Banquet Honors W G Robey By Baltimore Officials
A Washington area banquet last night honored William G Robey chief dispatcher for Monongah division as he retires after half a century of railroad service. A. H. Van Horn and F T Hoskins spoke praising Robey with heartfelt remarks. About 150 officials from Grafton Clarksburg Fairmont Parkersburg and other cities attended at Andrews Methodist church.
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C. W. van Horn
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad System
Baltimore
William G. Robey
Monongah
VanHorn
Mr. Robey
Andrews Methodist Church
Grafton
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Parkersburg
Gassaway
Cumberland
VanHorns
Robey
Eee
F. T. Hoskins
Jed W. Robinson
T. J. Klauenberg
A. F. Shomo
F. Carl Davis
Charles H. Carpenter
R. A. J. Morrison
W. A. Coffman
W. J. Hehr
C. L
Salary Plans Near Federal Civil Service Standards
Statehouse sources report that salary plans are being prepared by at least two groups. The proposals would align with federal civil service standards and private industry practices as part of council recommendations continued from page one.
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Federal
Civil Service
Statehouse
Council
Fragmentary page clues tie crime to historical trivia notes
The text blends a violent crime loosely described with varied trivia about a gun, a night hawk bird, Chaillot Palace plans, the Eiffel Tower, and the Wright brothers aircraft linked to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It presents disjointed sentences and OCR fragments rather than a single coherent event.
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Chaillot Palace
United Nations
Napoleon
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk, N.C
Minstrel Show To Be Presented By Local Firemen
Grafton Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a minstrel show at Graf ton High School auditorium on January 21. The program features over 100 local talent including about ten young ladies in a novelty dance and a group of youngsters in the est side west side scene. Firemen will perform minstrel numbers with 20 attractive local girls and a producer from New York City, M Lew Van, who previously appeared in vaudeville. Fire Chief John Proctor invites interested persons to join. rehearsals begin Monday at 7 p m at the high school.
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Grafton
Grafton High School
Lew van
New York City
John Proctor
Hospital beds repurposed to house Huntington children
The board will maintain hospital operations while reallocating space to shelter Huntington hospital children. The Welch Institution, capacity about 100, has averaged around 40 medical patients in the past year. New plans call for using about 30 to 40 beds there for patients who would otherwise go to Old Sweet Springs.
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Huntington Hospital
Welch Institution
Terrell
Old Sweet Springs
Senate bill faces hurdles as House opposition shifts
The piece notes last year's Senate passage was halted in the House with Republican leaders opposing the bill. Taft hopes for a warmer reception in the House this year. Representative Lesinski of Michigan doubts it will meet trouble given the Democrats' strong House majority.
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Senate
House
Taft
Lesinski
Michigan
House Labor and Edication Committee
Saturday Night Supper: Salmon Finger Rolls Recipe
A vintage meal plan offers black bean soup with a lemon dressed salmon finger roll open sandwich. Ingredients include one pound salmon celery mayo salt pepper soft finger rolls greens or gherkins. Serves four. Rabelais is credited with preparing the first almanac in 1533.
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Rabelais
Victor Fleming, Gone With Wind director, dies at 60
Victor Fleming, famed director of Gone With the Wind and mentor to many Hollywood stars, died of a heart attack at Beaver Creek Guest Ranch in Cottonwood Arizona. He was stricken in his cottage and died while en route to Cot.
Fleming Honored Director Of 1939 Wins Oscar
Relatives say he worked nearly two years on Joan of Arc and stayed in good health. Fleming guided major productions to screen success including Gone With The Wind, earning an Academy Award as top director in 1939. The article notes Nanking's population growth from 1928 to 1937 and mentions the River Shannon as the largest in the British Isles.
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Towned Hospital
Fleming
Hollywood
Nanking
China
Trist
Shannon
British Isles
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