Four Hurt In Car Accident Near New Martinsville
In Wetzel county on June 10 Mrs. Fred Brand wife of the A E Masten broker and her son Fred were hospitalized in critical condition after a collision with a truck at Kent while en route to Charleston. Fred O'Brien of Sistersville also injured and taken to Wheeling hospital. Brand suffered a fractured kneecap and facial injuries. Mrs Brand had severe head and facial injuries.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
Fred Brand
A. E. Masten and Company
Fred
Wetzel County Hospital
Kent
Here
Charleston
Barn
von Reister
Wheeling
Charfort
Fred O'Brien
Sistersville
Brand
State Mgtior Commission
Martinsville
Many Out-Of-State Cars Seen in City
A daytime patrol found 79 cars in or near Grafton and 16 at Grafton City Park from out of state during 1 to 3 PM and 3 to 4 PM yesterday. Chief A E Lockard announced the finding noting licenses from Pennsylvania Ohio Maryland and Tennessee were most common among many states listed.
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Grafton
A. E. Lockard
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
Tennessee
Shief
Indiana
Nebraska
Nevada
Kentucky
Delaware
North Carolina
District of Columbia
New York
Florida
South Dakota
Michigan
California
Oregon
Virginia
Episcopal Conference In Weston Opens For Delegates
Weston report notes the Episcopal diocese hosts a summer conference opening day for delegates. Bishop W. L. Gravatt of Charleston serves as director of the event, with church workers and clergy gathered to study and plan church outreach during the session.
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Episcopal Diocese of
New York City Woman Feared Kidnapping of Son
Mrs John F Kaul of New York City expressed fear that a childless woman had abducted her five year old son John after police dragged the East River seeking the boy's body. The boy was the son of a World War veteran and disappeared while playing in the Sutton Place district.
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John
John F. Kaul
New York City
East River
Sutton Place
Martinsburg Socialist Leader Dies Saturday
Martinsburg obituary notes Jesse Brillhart 63 a repeated socialist congressional candidate died at his home Saturday night and will be buried tomorrow in Martinsburg.
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Martinsburg
Jesse Brillhart
Southern M. E. Pastors Gather at Barboursville
Pastors of the Southern Methodist Episcopal churches of West Virginia met at Morris Harvey College in Barboursville for a pastors institute led by Bishop E. D. Mene of Charlotte North Carolina. The sessions continue throughout the week with Bishop Mouzon meeting his cabinet and college trustees and conference Christian education representatives tomorrow.
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Barboursville
Southern Methodist Episcopal Churches of
West Virginia
Morris Harvey College
E. D. Mene
Charlotte
N.C
Mouzon
College
Conference Board of Christian Education
Soil-Drier Works U. K. Its Inventor Insists
Davenport Iowa June 10. George Spenke a farmer asserts his soil drier works. A stout wooden barrel sunk below ground connects to drainage tile. Surface water pours into the barrel and then drains off through the tile instead of running over the field.
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Davenport
eGorge Spenke
Four Progressive Urges Ask Constitutional Convention
The text outlines a push by four congressional progressives to call a constitutional convention to overhaul the nation s basic law amid Supreme Court tensions after the NRA decision and related acts. It references Representatives Marcantonio Amlie Schneider Lundeen as leading figures in the effort.
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Theme Court
Supreme Court
NRA
Frazier-Lemke
Vito Marcantonio
New York
Thomas R. Amlie
Wisconsin
George J. Sehneider
E. M. Lundeen
Minnesota
Numbers Mai Doses In Appeal Goes to Jail
Charlest e June 10. A. T. Matthews of Charleston was unable to gain appeal in the supreme court and faced commitment to county jail today. Convicted weeks earlier, he received one year in jail and a $500 fine for operating a numbers game. He was arrested with 125 others in raids on alleged gambling dens in Charleston three months ago.
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Charlesté
Supreme Court
A. T. Matthews
Charleston
Matthews
Mystery gas found by water well near Huss drill site
Driller Billings Montana Jur A L Huss drilled for a mysterious gas he claimed could extinguish fire if placed nearby. Fire Chief W H Steele and Clarence Peterson a high school chemistry instructor thought at first it was carbon dioxide but found it was not. Huss plans further testing to see if the gas may prove valuable beyond water.
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Billings
Mont
Jur
Huss
W. H. Steele
Clarence Peterson
Shawkey to Speak at Kanawha College Commencement
Dr. Morris P. Shawkey president of Marshall college will address 18 Kanawha College graduates at tonight's commencement in Charleston.
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Shawkey
Kanawha College
Charleston
Morris P. Shawkey
Marshall College
Dog Owner Confuses Police Over Dead Dog
Dallas columnist recounts a series of calls where a man repeatedly reports his dog’s status, first claiming it is mad, then declaring the dog dead, then insisting the policeman should be sent again as the dog is alive. The reporting officer notes the dog’s death was initially recorded but later disputed.
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Dallas
Tex
O. K
Navy to part inseparable twins Mary Louise and George Walker
For 19 years the Wichita Kansas twins Mary Louise and George Walker have lived as inseparables. George has enlisted in the navy and will be away four years, leaving Mary Louise heartbroken and facing a long, solitary parting.
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NAVY
Mary Louise
George Walker
Wichita
Kas
George
Henry Ford Receives Colgate Doctor of Laws Honor
Henry Ford the Detroit automobile maker was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at Colgate University’s 116th commencement in Hamilton New York. Dean Cari A Kalleren praised Ford for his world renowned success and impact on modern transportation and industry.
