Emma Cornwell 71 dies after illness in Grafton
Mrs Emma Cornwell wife of James H Cornwell a former B and O railroad conductor died at her home 149 High street at 815 pm Friday after weeks of illness She had been an invalid for years She was a Morgantown native daughter of the late William and Rebecca Ann Church Surviving are brothers and sister with no children Services by Naami Chapter No 12 Order of Eastern Star and St Johns Methodist Church set for Sunday 8 pm at Bartletts Funeral Home Burial in Bluemont Cemetery Service 230 pm Monday at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev H J Mitchell officiating Burial under G T Bartlett direction
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Emma. Cornwell
James H. Cornwell
High Street
Grafton
William and
Rebecca-Ann Church
W. C. Church
Morgantown
H. F. Church
Charles Baker
Parsons
Naami
Order of Eastern State
Order of Eastern Society
Bartlett
Bartlett Funeral Home
H. J. Mitchell
Bluemont Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
Man Burned and Court Hearing at Taylor County Jail
A man was reported in good condition after injuries. Sergeant Strader and Fronsman appeared in court with Justice Marks. he will await bond arrangements and likely case scheduling for the September term. Also, Watson Chriss, 59, was arrested for assault on Will Walters, 59, near the Preston county line. Bond set at 1000. Walters treated by Dr. Shaffer for head injuries. Huntington raids: over 20 men arrested in raids on 15 establishments for alleged liquor sales.
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Conunusa
Strader
Fronsman
Court, of Justice
Marks
Taylor County
Watson Chriss
Preston
Evans
Will Walters
Obriss
Justice of the Peace
Huntington
Japan Gives Keller a Dog Arrives in Los Angeles
Kanzan Go the Akita gifted to Helen Keller by Japan arrived by freighter in Los Angeles. Keller plans to fly the dog to New York to avoid a canal voyage, saying a plane ride will finish her new home in Connecticut and symbolize Japanese goodwill reflected during her Japan visit.
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Charleston
Kanzan Go
Shaggy
Helen Keller
State Department
Los Angles
New York
Panama Canal
Akita
Tokyo
Miss Keller
Japan
Los Angeles
West Virginia
Lions Clubs
Beckley
Sam
America
Kan-zan
Connecticut
Nippon
Plot to Kill Continues with Grenades Found at Home
In a sequence of assassination plots, twenty two hand grenades were found at the home of one suspect. Since January, three plots against Carol or government figures have been reported, with prior arrests on charges of planning to kill Ceynescu and related anti semite activity echoed by the iron guard.
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Carol
Iron Guard
Ceynescu
Romanian fascist leader Corneliu Codreanu
The movement led by Corneliu Codreanu, once outlawed by the king, faced a violent setback after 13 of its aides were killed on November 30, 1938 during an attempted escape from a concentration camp. Police reportedly warned of a planned assassination tomorrow.
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Corneliu Codreanu
Romania
Hitler
Masquers to Present Here Comes Charlie at Pruntytown
Local group Masquers will perform Here Comes Charlie in Pruntytown at the Methodist church next Friday evening under Lakes Aid sponsorship. The comedy will also be staged at the Play Center Monday at 8:00 p m with further dates tentatively planned for Kingwood and Clarksburg in the next two weeks.
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Pruntytown
Charlie
Lakes Aid
Play Center
Kingwood
Clarksburg
Blockade continues as nations clash and talks loom
The article notes a sharp Japanese British dispute, with the British cabinet summoned for an emergency meeting to discuss friction and possible retaliatory measures. In Tokyo the British ambassador and American chargé d'affaires discussed the Tientsin dispute, with no US action indicated. Bucharest police announce a planned assassination plot against King Carol and key officials, arresting seven alleged Iron Guard members and warning of further arrests.
