Man Freed on Gun Count in Cecil Case
Willie Mayle testified in Cecil that Cecil carried a pistol threat the complaintant Herbert Mayle charged. The jury acquitted the defendant after evidence showed the weapon was only a toy pistol. Judge Ona C. Jefferys oversaw the trial with attorneys J. Guy Allender and Francis Warder presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Mayle
Cecil
Ona C. Jefferys
Herbert Mayle
J. Guy Allender
Mayle
Francis Warder
W. P. Stewart
W. N. Malone
Clarence S. Evans
A. E. Leonard
C. O. Reynolds
Wayne Sinsel
Mahle
Fog Blamed Mant and Local Relatives Named
The notice lists Mant as the deceased with many relatives in Shinnston and Grafton. Relatives include two brothers Robert and Mason and sister Maxine in Shinnston, Ray half brother in Bentons Ferry, and three aunts and an uncle in Grafton plus numerous cousins. The body was prepared for burial by Bartlett Funeral Company this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shinnston
Robert
Mason
Maxine
Ray
Benton's Ferry
Grafton
James Glenn
James Lambert
Minnie Nicodemus
W.N. Malone
Paul Malone
Curtis Lambert
Lester Lambert
Louise Glenn
Lena Collins
Special ford and chevrolet car service offer
Special for ford and chevrolet one week only includes carbon cleaning, valves ground, new rings and bearings tightened with pan gasket. Relining foot brakes $5 for ford and $6 for chevrolet. Genuine parts used. City Service Garage at 227 Barrett Street invites multiple visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FORD
Chevrolet
City Service
Barrett Street
Glenns Pain Well Tonic Endorsed By Grafton Resident
W C Riley of 425 West Main Street Grafton West Virginia praises Glenns Pain Well Tonic after severe indigestion fatigue and poor appetite improve after starting the tonic. He reports better digestion appetite and sleep and endorses the remedy to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
W. C. Riley
W. Main St
Grafton
W. Va
Funeral Held For Smith In Shinnston After Fatal Crash
The body was taken to Shinnston today for funeral services at the residence of Mr. Smith's father. Companions were Joseph Shuttlesworth of Shinnston and Eugene Gary of Clarksburg. The men died following a crash near the city hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shinnston
Mr. Smith
Smith
Joseph Shuttlesworth
Eugene Gary
Shuttlesworth
Gary
Clarksburg
Fairmont College to Open on September 10
Charleston July 27 state board of education announced September 10 as opening date for the 1935 36 terms of Fairmont Shepherd West Liberty Concord and Bluefield State colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Board of Education
Fairmont
Shepherd
West Liberty
Concord
Bluefield State Colleges
Oilblast fatalities kill four at Billings refinery
Flames from exploding oil storage tanks claimed four Yule corporation refinery workers in Billings Montana on July 27. Ten tanks burned and seven firefighters fainted from heat as more blasts rang out after an initial welding accident ignited vapors. Victims named were Jake Walker Ralph McDermott Elsie Hiber and Leon B Smith. An unknown number injured and injury details centered on acid burns to vice president Phil Fortin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
Yule Corporation
Jake Walker
Ralph McDermott
Elsie Hiber
Leon B. Smith
Phil Fortin
Grafton Boy Near Death From Spinal Meningitis
Word was received in Grafton that John Hamilton son of Mr and Mrs James Hamilton Knotts Ave One has taken a turn for the worse. The Hamilton youth has been at the government hospital in Huntington for almost ten weeks with spinal meningitis. He was in the CCC camp at Marlinton when first stricken. His parents two brothers James and Lester and aunt Mrs Florence Hamilton Wilkinson rushed by automobile to his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
John Hamilton
James Hamilton
Knotts Aveone
Hamilton
Government Hospital
Huntington
CCC
Marlinton
James
Lester
Florence Hamilton Wilkinson
CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND BASEBALL OBITUARY MERGE
The crossword puzzle clues appear with across and down entries, while a baseball note recalls a unique double play as catcher Jack Redmond gloved a grounder and tossed to second. William Frazier Bane, 63, longtime assistant cashier at First National Bank, died in Bluefield sanitarium from encephalitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Redmond
Redmond
William Praxier Bank
Bluefield
W. Va
William Frazier Bane
First National Bank
