Tunnelton 74th Birthday Celebration and Memorials
The June 20 entry covers Harriet Shafer’s 74th birthday at the Hawking home with a pink decorated cake and generous gifts. It also notes memorial day observances attended by Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Myers and others, plus obituaries for Mary Shaffer Trowbridge and Ben Liston. Numerous local residents are listed as attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wiles Tunnelton
Harriet
Hawking
Fairmens
Shafer
Harret Shafer
Frank Wiles
Harry Shafer
Richard Trickett
Harry Zinn
Tunnelton
Dent Hawkins
Jack Hawkins
J. 3. Watkins
Hert’ Ling
Virginia Lee
John Smock
Robert Merrifield
Doris Jean Merrifield
Josephine Merrifield
Ben Liston
Worthington
Liston
Mary Clark
Alice Wright
Howesville
Enterprise
Edward Clark
Ola Clark
Amos Wright
Ben Weaver
Hilda Weaver
Freda Wright
Blake McGinnis
Henry Teets
Fishermen venture to Bik river for brief fishing trip
Robert Kenney departed yesterday to Akrom Ohio to stay with Mr and Mrs J R Watkins and Mr and Mrs Ross Miller. A party including Q 8 Wiles G W Reidler George Kercheval John Ker cheval William Ashby Paul Watson and Denis Watkins traveled to Bik river yesterday to fish for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lamar
Richard
Charleston
Catheryn Castle
Gladys Salisbury
Alice Williams
Esther Wilson
Maxine Stewart
Tressa Franco
Ruth Lamar
Kathleen Lamar
Mary Bosley
Helen Tests
Freda Teets
Louise Lamar
Mildred Williams
Ethel, Williams
Cecil Wilson
John Teets
Nellie Brahaga
Monroe Castle
George Pyles
Pri@ Braham
Hessel Kirk
Fay’ Casseday
Pete Greaser
George Burndorf
Kenneth Snyder
Angel Q.sprendio
Alton Castle
Carnie Williams
Charles Lamar
Charles Riley
W. A. Ratzer
Floyd Gar- Meagge Ratzer
Glen Ratzer
Er Ratzer
Millard Williams
Petra Braham
Clarence Grubb
Cleveland
Ohio
Lizzie Grubb
Georgx Wagner
Loraine
Wiles
Ruth
Newburg
Cecil Shay
Frank Osborne
Washington, D. C
Mary Hartsell
Howesville
John, Kercheval
Katherine Kenney
Robert Kenney
Akrom
J. R. Watkins
Ross Miller
G. W. Reidler
George Kercheval
John Kercheval
William Ashby
Paul Watson
Denis Watkins
Bik River
Bank defraud is attempted in Marion County
Fairmont police disclosed an attempted bank defraud by Everett Burnside 23 Fairmont arrested in Gassaway after depositing fraudulent checks. He used names Joseph Weber and Joseph Arnold to cash deposits in Sutton Morgantown banks, boosting apparent assets above 1000 dollars. Police consider him the same man tied to similar Marion county bank frauds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Sutton
Everett Burnside
Marion County
Burnside
Gassaway
Joseph Weber
Gassawy
Joseph Arnold
Morgantown
Suto
Hie
French trade report shows large deficit in five months
Paris reports a deficit in foreign trade for the first five months of the year. Customs department figures show a shortfall of 3,375,000,000 francs, about 145,000 dollars, giving a yearly import over export excess of eight billion francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Customs Department
Lutherans Debate World Church Extension at Pittsburgh Synod
Delegates at the 88th Pittsburgh Synod Lutheran Church in America discuss extending the church globally. The synod supports 24 English German Saxon six Italian one Jewish and one Hungarian churches. The merger’s tenth anniversary was celebrated at a banquet with over eight hundred ministers and wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Synod
Lutheran Church In America
Blood transfusion saves a child amid mystery illness
In Chicago Kenneth McKittrick received his second transfusion from his father in a desperate bid to save him from a mysterious disease that killed a sister and three brothers. Doctors awaited results of food tests and investigated potential poisoning sources such as contaminated water and a household gas leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kenneth McKittrick
Storm sewer laid along Baker Street to river
A 10 inch storm sewer was planted by city workers on Baker Street across Maple Avenue and into the Tygarts Valley River to handle heavy runoff from the hillside west of the avenue. The project was completed late Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Street
Maple Avenue
Tygarts Valley
Resurfacing Steps From Grand To High Streets
City workmen resurface the concrete steps from Grand to High Street South Graf ton. The project should be finished soon and ready for use. At the next city commissioners session a discussion on paving High Street is expected, following a petition with about signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
High Street
South
Grafton
Conservatives Are Returned to Power in St John Trial
