shooter by the roadside as the body of a five year old was being transported.
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