Dedication of Grafton field house marks alumni event
At dawn a dedication ceremony for Grafton High School's field house featured music, speeches, and a basketball exhibition. Former Senator Merle Watkins, the first coach, joined alumni for a program led by Master of Ceremonies Kaye and NBC highlights. The total cost was $88,050.76 with labor and materials costing $88.50 portions.
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Grafton
Shhool
Merle Watkins
Kaye
NBC
Paul P. Walden
Reof
Ncial
Eal
Bastical Board
Wyckoff Alumni Elects Officers For 1936 In Grafton
The Grafton High School Alumni select E. Bailey Wyckoff as president for 1936, succeeding J. Evans Jr. Russell Dotson becomes vice president, Miss Florence Wittman elected secretary treasurer. James F. Holt and John K. Burdett named new directors. The annual meeting, held at Andrews M. E. church, lauded retirements and praised fundraising and festivities.
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Ttorney
E. Bailey Wyckoff
Grafton High School
J. S Evans, Jr
Associa
Andrews M. E. Church
Russell Dotson
Florence Wittman
Powell
Catherine On
Lenore Baker
Thomas
Richard Glenn
Alumni Banquet at Andrews Speakers Highlights Alumni Ties
Dr. H. Y. Clark of Glenville State College and former Grafton High principal spoke at the Graton High School Alumni Association banquet held in the Andrews Methodist Church parlors. He urged cooperation between students and alumni as vital to education, noting the association's history and the large turnout of 135 guests despite a travel mishap.
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Andrews
Clark
Robert Bunner
H. Y. Clark
Glenville State College
Grafton High School
Graton High School
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Gratton
Elkins
Hikins
Glenville
J. L. Evans, Jr
Torlock Rasmussen
Lanham
Ward Lanham
Fairmont
Grafton High
W. Merle
Right to Stay Execution of Bruno Hauptmann Studied
Trenton New Jersey December 28 Attorney General David T Wilentz who prosecuted Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the Lindbergh baby slaying may be asked to pass upon Governor Harold G Hoffman's authority to grant the condemned man a reprieve. The governor believes his authority to defer execution might have expired about May 13 1935. The constitution provides for executive reprieve within 90 days after conviction Hauptmann was convicted February 13 at Flemington. The governor said he might ask the attorney general to determine whether conviction meant the jury verdict or the end of all legal moves by a condemned man's counsel in the higher courts. The issue may also be presented to the pardons court when it convenes to consider temporary parole for another prisoner to testify in a murder trial.
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Trenton
N. J
David T. Wilentz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Flemington
Pardons Court
Groom Kills Himself In Car Near Sister's Home
Don Dingess 35 killed himself in a car near his sister Mrs Goldie Smith in Harts West Virginia filing death after a drive with his bride of five days former Ruby Wills Chapmansville. Funeral services set today as relatives note infantile paralysis as a prior illness.
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Harts
W. Va
Don Dingess
Ino
Goldie Smith
Dingess
Ruby Wills
Chapmansville
Sanity Hearing Set for Father Beater in Parkersburg
Parkersburg December 28 County officers held J B Stevens on a charge of beating his 83 year old father. A sanity hearing for the prisoner was planned Deputy Sheriff Stephens made the arrest. If Stevens is found sane he will be charged with felonious assault.
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Parkersburg
J. B. Stevens
Stephens
Stevens
Senator Holt Unable To Address Logan Banquet
Senator Rush D. Holt of West Virginia cannot attend a Jackson's Day celebration in Logan County. He had previously accepted an invitation to speak in Roanoke, Virginia.
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Logan
Rush D. Holt
D.-W. Va
County
Young
Suhd
Roanoke
Governor Kump Will Study Penitentiary Overcrowding
Charleston December report shows Taylor County court listing 12 convicts at Grafton jail awaiting penitentary admission with two held 15 months due to no room in Moundsville. Governor Kump declines to commit to a special session, saying legislature should focus on social security and relief, and will study the issue further.
