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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1935

Page

8

Aged Civil War Veteran G A Kerns Dies at 89

Gaeob Stanley Kerns, 89, a Civil War teamster and farmer, died at his son Berns Georgetown Monon County home from bronchial pneumonia. A builder of Oak Grove church, he married Sannah Shahan in 1869. five of their nine children survive, with two deceased. Services will be held at Oak Grove Baptist Church Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery.

Gaeob Stanley Kerns Berns Georgetown Monon siHige Samm Shahan G. J Independence J. B Louie Stafford Raleigh Minnie Beaver Grafton Floyd Mathew Estelle Fetty Kerhs Oak Grove Gr. Ar. Lightner Bartett Funeral Company

The Wirephoto Era Expands News Transmission

The Associated Press announces the wirephoto system, enabling rapid nationwide transmission of news pictures via leased wires. Officials hail a new era in journalism as Velotypewriter advances and twenty four cities join the network, promising swift visual coverage across the country.

Eale Associated Press Ni Rshuse Ited Press

Edith McCormick McAdoo Keith wins partial divorce noting threats

Edith McCormick McAdoo Keith of Brooklandville Md claims her husband Walter Winchester Keith Baltimore society man and ex husband of Francis Huber McAdoo used threats with a pistol and drank excessively. The divorce petition cites cruelty and use of alcoholic beverages to great excess.

Edith McCormick McAdoo Keith Brooklandville Walter Winchester Keith Baltimore Society Keith Francis Huber McAdoo William Gibbs McAdoo

Transcontinental circuit spans 24 terminals across states

The article describes a vast circuit comprising 24 receiving and transmitting terminals stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, linking Minnesota and Texas. It emphasizes the scale and reach of the network and notes the technology enabling long distance communication.

Atlantic Pacifi Minnesota Texas

Court details tied to Nash slayings and implicated agents

U S court testimony links conspirators across Chicago Hot Springs Joplin and Kansas City to arranging the employment of the slayers. Pichetti, detained on state murder charges, is named in testimony by federal agent F J Lackey who was wounded in the sunfire that killed four officers.

Nash Chicago Hot Springs Joplin Kansas City Pichetti F. J. Lackey

Firemen search ruins for missing occupant in York

Firefighters comb the East Berlin area for the body of Charles Wiley aged 65 missing after a morning blaze that destroyed his two story frame house. Coroner L A Zech has been summoned as neighbors insist the victim is burned to death and searches report no footprints leaving the site.

York, Pa East Berling Charles Wiley Wiley L. A. Zech East Berlin Wiliey

Death Claims Ex-Resident of This City

Mrs Anna Marshall wife of I N Marshall died Friday at home 6 Fourth street McMechen services will be at 2 o clock yesterday officiated by Rev Cotton burial Greenwood cemetery ritualistic services were by Women s auxiliary of the Baltimore and Ohio Veterans Association She was born Anna Jace in this city daughter of the late Job and Margaret Jaco She is survived by her husband a brother Harry Jaco and an aunt Mrs Sarah Jaco Rutherford Her death followed a heart ailment noted Saturday morning

Fourth Street McMechen Anna Marshall I. N. Marshall Cotton Greenwood Cemetery Women’s Auxiliary Baltimore and Ohio Veterans Association Marshall Wheeling Intelligencer Anna Jace Job Margaret Jaco Grafton Pio ‘Neer Harry Jaco Sarah Jaco Rutherford

Official Report Still Held Up on Blast Cause

Seminole Oklahoma January 1 An official report on the cause of a blast that wrecked the municipal building Sunday killing three persons is delayed awaiting completed material analysis from debris State Fire Marshal J T Jones reports the wait continues as investigators review samples and evidence

Seminole Okla de Rica J. T. Jonzs

Analysis points to escaping gas in Host blast

The analysis suggested escaping gas caused the Host explosion, but an official report was withheld. Two injured survivors, Miss Nell Sakach and John Dunn, were reported improved. Mr and Mrs Frank Halfman and Mrs John Dunn were killed during New Year's Eve decorations.

Nell Sakach John Dunn Frank Halfman

Baltimore Welcomes New Year With Snow and Curious Feasts

In Baltimore the new year arrives amid the heaviest snowfall of the season. Miss Elsie Speelman of Cumberland and Stanley Taran, both deaf mutes, wed before 200 witnesses as 1935 begins. Twenty three minutes later Mrs Mosella Jackson gives birth to Baltimore’s first 1985 child, a baby girl, while revelers celebrate a notably lavish night.

