Payne Named Jailor for the County
Charles H. Payne was elected Jailor of Taylor county and Biccoed A. W. Mays resigned. W H Canfield, formerly a taxi driver of Grafton, was elected deputy sheriff to replace Mays. A lot on the West Side of Grafton adjoining Standard Garage and Woodyard Lumber Co. was bought for 1750 to build road machinery housing. The Tri-State Culvert Co. supplied materials costing 2766 for a 28 by 80 structure. One acre of county farm land near Webster was sold to J A Gelhausen for 260 for a residence. Ernest B. Denton was recommended as notary public. Claims against Taylor County totaling several thousand dollars were approved. The court met most of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Payne
Taylor County
A. W. Mays
Court House
W. H. Canfield
Grafton
Standard Garage and Woodyard Lumber Co
Lawson Starcher
Tri-State Culvert Go
Wheeling
Webster
J. A. Gelhausen
Gelhausen
Denton
Ernest B. Denton
Taylor
Big Angelo to be tried at Fairmont
Angelo Burno known as Big Angelo, linked to the Black Hand, is brought to Marion County jail from Clarksburg to face trial for the May 30 1921 murder of Rocco Vergil Lone. Indicted in Harrison County for Papara murder. others like Charles Lamatina and Guy Volpe expected for local trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Angelo Burno
Big Angelo
Farmington
Water Street
Marion County
Clarks-burg
Frank R. Amos
Burno
Rocco Vergillone
Hillcrest Road
Buno
Dick Ferry
Marion County Grand Jury
Ver- Billone
Ferry
Moundaville Penitentiary
Hart County
Bono
Cleveland Avenue
Harrison County
Maryland
Jamés Papara
Charles Lamantina
Guy Volpe
Mercury Shows Eighty In Shade On Tuesday Heat
The thermometer read 90 degrees in the sun at 2 pm Tuesday while a shaded reading showed 80 degrees. Grafton residents wore light clothing as soft drink fountains ran briskly and the weather drew mixed reactions about the year’s warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Warian
Army airman dies in Md plane crash
Washington June 5 AP reports Army aviator Wendel K. Phillips of Jieut was killed today at Aberdeen Maryland when his plane crashed during takeoff for a flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jieut
Wendel K. Phillips
Aberdeen
French Seamen Threaten Strike Over Wine in New York
Paris reports stokers and firemen on French ships threaten a general strike unless two litres of wine per day are supplied while in New York harbor. The Lafayette and other vessels are pledged to carry wine, with diplomacy in Washington and Paris considering French laws applying abroad. The dispute centers on French merchant marine regulations and exemptions in U.S. waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Washington
Lafayette
Havre
United States
Union Seafaring Workers
Ministry of Commerce
France
French Ine
Halifay
Proclamation Urges Flag Day Observance Nationwide
BG. Sigrand, president of the National Flag Day Association, issued a proclamation calling upon the nation to observe Flag Day on June 14. Plans to mark the 1777 Continental Congress adoption of the colors are under way in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
BG. Sigrand
National Flag Day Association
Continental Congress
Democrats in Legislature Map Plan for Budget Reforms
Charleston June 5 An ongoing fight shapes the Democrats led House as they draft an appropriation bill tied to a Byrne salary cut and a cap on capitol spending. The plan aims to reduce state salaries and set building costs to under 5 million with 2 million for new offices, while tying pay and funds to general law and an extraordinary session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Supreme Court
House of Delegates
Byrne
House
Senate
Board of Control
Capitol Commission
Wen
African Tribe Sentences Six for Human Sacrifice to Rain Goddess
Six members of a Rhodesian tribe were sentenced to death for burning Mandugs alive to appease a rain goddess. The rite occurred during drought fears as the chief, believed to be guilty by witnesses, ordered the incineration of his own son. The rain fell soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Africa
Mandugs
Manduza
Three Pay Fines for Alleged Speeding
Three persons arrested near Webster by Traffic Officer John Proctor on charges of violating state traffic laws. They are E. E. Ashby fined $10 and costs for speeding, George Norvon fined $10 and costs for speeding, John Thoman fined $10 and costs for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
John Proctor
E. E. Ashby
George Norvon
Costa
John Thoman
Mine Worker Killed in Gas Explosion at Yukon Mine
A gas explosion in Wheel Coke Company's Yukon mine near Arnettville killed Mike Marko, a Slay, the sole worker in the shaft area at the time. A mule also died. The blast occurred in an air shaft under construction to connect with mine workings. Marko descended to feed the pump and mule, accompanied by Andy Law. Law narrowly avoided injury as his hat was blown from his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Wheel Coke Company
