Elks Initiation and Socials Highlight Philippi Lodge Night
The Philippi Elks held a regular meeting on Tuesday night with one new member class elected Clarence I. Rost Harold W. Hefner and Samuel E. Chapman were initiated into the order. A boxing exhibition followed then a moonlight picnic at Geo Luzadder's to honor visiting brethren and the Philippi contingent.
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Elksord
Elks
Clarence I. Rorst
B. & O. Yardin Ter
Harold W. Hefner
Samuel E. Chapman
Fairmont Road Project Certainty Reported by Governor Gore
Daily Sentinel notes Governor Howard M. Gore told Dr. Sud darth that all uncertainties are resolved and contracts will be closed with the accepted bidder. The Fairmont road work is now an absolute certainty and crews should begin moving dirt on the new state highway within days. Citizens observe sharp grade changes and wider base for modern road building as preliminaries are settled.
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Daily Sentinel
Howard M. Gore
F. 5. Suddarth
Road Commission
Fairmont
Thornton
Fairmont Pike
Auto Club Warns of Philadelphia Storage Charges
The Taylor County Automobile Association reports that Philadelphia motorists face high storage fees at the Phila Club of the AA. Secretary Charles E. Burke cites a large garage, hotel delivery for 25 cents extra, and storage at $2 nightly, with members paying $1.40 daily.
Highway East In Condition For Traveling
The Northwestern turnpike from Gratton to McCumber on the east side of Cheat river is an excellent condition for travel after recent grading for hard surfacing according to CBE Turke secretary of the Taylor County Automobile Association in Grafton. From Grafton to Thornton and Pellowsville the road has been leveled up and motorists can travel in dry weather. in wet weather it is slippery but drivable with minor trouble. The detour from McCumber to the Mary Phe remainder of the year will bring great developments in motordom as 14 miles of road are the most substantial since construction began, with detours via Ropped out yelops inception of autumn. The Taylor County Auto Club reports the detour is in fair shape. McCumber to Aurora via Lance Teidge, then Carmal to Rhine Creek offers a route to reach the Maryland line where ten miles of road exist through a part of Preston county and forecast introduction by manufacturers of small Germania type motors. Between Redhouse Germania and Difficult lies a stretch of road to Hartmansville, where ten miles are open to traffic. Hartmansville to Mechanicsburg, Romney to Frenchburg, and Romney to Frenchburg total several miles of open road with expected influx of improved automobiles and more modern paving.
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Maryland Line
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Daily Sentinel
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Ton
Romney
Frenchburg
Preneyburg
Hanghig Rock
Elit
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Eavers
Auto Club
Ever
Finance Committee
ATL
New York Starts War on Criminals
Albany July 1 New York state began an intensive campaign against crime with new laws to tighten penalties for felonies and habitual criminals The crime commission is revising studies for further regulation and law changes The reforms aim to deter crime by stricter sentences including potential life terms for repeat burglary or robbery The gambling penalties were reduced to ease convictions and support enforcement efforts
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Albany
York State
Erie
State Crime Commission
Hateen
Travel Route Vividly Paved From Hanging Rock To Virginia Line
Eleven and a half miles of seed being paved along the road from Hanging Rock to the Virginia line is open to motorists. The route offers a pleasant lane for week end trips and Independence Day vacations as locals anticipate time on Cheat Mountain and other points east of Grafton this week. The road has been graded over several months and settled into a fine dirt travel way.
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Virginia Line
Grafton
Cheat Mountain
Auto Club Starts Work On New Road
The Taylor County Automobile Club moves to finance and manage the Thornton Independence road project. A 118-member committee will oversee construction and contracts, with a finance committee arranging bank funding and signer recruitment to avoid heavy future obligations.
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Auto Club
New Road
Grafton Busy With Local Visitors and Trips
Local and visiting residents fill Grafton scenes with business calls and social trips. John Ross of Flemington, Mrs. John McCafferty and Lucile return from Fairmont. Dr. Paul Warden and wife plan two week motor trip to northern cities and Michigan. numerous names, travels, and errands reflect a bustling midsummer day in the city.
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Flemington
John McCafferty
Lucile
Fairmont
Tussell Ludwick
Stone House
Paul Warden
Michigan
James A. Holt
Barbour County
Bishop
Grafton
Middlebourns
W. Va
J. A. Newton
Cleveland
Ganden
Three Boys Arrested For Wreck Attempts
In St Clairsville Ohio on July 1 Leonard Barrett Hilbert and Clarence Stoffer and Harry Teynolds aged 12 to 14 were arrested on charges from the Pennsylvania Railroad that they attempted three derailments in one day. A warrant states the youths placed a four foot steel wall on the track at West Wheeling endangering passenger and freight trains.
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Ohio
Leonard Barrett
Hilbert
Clarence Stoffer
Harry Teynolds
Pacals
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Quartette
West Wheeling
Engagement of Wales False Telegraph Says
The report of the Prince of Wales engagement to Infanta Beatrice of Spain is denied by the Exchange Telegraph. The Spanish paper’s claim of an official grant to Santa Ana of Rabastian is deemed unfounded and not supported by evidence.
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Wales
Telegraph
Plot to Kill Spanish King Uncovered in Europe
London reports a plot in France to assassinate King Alfonso of Spain during his July visit. Scotland Yard squads guard the king with enhanced precautions while French authorities pursue suspects. in Paris a Franco- Spanish crisis claims army officers and political figures are detained amid upheaval. Dispatches note refugees and arrests linked to Primo de Rivera regime tensions.
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Alfonso
Spain
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France
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Aenena
Nuzam Returns to Grafton Sentinel Business Post
Karl J. Nuzam resumes his former role as business manager of The Gratton Sentinel and The Gratton Printing Co. after eight months with Wm. Archdeacon Co. He will oversee the business office advertising and job printing while rebuilding circulation and business affairs for the daily and weekly Sentinel.
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Busin Andanager
Gratton, Semtine
Gratton, Printing Co
Wm. Archdeacon Co
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Sentinels
Ter Pipes
Sentinel
Nugam
Sethe Grafton Printing Co
Skinner Named as Ambassador to Greece
Athens reports Robert J. Skinner named ambassador to Greece while at the same time Herbert Goold, acting as chargé d affaires, announces the Greek approval of a new minister and the resignation of a current minister with plans for BlkMeE to succeed him.
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Greece
Athens
Coloni Begins Five Year Prison Term At State Prison
Angelo Coloni a 14 year old Wheeling boy began a five year sentence in the state prison. He arrived with accomplice Mike Pastorkey who was also sentenced for motor vehicle theft. The case stemmed from a manslaughter accusation in Ohio County linked to the murder of Mia Tillie Gonueldo, with the prison page noting the transfer to custody.
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Ohio County Intermediate
Mia
Tillie Gonueldo
Pale
Paige
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