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Tokyo
Tientsin
United States
Bucharest
Carol
Iron Guard
Miners fed after idle period at McKell coal ops
One hundred idle miners at McKell Coal Company's three operations in West Virginia received food from the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation. The layoffs began March 31 after the McKell firm refused to sign a union shop contract with the United Mine Workers, leading the men to decline work. Commodities were distributed from a FSCC Beckley warehouse after state relief was denied to miners idle without a union contract.
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Mount Hope
W. Va
McKell Coal Company
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
McKell Concern
United Mine Workers
FSCC
Beckley
Reelection of Flem ing as Fairmont Chest president
June 17 Fairmont community chest board announces A S Fleming reelected to an eighth successive term as president.
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Fleming
Conclave Held by District Brotherhood at St Pauls Grafton
St Pauls Lutheran church Grafton hosts District Brotherhood conference with St Marks Clarksburg Grace Fairmont St Pauls Morgantown St Marks Oakland Trinity Keyser attendees. Rev W M Erhard Rev BH Hann Rev W R Hashinger Dr A B Leamer Rev C K Spiggle Bert M Welch preside. Luncheon at 5 30 Vespers at 7 00. About 200 visitors expected.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Grafton
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Clarksburg
W. .M. Erhard
Grace Lutheran Church
Fairmont
BH. Hann
Morgantown
W. R. Hashinger
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Kayser
A. B. Leamer
Cabinet session discusses retaliatory measures amid Far East tensions
Reports from boards including the Board of Trade are to be debated at Monday’s cabinet meeting. Britain weighs possible actions over the Japanese British trade treaty and the Tientsin crisis, signaling pressure on Britain to cooperate with Japan and protect British interests in China. The foreign office warned of active steps if demands by local Japanese authorities persist, citing a grave situation over the terrorists.
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Board of Trade
Japan
Tientsin
Far East
Foreign. Office
China
Weir Heiress Marries Detroit Man This Morning
Frances Weir of Steubenville Ohio, niece of Ernest T Weir, steel man, wed Allan Shelden III of Detroit Michigan today in New York. Uncle Ernest Weir of Pittsburgh gave her away. ceremony led by Rev. Dr. George P T Sargent. Bride is daughter of the late David Manson Weir.
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New. York
Frances Weir
Steubenville
Ohio
Ernest T. Weir
Allan Shelden
Detroit
Mich
Pittsburgh
George P. T. Sargent
David Manson Weir
Concrete Road Work Advances In Preston County
All concrete has been poured on Grafton Thornton Road while tier lane desis and other road accessories await completion. The road should reopen to traffic around July 4. Five miles of Route 78 between Macomber and Etam and about five miles of Route 26 between Tunnelton and Kingwood in Preston County are nearing finish.
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Desis
Macomber
Etam
Preston
Tunnelton
Kingwood
Elisberg Says Not Sabotage Sinking Submarines
Commander Edward Ellsberg, a famed diver and S-51 salvage veteran, dismisses sabotage as the cause of submarine sinkings Squalus Thetis and Phenix. He argues coincidences explain the trio, notes submarines have small crews and restricted access, and defends crew integrity as highly capable and unlikely to engage in sabotage.
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New York
Squalus
Thetis
Phenix
Edward Ellberg
U. S, Navy Reserve
New York Post
Ellsberg
U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy
Elisbere
Nathan Hales
MASS KILLER STRUGGLES IN FINAL SCENE ON PAGE ONE
The killer Weidmann killed an assistant after forcing a struggle with Wiedmann striking him by the hair. He wrote eight letters including one to Ida Sackheim of Brooklyn. He lured a dancer to a villa and murdered her for profit, burying the body. The suspect disclosed a crime ring motive and claimed friendship with Jean Dekoven.
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Agis
Tquiniuakle
Weidmann
Leopold
Wiedann
Wiedmann
Mickly
Ida Sackheim
Brooklyn
Desofen
Jean
Dekoven
Welmann
Dividend approved for Farmington Bank depositors
Commissioner George Ward authorized a five percent dividend totaling $16,162.86 to Farmington Bank depositors in Farming ton Marion county. The payment raises the total disbursed since the bank closed in October 1931 to 69 percent.
