Woman Injured In Highway Car Crash Near White Front Inn
Mrs. Pearl Issacs, about 35, wife of Adel Issacs proprietor of the White Front Inn, was cut from ear to ear behind the head when her coupe slid into a ditch near U S 50 west of the White Front Inn at 3 a m. A motorist who sideswiped her fled but a passing Clarksville resident alerted Issacs, who found the injury. A doctor dressed the wound and she was taken to Grafton City hospital for examination. The other car headed toward Grafton. Issacs’ car had slight damage.
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Pearl Iss
White Front Inn
U. S. 50
Issacs
Adel Issacs
Clarksburg
Budget Meet Proposed To Aid West Virginia Cities
Morgantown announces a July 18 meeting in Charleston of the West Virginia League of Municipalities. City Manager Elmer W Prince leads the effort to help new officials learn budgeting with a one day training course. Instructors from West Virginia University will link levy forms to budgets. State tax staff will show levy estimate methods and municipal ledger practices.
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Morgantown
Elmer W. Prince
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Charleston
Prince
West Virginia
West Virginia University Department of Optical Science
Fred L. Fox
Girl Found Slain After Attack In Arkansas Creek
Fort Smith Arkansas July 8 a 14 year old girl Mary Isabel Mahar was found dead with a broken neck after an assault. A man Clyde Trammel aged 28 was booked in connection with the case in the deadly incident reported today.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Mary Isabel Mahar
Clyde Trammel
Knife Gives Him Eye Through Eurgical Magic
A 14 year old boy, Stanley May of Independence Missouri, regains sight in his left eye after Chicago surgeons graft a healthy cornea from a donor facing blindness. The operation uses eye tissue from a woman with a tumor behind her right optic nerve. The article notes his picture and describes his recovery.
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Stanley May
Independence
Chicago
Stanley
Mercy Slayer Under Guard In Kalamazoo Tragedy
In Kalamazoo Michigan a police guard watches Mrs Paul L Tubbs who is unconscious after gas suffocation of her nine year old son Jess and an attempt on her own life. Police call it a mercy killing and await her recovery before action. Friends say Mr Tubbs feared for his son due to his inability to talk.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Paul L. Tubbs
Jess
Tubbs
Vice Lord Is Under Arrest In Harlem White Slave Ring
New York police report the arrest of Joseph Peppe age 47 described as ace procurer of Harlem's vice ring and Jean Goldstein 31 for running a dis orderly house. Two teenage girls seized in a raid gave details of being lured with ads for domestics and forced into prostitution. The case labels Peppe and Goldstein as key players in a vicious white slave ring. Special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey readies his anti crime drive with the supreme court term scheduled to begin July 29.
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New York
Harlem
Joseph Peppe
Jean Goldstein
Margaret Buckley
Troy
Beverly Reynolds
St. Paul
Supreme Court
Convict Camp Bosses Tried for Prisoner Foot Amputations
Five former convict camp officials faced trial in Charlotte on charges of mistreating two young black prisoners whose feet allegedly froze leading to amputation. Witnesses claimed cells were unheated and deliberate neglect caused the gangrene, while defense argued alternative causes and proper heating.
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Charlotte
N. C
Woodrow Wilson Shropshire
Robert Barns
Mecklenburg County
H. C. Little
Rosemont Woman Injured by Rusty Nail in Yard
Mrs. Gideon Reed of Rosemont foot infection after stepping on an upturned board with a rusty nail while in front yard. She receives home treatment from a Rosemont doctor and remains under care this week.
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Gideon Reed
Rosemont
Record Heat Strikes City Amid Heat Wave
Crowds flocked to the city park as temperatures reached 92 at noon and 85 with humidity. Official notes show the highest three day minimum at 76 Friday night, while officials plan sandwiched ice filled fountains and salt water to curb heat prostration risk. Prolonged heat led to many abandoning outdoor pursuits and scarce tennis players Sunday.
