Convention Concludes After West Virginia Christian Endeavor Session
The great Christian Endeavor Convention ended at the Presbyterian Church with formal adjournment. Graf ton welcomed guests, hailing the event as one of the state’s largest and most successful. A group photograph was taken for widespread distribution, followed by a picnic at the Grafton Park and an awards banquet at the Christian Church. Dr Montgomer y spoke on The Hour and the Opportunity and The Grip That Holds, as new officers were installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Christian Endeavor Convention
Presbyterian Church
Grafton
Christian Endeavor Union
West Virginia
Grafton Pars
Messrs
Wright
Kendall
Montgomery
Christian Church
East Mainstreet
U. B
Holdz
Local Notes From Pruntytown and Nearby Towns
Pruntytown and nearby towns report funeral attendance for Max McDonal in Bridgeport. Miss Mary Scranage sails Wednesday for a Washington visit with cousins the Misses Rector. Rev John St Clair of Belington holds Baptist services. Several families host and attend social visits, including Larew and Whitescarver relatives, and a Royal Neighbor initiation in Grafton. Martha Bartlett resigns Industrial School post. Beatrice Hume returns to Philippi. Ola Bartlett returns home to Webster for summer. Bruce Newton family visits Fairmont. Aunt Jane Kemble moves to Grafton. Anna Dunn of Clarksburg visits town. Henry Swindler and Libby visit Mrs Brown at Blueville. Whitescarver birthday surprise for Mr Whitescarver. Lee Bennett Jr and others call on friends in town. Charles Findley of Ohio visits old friends.
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Dorsey Cooper
Eizabeth Hustead
Metta Sinclair
Max McDonal
Bridgeport
Mary Scranage
Washington, D. C
John St. Clair
Belington
The
Baptist Church
Naturday
Charles Q. Larew
Daisy
Fred E. Whitescarver
Philippi
Miss Hume
Industrial School
Ola Bartlett
Webster
Bruce Newton
Fairmont
Jane Kemble
Grafton
Anna Dunn
Clarksburg
Henry Swindler
Libby
Brown
Blueville
John T. Whitescarver
Whitescarver
Lee Bennett, Jr
Dave Fawcett
Carrie
Virginia
Striking Yardmen Begin Return to Work in Baltimore
Baltimore railroad yardmen who walked out yesterday started returning this afternoon. The Baltimore and Ohio line reported about half of its normal switching force back and the Pennsylvania line said 100 of 260 striking workers reported for duty. The move ends a brief labor disruption in the city’s rail operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Studebaker Touring Car Goes Over Embankment Near Webster
A Studebaker touring car driven by Camden O Neal veered off a Philips Grafton road embankment between Berkley Creek and the B and O tracks near D K Tower Saturday around 3 30 pm. The car rolled 12 feet, landed upside down, and occupants L O Neal his son Camden and Mrs Jones plus attorney Mrs Jones escaped with injuries. O Neal was pinned beneath the vehicle and nearly suffocated before witnesses and a Main Street Garage tow truck freed him. He and the others were taken home for treatment. O Neal remains under physician care with severe injuries but not critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studbaker
Berkley Creek
D. K. Tower
L. O'Neal
Camden
Jones
Philippi
Mr. O'Neal
Canden O'Neal
D K. Tower
Webster
Sam Serro
Simpson
Grafton
Serro
Camden O'Neal
Studebaker
Mr. Janes
Mrs Janes
Mrs. Jane
O'Neal
Main Street
Phiippi
City Railway To Be Sold At Public Auction
The Grafton Traction and Grafton Light and Power properties will be offered for sale on Wednesday July 14 at 1 oclock in the fray of the house in this city. Terms: one third cash at sale and the remainder on credit of one and two years. Prominent bidders from other cities are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton, Traction Company
Grafton Light & Power Company
United States District Court
O. #. Wyckoff
T. F. Lanham
Probing Affair at Matewan
A special grand jury in Williamson opened today to investigate the Matewan fight on May 1 between Baldwin Felts detectives and citizens that left 10 dead. Deliberations will be secret until the report to the court. State constabulary guards were posted after a meeting where Mother Jones spoke at the Matewan courthouse and an announced speech was planned for tonight.
Studebaker Brothers Named Partners in Defunct Chicago Firm
In Chicago on June 21 seven special partners of the defunct Marcuse & Co. brokerage were declared general partners in U S district court. They will be liable for the firm debts estimated at 2.5 million dollars. Included are Clement and George Studebaker of South Bend and other associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoudebakfr
Chicago
Marcuse & Co
United States District Court
Ase
Clement
George Studebaker
South
Tragedy as Wife Slays Rival in Pittsburgh Home
Thomas Golodich, 35, was fatally stabbed with a razor by his wife Annie Golobich after she followed him to Miss Kuglie’s home on Harrison Street. Police arrested all three involved as suspicious persons. Autopsy planned at the morgue after the fatal Sunday incident shortly after 5:20 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Jne
Thomas Golodich
Plum Way
Josephine Euglie
Harrison Street
Cherves Johnston
P. J. Clancey
Annie Golobich
Miss Kuglic
Peter Bukovac
Wilkinsburg
Forty-third Street
Golo Dich
Miss Kuglie
Golobiel
Golobich
Kaglie
Miss Kagjie
Razor
Ody
John Black
Greece Given Freehand in Turkish Affairs
In Boulogne France on June 24 Greece was granted freedom to shape military actions in Turkey following a Huthe conference. Premiers and advisers argued immediate attention was needed due to the tense Dardanelles situation with Mustafa Kemal's advance. French and British forces would concentrate at Constantinople and the Straits for defense. Delegates believed rapid measures could quell the crisis if approved.
