Death Claims Louise Nuzum Former Grafton Teacher
Louise Nuzum 41 died at 2 45 this morning at her parents home 122 West Washington after six years with tuberculosis. Born in Frederick Maryland she taught in Grafton public schools and was active in the Grafton Woman's Club. Survived by three daughters, parents, a brother and two sisters. Funeral plans set for Friday night in Grafton with interment in Frederick Maryland.
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Louise Schroeder Nuzum
C. F. Schroeder
West Washington
Hopemont
Nuzum
Frederick
Grafton
Western Union
Grafton Woman’s Club
Nancy Louise
Phyllis Jean
Charlotte Ann
C. F
Harriett Young Schroeder
C. F. Schroeder, Jr
Grafton Sentinel
Spencer
Paul E. Marsh
Pittsburgh
Dwight Conner
Parkersburg
Presbyterian Church
Schroeder
West Washington Street
F. J. Turvander
The
W. E. Knox
Andrews M. E
Mt. Olivet
Dr. Meeks
Prederick
Maryland City
G. T. Bartlett
Lions club bill to broaden public welfare for the blind
Charleston December 22. The statewide Blindness Committee will propose a 1939 bill to expand public welfare services for blindness prevention and social adjustment. Chairman C Loring Van Camp said Senator James Paull and Delegate W T Brotherton will introduce the measure, known as the Lions club bill, seeking expanded services via the public assistance department with interagency cooperation.
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Charleston
C. Loring van Camp
Wheeling
James Paull
Wellsburg
W. T. Brotherton
Final Bids On School Projects On Wednesday
The Board of Education will accept final bids next Wednesday for five building contracts for the new Grafton High School on Riverside Drive. Plumbing electrical and heating contracts will also be awarded. JH Hastings Co of Wheeling bought the $346 300 bond issue at a $77.50 premium, bearing 2.75 percent interest, and will cover all approval expenses.
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Board of Education
New Grafton
Riverside Drive
JH. K. Hastings Company
Wheeling
Ministers Seek to Continue Anti Gambling Drive in Huntington
Huntington ministers adopted a resolution to keep an anti gambling effort going by distributing information for residents to draw their own conclusions about local law enforcement. Mayor Seamonds rejected claims that the association is an innocent pawn of a gambling outfit and supported the clergy's action.
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Huntington
Huntington Ministerial Associattion
George R. Seamonds
Ohio
West Virginia
Two Named in Spying Case Indictments
Los Angeles dispatch reports that a federal grand jury returned espionage indictments naming Mikhail Gorin 34 coast manager of the Soviet travel bureau and Hafis Salihh 33 former Berkeley policeman and US Naval Intelligence Service employee, both jailed in default of 25000 bonds. If convicted they face twenty years on three counts for taking instruments documents and notes about national defense.
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Los Angeles
Mikhail Gorin
Hafis Salihh
Berkeley
Calif
United States Naval Intelligence Service
Pallbearers Named for Wiseman Funeral at Webster Church
Pallbearers for the late George W. Wiseman, 79, were announced today. They are Paul Maxwell, Paul Wolfe, Odbert Cooper, Boyd McDaniel, Ben Wiseman, and Joel Wiseman. Services to be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Webster church, with burial in Harmony Grove Cemetery.
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George W. Wiseman
Harmony Grove
Paul Maxwell
Paul Wolfe
Odbert Cooper
Boyd McDaniel
Ben Wiseman
Joel Wiseman
Webster Church
Bonus Declared for 180 Standard Printing Workers
Huntington December 22 A Christmas bonus equal to one week's wages was announced by Standard Printing and Publishing Company for all 180 employees. The total value was not disclosed.
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Huntington
Standard Printing and Publishing Company
Ex prisoner held leads to confession in homicide case
Chauncey Miller, 22, jailed for 30 days in Youngstown, confessed to murdering Henry Fitch, 31, near Struthers police station. Miller, tied to an October 18 slaying, said he shot Fitch, fled to a cave, and later returned to visit the grave. He had been arrested for stealing lunches from shop employees and held in Uniontown for breaking freight car seals before being returned to Ohio.
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Youngstown
Henry Fitch
Struthers
Ohio
Chauncey Miller
Baltimore
Miller
F. J. Ragenauer
Justice of the Peace
Hove G. White
Fitch
Uniontown
Harry Davis
Davis
Pittsburgh
WPA Worker Admits He Struck Man With Shovel
In Kermit, Harrison Murphy, a 22 year old WPA worker, admitted striking John Stepp, 67, with a fire shovel the night before his death. Stepp lay on the floor after the blow. Prosecutor Lafe B. Calin said Stepp threatened Murphy with a knife, and Murphy left Mrs. Tenny Webb’s home without realizing the injury. Webb and Mrs. Maxie Bowiens are also held. No formal charges have been filed.
