Grafton Welcomes Wide Circle of Visitors and Residents
In Grafton on Sunday and today a steady stream of visitors and locals were noted. Folks from Fairmont Philipsburg Keyser Buckhannon Clarksburg and Wheeling joined residents and relatives for greetings and short visits. Several local residents traveled to Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington for medical and business matters as others returned from trips to Fairmont Elkins and Brunswick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Watkins
Fairmont
Grafton
W. R. Owens
E. C. Hall
Philips
Irene Vincent
F. Kendall
Maple Avenue
J. E. Fox
Keyser
Pat O'Connor
W. Wilford Street
Morrow
Meadland
W. D. Leach
Sand Lick
Joseph Evans
West Main Street
Sistersville
George Granneman
Thornton Vislting
R. E. Fury
West Washington Street
Baltimore
W. 5. Harrison
Harrison
Europe
Genevieve Whalen
East Main Street
Clarksburg
St. Mary's Hospital
Effie Reynolds
J. L. Little
Charles Smith
Buckhannon
Harold A. Broome
Adirondack Mountains
Broome
Frances Standley
Watertown
N. Y
Woolworth
Dorothy Jones
Rose- Picut
Elbert Thorn
Thorn
Lee Yost
el Dren
Brownaville
George 5. Bailey
Wheeling
Beulah Lindsey
Childdren Vera
Harry
Charen
Mary Weekly
Jaly
Lindsey
Cecil Layman
Maxine and
Albert
Ed Musgrove
Louise Holt
Carle Bennett
West Gratton
Elkins
H. H
Betty Ware
Paul Rovers
Newburg
W. OW. Meaniel
Cecil
Mex
C. TL. Thomar
Thin City
Eilasen
Kinjwoo
Tae
Helen Putman
Grafton City Hospital
C. G. Ballenger
Parrmont
T. Putman
A. Cahill
Robley Street
Washington
Philadelphia
Ohio
A. Putman
Petroleum
C. T. Putman
N. Rector
Pruntytown
Virginia Miller
Walnuttreet
Eagles Mere
Omar Shaffer
Willa Carder
Lula Reese
Dorothy Kimmel
Charles Kimmel
A. C. Towner
Ruth
Haymond
Jack Lang
Newbury
Marlin Greg
Harmony Grove
Jesse Broik
A. L. Blue
W. E. Hodd
Blueville
Loisville
Relief Department
Baltimore and Clio
William Diggs
Crafton
Max Ray
Walnut Street
Brunswick
W. C. Manley
J F Beaumont
Leo Hodel
Yiolt
F. M. Ford
Thornton
LM. Hartsook
Route 5
George C. Felton
Webster
Lo. Barnett
Lucy Shatter
Preston County
Kingwood
Letha Stoops
Pruntyown
Miss Stoops
East End Bridge Begins Paint and Repair Work
A seven man crew starts scraping and repainting the old South Grafton wagon bridge east of Hotel Grafton. Six weeks to finish. Damaged floor boards replaced. Overloaded trucks blamed for bridge wear amid traffic from West Grafton closure. Front Street and route from Grand to Barrett streets improved with cinders and resurfacing. Motorists to use High Street to the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Grafton
Hotel Grafton
West Grafton
Front Street
Grand Street
Barrett Street
Park
High Street
Clarksburg Negro Sentenced To Hang
In Harrison county today Judge John C. Southerland sentenced Robert Ford to be hanged August 2 at the Moundsville penitentiary for murder. Ford, 86, a negro coal miner from the Cambria mining settlement, killed Edward Woody after a quarrel over Woody’s wife. Woody, 61, was also a negro coal miner from the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
John C. Southerland
Harrison County
Robert Ford
Cambria
Moundsville
Edward Woody
Woody
Spears Will Be With Us Next Year Says State Sup Ford
Charleston June 30 George M Ford state superintendent of free schools said today that Dr Clarence W Spears would remain WVU head football coach next season. He declined to discuss grounds for his assurance and noted Minnesota weighing a bid but gave no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spears
Ford
West Virginia University
Charleston
George M. Ford
Free Schools
Clarence W. Spears
Univrsity
Minnesota
Mountaineer
State University
Millionaires in U S A in 1923 Publicized incomes and taxes
Washington reports 74 earners with million dollar incomes in 1923. aggregate net income 152,071,881 and tax 21,419,726. 1923 filings total 7,698,92 with net income 26,326,337,843 and tax 703,962,165. New York led in returns and net income, followed by Pennsylvania, California and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York State
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Ilinois
Maxsichusetts
Texas
Maryland
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
Three Boxing Bouts Set for Polo Grounds Thursday
New York June 30 Three major boxing matches are slated for the Polo Grounds on Thursday. Henry Greb defends his world middleweight title against Mickey Walker in a fifteen round bout. Harry Wills fights Charlie Weinert in a fifteen round heavyweight clash, while Jimmy Slattery meets Dave Shade in a six round welterweight bout. Greb as favorite, Walker seeks middleweight glory, Wills aims to reassert title hopes, and Weinert seeks a decisive upset in a stacked program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Polo Grounds
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Tittleholde
Harry Wills
Jack Deimpsey
