Lincoln Dinner Preview and Inflation Warning
A clipped report notes former President to speak at a Lincoln Dinner in Portland Oregon while Hoover warns of inflation. Democratic and Liberal Republican figures discuss Borah and roosevelt paths in Illinois primary intrigue. Widening political maneuvering touches Landon prospects and party strategy in the impending contests.
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Portland
Ore
Washington
Chicago
Col
Frank
Knox
Ublican
Roose
Edgar Joke
Repub‘Voters League
Borah
Alf M. Landon
Bettie
Ilinois Fé
Would
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Ilinois
Herbert Wer
William, E. Borah
White House
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senator Borah
Moose Home Offered As Ideal Grafton Community Center
Grafton civic and social organizations may find a future community home at the Moose lodge. The Moose offered their clubhouse site and proposed to employ a full staff to host meetings and social events for town groups, with Women's Club backing and a Rotary KiwanisTaylor County trade group committee coordinating efforts.
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Moose Home
Ideal Community Center
Grafton
Moose Lodge
Ef Msuvuugn
Moose Club
Women’s Club of
Schrader
West Main Street
The
Moose
Rescue tale from frozen lake after Lake Michigan gale
Clayton Brown a 25 year old fisherman told how he crawled seven miles across rough shore ice after a 40 mile sub zero gale swept him and two companions into Lake Michigan. Claude Beardsley 51 his father in law and Earl Cunningham coast guard surf man died in the jammed boat. Indian family in whose cab he stumbled helped save his life doctors said.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Clayton Brown
Lake Michigan
Brown
Claude Beardsley
Earl Cunningham
Coast Guard
Twelve Day Old Premature Girl Dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia February report states Alice Elizabeth Marta eight days old and weighing 12 ounces at birth died after hours in a home incubator improvised by nurse Clara Robinson. Dr. H Lenox Dick noted the baby born three months premature lived longer than expected and long care from the nurse included hourly feeds and a cardboard box incubator. The birth was unknown until last night. Page four.
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Philadelphia
H. Lenox Dick
Alice Elizabeth Marta
Ernest L. Noone
Clara Robinson
Two Hotel Guests Perish As Fire Sweeps Building
Pittsburg dispatch reports a three story Cross hotel in suburb burned in sub zero weather killing two guests. Mike Pappas aged 50 roomer body recovered from ruins. a second victim named Mike Glinias, 50 believed dead. Three others jumped 20 feet from windows to the icy street after breaking hotel windows with chairs.
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Pittsburgh
Cross
Mike Pappas
Mike Glinias
Girl Still Unconscious From Monoxide Fumes
In Pittsburgh on February 11 nineteen year old Marie Pasco remained unconscious for a seventh day, critically ill after monoxide fumes killed her family in Ranking suburb. Doctors said she shows little sign of improvement. her father, mother, two brothers, and a sister were buried in a mass funeral service the prior Saturday.
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Pittsburgh
Marie Pasco
Ethiopian freed two American missionaries amid captivity
Reports state two American missionaries were freed by Ethiopians after being held as captives. One cleric was reported chained during the period of detention, with authorities continuing to verify the circumstances of the release.
Dr Knox to Address Kiwanis Lincoln Talk
Grafton Kiwanis plans a Lincoln Day program at Debendarfer’s Cozy Rest Inn on Route 60 tonight. Rev Willaim Knox will discuss Abraham Lincoln’s life incidents and apply them to citizens today as two northern missionaries held since Jan 27 remain under uncertain conditions in Ethiopia.
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Game
Asta Wogan
Harold Street
Paxton, Il
Pe Andrews M. IE
Grafton
Selz
Debendarfer's
Cozy Rest Inn
U. 8
Route 60
Prunsao
Grafton Kiwanis
Knox
Abraham Lincoln
Government Engineer II Accepting Better Berth
Paul P. McHale, government engineer who poured the first cement at the Tygart dam, resigns to become superintendent of dam construction for Pennsylvania. He left for Harrisburg to discuss the post with state officials and will visit his mother in Swarthmore after.
