Death of Hannah J. Combs at Mt. Pleasant Farm
Hannah J. Combs age 73 widow of Charles H. Combs died at the farm residence at 3 15 a m Wednesday from complications after a short illness She was born August 22 1861 in Taylor county daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Fawley Surviving are one brother H C Fawley of Graf ton and three brothers William Joseph and Jacob all predeceased Her funeral will be at 2 40 p m Friday at the Mt Pleasant U B church with Rev Leigi R Luzadder and Rev Sampson officiating Interment in Mt Pleasant cemetery under Bartlett Funeral Company direction The deceased was a lifelong member of the United Brethren church and a respected resident of the Mt Pleasant area The meal following the service featured roast meat mashed potatoes candied sweet potatoes brown gravy celery fruit salad coffee and fresh bread Fruits and cigarettes were passed around after the meal The Salvation Army sang carols at the jail on Christmas Eve
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Hannah J. Combs
Charles H. Combs
Pleasant Farmer
United Brethren Church
Mt. Pleasant
Leigi R. Luzadder
Grafton, U. B
Mr. Sampson
Salvation Army Corps
Men faced mayor over disorderly conduct and drunkenness
Ten individuals appeared before Mayor Charles O King on disorderly conduct and drunkenness charges. J H Winfree and Edwin V Humphreys were fined six dollars each for public intoxication. Arrests were led by Chief Wallace N Henderson with Officers Earl Demoss and Loren. Grace Boehm’s disorderly conduct charge was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. King
J. H. Winfree
Edwin V. Humphreys
Wallace N. Henders
Earl Demoss
Loran
King
Naughtoh Frank
Grako
Joe Gioeto
Royank
Main Street
Ran
Demoss
Grace Boehm
Chief Henderson
Inn raid nets liquor arrest of Maxine Yost
State police raided the White Front Inn seven miles west of town late Sunday, seizing 126 pints of liquor and gin and arresting Miss Maxine Yost. She posted $500 bond and awaits a Saturday court date for alleged prohibition violations. The raid followed a prior seize of 375 pints at the same roadhouse three weeks earlier. Lieutenant Arnold Moore and Troopers Claude Hefner and W G Wamsley conducted the operation.
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White Front Inn
Maxine Yost
Miss Yost
Ona C. Jefferys
Pearl Isaacs
Arnold Moore
Fairmont
Claude Hefner
State Police
Religious Council Meeting Friday Night in Andrews M E Church
Taylor County Council of Religious Education calls a meeting Friday at 7 30 pm in the Andrews M E church. All ministers and Sunday school superintendents in the city and county are urged to attend as a program for the coming year is expected to be mapped out.
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Taylor County Council of Religious Education
Andrews M. E
Bankhead Likely Democratic Floor Leader Assured
Representative William Bankhead of Alabama is set to be the Democratic floor leader in the new house, succeeding Joseph W. Burns of Tennessee who becomes speaker after the late Henry T. Rainey of Illinois. John J. O Connor of New York to chair the powerful rules committee.
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William Bankhead
Alabama
House of Representatives
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
Henry T. Rainey
Ilinois
John J. O'Connor
New York
Funeral for Mrs Hudkins at Home in Philippi
Funeral services were held at 2 30 this afternoon for Mrs Emma Payne Hudkins 67 who died Sunday on her sixty seventh birthday at the home on South Main street with the Rev C C Lambert pastor of Crime Memorial church officiating. She was born December 23 1867 daughter of F E Payne and Virginia Simons Payne, resided in Barbour county all her life. Surviving include a daughter Mrs Ralcel C Lotge of King Knob Philippi three brothers F E Payne A J Payne and Dr J B Payne and two grandchildren Martha Alice and John Lodge. Active and honorary pallbearers named from area communities.
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John C. Carpenter
Philippi
Emma Payne Hudkins
South Main Street
C. Lambert
Crime Memorial Church
Fred Gray
Presbyterian Church
H.S. Chenoweth
Richmond
Hudkins
M. M. Strader
John Carlin
B. E. Snyder
George Hardin
Herman Watson
W. v A. Corder
George Woodford
A. F. Bennett
C. B. Williams
R. B Talbott
Earl Myers
E. Wayne Talbott
Local residents named in Philippi and Bridgeport inquiry
Lee Morrison and Dr J R Weekley of Philippi along with J Duncan Lodge of Bridgeport and Bruce Brown of Philippi appear in a regional inquiry. The fragment notes multiple individuals connected to Philippi and Bridgeport in an unspecified matter.