Conservatives are returned to power as the government ends prohibition and ushers in a lay for sale of liquor under new rules. The report notes the shift in party control and outlines the parliamentary transition and anticipated policy changes. The piece references the June 20 date and ongoing governance developments in St John.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John
Conservatives Regain Power in Commons Majority Drops
Premier J. B. Baxter leads the Conservatives to 81 seats while the Liberal opposition gains six to 17. Previous balance showed Conservatives 35, Liberals 11, with two vacancies. Debendorfer advances organic work, filing cabinet upgrades, and daily investigations set to expand in the county and adjoining areas. Federal court in Eling sees Trooper Kendarfer granted a short respite before returning for possible further duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Baxter
House of Commons
Charge Attorney Charged in 1922 Renter’s Home Case
Sai hube admitted living for years in attics at the Various Oesterreich homes to be near Mrs Oesterreich. Mrs Oesterreich is indicted on a separate charge and will be tried next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Operutor
Saihube
Oesterreich
Grafton Woman Under Ether in New York State
Mrs. Harry Hanshaw formerly Miss Bertie Rogers of this city underwent an appendicitis operation in a Mt. Kiska hospital on Wednesday. Despite early fears she would not recover she is declared out of danger and convalescing rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hanshaw
Bertie Rogers
Mt. Kiska
Harry Rogers
Trooper Debendarfer Equips Local Crime Bureau
Trooper Debendarfer receives new cabinets and filing cards for use in criminal identification work in the state police local bureau under jurisdiction. The equipment enhances record keeping and case management for ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debendarfer
Equips
Crime Bureau
King of Romani people is reported missing in Chicago
Ty Bimbo known as King of the Romani people disappears after a man posing as a police officer takes him from their hut. Mrs Mary Bimbo reports to police that she learned her husband was not being held after checking with authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ty “King of
Bimbo
Paxlice
Alice Officer
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Harriet Shafer
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Victor Hoffman
Herring
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Mary Shaffer Trowbridge
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Etta Miller
Leroy Slaw
Kingwood
George Nelson
Hillman
Kent State Hospital
Mr. Kirk
Willis Fortney
Daniel Kirk
Ome
New Concord
Kirk
Ernest Kirk
Ethel Higsbee
Fortney
Harold
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Junior Order United Ameri
Dallas Harshmas
Grafton Council
A. D. Camp
R. W. Hilkey
Rufus Smith
J. A. Moore
Maynard Godwin
Lau Tel Losch
Leco Shaw
G. R. Kin‘sey
J. B. Martina
A. M. Mont _E. McVicker
8. L. Reed
David Halbitter
W. Paler Wade Bol
Lyn Danler
H.C. Miller
Oren Hoffman
E. Watson
Roy Wiles
Emmet Bolyard
Victor Halbitter
Everett Wiles
Floyd Shaver
Edgar Wilt
Vincent
Lester Shaver
Dallas Layton
Dallas Hurshman
Ereil Maier
Delphia Williams
Vivian Maier
Hazel Watkins
Thomas Hudgins
Bobby Hart
Rex Martin
Cecil Cortney
Elaine Phillips
Woodrow Watkins
Mertle Williams
Doris Maier
Donald Maier
Dorothy Miller
Elwina Courtney
Charles Maier
Foster Williams
Harold Ma
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Hadies Aid
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Methodist Episcopal Church
L. Bert Hartman
Ladies Aid Society
Nancy Watsor
Fellowsville
Ma‘bel Graham
Spokane
Wash
Laura Campbell
Brownsville
Gertrude Brown
Rosemont
Graham
John Graham
Cora Fortney
Addie Pyles
Cora Mattingly
Madeline Helms
Lula McCabe
Anna Danser
Elizabeth Danser
Grace Hoffman
Everett Maier
May Hart
Molly Hallbritter
Florence Hart
J. H. Turnley
Alice Wiles
Nell Halbritter
Mary Hartman
Bell Hart
Dora’ Cassiday
West Miller
Emma’ Shay
Mary. Swisher
Mattie Watson
Daniel Spangler
Lorrayne Halbritter
Ruth Watson
Nancy Watson
Adele Wiles
Harry Kelly
Masontown
Della Griffith
Oakelmagee
Oklahoma
Allie Lavell
Ja Bucklew
Bess | Watson
R. C. Menear
A. E. Reppert
Margaret Cross
Beasle Cross
Keyser
Gratton
James Montgomery
Daniel Eldridge
Leroy
Mary
Grace Mitchel
A. M. Phillips
Independence
Bert Loring
John Kelly
National
Laurence Howell
Lucille
Helen Bickford
Cumberland
Hattie Morgan
Reedsville
C. W. Zonn
Gorman
Nina Taylor
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Pauline Bramball
Clarke'firg
Charles Watkins
Scott Davis
Davis
H.D. Reese
A. B. Haneke
A. R. Roche
Clarksburg
C. & P. Telephone Company
Lucy Ervin
Hazel Moyers
Ight
Ning Hall
Ervin Will
Baker
Tex
Chesterfield
Ggett & Real
Lagartt & My
Tosacco Co
van Dyke
Wm. Archdeacon Co
H. K. Debendorfer
cOth House
Eling
Kendarfer
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Tuk National Capital
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