Army reports charity work at Christmas in Taylor county
Salvation Army aimed to gift baskets to every deserving family and a toy to every child in Taylor county. About 75 families received baskets for 146 adults and nearly 250 children, with toys and fruit distributed at a Christmas pageant. Gifts reached Darby, Flemington, Simpson, Webster, and other areas. a basket went to an elderly knottsville couple, and Tom Barnhouse donated his own basket contents. Captain Short thanked community helpers including E Guy Kuhn, R P Bell, Belle Henderson, and Ed Headley for trucks and staffing.
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Salvation Army
Taylor County
B. James Short
Santa Claus
Knottsville
Tom
Gwen
Darby
Flemington
Simpson
Webster
Grafton
Tom Barnhouse
Captain Short
E. Guy Kuhn
Thomas Bolyard
Grafton High School
R. P. Bell
State Industrial School
Belle Henderson
Mary Marks
WPA
Ed Headley
Eight CCC openings in Taylor county announced
Welfare Director E A Lipscomb announced that eight Civilian Conservation Corps positions will be filled from Taylor county on January 11. The openings are for youths on relief families. others need not apply. Applicants will undergo physical examinations here and in Clarksburg before camp assignment. Destination of county enrollees is not yet known.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Taylor County
E. A. Lipscomb
Clarksburg
Christmas Eve Party at Isner Home
Christmas Eve at Evelyn and Raysmond Isner Park View home drew friends for games singing and gift exchange with later refreshments. Guests included Anna Fawcett Olive Sapp Elsie Silcott Carl Russell Isner Sam Sapp James Silcott and Mr and Mrs Hamilton Isner.
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Evelyn and
Ray' Smond Isner
Park View
Ata
Anna Fawcett
Olive Sapp
Elsie Silcott
Carl and
Russell Isner
Sam Sapp
James Silott
Mr. and
Mrs. Hamilton Isner
Sinsel Named Toastmaster at Alumni Banquet
Attorney Rupert Sinsel of Clarksburg will be the toastmaster at the Grafton High School Alumni banquet at Andrews M. E. church tonight at 6 15. Wal ter Ball’s absence due to throat infection prompted his selection. Sinsel, once with the justice department, is now in private practice and well known locally. A dance at the Field house with Reggie Childs and his orchestra will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Sinsel
Clarksburg
Grafton High School
Andrews M. E
Sinsel
Walter Ball
Legal Department
Department of Justice
Grafton
E. Bailey Wyckoff
Field House
Reggie Childs
Ex-Kaiser and Consort Today in Doorn Garden Portrait
The latest photograph shows former Kaiser Wilhelm and his wife in the Doorn castle garden in Holland. He remains largely disengaged from German affairs though he still receives notable visitors from the country that once ruled him.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Doorn
Holland
Passes Car On Blind Curve Motorist Fined
Dorsey L Murphy 24 of Clarksburg was fined $10 and costs after being found guilty of passing an automobile on a blind curve near the Dr E R Bucklew residence on Route 50 yesterday afternoon. State Trooper W E Murphy testified he was parked near the curve and the man was running abreast with another car. The minimum sentence was recommended and paid.
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E. R. Bucklew
Route 50
Dorsey L. Murphy
Clarksburg
Ona C. Jefferys
W. E. Murphy
Last Tribute Paid Brisbane at Park Avenue Funeral
Arthur Brisbane noted journalist and editor received a large funeral at St. Bartholomew's on Park Avenue New York with over 2000 inside and many outside. Episcopal service led by Rev G P T Sargeant, no eulogy, psalm 23 and brief committal, hymns Lead Kindly Light and Abide With Me. Pallbearers included William Randolph Herbert Lehman Fiorello LaGuardia Julius Adler Vincent Astor and others. Procession to Bellaire N J followed by interment on the Brisbane estate. Police cleared the dense crowd outside the church.
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New York
Arthur Brisbane
St. Bartholomew's Church
Park Avenue
G. P. T. Sargeant
Mr. Brisbane
Bellaire
N. J
Brisbane
William Randolph, Hearst
Herbert H. Lehfhan
Bernard Gimbel
Fiorello H. la
Irving M. Lehman
A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
Eleanor M. Patterson
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Holland Tunnel
P. O. Receipts Up In Huntington December Period
Postmaster Jerry Dingess reports December receipts for the first 25 days totaling 64088.45, about 10000 more than the same interval in 1935. In Elkins a mine accident claimed the life of Albert Hadrick, 56, injuries from the incident two years ago led to the fatality.
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Huntington
Jerry Dingess
Youngest Circuit Judge Sworn In at Moorefield
Thirty three year old Harlan M. Calhoun took the oath as circuit judge in Moorefield becoming the youngest judge in the state. The ceremony marked his formal accession to the bench and the start of his term. Calhoun's appointment draws attention for his age and potential impact on local jurisprudence.
