Family of three jailed in Okla incident
Okinaigee Oklahoma December 27 a three person family including a 12 year old boy were jailed deputy sheriffs entered after being denied admittance they saw bottles breaking and found two bottles of whisky both mother and son were detained while the husband Lee Henry Byler already jailed for chicken theft and disbarment. No formal charges were filed against the boy or Mrs Byler. The text notes the Lottie Moon desk presented to China mission.
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Okinaigee
Okla
Orville Byler
Ester Cole
Yhey
Lee Henry
Campbell resigns from Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington December 27 Johnston B Campbell a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission since 1921 has tendered his resignation to President Hoover and will retire as soon as a successor is selected He plans to return to law practice in Spokane Washington Campbell was chosen for the commission during the Harding administration His term had two years remaining and with moves toward territorial membership it is expected Hoover will consider Northwestern candidates with party balance favoring Republicans for the vacancy.
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Washington
Johnston B. Campbell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover
Campbell
Spokane
Wash
Harding
Commission
Unheard of Values in Winter Coats at Jolliffe's Dress Silks
Last chance sale features dramatic markdowns from $100 coats to $16, with discounts on silks and patterns. Storewide reductions encourage clearance ahead of spring arrivals. County shoppers see prices slashed across coats, silks, hats, and dresses while inventory lasts.
Three Are Injured In Gas Explosion
Steubenville Ohio December 27 Three persons were injured in a gas explosion at the home of Charles Spaulding. Luke Wasson a roomer struck a match to a gas heater triggering the blast. Spaulding and his sister Hettie Spaulding were burned and medical officials reported cane in serious condition.
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Steubenville
Charles Spaulding
Luke Wasson
Spaulding
Hettie Spaulding
Cane
Warder Family Holiday Visit From Panama Canal Zone
Lieut Frederick B Warder of the US Navy and Mrs Warder spend holidays in Grafton visiting mother Mrs Hugh Warder on Maple avenue. Midshipman Tom Warder of the US Naval Academy also visiting his mother.
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Frederick B. Warder
United States Navy
Miss Virginia Mays Visits During Christmas Holidays
A Wes Miss Virginia Mays visited her parents Sheriff and Mrs W J Mays during the Christmas holidays. She has returned to classes in Washington. Bailey Wyckoff is attending a Sigma Nu Fraternity meeting in Chicago.
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Virginia Mays
Sherif
W. J. Mays
Washington
Bailey Wyckoff
Sigma-Nu
Chicago
Shooting Match At L E Weavers New Year Event
All day shooting match begins at 9 a m at L E Weavers located 21 2 miles from Blueville along Wickwire road end of hard surface. Events include shotgun and rifle with shells furnished. Plenty of turkeys and chickens available. A K Pitzer listed contact.
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L. E Weaver
Blueville
Quarters Chosen for President Hoover in War Navy Building
Washington December 27 00 Temporary headquarters area is being provided for President Hoover at the state war and navy building in a spacious suite from which he can watch the restoration of the fire ruined White House executive offices. Hoover prefers reconstructing the old west wing rather than a new building. He uses the Lincoln study to meet with the cabinet today.
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Washington
Aera
Hoover
State War and Navy
White House
Navy
John J. Pershing
White Horse
Congress
Lincoln
State, War and Navy
Revealed Tax Error Sparks Restitution Plans
Washington reports the United States treasury identified a $190 million error in last year’s tax collections and, in its fund refunds announcement, announced restitution up to $25.9 million to corporations and individuals including John D Rockefeller and the Carnegie group.
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Washington
United States Treasury
John D. Rockefeller
Notable Refunds Across The Union And Hawaii
The list shows refunds to many famous figures and corporations including Rockefeller, Miss Pickford, Carnegie Company, the Waldorf Astoria trust, and Daniel Guggenheim. Amounts range from $500 up to $25,847,259, with hundreds of refunds documented for beneficiaries in every state and Hawaii.
