Christmas Joy Fails as Tiny Max Fines Are Given
Local court in Taylor County hands out small fines after a holiday raid on alleged moonshine. Jef f Arraigned for possession of liquor from a Saturday night bust, Shyo vich and Takas see two pints seized and a third on Takas. Both pleaded guilty and received modest fines with costs, then headed to the state liquor store. Other drunkenness cases follow with brief jail terms or bonds, including two day sentences for Kennedy and two day penalties for Mayle Rockwell Powell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Court of Ban of the Peace
Ona
Jeff
Mike Shyovich
Andy Takas
Wendel
Jefferys
Shyovich
Takas
Shyevich
Taylor County Bank
E. O. Waugh
Kennedy
Herbert Mayle
George Greene
Main Street
R. P. Taylor
Jaised Hosea Powell
Huntington
Waugh
Theodore Rockwell
Man jailed after mistaking home for own
Ray Kennedy of Knotts avenue staggered into the wrong residence and was taken into custody after a startled householder heard a man on the porch and opened the door. Kennedy, who cost himself liberty for at least three days, was apprehended at 12:65 a m on Knotts avenue following the intruder episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Kennedy
Knotts Avenue
Kennedy
Three Robbers Nabbed After Gallipolis Station Heist
State police from Point Pleasant chased a stolen car across the Ohio river into Ripley and captured three young suspects after a pistol shot damaged a tire and a rifle shot pierced another. Troopers later took the trio back, all confessing. The car carried Kentucky plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Gallipolis
Ohio River
Hall
Ripley
Clark
Kentucky
Lanham
Boy 13 Hangs Self After Stealing for Gifts
Portage Wisconsin reports coroner says Harold Millard took $2 from his father’s coat to buy Christmas gifts for his family and was reprimanded. He was found dead in the garage. authorities say the act was a suicide driven by the reprimand and need to conceal the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
Wis
Harold Millard
W. E. Brauer
Record Snowfall Sets 37-year High in Elkins
Harris A. Jones of the weather bureau said the eight inch snowfall over the weekend established a new record for the 37 years snow records have been kept in Elkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
Harris A. Jones
The
Weather Bureau
Aged County Lady Rebecca R Crouse Dies at 83
Rebecca R Crouse aged 83 a Taylor county resident died at her son Floyd Crouse s Rosemont home after a week long illness. Survivors include three children Ze bedee C Crouse Jackson Mich Lair Crouse Montana and Fred Crouse Rosemont. She was a longtime member of Baileytown M P church with funeral at the church cemetery under Bartlett Funeral Co. Grafton awaiting word from western sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca R. Crouse
Taylor County
Floyd
Rosemont
Crouse
Mrs. Crouse
Pneumonia Fatal To Three Days Old Infant Nancy Moats
Infant Nancy Lee Moats died from pneumonia at 3 days old at 271 High Street. Survived by parents Ellis and Eva Shingleton Moats and two brothers Mason and Louis Dale. Funeral at 10:30 a m tomorrow at home with Rev Wayne Jones officiating. Interment Mt Morris cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Co directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lee Moats
Ellis
Eva Shingleton Moats
High Street
Mason
Louis Dale
Wayne Jones
Parkview
Mt. Morris
Bartlett Funeral Company
Newburg High Honors Roll List Released by Principal
Announcement by Principal Fred G. Conley of Lyons District High School Newburg lists six week honor roll members Kenneth Boylan Richard Franz Charlotte Gelbaugh Lucille Hinkston Betty Lou Littman James Machmer Thomas Newome Margaret Phillips Donald Wolfe Maxine Wolfe and Harold Zinn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred G. Conley
Lyons District
Newburg
Kenneth Boylan
Richard Franz
Charlotte Gelbaugh
Lucille Hinkston
Betty Lou Littman
James Machmer
Thomas Newome
Margaret Phillips
Donald Wolfe
Maxine Wolfe
Harold Zinn
Many Placements Reported by Grafton NRS Office
The Grafton office of the National Reemployment Service reported 451 confined placements across three counties for the week ending December 20. Preston led with 160 on WPA projects, followed by Barbour with 152 and Taylor with 139. The NRS office will close at noon tomorrow for Christmas and reopen Thursday morning, with an additional day and a half for New Year holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
National Reemployment Service
Marguerite Terrell
Preston County
WPA
Barbour
Taylor
NRS
Todd Slaying Probe Opens Los Angeles Case
