Grafton officials approve age rule for entrants to district schools
Grafton Independent School Board, led by President Jolliffe, adopted a six-year-old entrance age for new pupils and discussed vacancies and future appointments. Secretary Harry Friedman will remain. next meeting set for July 11. Regional boards across Taylor County listed new officers as of July 1. Dr. Norval Haislip, born in Grafton, named resident staff physician at Ohio Valley General Hospital in Wheeling, reflecting local ties and civic prominence.
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Grafton
Gatton Independent Board
Eat Ain
Jolliffe
Dod
Willam A. Beavers
B. F. Red- Inger
Charles E. Burke
Harry Friedman
Booths Creek
Donley B. Bennett
Dennis Cochran
Truman Reynolds
A. ©. Morris
Secretar
Court House
Clard Post
D. J. Boseley
Cleavenger
W. Vince
Fetterman
H. L. Deavers
John Q. Musgrove
Chas. K. Burke
Chas. Brinkman
A. Waller
Pruntytown
Lee Bennett, Jr
Ada Keener
Walter Powell
Joseph I. Johnson
Norval Haislip
Leonard E. Haislip
Wheeling
Haislip
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Taylor County
Weston State Hospital sees new head appointed
Weston July 2 Dr J W Hartigan former superintendent left for Morgantown at noon Monday. Dr Cecil Denham assumed control of the hospital amid political stirring following Hartigan’s departure and ongoing dispute with Roy V Chidester former sheriff of Lewis county over the controversy.
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Weston
J. W. Hartigan
Weston State Hospital
Morgantown
Cecil Denham
Roy V. Chidester
Lewis County
Hartigan
Brown Family Reunion Planned for August At Brown Church
The Brown family reunion, held in August, will assemble on the second Sunday at the Brown church. Curtis, noted as the cartographer, and other locals contribute updates on the Weston factories and office changes. Rumors connect key community figures with new roles at nearby firms, including Palmont and W. H. Morris, with several personnel shifts noted among Grafton residents.
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Mark
Brown Church
Pat Las Curtis
Fairmont-Gratton
Pik
Reet
Mark Rogers
Har
W. H.C. Morris
George Kiger
Raptuall Company
West Sec
Clyde Brown
Grafton
Rogers
Gilbert J. Hersman
Daughter Arrives as Indiana Delegation Heads to Paris
Paris July 2 The foreign affairs committee of the chamber of Hammond Indiana will arrive in Grafton on the evening of the 4th by a vote of 16 to 8 to ratify a bill. The Mellon Berenger debt note will be spent a few days with Mr and Mrs W W during the stay with a reservation not yet specified introduced in the bill.
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Paris
C. W. Rauschenbach
Chamber
Hammond
Indiana
Grafton
W. W
Capone Loses Battle To Get Out of Jail
Philadelphia July 2 Al Capone Chicago gang leader has lost the second round of his battle to get out of the county prison where he serves a year for carrying a loaded pistol. Judges Linn and Cunningham of the state superior court refused bail pending appeal or new trial. The appeal will not be heard until next October.
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Philadelphia
al Capone
Chicago
William B. Linn
Jesse B. Cunningham
State Superior Court
Capone
Halleck Road Gains Backing From Officials
State officials including Senator Merle Watkins and Guy Haymond support the State Road Commission move to designate a new highway from Grafton through Halleck to Morgantown. The dirt route, extended to Monongalia and Taylor counties, will become a state maintained road, with Marion county containing about a mile of the path.
