Postal Heads Suspended As Probe Results Emerge
An official inquiry into money influencing postal legislation led to the suspension of six veteran postal service officials across the country, the discharge of a senate post office committee employee, and the resignation of the House post office commission clerk. The investigation tied payments to the National Association of Postal Supervisors, with named officials from New York, Boston, Detroit, Springfield, Louisville, and Chicago. The postmaster general released the inspectors’ report detailing alleged payments and the involved individuals.
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Washington
Postal Service
Senate Post Office Committee
House Post Office Commission
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Peter McGarty
New York City
James R. Grieg
Boston
Peter Wiggle
Detroit
Harvey M. Tittle
Springfield
Ohio
J. J. Fields
Louisville
Wm. Sansom
Chicago
New
E. H. McDermot
Senate
Supervisors Association
Frederick ©. Riedesl
House Committee
Association
Reddesl
McDermot
Department of Justice
York
Fostal Shippers and Federal Service Bureau
H. McDermot
Senate Post
Varia
Thomas Peck
Peck
Memories Of Olden Times Improperly Revised
A nostalgic verse by W. W. McDaniel recalling a bygone August with parched ground and warm water. It recalls hunting with a dog and gun, roasting sparrows, and simple pleasures of youth. The speaker reflects on joy, worry, and the idea to avoid trouble.
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W. W. McDaniel
Senate committee OKs salary raises and mail rate shifts
The senate postoffice committee approved the administration bill for higher postal salaries and revised mail rates. Second class zone rates rise unevenly, with a flat ten cent per pound reading matter rate replacing two cents, while other changes include revised zone divisions and a halt to some prior increases. The bill schedules hearings and aims for enactment by the next session, with April 15 as the effective date and February 15, 1926 as termination for older provisions. Mr and Mrs S M Digman visit Clarkstown residents for a short stay.
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Washington
Jan
Senate Postoffice Committee
Post Office Department
Congressional
Congress
McCormack and Bori Broadcast Draw Millions on Air
New York reports a biweekly radio concert by John McCormack and Bucrezia Bori on WEAF and eight Eastern stations drew an estimated 6,000,000 listeners. The event, praised as gorgeous by William A. Brady, sparked theatre attendance concerns and fierce industry commentary on radio as a menace to live venues.
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New York
John McCormack
Bucrezia Bori
McCormack
Miss Hori
Golden Voices
WEAF
William A. Brady
Metropolitan Opera House
Mario Jordan
Miss Bori
Metropolitan
Mr. McCormack
Adeste
Berceuse
Mrs Leach of Washington Street Dies Thursday
Mrs. Cinderella Gall Leach aged 79 died Thursday after a two week illness of pneumonia. A native of Philippi she lived in Gratton and Webster areas before settling eight years ago in this city. Survived by two sons two daughters two sisters and three brothers and several grandchildren. Funeral at Pleasant Creek church Saturday at 2 with D Meredith officiating. Burial in Pleasant Creek cemetery.
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Pleasant Creek
Cinderella Gall Leach
New Philippi
George
Elizabeth Gall
Elias Leach
Ora Felton
Belington
Isora Gall
Philipp
H. Gall
Oklahoma
Gall
Clarksburg
John W.gall
New Judges Elevated to Higher Courts in 1920s Moves
Washington January 2 President Coolidge elevated Federal Judge A B Anderson of the Indiana district to the seventh circuit court of appeals and Federal Judge Charles H Moorman of the western Kentucky district to the sixth circuit. Anderson’s successor nominated is Judge Robert C Baitzell of Gibson county Indiana, while Charfeal Dawson of Louisville is named for another appointment.
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Washington
Coolidge
A. B. Anderson
Indiana District
Court of Appeals
Seventh Circuit
Charles H. Moorman
Western District
Kentucky
Sixth Circuit
Robert C. Baitzell
Gibson County
Indiana
Anderson
Charfea
Kentucky Attorney General Appointed to Succeed Judge Moorman
The state of Kentucky appointed a new attorney general to fill the vacancy left by Judge Moorman. The selection aims to maintain continuity in the office’s legal leadership and uphold ongoing statewide duties pending further developments.
