Grafton Eight Grade Class Graduates Record Size
The Grafton Public Schools celebrated a large eighth grade class of 119 pupils at the high school auditorium. Prof Walter Barnes spoke on Youth and Education as diplomas were distributed by Superintendent L W Burns. The event featured a choral performance directed by Florence Hamilton Wilkinson and piano by Hattie Foreman, with the class expected to continue studies as the district marks its largest freshman cohort.
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Grafton
Grafton Public Schools
Wilson
P. Theodore Crickenberger
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
L. W Burns
Profs
J. A. Howling
H. A. Shutts
J. W. Hicks
Florence Hamilton Wilkinson
Hattie Foreman
Burns
H. W. Piggott
Higher Institution of Learning
ABC
Janes Aiken
Oma Pearl Arble
William Merle Bailey
Charles Harold Barnhouse
Ada Myeseal
Virginia Ruth Bee
Sarah Olive Bennett
Clinton Bittinger
Clayton Bittinger
Helen Catherine Beard
Robert Carleton Beard
Sarah Ellen Bowers
Lulu Elizabeth Breedlove
Evelyn Grace Brock
Ada Catherine Bush
Prema Isabelle Casteel
Helen Kathryn Chenoweth
Wilma Clevenger
Minnie Ruth Cole
Marguarite
Thelma Collier
Anna Leela Barry Crickenberger
Iva Marie Crouse
Samuel Everett DeMoxs
Marple Acquitted In West Virginia Shooting Case
The Taylor county court jury found Dorsey Marple not guilty after about an hour of deliberation. He faced a separate rape charge, while the defense cited threats from Stanley Boggess, stepfather of Marple's alleged victim. The case involved Boggess being shot three times during an alleged confrontation. Additional notes mention cadet examinations and appointments, witnesses, and pension updates for West Virginia officials.
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Taylor
Dorsey Marple
Marple
Stanley Boggess
Boggess
Washington
Postoffice Department
Henry Hannaman
Kanawha Station
Wood County
Annie B. Utt
Meadowdale
Jackson County
Conrad
Cecil L. Smith
Huntington
John H. Rousch
Millwood
Shield
Flemington
H.C. Wood
Annapolis
War
Kittle
F. Kent
Loomis
Parkersburg
Jordon Halley
Jer
Luther
Hugh Warder, Jr
Grafton
Scott Ludwick
Tynor
Wendel
Academy
Senator Sutherland
Jesse McNear
Wellaburg
Francis A. Martin
Mason
Sutherland
West Virginia
Charles W. Swisher
Charenton
Charles 8. Smooth
Rube" Robinson
Wheeling
Charles W. Moore
Clarksburg
Hugh Warder
H.C. Getrdanner
Jesmes Edward Law
J J G. Bradley
Pemdons
Funeral Services for Mrs. Hilda Neston
Mrs Hilda Neston of Flemington will be laid to rest at Webster Baptist Church with Rev B Hamrie of Simpson officiating. Interment follows at Webster cemetery.
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Ter
Hilda Neston
Flemington
Baptist Church
Webster
B. Hamrie
Simpson
Webster Cemetery
Prices high keep buyers away says United Steel chair
New York May 27 E H Gary chairman of United States Steel says full return to satisfactory business will be slow until minority businessmen and workers who ignore common honesty are aroused to fair standards. He notes high retail prices and uneven cost adjustments distort purchasing and calls for patience courage and firm disposition to restore balance.
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New York
Associated Press
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Iron and Steel Institute
Gary
Aged Webster Woman Dies At Home
Mrs Elizabeth Fleming aged 83 wife of the late Benjamin Fleming died at 7 oclock this morning at her Webster home following complications Funeral details note she was a well known county lady mourned by many survivors Hayward of Gratton a former Taylor county court clerk and Webster Fleming at home also survive with a widow continued text incomplete
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Elizabeth
Fleming
Benjamin Fleming
Webster
New York President of National Coal Association Honored
Washington friends congratulate the New York based president of the National Coal Association for the current year. The praise highlights his worth and high influence in the coal producing industry. Joseph McLane of Morgantown is visiting, stopping off on his way home from New York.