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Hamilton
Henry Ford
Detroit
Colgate University
Ford
Cari A. Kalleren
Huntington Man Killed in Auto Crash
Gallipolis Ohio telegraph reports W N Evans 36 of Huntington West Virginia died in hospital from injuries in a single car collision last night. Mrs Evans suffered a broken back and the Evans children were slightly injured.
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Gallipolis
W.N. Evans
Huntington
W. Va
Memory In Martinsburg Jail Traps Wanted Man
In Martinsburg Corporal Homer Ancell used a trooper's memory to identify Edward L. Carter of Jefferson County while Carter applied for a driving test. The trooper linked his name to a long‑standing wanted theft charge, reviving the case and serving a warrant for Carter. Carter claimed he thought the charge had been dropped.
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Martinsburg
Edward’ L. Carter
Jefferson County
Carter
Homer Ancell
Ancell
Marshall College Opens Its Summer Term Today
Marshall College opened its summer term today in Huntington with about 1000 students enrolled. The faculty includes Virgil Flynn principal of Charleston High School and Miss Daisy Chapman of South Charleston.
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Marshall College
Huntington
Virgil Flynn
Charleston High School
Daisy Chapman
South Charleston
Insull Faces Last Hearing In Final Trial
In Chicago on June 10 1936 Samuel Insull awaited the start of what was described as a final trial related to the 1932 collapse of his industrial empire. Charged with transferring about 2.5 million in assets after bankruptcy and facing a major government case centered on a 1 million dollar check and a late 1931 dividend, the defense argues poor business judgment. Co-defendants include Samuel Insull Jr and Harold L Stuart. others were dismissed or are abroad.
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Samuel Insull
Corporation Securities Company
Bankrupi
Samuel, Jr
Harold L. Stuart
Investment House
Martin J. Insull
Canada
Brother of Local Man Dies in Chattanooga
Wilson, 38, brother of O. P. Wilson, Grafton newspaperman, died at his Chattanooga Tennessee home yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their family will travel by motor to attend the funeral. No cause of death is given in the telegram.
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Wilson
O. P. Wilson
Grafton
Chattanooga
Tenn
Open Star Pitcher Krueger Shines in National Open Rounds
Former Peoria pitcher Alvin Krueger starred in the first two rounds of the National Open golf tournament in Pittsburgh, firing 78 and 73 to sit in strong contention.
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Peoria
Alvin Krueger
Pittsburgh
Voluntary NRA Hourly Wage Continuance Urged
In White Sulphur Springs on June 10 a voluntary continuance of NRA wage and hour scales was urged by the national proprietary association. The resolution, read yesterday, backs voluntary observance of NRA wage and hour rules by about 80 percent of package manufacturers. The association reelected Frank A. Blair of New York as president for the 21st consecutive year.
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White Sulphur Springs
National Proprietary Association
Ne Association
Frank A. Blair
New York
Youth Leaps Overboard in Ohio River Missing
Parkersburg report says 17 year old William Golden disappeared after leaping from the excursion steamer J S officers search the Ohio River for his body Madge Hull a passenger on board saw the youth leap overboard confirmation of details from local officials and witnesses expected pursuit ongoing
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Parkersburg
Ohio River
William Golden
Madge Hull
J. S
Tragic quarrel ends in double homicide in New York
Nine year old Anthony Fontana and his sisters Johanna sixteen Connie eleven become orphans after a water fight over a dress led Dominick Cosentino to grab a gun and fatally shoot the Fontana parents Giuseppe and Fontana as Josephine Cosentino’s father confronts the incident. Connie Fontano later attempted to jump from a second story window but was stopped by a police officer.
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New York
Anthony Fontana
Anthony
Josephine Cosentino
Josephine
Dominickentino
Guiseppe
Fontana
Johanna
Con
Clipper Ship to Make Second Voyage Today
Alameda Calif June 10 The Pan American Clipper ship will depart about 3 p m today on its second flight to Hawaii with Midway Island 4000 miles out into the Pacific its final destination The plane will be manned by the same crew as on its prior Hawaii hop No mail or cargo will be carried The flight marks California to Orient commercial route expansion
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Alameda
Calif
Hawai
Midway Island
Hawaii
California
Glenns Pain-Well Tron and Herb Tonic
An early 20th century advertisement claims Glenns Pain-Well Tron and Herb Tonic stimulates stomach glands increases red blood cells and blood energy to resist colds. It promotes spring fever as a disease not a joke and promises pep and new energy with a bottle purchase.
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Patronize Sentinel
Charles G. Corbin
Grafton Banking & Trust Co
Mary Louise Walker
Colegate University
Insull
Open
U.K
Kid
Glenn
Dizzy Dean
Lou Gehrig
Melvin Oz
Harold Schumacher
Guy Bush
Ellsworth Vines, Jr
George M. Lott, Jr
William T. Tilden
Lester R. Steefen
Bruce Barnes
Gene Sarzen
Craig Wood
Tommy Armour
Willie Macfarlane
Helen Hicks
Denny Shute
Jim Bausch
George Barker
Leo Sexton
Helene Madison
Stubby Kruger
Josephine McKim
Susan Vilas
Harold
Dutch”) Smith
Georgia Coleman
Pete Desjardins
Sam Howard
Raymond Stevens
Jack Shea
Irving Jaffees
Bill Cook
Paul Thompson
Mel Ort
Mel
Hal
W Watson
Al—Florence Young
Charlee
Ryder Ee
ML A. Bailey
MNF
B. J. Roralde
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salet
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