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Lee Morrison
J. R. Weekley
Philippi
J. Duncan Lodge
Bridgeport
Bruce Brown
Man Arrested Here for Forgery Charge at Barbour County
A. M. Bolyard, wanted in Barbour County on a forgery charge, was arrested here by Troopers W. G. Wamsley and Claude Hefner Tuesday afternoon and lodged in jail. He rammed his head against cell bars Tuesday night, unclear if in a fit or escape attempt. medical aid was given. His vision was not serious, and he was moved to Barbour County jail.
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A. M. Bolyard
Barbour County
W. G. Wamsley
Claude Hefner
Iail
Bolyard
Barbour
Little Fire Causes Minor Damage at Residence
A blaze of unknown origin caused little damage at the Z G Stockett residence on 133 East Bluemont Street Monday at 8 20 p m. Neighbors reported the fire while the Stockett family was away. The local fire department extinguished the fire quickly and a bed mattress was destroyed.
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Z G. Stockett
East Bluemont Street
Stockett
Leaves Christmas Party to End Life With Poison
Huntington West Virginia December 26 Mrs Lee Fillinger 29 left a Christmas gathering at her home to kill herself A few moments after she disappeared a little daughter cried Mother just took a dose of that medicine Coroner F X Schuller ruled death by own action the event was noted as a suicide at the scene
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Huntington
W. Va
Lee Fillinger
F. X. Schuller
Eight Die in Missouri Christmas Night Disaster
Eight people died in Missouri on Christmas night after explosions triggered a fire. The incident occurred in Joplin with investigators examining the blast and cause.
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Joplin
Missori
Warren arrives to oversee $12 million dam project near city
Lee G Warren, superintendent in charge of the Frederick Snare Corporation flood control dam project two miles south of the city, is expected to push work within two weeks. Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials, army engineer Lt William Potter, and National Reemployment offices plan conferences this afternoon. Five houses for officials and heads of construction will be built, with equipment sheds and store rooms to follow. A large crew is anticipated, and freight siding construction will begin soon to avoid delaying the dam.
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Lee G. Warren
Frederick Snare Corporation
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William Potter
National
Observation Platforms Planned at Damsite on Tygarts River
Major W. D. Styer, army district chief at Pittsburgh, announced plans for two observation platforms during the construction of the 12 million flood control dam on the Tygarts river. Each platform will straddle the river above the crest, be 60 feet long and eight feet wide, and will be rigidly built.
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Tygarts River
W. D. Styer
Army Engineering District
Pittsburgh
Hese
Reopen of Ma's Coffee Shop by Mrs. O'Connor
Mrs. P. J. O'Connor restarts the lunch room at the Main and McGraw corner after previously directing school lunch service. The popular Ma's Coffee Shop resumes meals in her efficient fashion on Mains street.
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P. J. O'Connor
Mains Street
Main and
McGraw
O'Connor
Construction with guard railings announced along major street
A local notice states guard rails will be installed and a parking space will be added on Major Street. Major Styer announced the plan, indicating improvements to traffic flow and accessible parking in the area.
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Styer
Shank Denied Stay From Death Chair In Arkansas
Two supreme court justices denied a stay of execution for Ohio attorney Mark H. Shank who faces the electric chair next Friday after a lower court delayed his sanity trial. Shank, convicted in a 1933 quadruple murder near Malvern, had sought time to appeal Todhunter’s refusal to compel a jury sanity proceeding. Also reported, Yonkers financier John E. Andrus, 94, known as the Million Straphanger, died at his home.
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Little Rock
Ark
Supreme Court
Mark H. Shank
Ohio
E. L MecHaney
Turner Butler
Shank
W. T. Pate, Jr
Blake Cook
Kent
Jefferson Circuit Court
Pine Bluff
Des
Imandas
Mus
Todhunter
Alvin Colley
Akron
Malvern
Yonkers
N. Y
John E. Andrus
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