Homer Lake dies after long illness at 62
Homer Lake 62 of Brydon died after a two year illness of complications at his home at 3 yesterday. Born March 28 1873 he lived in the Simpson Brydon area all his life and worked as a farmer and miner. Survived by one brother Guy Lake two sisters Miss Mary Lake Mrs Dellett Bartlett and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at Simpson Baptist church with Rev N B Hamrick officiating. Interment Simpson cemetery Bartlett Funeral Co directed.
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Homer Lake
Brydon
Simeon 5
Louisa M. Burdett Lake
Guy Lake
Mary Lake
Dellett Bartlett
Webster
Ralph
Frank Lake
Grafton
Reba McDermott
Pearl Carney
Baptist Church of
Simpson
N. B. Hamrick
Simpson Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Delmar Haddix Fined On Assault Charge
Delmar Haddix was fined $10 in police court by Mayor E Otto Waugh after a guilty finding for assault and battery on Hallie Reed near Tony's place on the cutoff hill last night. Transient Thomas Robertson faced a drunkenness charge and was ordered to leave town. Fred Young was also on the police court list, detained by state officials earlier today.
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Delmar Haddix
E. Otto Waugh
Hallie Reed
Tony's Place
Thomas Robertson
Latrobe
St. Marys Streets
Waugh
Fred Young
TO SING TONIGHT BY JOHN THOMAS EVANS AT WMMN
John Thomas Evans of this city will sing over station WMMN tonight at eight oclock. He will also sing at the State Teachers college Thursday morning.
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John Thomas Evans
WMMN
State Teachers’ College
Liquor Store to Close Thursday of This Week
Grafton's state liquor store will close on West Virginia Day Thursday the 20th. Manager T E Joyce said the store operates smoothly and compares favorably with others though orders from the liquor commission prevent sharing detailed business figures. He suggested a possible leak among staff if others disclose volumes.
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Grafton
West Virginia
T. E. Joyce
State Liquor Commission
Mr. Joyce
Joyce
Liquor Commission
Milk production in West Virginia rises sharply
Charleston June 18 The department of agriculture reports that milk production in West Virginia is increasing rapidly. Daily milk output about June 1 averaged 135 pounds per cow in the herd, up about 36 percent since May 1. Milk accounts for about 30 percent of gross farm income in the state.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Plane journey marks 87th Natal Day over Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs observers note H. L. Wood Sr. celebrated his 87th birthday by flying over Pikes Peak yesterday. J. E. Laycock, 88, joined for the thrill, accompanying the pair as they traveled by air above the snow clad summit.
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Natal
Colorado Springs
Col
H. L. Wood, Sr
Pikes Peak
J. E. Laycock
Old Fashioned Billy Clubs Added to Spokane Police Gear
Spokane police receive old fashioned billy clubs to accompany modern firearms and tear gas. Police Chief Ira Martin ordered the clubs included in every patrolman’s equipment as a deterrent against resisting offenders. Also reports tornado warnings in Stephensville with M. L. Hays rushing his family to safety.
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Spokane
Wash
Therat
Ira Martin
Cars Collide Leaving Two Hurt in Route 50 Crash
Two cars collide on Route 50 near the Black and White station injuring O Grumphy and Fred Young. Gibson car occupants escape unharmed. Grumphy taken to hospital then home after examination. Young confined at county jail awaiting investigation. McGrumphy owned Youngs car. Gibson driven by William G Gibson son of railroad superintendent H R Gibson.
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William G. Gibson
H. R. Gibson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fred Young
O. McGrumphy
Flemington Undertaker
Young
W. G. Wamsley
Gibson
Virginia Holt
Thayer Street
Betty Stafford
Walnut Street
Geneva Hiskey
McGhmphy
West Virginia Man Killed in Columbus Auto Crash
Clifford Wickline aged 41 of Spice WV a U S Army soldier at Fort Hayes Barracks was killed when the automobile he rode in rolled over on the Harrisburg Pike near Columbus Ohio His wife Marie Wickline 21 suffered cuts and head injuries The driver Elizabeth Bailey said she was blinded by the lights of an approaching car Miss Bailey was uninjured
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Columbus
Clifford Wickline
Spice
W. Va
Fort Hayes Barracks
U. S. Army
Harrisburg Pike
Marie Wickline
Elizabeth Bailey
Miss Bailey
Third of Goal Reached in Salvation Army Drive
Salvation Army drive reports one third of the $1 400 goal, with $465.15 raised so far. Director Mrs Juanita Harden said reports from all workers are incomplete and several organizations in Grafton remain to be heard from at campaign headquarters on Main Street.
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Salvation Army
Main Street
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Juanita Harden
New TVA Bill Drawn Up to Meet Objections
Washington June 18 A new TVA bill with drastic concessions was prepared by Chairman McSwain and Representatives Montet and Schaefer to break a deadlock over expansion of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The draft would keep TVA bond capacity at 50 million, while a senate measure previously proposed 100 million.
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Washington
TVA
House
Tennessee Valley
McSwain
Montet
D-La
Schaefer
Rush Holt to Be Sworn In
Washington reports that Rush D. Holt will be seated in the Senate upon turning 30, with a 10 to 4 elections committee ruling in his favor and a constitutional challenge by Senator Hatfield anticipated in the chamber. Holt’s family and supporters will witness the ceremony as Holt has drawn pay and prerogatives of a senator during the waiting period.