Fairmont Man Ends His Life in Boothsville
A Fairmont man, A. L. Coffman, 62, residing at 601 Columbia street, shot himself at his daughter Mrs. Leo Kennedy’s Boothsville home due to ill health and unemployment. He died from a self inflicted wound with a .32 caliber pistol. Marion County officials and the coroner investigated. funeral arrangements set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at his home. Survived by wife Emma McDaniels Coffman and six children including Stella in Pittsburgh and Leo Kennedy’s family in Boothsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Boothsville
Marion
Taylor County
A. L. Coffman
Columbia Street
Leo Kennedy
Sylvester Vincent
Marion County
Felix Vanero
Harold Ridgely
T. B. Henderson
William Cotman
Harrison County
Musgrave
Coffman
Emma McDaniels Coffman
Stella Coffman
Pittsburgh
Ray Coffman
Forest Coffman
Waynesburg
Gladys Coffman
Lena and
Plessie Coffman
HIAS CASE: Jury Receives Instructions On 1931 Tax Record
Defense argued that the government failed to prove Lias evaded the tax while Judge Baker instructed the jury on the defendant’s books dating 1931. Lias claimed only partial involvement as a partner in the numbers business alongside George Siebert and Mike Russell. Theodore Russell filed the return and paid $46 tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Lias
George Siebert
Mike Russell
Theodore Russell
Russell
Injured pitcher Ed Linke making rapid recovery
Ed Linke, Washington Senators pitcher, was reported improving at Roosevelt hospital after a line drive struck him in the head at the Yankee stadium game. Dr. William Cassebaum found brain concussion but no fracture and predicted a possible return to the Senators' lineup within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yankee Stadium
Ed Linke
Washington Senators
Roosevelt Hospital
William Cassebaum
Linke
Senators
Jesse Hill
Yankee
Four Held as Dynamiters in Lime Plant Strike
Five striking workers were charged with conspiracy to destroy property during the two month lime plant strike near here. Arrests were made Friday, four at homes and one in Brunswick Maryland. Names listed include Thomas McGown Corliss Files Mason Heller Ray Robinson and Robert Webber. Police tied explosive boxes to the case and said about 500 pounds of mamite were stolen from a Waynesboro warehouse in mid June. A second item notes D E Johnston of Beckley bid 41857 for a Beckley Newspapers building project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar ‘Instory
Standard Lime and_Ston company
Brunswick
Thomas McGown
Corliss Files
Mason 1
Heller
Ray Robinson
Robert Webber
Federal Department of Investigations
Jlines
Waynesboro
Are You Just a Putter-Offer Insurance Pitch
A dated insurance ad urges readers to consult R. E. Blaney about life and other policies. It emphasizes the inevitability of death and old age and warns that Blaney plans retirement soon, urging action before it is too late to sign up.
Painters Wrap Up City Hall Contract Work
City hall painters and decorators near completion after weeks of work. The front exterior remains. the clerk’s office, opened to the public daily, is highlighted for its beam ceiling and brown base trim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
C. E. Rau
Youth hears confession in Mildred Hall slaying case
In Peoria ML on July 27 Gerald Thompson allegedly confessed to killing 19 year old Mildred Hall. The purported confession was introduced as evidence in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Gerald Thompson
Pretty Mildred Hallmark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Man
FOG
Mant
W. E. Robinson
Latrobe Street
Kelly
West Virginia
General Fund
Fairmont College
Strand Theatre
Rene 'Ene Hesham de
New Orleans
Everglades
van Tiusic
Frank Morgan
van Dye
Douglas Castle
McDonald
Eddie
Victor Herbert
Paramount
Huntington Hospital
Daily Cross
welBit
Char- Sioh
U. S
Cal Sound
Indiana
Atlantic
Previe
Small
Lis
Spe
Cfefvyje I
The
New Dixie
Theatre
RCA
High Fidelity
Fala Sam’s Secret
Gangdoral
HIAS
James Cagney
Ann Dvorak
Vitaphone
Beckley, W. Va
D. E. Johnston
Beckley
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
R. E. Blaney
Thompson
Miss Hallmark
Tors
Wah
Joseph FE. Dailey
T. P. Sullivan
State Department of Investigation
Sullivan
Ben Thurman
Washington
McCarl
Rosevelt
White House
Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Opera House
Sndss
Stonday
Buck Jones
Ward Bond
Columbia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!