One Dead After Mountain Truck Crash In West Virginia
The Lexington to Washington marchers faced peril as a truck driver Wesley Wilson described a brake failure on a mountain descent near a dangerous horseshoe curve. The convoy halted in Grafton to seek funds and many continued by a cutoff, while Gordon An Army Man, the deceased, had two enlistments and led the group.
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Montain
Wesley Wilson
Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Curve
Kentucky
Washington
Lexington
Grafton
Charleston
Clarksburg
Oakley
Road Commission
Debendorfer
Gordon
25Th
Kentucky Infantry
Bartlett Funeral Company
Arthur Williams
Gauley Bridge
C. & O. Railroad Company
Gauley
15Th
York Artillery
Wilson
Louisville
Captain Oakley
Williams
Frank Jenkins
John Scott
Brookhart Trails in Iowa Primary as Field Leads
In Des Moines on June 8 a GOP primary shakeup showed Sen. Smith W. Brookhart well behind Henry Field of Shenandoah. Field led with 164,938 votes to Brookhart’s 122,763 as 2,073 of 2,435 precincts counted, while Louis Murphy led Democrats for the Senate with 40,565 to Dan Steek’s 22,749. Benson narrowly topped Haugen in the fourth district GOP race, and Gov. Dan Turner ran ahead in the Republican gubernatorial field with 223,211 votes to Lange’s 34,285. Democratic contenders trailed, with Herring leading Roddewier for the gubernatorial nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Smith W. Brookhart
Henry Field
Shenandoah
Senate
Wall Street
Field
Brookhart
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Murphy
Dan F. Steek
Ottumwa
Dan Turner
Otto Lange
Clyd Herring
L. E. Roddewie
Brother Kills Brother With Rifle in Handley Texas
Michael Dolan aged 12, son of Mr and Mrs Michael Dolan of Handley Texas, is dead after his 11 year old brother Jack fired a 22 caliber rifle into his spine while the boys were playing. The tragedy occurred recently and funeral services were held in Handley. Mrs Dolan, formerly Miss Jenny Barlow of Grafton, is a relative of several local residents including Elvis Barlow.
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Michael Dolan
Michael &. Dolan
Handley
Texas
Jack
Twain
Dolan
Jennie Barlow
Grafton
Sarah Barlow
Sarah Rehe
George Showalter
John
James Guth
Gertrude Gilmore
West Washington Street
Elvis Barlow
Market Street
Local Personal Items Highlight Moves and Visits
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Batson of Dewey avenue plan a move to their summer cottage at Grafton Park on Thursday. Miss Carolyne Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brown of West Main Street, a West Virginia University student in Morgantown, spends summer vacation with her parents. Miss Virginia Burdette, guest of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Holt on Maple avenue, has returned home to St Albans, West Virginia.
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C. C. Batson
Dewey Avenue
Grafton Park
Carolyne Brown
W. E. Brown
West Mainstreet
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Virginia Burdette
Howard H. Holt
Maple Avenue
St. Albans
W. Va
Court Still in Session in Minor Civil Case Roundup
Circuit court continues with minor civil matters as term nears end. It remains undecided whether the J. H. Warder retrial will be opened tomorrow. Recent actions include Clarence Swisher v Wilson executrix $58.85. Pritchard v Digman $300. Lake v Equitable Life dismissed. County Court v Bogers settled $650. Heironimus v Ferguson motion to set aside verdict. Henderson v Newton pending.
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Circuit Court
J. H. Warder
Clarence Swisher
Fannie M. Wilson
William E. Wilson
E. R. Pritchard
Charles D. Digman
Lela Maud Digman
Lizzie Digman
O. D. Lake
Equitable Life Insurance Co
County Court
L. H. Bogers
T. W. Heironimus
Angus Ferguson
Elijah Henderson
Thomas H. Newton
Fishing Trip in Canaan Valley With Old Fly
Dr. C. F. Shafer and Emmett Blaney travel to Canaan Valley for a two day fishing and camping trip. Blaney brings a fishing fly he used in 1880, a relic of past outings. The journey started at noon and aims to enjoy outdoor time and local scenery.