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Kump
Taylor County Court
Grafton
Moundsville
Taylor Court
Publi
Judge, Sheriff Sued By Imprisoned Coal Miners
In London Kentucky on December 28, coal miners filed federal suits totaling 350000 dollars against Circuit Judge James M. Gilbert of Pineville and Sheriff Theodore R. Middleson of Harlan The miners accuse imprisonment and seek damages through legal action led by attorney T C Townsend chief counsel for the United Mine Workers of America and aided by UMWA president John L Lewis Additional suits for at least 150000 dollars are planned against Gilbert Middleson and other public officials and coal company officials with further claims of 25000 dollars demanded in damages.
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London
Kentucky
James M. Gilbert
Pineville
Theodore R. Middleson
Harlan
T. C. Townsend
Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
John L. ‘Lewis
Harlan County
Townsend
Gillbert
Mddieton
Sheriff Middleton
Gilbert
Bach
Murderer Knight Killed by Officers in Montana
William Henry Knight the 39 year old slayer of four men was shot by possemen in a fog of tear gas after a three day manhunt in southwestern Montana He surrendered none and held Gilligan family captive before being cornered and fatally shot by Jack Duggan assistant police chief at the Gilligan home Near Butte the fugitives end after threatening the captives and boasting of killings Local police said the man died instantly after being struck in the head during the exchange and the Gilligan family safety was secured
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Butte
Mont
William Henry Knight
Montana
James Gilligan
Gilligan
Price Fixing Delayed By U S Soft Coal Commission
The Bituminous Coal Commission in Washington delayed fixing soft coal prices but urged producers to speed up price correlation work. It ordered the correlation committee to stay in Washington until a district price formula is ready, expected in 15 to 30 days, as operators pressed for a method to fix district prices. Some urged delaying until the Supreme Court rules on the Guffey coal control law.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Commission
Supreme Court
Girl Swallows Six Inch Toothbrush In Pittsburgh
Anna Miller aged 17 was hospitalized after swallowing a six inch toothbrush during a visit. Dr J Mari Johnson performed an hour of esophagus work with a scope before deciding on surgery. Her condition was reported not serious. the incident occurred while visiting friends from Meyersdale. George Snyder, the host, quipped about the accident.
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Pittsburgh
Anna Miller
J. Mari Johnson
Miss Miller
Meyersdale
George Snyder
Ethiopians Claim Surprise Victory Near Addis Ababa
An Ethiopian government communique reports Abbi Addi, about 25 miles west of the northern front, captured by Ethiopian forces in a surprise attack that repelled Italian native troops. It notes the bodies of 20 Italian officers and many Italian-aligned natives found, with 100 Italian native soldiers reported captured.
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Addis Ababa
Abbi Addi
Italy
Girl Victim's Father Ill After Attack
George Haislip father of 17 year old Madeline, dies not. victim in alleged illegal operation. He is seriously ill after a heart attack at home and may miss his daughter's funeral. An elderly man and a 23 year old former football star were arrested as accessories.
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George Haislip
Madeline
Baislip
West Knotts Avenue
Manchoukuoan Army Advances in Chahar Province
A Manchoukuoan force aided by Japanese planes is moving across Chahar province threatening to cut a portion from Chinese control, according to a Shanghai report dated December 28.
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Chahar Province
Shanghai
China
All Navigation Halted As Ice Gluts Ohio River
Ohio River froze across at multiple points halting navigation between Pittsburgh and Huntington and causing the loss of ten coal barges near Maysville Kentucky. The Monongahela was similarly impeded and the steamer Henry C Yeiser Jr and a tow of 18 barges sank after ice damage. Captain O M Young of Huntington estimated losses at 170000 dollars. The vessel had halted at Portsmouth Ohio after a Christmas blizzard forced a stop on its Cincinnati voyage.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Huntington
W. Va
Maysville
Ohio
Monongahela River
Henry C. Yeiser, Jr
Roosevelts Invite Al Smith To White House Dinner
The Roosevelts invite Alfred E. Smith to be a guest at the White House for the January 25 American Liberty League dinner in Washington. no reply yet, with only an acknowledgment from his New York office. It was expected Smith would not attend as a White House guest.