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Negie Steel Company
Mary Pickford
Rockefeller
Miss Pickford
Carnegie Company
William
Three New Appraisements of Property Are Filed
Three new appraisements of property have been filed in the county clerk’s office. The largest is the estate of the late T. W. Wilson valued at 9425.92 with Martha Wilson named administratrix and appraisers J. C. Nuzum A. L. McElfresh and A. C. Morris. The Laura J. Travis estate is valued at 1986.44 and entrusted to J. W. Travis as administrator. Myrtle Bebout is appointed administratrix of the Henrietta Gigley estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bennett
T. W. Wilson
Martha Wilson
J. C. Nuzum
A. L. McElfresh
A.C. Morris
Laura J.travis
Pantages Denied Bond as Doctors Testify on Heart Health
Alexander Pantages, the Los Angeles theatre magnate, lies in a jail hospital ward awaiting medical testimony that could grant bond while his appeal proceeds. Four state doctors and seven defense physicians are set to be heard after two physicians testified he suffered three dangerous heart attacks and is genuinely sick.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Charles Fricke Pantages
Pantages
Improvement Shown In Billy Shaw’s Condition
Billy Shaw a Grafton 11 year old victim of recent snow coaster accidents was reported to be undergoing medical treatment at City Hospital with indications of rapid improvement. He had a serious leg injury two breaks near the hip from an accident near Main and Haislip streets Tuesday evening when a car driven by Dorsey Wolfe a Potomac State College student of Keyser struck his sled and dragged him some distance.
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Billy Shaw
Grafton
City Hospital
Billy
Main
Haislip
Dorsey Wolfe
Potomac State College
Keyser
Liquor Diversion Report Sparks Wide Probes
Chicago reporting three papers said a rumored 50 million dollar diversion of industrial alcohol fed illicit liquor traffic across East and West. More than 1,000 businessmen officials politicians and bootleggers were linked in the investigation. Alexander Jamie credited for the expose denied by Justice Johnson noting the grand jury proceedings hold facts.
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Chicago
Alexander Jamie
Washington
Jamie
United States
George B. Q. Johnson
the Times, News, and Post
Completion of Rebuilding 15 to End of Fetterman Section
Ault, manager of the Chesake and Polar Telephone Co, announced that rebuilding in the Fetterman section, including 130 poles and 112 miles of 60 pair cable plus a 200 pair cable from post office to the section end, should finish by January 1, 1930. C. W. Lowther of Grafton directed the work, which aims to provide city‑class telephone service for years to come.
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Chesa+ ke and
Polar Telephone Company
J. W. Ault
Fetterman
Post Office
C. W. Lowther
Grafton
Ault
Twelve miners escape from West Virginia mine blast
Twelve miners at the Stotesbury mine in Beckley West Virginia escaped after a local explosion in one entry. Two engineers were unaccounted for but officials believed they were elsewhere in the mine. Rescue crews moved toward the blast area as the men reached safety.
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Stotesbury
C. C. B. Smokeless Coal Company
Amino
Sur
Mining Blast Delays Trial After Escape of Twelve Miners
The blast's cause remains undetermined and Lambie abandons plans to reach Stotesbury. State mining chief R M Lambie rushed preparations to visit Stotesbury after news of the miners’ escape. A trial postponement was announced as witnesses for the defense and state were summoned for the hearing.
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Lambie
R. M. Lambie
State Mining Department
Charleston
Statesbury
Stotesbury
Superintendent Rice Goes On Trial in Blueville Court
The trial of Harold A. Rice, superintendent of city schools, for assault and battery began in Blueville before Magistrate M. D. Allender. Billy Maloney, a Grafton high student, filed the charge after a public meeting at the high school auditorium and alleged Rice had him removed from the building. Warder represents Maloney. Watkins represents Rice, following a prior school investigation by the Grafton Independent Board of Education.
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Harold A. Rice
Billy Maloney
Grafton
M. D. Allender
Blueville
Maloney
Rice
Hugh R. Warder
Supt. Rice
County road work paused by weather says supervisor
Charles Robinson county supervisor of road construction reports work on the country club road halted due to weather. About 1000 feet remain. prisoners aiding the project await better conditions to resume. Mrs Rose McGraw will spend holidays at her sister’s Beech Street home across from Dr and Mrs Warder.
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Charles Robin
Sonmj
Country Club Road
Robinson
Rose McGraw
Beech Street
Warder
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Strand Theatre
John Boles
Carlotta King
Telar
Warner Geo
A Wes
A. K. Pitzer
Pain-Well Remedy Co, Inc
Gratton, W. Va
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Joan
Tropic Jungles
New York
Movietone News
Beckley, W
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Harry Friedman
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Charles Jo. King
Torlock Rasmussen
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Ralph Woodyard
Paul Sturm
Ruth Mays
Dorsey Hathaway
Sicille McKeen
Evelyn McKeen
Bud Jaco
Jim Bee
Roy DeMoss
H. A.rice
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