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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1929

Page

6

Moore Wins Promotion in Curtis League

Raymond Moore of 25 EB Washington street is promoted to Senior Degree in the Curtis Salesmen League. Named for top sales record, he receives senior pin and certificate, with company support toward further education and YMCA membership.

Raymond Moore E. M. Moore Washington Street League of Curtis Salesmen Moore Curtis Raymond Hia Col

Charred body mystery in Chicago shocks city

The body of Theodore Hammel, 50, was found burned in a furnace with wrists bound by telephone wire and wrapped in burlap soaked in kerosene. Police cannot determine if murder or self harm occurred. Hammel faced financial woes over a mortgaged vacant building. Hammel’s niece Carmen Hammel and friend James Gregg discovered the body.

Chicago Theodore Hammel Hammel Carmen Hammel James Gregg Regg Gregg Miss. Hammer

Henry Ford Pays 2 Debt With Check

New York reports Henry Ford covered a two cent loan with a personal check during a jubilee event for Edison’s electric lamp in Atlantic City. Ford borrowed two pennies from J F Quinlan, secretary of the jubilee committee, who plans not to cash the check.

New York Henry Ford Thomas A. Edison Ford Atlantic City J. F. Quinlan Quinlan

Young Woman Robbed Bank in Daylight at Topeka

In Topeka Kansas a comely 25 year old Vivian Scraper and 24 year old Cool Streit were jailed after a confession claiming she committed a $14000 daylight holdup of two Security Benefit Association employees on June 28. A 16 year old niece Marie Ratney was questioned and released. Officers found $13690 hidden in a chair and behind a picture. The alleged getaway driver A G Perlich aided by forced transport. Streit is a brother of Louis Streit, another employee. The confessing woman claimed she planned the crime for a month but lost nerve and said the revolver was unloaded.

Topeka Kan Brunete Security Benefit Association Vivian Scrmper Cool Streit The Sociation Marie Ratney Wea Peld Investigaton Louis Streit Association

Trio slain in axe murder at Northwest farm

Mount Vernon Washington July 13 An enraged man Joe Dailey 35 crippled quarter breed Indian killed a white girl and two men at a farm house after she refused to leave with him He also slashed an Indian girl Virginia Ray 24 and wounded May Hoffman 48 Dailey shot and killed Mose Henry 60 and George Stump 45 before fleeing to a county jail awaiting guard The attack followed disputes over the girl’s departure and Dailey’s violent rampage extended to the hospital for Hoffman and an axe wound earlier in life is noted CAMP MEETING SUNDAY Announcement was made of an old time camp meeting at Mountain View Camp along the Grafton Fairmont highway Sunday morning with Rev G Lawson in charge services at 11 am 2 and 7 30 pm

Mount Vernon Wash Joe Dailey Mose Henry George Stump Virginia Ray May Hoffman Here Dalley Stump Dailey Henry Farm Miss Day Hoffman Henry Miss Ray Moffman Seatac Aran Dallay Tade Taday Mountain View Grafton-Fairmont G. Lawson Larburg

Millionaire Singer Mortimer Singer Found Dead

London July 13 jury investigation into the death of Sir Mortimer Singer of the Singer Sewing Machine family returned a verdict that death was self administered while of unsound mind. Medical testimony noted grief over his wife's death and a habit of taking certain drugs led to an overdoes.

Singer London Mortimer Singer

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