Local residents depart and visit near and far
Mrs Anthony Linn and daughter Miss Margaret of Parkersburg arrived for a short visit with Mrs Margaret McFarling. Miss Marguerite Foy, previously with Home Owners Loan Corp in Martinsburg, visited her parents in Grafton then moved to Charleston. Davis Evans left Grafton for Wheeling to visit Miss Betty Ann Meek. Ralph Jones from Buckhannon is in Grafton with the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Mrs W P Huffman and children returned to Parkersburg after a week with relatives, accompanied by sister Mrs George Gerkin and her children. Miss Virginia Cosner leaves with friends for Rocky Mount Virginia for a weekend visit. Mrs I C Klein returns from New York. Lee J Warren and family take a week's vacation at Mountain Lake Park Ma. Miss Virginia Stark and Herbert visit J B Dryfield at 10 East Wilford. Satterfield of B&O leaves for Parkersburg. Blair Hill, Sentinel reporter, goes to Lake Floyd for July 4, returns tomorrow. Miss Wilfred Curry leaves for Zanesville for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Linn
Margaret
Parkersburg
City
Linn
Margaret McFarling
Marguerite Foy
Martinsburg
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Grafton
James Foy
Washington Street
Charleston
Loan Corporation
Davis Evans
J. L. Evans
West Main Street
Wheeling
Betty Ann Meek
Ralph Jones
Buckhannon
theAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company
W. P. Huffman
Childaren
Hame
George Gerkin
David
Jo Ann Gerkin
Virginia Cosner
Clarksburg
Rocky Mount
Virginia
I. C. Klein
New York
Lee J. Warren
Mountain Lake Park
Virginia Stark
Herbert
J. B. Dryfield
East
Wilford Street
Satterfield
Thei B. & O
W. Va
Blair Hill
Sentinel
Lake Floyd
Salem
Wilfred Curry
Beech Street
Zanesville
Ohio
Elks goodwill tour arrives in Grafton then heads to Clarksburg
The Elks 1935 Good Will Fleet two of eight cars will reach Grafton tomorrow at 11 30 AM signaling the Grand Lodge convention start. A luncheon at the Grafton hotel follows with a program by Clyde N Mays visiting federal dam and National cemetery and other local sights. The tour began in 1929 visiting all states, meeting Presidents Roosevelt Hoover and officials, and covers over 7000 miles to Columbus. The two cars then continue to Clarksburg tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks
Good Will
Columbus
Ohio
Grand Lodge of Elks
Grafton
Clyde N. Mays
Elks Lodge
Grafton Hotel
Mays
Federal Dam
Grafton City Park
National Cemetery
Union
Roosevelt
Hoover
Good-Will
Our
Clarksburg
Pruntytown boys barter 400 toothbrushes
Officials at the Boys Industrial Home in Pruntytown wonder what six boys planned with 400 toothbrushes. A nurse ordered them for 250 inmates but the six boys quickly collected the entire stock through barter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruntytown
Wedding and social notices from Grifton area
Miss Ethel and Pat Duffey announce a Saturday July 6 wedding after a linen shower at Rose Duffey's East Wilford Street home. Guests enjoyed bridge, fortunes, pink and green decor, and sweets. Other items include July 4 dance plans in Graf ton park with Reed Raines band, social calendars, church society meetings, and several local engagements and celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Duffey
East Wilford Street
Ethel
Pat Duffey
Dorothy Sapp
Marialeena Malone
Nellie Tucker
Mary Joe Hehnert
Ethel Dean
Lloyd Kuhn
Paull Shepler
Olaf Lawsee
Alfred Deblinger
Arthur Ridenour
Mary Jane Berry
Mary Yost
Fairmont
Strand Theatre Presents Mystery Woman and Ladies Love Danger
Strand Theatre opens its engagement with Miss Barrie a London born actress trained in Australia. She recently changed from brunette to blonde and will star with Gilbert Roland in Fox Film A twenty three year old girl. They co headline Ladies Love Danger a mystery about multiple murders directed by Bruce Humberstone from a Edward T Lowe production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iuit
Penthouse
Strand
Miss Barrie
Australia
Fox
Mona Bar
Gilbert Roland
Ilya Zorn
Edward T. Lowe
Bruce Humberstone
Jury acquits East End man in moonshine case
Thornton Nuzum of East Addison street was found not guilty by a six man jury in Justice Ona C. Jefferys court. Officers testified two pints of unlawful whiskey were found on his premises during a raid at 11 o'clock Monday night. Witnesses included state troopers Hefner and Wamsley, Deputy Sheriff Batson, Chief Lockard, and neighbors C. W. Carlyle and K. C. Hedrick who argued the liquor could have been tossed onto the premises by many people using a nearby public path. The jury consisted of C. F. Hannon, W. N. Henderson, C. E. Sisler, E. McVicker, H. W. Landsbury, and E. F. Clark. The defense was by Gene W. Ford with State Trooper Wamsley presenting for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Nuzum