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al Smith
White House
Washington
Alfred B. Smith
Roosevelt
American Liberty League
New York
Pope
Smith
Cane
Brothers Reunited When Their Machines Collide
In Kingwood on December 28 two cars collided and two angry drivers leapt out. The men soon discovered they were brothers, Walls of Fairmont and Ercil Walls of Pittsburgh, who had been separated for years. Neither planned to visit the other.
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Kingwood
Fairmont
Ercil Walls
Pittsburgh
Blast Wrecks Mill Company Brick Office
A blast at the American Rolling Mill Company in Middletown Ohio destroyed a three story brick office and laboratory. No injuries reported as the unoccupied building burned for an hour in near zero weather. Investigators consider possible chemical causes and note the blast sent debris across the street and damaged adjacent structures.
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Middletown
American Rolling Mill Company
Rolling Mill Company
Laval Fends Off Vote Over Foreign Policy
Paris deputies prepare for a crucial vote on Premier Laval's foreign policy as mobile guards with carbines guard the Chamber of Deputies. Crowds gather at the Bourbon palace while police maintain order and the session is repeatedly halted to quell disturbances ahead of the anticipated outcome.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Laval
Bourbon Palace
Six More Victims Treated For Poisoned Liquor in Otis Steel Town
Six more victims were treated today in Aliquippa Pa where moonshine has already claimed six lives since Christmas. Agents conducted door to door checks to locate additional victims and warn residents against holiday bootleg liquor. Police Chief W L Ambrose sought involuntary manslaughter charges against Peter Adamovich, occupant of the house where a 15 gallon keg of moonshine was seized. two victims reportedly bought liquor at Adamovich's home.
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Aliquippa
Otis Steel Town
W. L. Ambrose
Peter Adamovich
Adamovich
Body of Man Sought In Ice Choked River
In Wheeling on December 28 searchers covered a wide area of the ice choked Ohio River seeking the body of 85 year old William A Garner who drowned while attempting to cross the ice. Witnesses saw him fall through as the ice broke. His widow and several children survive.
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Wheeling
Theft of Truck May Cause Life Sentence
Logan report indicates Hassell Bailey faces possible life sentence after conviction for stealing a truck. The case highlights a habitual offender status and reflects the ongoing concern over serious property crimes.
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Logan
Hassell Bailey
Jo Ithe
Allor. Pales Fig
Bain
Elma
Faked Kidnap Plot Aimed At Stage Job Revealed
J Edgar Hoover announced Caleb J Milne faked a kidnap plot to gain stage work. Milne, grandson of a Philadelphia manufacturer, paid a ransom note crafted from newspaper words, traveled by bus, and staged a fall in rural Pennsylvania before being found.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Caleb J. Milne
Hoover
U. S
Caleb Milne, Jr
Philadelphia
Milne
Green
Gracie Square
Doylestown
Dee
Mystery guest in Thelma Todd death case stirs grand jury
West and Di Cieco deny ties to the so called mystery guest as Los Angeles jurors resume hearings into Thelma Todd’s fatal monoxide poisoning. Di Cieco says he told the grand jury he had no information about Todd’s affairs and was “only kidding” about attending a Hollywood dinner honoring the actress.
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Thelma Todd
Roland West
Ae Ner
Charles
Duke) York
Pasquale
Pat)Di Cieco
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Wallace Ford
Port
Thelma
West
West Said: “Lsnow the Name of the Person!!! Miss.Todd
Ford
Okene di Cicco
di Cicco
Hollywood
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