Kiwanis Club Hosts Social Security Speaker in Grafton
Raymond Kenny of Grafton spoke at Grafton Kiwanis Ladies Night at Debendorfer's Cozy Rest Inn. The program featured vocal solos by Howard and Mrs. Cameron, with Kenny discussing the federal social security program and its future economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kenny
Grafton
Clarksburg
Social Security Board
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Debendorfer
Cozy Rest Inn
Paul E. Malone
W. J. Hussion
Howard Cameron
Richard Robey
E. T. Headley
Stewart Whiting
Arley Leonard
I. C. Klein
Torlock Rasmussen
H. A. Gatrell
H. June Gatrell
Claude S. Ebert
William Manley
Dorothy Lambert
Paul Defenbaugh
Irvin Klein
California
Billy Hart
C. Ray Watson
Nellie Grady
George G. Jolliffe
R. Virgil Rohrbaugh
Regina Kenny
J. J. Kaufman
C. F. Shafer
Mary Elizabeth Shafer
Joe Evans
Alden Beagle
Far- Tell Yates
Pigeon halts in Richmond refusing flight to expo invitation
A carrier pigeon sent from San Francisco to invite Governor Lehman to the 1939 world exposition halted in Richmond after stopping at Antonio Mazza's grocery. The bird refused to leave after being fed crumbs, ten miles from San Francisco.
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Richmond
Calif
Herbert Lehman
New York
San Francisco
Antonio Mazza
Cramps Cause Drowning At Lake Lynn Near Point Marion
Robert Sauer aged 20 of Belle Vue Washington county drowned last night in Lake Lynn after cramps seized him. A companion, Ross Bladget aged 22, said he brought Sauer within 20 feet of shore but had to fight free from a grasp. Morgantown police recovered the body about three hours later.
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Point Marion
Robert Sauer
Bellevue
Washington County
Lake Lynn
Here
West Virginia
Morgantown
Ross Bladget
Sauer
Attack Alleged in Parkersburg Arrest Warrants Issued
Magistrate Brooks G Currey issued criminal assault warrants for Donald Langfitt Willard Zickefoose and Virgil Hinzman after Mrs Warren Lowe a 27 year old mother of five said four men attacked her when she entered their car seeking a ride home in Parkersburg on June 14.
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Parkersburg
Brooks G. Currey
Donald Langfitt
Willard Zickefoose
Virgil Hinzman
Warren Lowe
Court Hearing Details Abuse Case Before Jury
The trial featured a cross examination led by James C. Holt for Mrs. Reed as she defended herself against abuse claims by her husband and stepchildren. Reed denied abuse while his daughter Lillian and neighbors offered corroborating and conflicting accounts. Mrs. Reed claimed self defense, described injuries from a teacup blow, and testified to a long pattern of mistreatment including itching powder and alleged insanity attempts. Neighbors corroborated some disturbance on a back porch but court found insufficient evidence to bind Mrs. Reed to the grand jury. she posted bond and planned divorce or separate maintenance.
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James C. Holt
Reed
Lillian Reed
Lillian
Brand
Hearing Clears Helena Ellers of Blueville
Miss Helena Ellers of Blueville is pronounced sane by the Taylor County Sanitary Commission after a Monday hearing following a sanity warrant signed by her sister Mrs. Ruth Menear.
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Helena Ellers
Blueville
Taylor County Sanitay Commission
Ruth Menear
Sheep Claims (Continued From Page One)
A list of individuals and amounts paid or claimed in relation to sheep losses or settlements appears, including Homer Wilson, Dorsey L. Brown, M. R. Stout, Arnold Grob, Mary L. Lake, Robert W. Roberts, John S. Weaver, H. L. Baker, Melvin Newton, Lottia Selvey, E. L. Findley, G. E. Bailey, J. W Peters, Ora B. Felton, A. N. Wilson, Ruth DeVault, W. A. Scranage, W. A. Bachus, Walter A. Wood, Clyde Satterfield, Marion P. Abel, Leonard Smith, and Dorsey Brown with varied sums noted.