East Addison Street
Office of
Justice
Ona.c Jefferys
Claude Hefner
W. G. Wamsley
Harry Batson
A. E. Lockard
Nuzum
C. W.carlyle
K. C. Hedrick
East Grafton
Hefner and
Wamsley
Bat~son
Mr. Nuzum
C. W. Carlyle
C. F. Hannon
W. N. Henderson
C. E. Sisler
E. McVicker
H. W. Landsbury
E. F. Clark
Gene W. Ford
Chief Justice Hughes on Summer Motor Journey
Chief Justice Hughes is reportedly vacationing away from Washington, motoring through New England toward New Hampshire and Canada. Court attaches say no location will be disclosed for mail or telegraph contact, as he seeks relief from worries over future Supreme Court and New Deal legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hughes
Supreme Court
New England
New Hampshire
Canada
Birth of Thomas Wayne Cox in Pineville
Mr and Mrs Clifford Cox of Pineville announce the birth of their son Thomas Wayne born weighing eighty one pounds. Both mother and baby are reported in good health with the family expressing joy at the arrival of their child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Cox
Pineville
Auay
Thomas Wayne
Junior Man Is Jailed On Drinking Charge
Albert George of Junior, staying at the transient bureau, was fined five dollars this morning and in default sentenced to ten days in the county jail by Justice Ona C. Jefferys on a charge of being drunk in a public place. He was picked up yesterday afternoon by State Trooper Claude Hefner on Latrobe street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert George
Ona C. Jefferys
Claude Hefner
Latrobe Street
Curry Reunion Planned Fourth At Harmony Grove
The Rev. Hugh D. Pickett will speak as the Curry family holds its 17th annual reunion tomorrow at Harmony Grove near Route 250 in Booths Creek district. Many Currys and friends are expected to attend this community gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh D. Pickett
Fairmont
Harmony Grove
Route 250
Booths Creek
Curry
Young Woman Killed By Fall Off Roller Coaster
Chicago July 3. Miss Jean Ruby aged 23 was killed last night when she fell from a roller coaster car at an amusement park. She rode with two friends Miss Marie Slota and her sister Helen who said Ruby lost her grip as the ride reached the top of an arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jean Ruby
Marie Slota
Helen
Ruby
Second Flood Victim In Iowa Reported
Des Moines reports the death of Iowa's second flood victim as Keokuk police investigate. Everett Epper aged 24 of Keokuk drowned in the Mississippi River where the Des Moines River joins it. Earlier, 20 year old Edward Herral of Fort Dodge died while swimming in flood swollen Soldier Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Keokuk
Iowa
Everett Epper
Mississippi River
Edward Herral
Fort Dodge
Soldier Creek
Undated resignations reach 300 Wheeling workers
City Manager Harry Humphrey announced the undated resignations of about 300 city employees. He said the move was to ready the new administration to act quickly on needed improvements, not a wholesale housecleaning. Humphrey and the new council took office Monday. several divisional heads are expected to be replaced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Harry Humphrey
Humphrey
Immogene Ann Stevens Birth in Philippi
Mr and Mrs Hayward Stevens of Walnut street Philippi announce the arrival of a daughter at Myers Clinic Hospital on June 30. The child is named Immogene Ann, their first. The mother was the former Alta Lawson. The father is a local mortician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward Stevens
Walnut Street
Philippi
Myers Clinic
Immogene Ann
Alta Lawson
Wheeling Steel to reopen Creek Mill after six month idle period
Wheeling Steel Corporation announces 300 workers will be recalled next Monday to reopen Creek Mill in Wheeling. The plant has been idle for six months and the move raises overall operations to about ten percent of capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Creek
Bluefield Gambling Raids Net 12 Arrests and Seizures
Bluefield authorities raided gambling establishments and seized four truckloads of equipment. State police and sheriff's deputies detained 12 men, all bonded for grand jury action. Among those arrested were Patsy Mingo W C Wynick and Tony Boris identified as operators of the raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Patsy Mingo
W. C. Wynick
Tony Boris
Young Boy Kills His Brother in Accident
Mt. Clemens Michigan July 3 Harold Schroeder 17 shot his 11 year old brother Meryl at 250 feet with a .22 rifle after being urged to test aim. The younger boy fired and fatally wounded him, investigators report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Harold Schroeder
