Christmas Club Saves $18 000 For Grafton Families
Taylor County Bank paid out eighteen thousand dollars to Christmas club members this season. The program offers small weekly payments and aims to help people save during the year to enjoy Christmas with gifts and a tree. Stories from members illustrate how the club spurs savings and builds holiday happiness for families in Grafton and beyond.
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Taylor County Bank
Grafton
Tas- Mor
N Bosdal
Kendall
Mr. Kendall
Cold blamed for Soo route Pullman wreck in Chippewa Falls
Eight people died and seven were injured when a 500 observation car plunged into the Chippewa River Saturday after the car left the tracks on the Soo line. Investigators cited a likely snapped bolt from extreme cold. Names span Stevens Point Minneapolis Toronto Moose Jaw and New York. Two youths aided survivors and railroad officials pledged further announcements.
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SOO
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Cui River
Mary Morris
Stevens Point
Barbara Spencer
Harry Jones
Sioux City
Charles M. Pardoe
Minneapolis
Misa Florence Hiyus
Kenneth J. Henderson
Moose Jaw
Sask
Richard W. Sharp
Toronto
Ontario
John Bunne
New York City
Freshie Cage Five Improves Morgantown Team
Aspirants for positions on the West Virginia University freshman basketball team show better condition than last year's plebe squad at the end of the second week. Coach J H Rodgers began before Christmas to help players regain form after a late start. Contenders include W L Ashworth Emory Lepera D H Lewis Milton Cole and Willam Harrick with guards Clarence Ryan Jim Black Johnson and Hidenach among the leading prospects.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Mountaineer
J. H. Rodgers
Rodgers
Theii
W. L.ashworth
Huckhannon
Wresleyan
Emory LePera
D. H. Lewis
Fairmont
Milton Cole
New Jersey
Willam Harrick
Punxautawney
Albert Glenn
Biking
Clarence Lewis
Chartenton
West Virginia
Clarence Ryan
Mannington
West Virgin's
Ryan
Jim Black
Fitz
Johnson
Elkins
Caperlenia
Bj. H.R Hidenach
Mars
M. Lewis
Love Doesnt End Always In Divorce Court
San Francisco observers say divorce does not end love and judge Thomas I. Graham known as the great reconciler has 24 years in divorces. He says love often remains after bitter testimonies and cruelty grounds include gambling and prolonged absence at night.
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San Francisco
Thomas I. Graham
Graham
Iself
Allies Try Cologne Evacuation Amid Versailles Treaties
Paris reports that Allied forces in Cologne show 10 still in place as German acts prompt cautious plans. Officials in trench circles note tentative evacuation by January 10 under Versailles provisions, amid the allied military situation.
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Cologne
Paris
Germany's stance on Dawes plan and Cologne evacuation
A news digest notes German disarmament violations and the dispute over the Cologne bridgehead. Ambassadors discuss enforcement under Versailles while allies weigh final actions on the control mission report. Local notices include student and staff holiday movements from Clarksburg to Huntington and Morgantown.
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Germany
Von
Casaador
M. Laroche
Cologne
Maroche
Marshall Foch
Republic
Songwriter John A Ryan Dies In Met Poisoning Case
New York reports John A Ryan, 34, songwriter, a victim of lethal liquor poisoning that has killed dozens in the metropolitan area this month. Over 100 Bellvue hospital patients remain ill from bad liquor, with 21 admitted in the past 48 hours and several serious cases threatening blindness or death as authorities seek the poison source before Christmas.
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New York
John A. Ryan
Wvhich
Bellvue Hospital
Bellvue
Ryan
Diabetes and Typhoid Deaths Reach National Toll
Deaths from typhoid fever in 1923 totalled 6,633 with a rate of 6.8 per 100,000, while diabetes deaths reached 17,457 or 17.9 per 100,000 in the same year. The registration area includes about 88 percent of the U.S. population.
