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Grafton Whalen town birth claim debated era debate
The article traces the claim that Grafton Whalen was the first child born in Grafton, noting his birth predates the town charter by about a month. It explains the town's 1856 incorporation timing and why Whalen was historically regarded as the first child born there, despite dating quirks, and highlights Whalen's character. It also reports on Congress approving unemployment and drought relief funding, including construction and farm aid measures, with debates over loan provisions for human food.
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Grafton Whalen
Grafton
Porter
Roe
Baltimore
Parkersburg
Ton Whelen
Congress
South
Calamity relief not enough for trivial sustenance
A dead man in Flemington left unclaimed for months raises questions of estate and burial. He carried a small life policy and left funds for a sister in a Southern state who refuses to claim him. Barbour county court may act to settle the estate and ensure burial, with any insurer funds held for the beneficiary when she proves her rights.
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Flemington
County Court of
Barbour County
Letters to The Editor on reform of state judiciary
The writer argues against discarding old fashioned institutions and urges preserving the justice of the peo ple through local magistrates. He defends the office of the Judge of the Peace as close to citizens, capable of timely legal guidance, and against re submission of plans abandoned in elections. He calls for ignoring extreme amendments and listening to public opinion, signed by Leslie A. Allen of Flemington, W Va.
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Leslie A. Allen
Flemington
W. Va
Local attorney dies at Jcoma Park in Washington DC
obituary notes Ty aged 61 a local attorney dies at Jcoma Park Washington DC. Other items include James A Pyles 67 former Wetzel county sheriff and postmaster, a Wheeling survey for a 2000 foot concrete span to cross five rail tracks at Main street costing 375000 borne by public utilities and State Road Commission, James Dunn convicted of voluntary manslaughter in slaying of Garlan Bayless with sentence 1 to 5 years, Dr A H Rapking Good Hope reports State Ministers Conference to meet in Clarksburg to name officers and set date, Judge Showalter in Fairmont remits a 102 fine paid by Stephen Mahaffey over dog chases deer.
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Wheeling
Public Utilities
State Road Commission
Middlebourne
James Dunn
Garlan Bayless
Clarksburg
A. H. Rapking
Goodhope
State Ministers’ Conference Commission
Senate Considers Conference Report and Nominations
Senate actions include weighing a conference report on an emergency public works bill and taking up confirmations to a power commission. Campaign spending committees press ahead with the investigation of the Nebraska primary. House plans a recess for holidays as it reviews the treasury and post office supply bill conference report.
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Senate
Power Commission
Nebraska
House
Treasury-Post Office
Attorney Fined For Smoking In Courtroom
In Charleston West Virginia on December 20 Federal Judge George W McClintic fined Dunbar attorney Guy L Hartley ten dollars for contempt of court after he entered a closed federal courtroom with a lit cigarette after adjournment The judge said the court was not a smoking room Hartley stayed in custody briefly until the fine could be paid and the court released him on assurances the payment would be made The piece ends with a proverb about a rich man who marries his daughter to an unsupporting young man helping the unemployed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Guy L. Hartley
Dunbar
George W. McClintic
Hartley
West Virginia budget hearings move to legislature
Charleston reports state budget hearings wrap up with one exception involving West Virginia University officials before the biannual budget advances to the legislature. State Superintendent W C Cook declares Christmas holidays begin for state school children. In Huntington Joseph Hatfield, 22 Ranger Lincoln County, convicted of second degree murder in county common pleas for the July stabbing death of Russell Hix. Salem town fathers decide not to install red lights for the civic Christmas tree due to railroad engineers’ confusion. Clarksburg brief on Clarence D Sper- ends fragment.
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Charleston
West Virginna University
Huntington
Joase Hatfield
Ranger
Lincoln County
County Common Pleas
Russell Hix
Salem
Defense makes final plea to save Shepard in poison murder case
Kansas City dispatch reports Maj. Charles A. Shepard, accused of poisoning his second wife, faced closing arguments. Denver attorney Harry B. Claus called the government's case a fantastic fairy tale and urged jurors to rely on common sense amid disputed testimony from nurse Clara Brown. Separate local notices described vehicle wrecks and hazardous travel conditions from recent wet snow.
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Kansas City
Charles A. Shepard
Harry 8. Claus
Denver
Shepard
Clara Brown
Topeka
Aira
Three Auto Wrecks Reported From Rosler’s Garage
Slippery highway conditions over several days led to three separate automobile wrecks in Rosler’s garage area this morning. One person sustained minor injuries while two other drivers escaped unharmed in the incidents involving a Home Bakery Company truck.
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Rosler
Fire destroys hospital in Marlinton with $20000 loss
Marlinton West Virginia December 20 officials estimate Pocahontas Memorial Hospital loss at about $20000 with insurance partially covering. All sixteen patients were moved safely to a nearby hotel as flames burned the building down due to defective flues. Doctors report the patients' conditions as good.
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Marlinton
W. Va
Pocahontas Memorial Hospittal
Hilabora
Fire devastates three story hospital building
Nurses and physicians with volunteer firefighters evacuated patients from the three story frame hospital. Some first floor equipment was saved while all on the second and third floors burned. The hospital, built about 25 years ago, housed nurses on the top floor.
NYArtist John Henry Duffy Kills Self in Depot
A New York commercial artist named John Henry Duffy, 31, shot and killed himself at a railway depot in San Francisco last night. Police say his mother is Mrs. John Morris, a New York society figure.
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San Francisco
Dee
John Henry Duffy
New York
John Morris
State fails to prove vagrancy against Jack Guzik
Chicago December trial ends in minutes as jurors clear gambling house proprietor described by police as the business manager for Al Capone. Prosecutors sought to convict Guzik of vagrancy and send him to jail, but the case collapsed in under two hours in municipal court yesterday.
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Chicago
Jack Guzik
al Capone
Bank assistants charged with second degree forgery
In Binghamton New York on December 20 Michael J Horvatt and Joseph F Hodock assistants at the State Bank of Binghamton were arrested for second degree forgery Hodock a board member was freed on 5000 bail Horvatt brother of missing Andrew J Horvat also charged with forgery and missing since Monday after state examiners took over the bank
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Michael J. Horvatt
Joseph F. Hodock
State Bank of
Binghamton
Hidock
Alceirman
Horvatt
Andrew J. Horvatt
Andrew J. Horvat
No Trespassing and Legal Notices From Grafton WV Area
The notice warns trespassers on any property of Graft-Apy offender under law. Also executors request payment of debts and claims for Clyde B Mouser estate. Bankruptcy sale by trustee Dorsey R McWilliams offers half undivided farm interest in Taylor County WV with terms of sale one third cash and rest in six and twelve months. Water commerce total port of New Orleans 1929 was 11,681,870 tons.
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Tygast-Valley Glase Co
Dorsey R. Me
Williams
Dorsey R. McWilliams
Taylor County
West Virginia
Knottstate
Shroyer
Harter
Wilson
Kinkaid
Poplar
W.amerle Watkins
New Orleans
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