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Kermit
WPA
Lafe B. Calin
Harrison Murphy
John Stepp
Stepp
Murphy
Chafin
Tenny Webb
Webb
Maxie Bowiens
Unpaid Teachers Indict City for School Funding
The Middlesex county grand jury indicted the city of Woburn, population about 20 000, for failing to raise funds to pay public school salaries in 1938. The charge cites neglect to provide money by taxation after teachers complained of several weeks without pay amid Mayor Kane’s economy program.
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Middlesex County Grand Jury
Woburn
William E. Kane
Study Starts of State Law Proposals to Expand Unemployment Coverage
Charleston reports recommendations to add 35 000 workers and 4 000 employers to unemployment compensation. If approved, changes would be prepared for the 1939 legislature and advisory board meeting January 4. Proposals include calendar-year disbursements, wage-bracket benefits, and extending the pay period from 12 to 14 or 16 weeks without raising the current $15 weekly maximum.
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Charleston
Unemployment Compensation Department
Department
November Employment Gains Reported by Miss Perkins
Secretary Perkins said November net employment rose by 30,000 with about 150,000 gaining work in retail wholesale trade factories and mines offset by seasonal declines. She also noted a weekly factory payroll increase of 350000 dollars.
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Washington
Perkins
Grand Jury May Hear Gambler Summons In Grafton
Sheriff Herbert Evans urged summoning known gamblers before the January 7 grand jury and punishing violators in circuit court. He noted two gamblers are already identified by arrest and bond forfeiture, with many others frequenting pool halls. County officials cited a remediable threat to revoke licenses for pool rooms permitting gambling.
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Herbert Evans
Mr. Evans
Recoration
Rural Planning Group Discusses Four Points Program
The Rural Planning Group in Taylor County reviewed four program points aimed at boosting incomes through 4-H work rural planning and farm bureau efforts. Possible county projects included a cooperative lime print and a sheep dipping vat. Attendees included C P Dorsey A B Shreyer Jean F Hawkins Forest Edwards and R Virgil Rohrbough.
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Taylor County
Farm Bureau
Carroll Hawkins
Federal
C. P. Dorsey
A.B. Shreyer
Jean F. Hawkins Forest Edwards
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Good News Is Bad For Park View Man
Raymond Croston of Park View was fined $10 and $1 costs after arraignment in municipal court before Mayor P Gillispie on a drunkenness charge. He was nabbed on B street with a pint bottle of News whiskey, three-quarters drained.
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Raymond Croston
Park View
P. #. Gill'spie
Croston
B Street
Flemington Man Pays Fine In Hit Run Case
A C Skidmore age 30 an employee at coal company in Flemington was fined 25 dollars plus costs after being found guilty by a jury in Justice Jesse Jones court Clarksburg. State Trooper Guthrie and Constable Friend arrested Skidmore after his vehicle allegedly struck a car owned by Rose Zannine of Clarksburg last Saturday night and he failed to stop.
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A.C. Skidmore
Flemington
Court of Justice of the Peace
Jesse Jones
Clarksburg
E. C. Guthrie
Thomas Friend
Skidmore
Rose Zannine
Gimp Snyder Jury Deadlocked in Etting Shooting Case
Martin Snyder known as The Gimp faced a hung jury in the Myra Alderman shooting case. Jurors split on three counts of attempted murder one of kidnapping and one of possessing a defaced gun as Judge Ambrose delayed verdict awaiting further instructions. Fans sent telegrams and letters including one from an old lady while Miss Etting’s husband was not yet tested on screen.
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Los Angeles
Martin Snyder
Ruth Etting
Myra Alderman
Miss Etting
New York
Broadway
Chicago
State Street
Thomas L. Ambrose
Notable remarks amid kidnaping case testimony conflict
The court heard remarks about prayers for him as the daughter and witnesses testified against him. The defendant noted gratitude for supporters who sent letters and stamps, while acknowledging he is in a bind due to political entanglements. The kidnaping count claims Snyder forced Alderman at gunpoint to his Hollywood hills home where a shooting occurred in front of two women last Oct 15. He faces up to 80 years if convicted on all five charges.
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Miss Etting
Edith Snyder
Sam
Parti
Ang
Snyder
Alderman
Hollywood, Hills
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Gary Cooper
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Patsy Kelly
Walter Brennan
H. C. Potter
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Big City
Miss Perkins
Skaggs &Co
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Rexall Store
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