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Mer
Kentucky
Judge Moorman
Thornton girl dies aged 15 from typhoid pneumonia
Miss Mary Current, daughter of Floyd and Mrs Current near Thornton, died this morning from typhoid fever and pneumonia complications at age 15. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 30 PM from the Thornton Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev Atkins and Rev Anvil officiating. she is survived by her parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Annan.
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Mary Current
Floyd Current
Thornton
Thornton Methodist Episcopal Church
Atkins
Knottsville
Anvil
Miss Current
Annan
Wild Lifers to Meet Tonight in Grafton
The Wild Life League will hold a meeting at the Camber of Commerce rooms tonight around 8 o'clock to elect officers for the coming year. Fred B. Watkins, president, says the public is invited and plans include a statewide membership campaign. There are about sixty members in Grafton, with efforts to grow the local list.
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Wild Life League
Camber of Commerce
Fred B. Watkins
Grafton
Women to serve on Texas Supreme Court for first time
Three women were appointed yesterday by Governor Patt M. Neff to the Texas Supreme Court. They will form a special court to try a case involving the Woodmen of the World. It marks the first time women have held seats on the state’s highest court.
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Austin
Tex
Patt M. Neff
Supreme Court of Texas
Texas
Armed Gangsters Board Steamers In Chinese Port
In Shanghai on Wednesday up to a hundred armed gangsters, believed to be soldiers in disguise, boarded the steamers King Ja and Kiang Yung at the King Lee Yuen wharf. They overpowered officers and crews, foreign customs guards, and French detectives, locking them in their staterooms. The raiders seized 400 cases of rifles and ammunition valued at more than a quarter of a million dollars.
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Shanghai
Jan
Kiang Yung
King Lee Yuen
Mund
Wesleyan Beats Southern Methodist In Dallas 9 7
West Virginia Wesleyan College defeated Southern Methodist University 9 to 7 in Dallas on New Year’s Day. Delons passed to Bullman for the winning 35 yard touchdown. Wesleyan used strong line play and a field goal by King to hold off SMU’s air attack.
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Dallas
Texas
Bast
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Navy
Syracuse University
Southern Methodist University
Delons
Wesleyan
Bullman
Mustang
Garrity
Watters
King
West Virginians
Gortmegalia
Texans
Weihl
Delon
Capt
Weihl Garrity
Kraus
Moore
Comstock
Collins
Weiter
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Wenelyan
Methodists
Pases
Waters
Bob Cats
Balk
Sseird
DeLong
M. U. Alvis
Bedford
Reiser
Buckhanni
Texas State Fair Association
Southern Methodists
SMU
John
East And West Standing Even In Games Won On Gridiron
New York reports how Pacific Coast football elevens gain an equal footing with the East after decades of cross country clashes. It recalls Syracuse beating Oregon and Occidental, Cal defeating Penn State and Notre Dame, and broken down records of 5-5 East vs. West in intersectional play through 1925.
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Pacific Coast
New York
Golden Gate
Golden Bears
Syracuse University
Aggies
Oregon
Occidental College
Montana
Brown
Washington State
Passadena
Pennsylvania
Geat Lakes
Mare Island
Harvard
Middle West University
California
Ohio State
Calfornia
Andy Smith
University Oflinois
Washington and Jefferson
West Virginia
Gonzega
Southern California
Penn State
Navy
Washington
Syracuse
Penn
Notre Dame
Anford
East
Middle West
Pittsburgh Jackets Clash With Cleveland In Open Series
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, top of the western wheel in the United States amateur hockey league, meet the Cleveland club in the first of a two game series in Cleveland. A Cleveland win would place them atop the standings, revival of a season with Cleveland’s only loss to Pittsburgh two weeks ago.
