Walking to work and a call for stronger law enforcement
A reflective column urges walking as healthy discipline, derides autoitis, and celebrates a new Board of Trade led by Bailey Wyckoff. It calls for elder-statesman guidance, park improvements, and rail industry ties while criticizing police focus on traffic over crime and urging citizen involvement to enforce laws and curb crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pars Cottage
Pottery Bridge
Teddy Roosevelt
T. R
Lund
Munity
Tn Young Bailey Wyckoff
Bailey
Burg
Board of Trade
Hoover
Hazel- Atlas Glass Co
Ce Toole
Grafton Park
Officiel
United States
Refinement of Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank Report
C E Lawhead as Receiver swears to the truth of the bank’s condition as of the date shown. The statement lists assets and liabilities including capital, deposits, loans, and miscellaneous items with totals. Notarized by Alice Wickes on July 25, 1938, with commission expiring December 19, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants & Mechanics Savings Bank
J.B. Lawhead
Alice Wickes
C. E, Lawhead
E, Lawhead
Alice
What Are We Going To Do About It
West Virginia comes under a national wave of gangster attacks as deputy sheriffs are killed and a prisoner vanishes, with a suspect later found dead in Huntington. The piece frames unrest as a local challenge mirroring recent Kansas City violence and questions public resolve and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sistersville Daily Review
West Virginia
Moundsville
Huntington
Sissonville
Charleston
Kansas City
Tweed
New York City
Report of the Condition of Grafton Banking & Trust Company
Receiver C. E. Lawhead swears the 1938 financial statement is true to the best knowledge. The report lists totals for resources and liabilities including capital, deposits, and warrants, with a sworn date of July 25, 1938 and commission expiry in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E. Lawhead
Grafton Banking & Trust Company
C. E. Lawhead
Lawhead
Bank of Flemington Report of Condition 1933
Report of the condition of Bank Of Flemington located at Flemington West Virginia as of June 30 1933. The statement lists loans and discounts cash items preferred claims paid and liabilities including capital stock surplus and undivided profits individual deposits and interest earned. Receiver CB Lawhead swears to the document delivered July 25 1939 before Notary Alice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
West Virginia
Uuu
Flemington
Milting the law and rising vigilante action urged
A speaker calls for citizens to enforce the law through community vigilance in response to criminals and gangsters. The note mentions Jimmie Hale and an University Washington anatomy class drafting to preserve the elan of Tusko the elephant, whose hide and bones weighed nearly tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Washington
The Mask And The Detective In A Dangerous Pursuit
Colin Hewitt remains entwined with the Mask as Detective Sergeant Mulvey urges him to flee. The Mask warns of continued danger if Colin stays, while Mulvey orders distance to avoid the deadly affair. Colin accepts the need for a break as the case nears a critical turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symopsin
Mask
Taddy Turner
Colin Hewitt
Colin
Jag
Reddy
Reddy Sister
Sergeant Mulvey
Mulvey
Fred
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grafton Daily Sentinel
CRE
Grafton Sentinel Publishing Company
W. Va
Howard K. Holt
Aimee
Latrobe Street
Phenee
Graftem Printing Co
Postoffice
Dall
Associated Press
Svice
Taylor County Board of Trade, Inc
Ater Eee
George
TOTAL
Resources
Bank of Flemington
Renee
Jimmie
Hale
Edi
Frank L. Packard
Grand Central
Foriee
Colonel Hargreaves
Ergeant Mulvey
Mulvey Foret
Cot Geroun
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