Children and Club News from Haymond M E Church
Society notes list June 28 Children’s Day program at Haymond M E Church with devotions, recitations, songs, and a large student list. Memorial services follow, then cemetery decorations and a picnic dinner. Bridge games and social events at Blueville M B Church noted along with Park Pioneer Club dinner at Grafton Park.
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Chidren
Haymond M. E
Irene Weaver
Beula May Lemmons
Helen Lucas
Kathleen Rogers
Beatrice and
Danzil Henderson
Alfred W. Lemmons
Velma Rogers
Lena Olive Grimes
Opal Pearl Stemple
Ruth Orro
Kepp
Gene Dick
Sunbeam School
Let Rogers
Janet Lemron Sunny
Beavers Calls Meeting of Grafton Country Club Members
A meeting of high importance for Grafton Country Club members is set for this evening at 7 30. President W A Beavers announced the gathering through board member Dr Alden Geagle, urging all who can attend to come. The session will take place in Beavers office at the First National Bank.
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Grafton Country Club
W. A. Beavers
Alden Geagle
Board of Governors
Three Men Die In Farm Well Tragedy Near Springfield
Three Springfield men Cal Diesendach 40 Louis Vehoi 48 and Patrick Bonner 22 died after a dynamite blast in a farm well near Mrs BE D Hind s property two miles west of Rock. Diesendach entered the well and was overcome by gas Dehove tried to rescue him but succumbed and Bonner volunteered to help Veho ve and Bonner perished from carbon monoxide fumes as rescue attempts continued. State investigators cited confined space from dynamite discharge as the cause.
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Springfield
Cal Diesendach
Louis Vehoi
Patrick Bonner
Diesendach
Dehove
BE. D. Hinds
Rock
Diesenbach
Bonner
Vehove
Statening
Presbyterian Synod of West Virginia Opens Morn Session
Dr W D Lewis of Wheeling presided as moderator at the morning session in Wheeling. Committees to be named this afternoon. A Young People’s meeting opens tonight with a lawn supper and open air service.
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Wheeling
W. D. Lewis
Presbyterian Synod of West Virginia
Bread A Dinner Menu Salmon Loaf In Gelatin
By Mrs. Alexander George a dinner menu featuring Salmon Loaf in Gelatin with creamed potatoes rhubarb conserve and pie. Includes gelatin preparation steps with lemon juice celery cucumbers sweet pickles salt paprika and cooling instructions. Also outlines salmon loaf garnish with greens and a salad dressing. Dessert uses graham crackers brown sugar butter and a layered pie with egg yolks vanilla and meringue.
Few license renewals threaten local amusement houses
County Clerk Frank Bennett says only a few have applied for renewal of licenses for soft drinks, pool rooms, and confectionaries, expiring in June. Without a valid license after July first, vendors of amusements cannot operate. Licensing taxes run to thousands yearly, collected by the sheriff and sent to Charleston. One Grafton business reportedly pays about $400 yearly, the county's highest amusement tax.
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Frank Bennett
Lcense
Charleston
Grafton
Brief Filed Addresses Temporary Rate and Property Value
The brief argues about eight million dollars of property added since 1928 and asserts that no reduction to temporary rates is just. It contends the commission must fix property value as of 1928 and include overhead, going concern value, working capital, and post-1928 acquisitions to set a proper temporary rate.
Small towns hold their own against city rivals
Washington reports census expert Charles D. Bohannan says over half of retail consumers still live in smaller towns or on farms. He notes good roads and big city advertising have not drawn away trade in certain regions. Drake University will travel to Hawaii next fall for a football game with the University of Hawaii.
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Washington
Charles D. Bohannan
Bohannan
Drake University of Des Moines
Hawaii
University of Hawaii
Traffic official begins fourth day of trial testimony
Youngstown on June 23 Harry Engle former Youngstown Traffic Commissioner resumed testimony in the Ray Thomas Mahoning County prosecutor blackmail case. The focus remained on whether Engle used office to profit from the former Pennsylvania-Ohio Power and Light Company. Also notes a family visit at Clarington West Virginia.