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Washington
Natl Heath
Ape
Locals Share Christmas Visit Notes and Travel Plans
A roundup of local residents visiting relatives for Christmas and traveling for the holidays. Names include Mrs Rose Ward Carl Was ner H G Harter and son John K, Joseph Friedman, Horace Penn and family, Tack Croy, Edward Miller, Bailey Wyckoff, Miss Eva Gerkin, J E Riffee, Harvey Davis, Angus Ferguson, Rev J C Ambler, Ralph Brown, C M Harmon, Alice Evelyn born to the Harmons, Percy Byrd family, Haglan Genevieve Hayden, J Robinson, B R Bunner and Norman, Ocle Gibson, Bessie Wilson, Emma Robey Opal Rymor, and others seen in Fairmont, Beech Street, Webster and Mannington areas.
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Joseph Friedman
Baltimore
Harry
Max
Simon
Horace Penn
Robert
Walter Penn
Tack Croy
Parkersburg
Edward Miller
Misa Pet Miller
Clarksburg
Grafton
William Miller
Bailey Wyckoff
Fairmont
Mike Murray
Weston
Eva Gerkin
No. 4
Parkersby
B. C. Bryan
Simpson
J. E. Riffee
Harvey Davis
Angus Ferguson
Paimont
J. C. Ambler
St. Mathias Episcopal Church
Washington
R. M. Brown
Buckhamon
Ralph C. Brown
C. M. Harmon
West Main Street
Alice Evelyn
Percy Byrd
James
William
Byrd
Haglan
Genevieve Hayden
Beech Street
Adj
B. R. Bunner
Zon Norman
Akron
Ohio
Ocle Gibson
Webster
Bessie Wilson
Emma Robey
Opal Rymor
Mannington
Miro
Myrle Wathlae
Missea Minutle
Mabel Watking
Gompers Will Probate Estate Details and Heirs
Washington reports Samuel Gompers left about twenty thousand dollars in estate. Samuel J. Gompers, his son and executor, seeks probate in the District of Columbia Supreme Court as heirs join the request, widow Gertrude A. Gompers would receive the minimum allowed by law. The will bequeaths the bulk to sons and granddaughters. the widow may contest. The late labor leader owned a home, four lots in Sherman Park, stock, bonds, and cash about five thousand. debts not to exceed one thousand.
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Samuel Gompers
Samuel J.gompers
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gertrude A. Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Iit
Gertrude Gompers
Gompers
Poison Booze Taking Heavy Toll in Life
New York report notes 36 alcohol related deaths at Bellevue Hospital since December 1 as two more men die. Victims include John A. Ryan and others amid rising fatalities from poisoned liquor.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
John A. Ryan
Try to Revoke Jury Award In State Bank Case
In Charleston West Virginia December 22 an argument on a motion to set aside the December 10 verdict in a Chicago based suit against Ohio Valley Bank of Huntington and its vice president M J Ferguson was heard by Judge McClintle. The jury awarded Greenbaum Sons Bank and Trust Company damages of 26019.31 against the bank and 29281.37 against Ferguson for losses on a loan to Starar and Foundry Company of Huntington which later went bankrupt. The Greenbaum bank contends the loan was based on Ferguson's statements that it was a good risk and that he believed it to be a sound loan at the time, while Ferguson disputes the claim.
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W. Va
United States District Court
Greenbaum Sons Bank and ‘Trust Company
Chicago
Ohio Valley Bank
Huntington
M. J. Ferguson
McClintle
Ferguson
Starar and Foundry Company
Grgenbaum Bank
Night flying mail pilot Charles Gilbert dies in crash
Charles Gilbert first victim of the nightly air mail service is found dead near Kaneville, Illinois after his plane crashes in a January cold snap. He was 42 and had been delivering mail from Chicago to Omaha as a relief air mail pilot. Wildlife and searchers recover the wreckage. a fragment of parachute remains attached to his belt. Gilbert left a widow in Tawa City Iowa and a child, aged four.
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Kanevilly
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Qmajm
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Jleaves
Omaha
Allmall
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Oksha
United
Ithe Air Mail Service
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Kansas
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Egg
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Widen
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Iowa
$100000 Furs Stolen From West Side Store
Chicago reports a burglary at a west side store where fur items valued around 180000 were taken. Thieves bypassed an alarm system, and the event occurred as the store opened. The scene is described with brief details from the incident report.
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Hareient
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