Army Plane Will Be First To Start Trip
Francisco June 26 observers expect the army would be first to hop off in an air crossing the Pacific. Lieut Lester J Maitland and Al Hegenberger planned to depart San Diego for San Francisco as the flight’s start, with Hawaii possible by next Tuesday. Ernest L Smith aims to begin toward Honolulu, after field permissions were secured at Oakland Municipal.
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Smith
Honolulu
Army
Hawaii
Ernest L. Smith
Aymny
Crisy Field
Oakland
Pilot Grace to fly from Honolulu to San Francisco
Richard Grace and Lieutenant Eston Roger arrived in Honolulu and departed for Pearl Harbor. Grace plans a solo flight to San Francisco scheduled to begin around July 1, with the aircraft to be transferred in sections via the Oakland airport and the army field.
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Smith
Army Field
Oakland
Richard Grace
Eston Roger
United States Naval Reserve
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor Naval Station
Roger
Grace
San Francisco
Arrest Pair With Liquor Near Talbot Place
Oliver and Carl Efza of Flemington were arrested by State Corporal J W Wooddell near the Talbot place on Simpson road in a drunken condition with a quart mason jar of moonshine in a Ford touring. They were jailed and to have a hearing before Prosecuting Attorney W Merle Watkins. They said they were returning from a visit to their father and bought the moonshine to lift spirits. The car was confiscated and they face a possible charge of transporting and possessing moonshine.
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Oliver
Carl Efza
Flemington
Dry Fork
Talbot Place
Simpson Road
J. W. Wooddell
W. Merle Watkins
Carl
Wooddell
Watkins Won’t Comment On Traction Damages Suit
Prosecuting Attorney W Merle Watkins declined to speak on the county’s stance in two suits filed by the Tygart Valley Traction Company seeking 950,000 for alleged streetcar system damages from faulty paving. A separate county suit for 43,000 over repaving Main Street remains pending as witnesses are unavailable. If the traction wins, a new forty cent levy may be needed to cover costs and judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Merle Watkins
Tygart , Valley Traction Company
Cunningham and Allen, Elkins
the Traction Company
Main Street
Traction Company
Sentinel
Levine and Chamberlin Feted In Czecho-Slovakia
American trans Atlantic air men Clarence D Chamberlin and Charles A Levine were warmly received in Prague and Pilsen. They met President Masaryk at the capital and attended events at the city hall and the American embassy. After Pilsen they planned Carlsbad and a Sunday flight to Warsaw with future legs to Paris and possibly Switzerland.
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Prague
Czecho Slovakia
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Pilsen
Republic
Masaryk
Carlsbad
Warsaw
Paris
Switzerland
One College Boy Killed In Air Crash Near Poubville
James T. Walker, Princeton graduate, 21, was killed when an airplane piloted by George L. Lambert crashed near Poubville, Mo. A note found in Walker’s pocket appeared to be intended for his stepfather Malvern Clapton and a girlfriend. Lambert, also a Princeton graduate and owner of Lambert Pharmaceutical, was injured but expected to recover. The two young men were cousins. Walker had recently inherited nearly 5 million dollars from his mother.
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Poubville
Pas
James T. Walker
Princeton
St. Louis
Malvern B. Clapton
George L. Lambert
Lambert
Lambert Pharmaceutical Company
Walker
James Walker
Burns
Clarksville
Georgia Physician Is New State Executive
Atlanta reports Dr Lamartine H Hardman aged 71 becomes Georgia governor. He rises at dawn and retires by 9 30 p m, avoids tobacco and caffeinated drinks, and vows a strictly business administration. The piece also notes travelers Ted Stillwell and Mrs Shaffer visiting relatives in Loveland Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lamartine H. Hardman
Georgia
Ted Stillwell
Washington Street
Baltimore
Rufus Shaffer
Robert
Terra, Alta
Loveland Addition
Locals note long list of visitors and travels
Miss Carrie Fleming returns home from Springfield Ohio where she attended Miss Carolyn Largent s wedding. Numerous residents travel to and from Grafton visiting relatives and friends including trips to Baltimore Philadelphia Winchester and East Coast locations. Several locals plan visits to Bridgeport Cecil Mount Lake and Cumberland with others attending Johns Hopkins University and Mt St Agnes College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Catherine Fleming
Wal- Batchreet
Springfield
Ohio
Carolyn Largent
Junior Leonard
Grafton
M. Leonard
Walnut Street
Clarksburg
N. Rosier
Isons
Gordon and
Kenney
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Caverans
New Market
Winchester
E. Henline
Rosier
W. C. Rauchenbach
Haymond
Ind
Rauchenbach
Bridgeport
Cecil
W.W. McDanel
Gladys McDaniel
Gay C. Sturm
Wickwire
C. C. Thomas
Belington
Homer Jones
George Lynn
Glady Creek
Frank Parker
Staten Island
New York City
Kingwood
Will
W. Ni Malone
Dewey ‘Avenue
Joseph Mallory
Johns Hopkins University
Bliss Mary Primm
Fairmont
Bennette Finzel
Alice Finzel
Cumberland
Miss Finzel
Mt. St . Agnes College
Minnie Evans
Joseph Bragg
Sam Sieman
Robert White
Rowlesburg
Sieman
Northwestern
Edgar Burke
Newburg
Knottsville
R. L. Houser
Walter Rogers
A. T. Ha
Farm loan notice from Baltimore bank via Taylor County group
Farmers are urged to apply for loans through the Taylor County Farm Association. The Federal Land Bank of Baltimore offers funds at five to nine percent interest with an easy repayment plan. W. Ford, attorney, Grafton, West Virginia, can provide further particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Taylor County Farm Association
W. Ford
Grafton
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Auvil Shoe Company
Dodge
Ford
Peck Auto Co
Latrobe Street
Thom, Meighan
Strand Theatre
Marine Corps
Lon Chaey
Eleanor Boardman
William Maines
Carmel Myers
Lon Chaney
George Hill
Watkins
Levine and
Chamberlin
Czecho-Slovakia
New State
Palm Beach
America
Archdeacon
West Virginia
Wm. Archdeacon Co
MEN and Boys’ Store
West VA
C. V. Miller
THE
Love Drug CO
Jenkins Hardware Co
Archdeacon Bldg
Junction Main
Latrobe Streets
Grafton, W. VA
General Hardware
Union Drug Company
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