Ten graduates at St Augustine school exercises
Ten seniors of St Augustine school were honored at a banquet and graduation in the church. Rev Charles Carroll preached the sermon and diplomas were distributed by Rev M J Hannon. Graduates: Arthur Sidrow Grace Dougherty Angela Forcello Helen Gerkin Lucy Pope z Rose Lopez Betty Shields Veronica Turner Peggy Warder Ruth Wright. Clergy from Fairmont Mannington and Carthagena attended.
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St. Augustine School
M. J. Hannon
Sisters of Divine Providence
Charles Carroll
Clarksburg
Arthur Sidrow
Grace Dougherty
Angela Forcello
Helen Gerkin
Lucy Popez
Rose Lopezi
Betty Shields
Veronica Turner
Peggy Warder
Ruth Wright
Father Bell
Fairmont
P. Brady
Mannington
Father Fleckenheim
Carthagena
Ohio
Hoover Goes Continued Search For Kidnapped Castron
About 1,000 Legionnaires joined the hunt as FBI officials warned the missing boy Castron could be dead. Lead instructions urged dig deeply in dirt, canals, and bushes while cordoning any scene and waiting for a federal agent to take charge. A neighbor was questioned at FBI headquarters in Miami as the investigation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Castron
E. J. Connelly
FBI
Miami
M_F
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Death
The family thanks neighbors and friends for every act of kindness shown during the illness and death of our mother, Earl B. Jenkins and wife.
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OL KiManess
Earl B. Jenkins
Youth Admits Slaying of Girl A
A 16 year old newsboy Trent, arrested after his photos matched by a playmate, confessed to the mutilation murder of 6 year old Shirley Ann Woodburn of Cincinnati. Prosecutor Dudley Miller Outcast announced the confession, but Trent disputed it saying I don't remember while police hold him without bail awaiting arraignment on a first degree murder charge.
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Lindbergh Heist
Trent
Shirley Ann Woodburn
Cincinnati
Dudley Miller
Braxton in custody as Miami probe widens
Braxton, an unemployed carpenter and Princeton neighbor of the Cash family, remains in custody at Miami. Reports about others taken to Miami were not confirmed or denied. The Miami Herald named another questioned person as Willard Campbell, a Miami night club manager under bond in Mobile on an arms smuggling indictment.
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Braxton
Carpenter
Princeton
Cash
Miami
Jaxton
Homestead
The
Miami Herald
FBI
Willard Campbell
Bond
Mobile
Moss Praises Local Crowd On Busy Memorial Day
Superintendent J. M. Moss of the national cemetery praised Grafton residents and visitors for a peak Memorial Day turnout on May 30th as he reflected on his first such day in the city. He noted extensive cemetery duties and a busy schedule serving the public.
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J. M. Moss
National Cemetery
Grafton
City
Clearing Operations In Reservoir Area Continue
U S Engineers reported ongoing clearing work in the Ty gart dam reservoir area with 37 men active. Work remains confined to Pleasant Valley between elevations 1090 and 1190, including fence protection tasks, gas piping hangers, core storage from curtain drilling, and routine maintenance activities.
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Tygart Dam
Pleasant Valley
U. S
Stilling Pool
East Pier
Memorial Day Respect Noted at National Cemetery Crowds
The cemetery drew more than 5,000 visitors in the morning with hundreds more later, described as the largest Memorial Day gathering the speaker has seen in a decade of service. Gratitude was extended to city and state police for crowd management and to Superintendent Moss for upkeep and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Moss
Moss
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Barker Manslaughter Case
A Detroit jury of eight women and four men found Julia M. Barker guilty of manslaughter for the January 15 shooting of Edith Mae Cummings, her business associate. Barker faced up to 15 years and was ordered jailed pending probation study. The incident occurred near a snow covered ravine in Belleville, Michigan amid fraud charges against both women in Kentucky. Barker claimed Cummings faced financial ruin and threatened self harm before the struggle over a gun.
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Detroit
Julia M. Barker
Edith Mae Cummings
Barker
Ira W. Jayne
Belleville
Mich
Cummings
Kentucky
Cummishy
Cae
Raiis
Second Baptist Church Thanks Grafton Citizens for Repairs
The pastor, officers and members of Second Baptist Church express gratitude to the good white citizens of Grafton for contributions toward repairs to our church for the weekend rally that began May 29. May the good Lord bless you all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
Grafton
W. A. Jones
Byrns Jr. Announces Dem Nomination Bid for Congress
Byrns Jr., son of the late Joseph W. Byrns, enters the Democratic nomination race for Congress from the Hermitage district in Nashville Tennessee. He declares his stance, saying he stands where his father stood and is for Roosevelt.
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Joseph W. Byrns, Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Congress
Hermitage
Byrns
Roosevelt
New Booster Tank Added to Grafton Fire Truck
A new 80 gallon booster tank will be mounted on the Grafton Fire Department truck on Thursday replacing the chemical tank formerly carried. The tank arrived in the morning and was installed immediately. Fire Chief L. H. Greenwald and his crew expect it to be of great service.
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Grafton
L. H. Greenwald
Mother pleads on fifth birthday for missing tot
On June fifth, the mother of Marjory West appeals publicly for the return of her blue eyed, red haired daughter who vanished 25 days earlier during a Mothers Day picnic. She asks the kidnapper to bring Marjory home safely, offering guidance and noting families’ agony as police continue a wide search with state police and thousands of volunteers.
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Marjory West
Marjory
Shirley M. West
Bradford
Mamory
Tragedy As Miner Killed By Train Near Charleston
June 2 reports James Richmond, 22, working at a mine, was killed by a Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train while returning home. The incident occurred near Charleston, details limited.
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Charleston
James Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Two Bodies Still Sought After Boat Accident
Firemen pressed search in the Allegheny river for two missing men after a home made speedboat capsized during a test run. Earl Price, 39, was recovered yesterday. his 10-year-old son John and brother-in-law Wilbur Cousins, 38, remain missing. All residents of Chicora Pennsylvania.
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East Brady PA
Allegheny River
Earl Price
Price
John
Wilbur
Cousins
Chicora
John B. Easton to Speak at Clarksburg Labor Meet
John B. Easton of Charleston, president of the West Virginia Industrial Union Council, will address a mass meeting for all laboring men in the district in Clarksburg Monday evening. Frank Miley of Pairmont, president of district No. 31, United Mine Workers of America, will preside.
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Clarksburg
John B. Easton
Charleston
West Virginia Industrial Union Council
Disjtrict
Frank Miley
Pairmont
United Mine Workers of America
Japanese advance seeks to encircle Hankow front
Japanese forces fight for two weeks to occupy Luyi village north of Jamaged near Lanfeng railway, aiming to straighten a 75 mile front and turn south toward Hankow from Luhguai toward Chengchow as they press toward the Hankow area.
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Cobar
Jamaged
Luyi
Lanfeng
Luhguai
Chengchow
Hankow
Cainas
Pohsien
Hsien
Central China Front Battles Reported Near Railways
Reports say Chinese forces hold firm along a central China front 20 miles from key rail lines while Japan presses attacks in villages north and east of J in Henan province. Air bombardment and trainloads of gasoline allegedly exploded amid several hours of combat as Japanese and Chinese divisions clash.
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Lanfeng
China
Kenji
Donghai
Henan
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