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Paul P. McHale
Tygart Dam
Pennsylvania
Grafton
McHale
Harrisburg
Swarthmore
Lincoln Day dinner draws big crowd in Taylor county
A large crowd is expected at the Moose Home banquet hall tomorrow night as at least 175 Republicans from Taylor and Marion counties gather to hear Herbert E. Hannis Martinsburg prosecuting attorney and noted West Virginia figure speak at the Lincoln Day dinner sponsored by the Taylor county Young Republicans. J B Bailey Wyckoff, president, completed a final ticket check today. Continued on page 6.
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Moose Home
Taylor
Marion County
Herbert E. Hannis
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Young Republicans
Taylor County
J. B. Bailey Wyckoff
Pape
Lincoln Day Dinner set for 200 Republicans at Alderson
Prelim plans complete for the annual Lincoln day banquet at Alderson Broaddus college dining hall in Philippi with 200 reservations. Attorney Anthony F. McCue of Clarksburg will be the principal speaker with Judge Robinson of Adaland also on the program. Music directed by Genevieve Jenkins features the A B C trio Milas Irma Harbert Frances Deartorif Charity White and others from area towns.
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Milas Irma Harbert
Lumberport
Frances Deartorif
Winfield
Charity ‘White
Bridgeport
Publicity aide for McPherson tries poisoning
Vivian Denton a 26 year old publicity representative for Aimee Semple McPherson’s Angelus Temple is recovering at home after taking poison following an argument with her evangelist employer Detective Lieutenant Corliss said Denton claimed loyalty disputes involved Rheba Crawford desocrate pastor at the temple Denton said McPherson pushed her to attempt the act though Roberta Semple denied the accusation.
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Los. Angeles
Vivian Denton
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Burt Corliss
Miss Denton
Rheba Crawford
Corliss
Small Child Injured in Ringers Accident
Two year old Ray Frederick Miller son of Mr and Mrs Ray A Miller of 18 West Wilford Street was injured yesterday afternoon when his arm became entangled in a ringer. He was taken to Gratton City Hospital for surgical treatment by Dr T W Heironimus Jr and Dr Paul P Warden. After dressing the arm and calming hysteria he was returned home and resting easily this afternoon.
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Ray ‘Prederick Miller
Ray A. Miller
West
Wilford Street
Gratton City Hospital
T. W. Heironimus, Jr
Paul P. Warden
Holt Seeks to Block O K of Ned Smith in Senate
Washington February 1 The five members of the National Bituminous Coal Commission face senate confirmation with Senator Rush Holt of West Virginia likely to seek a delay The move aims to block approval of C B Smith of Fairmont with Holt signaling possible postponement while Van A. Bittner UMW chief signals a fight over the Smith appointment The story indicates the confirmations expected late today with continuation on page six.
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Washington
National Bituminous Coal ‘Commission
Senate
Rush’ D. Holt
DW. Va
B Smuth
Fairmont
W. Va
Holt
Coat Commission
Judge Sommerville Dies At 84 In Ohio County
Attorney Eugene Sommerville of Grafton mourns the death of his cousin Circuitt J. B. Sommerville of Ohio County who passed Saturday afternoon at 84. The jurist served since 1918 in the First district comprising Ohio Hancock and Brooke counties and remained in semi retirement since 1934. A lifelong Democrat, he enjoyed cross party support in elections and was once the Democratic nominee for U S senator from West Virginia.
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Eugene Somerville
Grafton
Wheeling
J. B. Sommerville
Ohio County
Sommerville
West Virginia
Ohio
Hancock
Brooke
U. S
Rescue of Nine Marooned Men Near Paducah
A government work boat on the Ohio River moving today toward two islets 35 miles upstream from Paducah, Ky. It aims to reach nine marooned men since Friday and is expected to bring them to shore soon with food and fuel.
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Paducah
Ohio River
Anti-Love Code Drafted By College Dean Is Ridiculed
Washington February 11 Representative Josh Lee of Oklahoma challenged an anti love code for college students. He mocked the idea saying since Adam and Eve love remains exempt from legislation. Dean George B Woods had noted that six boys and six girls calling each other no heavy began to fall behind in their marks and proposed rules to address the issue.
