Bar Members Slated for 150th Anniversary Constitution Campaign
Taylor County Bar Association announces its participation in the 150th anniversary observance of the U S Constitution. Attorney John L Hechmer, president, heads a fireman committee with C E Wyckoff W Merle Watkins Francis L Warder and Harry Friedman to promote civic and fraternal support through June 1939.
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Taylor County Bar Association
John L. Hechmer
Hechmer
C. E. Wyckoff
W. Merle Watkins
Francis L. Warder
Harry Friedman
Taylor County
United States of America
United States
Wehn rites to be held at the home tomorrow
Last rites for Robert Wehn age 31 of Blueville will be conducted from the late home in Blueville at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The Rev. E F K Roof of St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church Grafton will officiate. Interment will be in Woodsdale Memorial Park cemetery. He died at Grafton City hospital Saturday morning from diabetes after a fishing trip on Elk river with his father Charles Wehn and brother Henry. Body prepared by G T Bartlett Funeral company.
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Robert Wehn
Blueville
Grafton City Hospital
E. F. K. Roof
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Grafton
Woodsdale Memorial Park
Elk River
Charles Wehn
Henry
G. T. Bartlett Funeral Company
Quiet Weekend Police Report Highlights Three Fines
Mayor E O Waughs police court reported three men cited for drunkenness failed to appear and forfeited bonds Lawrence E Hussion Taylor county farmer Roy O Alcocre Pruntytown and Carl Curry Grafton A fourth warrant against Harold Mason Barbour county was sent to Squire Knabenshue for disposition Mason was accused of beating his wife after a May 31 celebration and, after paying the minimum fine and promising to patch things up, was released
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E. O. Waugh
Lawrence E. Hussion
Taylor County
Roy O. Alcocre
Pruntytown
Carl Curry
Grafton
Harold Mason
Barbour County
Squire A. B. Knabenshue
Mason
Beech Street
Squire Knabenshue
Door in Taylor county courthouse found in natural walnut finish
WPA workmen uncovered a solid black walnut door beneath years of paint in the Taylor county courthouse. They will stain and varnish to show its natural beauty. Interior renovation started six weeks ago and should finish June 18. County Clerk Frank Bennett cautioned that July completion is uncertain, noting the workers are WPA men. About ten men are employed under supervisor W W Lambert.
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Works Progress Administration
Taylor County
Court House
Frank Bennett
W. W. Lambert
Rabies Fear Spurs Action In Taylor County Dog Hunt
Second infected dog found in Taylor County prompts sheriff led crackdown. Officials order all loose dogs seized to curb a rabies threat after two local boys were bitten. Authorities vow to confine pets, with county officer Whitescarver directing intensified efforts statewide.
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Taylor County
Grafton
Billie Wolfe
Dallas Wolfe
Lucretia Addition
Red
Faesmeyer
South Side
Wolfe
Knottsville
Billie
West Virginia University
Reitz
C. F. Shaffer
Pruntytown
Route 50
Wigwam
C. C. Whitescarver
These Drivers Were Just Looking for Trouble
A hoax accident yesterday afternoon drew Deputy Sheriff Joseph Maske into action near Prunytown on U S Route 50. The two cars, moving at under five mph, collided after one vehicle turned off the highway. Maske warned the drivers the Squire would assess higher costs than damages if they cannot settle privately.
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Joseph Maske
Maske
Pruniytown
U. S
Basque Front and Catalan Areas Lead Northeast Fronts
The text outlines multiple fronts in a broader conflict, naming Basque and Catalan sectors as key regions. It notes a northeast grouping including thirteen fronts, with four major fronts highlighted for emphasis. The Basque strip from Bilbao to Oviedo is identified as a prize area in the campaign.
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Aragon
Bilbao
Oviedo
Local W C T U Hears Convention Report
At the June meeting held at Mrs. Fred D. Robinson in Grafton Finday delegates from Grafton reported on the world convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in Washington D C The four attendees were Mrs R O Phillips Mrs C F Shafer Mrs P W Knotts and Mrs W B Woodyard Reports by Phillips and Shafer noted the convention’s seven day session and the Grafton club reached its quota for a national education fund becoming a gold star union
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Fred D. Robinson
Grafton
Finday
Washington, D. C
R. O. Phillips
C. F. Shafer
P. W. Knotts
John W Blake dies at 78 in Taylor county
John W Blake age 78 died at 12 50 Sunday morning at his daughter Florence Sutherlands home after a four day illness. The cause was cerebral hemorrhage. He owned a farm near Pleasant Creek and belonged to Pleasant Creek Methodist Episcopal church. Surviving are daughter Mrs Sutherland and brother Richard of PhiIlips. he has one deceased daughter and several deceased siblings. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm at Clemtown United Brethren church with Rev R O Phillips. Bartlett Funeral directors.
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John W. Blake
Taylor County
Florence Sutherland
Walters Street
Blake
Pleasant Creek
Richard
Phiipps
Sutherland
Clemtown
United Brethren Church
R.O. Phillips
Bartlett Funeral Company
Vice President Garner Visits Grafton For Breakfast
Vice President John Nance Garner and Mrs. Garner stopped at the Cozy Rest filling station and restaurant on U S route 50 in Grafton yesterday morning for breakfast while en route west. They spoke with proprietor H K Debendorfer and other patrons.
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John Nance Garner
Grafton
U. S. Route 50
Garner
H. K. Debendorfer
First Victim Continues From Valley Falls Tragedy
About two hundred people gathered at Valley Falls yesterday as Kendzor, the lone swimmer to enter the water between the falls, vanished. Bystanders searched the pool below the falls while an officer noted a head briefly rising above the surface before Kendzor likely became entangled in a backwater.
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Valley Falls
Kendzor
Federal judiciary reform bill debated and critiqued
A congressional report attacks the proposed increase in federal judges, arguing the bill is inadequate, would not ease delays, and could lead to itinerant judges. It contends the plan would override court traditions and empower selection of judges by cases, not merit, hindering judicial independence.
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Inapa
Senate battle over Roosevelt bill sparks party split
Debate centers on a judiciary reform bill as eight members of the judiciary committee face a sharp minority report. Senators King McCarran and O Mahoney lead opposition citing threats to judicial independence and constitutional principles. Proponents urge amendments to address safeguards before possible passage in the Senate.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Hatch
N. M
Roosevelt
King
Utah
McCarran
Nevada
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
fede _[al
Judicial Department
Lost Teeth Reward Notice Between Washington Street and Summit Garden
Lost set of false teeth between Washington Street and Summit Garden. Reward offered for return to Sentinel. Contact the newspaper with details.
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Washington Street
Summit Garden
Sentinel
Judiciary Wire: Court Size Change Sparks Debate on Checks
A congressional committee rejects altering the Supreme Court by enlarging its personnel as an assault on judicial power. The majority warns against lash-like punishment of the court, stressing the sacred nature of an independent judiciary and the danger to constitutional balance.
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America
Autocratic Government Debate and Judicial Independence
A congressional report criticizes concentrating power in a single ruler as autocratic and urges strong judicial independence. It cites Roosevelt era laws deemed unconstitutional and argues constitutional democracy must advance carefully, with the judiciary protecting individual liberty under the bill of rights.
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America
Cormaittee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Lberty
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