Busy Police Court Records Drunk Disorderly in 1935
In Sentinel on December 21 1935 several defendants faced municipal court for drunkenness. McClellan paid a 3 dollar fine after claiming missing money from a pocketbook. officers recovered two twenty dollar bills. Other drunks include W. W. Martin paying 5 dollars after changing from not guilty. Exline Marple Garner Ryan each received two days jail for inability to pay fines.
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Beore
McCellan
May
EO. Waugh
W. W. Martin
E. X. Exline
Charles Marple
Allen G. Garner
Timothy Ryan
Ryan
James McClellan
Aged Lady Martha Poe Dies After Week of Illness
Mrs. Martha A Poe 83 longtime Taylor county resident died at Bluemont street home after a weeklong illness due to senility. Born January 30 1852 she was the daughter of John Henry and Susan Allen Temmons Shelton. Widow of Newton Poe she leaves two sons Andrew of Grafton and John at home three daughters Mary Myers Melli Leamon Reevesville and Elsie Wine Grafton one brother John R Shelton of Grafton 15 grandchildren 31 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She was a member of the Methodist Protestant church. Funeral Monday at Bartlett funeral home at 2 pm with Rev Ethel Huber officiating. Interment Bluemont cemetery under Bartlett Funeral Co. direction.
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Martha A Poe
Taylor County
Bluemont Street
John Henry
Susan Allen Temmons Shelton
Newton Poe
Andrew
Grafton
John
Mary Myers
Melli Leamons
Reevesville
Elsie Wine
John R. Shelton
Methodist Protestant Church
Bartlett Funeral Home
Ethel Huber
Bluemont Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Carr China Co Vacation Underway With Repairs Planned
The Carr China Company began its annual mid winter vacation yesterday lasting about 10 days. An official said the shutdown provides potters a break and allows necessary repairs to be completed during the period.
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Carr China Company
Old Feud is Murder Cause in Suburban Sha ker Heights
Cleveland police chief Albert Tilson cites a three year feud between neighbors as the motive for a fatal shooting. Rudolph Kraemer, 39, was found shot twice at his home, while Harry Chestnut, 47, was injured with a broken nose and concussion after a street confrontation amid a snow shovel quarrel. Chestnut faced a first degree murder charge.
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Cleveland
Albert Tilson
Shaker Heights
Tilson
Rudolph J. Kraemer
Harry J. Chestnut
Chestnut
Joe Louis Denies Auto Crash Victim Again
In Chicago on December 21 the famed boxer Joe Louis denied reports that he was killed in an auto crash for the tenth time in three months. A Negro policeman stationed outside his door spoke with Louis and later announced that the boxer had just eaten a hearty breakfast.
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Joe Louis
Chicago
Joe
Frigid West Virginia Hit By North West Blizzard
A frigid winter blast grips West Virginia as temperatures drop below zero in snowbound mountains. Drifts reach seven feet, highways ice over, with trains late. The storm follows a major blizzard across the region, causing power and travel disruptions and reporting several weather related deaths.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Bride Slayer Trial Admits Youthful Suspect
In a Common Pleas Court, Jutila confessed to assaulting and killing a woman after striking her dog and setting fire to the bed linens to erase evidence. His wife and family testified as defense attorneys argued he was a "kid" who lost control. The trial paused as sentence was postponed to allow appeals.
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Life Aids
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Thelain
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Ylvin
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Mel Vicker
Jay Buchwalter
WPA to Pay 48000 Workers Before Christmas
F Witcher McCullough state WPA administrator announced 48000 workers will receive their checks before Christmas day in Charleston.
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Charleston
F. Witcher McCullough
WPA
Card of Thanks for Mary Martha Shaw
Through this medium we thank our many friends for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of Mary Martha Shaw. Many thanks for floral tributes and the service of cars. Husband, sisters and brothers.
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Mary Martha Shaw
Bank Robber Nears Death in Kentucky Case
Emmett Three Finger Snyder, 36, identified by Detective William Holland, lies near death in a hospital in Newport Kentucky as a suspect in the December 5 Franklin National Bank robbery in Franklin Ohio and a December 6 Dayton Ohio bank messengers holdup. A companion, Pat Murray, was killed in a gunfight and Snyder faces prior Indiana robbery slayings and a Lane shville Ind. attempted holdup linked to the case. the exchange left Murray dead and his body dumped beside a road.
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Newport. Ky
William Holland
Emmett
Snyder
Franklin National Bank
Franklin
Dayton
Indiana
Dediana
Lanesville
Ind
Pat Murray
Holland
Robbery suspects pursue escape after prison release
He was released from Atlanta penitentiary last June. Snyder was found weak from loss of blood in a hospital corridor near Dayton Kentucky. In the Ralph Johnson and Matt Kegusey bank robbery, one robber fired six shots at the lone hold up man. Franklin authorities and bank officials to view Snyder. One of three robbers, who dropped about 2,800 of an estimated 10,000 loot, was killed in a gun fight with Marshall William A. Graham who was wounded.
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Holland
Snyder
Dayton
Ralph Johnson
Matt Kegusey
de Dayton
Yesterya
Johnson
Franklin
Marshall William A. Graham
Six Die in Explosion Aboard Swedish Freighter Britt Barie
Six persons were killed and three injured when the Swedish ship Britt Barie, a nitrate carrier, exploded in the harbor yesterday at Santos Brazil. Damages to the 3019 ton freighter were estimated at about 2,000 to 3,000 contos, roughly $120,000 to $180,000, with earlier death toll estimates lowered by authorities.
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Santos
Brazil
Britt Barie
Short January Term Expected by Princeton Prosecution
Princeton West Virginia December 21 1950 Prosecutor R H Pendleton predicted a short January term of court. Only 20 cases are pending.
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Princeton
W. Va
R. H. Pendleton
Thieves Escape From Department Store in Bluefield
Two black shoplifters fled a Bluefield department store on December 21 knocking down Mrs Benet and fracturing her wrist. Police sought suspects and urged witnesses to come forward with details of the robbery and escape.
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Bluefield
Benet
Policeman Injured in Weather Skid Incident
Charleston recording eight degrees with morning low two degrees higher at Fairmont. Clarksburg dips to five above, Huntington reports clear and cold. A city patrolman Harry Bush was struck by a skidding claw and broke his arm. No fires blamed on the weather. readings show 11 at 8 a.m.
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Fairmont
Clarksburg
Huntington
Harry Bush
Inor
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