Death of Mrs. Mary Griffith 79 at 225 Thayer Street
Mary E Griffith long time Grafton resident dies after a 11 day pneumonia illness at 6 30 am aged 79 born January 30 1855 in Baltimore daughter of M R and Mary A Griffith married July 30 1874 to Thomas M Griffith conductor who died four years ago eleven children seven survive Manley R Griffith Paoli Mary C Hines Baltimore Minnie Templeton Baltimore Harry J Griffith Parkersburg Sophia Powell Byersville George O Griffith New York City Leota Griffith at home Presbyterian church Rebekah lodge active member Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at 225 Thayer street pastor Rev Lois R Luzader United Brethren interment Mount Zion Bartlett Funeral Co.
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Grafton
Mary E. Griffith
Thayer Street
Lois R. Luzader
United Brethren Church
Bluemont
Bartlett Funeral Company
FIELD HOUSE ACCOMMODATION FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
Fragmentary note indicates FIELD HOUSE continuation discussion on permitting local high school to use the playing floor before the current basketball season ends. Potential scheduling and facility access issues hinted.
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Ter
Basketbes
First Votes Continue Amid Nazi Pressure Reports
Nazi labeled public servants cast ballots in hospitals using miniature boxes as officials toured facilities. Ballots smuggled into the territory were printed abroad to prevent fraud. Anti Nazi leader Max Braun stirred talk by claiming Reichsfuehrer Hitler offered to throw the election to avoid defeat.
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Saerbruck
Max Braun
Political Maneuvering Marks West Virginia Assembly Session
Governor H G Kump favors reenacting the sales tax and liquor monopoly while reading his biennial report. Delegates Hiner Pelter seek votes in caucus for speaker. Senators Hodges and Mathews are active candidates. U S Senator elect Rush Holt arrives in the capital showing interest in progressive leadership.
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H. G. Kump
House of Delegates
Senate
Ralph M. Hiner
Pendleton County
John J. Pelter
Logan County
Dr. Ward Wylie
Wyoming
H. K. Vansickler
Greenbrier
W. M. Lafon
Monroe
Nongalia
L. A. Henderson
Doddridge
Dan B. Fleming
Albert G. Mathews
Charles E. Hodges
Mo- Pleasants
United States
Rush D. Holt
Status Quo Faction Faces Divide Over Territorial Split
A political bloc favoring the existing borders seeks a large minority vote to maintain the status quo as debates intensify over potential division of the territory. Key figures advocate stability while opponents push for a redefined map and governance.
Terra Alta Man Pays Fine in Local Court
Harry Haigh. 36, paid a $50 fine plus costs for operating a truck with dealers plates beyond the 10 day limit. Case heard by Justice Ona C Jefferys. Trooper W G Wamsley arrested him on December 22 and the case settled January 5.
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Harry Haigh
Court of Justice
Ona C. Jefferys
W. G. Wamsley
Miner Injured As Coal Fall Hits Waddell Crew
Howard Kooken, a miner at the Rosemont Waddell Coal Company, suffered several bruises to his left hip and leg after a coal fall Sunday evening. His horse Ned was killed in the incident, and Kooken will be treated at home.
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Howard Kooken
Stpel
Rosemont-Waddell Puel Co
Sun
Koeken
Ned
Kooken
Tragic car explosion kills two near Terra Alta
A fatal auto blast claimed two lives on the Morgantown road near Hopemont sanitarium. Investigators promise a coroner jury review and a thorough fact finding probe with Maryland officials. Witnesses described a violent explosion ejecting car parts as relatives aided injured survivors.
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Maryland
Snyder
Morgantown
Trickett
Davis
Oakland
Terra Alta
Kingwood
Hopemont Sanitarium
Car Descended Steep Grade Near Sanitarian Quarter Mile Away
A vehicle lost control on a sharp downgrade a quarter mile from the sanitarium. The accident occurred on the road leading to the facility, with no other vehicles mentioned and no injuries reported in the fragments available.
Speakership battle in eroded caucus shapes state leadership
Democrats hold an overwhelming majority in both branches while Republicans plan to nominate their candidates for speaker and president as the minority's floor leaders. Lawmakers convene Wednesday to tackle liquor control after repeal March 1, school aid, relief, a new NRA act, unemployment insurance, old age pension, and work liberalization.
Engagement of Dampierre and Prince Jaime of Spain
Mile Manuela Dampierre daughter of Comte Roger Dampierre and Donna Vittoria Ruspoli of Paris becomes engaged to Prince Jaime second son of former King Alfonso of Spain. The announcement ties Parisian aristocracy to the Spanish royal line with high-profile European connections.