Baltimore Elsie Speelman Cumberland Stanley Taranski Mosella Jackson

Judge Recommends Lady be Convicted of Murder

Merced, California January 1. A court report states the judge recommends conviction of a woman in a murder case. The proceedings involve the defendant identified as the son of Mrs. Bertha Talk.

Merced Cal Bertha Talk

Tonsil removal debated by reader and expert notes

A reader questions tonsil function and safety of removal while Dr. Logan Clendening explains tonsils as exposed lymph glands aiding infection defense. He notes tonsils are most active in early childhood, may lose function with age, and argues removal can be beneficial when infections persist. Editor promotes Clendening pamphlets.

Logan Clendswimu M. Uv Nyne Clendening Ereh Logan Clendening

Kingfish Rules Cuy Where He Was Rotten Based Views

A chaotic report alleges Huey Long has seized despotic power in Louisiana, ending local self government in Alexandria and Baton Rouge. It describes Long’s dictatorship over state politics, appointments by Gov Allen, and harassment of industries and opponents through taxes.

Kingfish Cuy Louisiana Huey Long Alexandria Oxand C. x ‘Allen Leutenant Wator Huey Long Kingfith Baton Rouge Parish Long

Talkington murder case judge urges new procedure

The defendant Mrs Talkington accused of fatally shooting her husband L I Talkington a Watonsville barber is linked to a precedent setting recommendation by Superior Judge E N Rector a 40 year veteran of the bench made before jurors were sent to bed after a verdict could not be reached under a new criminal law provision.

Flames claim four dead in El Paso Tex

Four persons died in a frame home and garage fire in El Paso Texas when an overheated stove and gasoline line explosion sparked the blaze. The victims were Estranislado Macias 30 Isabella 29 and their children Roberto 5 and Edouardo 2. Willie 6 was badly burned and in hospital. a motorist rescued him but a later explosion ended rescue efforts.

el Paso Tex Estranislado Macias Isabella Roberto Edouardo Wille

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial Continues in New Jersey

Handwriting experts prepared to testify that notes from the ransom negotiations match Hauptmann handwriting. Colonel Lindbergh will describe the initial police steps after the infant’s alarm. Frau Hauptmann stands by her husband at Hunterdon jail as the trial nears its climax.

Wiill Lindbergh Hauptmann Haupmann Bronx Izador Fisch Germany Anna Hauptmann Fiemington Hunterdon County New Yorks

Two Disgusted Bandits Hunted by Police in Indy Robbery

Indianapolis jan 1 two disgusted bandits are hunted by officers after pistol whip of Hugh Shimp a grocery manager. The gunmen battered Shimp ten blocks and punctured both rear tires of his car taking cash and valuables before fleeing town.

Indianapolis Polick Hugh Shimp Shimp

Missing clear headline from damaged OCR item

Fragmentary report notes money and badge scraps found in a car bag. Receipts in other bags remained intact, but the full context and details are unavailable.

Socialite Katherine Briscoe death mystery unfolds in Baltimore

Baltimore authorities probe the 61 year old socialite's death, finding loose pistol cartridges in her room and a small metal fragment from a likely accidental gunfire. Police Lt Micheel says the bullets vary in calibre and may have sparked the fatal wound in the cellar furnace area. An x ray showed the cause as a small metal fragment.

Baltimore Katherine Briscoe Micheel

Youth Shoots Girl Then Commits Suicide in Kentucky

Sommerset Kentucky January first reports Herbert Gann twenty four who police pursued after he shot and wounded Hazel Peters eighteen earlier. Peters was found dead beside railroad tracks near Gann's home with Gann shot through the heart beside his body. Police say Gann believed he had killed Peters and shot himself. Gann and Miss Peters had dated about two years and she was struck by a lead shotgun blast as she stood with her back to a window in her home.

Himslf Gann

Last Wish of Automobiles Enslaves Funeral Pace

Guthrie Center Iowa January 1 192? The feud around John Motz ends with his daughter Mattie Motz 58 planning a carless funeral mirroring a bygone era She vows to use the same plate-glassed carriage from the Bayard livery stable to honor her father and his wife, keeping automobiles out of the ceremony.

Guthrie Center Autor John Motzn Mattie Miss Mota

Girl shot while dressing after order to leave home

At about 9 30 last night after her mother ordered Gann to leave the house for drinking, the girl was dressing to go to a dance with friends and was putting on her coat when a shot struck her in the back.

Gann

Classified Rates For Sentinel Adverts

Rates stated: two cents a word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion after the first. Minimum 45 cents. Numerals count as words. figures like plc: 521 count as three words. Ads must fit proper classifications and be reported immediately. The Sentinel disclaims responsibility for more than one technical insertion.

Sentinel PLC

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