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Associated Press
1State Rrad Commission
Grafton Morgantown
Halleck
Merle Watkins
Guy D Haymond
Taylor
Charleston
Taylor and
Oonongalia Counties
State Road Commission
Grafton
Morgantown
Monongalia
Taylor Counties
Marion County
Safety rally urged Monongah division to lead Eastern Lines
About eight hundred Baltimore and Ohio employees attended a Grand Theatre safety rally led by Superintendent T K Faherty and Master Mechanic Ralph H Cline. They reviewed ten months of service and accidents, noting a drop from twenty nine to one on the Monongah division. George B Farlow urged family discussion of safety, and Faherty highlighted a five million dollar payroll with three thousand employees, stressing home safety awareness.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monongah
Grand Theatre
Eastern Lines
T. K. Faherty
Ralph H. Cline
Cline
Clarksbury
Fairmont
Grafton
George B. Farlow
Maintenance of Ways
Faherty
Clarksburg Youth Drowns At City Park
A Clarksburg youth, Paul Pike, drowned at the city park after swimming on a float with friends from Clarksburg and Grafton. Rescue attempts by local men and emergency crews lasted about an hour before declaring him dead. The boy was an employee of the Clarksburg Exponent and lived on Florence Street with his parents and grandmother in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Daily Sentinel
City Park
Clarksburg
Grafton
Paul Pike
Robert Campbell
Mary Whalen
Young Pike
Fred. B. Watkins
Charles
Hale
Charles Watkins
D. G. Brown
Bluevite
Lawrence
Cleveland
Ohio
Florence Street
Fairmont
Wendellman Passes Away in Sudden Heart Attack
Antonio Arcidiacona, a 72 year old Wendell resident, died suddenly at his home yesterday afternoon after a severe heart attack. A doctor arrived too late. funeral plans await contact with sons across the United States and beyond. Burial likely at Mount Calvary Cemetery. survivors include Mrs Arcidiacono, two daughters Lucy Sarbella and Angelina Cebella, and four sons Frank John Charles Tony.
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Antonio Arcidiacona
Wendel
Areidiacona
McGlimphy Funeral
United States
Mount Calvary
Arcidiacono
Lucy Sarbella
Bank condition calls issued by currency and state authorities
Washington comptroller of the currency orders a report on the condition of all national banks as of Saturday June 29. In Charleston West Virginia the state banking department issues a similar call for all state banks as of the same date.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Charleston
W. Va
State Banking Department Today
Road project to Knotts Avenue to Bluemont cemetery
Construction starts Monday on the road from Knotts avenue to Christiana street at the Bluemont cemetery entrance. Local contractor HJ Kersting has the curb contract, with completion expected by August 1. The project costs about 5000 to 6000 dollars and a memorial gate plan is under consideration.
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Knotts Avenue
Christiana Street
Bluemont Cemetery
DR. F. Poe
Red” Kersting
L. L. Loar
Local Couple Plans Summer Trip to Canada
Jack Pot Davis owner of Standard Cafe and his wife Dana prepared for a brief summer tour to Canada. They will travel from Unne via Pittsburgh to Rochester New York, where they will rent a cabin for a short stay. This marks their fourth summer trip to the northern country as they send greetings to friends back home.
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Jack Pot" Davis
Standard Cafe
Trustul
Canada
Jack
Unne
Mra. Dana
Pittsburgh
Rochester
New York
Gas company hires rates hike in Public Service order
Charleston WV July 2 The Comet Oil and Gas Company serving Pruntytown and nearby was authorized by the Public Service Commission to raise gas rates effective immediately The new schedule charges 50 cents per thousand for the first 2000 cubic feet 42 cents per thousand for the next 98000 cubic feet and 38 cents per thousand for any above 100000 with a 2 cent per thousand surcharge if bills are not paid within ten days after presentation The old rate was 40 cents per thousand with a 2 cent discount for prompt payment
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Charleston
W. Va
Comet Oi and Gas Company
Pruntytown and
Public Service Commission
Young Slayer Escapes Jail Turned Delinquent Again
Paintsville Kentucky July 2 Carl Newton Mahan six year old slayer who was saved from a 15 year reformatory sentence by a higher court order is held delinquent by County Judge John W Butcher He was paroled to the Kentucky Children's Bureau and pending arrival of Emma Hunt Louisville director he was returned to his parents custody The judge set aside the prior order and execution was halted by an injunction Mrs Hunt will arrive Friday
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Paintsville
Carl Newton Mahan
Slayer
John W. Butcher
Kentucky Children’s Bureau
Emma Hunt
Louisville
Bachmann Opens Wheeling Office
Congressman Carl G. Bachmann opens a Wheeling office after the Senate recess, assisting constituents with government claims. Notable awards include $17,194 for the estate of Francis Hunt and a $40 monthly pension for Willie C. Watson, with many World War I veterans applying for adjusted service compensation.
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Wheeling
Carl G. Bachmann
Bachmann
Mas
Francis Hunt
Moundsville
Elmer F. Grissell
de Bonis Non
Grissell
Veteran’s Bureau
Willie C. Watson
Metz
W. Va
2Nd
West Virginia Infantry
Watson
Commissioner of Pensions
Representative Bachmann
Congressman Bachmann
Lindbergh Tours Wichita Airport During Transcontinental Visit
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh surveyed Wichita’s new municipal airport with local aeronautic officials. He planned to proceed to Waynoka Oklahoma to coordinate transfers for passengers as the George W. Poster service begins July 8. He urged airport safety and warned crowds about dangers from whirling propellers.
