Death of George Wiseman aged 73 in Webster area
George W Wiseman 73 lifelong Taylor county resident died at his Shelby run home after five years illness. Born April 29 1865 Lost Run he was a farmer and member of Webster M E church and Odd Fellows. Survived by widow Jane Lambert three children Rhea Ray Ross a brother John and sister Aloinda Curry. Funeral Friday 2 p m at Webster church with Reverends Taylor and Lowery. interment Harmony Grove cemetery under G T Bartlett.
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George W. Wiseman
Taylor County
Shelby Run
Lostrun
Marshall
Martha Mason Wiseman
Jane Lambert
Rhea Wiseman
Ray Wiseman
Pruntytown
Ross Wiseman
John Wiseman
Loudenville
Aloinda Curry
McGee
Webster M. E
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge
Webster
Webster Church
Don Taylor
E. L. Lowery
West Mainsteet M. E
Harmony Grove Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Returns Wanted Man Princeton Sheriff Recovers Escaped Felon
Sheriff G H Crumpecker brought Mack Hyatt an indicted burglar back to Mercer county jail after Hyatt escaped from custody in 1936 in Bristol Tennessee.
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Princeton
G. H. Crumpecker
Mack Hyatt
Bristol, Tenn
Mercer County
Hyatt
Fairmont Lineman Dies After Receiving Shock
John Carl Lewis aged 34 a lineman for West Penn at Fairmont died at Cook hospital after a high tension 6300 volt line incident on Janes Memorial church road near the Taylor Marion county line. He was treated for burns and shock but did not recover leaving a widow Virginia.
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John Carl Lewis
West Penn
Fairmont
Cook Hospital
Janes Memorial Church Road
Taylor-Marion County
Virginia
Hanford Reward Sought as Gunfight Suspect Captured
Fred Bailey safety director for Kopper company provided a tip leading to Hanford's identification by federal agents. Hanford, injured from monoxide fumes, is guarded in a Welch hospital after a Burlington gunfight that killed Sheriff Robertson and Policeman Vaughn. Roy Kelly remains at large after a series of shootings in multiple states.
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WELCH
Fred Bailey
Coal Company
Wade Hanford
Burlington
N. C
Bailey
Koppers Company
Hanford
Frank Hanford
Ed Hanford
Walter V. McLaughlin
Federal ‘ Bureau of Investigation
Huntington
M. P. Robertson
W Vaughn
North Carolina
Roy Huffman
McLaughlin
Roy Kelly
Kelly
L. E. Thomas
Stuart
Thomas
George Smith
Ralph Hanford
Washington
Hurley Speaks at Grafton Kiwanis Dinner Event
J J Hurley of Fairmont led the program at the Grafton Kiwanis weekly dinner at Debendarfer’s Cozy Rest Inn. Harry M Sherrard and James Morgan spoke briefly, James Hurley sang with Miss Mary McIntyre, and Carroll Hawkins was welcomed as a new member.
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Grafton Kiwanis Club
Cozy Rest Inn
J. J. Hurley
Fairmont
Harry M. Sherrard
Grafton
Monongah
Baltimore and’ ‘Ohio Railroad
James Morgan
James Hurley
Mary McIntyre
Carroll Hawkins
Lloyd L. Shriver
H. K. Debendarfer
Five Found Murdered In Small Georgia Dwelling
In Savannah on December 21 five white people, four from a single family, were found dead in a Bay Street Extension dwelling and nearby filling station. J B Tillman, 35, his wife Elza, 24, and their children Ella and Cora Pearl, aged 8 and 6, were beaten in bed with an iron used as a weapon. Tom Chester, about 40, was found dead at the adjacent filling station from a shotgun blast. The slayings were discovered by Mrs Johnson, owner of the station.
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Savannah
Bay Street
South Carolina
L. W. Williams
Tillman
Elza
Ella
Cora Pearl
Tom Chester
Williams
Johnson
Widow Confesses To Murdering Her Daughter In Vermont
Waterbury Vermont December reports Sheriff Henry C. Clawson announced Mildred Bowers a 38 year old widow confessed to bludgeoning to death her six year old daughter Carolyn with a 15 pound iron mallet. State's Attorney Webster E Miller called it an apparent fit of insanity and said she struck the child to better care for two older children. Her husband died about a year ago and she remains under nurse surveillance with no charges filed yet.
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Waterbury
Henry C. Clawson
Mildred Bowers
Carolyn
Webster E. Miller
Mrs. Bowers
Extensive War Games By French Navy Set For 1939
Orders issued in Paris direct the French navy to stage extensive war games in early 1939 in the southern Atlantic. The maneuvers aim to test defense of Senegal with Dakar airport as a key Europe to South America air link. Some units may visit Latin American countries during the exercises amid fears of Nazi influence in French colonies.
