Transient Jesse Hammond Dies After Illness
Jesse Hammond 25 formerly of Smithfield and resident at the Graf ton transient home for two months died Thursday afternoon after a two week illness from double pneumonia. Father Levi Hammond of Smithfield arrives to arrange funeral. mother Dora Murphy Hammond is deceased. Seven siblings survive. The body rests at Hamilton funeral home on Walnut Street. In coke output news Connellsville region shows a 900 ton decline amid one day off, weekly total 9,320 tons vs 10,220 prior week. year to Dec 29 totals 437,020 tons, up 4,290 from 1933.
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Jesse Wil- Hammond
Smithfield
Grafton
Levi Hammond
Dora Murphy Hammond
Hamilton Funeral Home
Walnut Street
Connellsville
Holidays Cut Coke Output Amid Winter Slowdown
In Orange Connecticut on January 4, Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr faces speeding charges to be handled soon, with prosecutors stating no influence from his family. Letters from the public urged leniency while Mrs Roosevelt reportedly requested his appearance. The story notes Christmas holidays causing a production decline at Coke facilities, including Connellsville.
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Orange
Conn
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
David N. Torrance
Girl in Danger thrills at Opera House with Trent detective
Inspector Trent stars Ralph Ellamy in a Columbia melodrama about a society girl Gloria Gale who aids a jewel theft. The plot spirals into murder kidnapping and danger as Trent closes in, with suspenseful escapes and a dramatic confrontation amid social intrigue.
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Inspector Trent
Ralph Ellamy
Columbia Police
Opera House
Brin
Bellamy
Trent
Gloria Gale
Danny
Gloria
Roosevelt In Town Court Admission Delayed
Torrance discussed delaying Franklin Roosevelt Jr appearance in town court to avoid a double college exposure. He proposed tomorrow or Monday as possible dates. Franklin Jr and his younger brother John, Yale or Harvard students, were returning from Harvard when Franklin was arrested for speeding 78 miles per hour by Officer Carl Peterson.
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Torrance
Roosevelt
Franklin, Jr
John
Harvard
Franklin
Carl Peterson
Woman Found Slain in Automobile in Jersey
Millville New Jersey police identified Ellie Queen about 35 of Washington as the woman found shot to death today in an automobile. Notes in the car indicated she took her own life.
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Millville
N. J
Ellie Queen
Washington
Three Physicians End a 40 Minute Yawn
The fragment notes three physicians in Portland Oregon on January 4. A long yawn sequence lasted about forty minutes before doctors closed the jaws after forty six minutes of work. The spelling is garbled but suggests a medical or odd medical anecdote. The names Clarence and Tampa appear as misread places or persons in the OCR.
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Portland
Oro
Clarence Potampa
Beulah Connor Praises Indo-Vin Claim of No Equal
Mrs Beulah Connor of Fairmont West Virginia praises Indo-Vin a medicinal juice product saying it calmed her nerves helped her sleep and boosted energy after trying other medicines She endorses Indo-Vin and notes its availability at Grafton Drug and Chemical Company Store and local druggists in the region
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Beulah Connor
R. No
Fairmont
West Virginia
Grafton
Grafton Drugé Chemical Co
Connor
Wesker
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Housing Survey Urges Local Rental Listings for Snare Dams Project
The meeting led by President Walters and Snare Construction Superintendent Warren urged owners with rentals to list properties for the housing survey. Officials warned the flood control dam project will bring workers, packing housing demand, and local landlords should avoid gouging rents while awaiting a weekly update to be sent to the Snare Corporation.
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Snare Corporation
Spare Corporation
Walters
Ce G ‘Warren
Grafton
Mr. Warren
G. T.bartlett
R. M. Parrish
Oil Refinery Tax Triggers Louisiana Labor Revolt
Baton Rouge protest brews against Huey Long's refining tax as Standard Oil workers and eight other Louisiana employees are invited to a mass meeting. The plant announces layoffs and equipment moves next week as the tax takes effect. Huey Long says he knows nothing about the dispute.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Kingfish’s
Standard Oil Company
Roosevelt
State Treasury End of Year Balance Declared
Charleston W Va January report from Treasurer R E Talbott shows December general fund balance 340 604 90 versus 1 178 582 17 prior month. Total balance across all funds stands at 4 973 955 56 with expected rise from consumers sales and cross sales taxes.
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State Treasury
Charleston
R. E. Talbott
Blankenship Back in Prison Death Cell
Greeley Blankenship, 30, of Peter Creek Kentucky, is in the state penitentiary awaiting execution for the murder of John Christofone, 48, teller worker near Matewan, Virginia. His execution is set for next Monday. An appeal has been filed in the supreme court, which could halt the death sentence pending action.
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Moundsville
Greeley Blankenship
Peter Creek
Strate
John Christofone
Teller
Near Matewan
Blenkenship
Bank Statement From Taylor County WV January 1936
Interim financial report shows assets totaling 2 557 727 83 with loans and discounts 459 888 04 and United States Government obligations and other securities. Deposits include demand and time accounts with custodial figures and a pledged loan portfolio totaling 92 597 797 89.
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United ‘States
Banking House
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Oeesciee Ceneo
State of
West Virginia
Taylor
T. O. Jay Fleming
Pepledged
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Connecticut
Ralph Bellamy
Columbia
Jersey
Inbovin
Bruno Richard .Hauptmann
Flemington, N. J
Baby
Louisiana
New Orleans
WDSU
Louisiana State University
Blankenship
Death
First National Bank of Grafton
Total Assets
United
Thomas W. Brchard
Jay Fleming
Arthur G. Yates
Correst
Morrow
W. A. Beavers
Pineapple
Asparagus
Premier Natural Ca
Lena Schwitzer
Einz
Sauerkraut
Stokley
Ridgley
Northfield
The
American Medical Association
California
Bologna
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