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New York
Elett
National Coal Association
Washington
Joseph McLane
Morgantown
State anxious for ruling in gas dispute
West Virginia asks Supreme Court to advance the original suit with Pennsylvania over gas legislation. Attorney General B T England says WV gas supply is diminishing and with winter approaching consumers need an early decision on enforcement of laws or another fuel supply.
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England
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Washington
Associated Press
West Virginia
B. T. England
Pickhandle in Court A Drink Not a Weapon
The Scott Ludwick trial ended with a guilty verdict and a 100 fine plus 60 days in jail Judge Warren B Kittle noted the offense involved transporting more than 4 quarts of liquor The case centered on a stone jug labeled Pickhandle described by Police Chief Fletcher as moonshine Ludwick claimed the jug contained unfermented wine and was bought from a foreigner near the power house at Latrobe street The judge warned the sentence would differ if the substance had been manufactured or sold
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Scott Ludwick
Ludwick
Warren B. Kittle
Mieteher
Latrobe Street
Fletcher
Poleeman Green
W. P. Samples
Maryland
Davin
Bradley
Conard Not Guilty After Regulation Jury Trial
The case went to the jury at noon as Merle Watkins wrapped up his address to the body of owners. Conard was found not guilty after Prosecutor Watkins urged a verdict of not guilty. Judge Warren B. Kittle praised Watkins for fairness and courtesy during the proceedings. Saulley obtained a continuance as Gordon Bailey, charged with larceny, cited absent witnesses and furloughs to remain the case until the next term.
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Merle Watkins
Conard
P. C. Conard
Vernoon
Shields
Flemington
Watkins
Warren B. Kittle
Kittle
Saulley
Gordon Bailey
Baltimore & Ohio
Many Cars Burned In Early Morning Fire at Fairmont
Fairmont May 27 A devastating early morning fire destroyed the automobile and carriage repair plant of Fred Deitrich on Cleveland avenue with an estimated loss of 70000, 30000 borne by the garage owner. A dozen cars including a Packard owned by ex Governor Fleming an Overland owned by Rev C B Berkley and an unfinished ambulance and patrol wagon were lost. A passing resident spotted the blaze at 330 and firefighters saved the Deitrich home nearby.
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Fairmont
Fred—Deitrich
Cleveland Avenue
Deitrich
Fleming
C.B. Berkley
House weighs probe into relief funds for soldiers
Washington May 27. House Rules Committee considers Rep Johnsons resolution urging congressional investigation of how soldier relief funds are collected and spent. He says funds are diverted from disabled ex servicemen relief and notes several New York groups cited as examples.
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Washington
Associated Press
House Rules Committee
Johnson
South Dakota
Thhir
National Disabled Soldiers Association
John Curtis Publishing Co
National Service Bureau
Publicity Underwriters Corporation
New York
Draft evader Grover Berg Roll estate seized in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on May 27 the alien property custodian Colonel Miller seized all Grover Cleveland Berg Roll estate in the city valued about 50000. The assets include real estate and bank deposits held by his mother Emma Bengdell under power of attorney. Seizure ordered under the trading with the enemy act by authority of the president. first such action since June 1919.
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Philadelphia
Associated Press
Grover Cleveland
Berg Roll
Germany
Colonel Miller
United States
Emma ©. Bengdell
British Seek Strike Settlement Proposal
British mine owners and leaders of the Miners Federation of Great Britain met Premier Lloyd George in London on May 27 to discuss a proposed settlement amid ongoing labor strife. The talks aimed to avert a general strike by outlining terms acceptable to both sides and signaling government mediation to resolve the impasse.
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London
Associated Press
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Lloyd George
Chinese lad confesses after bone test in Shanghai court
In Shanghai Naulao a public trial for alleged poisoning of Chang Ka yung by his son Chang Shen Sung featured a post mortem and a public bone boiling test. Western and Chinese doctors clashed over proof as the accused confessed after the bone examination.