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Homer Wilson
Dorsey L. Brown
M. R. Stout
Arnold Grob
T.5. Grimes
Mary L. Lake
Robert W. Roberts
John S. Weaver
H. L. Baker
Melvin Newton
Lottia Selvey
E. L. Findley
G. E. Bailey
J. W Peters
Ora
Felton
A. N. Wilson
Ruth DeVault
W. A. Scranage
W. A. Bachus
Walter A. Wood
Clyde Satterfield
Marion P .Abel
Dorsey Brown
Leonard Smith
E. G. Taylor
D. L. Cather
Lilly family reunion set for August 20 21 at Flat Top grounds
The Lilly family reunion plans were finalized by the reunion committee. The event will occur August 20 and 21 with several thousand members expected to attend. Flat Top grounds have been leased for a 10 year period.
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Beckley
Lilly
Flat Top
Floods devastate Henan as floods overwhelm dykes and cities
Shanghai reports that both Chinese and Japanese forces retreated as Yellow River breaches flooded wide plains in Henan. An estimated 150,000 civilians drowned. 30 million refugees moved westward while Kaifeng remained safe for now amid a broader war context along the Yangtze.
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Shanghai
Chengchow
Kafeng
Henan
China
Sunghai
Peiping
Yangtze
River Route Claims Route to Hankow and Anhwei Loss
The report says a river passage moved toward Hankow and claims 309 Chinese troops at Meitanshan near Anking were routed. It asserts Anhwei province and its capital were captured, with the position 210 miles southeast of Hankow.
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Hankow
Meitanshan
Anking
Anhwei Province
Writ Granted In Old Action In Taylor County
Judge Herbert W. Dent granted a temporary injunction in Taylor County circuit court to Hugh R Warder for John J Noll restraining Maryland Coal Co its officers agents or employees from transferring bonds on its bond transfer books or register held by a New York bank and two estates The injunction names Manufacturers National Bank of Troy NY Mary Josephine Hare co executor of the estate of George L Hare and Edna A Frear co executor of the estate of William B Frear The court required Warder to post a 500 bond Transfers may occur only with Warders written written consent.
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Herbert W. Dent
Taylor County
Hugh Rwarder
John J. Noll
Maryland Coal Company
New York
National Bank of Troy
N. Y
Mary Josephine Hare
George L. Hare
Edna A. J. Frear
William B. Frear
Warder
Hubbub at Capitol Hill as Congress adjourns
Washington reports a Capitol Hill bustle like a last day of school. Boxes fill offices. farewells fill the halls. Some freshmen leave wiser in politics while veterans ponder future roles and the talk turns to potential presidents and cabinet members.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Capitol Hill
Suimmer
Capitol
House
Congress
Oldsters
Pocahontas official suffers left-arm amputation after crash
J W Graham a 32 year old secretary to the general manager of the Pocahontas Fuel company underwent amputation of his left arm after its mangling in a collision with another car. He resides in Pocahontas Virginia.
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Bluefield
J. W. Graham
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Wnterwent
Pocahontas
Prunty Announces Run for State Senate in Third District
Prunty announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the state senate from the third district. Glinton L. Howard of Wood County currently holds the seat.
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Parkersburg
A. D. Prunty
State
Senate
Glinton ‘L. Howard
Wood County
French freighter Gaulois sinks after bombing in Valencia
Valencia reports the French freighter Gaulois, 500 tons from Marseille, sunk by insurgent planes with no aboard casualties. Refugees pour into Valencia as Castellon civilians flee, trenches dug on roads, and civil officials set up a migration bureau to move evacuees south.
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Valencia
Marseille
Castellon de la Plang
Castellon
CIGARS PASSED SUTTON FOR TWINS BIRTH NIGHT
Two Sutton state policemen, Sergeant L. J. Waugh and Trooper F. H. Tribett, celebrated the birth of their baby daughters on the same evening by passing out cigars. The unusual shared event occurred June 15 and drew notice in local circles.
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Sutton
L. J, Waugh
F. H. Tribett
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Smith's Park
West Virgina
Rolfe Shay
Philippi
Pantily
John
Anne Clark
John Roosevelt
Nahant Church
Anne
Roosevelt
John Boettiger
Seattle
Mrs. Boettiger
Miss Clark
Anne Lindsay Clarke
Atlantic
James Nahant
Mass
Massachusetts
Central Press
Electrolux
Loar Jewelry Store
Columbia
Jack Luden
Eleanor Stewart
Harry Woods
Raat A
Moro Et Einem Na
Peter Lorre
Victor McLaglen
Louise Howick
Brian Donlevy “the Battle
Broadway
U.S. Capital
Prunty
20Th Century-Fox
Clarence Brown
Ritz Bros
Kentucky
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