Ersel Pepper Promoted To Supervisor Of Short Line
Ersel Pepper, long time maintenance of way clerk in the division engineer office, has been promoted by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to supervisor of the short line with headquarters in Clarksburg. D A Outright will replace him in Grafton, moving from Weston, while D A McWilliams becomes Pepper’s successor at Clarksburg. Pepper, active in civic life, has served as past commander of the American Legion and as secretary of the Loyal Order of Moose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ersel Pepper
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Clarksburg
Mr. Pepper
Grafton
D. L. Outright
Weston
D. A. McWilliams
Baltimore and Ohio
Pepper
Parkersburg
L.T. Wilfong
American Legion
Loyal Order of Moose
Alvin Cohen to Attend Western Reserve College
Alvin Cohen, all state tackle and key member of the 1936 Grafton High Bearcats, will attend Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, next year. He turned down other scholarship offers to enroll at Western Reserve. None of the other standout 1936 players has announced plans, though several are expected to pursue higher education and continue football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Cohen
Grafton High School
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Pruhtytown
Ee Reserve
Vendol advertised relief for constipation and aches
An old newspaper ad touts Vendol as a double action remedy from roots and herbs, claiming rapid relief from constipation and resulting pains. It features testimonials from Bertieau of Lester West Virginia and notes Gratton Drug and Pharmaceutical endorsing the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bertieau
Lester
W. Va
Tomach
Gratton Drug & Pheminal
Ford Police Chief Testifies On River Rouge Handbill Clash
Ford personnel manager Harry Bennett sits with his attorney awaiting testimony before a one man grand jury in Detroit. The probe concerns the fracas during union efforts to distribute handbills at the River Rouge plant of Fort Motor Co. Several KIO organizers were beaten in the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bennett
Ford
Detroit
River Rouge
Fort Motor Co
Pope Invited Into Germany Faces Vatican Rift
Berlin dated report says Schutz Staffel guards urged Pope Pius XII to visit Germany to verify the Church Nazi split. Schwarze Korps and Westdeutscher Beobachter press the issue, demanding a single choice for Germans between Hitler and the Vatican amid attacks over Catholic monks trials and church authority.
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Berlin
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Schutz Staffel
Schwarze Korps
Pius
Germany
Hitler
Vatican
Westdeuscher Beobachter At
Cologne
Rome
Pope Pius
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Body of Train Victim Sent to New Hampshire
The body of Harry McCue 53 year old retired naval man who was killed by a train in Coffman early Monday was shipped yesterday to Newfield New Hampshire where a daughter Miss Helen McCue resides where last rites will probably be held tomorrow afternoon.
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Harry McCue
Coffman
Newfield
N. H
Helen McCue
Child Injured After Skating Fall on East Wilford Street
Betty Jean Murphy, young daughter of State Trooper and Mrs W B Murphy, skated on East Wilford street and suffered a severe arm sprain when she fell yesterday afternoon. After medical attention she returned home but cannot use her arm for several days.
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Wilford Street
Betty Jean Murphy
W. B. Murphy
Taylor County Court Grants Sheep Loss Claims
In session this week the Taylor County court approved farmer claims, mainly from the Flemington area, totaling 1761 dollars for sheep killed in the past six months by roaming dogs. Little other business of note was handled by the commissioners.
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Taylor County Court
Flemington
Kiwanis clubs plan July 17 outing in Monongahela National Forest
Representatives from seven Kiwanis clubs including Grafton Clarksburg Fairmont Morgantown Parsons Philippi Belington and Elkins will meet at Cozy Rest next Tuesday to discuss plans for a July 17 outing in the Monongahela National Forest. The Elkins club sponsors the event and attorney Rollo J. Conley of Fairmont spoke on wills at last night’s civic meeting.
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Grafton Club
Cozy Rest
Monongahela National Forest
Alden Beagle
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Parsons
Philippi
Belington
Elkins
Conley
Rollo J. Conley
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Wills
Accused Man Held in Slaying Probe
City and county police arrested Charlie Young alias Ed Young in connection with the slaying of Arthur McClure. He was wanted in Bell county Kentucky for questioning in the case.
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Welch
Charlie Young
Ed Young
Bell County
Arthur McClure
Solicitation plans inked by Grafton merchants group
The Grafton Retail Merchants Association outlined rules to curb solicitors for church and lodge ads. Merchants require written approval from a secret committee led by Major Don R. Chaffee before considering proposals. Stores will close at 5 pm daily and open at 9 am. Saturday hours extend to 9 pm.
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Grafton Retail Merchants Association
Don R. Chaffee
Taylor County Board of ‘Trade
Girl imitates glass eater and seeks medical help
In Wallenburg Colorado on June 9, Pauline, nine year old daughter of theater manager Paul Krier, watched stunt man Bob Steel eat glass and, believing it real, bit a glass remnant herself. Emergency treatment reportedly succeeded.
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Wallenburg
Colo
Bob Steel
Pauline
Paul Krier
Christian Endeavor State Conference Underway in West Virginia
Delegates gathered at the Methodist Protestant church in Weston for a three day West Virginia Christian Endeavor meeting. Mrs Beatrice Allman welcomed attendees to Lewis county and Dr F L Reiner of Chicago, a noted Christian Endeavor figure, was slated to speak.
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Weston
West Virginia
Methodist Protestant Church
Beatrice ‘Allman
Lewis County
F. L. Reiner
Chicago
Christian Endeavor
Last Farewells for Hollywood Actress in Quiet Funeral
The star, famed as Hollywood's worst actress and a box office draw, endured a turbulent life with three marriages ending in two divorces and a death by suicide. Labeled a good scout, she remained wealthy and independent, driving her car and answering her own phone. Funeral services were tightly controlled, with mourners limited to her mother Mrs. Jean Bello and her mother's two former husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Jean Bello
Jean Harlow Funeral Attended by Film Colleagues
Only about two hundred people admitted to Jean Harlow's funeral by card. Among mourners were Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Lionel Barrymore Warner Baxter Frank Morgan W S Van Dyke Ray June and studio executives. Her father Clair Carpenter Hal Rossen her second husband Paul Bern and others attended in Glendale California with extras buying flowers for her in Saratoga production delay.
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Miss Harlow
Jorlam Powell
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Lioniel Barrymore
Warner Baxter
Frank Morgan
W. 5. van Dyke
Ray June
Charles ‘McGrew, III
Hal Rossen
Clair Carpencer
Kansas City
Marino Bello
Paul Bern
Glendale
Calif
Jean Harlow
Saratoga
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Western Reserve College
Valeele
MR. Bertie Gray
Ford Police
Att Quiz
Central Press
Attorne
Hitler Organ
New Hampshire
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Plymouth
Oakland
Essex
Shriver Motor Company
Pike Street
Opera House
Wheeling
Regis Kuhn
Central Catholic High School
Kuhn
Notre Dame
ENITE
Inses
Seri Caueia
Florence Rice Thomas Mitchell
Ted Healy Doucet
Catharine
Constance Cummings
the Charming
Deceiver
O. D. Brown
First Ward
Grafton Lodge No. 308
B. P. ‘Co. Elks
B. and O. Station Square
Retail Merchants Name Committee
Rock Spring
Thornton General Supply Company
White Company
NEW Dixie
Christian Endeavor State Conference
IRS
Wren Ware
Rollator
NORGE
Bellafosi
Win
Norge Loar Jewelry Store
C. L. Hawkins
Grafton, W. Ya
New York
Brooklyn
Shawn
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
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