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Cleveland, O
Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets
Cleveland
Clevland
Pittsburgh
Mountaineers Win Silver Cup in Northwestern competition
A West Virginia University group won the silver trophy in Northwestern Universitys first dramatic contest last night with eight states represented. Kansas received first honorable mention and North Carolina University for women second. Other entrants came from Georgia Elmira N Y Ohio Indiana Michigan.
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Chicago
Til
West Virginia University
Northwestern University
University of Kansas
North Carolina University
Georgia
Elmira
N. Y
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Kramer Meets Kid Kaplan in Father-Weight Title Bout
New York January 2. Dan ny Kramer of Philadelphia and Louis Kid Kaplan of Meriden Conn are reported ready for their father-weight championship clash at Madison Square Garden tonight. They must weigh 126 pounds or less at the State Athletic Commission offices this afternoon.
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New York
Danny Kramer
Philadelphia
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
Meriden, Conn
Madison Square Garden
State Athletic Commission
Rome Prepares Huge Fixed-Price Pilgrim Restaurant
Rome officials lease two acres near Castle of St Angelo to a Genoese restaurateur to build an open air restaurant for Holy Year pilgrims. The site, once an amusement park, will host large pavilions serving meals at nine lire about 40 cents with wine included, for thousands of visitors.
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Rome
Castle of
St. Angelo
Army budget pledge and air service funding request
A historic bid calls for a one million dollar allocation to arm air service and a fixed army strength of 125,000 enlisted men. The house receives requests to maintain army numbers at the prior level, while extending budget supports over an eleven year span.
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ARM Air Service
BUDGE
War budget outlines canal project and air service gains
Washington reports the budget bill for next fiscal year plans 12,000 regular officers and 125,000 enlisted plus 18,000 Philippine scouts. It includes 40 million for harbor improvements, 14.7 million for Air Service, 2.04 million for Muscle Shoals dam completion, and 50 thousand for bombing tests. The proposal also funds new planes and coastal defenses including 16 and 14 inch guns for Pacific coast batteries.
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Washington
War Department
House
Anthony
Republcan
Kansas
Budget Bureau
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Air Servarks Air Service
Air Service
Ou Department
Ithan
Pacific
Panarai Canal
Gani
Hawaiian Islands
Legion Members Visit Philippi Post This Event
About twenty American Legion Post members left for Philippi to attend a meeting of the igi omen fy that ery and help in the annual election of Reedgeer Arthur G. Yates post commander in Grafton as Installing officer. A banquet will honor the boys after officer elections and they plan a return tonight. Read information indicates Philippi legion members are preparing for the return of Grafton legion members.
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American Legion
Philippi
Arthur G. Yates
Legion
Grafton
Phiipps Legion
Grafton Legion
Gale Hits England Furl Gale Sweeps London Area
London Jan 2 a fierce furl gale sweeps England marking the fourth in six days and the worst in thirty years. It drives water levels up along the Thames Valley flooding roads and making boat access necessary in many areas.
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London
Englands
Thames Valley
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France
Paris
Oreign
Ementel
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M. Clementel
Finance
Herriot
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London Morning
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Sir Allan Anderson
Bank of England
White House
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Hughes
Dan
P.O. Force
Mra
M. Digman
Mr. Coughanor
Clarksturiy
McCormack and
Bori
Brady
Bob
Mr. Brady
Will Hays
Landis
Mrs. Leach
Washington ST
Walter E. Leach
Barbour County
Supreme Court
Thornton Girl
Wild Lifers
Bullman Stars
Meeks
Comstock Sapien Magness
Ast Irby
Bobmg Eczsecteemalee - King
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McIntosh
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Stollenwerek
Sesse Walling
Pearsor
Stollenwerck
Cochrane
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Yale
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Baylor
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Hockey League
Mountaineers
Kramer Meets “Kid
Kaplan
England
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