Yukon
Arnettsville
Mike Marko
Marko
Andy Law
Law
Hie
Will Treat Profiteers Real Rough
Sofia, June 5, A P reports profiteers will face public beatings with lashes, confiscation of property, and permanent disbarment from business under a bill to be submitted to the National Assembly. The measure assigns defining profiteering and speculation to Communal Councils, responding to complaints of rising costs of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
A.P
National Assembly
Mrs Harriet Martin Dies at New Jersey Home
Mrs. Harriet Martin died at her daughter Nan Hopkins home in Orange New Jersey after a two year illness. Born 1844 in Virginia she mothered fourteen children and leaves twenty one grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Martin
New Jersey
Nannine Hopkins
Orange
N. J
Aften
Scott Martin
High-Street Baptist Church
Charlotte County
Joe II
Grafton
Lewis Martin
Lynchburg
Nannie Hopkins
Flora Williams
Hattie Day
Akron
Susan McGeehee
Charleston
W. Va
Leana Broadnax
Reidyville
N. C
Forest Fires Across Maryland Threaten Timber
A wildfire on Cat Octin Mountain near Thurmont Maryland has burned over 400 acres of young timber and remains out of control according to District Forester Klein. He cites difficulty obtaining men to fight the blaze due to venomous snakes occupying the ridges and retreats as flames push upward. One man reportedly killed three rats today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prederick
Catoctin Mountain
Thurmont
Klein
Moi
Fisk Sort and Family Ties Across Multiple Names
A fragmented social note lists numerous individuals and households spanning Cumberland Maryland Baltimore Maryland Wheeling West Virginia and Independence West Virginia. The group includes Mr and Mrs and children with surnames Finch Johnson Musgrove Hawkins Payne Lunn Vincent and McGonkey among others and mentions related households in Fairmont Kitzmiller Rosemont and Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Kitzmiller
John Finch
H. W. Johnson
Thomas Vincent
Lunn
Andy Musgrove
Fairmont
Chales Hawkins
Clarence Payne Rosemont
Hugh McGonkey
H. Johnson
Wheeling Girs
James Litte
Cumberland
Frank Finch
Baltimore
Autoist fined for fatal hit and run in Martinsburg
William R. Brightwell of Frederick Maryland was fined 3000 dollars and sentenced to fourteen months in jail on charges arising from the death of seven year old Kenneth Kneisley who was struck by Brightwell’s car. He waived preliminary hearing on a murder charge to be presented to the October grand jury. He also faces counts of failure to investigate after striking a boy speeding operating a car while intoxicated without a license possessing liquor and carrying a pistol without a license. Brightwell gave notice of appeal and posted 4000 dollars bond. murder charge bond set at 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Justice of the Peace
William R. Brightwell
Frederick
Kenneth Kneisley
Brightwell
Girl Leaps to Death from Chestnut Street Office Window
Philadelphia dispatch reports Miss Lora Pahl a stenographer leapt from the eighth floor of a Chestnut Street building while arriving three hours early for work. A cleaner saw her sit at a typewriter and rise to open a window before stepping out. A note reading Forgive me was found. family say she had recent nursing care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lora Pahl
Chestnut Street
Funeral of Edward Finch Draws Many From Towns Nearby
Attendants at the funeral of the late Edward M Finch in Grafton included numerous out of town visitors. Names listed span several families such as Marlin, Grote, Kill, Kieon, Cornell, Kearns, and Grow among others, with numerous Mrs and Miss titles noted along with several households and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Finch
Edward M Finch
Grafton
Afernoon
Mike
Marry Marlin
Grote Martin
Thomas Kill
Bernice Kieon
Simuel Cornell
Paul Kearns
George Riggins
Clarence Riggins
Mocrongan
Thomas Martin
Lucy Honiton
Clarksburg
JA. M. Grow
J A. Grow
B. Cullen
Alyah Mackey
Arthur: Batley
JA. Coulson
Missex Kath
Rym
Mildred Grow
Morgan
Sowny Monsra
George and
Alph
Judge’s rebuke spurs new trial in moonshine case
Charleston dispatch reports the West Virginia supreme court granted a new trial for Earl Edgell after a Randolph County Circuit Court judge publicly questioned jurors. The decision cited prejudicial remarks by the judge toward Roy Wetherholt during the Edgell moonshine case, prompting a retrial and caution to trial judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Wetherholt
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Randolph County
Roy Wetherholt
Earl Edgell
Edgell
Son-in-law of Joseph Coffey killed in Cleveland crash