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Wichita
Kan
Charles A. Lindbergh
N New
Aeronautic
Waynoka
Okla
Clark
Ington
W. Va
Lindbergh
Hope Natural Gas Company
Ssurea
Petiers
Storms Displace Families as Kentucky Floods Hit
In central and eastern Kentucky heavy storms forced two or more families from their homes. Carlisle saw Brushy Fork flood and 50 dwellings plus basements flooded. Lightning killed 20 year old Benjamin Powers. Crops and outbuildings damaged up to 100000 dollars as the Licking River rose amid torrential rain.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Carlisle
Brushy Fork
Benjamin Powers
Owingsville Land
Bath County
Lickling River
Parole Plans Quoted In Slaying Case At Corbin
The case of a 13 year old Corbin youth charged with slaying his kin with a butcher knife leads to parole plans. The boy, sentenced to an indef inite term at the state Industrial school, faces possible release with a reform-focused approach. Parents of the deceased seek nonpunitive placement to aid the boy’s future, while the defendant’s counsel argues for continued evaluation and potential parole within months.
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Jesse Billups
Pruntytown
anNvis
Kins
Isbell
Cabell County
Jenile
Davis
Bell
Reform School
Wilbur C. Perry
Sue MeLaughlin Johnson
Corbin Hand
Is Jones
Perry
H. EB. Flesher
Drum and Bugle Corps Meet Called for Tonight
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps called to meet at Moose Home at eight o clock for regular practice. Members announced plans to participate in convention meetings across northern West Virginia and will decide on any Fourth of July events.
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American Legion
Moose
West Virginia
Concert series to continue weekly Thursday program
The director said attendance remains strong and the band will maintain its regular Thursday evening program next week, continuing the series as planned.
Mellon Denies Report on Border Fence Plans
Secretary Mellon denied reports that the treasury considered erecting a seven foot barbed wire fence along the Canadian border to stop rum runners. He called the story a senseless invention and said the topic was never discussed in the treasury. Treasury officials said the barbed wire idea was confined to Congress as a visionary plan.
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Mellon
Treasury
London
Congress
Hoppe Denies Taplin Deal in Wabash ICC Filing
Cleveland July 2 Hoppe attorney for the Taplins denied any alliance with the Taplin Interests in Wabash Railroad consolidation plans filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. He said the Taplins seek control of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Western Maryland Wheeling and Lake Erie and that Taplin plans remain in contention. Hoppe said they will prosecute their stand and not withdraw any filing.
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Cleveland
Taplin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wabash Railroad Company
H. H. Hoppe
Taplins
Wabash
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Maryland
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Hoppe
Tapling
Wheeling
Woman Escapes From Berkeley Springs Jail
Laura Moore freed from Berkeley Springs county jail after conviction for liquor possession. She reportedly cut through three layers of brick at night and lowered herself to the ground using blankets. Police seek her as a missing prisoner with authorities believing she fled the jail on Monday.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Laura Moore
Maryland
Johnson Death Baffles Police in Hartwell Professor Murder
Atlanta July 2 Detectives puzzled over a brutal murder of Professor A H Johnson, Hartwell Ga educator visiting the national education association convention. O C Gossett 40 held, witnesses could not ID him as one of two strangers seen at three garages. Evidence includes a torn V had been drinking and two suspects described as one neat and one in dirty overalls.
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Atlanta
A. H. Johnson
Hartwell
National Education Association
O. C. Gossett
An Quest
Johnson
Gossett
Ter
Mysterio
Johson
Ptg
Automalanta
Capture of supposedly extinct iguana reported from Galapagos
A July radio message from Galapagos Island announced the capture of a supposedly extinct sapp ed Duncan Inland hpine weighing 100 pounds. The specimen was sent to Washington. The message came from Howard H. Cleaves, a photoographer for the Pinghot expedition.
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Washington
Galapago Island
South America
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Mary Chan
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Meo
Wendelman
Bulleton
Kersting
E. H
Jack Pot) Davis
GAS Company
Young Slayer
Lad
Lindy
Pruntytown Institution
Corbin Band
Wabash Railway
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