Flag Day Service Highlights Patriotism and History
A flag day service by Philippi lodge and local Elks honors the flag’s symbolism and the nation’s founding ideals. Attorney William Taylor George delivers a sweeping address linking the flag to liberty, unity, and the future, noting the flag’s 100th anniversary of the first emblem made in Philadelphia. The event reflects on rights, duties, and the enduring covenant of government, with attendance moved indoors due to weather.
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William Aylor George
Philippi
Awger
Philadelphia
George
Bethlehem
Jocal Elks
Court House
Barbour County
Barbour Hisounty
Weather West Virginia Night Clear With Light Winds
Fair tonight across West Virginia with mild temperatures and little change expected. Tomorrow outlook similar with mostly clear skies and gentle breeze from the west, no significant precipitation anticipated.
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West Virginia
Man Injured by Timber on Main Street
J M Allen of West Royd Street was struck on the head by a large piece of scantling while tearing down the Yaste property near the depot. A nail pierced his skull and tore out, witnesses say the accident resulted from haphazard work by a large crew. Dr Bucklew judged his condition not serious but warned of possible complications. Allen, aged 45 to 50, was briefly unconscious and returned home.
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J. M. Allen
West Royd Street
Yaste
Allen
E. R. Bucklew
Coolidge Now In Real West Coolidge
President Coolidge travels by special train toward the Black Hills of South Dakota. He and Mrs. Coolidge view prairie fields, anticipate a welcome in Pierre, and a drive to Rapid City before reaching the state game lodge as his summer residence.
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Black Hills
M. D
Prairies
South Dakota
Pierre
Bulow
Rapid City
Court Rules Doctor Must Finish Term In Prison
New Orleans June 15 The fifth United States circuit court of appeals ruled Dr Frederick A Cook explorer and oil promoter must complete his prison term and seek release only through the Supreme Court or the U S parole board The decision overturned a Fort Worth judge and said the probation act does not alter existing statutes on release Cook was convicted of fraud in November 1923 and sentenced to 14 years and $12000 fine
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New Orleans
Frederick A. Cook
Supreme Court
United States Parole Board
Leavenworth Prison
United States, Court, of Appeals
Wilson
Fort Worth
Cook
Mine Workers Band Can Play Jail House Blues
Fourteen members of the United Mine Workers band from Monongahela county are jailed in Morgantown after a stop on the Morgantown Point Marion road. Officers say a bottle was discarded on the highway during a liquor search, leading to the arrest of the band and seizure of instruments. A hearing was pending.
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Morgantown
United, Mine Workers
Monongah
Ion County
Charleroi
John L. Lewis
Point Marion
Bert Riley
Carl Beebe
Lquor
Slight Improvement In Drew's Condition
San Francisco reports a slight improvement in the condition of John Drew, veteran actor, hospitalized after a period of decline. The latest word indicates Drew has gained strength following a midnight report of worsening health.
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Drew
San Francisco
John Drew
Noted outlaw eludes officers in Oklahoma car theft
Matthew Kimes, a famed southwestern bandit, eluded police after binding Jennings marshal George McAninch to a tree and stealing Orville Noble’s auto in Drumright with a two year old child asleep inside. He pursued toward the Osage Hills, with a large-scale hunt ongoing.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jennings
Oklahoma
Matthew Kimes
Southwest
Kimes
Hominy
Osage Hills
Drumright
George McAninch
McAninch
Orville E. Noble
Noble
Poles Marked Along Route Improve City Travel
Workmen from the state highway division completed route pole markings through the city with No 50 and 56 clearly labeled. The Kiwanis club led the project, funding the effort after the State Road Commission agreed to adopt the same uniform markers used on rural highways. The marking enhances navigation and reduces congestion confusion in city streets.
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State Highway Division
Kiwanis Club
Grafton Club
State Road Commission
Cos Kiwants
Clyde Mays
Mine Bureau Chief Resigns for New Safety Role
Huntington June 15 announces the resignation of William H Forbes as head of the US Bureau of Mines effective July 1. He will become safety engineer for the New England Pier and Transportation Co with headquarters at Fairmont. Robert H Lambie presided at the farewell dinner and praised the executive.
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William H. Forbes
United States Bureau of Mines
New England Pier and Transportation Company
Fairmont
Robert H.lambie
West Virginia Mine Department
Tonetmaster
Moose Lodge Plans Statewide Fund Drive and Mardi Gras
The West Virginia State Moose Association with local lodges launches a state-wide fundraising campaign ending August 12 and 13 with a Moose Home Mardi Gras show and dance in Grafton. Proceeds fund Mooseheart, the Moose children’s home, offering education and care to needy youths. Tickets, from one to thirty-five cents, available through Moose members. prizes include two Chrysler cars and other rewards.
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West Virginia State Moose Association
Grafton
New Orleans
Moose
Mooseheart
Moosedom
Lindbergh Sleeps In New York Amid Return Visit
Reporters in New York learn Charles Lindbergh slept late to rest after welcoming crowds. A Little Falls Minnesota delegation visited at his Park Avenue building while the day included a Merchants Association luncheon, a Polo Grounds boxing event, and private Rio Rita and Nungessar-Coli performances as plans for a St Louis hop-off unfold. Evangeline Lindbergh boards a 5 PM train at Penn Station with about thirty St Louis residents, rededicated Spirit of St Louis train section.
