Heart victim Henry Garfield Chaney dies at 58
Henry Garfield Chaney a former court reporter and Sentinel editor died of a heart attack at his home 405 West Main Street at 645 pm Thursday. Born June 4 1880 in this county he was the last of five children survived by his widow Nellie Sisler Chaney four children and a Monroe North Carolina stepdaughter. Funeral 230 pm Saturday at his home with Rev J H Parks officiating and interment Bluemont cemetery. Pallbearers named by the family.
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the Sentinel
West Main Street
Chaney
Grafton
Henry Clay
Katherine Gordon Chaney
Nellie Nevada Sisler
Henry Clay Chaney
Lindley Chaney
John
Jean Chaney
Edward G. Faulkner
Monroe
N. C
Cumberland
Masonic and
Elks Lodges
Young Marple Sets School Record at Valley Head
Dorsey Augustus Marple, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe T. Marple of Valley Head, West Virginia, graduates from Tygarts Valley High School at 15 years 7 months. Principal Price E. Clark notes he finished eighth grade at 10, ranks in the upper quartile, plans college and engineering, and praises his character. He is nephew of Mrs. Alta Berkley and great nephew of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Cather.
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Roscoe T. Marple
Grafton
Valley Head
W. Va
Dorsey Augustus Marple
Price E. Clark
Randolph County
Oak Grove
Tygarts Valley High School
Mill Creek
A. A. Cather
Confession by 15 year old in Woodburn slaying
Police report a Cincinnati newsboy named Lindberg Heist, 15, muttered I did it while claiming to be out of his head in the stabbing death of six year old Shirley Ajin Woodburn found in woods near her home. Heist likely to face juvenile court first unless the court declines and the case goes to a grand jury.
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Lindberg Heist
Cincinnati, O
Shirley Ajin Woodburn
Heist
Central Press
E M Marker Passes Away In Ashland Ky
E M Marker 81 a native of Grafton and former resident here died at his Ashland Ky home from a sudden heart attack. He was retired from the lumber business and active in Ashland Baptist church as a longtime deacon. Survived by widow and two sisters Emma Marker and Mrs W J Curry of Grafton. Funeral details not yet announced.
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E. M. Marker
Grafton
Ashland
Elijah
Rachel Snapr Marker
Emma Marker
W. J. Curry
Yates Avenue
Ashland Baptist Church
Taylor County
Thefts Reported Of Seized Car In Flemington Case
Judge John Marks of Flemington reported a theft of a seized car. The vehicle, seized on instruction from a finance company, was traced to Fairmont after being found missing from a locked garage with the lock broken. State police investigated.
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New Jersey
Justice of the Peace
John Marks
Flemington
Grafton
Fairmont
Mrs Hoffman Sets Off on Westward Motor Tour
Mrs Bernard Hoffman of Maple avenue leaves Friday for Millersburg Ohio to join her brother Shipley McIntosh his wife and son Bobby for a motor trip to the west coast. They will pass through St Louis Kansas City Colorado Springs Pikes Peak Las Vegas Albuquerque Grand Canyon and other points before returning visiting Columbus with E B McIntosh. McIntosh president of his Rotary club and Holms county agent is a 1920 high school graduate.
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Maple Avenue
Millersburg
Ohio
Shipley McIntosh
Bobby
West Coast
St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak
Las Vegas
Alberquerque
Grand Canyon
Boulderdam
Kingsman
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Playgrounds Open Monday for W P A Recreation Project
Nine county playgrounds will be officially opened next Monday as the W P A recreation program starts its fourth year under J Bernard Dryfield county recreational supervisor. A training school for Taylor Barbour staff is held this week to select leaders. Saturday will feature a final exam for prospective workers. In Grafton three sites Athletic field Central school and East End will serve negro children. Other locations include Rosmont Flemington College Hill Flemington Webster Blueville Sand Lick and Pruntytown with older kids at the Athletic field and younger at Central school.
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Grafton
W. P. A. Recreation
J. Bernard Dryfield
Taylor-Barbour County Recreation
Dryfield
Alumni Banquet Plans Emphasize Entertainment Night
Reservations must be made immediately for the alumni banquet led by Attorney Hugh McPhail who will oversee a speechless program of novel entertainment. Alumni ballots are circulating for officer elections and board seats with two nominees per office and six for three director vacancies. Miss Rendle urges prompt return of filled blanks to Secretary Rendle as classmates anticipate a top yearly gathering.
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Hugh McPhail
Rendle
Three Trainriders Given Five Day Co Jail Terms
Three trainriders named Jesse Thomas James Cabell and James Allen pleaded guilty before Justice Hoye G White Sr after Friday morning arrests by local police in the yards and were sentenced to five days in Taylor County jail.
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Justice of the Peace
Hoye G. White, Sr
Taylor County
Jesse Thomas
James Cabell
James Allen
Thefts Charged in Beckley Coal Office Case
June 3 magistrate Alvin Miller of Eunice held Roger Dillon a clerk at American Eagle Collieries for grand jury action on charges of petty larceny from the coal company. The justice said the thefts arose from transactions at the firm’s office.
Aunt of Grafton Woman Succumbs At Fairmont
Mrs Guy Walta an aunt of Mrs Howard Smith of West Knotts Avenue died Wednesday evening after a week of serious illness at her Fairmont home on Ogden Avenue Funeral mass will be at St Peters Church at 9 am Saturday with burial in Howesville Preston County
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Guy Walta
Howard Smith
West Knotts Avenue
Ogden Avenue
Fairmont
St Peter's Church
Howesville
Preston County
Receipts Jump for Beckley Post Office in April 1938
Post master J. T. Hollandsworth Jr. announced Beckley post office receipts for April and May totaled 734.99 dollars more than the same two months in 1937. The increase reflects higher mail volume and revenue gains for the period.
Seven Apply In Municipal Police Examination
Princeton June 3 seven applicants sought the civil service examination for posts on the municipal police force.
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Princeton
Parking meters spark city debate and vote at hall
Many oppose and favor a fair trial for parking meters as Taylor County Board of Trade backs trial. City commission acts on contract after board endorsement, aiming to ease congestion on Main Street and improve traffic flow for shoppers.
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City Commission
Rade Board
Taylor County Board of Trade
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