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Youngstown
Harry Engle
Ray Thomas
Mahoning County
Engle
Pennsylvania-Ohio Power and Light Company
Roads to Get Tar Surface in Many Areas This Week
The State Road Commission lists tar surfacing plans across multiple counties including Logan, Raleigh, McDowell, Wayne, Clay, Braxton, and Kanawha. Routes from Whitesville to Arnett, Ivydale to Gasseway, Ellenboro to Harrisville, and others are slated to receive tar by week’s end with some sections starting June 25. A cleaning method for oil and tar uses a mix of one part lubricating oil to four parts gasoline before hardening.
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Charleston
State Road Commission
Ethel
Logan County
Whitesville
Arnett
Raleigh County
Harper
New Martinsville
Hundred
Wayne
Kermit
Wayne County
Jaeger
Roderfield
McDowell County
Ivydale
Gasseway
Clay
Braxton
Ellenboro
Harrisville
Ritch’s County
Clarksburg
Nitro
Kanawha County
Plymouth
Leon
Putnam
Mason Counties
Albright
Preston
Elizabeth
Creston
Wirt County
Federal Grand Jury Convenes in Elkins
Federal Judge William E. Baker charged the grand jury with upholding law against postal violations, white slave traffic, and prohibition. The panel included Jennings Randolph as foreman and other jurors from Philippi, Kingwood, Flemington, and surrounding areas.
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Elkns
Lind
William E. Baker
Jennings Randolph
Foreman
Arthur L. Post
Olga
Ernest Poling
Philipps
Boyd Viquesney
Philippi
Naturalized citizen and bankruptcy conspiracy case in Martinsburg
George Midledge of Clarksburg became a naturalized citizen today after oath before Judge William E. Baker. A petition for suspension of a two year federal prison term and $2000 fine from a prior bankruptcy conspiracy case was presented by attorney BE A Bowers. Judge Baker considered the motion as Luxemberg, fainting from blood pressure, was revived with water during plea. Physicians testified to his ailment in a lengthy court fight over the asset-concealing indictment.
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Nannon
Joseph McDermott
Buckhannon
R. W. Menear
Parsons
Rosco Antolini
Harding
Herbert Crawford
Beverly
A.L. Dove
Harman
J. M. Woodford
Elkins
O. B. Durrett
L. H. Buzzell
O. J. King
E Cam Henderson
George Midledge
Clarksburg
William E. Baker
Henry Luxemberg
Martinsburg
Charles Town
BE. A. Bowers
Federal Penitentiary
Baker
Luxemberg
Three Film Actresses In Hospitals After Falls
Hollywood reports three screen stars in hospitals. Constance Bennett improved after an intestinal operation, Marilyn Miller is satisfactory after an appendectomy and adhesions surgery, and Evelyn Knapp, formerly of George White's Scandals, is in fair condition with spinal and rib injuries from a 15 foot embankment fall while hiking.
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Hollywood
Cal
Constance Bennett
Santa Monica
Marilyn Miller
Evelyn Knapp
George White
Ships Surgeon Delivers Letters to New York Arrival
A steamship Laconia passenger, the ships surgeon, arrived in New York with three letters written by Starr. He offered no theory on Starr’s death and kept the letters private. Nassau county authorities had previously released a letter claiming Starr confessed to drunkenness on the Franconia on May 29, a claim denied by Starr’s stepfather Stanley B Faithfull who called it false and said it did not reflect Starr’s typical writing style.
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New York
Laconia
Starr
Franconia
Nassau County
Stanley B. Faithfull
County Court Meets Monday
Taylor county court met in the county courthouse approving pool room licenses for George Pap pas Sam Orabella and L Phil lips Walter A Wood was approved as notary public S M Musgrove joined the Board of Equalization and Review Banks filed depository bonds Alverna Newsome authorized to assign liberty bonds Milton N come to herself Prosecution to appraise damages from the Grafton Halleck road Condemnation proceedings started against Mary Poe Zillah Morgan William Thorn Anna B Rogers and Wilda May Jacobs for lands on the Grafton Morgantown road.
