Mrs Emma Snodgrass Pirone Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Emma Snodgrass Pirone, 423 West Washington, died Monday afternoon after a two year illness. Born April 13 1890 in Cairo West Virginia, she leaves husband Joseph Pirone a Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee and children Delbert Pirone Amelia Pirone Edith Bradley Hilda Shroyer Ralph Thelma Don Jores Pirone. Surviving siblings include Herbert Snodgrass Oliver Snodgrass and sisters Mary Breedlove Genevieve McDonald. Funeral Wednesday at St Augustine Catholic Church with Rev M J Hannon officiating burial Mt Calvary Cemetery.
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West
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Cairo
W. Va
Pirone
William Snodgrass
Harriet Spritger Snodgrass
Chicago
Joseph Pirone
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Delbert Pirone
Grafton
Amelia Pirone
Edith Bradley
Hilda Shroyer
Christian
Ralph
Thelma
Don Jores Pirone
Herbert Snodgrass
Oliver Snodgrass
Parkersburg
Mary Breedlove
Genevieve McDonald
Akron
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
St. Augustine's Church
M. J. Hannon
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
G. T. Bartlett
President Roosevelt Eyes Kennedy in Europe Talks
Hyde Park N Y June 23 President Roosevelt shifted from congressional cleanup to Europe talks with Joseph P Kennedy home from London on the chief executive's engagement list for a morning call They expected discussion of the pending Anglo American trade treaty and Kennedys observations during six months as a diplomat Also seven bills vetoed or acted on yesterday with 36 approved and 7 vetoed including farm act wheat acreage increases and disabled veteran benefits.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Kennedy
New England
Hudson River
Foreign Commerce Service
State Department
Rebels march on Valencia after Castellon victory
Rebels advance under Gen Francisco Franco and allied forces capture Castellon de la Plana and its port Grao as they extend their corridor to the sea. Valencia becomes the Loyalist capital in refugee exodus and eyed as the next objective by insurgent forces aided by Italy and Germany.
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Spain
Castellon de la Plana
Beckley NEA members start town birthday pageant
Beckley celebrates its 100 year milestone with a historical pageant. Governor Holt and National Editorial Association members attend the event at Woodrow Wilson Athletic Field. Queen Betty Jordan, granddaughter of the city’s founder, is crowned and honored. Bengals star Red Bell to be crowned “King of Swat” and receive a silver bat for a .400 season. Rain delayed ceremonies but crowd attendance remains high despite postponement.
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National “Editorial Association
Betty Jordan
Clarence W. Meadows
Holt
Beckley Bengals
Earl “Red
Ene
Béngal
Funeral of Mrs Bayley Set for Wednesday in Flemington
Funeral services for Mrs. D. J. Bayley who died Monday at Grafton City hospital will be held at 3 30 p m Wednesday at the Methodist Protestant church in Flemington. Brief rites will be held at the late home 309 West Washington street before church services with Revs H J Mitchell of Grat Arnold of Weston and Lanceford of Flemington to officiate Interment will be in the T C O F cemetery Flemington under direction of G M Bartlett Pallbearers include William Hanway W H Canfield C C v Chief of Police A E Ward Russell DeMoss and J H.
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Grafton City Hospital
Methodist Protestant Church
Flemington
West Washington Street
H. J. Mitchell
Grat
Chl. Arnold
Weston
Lanceford
Man's body sought after river plunge report
Pittsburgh police resumed dragging the Monongahela River for the body of an unidentified man who, according to streetcar passenger Eva Fordyce, leaped from the Fifth Street Bridge. A twelve hour search earlier proved unavailing. In Wheeling a 12 year old boy, Clement Ray O Donnell, was killed when a truck ran over him after he fell from a bicycle. the driver is held pending investigation.
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Moféhghela River
Eva Fordyce
Penth. Street
Wheeling
Clement Ray O'Donnell
Ignaz Griebl
New York
Germany
Werner Gudenberg
Jessie Jordan
England
Lamar, Hardy
U. S
Washington
Erich Glaser
Farmer Ezra Lewis Found Dead Near Trace Creek Farm
Ezra Lewis, 34, a Trace Creek farmer, was found dead at his farm with a small calibre rifle bullet wound to the head. Coroner James E. Roberts ruled the wound self inflicted.
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Ezra Lewis
Trace Creek
James E. Roberts
Notice to creditors for Willard Murphy estate at Evans Jewelry
Creditors are urged to pay sums owed to the estate of Willard Murphy doing business as The Evans Jewelry Company of Grafton West Virginia. Payments should be made to Hugh R. McPhail, Trustee, at his Taylor County Bank Building office. Dated June 18 20 21.
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Willard Murphy
Evans Jewelry Company
Grafton
W. Va
Hugh R. McPhail
Taylor County Bank
Aged in Increase Predicted by Population Experts
Los Angeles reports that Townsend old age pension advocates heard at their third national convention that population studies predict a steep rise in the 65 and over group. Dr. Warren Thompson of Miami University forecast the 65 plus crowd will exceed four times the 1930 figure by 1980, fueling demands for publicly financed old age security. He projected census totals up to 155 million by 1980 with a peak near that year.
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Los Angeles
Townsend
Warren 8. Thompson
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Thompson
Death in Pool Probed as Coroner Orders Autopsy
An autopsy was ordered today for nine year old Walter Brickett after his body was found in a neighborhood swimming pool. A physician said a superficial examination did not convince him drowning was the death cause.
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Pittsburgh
Walter Brickett
Aged Pioneer Charles Brookes Dies in Dayton
Dayton Ohio reports the death of Charles Brookes an 86 year old pioneer resident of Warwood Wheeling suburb. Friends received word that he died in Dayton Ohio.
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Wheeling
Dayton, O
Charles Brookes
Warwood
Baseball league head dies from skull fracture
Charleroi Pennsylvania June 21 George Haley 57 died in hospital after being found beside railroad tracks with a fractured skull He was president of the Tri Town Baseball league and a Roscoe councilman
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Charleroi, Pa
George Haley
Tri-Town Baseball League
Roscoe
Aged Resident Richard Rouse Dies at 71
Funeral services were held today for Richard C. Rouse 71 who died at his home on Deever's Fork. The farewell occurred in Elizabeth with local residents in attendance reflecting on his life.
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Elizabeth
Richard C. Rouse
Deever’s Fork
Motorman Killed in Raleigh County Mine Accident
Millard Cassity, 34, a motorman at the Afinity mine of the Pemberton Coal and Coke company in Raleigh County, was killed when he accidentally contacted a high tension wire at work. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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Bckley
Millard Cassity
Afinity
Pemberton Coal and Coke Company
Wilmoth Holds Different View In Defense
Wilmoth testified in his own defense after the prosecution presented a contrasting account. He claimed DeMoss advanced toward him and fell, hitting his head on a wheelbarrow, the fall causing the injuries requiring treatment. Prosecuting Attorney Warder led the state, with Wilmoth serving as town attorney at the preliminary hearing.
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Wilmoth
DeMoss
Francis L. Warder
Aging Man Dies in Parkersburg Incident
Aged William Charles Wiegle aged 1 year old Elizabeth Pike Teanien died in Parkersburg on June 21.
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Parkersburg
William Charles
Wiegle
Elizabeth
Pike Teanien
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