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Paris
Atlantic Ocean
Germany
South America
Senegal
Dakar
Europe
U S Plans to Ship Grain to Hungry Abroad
Sumner Welles announced the surplus commodities corporation will provide 500000 bushels of wheat monthly for six months to relieve suffering in Spain. The wheat goes to the American Red Cross for flour processing at 100000 barrels monthly, amid reports of civilian starvation and disease in Loyalist Spain.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Spain
American Red Cross
Welles
State Department
Bible Bearing Crime Clue Nets Ohio Slayer Suspect
Youngstown Ohio December 2 1948 A Bible bearing the suspect Chauncey Miller s name found in a cave betrayed him as a slaying suspect Sheriff Ralph Elser said Miller confessed to shooting Henry Fitch 31 in his car near Struthers police station after hitching a ride He fled to Pittsburgh then Pennsylvania and was arrested for breaking freight car seals
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Youngstown
Chauncey Miller
Ralph Elser
Henry Fitch
Elser
Miller
Fitch
Struthers
Pittsburgh
Tie
Uniontown
Hopkins Rumors Fuel Secretary Post Debate in Senate
Senator Vandenberg said he would not vote to confirm Harry L. Hopkins as secretary of commerce, citing a lack of confidence in his fitness for high office. Senator Davis accused Hopkins of mismanaging WPA funds, while Senator Hatch predicted rapid congressional passage of a bill curbing politics in relief.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Mich
Harry L. Hopkins
Michigan
Hopkins
Davis
WPA
Pennsylvania
Hatch D
N. M
Congress
Hatch
White Christmas Seen Likely in Western Pennsylvania
Snow flurries blanketed western Pennsylvania as this first day of winter approached. The thermometer dropped to freezing while forecasts called for colder weather ahead. Traffic was hampered by snow and ice but no weather related accidents were reported.
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Pittsburgh
Prospect
Pennsylvania
Mercury
Weathersman
Tte
Yce
Woman Shot Accidentally in Crystal Visit
Mrs. Jess Blankenship, 30, of Crystal, was wounded in the leg by a gunshot while visiting relatives at Maybeury. She was taken to a hospital for treatment and said the shooting was accidental.
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Bluefield
Jess Blankenship
Crystal
Maybeury
Wife Aided Husband in Suicide Conviction In White Plains
Westchester County grand jury indicts Mary Burckhalter, 45, for first degree manslaughter in the November death of her husband Eugene Burckhalter, 47, accused of aiding his suicide by connecting a vacuum cleaner hose to the car exhaust in the family garage. Material witness Melvin Kittell, 38, is held.
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White Plains
Westchester County
Mary Burckhalter
Eugene ¥. Burckhalter
Burckhauer
Chemical Company
Melvin Kittell
Noted Master On Language Slang and Social Usage
A veteran observer argues that slang keeps language alive and fuels new phrases in politics and everyday speech. He cites kibitzer gigolo dunker nudist pecker dumbbell and notes President Roosevelt used boon-doggling while defending Alf Landon’s cockeyed term as age-old, yet rejects oakie-doke as lacking maturity.
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Kibitzer
Chiseler
Roosevelt
Alf Landon
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Catherine Cole's Family
The family expresses gratitude for sympathy and kindness at their mother Mrs. Catherine Cole's death. They thank friends for transportation and floral offerings, and praise Rev Lowry Rev Park and West Main Street choir for consolation and vocal offerings. The children.
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Catherine Cole
Lowry
Rev. Park
West Main Street
Jimmy Roosevelt Plans To Seek Office In 1942
Boston dispatch reports Jimmy Roosevelt said he may seek public office in 1942 on his own qualifications. He noted he will be busy otherwise and plans to keep a legal residence in Massachusetts while dividing time between New York and Hollywood, where he became vice president of a movie company.
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Boston
Jimmy Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
New York
Hollywood
Seal Return Is Requested for Christmas Seals Drive
A Tuberculosis Association plea urges nonremitters to respond as Christmas seal receipts decline 50 percent over the past two days. George C. Rowell cites alarm at the drop and emphasizes the need for broad public support to fund local and state tuberculosis programs and preventive education.
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The
Tuberculosis Association
George C. Rowell
Rowell
Roll of Honor highlights donor names for prevention
In a brief note, contributors are urged to support measures to prevent disease, with emphasis on the need for many donors to be listed on the Roll of Honor as Mr ell points out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Green
Mr. Ell
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Miller’s Shoe Store
Opera House
Bob Steele
Rexall
Coal Safety Director
Sheriff's Men
Hurley
Fairmont Railroad
Kiwanis Club
Georgia
U.S
Bible
Slayer, Ohio
Fears Hopkins
Wallace Silversmith
Loar Jewelry Store
Malone
Eve
Bea
Martha Washington
MAULONE’S _ Dour OKt RATE DRUG STORE
Pepe Elbe
Sheaffer
Parker and
John B. Holland
Malone’s Drug Store
Dixie
Davidley Prazentt
Joe
A — Maan Mountain Dean
June Travis
Dickie Wmoore
Lucien Little Field
Robert Kent
Setatare
Teena Teaco Ience
E Manes
Bob Burns
Arkansas Traveler
Morrison’s
White
U.S. Route 50
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