County Grants Pool Room Permits and Appoints Officials
Taylor county court met yesterday and rapidly disposed of business. Pool room permits were granted to George S. Pappas Roy Hudson L. C. Phillips James S. Ball and Sam Isabella. Bolmer was appointed to serve process when the sheriff is a party defendant. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co was authorized to replace fixtures on the Fetterman bridge. A. Waller to replace Charles C. King as mayor of Grafton. Mayor King resigns due to other tax levying duties. Merchants and Mediaples Savings Bank posted a $25 000 depository bond as required.
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George S. Pappas
East Main Street
Roy Hudson
West Main Street
L. C. Phillips
James S. Ball
Sam Isabella
Flemington
Bolmer
Taylor County
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Fetterman Bridge
Am A. Waller
Charles C. King
Grafton
Bennett
King
Merchants and Mediaples Savings Bank
Ai proposes eight junior title divisions in boxing
Chicago reports Paul Prehn, president of the national boxing association, pushing a plan to create junior titleholders in eight divisions. He argues rapid growth in boxing demands more championships to attract talent and fans, with weights including junior flyweight 109 and senior flyweight 112 pounds.
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Chicago
Paul Prehn
National Boxing Association
Prehn
Smagnets
Boxing Association
Boxers weight classes and limits listed
The record lists weight divisions with junior and senior limits: junior bantam 118, junior feather 122, senior feather 126, junior lightweight 130, senior lightweight 135, junior welter 140, senior welter 147, junior middle 154, senior middle 160, junior light heavy 168, senior light heavy 175, junior heavyweight 188 to 190, and senior heavyweight over 175.
Negro Killer Gets 15 Years in West Virginia Penitentiary
Wheeling June 25 Ralph Parker pleaded guilty before Judge John M. Ritz to armed robbery arising from a June 2 police battle in which two bandits died and an officer was wounded. Ritz sentenced Parker to 15 years in the state penitentiary at Moundsville. John Copeland, formerly of Cumberland Maryland, has moved his family into the house once occupied by W H Canfield of Loveland Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Ralph Parker
John M. Ritz
Ritz
Moundsville
John Copeland
Cumberland, Md
W. H. Canfield
Loveland Addition
Spirited Away Annotated Pross Photo Removed in Arkansas
Deputy Sheriff George Johnson of Newport Ark is held in the state penitentiary after being charged with shooting and killing Glen Quay 22 who had escaped after arrest for intoxication. The incident prompted fears of mob violence as the accompanying annotated photo was removed from two fall notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Johnson
Newport
Ark
State Penitentiary
Glen Quay
Fletcher Resigns as Ambassador to Rome After 27 Years
Washington reports the resignation of Henry P. Fletcher as ambassador to Rome has been accepted by President Hoover. A Pennsylvania native, Fletcher retires after 27 years in the diplomatic service with posts in Mexico City and Santiago, Chile, and later Rome. The resignation likely takes effect September 1 after a leave of absence. no successor named, with speculation Fletcher may seek Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat if it becomes vacant.
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Washington
Henry P. Fletcher
Rome
Hoover
Fletcher
Pennsylvania
Diplomatic Corps
Mexico City
Santiago
Chile
Charles Evans, Hughes
United States Senate
William S. Vare
Vare
Libbey Owens Glass to Rename and Restructure Capital
Libbey Owens Sheet Glass Co directors vote to change the corporate title to Libbey Owens Glass Co and to update capital stock from 25 par value to no par with four new shares issued for each old share. They also raise the annual dividend from 2 to 4 dollars, request NYSE listing for the new stock, and seek stockholder approval in July for capital increases.
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New York
Libbey-Owens Sheet Glass Co
Toledo
Libbey Owens Glass Company
New York Stock Exchange
Hospital Notes On Wounded Man And Local Dismissals
John Shaw, seriously wounded last Friday loading coal near Clark's operation, is much improved at the city hospital. Mrs. W. J. Mays, wife of the Taylor county sheriff, is to be brought in this afternoon after Sunday hospital admission. Dismissals since Sunday include Mrs. W. J. Mays, Alvey Jacobs, Thurman Hathaway, Mrs. Rosaie Grimm, Wickwire section, and Miss Mary Bischoff of Manheim. John Mayle, infant son of Parley Mayle, was admitted for a mastoid operation performed today with a successful outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shaw
Clark
W. J. Mays
Taylor County
Alvey Jacobs
Thurman Hathaway
Rosaie Grimm
Wickwire
Mary Bischoff
Probe Move Is Defeated In Senate Action
Washington reports the King resolution for a Federal Reserve System investigation was rejected by the Senate Banking and Currency Committee in secret June 18 talks. An August reconvening was set to reconsider the proposal, after Fletcher’s bid to report it favorably failed and Edge’s move for a subcommittee probe was rejected.
