Native of Tate Dies. Funeral Thursday for John Carder
John Carder 63 a native of Grafton died Sunday in Columbus Ohio. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM in Andrews M E Church with Rev William F Knox officiating. Interment Bluemont Cemetery. He was born December 26 1874 in Grafton and worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a yard conductor brakeman. Survived by widow Mary E Newbrough two brothers William and Joseph EB Carder and three sisters Cora Jackson Jennie Henderson and Sarah Peters.
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John Carder
Co Tumis
Ohio
Andrews M. E
William F. Knox
Bluemont Ceemetery
Carder
Grafton
Will Carder
East Main Street
Cornelius H
Mary E. Peacock Carder
Pennsylvania
Mary E. Newbrough
William
Joseph
EB. Carder
Cora Jackson
Harmony Grove
Jennie ‘Henderson
Hammond
Sarah Peters
Pennsylvania Railroad
WORRAY RITES HELD THIS P M
Funeral services for Samuel Murray age 47 who died Sunday of pneumonia were held at 2 30 this afternoon at the First Christian church on McGraw avenue with Rev M D Swisher officiating Interment followed at Woodsdale Memorial Park under the direction of G T Bartlett Survivors include a widow and two sons Active pallbearers were C A Blue C B Evans B Sayres E L Knight Delbert Moore and Delbert Lough Honorary pallbearers included W W Carpenter T W Henderson W C Furlow F Duckworth C Haddix E G Haymond F W Henderson and G R White Flower girls were Miriam Robinson Helen Gerkins Connie Reed Mary Alice Wood Maxine Sisler Grace Marie Bartlett Rosaline Sponagle and Barbara Gerkins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Murray
First Christian Church
McGraw Avenue
M.D. Swisher
Woodsdale Memorial Park
G. T. Bartlett
O. Carman
C. A. Blue
Evans
B. Sayres
E. L. Knight
Delbert Moore
Delbert Lough
W. W. Carpenter
T. W. Henderson
W.C. Furlow
F. Duckworth
C.haddix
E. G. Haymond
F. W. Henderson
G. R. White
Miriam Robinson
Helen Ge
Thieves Threaten to Undercut Christmas Tree Lights
In a sparking spree, cheap thieves have pilfered multiple lights from a community Christmas tree near the courthouse. Chief A. E. Lockard warns the tree will be unlit before New Year’s Day unless the thefts stop, noting four lights vanished Sunday night and another last night. Sheriff Herbert Evans and Chief Lockard had jointly sponsored the tree.
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A. E. Lockard
Sind Brial
Herbert Evans
Chief Lockard
Death claims Mrs Westfall in Grafton hospital
Ada Mae Poling Westfall aged 38 died after a three week illness at Grafton City Hospital. She was born in Taylor county on March 14 1899, survived by her husband A S Westfall five children and multiple relatives, funeral set for Thursday at Knottsville M E church.
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Ada Mae’ Poling Westfall
Grafton City Hospital
East Long Street
Taylor County
Westfall
Godfrey
Eliza Bowman Poling
William Dennis
A. S. Westfall
Lucille McDonald
Grafton
Lonna Dennis
Clyde
Dennis
Oakland
Ben Poling
Wilson Poling
Martin’ Poling
Zachariah Poling
Morgantown
Walter Poling
Elizabeth Williams
Juanita McDonald
First Brethren
Knottsville
Mrs Eva Hull Jones To Be Buried In Bluemont
Mrs Eva Hull Jones a former Grafton resident who died recently in Berkeley California will be brought home for burial likely Thursday. Her body will arrive Thursday morning and a grave site service at Bluemont cemetery is planned for 11 30 am with Belington Presbyterian pastor officiating. Internment directed by Cecil Phillips Philippi. Jones born here has many friends locally. Accompanying body is Thomas Tough of Berkeley.
