Edward Ford Dies in Baltimore After Long Illness
Edward Ford 25, a well known Grafton man, died at Johns Hopkins hospital Baltimore after weeks of a consuming infection presumed to stem from a bad tooth. He was the son of Mr and Mrs C L Ford of 453 Maple Avenue. His remains will be sent to Grafton on B and O train No 3. Funeral plans were incomplete and obituary material unavailable.
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Edward Ford
C. L. Ford
Maple Avenue
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Grafton
Parkersburg
Johns
Baltimore Institution
Mr. Ford
Violet Sharpe Rites Held At Undertaker’s
Violet Sharpe maid in the Dwight W. Morrow household died by suicide last Friday. Gerald Shepherd acting British counsel-general attended and placed a wreath on the casket. Mrs Morrow and her children sailed for England after the service. the Morrow family did not publicly comment.
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Englewood
N. J
Gerald Shepherd
Violet Sharpe Eneservant
Dwight W. Morrow
Arthur Springer
Morrow
Mrs Yost Ousted From West Virginia Republican Panel
Mrs Lenna Lowe Yost who had been a national committeewoman from West Virginia for 12 years was removed from her post by the state delegation to the national Republican convention. Mrs G Hale Ebert of Parkersburg was elected to succeed her. The delegation thanked Mrs Yost for her past services and pledged royal and undivided support as director of the National Women's division. The group stressed the prohibition issue did not factor into the decision.
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Chicago
Lenna Lowe Yost
West Virginia
G. Hale Ebert
Parkersburg
Yost
National Women’s
Party
National Committeewome
Ellis Yost
Cora Ebert
Gaston Means Sentenced to 15 Year Term
Washington June 15 Means was sentenced to 15 years for swindling Mrs Evelyn Walsh McLean out of 10000 in an alleged plan to return the kidnapped Lindbergh baby. Defense noted an appeal. Justice Procter said the verdict shows he preyed on tender emotions and on human weakness in the famous case.
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Washington
B. Means
Evelyn Walsh McLean
James M. Proctir
Means
Black Leads In Alabama Runoff With Kilby
United States Senator Hugo Black of Birmingham and former Governor Thomas E. Kilby contest a Democratic runoff. As returns from 412 of 2,136 boxes are counted Black shows 23,632 votes to Kilby’s 15,935.
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Montgomery
Ala
United States
Hugo Black
Birmingham
Thomas E. Kilby
Anniston
Black
Kilby
Reds Release Heathcote From Reds Roster
Philadelphia report states outfielder Cliff Heathcote of the Cincinnati Reds has been uncon ditionally released. The move reduces the Reds to the prescribed major league unit of players and reshapes their roster ahead of upcoming games.
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Philadelphia
Cliff Heathcote
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Dawes Declines Republican Vice Presidential Nomination
In a Willard Hotel call Dawes says he cannot accept the VE nomination if offered. Reporting from Washington and Chicago notes his decision ends months of speculation while Curtis supporters rally elsewhere despite Dawes followers’ mixed reaction and Illinois delegation votes.
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Washington
Charles Gates Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Willard Hotel
Associated Press
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Charles Curtis
Dawes
Illinois
Repeal Plan Is Preferred
Chicago June 15 Mrs Mable Walker Willebrandt a long time proponent of prohibition argues at a radio talk that if the Republican convention leans to repeal the platform should declare for repeal not only a vague reference to resubmission She insists there is no direct way to submit a constitutional revision and that any change would require a new amendment ratified by three fourths of the state legislatures She says the convention appears wet and that resolutions may favor change but the election will hinge on jobs and restarting industry rather than prohibition policy
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Chicago
Mable Walker Willebrandt
Dry Cause
Willébrandt
Republican Leader Praises Hoover and Party Unity
Rep Bertrand H Snell, permanent chairman of the Republican national convention, urged delegates that party solidarity is essential in this crisis and salvation for the United States. He attacked Democratic disarray, defended Smoot Hawley, and praised Hoover while praising equal rights rhetoric and anti dole stance amid a convention tone of pro growth and governance.
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Rep. Snell
Republican Party
United States
Chicago
Bertrand H. Snell
New Yorker
Hoover
L. J. Dickinson
Iowa
Snell
Repubican
Democratic Party
World J Committee
Martha Robert de Romeu
Wow
Porto Rico
Tims
Victory Comes to G. O. P. As’ It Has Been Earned
Chicago June 15. Rep Rand H Snell permanent chairman outlines convention business. He asserts Republican victory is earned and party unity preserved. He attacks Democrats as weak and chaotic while praising GOP steadiness and budget discipline. Continued on page eight. GIRL FLIES 174000 MILES Washington June 15 Miss Beauilah Unruh surpasses pilots’ hours across eastern air lines, completing over 174000 miles in pursuit of aviation work.
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Chicago Stadium
Hoover
Eneil
California
Rolph
Snell
Chicago
Rand H. Snell
New York
Associated Press
Thomas P. Bona
P. R
St. Mary of Crepetual Help Rectory
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Washington
Pia
Beauilah
Convention Flashes at Chicago Meeting
At Chicago on June 15 the resolutions committee heard a contentious session as feminists push for equal rights. Rebecca Greathouse, linked to Anne Morrow Lindbergh, presented an endorsement from Senator Morrow’s widow. Ellis Yost quips about never quitting a fight amid factional shifts.
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Resolutions Committee
Rebecca Greathouse
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Senator Morrow
New Jersey
Woman's Party
Prohibition Leaders Meet Before Hearing
Major Henry Curran of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment and FP. Scott McBride of the Anti-Saloon League spoke for about fifteen minutes before their appearance, as reported in the ongoing coverage continued on the page.
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Henry Curran
Association Against the Prohibition
FP. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
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William Barrett
Middlebourne
Mill Creek
Bingham
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Evelyn McLean
Alabama
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Curtis
N. Y
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John Trumbull
Painville
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S. R. Spencer
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Ogden Mills
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Nicholas Murray Butler
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Laura Louise Snell
James F. Burke
Pennsylvania
Charles D. Hilles
Fess
Republiccan Party
Germany
Garfield
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