County youth under arrest on suspicion
Two runaway youths, one from this county, are held at Wood County jail in Parkersburg pending investigation. Named are William Wright of Rosemont and Frank Morris of Nutter's Fort. Police say they acted suspiciously and planned to steal, with Wright stating they ran out of tobacco and sought cigarettes. Authorities contacted Taylor county officials and parents.
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Wood County
Parkersburg
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William Wright
Rosemont
Frank Morris
Nutter’s Fort
Qdu
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Federal Transient Service Home
Wright
Taylor County
Grafton Welcomes Mrs Roosevelt With Community Honors
West Virginia crowd gathers in station square to hear Mrs Roosevelt speak briefly from an improvised platform. Marian Hollis to present a bouquet from her family. Dolores Hollis unable to attend due to an accident. A small painting by George N. Blaney will be given to Mrs Roosevelt, depicting a trout stream through West Virginia’s mountains.
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Station Square
Mrs. Roosevelt
West Virginia
Howver
Washington
Roosevelt
George N. Blaney
Grafton
First Lady to visit Philippi and nearby towns
The article outlines Mrs. Roosevelts itinerary including a welcome in Philippi, a bouquet for Mrs. Neely in Belington, a breakfast in Elkins with Governor Kump, lunch with President Allen of D. & E. College, and a tour of the homestead project at Arthurdale after stops in Parsons, Thomas, and Black Water Falls. She sails to Washington late evening after a full day. Also covered is a local murder case where Dale Janes was killed, with Blake held for investigation and ties to nearby events and suspects near Old Moatsville.
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Philippi
Belington
Mary Neely
Senator Neely
Roosevelt
Valley Head
Arthurdale
Reedsville
Parsons and
Thomas
Black Waterfalls
Arthurdale Homestead
Terra Alta
Washington
Janes
Grafton
Barbara Hoffman
Carroll
Dale
Mar
Blake Blake
Blake
Moatsville
Former Asylum Crevice Tells Of Argument
A fragment from page one describes a tense confrontation inside the asylum with a speaker crying I am sorry and slumping back, expressing willingness to pay the penalty as a dramatic edge to the scene. The readable lines outline conflict and emotional admission amid the ongoing report.
Confession Buoys Carroll in Cave Death Case
The prosecutor cited Carroll's signed statement as absolving Another Man and placing Blake in Weston Safe asylum years ago. Officers doubt the head wound proved fatal and still believe the schoolboy was placed alive in a cave, covered with rocks. Carroll remains jailed as officers dub his confession half truths.
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Carroll
Blake
Weston
Windsor Lad wins English derby at Epsom Downs
Irish-bred Windsor Lad erupts to yardage in the turf classic finishing in a record time of 2 34 as Americans cash in. Backers saw odds of 15 to 2 on the winner and 100 to 9 for Windsor Lad to place. Four Irish hospital sweepstakes tickets tied to Windsor Lad are held by U S residents, names noting G E McD, Alma Mamay, H Gilfillan, and Mr and Mrs Haysmill among others.
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Page One
Easton
Dublin
Windsor Lad
Epsom Downs
United States
Aglan Street
Nassau
New Hampshire
Alma Mamay
Park Crescent
Riverside Drive
New York
H. Gilfillan
Montrose St
South Pasadena
Calif
Mrs. Haysmill
Ellis Avenue
Irvington
N. Y
Poison Booze Nui From Page One
Dan Danlarad mentions a man named Kovosko who came to the Wendel coal field years ago and worked at several mines in the region. He asked about relatives in Slovenia and it is unclear if he had relatives in the United States. His body was given to McGlumphrey Brothers funeral home and arrangements are incomplete.
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Kovosko
Wendel
Slovenia
Unitted
McGlumphrey Brothers
Flemington Undertakers
Eludes Chief Still Hunting Missing Mason Daughter
Reports from St Marys and Washington describe Chief Wallace Henderson pursuing leads about Sara Mason, a 15 year old girl who vanished after leaving home three weeks ago. Police in Washington and local authorities search for the missing teen, with relatives distressed and hopeful for a safe return. The mother notes Sara spoke of wanderlust and leaving home to see the world.