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Eva Hull Jones
Grafton
Berkeley
California
Bluemont Cemetery
Belington Presbyterian Church
Cecil Phillips
Philippi
Jones
Thomas Tough
James H. Grosscup 81 Dies in Rowlesburg
James Henderson Grosscup aged 81 died suddenly of a heart attack at his Rowlesburg home after a week of ill health. Funeral services were held at the late residence with interment in Terra Alta cemetery. He lived with daughter Mrs. E. B. Truette and had earlier resided in Terra Alta as a carpenter. survivors include three daughters, two brothers, one sister, six grandchildren. Rev. B. C. Anvil officiated. Knottsville cemetery interment directed by G. T. Bartlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henderson Grosscup
Rowlesbura
Terra Alta
Lr. Truette
Rowlesburg
Carpenter
Firms Without WV Insurance Licenses Named
Auditor Edgar B. Sims announced that three mutual insurance groups are not licensed to operate in West Virginia and have not sought licenses. The firms Fidelity Mutual Benefit Corp of Delaware, Mutual Company of America of Jacksonville Florida, and Standard Mutual Benefit Association of Delaware are active in Charleston Bluefield Princeton Grafton Parkersburg Mullens Logan Isaban Kerens and other towns. Insurance Commissioner Harlan Justice noted they conduct business in multiple cities and counties.
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Charleston
Edgar B. Sims
West Virginia
Harlan Justice
Bluefield
Princeton
Grafton
Parkersburg
Mullens
Logan
Isban
Mingo County
Kerens
Randolph County
Aged Man Hannaman Dies in Alison at 95
A. J. Hannaman, aged 95, died in Alison, Ohio, on December 28. He was the twin brother of Mrs. Emma Enoch, who died after a fall last October. The pair were born in Leachtown, West Virginia.
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Parkersburg
A. J. Hannaman
Alison, O
Emma Enoch
Leachtown
W. Va
Penney Employees Voted Bonus For Year’s Work
E C Sams president of Penney states the company will pay a bonus equal to two weeks’ pay for employees in the states offices and warehouses who have been regularly employed for over one year with a proportional amount for shorter tenures. More than 30,000 workers are affected as 1937 loyalty remuneration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.C. Sams
Grafton young man hurt in car accident
Raymond Lockwood son of Mr and Mrs George Lockwood was slightly injured in an automobile crash while returning from a Pittsburgh trip His car left the road and turned over causing minor injuries to Lockwood in a Grafton incident
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Raymond Lockwood
George Lockwood
Pittsburgh
Young Lockwood
Accused Hit Run Driver Pleads Guilty in Christmas Day Crash
Earl Limre of Fairmont paid a $25 fine and costs after pleading guilty to hit and run. Magistrate AB Knabenshue heard the case stemming from a Christmas day incident in Web where the marked car of Hizie Posten was slightly damaged.
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Earl Limre
Fairmont
AB Knabenshue
Web
Hizie Posten
Northwest Storm Wrecks Travel Across Pacific Northwest
A severe Pacific Northwest storm lashed the region with gale force winds rain and snow causing widespread disruption. Portland reported 4.47 inches of rain the heaviest in 13 years as a small tug boat Ben Hur overturned and sank in harbor with two men rescued. Snow swept Wallace Idaho and Lookout Summit Montana Idaho saw major accumulations while Willamette River flooding threatened Grand Island and 45 families as dam infrastructure weakened. Oregon coast gale reached 65 to 25 mph along the coast at Astoria.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Portland Harbor
Tiaho Panhandle
Wallace
Lookout Summit
Idaho-Montana
Jennie Carle
Haho
Willamette River
Grand Island
Wheatland Dam
Oregon Coast
Astoria
Pneumonia Fatal in Madison for Local Resident
S M Jarvis a 64 year old lumberman and farmer from Peytona died of pneumonia after a two day illness. He is survived by his widow six daughters and a son. Dee, 27, also noted in the record.
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Madison
Dee
S. M. Jarvis
Peytona
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Tate
Vows
Christian Church
Bluemont
James H. Grosscup
B. C. Anvil
Knottsville Cemetery
Sims
Penney Employes
Grafton Granite and
M Works
Jolliffe
Paris
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