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Moorefield
Harlan M. Calhoun
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Improves in Massachusetts General Bulletin
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, son of the president, was reported very much improved in every way at Massachusetts General Hospital where he is recovering from streptococcus throat infection and a sinus operation. A prior bulletin noted a moderate nasal hemorrhage controlled, with no blood transfusion needed. Dr George Loring Tobey Jr said there had been no further nasal hemorrhage and the condition was satisfactory.
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Boston
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Massachusetts General Hospital
George Loring Tobey, Jr
Woman Admits Man's Murder in Dingiss Home
Emily Watkins, 44, mother of ten, confessed to shooting Ben Gayhart, 57, at her Dingiss Mingo county residence claiming self defense. She and two other women had driven over the mountains, the pistol discharged during a scuffle, and Gayhart died minutes later. Prosecutor J Walter Copley of Mingo county called for troopers to bring her to Williamson for further action.
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Gayhart
Williamson
J. ‘Walter Copley
Mingo County
Deputy Sheriff Guth Rushed to Hospital in Grafton
Deputy Guth was admitted to Grafton City hospital Saturday night in serious condition. Doctors reported his status improved today though the nature of his illness remained undiagnosed. He received artificial respiration yesterday as breathing faltered. Guth has been appointed for the next term by Sheriff-elect Herbert Evans.
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Josie Travis
Bridgeport
Harry Ringler
Eugene
John E. Sinsel
Greenwood
W. Va
W. T. Wells
Park View
Jane Mahaffey
Mercy Hospital
Washington, D. C
Washington
Lindsay Mahaffey
Virgil Handley
Charleston
Elizaabeth Handley
Thomas Grayson
William Carder
Baltimore B. and C
Bill Cotton
Pittsburgh
Charles Warder
Fairmont
James Guth
Grafton City Hospital
Guth
Herbert Evans
Trains Hover Over Science Convention At Atlantic City
At the annual convention of the Association for the Advancement of Science in Atlantic City 3 000 attendees face a playful electric train display that steals focus from serious topics. The United States Public Health Service reports ten tick species carry diseases such as relapsing fever spotted fever tularemia and tick paralysis as researchers weigh public health risks.
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Edward J. Neil
Atlantic City
Junior
Dad
Association For the Advancement of Science
America
William Beebe
United States Public Health Service
Colorado
Mead Exits House Leadership Race Amid Tight Contest
Washington December 28 The list of active candidates for the House Democratic leadership narrowed to three as Mead of New York withdrew. Rayburn and O Connor remain strong on the first ballot with Rankin claiming enough votes to tie. Monday caucus will nominate Bankhead for speaker and set the stage for a close vote with 167 needed if all 333 Democrats vote.
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Washington
House
Mead
N. Y
Rayburn
Tex
O'Connor
Rankin
Miss
House Democrats
William B. Bankhead
New York
O'Connor Mead
Pennsylvania
Nichols
Okla
Grafton Man Fined for Blocking Riverside Drive
A Grafton man was charged with obstructing traffic on Riverside drive last week. He paid a $5 fine plus costs at arraignment, with associate Ona Jefferys present.
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Grafton
Riverside Drive
Jefferys
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Thornton School
Lesday
Fred Shafferman
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Wilda Lee Bolyard
Santa Land
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Eileen Edwards
Beatrice Myers
Santa
Esther
Dorothy Hebb
Wilma
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Wilma Jean Clarkson
C. J. Hussion
Luzadder Street
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J. N. Tregellas
Grace Wolfe
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U. B
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Walnut Street
Star Sewing Club
James Hussion
Lincoln Street
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M. E. Epworth League
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Orville Wilt
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J. A. Grubb
Junior Weise
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Retta Ansel
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Robert Lee
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Mary Joyce Tighe
Wilma Jane Tighe
Charles Terring Tighe
Robert William Fawcett
Robert William, Jr
Rosaline Law
Kaiser and Consort
Princess Hermione
Kaiser
Tanz
W. Main
P. O
U. S
Frank Roosevelt, Jr
Mother of Ten
Kenna
Mrs
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W. T. Brown
Jessie B. Wolfe
Belington
Hazel Deason
G. L. Dixon
Mary Elizabeth
Detroit
James P. Dixon
Lonna May
James P., Jr
Chicago
Clifford Wells
Wells
Richard Lee Pratt
Monroe Eet
Charles Ridenour
Boyd Street
Pure Oil Company
Jennie Copeland
Latrobe Street
Bickford Johnson
Tunnelton
I. Klein
Maple Avenue
Edwin Roof
West Washington Street
Hoséa Funk
Manheim
Pat Sturm
High Street
Out of Grafton
C. P. Campbell
Beech Street
D. R. Hawkins
J. 0. Whorley
I. Davis
R. Nichols
William Farlow
W. D. Pringle
B. H. Gabbert
G. C. Johnson
Mr. Nuzum
C. Nutter
Mr. Barrick
Lumberport
W. Woods
T. M. Gillum
Shinnston
Mr. Hines
Wolf Summit
Donan
Edison
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