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Sari” Mason
Cecil Mason
St .Mary's
Boyd Streets
TRE World
Wallace Henderson
Washington
Capital
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
NRA Officers Attend Steel Institute Meet
NRA officers headed by statisti cal director Leo Henderson plan to attend the Iron and Steel Institute meeting in New York to avert a threatened strike in the industry.
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NRA
Steel Institute
Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
Donald Richberg
Leo Henderson
Iron and Steel Institute
New York
Philippi Doctor Among West Virginia Licensees
Eleven doctors received licenses to practice in West Virginia after Public Health Council exams. Four passed state medical exams, seven were licensed by reciprocity. E. E. Myers of Philippi was among the reciprocity group, and John B. Campbell of Philippi was licensed as a chiropractor at the board meeting.
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West Virginia
Public Health Council
E. E. Myers
Philippi
John &. Campbell
Stock Exchange Control Measure Gets Final OK
President Roosevelt signed into law a bill tightening federal regulation of stock exchanges and relaxing some requirements of the Securities Act, marking final approval of the control measure.
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Stock Exchange
Washington
Roosevelt
Two Licensed Midwives Operating in Taylor Co
State Health department bulletin shows 618 midwives licensed in 1933 a 75 percent rise in two years amid economic depression. West Virginia births show physicians attended 31 997 of 36 474 with 3 705 by midwives. Mrs John Griffith Fleming ton and Mrs Dora B Doll Thayer street are licensed to practice in Taylor county as the only qualified practitioners under the law.
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State Health Department
West Virginia
John Griffith
Flemington
Dora B. Doll
Thayer Street
State Health
Taylor County
Small Girl Injured by Wash Machine Wringer
Little Miss Dolores Hollis, seven, daughter of Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis Jr. of West Main street, suffered severe hand and arm injuries when caught in an electric washing machine wringer at home yesterday. She received medical aid and rests well. Her sister is to present a roses banquet to Mr. Roosevelt at the First Lady’s welcome, and Dolores hopes to attend despite her injuries.
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Dolores “Hollis
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
West Main Street
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cattle theft probed by Sheriff Dyer in Barbour county
Cattle rustling on a reduced scale was reported in Barbour county. Sheriff A M Dyer was called to Union district to investigate the missing sixteen yearling cattle, believed to belong to Aldine Zinn whose farm lies about two miles west of Philippi. Zinn said the yearlings had been missing for about a week. He also noted selling half interest in his store to his son George S Zinn on June Ist 1934 and announced a new firm S M Zinn & Son.
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Corbeil
Ont
Ovila Dionne
Masham Mills
Que
Dionne
Dafoe
Ontario
Children’s Hospital
Lorento
William A. Dafoe
Toronto
University of Toronto
Marie
Atendants
Emile
Cecille
Annette
Ivonne
John Carpenter Philipps
Barbour County
A. M. Dyer
Union District
Aldine Zinn
Philippi
George 8. Zinn
Yates Avenue
Zinn
Missing sixteen yearlings prompt search by officials
Officials note the possibility the sixteen yearlings wandered from Mr. Zinn's farm during a four day search yielding no results. In another item, a Maltese cat in Sheriff Barnes's Hickory home adopted and raised a brood of kittens.
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QM. Barnes
Hickory, N. C
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Little June Robles
Tucson
Ariz
Long Beach
Cal
Associated Press
Wwontusucu
Dan Danlarad
Henderson
Rush Tank
Mason
Laveington
D. C
Wise
Taylor Co
Dyer
Barbour
Mr. Zinn
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Opera House
Tor
Charlie Ruggles
Verree Teasdale
MAYO
Methot
Sidney Blackmer
Phyllis Barry
H.brace Hunter
Hotel Continental
Union Station
Alliance
Grafton Drug & Chemical CO
W. Main Street
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