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Washington
Rush D. Holt
DW. Va
Senate
Holt
Hatfield
R-V. Va
Senate Elections Committee
M. S. Holt
Weston
New Alcohol Control Program Is Agreed On
President Roosevelt and congressional advisers agreed on a new federal alcohol control program. It would levy occupational taxes on importers brewers rectifiers and wholesalers and place administration of the new laws under the Treasury Department. Chairman Doughton prepared to introduce the liquor bill and hearings were expected to begin Thursday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
Capitol
Chaiman Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Ohio Requisition Honored for Extradition of Carpenter
Governor Kump today honored Ohio’s requisition to extradite Claude Carpenter of Huntington to Gallia County Ohio to face charges of hijacking seven cases of liquor from a salesman near Crown City last week Carpenter was arrested in Huntington on a Gallia County warrant and posted bond pending the governor’s action
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Charleston
Kump
Ohio
Claude Carpenter
Huntington
Gallia County
Crown City O
Carpenter
Robert B. Powell
Rotary International President in Mexico City Visit
Robert L. Hill, president of Rotary International, arrives for the International Rotary convention in Mexico City from June 17 to 21. He wears a traditional Charro outfit and is photographed with local senoritas. Hill is a member of the University of Missouri faculty.
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Robert L. Hill
Rotary International
Mexico City
Hill
M. Web
Jean “Charro
Nber
University of Ouri
Huntington Girl Dies From Tetanus After Nail Injury
Lois Hartman Dye, 15, died in Huntington on June 18 after stepping on a nail a week earlier. Physicians said tetanus caused the death, describing it as lockjaw.
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Huntington
Lois Hartman
Gunman Faces U S Gallows in Union Station Massacre
Kansas City June 18 Ad am Richetti a sallow little gunman faced the gallows as officials prepared to close the case on the Union Station massacre two years after four officers and a prisoner were slain. Richetti was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by a jury. He denied participating in the killings, claiming he was in Kansas City the night before.
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Kansas City
Adam Richetti
Sallow
Union Station
Richetti
Missouri
Oklahoma
Frank Nesh
Verne C. Miller
Detroit
Ohio
Charles
Pretty Boy) Floyd
Oxahoma
Frank Hermanson
Floyd
Crystal Ice Company Ad and Health Tonic Pitch
An old ad features Crystal Ice Company Pure Artificial Ice with a phone number 79 and a health tonic claim for Glenn's Pain-Well Tonic made from iron citrate and native herbs. The copy urges vitality improvement and urges immediate purchase.
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BUY AT Home Crystal Ice Company
Pure Artificial Ice
Glenn
Silver Bloc criticizes Morgenthau policy in senate talks
A senate silver bloc sub committee labeled Secretary Morgenthau's letter on silver purchases unsatisfactory. The group plans a full meeting to discuss the letter and a suggested plan of action for Congress. Morgenthau defended Treasury purchases while McCarran noted public concern over price changes and policy direction. Senators Thomas Smith and Frazier attended the session with McCarran.
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Washington
Senate
Morgenthau
Congress
Enator McCarran
Morethan
United
McCarran
Thomas
Dr. Okla
Smith
Frazier
Work moving at new plant at Pruntytown water works
FERA administrator W D Frey announced progress on the State Industrial School for Boys project in Pruntytown. About 600 cubic yards of hand excavations finished. Foundation forms to start, 15 men daily, six inch water line ditch begun from Tygart Valley river to the reform school grounds. Maple avenue paving 1600 feet opened, West Main street work to continue then shift to Maple avenue. Jones street abandoned temporarily for reallocation.
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FERA
State Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
W. D. Frey
Taylor County
Tygart Valley
Reform School
Maple Avenue
West Main Street
Jones ‘Street
Court Adjourns In Special Term Until Friday
Judge H W Dent adjourned the special term of circuit court after about twenty minutes of inactivity. Orders in injunctions against the W J Barnes Latrobe street case and in other cases are expected to be issued Friday.
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Circuit Court
H. W. Dent
W. J. Barnes Latrobe
Dent
Moose Initiatory Plans To Be Finalized This Week
The Loyal Order of Moose will finalize initiation details for new and delinquent past members at a Thursday 7:30 PM meeting at the Moose Home. W J Hussion, the dictator, announced plans for the Sunday initiation ceremony and urged all members to attend.
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Loyal Order of Moose Organization
Moose Home
W. J. Hussion
Wickwire Wins Twilight League Extra Inning Thriller
Wickwire staged a six run rally in the tenth inning to defeat Webster thirteen to seven in the Twilight league opener. The game tied seven seven heading into extra innings before Wickwire broke away with six runs in the top of the tenth.
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Wickwire
Webster
Summer Dress Sale At Jol Lifee Store Of Shops
Shoppers flock to the Dress Shop for cotton dresses from $1.00 to $16.95. The Great Dream Collection offers washable summer styles in Eylets Batists Dimities and Piques sizes 11 to 46. Accessories include Hand Bags Handkerchiefs Hose and fashionable outfits. Daily arrivals promise new and thrifty pieces amid unusually low prices.
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Jolliffe
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el Miguelette
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John Ruakn
Johann
Jan Br
Rush Holt
Mexico
Fetel Rotary
Gunman
U.S
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DuBois
Silver Bloc
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Jarvis Tire Service
Nelly Don
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