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Mile
Manuela Dampierre
Comte Roger Dampierre
Donna Vittoria Ruspoli
Paris
Jaime
Alfonso of
Spain
Slayer Pays Convict Banjoists Death House Plot Trial Testimony
The article recounts Blankenship's trial and execution delay notes. He testified of a past romance with Mrs. Christofone and claimed self defense after she was married. Governor Kump granted a one month reprieve citing trial errors but refused further appeal. Blankenship expressed repentance and sought burial with his mother in Edgarton, West Virginia, while asking for liquor, a pretty girl, and music as his last requests.
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Blankenship
Christofone
Supreme Court
H. G. Kump
Mingo
Kump
B. F. Howard
Edgarton
W. Va
Prisoner’s final meal and last words surface in execution account
The prisoner requested ice cream before execution, received it about 30 minutes prior. He heard two convict banjo players perform mountain songs. A guard quoted him saying that one life for six is not too much to pay, which the prisoner later attributed to a joke to Warden C F McClintic.
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Blankenship
C. F. McClintic
Mingo County Notes Include Shootings and Deaths
In Mingo County, Dil lon and Kirk mentioned leaving an auto before shots were fired, while Dr. Henry D. Hatfield tried in vain to save Marcum’s life. Deputy sheriff A B Hatfield was found dead in his bed from heart disease, and the YMCA league opener features a game between the team and Carr China Company with a ten cent admission.
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Dingess
Kirk
Dillon
Henry D. Hatfield
Huntington
Marcum
Williamson
W. Va
A. B. Hatfield
Mingo County
Carr China Company
Local Fair Competition Codes Studied by Group
A committee headed by G. R. Edgar of Charleston studies local codes of fair competition for West Virginia service trades. Four hundred representatives from restaurants cleaners and dyers shoemakers laundries barbers beauticians and locksmiths formed the committee to study two proposed acts for presentation to the legislature. Committees in various sections will cooperate to decide the form of a state code enabling act for the trades.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
G. R. Edgar
Three County Road Drive Near Field Under FERR Supervision
The report notes a roadway from the highway to the field finished about three weeks ago. The tar and chip surfaced drive is roughly 1200 feet long and 18 feet wide. Men from Marion and Harrison counties are building a fence around the field and expect completion by week’s end.
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Page
FERR
Frey
Marion
Harrison
Bartlett Is ratinued and budget notes amid court action
McCoy faced no objections to his list of possible members but the court signaled it would implement its own appointment ideas and adjourned to 1 p m. The budget discussion centered on 1963 taxes and a 3 cent postal rate for non local mail. Three objectives were outlined: maintain efficient government, prevent destitution through practical methods, and preserve the government's credit for the common good. Relief expenses were estimated at 4.41 billion for 1936, with 472 million for agricultural adjustment admin and a proposed 4 billion appropriation for relief to fund unemployed work.
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McCoy
Roosevelt
Senate
House
United States
Congress
Tony's Place Update Promises Action Details Soon
Mayor Charles O. King said a forthcoming statement will reveal actions to be taken. Otis Bartlett, jailed Sunday on a wife’s warrant for home disorder, will appear today to answer. Officers Demoss and Maske arrested him early Sunday. George Delaney and Marshall Brooks face drunkenness charges after Main Street arrests by local patrols. Brooks is lodged in county jail.
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Tony
Charles O. King
Otis Bartlett
Demoss
Maske
George Delaney
Main Street
Marshall Brooks
Brooks
Roosevelt Seeks Budget Balance Without New Taxes
Roosevelt notes ongoing relief needs as unemployment remains high. States and local units provide less relief share, federal aid continues. He does not favor new taxes for 1936 but urges Congress to extend miscellaneous internal revenue taxes expiring in July and keep current tax rates for next year.
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Congress
Radio Schedule Highlights NBC to NBC Evening Lineup
Radio listings show a dense schedule across NBC CBS and WB networks with programs from Amos n Andy to The Lone Ranger and garden concerts. Notable names include Lowell Thomas Jimmy Allen Kay Kyser Ted Weems and Jesse Crawford. ads promote RCA Cunningham tubes and low prices.
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Nbc—News
WGN
WLW
Bob Newhan
NBC
Lowell Thomas
CBS
Woody
Willie
Billy Batchelor
Amos Th’ Andy
WWVA
Myrtl
Marge
WSM
National Committee For Ois the Protection of
Jimmy Allen
Air Adventures
KDKA
Plantation
Sum and
Abner
the O’neills
Red Davis
Buck Rogers
NBBC
Uncle Ezra
KDEA
Boake Carter
ABS
Jan Garber
Diane
Cob
Emedy ‘Deutsch
Ted Weemis
the Grumitts
Amos 'N
Andy
Myrt
Tom and
Betty
INBC
Jesse Crawford
WCKY
Jack Sore
the Dream
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