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Chang Shen Sung
Pootung
Shanghai
Chang Ka,yung
Nantao
Driver of Death Car is Exonerated
FAIRMONT West Virginia May 27 The coroner s jury investigating the May 19 fatal accident that killed John Robert Hartnett aged 1? years returned a verdict that the incident was accidental and exonerated Edward Bainbridge the driver from any responsibility following testimony from witnesses and state representation.
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Fairmont
W. Va
John Robert Hartnett
Edward Bainbridge
Court House
Frank A. Lloyd
John Wy. Mason
Death claim processed for Ellis Neel in Equitable Life loss
E C Proctor of Clarksburg assisted D W Fortney in filing the death claim for Ellis Neel who died Monday and was buried yesterday. Neel held $1,000 life insurance. heirs will receive a check from Equitable Life Insurance main office in Washington in a few days. Police court heard cases of theft and public disturbance with several drunks fined.
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E. C. Proctor
Clarksbur
Equitable Life Insurance Company
D. W. Fortney
Ellis Neel
State Girls to Get Choice at University
Morgantown West Virginia May 27 The recent ruling that Woman s Hall and the Annex dormitories for women at West Virginia university are being carried out in reservations for rooms now being received by Miss Susan Maxwell Moore the dean of women The lack of sufficient rooms in these dormitories to accommodate all those who wanted quarters there made necessary the ruling by the state board of control that the system should be that of giving the West Virginia girls free choice This is the same system adopted for the school of medicine which has announced that only fifty new students can be admitted next year and that no out of state students are admitted until West Virginia boys have had every chance to enroll
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Morgantown
W. Va
Woman's Hall
West Virginia
Susan Maxwell Moore
State Board of Control
School of Medicine
Hope Extended to Victims of Cancer
Charleston, May 27. Dr. Frank Lemoyne of Wheeling told West Virginia Medical Association members and laymen at a public meeting in the high school auditorium that delaying cancer treatment is dangerous. The fifty fourth annual convention closed, with Huntington chosen for next year. Dr. Hupp chairs the state branch of the American Society for the Control of Cancer, urging early treatment as the key to cure.
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Charleston
W. Va
Frank Lemoyne
Wheeling
Teal
West Virginia
Medical Association
Huntington
Hupp
Wes Virginia
The
America
Society For the Control of Cane
Spitters and Auto Loafers Cause Park Trouble
In Fairmont W V Chief of Police Snider vows enforcement as park gatherings on the South Side bridge face disruption. A man was assaulted while bystanders argued and tobacco juice and cigarette spitting led to holes burned on tents. Police pledge to curb rowdy conduct and keep the park orderly.
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Fairmont
South Side Bridge
Activi Park
Boy Drowns In Gutter Near Kanawha River
Huntington West Virginia May 27 a twelve year old boy George Cunningham son of Fred Cunningham drowned after being drawn into an open sewer vent while wading in a gutter near his home in Kanawha following a heavy rain. His body was not recovered. The sewer runs to the Ohio river about five hundred yards away. His older brother Homer Cunningham was saved by companions.
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Huntington
W.a
Kanawha
George Cunningham
Fred Cunningham
Ohio
Homer Gunningham
Sand Lick man posts bond for court after shooting
Charles Fedicho of Sand Lick, shot May 9 by Constable A W Bardley while resisting arrest, has posted $500 bail for appearance in court on June. Fedicho recently discharged from Grafton city hospital.
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Charles Fedicho
Sand Lick
A. W. Bardley
Grafton City Hospital
One Arrest Made Here By City Mayor Sits in Court
Joe Kane was arrested by Officer Morriy for being intoxicated and fined $5 before Mayor Cather this morning. Mrs John T Minober of Carapolis Pa charged her state Mes 16, 0 Shay of St Charlia ptrooter.
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Joe Kane
Omeer Morriy
Cather
Conte
Carapolia
Chaiting
Shay
Charlia Ptrooter
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