State graduates urge faith in future and self reliance
A speech at the commencement praised agricultural growth as a demonstration of national faith and urged graduates to seek mental alertness and physical fitness. The speaker highlighted the school of experience, Lincoln’s leadership, and world peace as essential aims while stressing honesty and self-reliance as keys to success. A delegation of state officials and prominent business men attended.
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School of Experience
Abraham Lincoln
Curtis
Laboriou
Memorial Day tribute honors Preston county war dead
Kingwood hosted the annual Memorial Day service to honor Preston county veterans interred locally. A large parade, drum and bugle corps, and a speech by Howard M. Gore framed a display of white crosses marking fallen soldiers. The event drew Legion posts, National Guard units, and residents from nearby towns.
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Kingwood
Preston’ County
Taylor County
American Legion
Clarksburg
201St Infantry
Morgantown
National Guard
Howard M. Gore
West Virginia
Preston County Court
Eden
Preston County
Ringwood
Charles P. Wilhelm
T. B. Maness
Gratton
Methodist Episcopal Church
Legion
201St Infantry Band
Kingwood Legion
Grafton
Drum and Bugle Corps
Rafton
Large Earning Continued from Page One
A publication summary notes new capital obtained by domestic producing and distributing corporations totaling 2.1 billion dollars in the first four months of 1930. Public authorities borrowed 560 million, up from 239 million a year earlier. Building activity rose, with public construction at 550 million versus 447 million, while non residential and residential totals fell.
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Publication Today
Barnes
Gaina
Sisson Ag
Gangster Gun Attack Ends In Slaying And Wounding
Cruggan's companion at the table describes a gang assault with machine guns from a passing car. Three men were wounded Tony Tornator Joseph Ferrari and Samuel Ministe rio with Ministerio dying later in hospital. The victim's body was found behind the bank, moved from a car, dragged on carpet with a belt tied around the chest. Police seek identification of slayers and motive.
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Cruggan
Tony Tornator
Joseph Ferrari
Samuel Ministerio
Caid
Ministerio
Victin
K of P Memorial Day Observed Sunday
Knights of Pythias Friendship Lodge No 8 announce memorial services for Sunday June 8 at Bluethorn cemetery. Reverend French Boone of St Pauls Methodist Church will give the address. The Friendship band will provide music and members meet Castel Hall at 1 PM then transport to the cemetery. Members urged to bring cars or inform Commander Hoffman.
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Knights of Pythias of Friendship Lodge No. 8
Bluethonn Cemetery
Loren A. Hoffman
French Boone
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Hyle Sandsbury
Friendship
Castel Hall
Hoffman
Graduation Attendees From Grafton Visit Morgantown WVU
Mr and Mrs W P Samples William Samples and L Thomas join Mr and Mrs C B Wyckoff in Morgantown to witness West Virginia University graduation exercises. Mary Louise Thomas and Virginia Samples are AB school graduates while Bailey Wyckoff earns a law degree. Miss Samples and Miss Thomas earned Grafton High Class of 1926 and plan to enter WVU as juniors after graduation in 1927 and 1928.
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W. P. Samples
William Samples
L. Thomas
C. B. Wyckoff
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Mary Louise Thomas
Virginia Samples
Bailey Wyckoff
Law
Miss Samples
Miss Thomas
Grafton High
West Nia
University A& Juniiora
Pike
Graf Zeppelin Crew Members Set to Visit Priedrichshafen
W A Russell and F L Peckham named to accompany Graf Zeppelin as unofficial crew. Commander Pisree approved the trip with Navy Department permission sought. Zeppelin expected to carry about 16000 pieces of mail on return. Dr Hebener rejoined after a motor trip to New York hosted by Maybach representative W Von Meister. John Henry was among yesterday's visitors at the Graf hangar.
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Priedrichshafen
W. A. Russell
F. L. Peckham
M.R. Pisree
Navy Department
Dr. Hebener
New York
W. von. Meister
Maybach Motor Company
Graf
John Henry
Domestic Strife Ends in Murder and Suicide
Los Angeles on June 2 a domestic dispute ending in murder and suicide ended a long unsettled marriage. David G Borst age 7 and his wife Anna 64 had lived apart within the same apartment for years with a locked door between them. Neighbors noted lasting marital strife since their 1912 marriage.
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Los Angeles
David G. Borst
Anna
Borats
Senate votes to override Hoover veto on veterans pensions
Washington June 2 The Senate overrode President Hoover veto of a Spanish war veterans pensions bill with a 61 to 18 vote and the House must follow. The measure would spend about 11 million dollars and would grant pensions to veterans who contracted disease from what the veto cited as vicious habits during service. Republican support aided the override as 28 Republicans joined Democrats. Chairman Knutson plans a modified bill with Hoover's approval if the veto stands.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
House
Knutson
Pensions Committee
Hoo Iver
Trout Believes She Bettered Women's Altitude Record
Los Angeles June 2 Bobby Trout, girl aviator, said she had bettered the women's altitude record for monoplanes with a 2 hour flight ending yesterday. Her altimeter registered 15 200 feet, about 2 000 feet above the cabin monoplane record for women but 4 000 feet under the men's record. A sealed barograph was carried.
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Tos Angeles
Bobby Trout
Bailey Family Injured In West Virginia Crash
Weston West Virginia June 2 Mr and Mrs red P Bailey of Weston were seriously injured when their car struck a cable fence yesterday Their two children Fred Jr 9 Maxine 14 and two other children Delores Hutchinson 14 and Mary Bleen Jarvis 14 were only slightly hurt Bailey a former state legislator was hospitalized with injuries in the crash
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Weston
W. Va
Red P. Bailey
Bailey
Fred, Jr
Maxine
Delores’ ‘Hutchinson
Mary Bleen | Jarvis
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