Rapid Construction at Tygart Dam Site in Grafton
About 104 local men are employed at the Frederick Snare Corporation site for the Tygart dam near Grafton. A huge steam shovel operates above the G&B railroad line, excavation runs along the right of way, and dirt will form a siding for unloading equipment for this $12,000,000 project. Three office buildings rise as construction proceeds with many sightseers visiting the site.
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Tygart Dam
Grafton Municipal Park
Frederick Snare Corporation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Snare
Federal Dam
Snare Corporation
Relocation route for branch line to Philippi awaited
Width of cement structure is indicated but length of siding and exact estimates are not yet revealed. Railroad officials cannot provide information on this construction phase. A route for the Philippi branch line submerged by the reservoir is expected to be announced soon. Engineers are sending survey reports to Tallway company offices as additional equipment from Snare company is en route.
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Philippi
Tallway Company
Snare
Escaped Prisoner Captured Near Alderson, West Virginia
Estil Spence of Glen Rogers, who escaped Wyoming county jail a year ago after making a key from a knife blade, was captured last night near Alderson by Monroe county officers. Spence faces charges of breaking and entering.
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Pineville
W. Va
Estil Spence
Glen Rogers
Wyoming County
Alderson
Monroe County
Spence
Theater Manager Held for Automobile Death
Fayetteville West Virginia January 8 Raymond Bolton 23 manager of a Mount Hope theater is held on a 1500 bond for manslaughter after the death of L E Sheiler 40 a Fayette county jail inmate killed when struck by an automobile on the Beckwith road Sunday the case centers on the vehicle incident and Bolton as defendant
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Fayetteville
W. Va
Raymond Bolton
Mount Hope
Liberty
L. E.sheiler
Fayette County
Sheiler
Beckwith Road
Women giggle at judge sentence theft case
In Webster Springs West Virginia two women Geneva Knight and Minnie Ott were sentenced to two years in prison each for stealing a small sum from a local man. The judge, Jake Fisher, had proposed one year terms but the women’s giggles led to the two year sentence.
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Webster Springs
W. Va
Jake Fisher
Geneva Knight
Minnie Ott
Husband Slayer Not to Face Court Until May
Martinsville report states Myrtle Davis of Fairmont is indicted for murdering her husband Harry Davis. Trial set for May 20 after postponement from January 17 by Judge James F. Shipman.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Myrtle Davis
Fairmont
Harry Davis
James F. Shipman
Fiduciary Notice In Estate of C M Armstrong Deceased
Legal notice to creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of C M Armstrong of Taylor County West Virginia. Creditors must exhibit claims with vouchers verified at J Guy Allender office in Grafton by July 15 1935 to avoid exclusion from benefits. Beneficiaries must be present on the deadline date to protect their interests. Given January 18 1935 by J Guy Allender Commissioner of Accounts.
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C. M. Armstrong
Grafton
Taylor County
West Virginia
Outlaw Shot and Pal Escaped Police Pursuit
North Carolina outlaws Wade Blackburn and Talmadge Parsons were declared outlaws after a spree of robberies and abductions. Blackburn was wounded near the heart by Trooper Crit Hall in Welch while Parsons remained at large. a girl identified as Helen Beard and a man and woman fled the scene.
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Welch
W. Va
North Carolina
Wade Blackburn
North Wilkesboro
N. C
Crit Hall
Hall
Blackburn
Belem Beard
Maiden
Talmadge Parsons
Wilkes County
N.C
Atches
Hickory
Parsons
Will Buff
Bob Tard
Dean Carenter
Buff
Helen Beard
Sher- C. D. Barrs
Hudson
Granite Falls
Blasting Cap Injures Miner at Mabscott
In Beckley West Virginia on January 7 a blasting cap exploded in the hand of 19 year old Ernest Godby in a Mabscott mine shattering his right arm and seriously injuring his eyes according to reports.
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Beckley
W. Va
Ernest Godby
Mabscott
Lindbergh Kidnap Case Passages Tied To Dr Condon
The article recounts how Dr. Condon, a Bronx teacher, became the Lindberghs emissary after receiving a letter with a strange symbol from the kidnapper. He arranged the ransom handover in April 1932 and later assisted in the search. The baby’s body was found six weeks after the payment.
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Jafsie
Lindbergh
Dr. Condon
Bronx
Sourlands
Edward J. ‘Reilly
Lindberghs
Jim
Ward
John
Jassie
Colonel Lindbergh
Radio Schedule Nightline of Musical and News Programs
A dense listing of radio programming from 6:30 P M to 12:00 Mid, detailing NBC CBS and local stations with show titles such as Amos ’n’ Andy King’s Guards Lore, and orchestra programs. The schedule names numerous performers, orchestras, dramas, and variety segments across stations WLW WGN KDKA WCKY WSB WSM WGN WENR and more, along with an advertisement for RCA tubes.
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Nbc—News
Dorothy Page
WGN
WLW
Bob Newhan
NBC
Lowell Thomas
CBS
Woody
Willie
Billy Batchelor
Sketc
Amos 'N
Andy
WWVA
Myrt
Marge
King's Guards
Just Plain
Bill
Morton Downey
Jeno Simatra
You and Your Goveri
Buck Rogers
KDKA
Boake Carter
WSM
WSB
Leo Reisman
Crime Clues
WCKY
Larry Lee
Lawrence Babaritone
Abe Lyman
Wayne King
Kay Kyser
Grace Moore
Ben Bernie
Bing Crosby
Bernice Taylor
WFBE
U. S, Navy Band
Isham Jones
Ed. Wynn
Eddy Duchin
Wcky—Dance
Ted Weems
Bridge Club of the Air
Sky
Fray & Braggiotti
Dr. C. B. Clausen
Voice of the Crusaders
KDEKA
Hank Keene
Radio Gang
Joe Haymes
WOKY
Abel Lyman
Dorsey Bros. Orchestra
Herbie Kay
Wenr—Hoofinghams
Orville Knapp
Rudy Vallee
WENR
George Olsen
Tommy Christian
Your Leave on Screen at Opera House Tonight and Wednesday
A gay romantic comedy with Frank Morgan Genevieve Tobin and others opens at the Opera House, adapted from a 1994 stage hit by Gladys Hurlbut and Emma B. C. Wells. Allan Scott wrote the film, with Pandro S. Berman producing and Loyd Bacon directing. The plot follows a marital holiday that goes awry as Ellen and Henry’s bold ventures bring comedy and romance to a suburban home and New York.
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Opera House
Frank Morgan
Genevieve Tobin
RKO Radio
Gladys Hurlbut
Emma B. C. Wells
New York
Allan Scott
Neil Hamilton
Marion Nixon
Glenn Anders
Gene Lockhart
Margaret Hamilton
Betty Grable
Charles Ray
Lena Andre
Lenita
Ellen
Oun Mirer
Ewig
Smith
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