Civil War veteran John Calvert dies at 91 in Independence
John Calvert aged 91, one of Preston county’s last Civil War veterans, died at his Independence home after a brief pneumonia illness. Born January 28, 1846 in Greensboro Pennsylvania, he served with the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteers under General Broom. He settled in Morgan Town after the war and moved to Independence in 1890. He leaves a son Jasper Newton Calvert of Pittsburgh and two sisters, Miranda Wright and Mary Davis. Funeral services Sunday at 2:00 PM with ministers J. H. Hardesty and Henry McCulty. burial with military honors in Kingwood Cemetery.
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John Calvert
Preston County
Independence
Mr. Calvert
Greensboro
Noah
Mary Cramer Calvert
Lord Calvert
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Volunteers
General Broom
Lincoln
Morgantown
Kingwood
The
Jasper Newton Calvert
Pittsburgh
Miranda Wright
Mary Davis
J. H. Hardesty
Woman jailed after East Chicago picket clash
Mrs Marjorie Thompson Miners was arrested on unlawful assembly charges after a confrontation between police and pickets at a Republic Steel plant in East Chicago. She says she was only on her way to her car. The Steel Workers Organizing Committee protests our arrests as illegal under the Wagner act.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Chicago
Marjorie Thompson
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Central Press
Duchess Wally Tours Olden Castle in Austria
The Duchess of Windsor toured Wasser-Leonburg castle in Austria on June 5, touring rooms deemed haunted during her honeymoon visit. She banished several hunting trophies to the attic, approved some rooms, and showed interest in the castle’s varied décor and portraits. The stay of execution was granted to a large portrait of Lady Bluebeard, a sixteenth century chatelaine linked to a string of deadline-humor legends. No decision was made on seven other portraits as yet.
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Noetsch
Austria
Duchess of Windsor
Wasser-Leonburg Castle
Wallis
Wasserleenburg
Blue Jbeard
Anna Neumann
Edward
Lee
State police exams yield twenty one license passes
Twenty one applicants passed driving tests conducted yesterday by Corporal Fred L. Strader and Tropped J. B. Jack. Six failed to meet the required standards. The successful names include Floyd Scott Hampton Amos Goodwin Raymond Rogers Jesse Gregg Norman Watkins Carl J. Smith Joe Dobbins Audra Phillips Atha Bolyard Jerry Basford Richard DeMoss John McFadden Madelon Brand Mrs Frank Glash Cecil Tucker John Jett Edward O Connor Erma Knabenshue James F. Shaffer John McDougal Charles H. Johnson and others.
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Fred L. Strader
J. B. Jack
Floyd Scott Hampton
Rockefeller codicil creates life trust for granddaughter
The codicil to John D. Rockefeller Sr's will sets up a discretionary trust for granddaughter Margaret and her descendants, excluding other grandchildren. Executors named include John D. Rockefeller Jr., Bertram Cutler, and Thomas M. Debevoise, with provisions to limit Rockefeller Institute’s share under state law.
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Margaret
Bessie
Scranage Wins John Barton Payne Scholarship at WVU
Otto Scranage of Pruntytown, Taylor County, a West Virginia University freshman, is the first recipient of the $250 annual John Barton Payne scholarship awarded to a Taylor county student. The award honors the donor's will providing two scholarships and will be presented during University commencement week.
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Otto Scranage
John Scranage
Pruntytown
West Virginia University
John Barton Payne
Taylor County
Young Scranage
Payne Birthplace
Taylor Countian
Youth Convicted Here Files Plea for Parole
William Snow, convicted in Taylor county for the 1933 bludgeoning of an industrial school guard, filed a formal parole application from the state penitentiary. Hearing set. doctors certified sanity. he had earlier sought insanity defense and a jury trial before pleading guilty and receiving a ten year sentence in Minersville.
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William Snow
Taylor County
C. P. Me
Clintic
Snow
Mounsville
Postal Receipts Dip in May Despite Bond Sales Surge
Post office receipts fell to 2521 dollars in May while government baby bonds sales for the 31 day period set a new record. May 1936 receipts totaled 2709 dollars, marking an overall decline of about 200 dollars from the prior year.
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James L. Murphy
Resignations Accepted In Townsend Plan Group
The Townsend Plan group announces mass resignations to Dr. Townsend effective today. Brinton says eight officials protested Dr Townsend’s public opposition to President Roosevelt’s reorganization plan. The resignations were accepted verbally, with members claiming their services are not valued amid ongoing criticism of the president and administration.
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Brinton
Townsend
Dr. Townsend
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Three Grafton Pupils Graduate at Potomac
Mrs W H Rendle of West Washington street returned from Keyser where she attended Potomac State college commencement exercises held yesterday at 10 30 in the college gymnasium. Twenty one students formed the graduating class with three from Grafton Carolyn Rendle Charles Haislip and Francis Flanagan. Parents were guests at a noon luncheon in the boys dorm dining room after the exercises.
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W. H. Rendle
West Washington Street
Keyser
Potomac State College
Grafton
Carolyn Rendle
Charles Haislip
Francis Flanagan
Rev William Crowe Jr Accepts Call in Alabama
The Rev William Crowe Jr of Talladega Alabama accepts a call from First Presbyterian Church and will assume the pastorate about July 1.
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Bluefield
William Crowe, Jr
Talladega
Ala
First Presbyterian Church
Attempt To Break Into Thornton Store Fails
Deputy Sheriff Joe Maske and Corp. Fred L. Strader of the state police reported an abortive break in at Menear's store which also houses the post office in Thornton. Villagers frightened the intruder away and investigators found no important clues.
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Joe Maske
Corp
Fred L. Strader
State Police
Menear
Thornton
Flag Day Observance Plan With Ceremonies And Music
Attorney James C. Holtz will be master of ceremonies for Flag Day events. George M. Hushion will recount the flag’s history, Clyde N. Mays will deliver a patriotic recitation titled Oh Glory. Lodge officers led by Exalted Ruler J. S. Palmer will conduct rituals, with patriotic songs by the Woman's Music Club. A rifle salute and taps are planned.
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Page One
James C. Holtz
George M. Hushion
Clyde N. Mays
J. S. Palmer
Woman's Music Club
Rockets Seen at Clark laboratories and Roswell research
The Clark laboratories host rockets and jet propulsion with Smithsonian Foundation grants and a 1929 Guggenheim support enabling full time rocket work on uninhabited plains near Roswell New Mexico. Professor Goddard announced solving a parachute construction problem for gentler recovery. A gyroscope stabilized the craft and the next goal is to streamline and lighten the projectile so fuel carries instruments and a radio transmitter farther.
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Clark Laboratories
Smithsonian Institution
Daniel Guggenheim
Roswell
New Mexico
Goddard
Will of late Charles A Strong details and trusts
The will records Charles A Strong former University of Chicago psychology professor and Mrs Strong who died in 1906. The codicil explains trust funds to pass to Mrs De Cuevas and her two children Elizabeth and John with shares allotted outright and a provision about descendants and shares for children born during the elder Rockefeller's life.
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Charles Augustus Strong
University of Chicago
de Cuevas
Rockefeller
Last Rites Held for Mrs C D Hereford
Funeral services were held today for Mrs. C. D. Hereford, mother of Dr. W. D. Hereford of Huntington, at St. Albans on June 5.
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ST. Albans
C. D. Hereford
W. D. Hereford
Huntington
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