Aged Lady Ida Knotts Dies at 75 in Knottsville
Mrs. Ida Hauser Knotts, 75, lifelong Taylor county resident and widow of James Knotts, died at 7:18 p.m. Sunday at her son Howe R. Knotts home in Knottsville district. She leaves three children, two brothers, a sister, 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday at Knottsville M E Church with Rev. L L Rickart and Rev. S B Hart officiating. interment Knottsville Cemetery.
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Ida Hauser Knotts
Taylor County
Howe R. Knotts
Knottsville
Thornton
Knotts
John M
Louisa Anna Thom Hauser
James Woodford Knotts
Knottsvile District
Ernest L. McDaniel
Grafton
Guy S. Knotts
Washington, Pa
William Hauser
Philippi
Russell S. Hauser
Grafton R
Knottsville Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Bride Sues for Divorce in Maryland After Short Marriage
A 16-year-old bride Margaret Blair Shaw filed for divorce in Taylor County circuit court accusing 26-year-old David Shaw of cruel treatment and causing her illness, seeking relief from court costs as a pauper. The couple wed in Oakland Maryland on August 2 1938 and separated September 23 after she alleges he refused medical help and failed to provide support. She was aided by Ida Blair as next friend since she is a minor.
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Taylor County
Margaret Blair Shaw
David Shaw
Rosemont
Oakland
Maryland
Shaw
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Grafton
Dayton Stemple
Philippi
Funeral services held for Mrs. Catharine Bailey Cole
Mrs. Catharine Bailey Cole, 77, died Saturday. Funeral held Monday at 2:30 PM at her daughter's home 1312 West Main Street with Rev. E L Lowery and Rev. H J Parks officiating. Burial followed in Webster cemetery under G T Bartlett direction.
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Catherine
Bailey Cole
C. W. Wells
West Main Street
E. L. Lowery
West Main
M. E
H. J. Parks
Webster Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Dynamite Logan Incident Delayed by Store Fire Hazard
A reader recalls a curious scene at a local shop where a dynamite stick lay on a lighted stove until a customer noticed and alerted a clerk. The item was purchased and the danger appeared contained, though notes of oversight linger.
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Logan
Ming
Cadet 17 Death Sparks Debate on Relief Funds Use
Remarks urge discretion in funds administration amid a discussion of hosiery cooperatives. Officials note no proven necessity for the projects and doubt any adequate showing could be made. Subsidizing silk hosiery on homestead projects is viewed as contrary to agriculture relief aims, risking displacement of cotton industry jobs.
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South
Mrs Williams passes away after eight months illness
Mrs Nancy Jane Williams 86 died at 11 a m Sunday at her Curve Bridge home after an eight month illness of complications. Born March 15 1872 she was the daughter of Bethel and Mary Dalton. Surviving: Leroy Dalton Philippi Woodrow Williams Meriden and Fred W Williams Century. Funeral 2 p m Tuesday at Baileytown church with Rev Goldie Dalton of Galloway officiating. Burial in I O F cemetery. Body to be taken tonight to Clinton Dalton’s home at Galloway.
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Nancy Jane Williams
Curve Bridge
Williams
Bethel
Mary Newton Dalton
William Williams
Leroy Dalton
Philippi
Woodrow Williams
Meriden
Fred W. Williams
Century
Power Outage Hits Maidsville Kelley Creek Mine
A blast in a little used section of the Kelley Creek coal mine at Maidsville disrupted power and caused a temporary shutdown, reporting a state fall followed by smoke and power disruption.
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Morgantown
Kelley Creek
Maidsville
Teen driver, two others hurt in Riverside crash
Miss Betty Jean King 17 of Maple avenue drove a Chevrolet coach into a telephone pole on Riverside drive at 4 PM yesterday. She sustained a bruised forehead while Francis Logsden had a cut lip and a knocked out tooth. Martha Gatrell escaped injury. Patrolman Randall logged the report noting the oncoming car allegedly on the wrong side caused the swerve. Estimated damage to car and pole was $125.
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Betty Jean King
Maple Avenue
Riverside Drive
Miss King
Francis Logsden
Martha Gatrell
G. F. Randall
Grafton High School Field House
Randall
Pele
Inquiry Into Fire At Navy Yard Ordered
Rear Admiral Clark H Woodward commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard ordered a thorough inquiry into a fire that destroyed a two story brick paint and oil storehouse in the yard. The blaze began at 8 last night and crews fought for two hours as spectators were kept back by Marines with fixed bayonets. About 270000 gallons of alcohol were reported destroyed and Navy officials gave no comment on the fire source.
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New York
Clark H. Woodward
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy
Motive Sought in Nocturnal Slaying at Hart's Creek
State police investigate a midnight shooting that left Arthur Tomblin dead in a neighbor’s two room home near Logans. General Bryant 45 faces murder arraignment after Bryant’s son Don 12 says Tomblin and Mason Conley entered with a shotgun and Bryant fired back while defending himself.
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Logan
Hart's Creek
Arthur Tomblin
W. E. de Moss
Bryant
Don
Tomblin
Mason Conney
Europe Bade by Cold Wave Hits Broad Front
Icy northeast winds from Siberia blanketed Europe from Scotland to Greece as temperatures plunged to record lows. London shed from 42 to 26 F in 24 hours, the coldest day in a decade, with snow reaching England and Scotland. Ships struggle off the Baltic while lifeboats aid distress off Britain. a Dutch steamer reports a man lost overboard. vessels and bridges frozen across the Low Countries.
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London
Siberia
Europe
Scotland
Greece
England
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Paris
Prague
Carpathian
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Baltic
Netherlands
Distres
Etrem Og
Landsend
Britain
Aldermain
New Hearing Possible on Comptroller General's Office Abolition
The discussion notes a failed reorganization bill from last session that would have abolished the office of comptroller general. Elliott stated that the Westmoreland and Tygart projects receive funds from earlier appropriations, which financed the required ads.
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Comptroller General
Westmoreland
Tygart
Elliott
Britain Will Defend Appeasement Policy in Debate
The House plans to defend its appeasement policy amid the 1933 foreign affairs debates. The session, set to begin around 5 p.m. local time, was halted early by an opposition motion seeking a censure vote.
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Britain
House
Attitude Toward Foreign Policy Sparks House Debate
The discussion centers on the government’s stance toward Germany and Japan, with Chamberlain’s Rome visit in January and the Spanish and Far East situations under review. Laborites and Liberals expect a decisive censure vote but seek a broad airing of foreign affairs before Christmas recess. Some see a leaning toward Germany and Japan, amid Japan’s China policy and potential export credits to China by the government and the United States.
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Ing
Germany
Chamberlain
Rome
Commons
Japan
Reiensbank
London
China
United States
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