Meryl
FHA Seeks Repairs in Grafton and Taylor County Pledges
FHA reports nine thousand nine hundred sixty eight dollars pledged for repairs and modernization. Wallace Henderson, local FHA office manager, announced total office canvassing now exceeds one hundred thousand dollars. Canvassers made 46 tenant visits and 62 property-owner visits, raising weekly totals to 362 and 31 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Grafton
Taylor County
Wallace & Henderson
FHA
Court House
Parkersburg
Court Continues Its Session Through Today
The county court, delaying Saturday sessions, meets today to finish setting tax equalizations. Harvey Poe and Sam Bartlett will miss Saturday due to a banquet for Senator Rush D Holt at Jackson's Mills. The court notes few tax-assessment complaints this year and expects Monday to be the final session of the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of ‘Equalization
Harvey Poe
Sophn Bartlett
Rush D. Holt
Jackson's Mills
Fourth of July Fireworks Cause Child Burns in City
Charleston reports early Independence Day celebration with fireworks. The sounds and incidents highlight injuries among children from mishandled fireworks, prompting concern as the holiday approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Night at the Opera House Air Hawks opens
The feature film Air Hawks screens tonight at the Opera House with Columbia’s crew applying greasepaint to set pieces and electrical gear to minimize reflections for the camera. Colonel Tim McCoy stars in the opening program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Air Hawks
Tim McCoy
Opera House
Pressed Steel Car Company Wins $4 Million Subway Car Order
The Pressed Steel Car company received a $4,000,000 contract to build 250 steel subway passenger cars for the New York subway. Officials said 150 percent of the cars will be allotted to Pullman Car and Manufacturing of Chicago, with the remainder built at the McKee's Rocks plant, now nearly idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pressed Steel Car Company
New York
Pullman Car and Manufacturing Company of
Hi‘cago
McKee’s
Clarksburg Man Nabbed For Improper Licenses
Albert Sood of Clarksburg was arrested yesterday by State Trooper Claude Hefner for operating a car with Pennsylvania plates. He pled before Justice Ona C. Jefferys, was fined ten dollars and costs, and released after payment. The arrest occurred in front of the county courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Sood
Clarksburg
Claude Hefner
Pennsylvania
Ona C. Jefferys
Sood
Girl Slayer Case Links to New York Arrests and 1934 Slaying
Police linked an attempted arrest of Goodrich for targeting young girls in a park to a 1934 murder of 11 year old Lillian Gallaher in West Warren Avenue. Goodrich, described as a sadist with prior offenses, was reported arrested in Ohio and later booked in New York for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rom Vane de
Goodrich
Heinrich A. Pickett
George Brandon
Harry Scher
New York
West Side Court
Lillian Gallaher
Warren ‘Avenue
Lillian
Florence
Recford
Ohio
Trost
Lorain
Youngs
Lima
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PERSO
Park
Park Gavillion
Leland Price
Reed Raines
Eveie
Moose
Moose Home
M. P. Church
Beryl Hovatter
Alberta Jarvis
Dorothy Ross
Rosemary Ross
Herbert Benedict
Joe Goodwin
Pairmont
Caroline Picken
Kenneth Wagner
Josephine Arble
Ernest Hovatter
Arvy Wagner
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Webster Baptist Church
J. H. Frum
Webster
Frum
Roy Newton
Erma Wolfe
H. M. Queen
Clara Fordyce
Quentin Queen
A. G. Robinson
Queen
Philippine Islands
Bud Hall and
Edwin
Lulu Smith
Eftie Newton
Lena Rightmire
Ona Feltner
Edith Newton
W. A. Bacchus
Odbert Cooper
Bud Hall
Bertha Goodwin
Clare Warder
Erma
Juanita Wolfe
Glenice
Grace
Mildre Swisher
Martha Jean
Richard Frum
Kenneth
Francis Louise Newton
Gene
Edith
Gilbert Rex Robinson
Edwin Hall
Mrs. Frum
Mrs. Newton
McCauley-Haddix
Neva Haddix
Emory Haddix
Moatsville
Barbour County
Kermit J. McCauley
Charles McCauley
Belington
V. Tate
Wabash Avenue
Phillippi
Tate
Blue Riborn Club
Blue Ribbon Club
Velma
Ray
Judson Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
W. E. Robinson
Ruth Brown
Hustead Dallas
M. E
Harry Flanagan
Dallas
E. R. Brown
T. Q
Clyde Richman
Frank Graham
Strand Theatre
Dies
Kelvinator
Sidrow
General Radio
East End
Chief Justice Hughes
Wheeling Steel
Maple Wood
Ward Bond
Robert Allen
Billie Seward
Edward van Sloan
Tara Birell
Ralph Bellamy
Tim McCoy - Ee
Press Steel Company
Cential Service
Union Brokerage Incorporated
Morgantown Ave
City Park
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