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Boulogne
France
Greece
Turkey
Mustabbu Kemal
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Straits
Tha
Hoover backs Harding nominee to curb third party threat
Herbert Hoover endorses the Chicago convention nominee and urges Republicans to unite behind that candidate. He argues a strong Hoover vote would discourage a potential third party movement this year and bolster Harding, appealing to both parties’ voters amid calls for political stability and economic steadiness.
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Herbert Hoover
Chicago
United States
Hoover
Harding
Governor Coolidge Attends Wesleyan Commencement
Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut hosts Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts at the June 21 commencement where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws. The article also notes farm bureau growth in Taylor County and urges farmers to join, predicting county support and organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan University
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
State board of education meets in Charleston for six days
The annual meeting of the state board of education opens in Charleston tonight for a six day session. School heads will present needs of state educational institutions and a new president of Shepherd Normal College will be elected to succeed Thomas V. Miller, who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Education
Shepherd Normal College
Thomas V. Miller
Farm Bureau Prize Winners Course At Morgantown
Thirty six counties sent representatives to Morgantown for the prize winners course where about 450 boys and girls attended. Taylor Countyrsquo s Gladys Seranage was elected president of the Boys and Girls Clubs of West Virginia in a tight race, with Harold Grant of Wood County as the other candidate. John Feltner of Taylor County won a $100 scholarship for state champion sheep club work. Homespun details note county participation and state extension efforts across several counties.
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Morgantown
Wood
Randolph
Webster
Harrison
Marion
Taylor County
Gladys Seranage
Zelma Ross
Alice Colebank
John Peltner
Boys and Girls Clubs
West Virginia
Uel As & Dominating
Harold Grant
Wood County
Gladys Sevanage
Theis Voed
Gladys
John Feltner
Harm Buren
Bershiy
Wage Decision By RR Board To Be Issued Soon
Washington June 21 the railroad labor board announced it will issue a decision as soon as possible on wage increase requests presented in Washington and Chicago. The ruling will cover about 90 percent of railroad employees with hearings later for short line and other carriers not represented at the hearings. Effective May 1 1920 the decision applies to those in service both before and after that date. Co W Galloway C W Van Horn Superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railroad Labor Board
United States Railroad Labor Hoard
Chicago
Euch
United States
Amos Payne Passes Away At Home in Clarksburg
Amos Payne, 74, noted Harrison county figure, dies at his Clarksburg home after an illness linked to hardening of the arteries following an April 17 paralytic stroke. A banker, merchant, and civic leader, he founded the Peoples Bank, later merged with Union Bank, and served as its president. He remained active in the chamber of commerce and good roads, and was a longtime Democrat who declined legislative offers. He leaves a widow, four children, an aunt, a brother, and several sisters. funeral arrangements will be handled by the local lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Amon Vayne
Harrison County
Payne
Peoples Bank
Union Bank
People’s Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Good Roads
Salem
West Union Grocery Company
Torit
Baptist Church
Olina Pendell
Massachusetts
Louise Mines
Hortense Qt
Homd
Susan Hefith
Drive Here for Good Roads in Taylor County Drive
Mark Flaherty, special representative of the West Virginia Good Roads federation, arrives to lead Taylor County’s quota drive for the federation fund. Each county allocates funds for the educational campaign backing a constitutional amendment to connect every county seat with a hard road. Taylor County’s allotment is $2,000. Flaherty will convene local citizens and federation members to appoint committees and push the drive, aiming to complete it within two days, ahead of November elections. He will base operations from the Willard hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Flaherty
West Virginia
Good Roads Federation
Taylor County
Flaherty
State Federation
Willard Hotel
Washington
Marion
Ohio
Coolidge
Mascachu
Republican Party
Harding
Haye
Republican National Committee
Hays
Howev
Harry M. Daugherty
Columbus
Boy Trappers Industrious in West Virginia Clubs
West Virginia boys clubs report thrift stamp earnings totaling 3290 dollars with ten percent from fur catching and selling. Other income came from eggs stores maple sugar and various odd jobs including cleaning churches and schools and selling produce. A separate Camden court exchange involves a man asking to change his name from Damm to Domm and the judge grants the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Board of Education
Damm
Philadelphia
Kats
Camden
N. J
MD. Damm
Domm
Pennsylvania Rail
Straiah Ae
Coranel Grosscup Plans New Industrial Town in West Virginia
SNAKLESTON W Va June Announcement states Col Fred Paul Grosscup will start the advertisement of a new industrial town in Putnam county 28 miles west of Charleston on the Kanawha river and the Kanawha Michigan railroad. The town site sits on 2200 acres bought from Rosenberg Spindler Hartley lands, to be named Putnam on Kanawha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snakleston
W. Va
Fred Paul Grosscup
Dunber
Kanawha Valley
Putnam County
Charleston
Point Pleasant
Kanawha River
Kanawha
Michigan
Putnam-on- Kanawha
Urogseup
Rosenberg-Spindler Hartley
Growseup
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Pruntytown
DK Tower
Janes
City Railway
Matewan
Studebaker Bros
Turk Affairs
AMELS
del Noune Tosacco Co
Wesleyan
Farm Bureau
Organization of
R. P. Lov 2
R. R. Board
W, Galloway
W. van Horn
Ieabael
Dalath
Amos Payne
Will Institute
Coranel Grosscup
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