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Taylor County Court House
George 8. Pappas
Sam Orabella
L. ©. Phillips
Walter A. Wood
S. M. Musgrove
Anna B. Rogers
Wilda May Jacobs
Grafton
Morgantown Road
Factory Worker Dies After Drinking Excess Water
June 23 in Moundsville Ernest Hurley a 17 year old factory worker died after consuming water at work. He suffered cramps and died within an hour. His mother four alaters and a brother survive. Relatives from Indianapolis visited Maple Avenue and Thayer Street homes before returning home.
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Moundsville
Ernest Hurley
Glendale
Hurley
Alaters
Students Climb World's Largest Active Volcano
A group from Santa Clara University Richard Douglas George town University William Regan and Kenneth Chisholm of San Francisco University with Father Bernard Hubare tell of climbing Aniakebak in Alaska. After two bear encounters a Kodiak bear fled when ice picks were waved but a brown bear chased them toward the crater rim. They fled across a black glacier into the crater and then down into the volcano. The three day ascent aimed to locate a closer use camp with plans to move supplies by plane near the mountain this week.
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Chignik
Alaska
Bernard Hubbare
Santa Clara
Cal
Aniakebak
Priest
Richard Douglas
Georgetown University
William Regan
Santa Clara University
Kenneth Chisholm
San Francisco University
Garbo Evasive On Possible Hollywood Marriage Rumor
Greta Garbo dodges a Copenhagen dispatch claiming she will wed a Mr. Anderson, a Swedish merchant, saying she might as well marry a Mr. Smith in Hollywood. She asserts she comes from Sweden and refuses to confirm the report.
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Hollywood
Cal
Smiths
America
Andersons
Sweden
Greta Garbo
Copenhagen
Anderson
Mr. Smith
Miss Garbo
River tragedy claims 14 year old Mary Thore near Spragg
Mary Elizabeth Thore a 14 year old girl drowned while wading in the Tug River at Spragg near Willamson yesterday. She ventured beyond her depth as her mother and aunt nearby could not reach her. The body was recovered about two hours later.
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Willamson
Mary Elizabeth Thore
Tug
Spragg
Here
Coul
Woman sues for 50 thousand over train robbery case
Mrs Katie Alice Moss of Point Arena filed suit in San Francisco against Southern Pacific and American Railway Express for 50 000 alleging they had agreed to pay her for furnishing information that led to the arrest and conviction of the D Autremont brothers Paul Hugh and Ray but did not pay the amount.
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San Francisco
D'Autremont Brothers
Paul, Hugh
Ray
Katie Alice Moss
Point Arena
Southern Pacific Company
American Railway Express
Woman Admits Killing Man in Hidden Past
Laura Sweitzer, 59, declared to have killed a man 22 years ago and concealed it within her family. She confessed yesterday and is now at liberty. The incident involved Jacob Gelsa, who stabbed himself with a butcher knife on October 29, 1909, with the coroner ruling death by self-inflicted wound.
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Een
Cleveland
Laura Sweitzer
Dusty Stable
Central
Jacob Gelsa
Grace rises to vice president of Missouri Kansas Texas line
Saint Louis, June 23 Frank W Grace who began as a call boy at Denison Texas 27 years ago at age fourteen today became vice president of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad Announced last night by M H Cahill chairman of the board and president of the Katy Lines saying the rise honors Graces long and clear service with the Katy and noting he was made general manager last year
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St. Louis
Frank W. Grace
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Denison
Texas
Grace
M. H. Cahill
Katy Lines
Katy
Manieger
Murdered Man's Account Ties Death Threats to Union Agent
Chicago June 23 A murdered man Jacob Kaufman identified death threats allegedly made by Thomas Maloy business agent for the Motion Picture Operators Union. Kaufman described a July 10 1928 incident where two men posing as police detained him at Maloy's office and he was warned to stay silent about killings. Maloy and two aides surrendered for questioning as prosecutors investigate union affairs.
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Chicago
Thomas Maloy
Motion Picture Operators’ Union
Grand Iu
Jacob Katmann
West Side
Maloy
Kaufman
sMetaine
Kanfi
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