Birthday party honors Bar bra Kemple at 12th birthday
A group of Barbara Kemple’s friends from Terra Alta and nearby attended a surprise party at her grandparents 132 Grand Street. Gifts were opened, a pink and green decorated table served ice cream cake and cocoa, and a large Christmas tree formed the centerpiece as the guests partook in games and exchanged favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Kemple
Jess Kemple
Grand Street
Barbara
Betty Lee Hoffman
Nancy Kemple
Elizabeth Boer
Ann Elizabeth Rau
Betty Jean Tucker
Mary Jo Thomas
Barbara George
Lorraine McAvoy
QUOTA
J. Lester Bush
Quota Club
Donna Ryan
C10 CHARGES ARE STUDIED AT PARKERSBURG PLANT
Labor dispute at American Viscose plant in Parkersburg with CIO text ile workers accusing contract violation over patrol system changes. Carnegie Tech arbiter Dr Willard E Hotchkiss heard evidence and will issue a decision in a week or two. Union seeks closed shop layoff protections severance pay and job transfers to Nitro or Front Royal with moving expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Willard E. Hotchkiss
Carnegie Tech
Hotchkiss
Rayon
Meadville
Nitro
Front Royal
Prosecutor Fails to Return Man for Trial in Fraud Case
In Point Pleasant on December 20 the prosecutor failed to secure the defendant Fred V. Person, four year indictment for selling Father Macille Deleaux useless securities, after an extradition order from Prosecutor W. H. Bardin. Person recently finished a federal Leavenworth sentence.
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Point Pleasant
Kansas
Mason City
W. H. Bardin
Fred V. Person
Father Macille Deleaux
Bardin
Person
Leavenworth
Office Wife Case Ends Deliberations Near Verdict
A murder trial in St Joseph Michigan focused today as the state planned 10 to 12 rebuttal witnesses. Fern Patricia Dull known as the office wife faces slaying charges over Attorney William Holbrook's death on October 17 after a nine year romance.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Blonde Fern
Patricia Dull
Local Personal News From Morgantown and Nearby
Mrs. Lulu Fralinger and Miss Jackie Traiman spent Saturday shopping in Morgantown. Harry Stover will spend Christmas at his parents home on West Main. F B Yates principal of Rosemont school is home in Pruntytown with bronchial pneumonia. Claude Reger of Baltimore visited relatives here. Robert Graham of Self-Help University Mt Lake Park Md will holiday at his parents home on St Charles street. Freddie Frumhart of Newburg was discharged from City hospital Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Fralinger
Jackie Traiman
Morgantown
Harry Stover
L. J. Stover
West Main Street
F. B. Yates
Rosemont School
Pruntytown
Claude Reger
Baltimore
Robert Graham
Self-Help University
Mt. Lake Park
R. E. Graham
St. Charles Street
Freddie Frumhart
Newburg
City Hospital
Police Judge defies board over officer’s duty reassignment
Clarksburg West Virginia police judge Robert Ziegler refused to heed a police civil service board order to remove Sergeant E F Amsler Jr from outside duty and place him at a desk. He said Amsler will remain special assistant to Police Chief Mason through January 1 as raids continue.
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Clarksburg
Der
Robert Ziegler
Police Civil Service Board
E. F. Amsler, Jr
Amsler
D. Bruce Mason
Biegler
Ralph Heatherington
Mason
Heatherington
J. E. Stephenson
Dr . Lawman
Real Estate Boards Plan Wide Law Revisions
A spokesman said the Association of Real Estate Boards and the State Real Estate Commission may propose broad revisions to the real estate license law in Charleston.
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Charleston
Association of Real Estate Boards and
State Real Estate Commission
Dividend Ordered For Bank Closings In Morgantown And Man
Banking Commissioner George Ward announced a five percent dividend totaling 113000 for depositors of the closed Bank of the Monongahela Valley at Morgantown bringing total payments to 20 percent since it closed December 31 1930 A 10 percent dividend totaling 4948 71 was authorized for depositors of the Miners and Merchants Bank of Mate Logan County increasing the paid share to 60 percent since suspension in August 1933.
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Charleston
George Ward
Monongahela Valley
Morgantown
Miners and Merchants Bank of Man
Logan County
Train Kills Piedmont Herald Operator in Death
James Glenn Diverbliss a 26 year old linotype operator for the Piedmont Herald was killed by a Baltimore and Ohio railroad train at Piedmont on December 20. The accident occurred as the victim was near the tracks and the details remain under investigation by local authorities. Presence of the railroad and casualty underscores the ongoing dangers at railway crossings in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Baltimore and Ohio
James Glenn Diverbliss
Piedmont Herald
Coal groups head in plea to remove government shackles
West Virginia Coal Association president J. G. Bradley issues a Christmas letter to public officials urging removal of government restraints on business. The letter, published in the Widen News, expresses holiday greetings while urging action ahead of the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widen
W. Va
Dee
J. G. Bradley
West Virginia Coal Association
Widen News
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company
Bradley
Christmas Gifts From Skagggs & Co
Glad to show you our gifts for Christmas within or beyond purchase. Skaggs & Co. offers a selection framed by seasonal appeal and a customer friendly attitude.
