River Crest Arrives Amid Flood Dam Rise at Grafton Park
River Crest reports a flood crest above Grafton Park with four feet of water covering the railroad behind the dam at 9 am. Engineer Foster denies 10 feet over the tracks. River height 18.5 feet below the dam, normal 6.5. Water sprayed from eight dam valves. one day of work lost. Previous record 1,008 feet on March 1 last year.
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Tygarcs
Grafton Park
Cr. J. Foster
Frederick Snare Corpora
Tygart
Snare Corporatin Ves
Foster
T J Jacobs Dies In Tragic Home Incident
Thomas James Jacobs, 79, died at 1 30 pm this afternoon at his daughter Mrs Harvey Tobias home in Grafton while preparing to attend his brother’s funeral. The deceased was identified as T J Jacobs and was struck dead. his brother Lemuel Jacobs was mentioned.
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Thomas James Jacobs
Harvey Tobias
Grafton
Lemuel
Jacobs
West Virginia Story Highlighted By Kiwanis Club
Miss Betty Stafford told Grafton Kiwanis members last night that West Virginia’s greatness is underrated due to citizens’ modesty. She noted scarce state history material, praising Madison Wisconsin and Berkeley California as key sources. Rex Lowther attended from Barberton Ohio as Dr M P Rohr died in Charleston at 54 after practicing in Weston and Nitro.
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West Virginia
United States
Betty Stafford
Grafton Kiwanis Club
University of Wisconsin
University of California
Madison
Wisconsin
Berkeley
California
Alden Beagle
Monongahela National Forest
Rex Lowther
Barberton
Ohio
Man Guilty On Drunkenness After City Hall Fight
Manuel McFarland appeared in municipal court facing drunkenness charges and refused to name his assailant. He suffered a severe head wound, said to be from a blackjack or beer bottle, as police claimed. He pleaded guilty, couldn’t pay a $5 fine, and was sent back to jail for three days. Buddy Adlington also fined $5 after pleading guilty and released. A lightning bolt at A L Walker’s home knocked a watch from James Allred’s wrist but left him uninjured.
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Manuel McFarland
City
E. Otto Waugh
A. E. Lockard
McFarland
Latrobe Street
Chief Lockard
Ike
Buddy” Adlington
Right Medicine for Dizziness Found by Be cl ey Woman
Mrs. Moses Rahal of 144 Fairlawn Ave Beckley West Virginia credits Vendol with curing long standing dizziness headaches coated tongue bad breath and other troubles by addressing constipation She notes Vendol contains herbs and alkalines acting as a laxative diuretic bile stimulant and pain reliever and says it gives surprising results as sold by leading druggists and recommended by Grafton Drug & Chemical Co.
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Moses Rahal
Fairlawn Ave
Beckley
W. Va
Grafton Drug & Chemical Co
Chemical Firm Receives Charter From Secretary
CHARLESTON, June 23. The Charles Town Chemical company, which will manufacture fertilizer, insect sprays and other agricultural materials, received a charter today. The Jefferson county concern has an authorized capitalization of 75000 dollars. Incorporators are W. Newton Long of Baltimore, F. T. Fiery and H. Stone of Charles Town.
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Charleston
Charles Town Chemical Company
Jefferson County
W. Newton Long
Baltimore
F. T. Fiery
H. Stone
Charles Town
Kerns pleads guilty in conspiracy case in bankruptcy
Henry Kerns of Grafton pleaded guilty today in federal court in Elkins to a conspiracy in bankruptcy charge. Judge William E. Baker sentenced him to Northwestern penitentiary for five years on one count and one year and one day on two other counts, to run concurrently. Co-defendant Clayte Wolfe was released to U.S. marshal custody for one day. Earl Knight had his indictment nulled and is free. William Nusbaum, 65, of Clarksburg admitted to conversion of trustee funds. Continuous hearing followed at 2:30 p.m.
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Henry Kerns
Grafton
Iis Federal District Court
Elkins
William E. Baker
Northwestern
Clayte Wolfe
Near Grafton
Kerns
United States
Earl Knight
William Nusbaum
Clarksburg
Baker
Equalization Board To Meet On Friday
The county Board of Equalization and Review, in session the first two days of this week, adjourned yesterday afternoon until 9 a m Friday. County Commissioner Harvey B Scranage is chairman of the board. Principal business today has been conferences with Assessor Harry B Batson over assessments where property owners have requested changes directly to the county assessor.
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Couny
Licenses No Dogs Seized Under County Order
Sheriff Herbert Evans has empowered two men to seize all dogs at large in the county and to take canines to a county pound. There they are kept ten days and if owners do not claim them they are killed. No dogs have been shot while roaming.
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Herbert Evans
DeMille Defends Corp Savings For Future Film Plans
Cecil B De Mille argued his salary and profits were retained in his corporation to fund future motion picture production. The government claimed the surplus was unreasonable and used to evade surtaxes. De Mille testified the retained funds were for upcoming films.
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Yage
Cecil de Mille
Helvering
Mille
Sigs
Raita
Vehicle Collision Leaves Drivers Trapped
Report describes a crash where Powell failed to hear a warning horn and pulled in front of a machine. The Ford was driven onto its side, trapping Mahaffey and another person beneath it. Police and rescuers responded to the scene.
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Powell
Mr. Mahaffey
Several Hurt In Car Wreck Near Zanesville Ohio
Traveling home after a visit with local relatives Mrs. M R Kohli of that city daughter of Mrs George Austin and sister of Miss Dorothy Austin of Grafton was seriously injured in an auto mobile accident 27 miles east of Zanesville Ohio. The Kohli automobile turned over and all in the car were hurt except Mr Kohli the father. The two children a nephew Robert Kohli and Mrs Ralph Rackie all of Bluffton Ohio and others were injured. Mrs Kohli suffered a fractured arm and cuts to her left side and leg with her right leg fractured.
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M. R. Kohli
George Austin
Dorothy Austin
Grafton
Zanesville
Ohio
Kohli
Robert
Ralph Rackie
Bluffton
Mrs. Kohli
Mxewise
Discharge Pending for Children in Zanesville Hospital
Mrs Kohli remains at Grafton while her husband Kohli lies in serious condition. Children are to be discharged from Zanesville hospital today, and Mrs Kohli will be moved to her mother's home at Grafton when feasible. Spring chickens and eggs advertised by Thornton General Supply.
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Zanesville Hospital
Mr. Kohli
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