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C. F. Shafer
Emmett Blaney
Canaan Valley
Mr. Blaney
War veterans appoint Coffey to head G A R again
The 50th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic re elected Seneca W Coffey as department commander marking the first re election in West Virginia history The unanimous vote cited Coffeys administration for improving state department health and maintaining spirit J T McCombs and S B Hanen of Moundsville won council seats The Betsy Ross club named Miss Clara Schroder president
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West Virginia
Grand Army of the Republic
Seneca W. Coffey
Coffey
State Department
J.T. McCombs
8. B. Hanen
Moundsville
Council of Administration
Betsy Ross Club
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Clara Schroder
STOCK GIVE AND INJURED LIST CONTINUES
Stock movements include a new low as miscellaneous names slide while U S Steel and other major firms fall. Auburn rises over two points. Injured in the incident are Cal Curtis 30 Lexington with head injuries and a Negro Adams about 32 with forearm cuts. an unidentified Negro has sprains and a sleepy man cannot provide name or address.
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Page One
Cal Curtis
Lexington
Adams
Local recollection mentions Lexington lineup amid unrest
Report notes a man suggested to have lined up in Lexington while three others, all colored, could be about town after sleeping at the Army home, reflecting postwar mobility and housing details.
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Lexington
Revolt Flare Breaks Out in Northwestern Honduras
In Legucigatpa Honduras June 8 revolution erupted in the northwest. Government troops dispersed a rebel force at La Barranca killing 51 and wounding many. Martial law declared in Cortes, Santa Barbara and Copan.
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Legucigatpa
Honduras
la Barranca
Cortes
Barbara
Copans
Dr Henry W Pratch Visited Friends Here
Dr Henry Walters Pratch of Pittsburgh returned home after a week’s visit with his mother and grandfather in Grafton. He was greeted by many boyhood friends from Grafton during the stay.
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Henry W. Pracht
Henry “Walters Pracht
Pittsburgh
Grafton
Young Dr Pracht Active Surgeon in Pittsburgh
The text notes that Dr. Pracht is now practicing as a surgeon in Pittsburgh with offices at the corner of Craig Street and Center Avenue and in the East End Savings Bank building with Dr. Wickersham. He is listed as a staff surgeon at West Penn, Passavant, and McGee hospitals and serves as an associate anatomy instructor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School.
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Pracht
Pittsburgh
Craig St
Center Avenue
East End
Ohio National Guard plane helps disperse Harnett mine pickets
In Cambridge on June 8 a group of women pickets faced a hand to hand clash with deputies near the Harnett mine. The sheriff arrested 32 pickets as lines reformed and stones were hurled at miners.
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Cambridge
Ohio National Guard
Harnett Mine
Here
Darwin Wolfe Chosen Coach at Philippi
Darwin Wolfe son of O F Wolfe of Cove district Barbour county and a product of Grafton high school and Fairmont State Teachers College has been chosen coach of Philippi high school for the year. He left for Fairmont to take extension work and is known in Grafton as a 1923 graduate and all state grid player under Coach Jasper Cole bank. He captained Fairmont College football in 1926 and was valedictorian of the 1923 local class. He has worked at Wolfe's garage and was a boilermaker's helper in B & O shops. He previously mentored Wadestown and McComb's schools and is brother to Dallas and Delbert Wolfe.
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Derwin Wolfe
O. F. Wolfe
Cove
Barbour County
Grafton High School
Fairmont State Teachers College
Philippi High School
Fairmont
Wolfe
Grafton
City High
Jasper Colebank
Fairmont College
Bridge Street
Wadestown High School
McComb's
Mercer County
Bluefield
Dallas
Delbert Wolfe
Prohibition Party Split Sparks Conference In Washington
Senators Borah Smoot and Robinson joined seven others at a discreet meeting on the Eighteenth Amendment and presidential convention strategy. The group discussed resubmission without united action and tailed by Garfield as he met with congressional leaders while President Hoover kept silent. The fallout center is whether the party will back a resubmission plank amid administration leaders backing the move.
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Tate
Borah
Friends of Prohibition
Chicago
James R. Garfield
Resolutions Committee
Washington
Republican
Smooth
Utah
Robinson
Indiana
Steiner
Oregon
Thomas
Idaho
Copper Kansas
Goldsborough
Maryland
Hoover
Browne
Brown
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Coal Baker Coal CO
S. W. Coffey
G.A.R
U. S. Steel
Bethleham American Tobacco B. North American
Santa Fe Union Pacific
Chesapeake& Ohio
National Biscuit
Corn Products
General Food
International Harvester
Auburn
Greeran
Pete Thugen
Jake Schaefer, Jr
Karen Morley
John Miljan
Barry
Ellington Apartments
Cleveland
Darwin Wolfe
Philippi
Grafton High
Colebank
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Baltimore & Ohio
Egery
WM. Archdeacon
America
Cv. Miller Reliable Footwear Gratton
W.va
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