Fraud suspects linked to check passing ring in Ohio and beyond
Police traced a group suspected of passing worthless checks from Grafton to Athens and other towns. Donald Martin and Fred B. Helmick, claiming to be from Grafton, were arrested in Athens on related charges. A man known as Paul Wilson remains sought, with authorities noting possible ties to a larger Christmas fraud scheme.
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Wallet
Martin
Waller
Smith
Paul Wilson
FNC
Bonafede
Grafton Drug Ho- Chemical Company
Athens
Ohio
Donald Martin
Fred B. Helmick
Grafton
Belive Martin
Curve Bridge
Helmick
Salem
Glarice-burg
Wilson
Whipped Cream Daily at Grafton Candy Shop
Grafton Candy Shop, operated by Fisher, announces daily whipped cream offerings. The shop features standard confections and specialty treats as part of its regular lineup.
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Grafton
Fisher
The Brood Ship at the Opera House
A stark sea tale unfolds in The Brood Ship, Columbia’s film at the Opera House Monday and Tuesday. It portrays brutal clippers and ruthless captains, interlaced with a tender romance, delivering steady action and an unusual dramatic treatment.
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Columbia
Seven Seas
Opera House
Overnight News Summary and Political Notes
Secretary Wilbur defends S-4 rescue efforts and urges persistence until any life sign ends. Brookings Institution, Washington center for humanistic studies, lists trustees among educators. English Bishops oppose, then revise, prayer book measure. Premier Poincare wins. French Senate passes budget 271 to 17. Endowment fund drive for Yate reaches goal. Barnard announces in New York. Probate judge in Cincinnati refuses insanity hearing for wife slayer. jurors’ petition denied. Midnight Dance planned for Valley Inn Monday morning December 26.
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Brookings ‘Institution
Washington
English House of Bishops
Hats and Holiday Visitors Fill Grafton Pages
Local scene revolves around The Hat Shoppe featuring a new line for Christmas. Visitors include Miss Lenore Baker and Mr. and Mrs. G Ellis Harr from Pittsburgh. families Hobbs, Frams, Jenkins, and Stouts visit for holidays. Midnight dances at the Valley Inn on December 26 described. Charles Stout and family travel from Binghampton to Pruntytown. Portrayal of local shopping, gifts, and social visits in Decembers.
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Lenore Baker
Beech Street
Pairmont
Ara
G. Ellis Harr
Pittsburgh
Grafton
Mes
G. N. Jenkins
Newburg
Hartz Mountain
John Hess
Main Street
George Zinn
Bliss Electrical School
Washington, D.C
S. M. Zinn
Yates Avenue
J. Li. Wittman
Central Fruit Market
Harvey Scranage
McGee
Jin Grafton
Vaughn Kerr
Morgantown
Gratton
Valley Inn
B.L. Fram
Clarksburg
A. E. Wilson
Salem
Clarence Leith
Samuel Smyth
Defiance
Olio
Beant
Why children need cod liver oil emulsion for energy
The lesson explains that school children need extra energy from emulsified cod liver oil due to strain from study and play. It notes that the emulsion provides energy and vitamins, a value mothers recognize in 3COTT'S EMULSION.
A Hawkins Passes Away in Taylor County Farm Community
Funeral plans are set for T A Hawkins 51 prominent farmer of Taylor County from St Augustine's church Bridgeport tomorrow at 9 AM with burial Mt Calgary. He died Wednesday at St Mary's hospital Clarksburg after a triple operation for appendicitis gall bladder trouble and stomach ulcers. Survived by widow Helen McGee Roders Helena stepdaughter Mrs L T Menem two brothers George Hawkins Wickwire and Enoch Hawkins Wickwire and a large rural family ties strong to Morrow and Reynolds families. Funeral arrangements handled by Bartlett Bridgeport and Bartlett City firms.
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T. A. Hawkins
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
St. Augustine's Church
Mt. Calgary
Eliha Hawkins
Taylor County
Helen McGee Rodeers
Helena
L. ‘T. Menem
George Hawkins
Wendel
Enoch Hawking
Wickwire
Teylor County
Hawkins
Morrow
Reynolds
Bartlett Funeral Company
Bridgeport
Will Try Gibraltar Miss Millie Hudson Heads Channel Quest
London typist Miss Millie Hudson who has represented Britain in the Olympics plans to swim the English Channel. She follows Mercedes Gleitze, the “Queen of the Keys,” who recently failed in the Straits of Gibraltar attempt. Hudson is shown above and will undertake the Gibraltar crossing soon.
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Millie’ Hudson
London
English Channel
Lawyer Seeks Voters in Millikin Case for Gubernatorial Bid
Austin Texas reports a lawyer William E Hawkins of Breckenridge defends A V Millikin, executed for murdering Virginia Petty, and launches a bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination challenging Governor Dan Moody who granted reprieves but refused a fifth. Millikin seeks redress in federal courts as rights questioned at a sanity hearing. Moody undecided on renomination.
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Austin
Texas
Dan Moody
William E. Hawkins
Breckenridge
The
Supreme Court
A. V. Millikin
Virginia Petty
Millikin
Moody
Stout
Milikin
Democratic Primary Next Summer. Gov. Moody
Late pack favored by apple growers in Wirichester VA
Late packing best suits Wirichester Virginia apple growers who store fruit in common or cold storage. Producers delay picking when fruit holds firm and danger of freezing is low. Mature fruit softens slowly, with 28 apples picked early for storage. A New York artist says singer Leonora Corot is the most paintable woman he ever saw.
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Wirichester
Va—Nastern
New York
Leonora Corot
Couple’s Case Deepens as Hickman Indicted for Murder
Kansas City dispatch reports county grand jury charged William Edward Hickman with murder and kidnaping to extort money after last summer’s forgery fallout. He is held without bail. Extradition papers sent to Governor Young. Police and DA team travel to Oregon to secure Hickman’s return. Parents react with grief, urging defense and word from their son.
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Perry M. Parker
Marian
Hickman
Young
Sacramento
Oregon
Kansas City
William Edward Hickman
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Quaker Felt
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Jonce
el Paso
Thomas Hickman
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