Riverside Drive near completion to open for traffic
Work on Riverside Drive from Yates Avenue to Route 50 advances under City and state supervision. Primary coating applied May 28 with limestone gravel and tar, aiming for heavy traffic readiness. City to finish both sections concurrently. brush clearing and riverbank beautification planned with grass seeding and transient labor for cleansing.
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Riverside Drive
Ates Avenu Tside
Petter
Road 1
Yates Avenue
Charles
King
Dry spell tightens grip on Gratton Park river
Page one reports continuing dry weather with a rising health risk as the river falls daily. Small islands form as water recedes amid drought. Federal flood control plans could allow floodgates to steady the flow. Forecasts promise little rain for days, keeping the community in gloom as residents watch for rain.
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Gratton Park
Federal Flood Control
Road improvements promise shorter drives to Morgantown
The article notes highways to be started and perhaps finished this summer, aiming to save miles for motorists planning trips to Morgantown, a football season destination. The move is described as beneficial for travelers, with anticipation of reduced travel distance and time.
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Morgantown
Webster Defeats Wendel in Close Baseball Game
Webster nines held off Wendel 9 to 8 in a tight contest decided in the seventh inning at Wendel field. Starter Fendt left after five. Lake finished for Webster as the team rallied from an early 4 to 0 deficit to win with timely hitting and steady defense.
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Webster
Wendel
Maryland Coal
Fendt
Lake
Bank Representative Attends West Virginia Bankers Meeting
Lawson L. Loar director of the First National Bank is in White Sulphur Springs representing the bank at the West Virginia State Bankers Association annual convention. Jay Fleming, executive vice president and cashier, could not attend as he and his daughter Rosaline Heironimus travel to Charlottesville to bring Harry Fleming home from the University of Virginia for summer vacation.
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Lawson L. Loar
First National Bank
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
West Virginia State Bankers Association
Jay Fleming
Rosaline Heironimus
Charlottesville
Harry Fleming
University of Virginia
Scarecrow spotted with nest in Nashville field
Seen near Nashville Tennessee a scarecrow fashioned from old clothes stands in a field. A bird's nest rests inside the coat picket, suggesting a temporary shelter for wildlife.
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Nashville
Tenn
Youth Passes Beyond After Fever Attack
Robert A Scrannage 14 son of Otto L Scranage and Myrtle Evans died at home after an eighteen day typhoid fever illness complicated by pneumonia. He was affiliated with Pruntytown Baptist church and admired in the community. Survived by parents and siblings including John Scranage Gladys Stranage Miss Rosemont Mrs Robert Savage Mrs Russell Lambert and Mrs Lewis Beasley. Funeral at Harmony Grove Baptist church Saturday at 2 with Rev Millard Stump and burial in church cemetery Bartlett Funeral Company in charge.
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Robert A. Scrannage
Otto L. Scranage
Myrtle Evans
Robert
Pruntytown
Robert Savage
Rosemont
Russell Lambert
Lost Run
Lewis Beasley
New York
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
Millard Stump
Church
Bartlett Funeral Company
Couple Held Over Immoral Assembly Warrants Issued
Latrobe street residents are involved as a warrant is issued for the arrest of Frank Roberts on a charge of lawful assembly. William Kirk accused Roberts and his wife of immoral gathering. The couple, living near the Exchange mill, will appear before Mayor Charles O. King at 9 o’clock Saturday morning after witnesses are gathered.
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Latrobe Street
Charles O. King
Grial
Frank Roberts
Roberts
William Kirk
Lower Latrobe Street
Exchange Mill
Kirk
Clarence Sillman
Democrats Eye House Seats Amid Local Political Maneuvering
County Democrats list W T Gates as potential delegate draft while parties weigh who will challenge in the upcoming race. Republicans consider E Bailey Wyckoff and other leaders, with many awaiting a decisive entrant before committing. Local politicos face a pivotal spring as primary dynamics unfold.
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Darth
House
W. T. Gates
Mr. Gates
Gates
Charles E. Hodges
One County Democracy
Wyckoff
E. Bailey Wyckoff
Freight loadings fall in week nationwide
Washington reports the American Railway Association announced revenue freight loadings for the week ending June 8 totaling 578,541 cars. This marks a decrease of 46,026 from the prior week, though overall activity remains higher than the same period last year.
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Washington
American Railway
Wess Aay Uu
SM Twos and Lyles
Praise for Local Editor of Magazine Praises Transient Review
Public praise from Anna Jarvis founder of Mother’s Day is printed for George L. Egbert editor of The Transient Review Grafton West Virginia. Contained are comments on cooperation between states and federal government and lines about funding insurance. The report includes additional local crime notes and a travel update about A J Torrey and family vacation.
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Irginia Transient Service
Transient Review
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Mother's Day
Miss Jarvis
Grafton
The
No Oazine
George Luri
Sm Sentnel
George I. Egbert
Grafton W. Va
Mr. Egber
West Virginia
Mothers Day
State Press
Egbert
Look Young With MELLO GLO Beauty Powder Ad
Ad touts MELLO GLO beauty powder as a French formulated product that smooths complexions, prevents visible pores, and stays long without flaking or dryness. Claims it blends naturally with any skin tone and is priced 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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Pu ‘Unguentis
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Clyde G. Turner
Ruby B. Graham
S. C. Jones
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Harry Flanagan
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L. H. Walker
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Howard H. Holt
Robert A. Scranage
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N. Y. Giants
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