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Skagggs & CO
Coal group urges relief from taxes and government meddling
Bradley and the Coal association president condemn high taxes and government overreach hindering business. They cite irregular work and costly imports, urging officials to restore common sense, reduce taxes, and stop risky experiments, hoping for a brighter new year.
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Bradley
Coal Association
Musica family linked to vast liquor ring probe
Federal inquiry led by Brien McMahon targets Philip Musica and his brothers in a cash heavy drug and liquor empire. Investigators seek assets, including cash, while relatives are summoned for grand jury questioning. Son and heirs in the U S attack are named Dietrich and Vernard aliases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Brien McMahon
U. S
Washington
McKesson and Robbins
McMahon
Musica
Donald Coster
Philip Musica
Fairfield
Conn
Brooklyn Musoleum
George Musica
George Dietrich
Arthur Musica
George Vernard
Robert Musica
Robert Dietrich
Bridgeport, Conn
F. Donald Coster
George Dietrich-Musica
Louise Musica Geux
Musicas
Grand Jury
Geux
the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Marie Musica Girard
Antonio Musica
Florida
Contractor dies in Charleston at 73
John D. McCoy, a 73 year old retired contractor, died of a heart attack in Charleston on December 20.
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Charleston
John D. McCoy
Pickets, unions clash over port operations impact
Pickets threaten action as longshoremen resist crossing lines while joint labor relations committees meet to settle the dispute. Union leaders say workers oppose passage. employers vow to enforce contracts and keep the port running amid scrap iron loading on the Spyros halting Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consuaucu
Germaine Blacke
Roth
United Chinese Societies
Committee
Spyros
Peace Steps and Trade Talks Across Nations
The article outlines further peace measures and American assurances to protect rights in Germany amid rising tensions with Germany. It notes potential retaliation if Jewish rights in Germany are abrogated and reports on U.S. reciprocal trade talks, including a Turkey pact expected January and a commercial loan arrangement with China. It mentions Australian high commissioner Stanley Bruce’s talks and Japan’s lack of protest over a new $25 million Credit extension to China.
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Reich
Germany
State Department
Near East
Turkey
Stanley M. Bruce
Great Britain
Morgenthau
China
Japan
Hachiro Arita
State police raid three men on illegal liquor charges
NAB THREE MEN FAIRMONT Dec. 20. State police raided two business houses and arrested Albert Hesh man Sam Farah and Abe Abood on charges of illegally selling liquor. The three furnished bond before Justice H. Pete Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Albert Heshman
Sam Farah
Abe Abood
H. Pete Hamilton
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Terra Alta
Alice Bolyard
Betty Jean Weaver
Helen Norris
Eva Brown
Barbara Carruthers
Woman's Club
Queen Victoria
Mr. Brown
EB. P. Tisdall
E. H. McDargh
Ufe
Brown
St. Paul's M. E. Church
G. T. Bartlett
Irwin Russell
Z. L. Dean
Amams
The
Baptist Church of
Bonnie Newcome
King’s Daughter Bible
U. B
B. C. Isner
Beech Street
General Aid Society of Andrews Church
Wv. F. W
Charles McDade
Dewey Avenue
Ladies Aid Society of
Blueville
M. E. Church
Grace Current
Lona Garlow
Court House
Baptist Church
Pocahontas
P. H. C. Lodge
Youth Temperance Council
Latrobe Street
T. W. Heironimus
Presbyterian Church
East Washington Street
Woman's Benefit Association
Red
Avanelle McDaniel
Oddford Watkins
J. Lee Evans, Jr
Raymond McDaniel
Francis Wolfe
Earl Hinkins
William D. Fisher
Lawrence R. Swisher
Sara Musgrove
F. J. Adlington
Brownlow Park
Nancy Rita
Viscose
Michigan
Beckenham
Pickel Commissary
Remington-Rand
Red Cross Pharmacy
Walnut Street
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Pennsylvania Business College Grad
Kingston
Margaret Martin
Business College
Luzerne County
State Police
Richard Powell
Wilkes-Barre
CP Parinller Beauty Shop
W. Main ST
Eleanor
Parker E
Greyhound
Washington, D. C
New Creek
Winchester
Columbus
Louis Romney
J. Morrison’s
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