Charlie Weinert
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
Dave Shade
California
Greb
Greban Walker
Waller
Walker
Geb
Wills
Dempsey
Luis Angel Firpo
Weinert
Jas
Hard fought bout previews for Weinert Wills Slattery Shade
The report weighs Weinert versus Wills with Newark veteran Weinert as underdog the favorite over Wills in a likely decisive clash. Slattery faces Shade in a tougher test a nimble moving foe who could push the Buffalo youngster to the limit and force him to extend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weinert
Wills
Newark
Slattery Slattery
Jin
Bison City
Youngsten
Delaney
Slattery
Shade
Celiforian
Buffalo
Umit
Mother Sees Her Children Jailed
A San Francisco mother, Olive Baker, faces her 18 year old daughter Pavle and 23 year old son Bliss in a doomed extortion plot case. The son, a University of California senior, admitted naming George Beeman as the accomplice, while Russell Crawford is jailed for alleged involvement. Investigators seek other possible participants in a botched scheme to extort from Colonel Jacklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Hall of Justice
Olive Baker
Pavle
Hliss
University of California
George Beeman
Russell Crawford
Stockton
Crawford
Redwood City
Here
Baxer
Colonel Jacklin
Utah
Jacklin
Loeb-Leo‘pold
Shepherd
Chicago
Baker
Mrs. Jacklin
Jackiin
Randolph Sheeels
San Mateo County
Jackln
Messenger
Bakers
San Jose
Berkeley
Berkeley Business College
Bliss
Experts Divided On Santa Barbara Quake Cause
New York June 30 Experts disagreed on what caused the Santa Barbara earthquake. Theories cited leakage strain and heat, with debate over a possible link to concurrent Montana shocks. Some link Montana tremors to Southern California stress, others deny connection, noting different epicenters and impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Santa Barbara
Montana
Herman L. Fairchild
the Universe of
Rochester, N. Y
California
G. 8. Stanly
Sanford University
San Francisco
North America
Alaska
Mexico
Fordham University
J. S. O'Connor
Prof. O'Connor
Esanta Barbara
Monkeyville Comes Alive As Scopes Trial Draws National Spotlight
Dayton Tennessee dubbed Monkeyville by jealous neighbors as the Scopes trial nears its date next month. The town duels with fame while Professor J T Scopes faces a charge over teaching evolution in public schools, drawing national attention and civic plans to host up to thirty thousand visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dub Dayton
Tenn
Monkeyville
Mountain Town
the Observer
Dayton
Cumberland Foothills
George F Milton
Chattanooga News
Milton
George W. Rappleyea
Cumberland Coal Company
Sue K. Hicks
Wallace C. Haggard
J.T. Scopes
University of Kentucky
Ithea County
Rappleyea
Rap
Scapes
George W. Hunter
Atute Textbook Commission
Teo
Hicks
Haggard
Scopes
Tennessee
John J. Godsey
John R. Neal
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
James Harvey Robinson
American Civil Liberties Union
Rappleyen
Union
Sim
Clvic
Eltixens
Nooga Tries Private Ration Trial in Early Sessions Court
In an early sessions court nooga attempted to start their own ration trial but failed. The move signal indicates a bid for independent legal action amid broader wartime controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nooga
Once Noted As . Gold Camp a Ghost City
Helena Montana June report notes Marysville once a booming railroad contest town in Montana history. The Drum Summon mine and nearby prospects fueled wealth, with Cruse selling the mine for 1.6 million to a London syndicate. By recent years Montana railroad commission approves abandonment as population waned to a few dozen families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Marynville
Ville
Northern Pacific Railway
Marysville
Great Northern
Montan Railroad Commission
Hove
Drum Summon
Thomas Cruse
Alonsy
Cruse
London
Bostolena
New York
England
Salvation Army Home Service Fund donations listed
A dated record lists contributions to the Salvation Army Home Service Fund including initials and names such as A. Young and Miss Ruth Jackson. The document notes balance brought forward of 964 dollars and extend lists many donors in a community collection with varied amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Home Service Fund
A. Young
Hamillton
Ne Walters
Jamon H Dausent
Mary J Kelly
M. Phela
Ruth Jackson
Susan Sayre
T. EB. Cole Lula Anthony
M. Gerge
Small W. H. McForward
Wethken Helen Ferygang
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East End Bridge
Minnesota College
U.S. A
Internal Revenue Bureau
Greb-Walker
Willis-Weinert
Earth
Wm. Bowie
Division of Geology
the Coast and Geodetic Survey
T. J. Lee
Mare Island Observatory
Salvation Army's Home Service Fund
Toon Refrigerator Manufai Companion
Inn
Ai Sherman and
Trunt Ao
Marty & Man
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