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W. E. Clayton
Clayton
Tygarts Valley River Flood Control Dam
Moose Membership Drive Making Good Headway
AH Logan, veteran Loyal Order of Moose organizer, reports strong progress in a local membership campaign running through August 4. He cites a 17 12 percent gain at last year’s national Moose convention in Boston, noting Grafton lodge led fraternal groups in new members.
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Logan
Order of Moose
the Moose
Boston
Grafton
Glenn's Pain-Well Tonic on sale at leading stores
A vintage advert promotes Glenn's Pain-Well Tonic a mixture of Iron Citrates and Elixir of Native Herbs. It promises relief for aches pains loss of energy and nervous tension and urges fair testing to be convinced. The product is advertised as on sale at leading stores.
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Glenn
Court session adjournes with single protest on tax assessment
In Taylor county court only one complainant appeared to protest a tax assessment, prompting the court to adjourn and set an equalization board meeting for Thursday. Judges Harvey Scrange and Opha hope Thursday’s session will be the final term of court.
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Taylor County Court
Harvey Scrange
Opha
Police Probe After Deputy Marshal Beaten in Street Fray
City police continue an investigation into Saturday afternoon's clash in front of the B&O station when a U S deputy marshal tried to arrest a man and was beaten by two companions. Chief A E Lockard announced.
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Saurday
U. S
A. E. Lockard
Family Rumpus Dismissed in Assault Case
Mrs. Mary Louk and her sister Lizzie Myers sued David and Joe Williams in a case before Justice Ona C. Jefferys for assault and battery. The magistrate dismissed the matter Saturday afternoon, citing no basis for continued action.
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Mary Louk
Lizzie Myers
David
Joe Williams
Ona C. Jefferys
Contempt Proceedings Against Police Halted
Contempt proceedings against 15 state police and two national guardsmen from Harlan county were halted today by a prohibitory writ from the Kentucky court of appeals. Adjutant General Henry D. Denhardt secured the order.
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Frankfort
Harlan County
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Henry D. Denhardt
Pair Escape Bad Injuries After Road Obstacle
Roy Knight locomotive engineer and Clyde Ramsay dam worker barely escaped serious harm when the foot rest of a motorcycle struck a road obstruction on Route 119 near Berryburg known as Corder's crossing. They were thrown off the left side. Ramsay was knocked from the machine and Knight sprained his left leg. Ramsay returned the motorcycle to Grafton. Knight was taken by car to a local physician for treatment.
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Berryburg
Corder
William Cotton
City
Ramsay
Knight
Ramsey
Grafton
All Children Urged To Use City Play Centers
J B Dryfield supervisor of the Taylor county recreational project said in Grafton that all city children may join the play centers not just relief clients of the bounty FERA. Week activity planning occurred in Taylor County Board of Education offices with centers to be open Monday Wednesday and Friday due to reduced project funds.
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Grafton
J. B. Dryfield
Taylor County
Bounty Fera
Taylor County Board of Education
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Dryfield
Two Cases Scheduled In Judge Jefferys Court
Two cases were set for trial this afternoon at 2 o clock before Justice Ona C Jefferys. Sheriff Harry Batson will bring Garrett Smith on charges of stealing 200 pounds of copper trolley wire from the Waddell Fuel Company and Roy Drummond on a similar charge involving 400 pounds of wire from the Maryland Coal Company. Drummond is currently held on a $1000 bond.
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Ona.c. Jefferys
Harry Batson
Will Garett Smith
Wad
Dell Fuel Company
Jni
Roy Drummond
Maryland Coal Company
Jefferyigmor
Unlicensed Cars Must Be Moved Off Streets
Chief A. E. Lockard today announced that motorists with cars parked on city streets without proper licenses are requested to move them off the streets to make room for those with valid licenses.
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A. E. Lockard
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Gerald Thompson
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Mildred Hallmark
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