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Charles Lindbergh
Park Avenue
Lindbergh
Long Island
Washington
Little Falls
Minn
Lindy
Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Astor
Polo Grounds
Ziegfeld Theatre
Roxy Theatre
Richard R. Blythe
Filer
St. Louis
Evangeline Lindbergh
Pennsylvania Station
Religious Marriage Of Marconi Is Held
Rome June 15 The religious marriage of Senator William Marconi wireless inventor and Countess Maria Christina Bezzi-Scali was celebrated today by Cardinal Lucidi in Santa Maria Angeli with many distinguished attendees. The civil ceremony occurred last Sunday in the Capitol with Governor of Rome Prince Potenziani officiating. The bride comes from an old Papal Roman aristocratic family. Marconi’s prior marriage to Beatrice O’Brien was declared null by the Holy Roman Rota last month.
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Rome
William Marconi
Maria Christiana Bezzi-Scali
Lucidi
Baron
Inchiquin
Lutheran Convention Opens Fifteenth West Virginia Synod
Clarksburg June 15 officers and delegates commenced the fifteenth annual convention of the synod of West Virginia of the United Lutheran Church of America after devotional services at St Marks Lutheran Church. The day featured church cause presentations and reports from boards and committees with remarks by ministers including the Rev John Aberly of Gettysburg Pa who spent thirty three years as a missionary in India.
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Clarksburg
Synod of West Virginia
United Lutheran Church of America
St. Marks Lutheran Church
John Aberly
Gettysburg
Episcopal clergyman stirs parley on unmarried unions debate
In San Francisco on June 15 delegates at the national congress of the Protestant Episcopal Church reviewed a speech by Rev. Henry Lewin rector of St. Andrew's Michigan defending unmarried unions and sex experiments among youth. Bishop John G. Murray followed with a defense of the home’s sanctity. Lewin argued modern youths love life and can be guided by Christian standards.
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San Francisco
National Congress of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Henry Lewin
St. Andrew's
Ann Arbor
Mich
John G. Murray
Maryland
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Granddaughter of Faulkner Weds Martinsburg Couple
Virginia Faulkner White, granddaughter of former U S Senator Charles James Faulkner, and Harrison Whitshire, both of this city, were married at Boydville the Faulkner homestead in Martinsburg last night. Guests came from Nashville Washington Baltimore Chicago and Richmond.
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Martinsburg
Misa
Virginia
Faukner White
United States
Charles James Faulkner
Harrison Fitck ‘Whitshire
Grafton Fellowsville road to be surfaced this year
The State Road Commission awarded a 197 322.15 contract to Hagedorn Construction of Greensboro for concrete surfacing on the 6.23 mile Grafton Fellowsville route in Taylor and Preston counties. Most bids went to out of state firms amid suspicions local bidders faced past stings. work could begin this summer and finish before winter.
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State Road Commission
Charleston
Hagedorn Construction Company
Greensboro
N. C
Taylor County
Preston County
Fellowsville Road
Road Commission
West Virginia
Grafton- Fellowsville
Hagedorn Company
Grafton
Radio Amateur Receives Long Distance Message
In San Francisco on June 15 radio amateur J M Davidson of Salisbury Rhodesia South Africa communicated with fellow amateur Clair Foster of Carmel California across about 14000 miles. Davidson delivered a message from actor Guy Bates Post traveling in Africa to Mayor James Rolph Jr of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
J. M. Davidson
Salisbury
Rhodesia
South Africa
Clair Foster
Carmel
Cal
Davidson
Guy Bates Post
Africa
James Rolph, Jr
San Francis
House Scheme Is Beaten by Upper Group
Charleston June 15 Prospects of final adjournment without capitol action hung over both houses as they met this morning after rejecting each other’s plans to raise building funds. The House bill would finance partly from the general state levy and higher gross sales taxes on railroads and utilities. the Senate halted that plan 16 to 10 while backing the Senate bond issue. The session was brief with only a motion to table a resolution about a local high school bill. The Senate recessed to afternoon to allow the finance committee to draft an appropriation for session costs.
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Charleston
House
Jose
Senate
W.S
Hallanan
Kanawha
O Iy
Herold
White
Finance Committee
Aviators Chamberlin and Levine Visit Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen Germany June 15 American trans Atlantic aviators Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine arrived in two German passenger planes to a joyous Swabian welcome. They toured the Dornier and Zeppelin works with Dr Hugo Eckener, viewing a new super-wal airliner and the 12 127 project for a world flight in 1928 before luncheon at Eckener’s home.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Baden- Baden
Karlisbud
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Tloensntht
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin
Dornier
Eckener Yeates
Eckener
New York Central Stock Increases Dividend
New York City June 15 reports the New York Central Railroad increases its annual dividend to eight percent with a two percent quarterly payment, replacing the prior rate. a market update notes improved conditions. King Ferdinand’s health in Bucharest shows improvement, with plans for potential travel to Sinaia.
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