Los Angeles officials pursue a murder probe into Thelma Todd death as grand jurors question motive and possible jealousy or unrequited love. The coroner ruled the death an apparent accident from monoxide fumes, with maid May Whitehead and director Roland West among key witnesses in the seaside cafe mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Thelma Dodd
George Johnson
Miss Todd
May Whitehead
Roland West
Thelma Todd
Coast Highway
Tienes
Wand
Lelations Witt
Beauty
Cecil Bond Arrested For DUI In City
Cecil Bond was arrested for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated on Francisco Street. He posted a $200 bond before Justice of Peace C. Jefferys for appearance this afternoon. Chief AE. Lockard and Patrolman Earl Demoss made the arrest early Sunday on Main Street. A hearing was set for 2:30 PM before the magistrate, with the case transferred from Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Bond
Francis Street
Justice of Peace
C. Jefferys
AE. Lockard
Earl Demoss
Bond
Main Street
Shoplifter Sentenced To Short Jail Term
Magistrate Ona C Jefferys sentenced William Irby a colored man to stay in the Taylor county jail until the night before Christmas after his conviction on shoplifting. He was arrested by city officers for stealing a pair of overshoes from a downtown store and entered a guilty plea. The magistrate remarked that the penalty for shoplifting is higher, but it would be a poor Christmas to spend it in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona C. Jefferys
William Irby
Taylor County
Jefferys
Two Slain in Pistol Fight in Louisville
In Louisville on December 23 detectives questioned suspects in a holdup case that left a bartender critically wounded. Miles Navson of Indianapolis died from a gunshot during the battle with Luther Barger, 22, who also was killed. Wilson Chandler, 12, Barger’s nephew, was near death from a chest wound after Davidson used the boy as a human shield before opening fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Miles Nav
Indianapolis
Luther Barger
Wilson Chandler
Barger
Davidson
Schall Dies After Car Hit in Minnesota Campaign Era
Schall a 58 year old Minnesota publican and staunch New Deal critic dies after being struck by a car while crossing a highway near his Maryland home. His death comes as 14 bus crash victims in Virginia spotlight rising auto accident toll and amid Minnesota political uncertainty over the 1936 Senate race. Funeral set for Thursday. Olson to name his successor soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mu Pasta Oh Ier
Thom Davis Schall
Minnesota
Hopewell
Borah
Idaho
Schall
Senate
Floyd B. Olson
Farmer-Laborite
Minnesot
Olson
Maryland
Garner
Burns
Lost license plate and disturbance report near Grafton highway
A disturbance at a restaurant prompts a report of a lost license plate EK 1436 on the Grafton Mont highway or in the city. Residents advised to turn to the Sentinel. A witness notes a Dismond setting fal ling on streets or in a stormy Saturday night of bands and requests return of the plate to Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graftonmont
Sentinel
Dismond
Funeral plans set for Minneapolis service Thursday
The body will start from here tomorrow for Minneapolis where the funeral will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday with burial in Lakewood cemetery. Senator Schall, a frequent guest at the Wilson tourist home in Blueville, was often seen there during travels through the area and became well known to the Wilsons and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Lakewood Cemtery
Senatr Schall
Wilson
Blueville
Eleven New Members Added at Local Church
In a one day evangelistic effort linked to the Christmas service at First Church of Christ yesterday eleven persons were added to the church rolls. Pastor Rev. B E Hanes announced the result. A Christmas pageant by the young people Sunday evening, plus a program by the Bible school primary and intermediate departments, drew a large attentive audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
B. E. Hanes
Bible School
Boy Hunter Dies in Snow Accident Near War Eagle
Police report 15 year old George Warren slipped in snow while hunting and his shotgun discharged, killing him instantly as the charge struck the abdomen near War Eagle West Virginia on December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAR Eagle
W. Va
George Warren
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Haven
Waterbury
F. M. Glenn
Optometrist
Miller’s Shoe Store
Grafton Fruit Market
Rebecca Crouse
Newburg High
Es Vicks
Glenmore
America
Strar
Asa
Glenmore Distilleries CO
Grafton Nrs
Star
Miller's Shoe Store
Baker's Coal
McVicker’s
Stonehouse
Frank M. i
Bridgeport
Agate Patio
Opera House
Miles and Miles
Big Double Bill
Rontrettpwertt
Buck
K Universal Waanie Een
Muriel Evans
Ray Taylor
East Main Street
West Main Street
California
Welle
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!