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Charleston
King
George Ward
Bank of Farmington
Farmington
Marion County
Playgrounds Showcase Traffic Safety Programs in County
last night two WPA playground meetings highlighted traffic safety with ser geant J C Helms delivering the main address at Central playground. Central winners in the costume contest included Mary Joe Nutter Jerry Shahan Gladys Lee Miller Billy Proudfoot Betty McVicker and Patty O Connor. Poster prize went to Helen McDeurmont. Children marched with doctors nurses and policemen in a parade judging costume authenticity and originality. Blueville enrollment rose from 49 to 77 participants this week with blue ribbon winners Junior Cox Robert Robinson Jackie Rogers Mary Ann Rogers and Lorraine Miller.
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WPA
J. C. Helms
Central Playground
Central
Mary Joe Nutter
Jerry Shahan
Gladys Lee Miller
Billie Proudfoot
Betty McVicker
Patty O'Connor
Helen McDeurmont
House Appropriations Passes NYA Funding Amendment
The House approved a series of amendments to the appropriations bill. An amendment added 19 million dollars to the National Youth Administration fund, bringing the total to 100 million. The panel restored relief fund language for federal projects including post offices and buildings.
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HOUSE
National Youth Administration
Appropriations Committee
WPA Bill Sparks Restrictions on Relief, Wages, and Labor Rules
A House bill sets $25 000 per project limits to allow up to $50 000 for federal financed projects and $40 000 for non federal ones. It tightens relief fund use to $50 000 000 for regular agencies, caps material costs at 7 per worker monthly, and requires at least 25 percent WPA labor from relief rolls. The panel would remove continual WPA workers after eight months, create a population unemployment ratio for future relief work, and fix monthly wage scales with 130 hours work per month. Discharged workers face 60 days ineligibility for reinstatement. some heads of families over 45 and World War veterans are exempt from eight month limits. After April 1, 1940 Social Security eligible persons and aliens face WPA ineligibility. The board must on six month intervals verify workers’ status, enforce oaths for supervisory staff, and bar relief payments to advocates of overthrow. No enforcement would be required from senators or representatives to obtain WPA jobs.
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WPA
Japs Arrest Englishman in Tientsin Amid Rising Tension
June 17 Tientsin report says Japanese soldiers detained G. A. Smith, a British exporter, after an argument with a Chinese policeman outside the British concession. British consulate seeks his release as British, Chinese, and Japanese tensions rise over food shortages, barricades, and demands fueling a possible international crisis in Shanghai and the foreign settlements. Approximately 300 American and allied nationals remain in Tientsin with marines, amid warnings of a serious situation and possible British measures to protect interests.
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Tientsin
G. A. Smith
Smith
Ci Ai
Tahoe
Shangahi
foreign _ office
China
Pass etteville Bans Air Rifles Citywide Confiscations Ordered
June 17 Mayor Frank Bragie announced a citywide ban on air rifles after receiving complaints about their use on streets. Police will confiscate any air guns seen in Pass etteville, reinforcing public safety measures amid ongoing concerns.
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Payetteville
Frank Bragie
Passetteville
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Tarnished
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Irene Dunne
Charles "Boyer
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Lawless Valley
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E. D. Rivers
Georgia
Claire McQuillin
Atlanta
State of Georgia
Keller
East
Kinsey & CO
Klein’s Clothing
St. Paul's Lutheran
Grafton-Thornton Rd
Elisberg
New York World's Fair
Holt
Steel Makert Broadcasting Unit
Mutual Network
Welow
Ado
Gsauls
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Marlene Dietrich
U.S
Dixie
All Star
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Toni Prata Aa Pee
Edward Arnold
Porky
Ralph Pulitzer
New York World
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