Paul Coffey, son-in-law of Joseph Rosier and longtime Fairmont State Normal School figure, died in an automobile accident near Cleveland yesterday evening. His brother John Coffey of Fairmont also perished. Sam Schultz survived with serious injuries to Coffey’s wife and three children. Coffey’s mother and a child were visiting relatives in Colfax when the crash occurred. Nellie Rosier Coffey and three children survive. Coffey was connected with the Kuhn family of Marion County and had lived in Canton during a long business career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Paul Cotson
Joseph Rosier
Fairmont State Normal School
Cleveland
John Coffey
Sam Shultz
Coffey
Shultz
Colfax
John H. Coffey
Paul Coffey
Carrie Rust
Nellie Rosier
Rosier
Goffey
Kuhn
Marion County
Canton
Morgantown Boy Shot and Killed While Fishing
Bert Landfield, 15, was killed instantly near Morgantown when his rifle misfired during a hunting outing with three companions. Donald Kees, 17, fired next, and the bullet struck Landfield in the head as the boys tested ranges. Prosecutor Poste said the shooting was accidental and no action would be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Herbert Landfield
Here
Lanefield
Donald Kees
Lanfield
Kees
Frank Jordan
Albert Prager
RP. Poste
Keon
Ku Klux Klan meeting halted by crowd at hall
In Perth Amboy New Jersey on June 5 a Ku Klux Klan gathering was disrupted when a mob stormed the Junior American Mechanics Hall. Police intervened to restore order as tensions flared and the scene drew witnesses from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth Amboy
N.J
Ku Kix Klan
American Mechanica Hall
Disord
Five Knights Templar Die In Michigan Train Derailment
A Grand Trunk special train carrying Knights Templars to a state convention derailed near Durant Michigan killing five and injuring about forty. The wreck occurred two miles west of Durant as the train assembled in Grand Rapids for the journey to Flint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Mich
Knight Templar
Western Michigan
Grand Trunk
Here
Grand Rapids
Flint
Fairmont Water Main Accidentally Blown Out by Searchers
A water main linking the city reservoir to the west side of Fairmont was blown during a search for Bruno Procopio, drowned in the Monongahela near Sixth Street. Dynamite used to release his body caused a main line explosion, lowering reservoir pressure and triggering a citywide water cut until a single feed could be restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Pairmont
Bruno Procopio
Procopio
Monongahela
Sixth Street
Pipey Tor
Mary White recovering after operation at City Hospital
Mary White daughter of Mrs. J W White of West Boyd street is resting well after surgery at City Hospital. Rev J B Jackson of Moundsville visited en route to Buckhannon. Mrs Anna Heflin was a business visitor in Fairmont. Francis Warder returns from Morgantown for summer. William Rosenshine and family attended a showing of The Old Homestead at Fairmont Theatre. Monell of Philippi and Setler of Route 6 were in Grafton today. Caele Joshi Took ohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Marie White
J. W. White
West Boyd Street
City Hospital
J. EB. Jackson
Moundsville
Buckhannon
Anna Heflin
Fairmont
Old Homestead
Francis Warder
Morgantown
West Virginia University
William Rosen
Shine and Son Motto
Charles Devers
Artie Cox
Helen of Troy
New York
Fairmont Theatre
America
Notable locals attend university events and visit Grafton
Transfer clerk W A Spaur returns from Morgantown after attending West Virginia University commencement where daughter Klayde Spaur earned a BA. Numerous Grafton residents, including Mrs. W E Brown, Mrs. Charles Harman, L W Burns, I N Look, John Traxler, and others travel for business, shopping, or visits. Walter Blue from St Joseph Mo visits relatives. Harry W Lippincott, ex Grafton and Grand Bay official, stays with sister Mary McCabe. Edward C Fisher of Wheeling handles business for W A Wilson and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Homestead
America
W. A. Spaur
Morgantown
Grafton
Charles Harman
Harman
L. W. Burns
H. B. Scranage
I. N
Cloud
Rosemont
L. Reynolde
Gratton
Bottles Creek
Walter Blue
St. Joseph Mo
L. B. Brydon
Mr. Blue
George McGamphamn
Wheeljing
Edward C. Fisher
Wheeling
W. A. Wilson and Son
A. C. Corder
Near Phipps
Harry W. Lippincott
Way Mall
Grand Bay Michigan
Mary McCabe
Washington Street
L. L. Loar
Clarksburg
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Payne
Treasury
Agn Cosis
DAY Association
Democrats
Bart
Will
Ational Assem
Gloria Gould
Fance
Henry A. Bishop, Jr
Bridgeport
Conn
Justice OF Peace
Ktim
Aumishap
Cleve
Paul Cof
Tomobili Land
Herbert Langhir
Mich. RY
Specia
Knigths Templars
Howe Knotts
Knottsville
Mr. Knotts
S. Nichols
Spencer St
Houston
Tex
Thedford
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