South Grafton Bridge Repair Cost Estimated
County Court Clerk Frank Bennett said the South Grafton bridge repair would cost about 1500 dollars with steel alone over 500 dollars. The all day county commission session discussed the project but nothing was ordered. Mayor E Otto Waugh cited city hardship from detours on Main street and Chief A E Lockard urged more workers to speed completion.
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South Grafton
Frank Bennett
E. Otto Waugh
Main Street
A. E. Lockard
Bridge Street
Eye Witness: Driver Dies as Bus Plunges Near Natural Bridge
Rescue workers describe a dramatic crash at the Natural Bridge edge where a bus overturned and teetered near a 200 foot drop. The driver died heroically after steering into the hillside to stop the vehicle. Ed Newman aided victims, cuts from shattered glass. A bridal couple survived, the groom shielding his bride amid wreckage.
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Ed Newman
Stonewall Lodge
Stonewall Bridge
Firecrackers for sale on Riverside Drive holiday week
Firecracker vendor advertises Original Doughboy Flashlight Cracker and a wide range of fireworks. Listings show sale dates June 26, 27, 29, 30 and July 1, 2, 3 beyond the first culvert on Riverside Drive.
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Riverside Drive
Rescue worker Newman Fares Altered Fate After Crash
A salesman, unharmed yet badly shaken, aided in the rescue after a wreck. He later recognized Newman, one of the first rescuers, as a prospective customer he had visited three weeks earlier. The man died shortly after, saying he would never call on Newman again.
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Newman
Suspect Boy's Prom Night Murder Case Unfolds
Details from detective interviews reveal Jimmy's account of a large Black man entering the hotel room and killing his mother with a paving brick while he watched. Coroner reports disprove the claim that the mother was choked. Investigators explore motives tied to underworld ties and a mirror message about a Black Legion game. Police seek ex convict Edward Lynch as a possible connection while Sidney Schaps, cabaret master of ceremonies, is released.
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Uone
Jimmy
William O'Brien
Mrs. Castle
Black Legion
Edward Lynch
Ernest la Verage
Colorado
Canon City
Sidney Schaps
Castle
Penalty on Delinquent Taxes Goes Into Effect
A 12 percent penalty on all unpaid 1935 taxes went into effect today, Sheriff Lee Bennett announced. The previous month carried a 9 percent penalty. 12 percent is the maximum. The piece also notes budget moves and staff furloughs affecting the Bituminous Coal Commission as it plans to study constitutional methods to enact needed legislation, including coal production controls and miner rehabilitation efforts.
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Lee Bennett
Smith
Commission
Supreme Court
Europe
Commission study on coal control and consumer representation
The commission planned a Europe study with $12,500 set aside months ago to examine coal production control methods. It will also continue to represent consumers before the Interstate Commerce Commission in rare cases while awaiting a comptroller general ruling on whether the consumers' counsel remains in office. Injured listed include B T Bornett Bluefield T M Fayette Martinsville Horace Hudgins Christiansburg and others. Seven in hospital at Jackson hospital Lexington with burns fractures and other injuries.
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Europe
Commission
Smith
Interstate Commerce Commission
Comptroller General
Virginia
John General
Tazewell
Newton St
N. W
Washington
Natural Bridge
B.T. Bornett
Bluefield
W. Va
T. M. Fayette
Martinsville
Horace Hudgins
Christiansburg
Jimmy Fisher
Wheeling
Francis Bowman
Sagamore
Paw! Bellivero
Norma Bellivero
New Orleans
E. N
Many Injured and Fatalities Reported at Natural Bridge Disaster
The page describes a disaster at Natural Bridge with multiple injuries and fatalities. J. P. Hamilton of Birmingham, Alabama is confirmed dead, while C. F. Worrell and Clyde Carter escaped. Worrell sat near the front and survived. A unidentified white woman in yellow, about 38 to 40, died of shock. Others listed include J. J. Olderson of Roanoke and a bus driver J. H. Hamilton of Birmingham, plus two unidentified white women and a man tentatively identified as John Keeseo from McDowell County.
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Gonuusphia
J. P. Hamilton
Birmingham
Ala
C. F. Worrell
Clyde Carter
Worrell
Mecca
J. J. Olderson
Roanoke
J. H. Hamilton
John Keeseo
Ewell County
Morgan Sicks Taken Home From Long Island Estate
J Pierpont Morgan, age 69, was moved from West Manchester Massachusetts to his Glen Cove Long Island estate for rest after neuritis. His sons Junius and Henry rode the special ambulance car while sister Mrs Stephen Crosby reported slight illness. Dr George Denny said the condition is not serious.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Long Island
Glen Cove
Junius and
Henry
Mill Neck
Long Island Railroad
West Manchester
Mass
Junius Morgan
Stephen V. R. Crosby
Massachusetts
Oaily
George Denny
Pennsylvania Station
Nineteen Couples Wed During Month of June
Lincoln county records show 19 marriage permits issued in June, lower than peak months but higher than some. The brief note from Morgantown reports few ceremonies but reflects ongoing civil registrations for nuptials during the month. Florence Claudine Wilbourn, 65, widow of C R Wilbourn, died at home in Morgantown on July 1. The Behan family thanks friends for sympathy, floral tributes, and car use after Elmer Ellsworth Behan’s death. signed by Mrs Della Behan and family.
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Taylor County
Morgantown
Florence Claudine Wilbourn
C. R. Wilbourn
Sordgught
Elmer Ellsworth Behan
Della Behan
Miss Graham Leaves Hazel Atlas for Grafton Hospital Post
Hazel Atlas official Miss Graham resigns as city hospital head after six years and accepts appointment as superintendent of Grafton City Hospital. Former mayor C O King offered the new post. Protests arose but city administration stood by the decision. Friends and medical staff praise her service and wish success in the new role. In a separate item, Cave Smith finds Larkin Ours unconscious after an auto crash on Moorefield road. police suspect sleepiness caused the collision.
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Graham A
Ham
Grafton
Graham
Hazel- Atlas
Grafton City Hospital
C. O. King
Miss Graham
Cty
Purchase School
Tenmile
W. Va
Cave Smith
Larkin Ours
Moorefield ‘Road
Ours
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Irene Dunne
Paul Robeson
Man River
Allan Jones
Helen Morgan
Grace Brinkman
Megr
Morgan
RCA
Nada OF the Damned
Conrad Veidt
Cea
FOX News
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Vitaphone
Robert Montgomery
Yay TV
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Erang
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