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Washington
King
Federal Reserve System
Senate Banking and Corrency Committee
Senate
Norbeck
Utah
Glass
Virginia
Fletcher
Edge
New Jersey
Local committee adopts resolution after special session reconvenes
A committee acted on the resolution following the reconvening of the special session. The move formalizes the measure and sets the stage for implementation procedures and further discussions among involved parties.
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Mittee
Rum Seller Is Held On Serious Charges
Smithfield June 25 four pint sale of liquor to two boys led to a near fatal spree. Herbert Hing mington fined 200 dollars and jailed for three months in Wetzel county. The youths Donald Steel age 15 and Willard Williams were dragged from railroad tracks in a stupor as a freight train passed.
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Smithfield
Herbert Hingmington
Wetzel County
Donald Steel
Willard Williams
Norfolk and Western Revenue Rise Reported for May
New York June 25 railroad monthly reports to the interstate commerce commission show May net operating income gains. Norfolk and Western produced 1929 earnings of 3,385,101 versus 2,832,830 in 1928. The Dutch East Indies remain a key market with 8,829 American automobiles shipped there in 1928.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Norfolk & Western
Dutch East Indies
Alekhine wins Bradley Beach Masters tournament title
Associated Press notes Dr. Alexander Alekhine of Paris demonstrated his world chess title by winning the International Masters at Bradley Beach New Jersey. The report also outlines a police inquiry into the alleged theft of Mrs Bogeaus jewelry, valued at about thirty thousand dollars, insured days earlier, with Deputy Commissioner Steze calling the robbery an inside job and noting financial troubles and arrests surrounding the Bogeaus case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alexander Alekhine
Paris
Bradley Beach
N. J
Magice Boxolowski
Bogéaus
Jewelry Robbery Case Delayed By Police Action
Chicago report notes Mrs Benjamin Bogeaus formerly Ethelind Terry star of a musical comedy and her husband a real estate dealer were detained by police as the case surrounding a major jewelry robbery proceeds.
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Chicago
Benjamin Bogeaus
Ethelind Terry
Convict Testifies on Crime Sight in Leavenworth
Kenneth Gladeau, once of Michigan, says he saw the crime and that two Michigan state police officers recovered a revolver from a Leavenworth pawnshop. The statement comes as authorities investigate the incident with limited details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Michigan State
Kenneth Gladeau
Witness Claims Leavenworth Killing Involves Revered Figures
Ex-convict Gladeau testifies he witnessed the Leavenworth killings and says he was paid hush money after seeing Reverend Edward Wheeler All and choir singer Eleanor Mills murdered. Officers largely discredit his story while noting he allegedly brought the revolver and a knife to the scene. Secretaries Stimson and Cotton were reportedly seen at the state department along with Mills.
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Leavenworth
Mimy
New Brunswick
N. J
Gladeau
Detoit
Dyer
Mann
Edward Wheeler
Eleanor Mills
Young Schoolboy Killed In Fight In Chicago
Chicago June 25 A 15 year old schoolboy Harry Heavilin was killed after a fist fight with Roy Stokes. The struggle occurred when Heavilin challenged crossing the street against traffic after Stokes, a junior police member at their school, barred him. Heavilin died soon after losing consciousness. the coroner exonerated Stokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry Heavilin
Roy Stokes
Heavilin
Beame
Stokes
Hoover Receives Reparations Conference Report
President Hoover at the White House luncheon received a personal report on the European reparations conference from four unofficial American participants. Owen D. Young J P Morgan Jr Thomas W Lamont and Nelson Perkins presented the noon briefing to the chief executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Europe
Owen D. Young
J. P.morgan, Jr
Thomas W. Lamont
Nelson Perkins
White House
D Anunzio Recovering After Appendix Operation
Gardone Ilan Riviera reports poet Gabrielle D Annungio in his 66th year is recovering from a successful appendicitis operation. Dr Duse said the procedure used a local anesthetic and that the poet spoke with doctors afterward. He is resting comfortably in Rochester Minnesota health center noted for its 41 factories.
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Gardone
Ilan Riviera
Gabrielle D'Annungio
Duse
Brown Joins Anti-Smiths Ticket In Virginia
Dr. William Moseley Brown of Washington and Lee University accepts the alternatorial nomination of the Anti-Smith democratic convention in Virginia. The move marks a distinct Independent line amid prevailing party divisions.
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Associated Press
William Moseley Brown
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
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Pugh- Waters Co
Ilibbey-Owens
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Norfolk and Western
Hall-Mills
Franz
Burka
West Main St
W. Va
Brampton
Franklin Simon
I Bane
Stimson
Tiealite Department
See
Mills
Treasury “Department
Young
State Department
D'Annunzio Recovering
Rochester, Minn
Cailed
Hiller’s
Furniture Store
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