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Washington
Josh Lee
Oklahoma
American University
George B. Woods
WV liquor stores to close tomorrow for Lincoln birthday
Grafton state liquor dispensary and state stores across West Virginia will close all day tomorrow in observance of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday February 12 a legal holiday. The Taylor County Bank building location will shutter as will its three employees and manager T E Joyce who will also have a holiday.
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Grafton
West Virginia
Abraham Lin- Priicotns
Taylor County Bank
T. E. Joyce
Couple Must Die in Chair Salem Death Row Awaiting March 15
Mrs Marguerite Fox Dolbow a 20 year old former teacher and her lover Norman Driscoll a 36 year old farmer face execution in New Jersey for the murder of Harry Y Dolbow. They will be moved to the death house in Trenton to await the scheduled death sentence set for the week of March 15.
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Salem
N. J
Marguerite Fox Dolbow
New Jersey
Norman Driscoll
Trenton
Harry Y. Dolbow
Petitions Circulated by Mayor's Foes in Grafton
Recall drive filed by opponents of Mayor B Otto Waugh after clashes on issues since his election. Twenty canvassers aim to secure 20 percent of last vote signatures to trigger a special election. General charges of a vocal nature are listed, with petitioners planning hearings if successful.
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Otto Waugh
Igl4
Grafton
Waugh
Gas line explosion kills two workers in Hastings
Two men died and two others were seriously injured when a 20-inch gas line exploded near Hastings West Virginia. Officials from Hope Natural Gas said Ire Moore and Charles Brown of Pine Grove were killed instantly. Lester Postlewaite and Joseph Wright, also of Pine Grove, were taken to New Martinsville hospital with serious injuries while repairing a leak about one and a half miles from town.
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Hastings
W. Va
Hope Natural Gas Company
Ire Moore
Charles Brown
Pine Grove
Lester Postlewaite
Joseph Wright
Martinsville
Revercomb Flags Waste in NF Late
Four WPA workers were killed when a car was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train at a crossing near Gary Indiana. Victims were Peter Meter 80 Garrett Vanderhook 55 John Kit 45 all of Munster Indiana and Cornelius Ver Back 45 of Highland Indiana. Driver died later in Hammond hospital.
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Gary
Ind
WPA
Pennsylvania
Here
Peter Meter
Garrett Vanderhook
John Kit
Munster
Cornelius Ver Back
Highland
Rit
Ham- Point Pleasant
Mond
W. Chapman
Revercomb
Young Republican
Charleston
Cuban Naval Flier Completes South Atlantic Flight
Lieut Antonio Menendez of the Cuban navy completed a flight across the South Atlantic landing safely at Bathurst West Africa after departing Natal Brazil Sunday night. He left Brazil at 11 10 p m 9 10 p m EB 5 0 and arrived Bathurst at 9 00 p m GMT last night.
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Dakar
French West Africa
Antonio Menendez
South Atlantic
Bathurat
West
Africa
Natal
Brazil
Ende
Bathurst
G. M
Libel Trial Underway In Margiotti Case In Pa
Prosecutor James C. Bane tells jurors the Philadelphia Inquirer article of September 29 substantially claimed Attorney General Charles J. Margiotti and his law partners sought delinquent taxes and exorbitant fees. The charges stem from a libel suit Margiotti filed against the newspaper and two officers, Tyler and Custis, with the case moved from Brookville to Washington County.
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Washington
James C. Bane
Philadelphia Inqurer
Charles J. Margiotti
Margiotti
Charles A. Tyler
John T. Custis
Brookville
Philadelphia
Bane
Magiotti
Legion Meet Tonight and Lincoln Day Dinner Notice
The semi monthly Legion meeting scheduled for Wednesday night the 12th is being held tonight. A Lincoln Day dinner is also on the 12th. Commander Pepper notes the full agenda at the post.
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Legion
Lincoln
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Dunce
Business Girls Club
Joe Mallory
Ethiops Free
Dr. Knox
Aimee
O.K
Ned Smith
Bittner
Junior
Attorney Sommerville
Numi
Fatal Co. Gas Co
New Martinsville
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