Keener Babe Dies In Bed At Two Months Old
Charles David Keener two months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Keener died suddenly at home near the Curve Bridge. No foul play found and death attributed to unknown causes. Survived by parents and siblings Dora Wood 2 and Nina Ruth 3. Funeral at 5 p.m. tomorrow from the Keener home with burial at Bluemont cemetery. Rev. H. B. Workman to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles David Keener
Arthur Keener
Near the Curve Bridge
Bartlett Funeral Home
A. R. Warden
Keener
Arthur
Sarah Frye Keener
Dora Wood
Nina Ruth
Iutfit
Intercmnt
Bluemont
H. B. Workman
Rum Drinkin Justice Warns Friends of Law
In Thornton Texas on June 26 the town’s Nat Hudson, praised as a considerate justice of the peace, issues a paid advertisement in the Thornton Rustler warning bootlegger friends to cease home brew or whiskey starting July 1. He vows to bind violators over to the grand jury with sufficient evidence to convict, and recalls personal history of drinking in past conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mexico
105 Years Old and Likes Her Coffee
Mrs. Anna Sanders of Isabella Home at 190th Street and Amsterdam Avenue New York recently celebrated her 105th birthday with about 200 guests. She drinks coffee with every meal and even before bed, enjoying a double portion of ice cream cake banana and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Sanders
Isabella
190Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
New York
Two Men Die In Car Crash Near East Bank
Charleston dispatch reports two men, John Ruttroff aged 24 and George M. Noble 27, both Pure Oil Co. employees, were killed when their car plunged over a steep embankment near East Bank. A third occupant, Paul Chapman 2, sustained internal injuries and was rushed to a Montgomery hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
East Bank
John Rutroff
George M. Noble
Pure Oil Company
Cabin Creek
Paul Chapman
Montgomery
Anti-Smith Nominee Gets G O P Backing In Virginia
Delegates from across the Old Dominion attend the Republican state convention in Richmond as Dr. William M. Brown of Washington emerges as the favored anti-Smith GOP gubernatorial nominee. Debate continues on whether to nominate a lieutenant governor candidate or oppose the Democratic nominee for that office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Old Dominion
William M. Brown
Washington
Wheeling Man Named Kiwanian Trustee in Milwaukee
Horace W. McDavid of Decatur Illinois, an attorney, will be recommended as a trustee for the Kiwanis organization in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The notice appears in the June 26 edition with details about the nomination and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanian
Milwaukee
Wis
Horace W. McDavid
Decatur, Ill
Mamaldanne Sp
School Head Renamed by Governor at Pruntytown
Harry E. Flesher, longtime superintendent of the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown, accepts a new appointment from Governor William G. Conley after 22 years of service. Since 1907 enrollment rose to 452, with the print shop and other departments expanding. He will keep the current staff including Mrs. Martha Glenn Flesher and Mrs. Letha Scoops, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Flesher
West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
William G. Conley
Flesher
Taylor County
Preston County
D. Grant Smith
Martha Glenn Flesher
Letha E. Scoops
C. B E. Bunjer
A. R. Bartlett
Frank Wolfe
H. B. Shaffer
McCutison Dies Tuesday After Rail Accident
Hinton June 26. H L McCutison, 40, division engineer of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, died in a Beckley hospital from injuries suffered in a railroad motor accident while on an inspection trip.
Citadel Drive Going Strong Salvation Army Campaign
Hands of the clock over the First National Bank building guard the scene as the Salvation Army campaign nears $4000 with $2450 raised and a confirmed $500 pledge from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops and repair men. Captain W H Arnold notes further expected boosts as other Balti more departments contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Salvation Army
Mechanic's Department
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
W. H. Arnold
B. and O
Arnold
Bal
Salvation Army Appeal For Grafton and Taylor County
Salvation Army staff appeal today to residents of Grafton and Taylor County to raise 4000 by Saturday. Twenty five business men met at the Presbyterian church pledging support. A benefit baseball game between the Graf ton Independents and the B and O shops team is set for tomorrow at 5 30 pm to aid the fund. Also notes Capone seeks writ of error to gain release from Holmesburg jail, hearing Saturday before Judge Walsh. A Cincinnati group visiting Grattan en route to Culpepper, Virginia for two years with relatives. Green, B and O engine house foreman in Cincinnati for 17 years.
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Grafton
Salvation Army
Taylor County
Presbyterian Church
Arnold
Grafton Independents
B. and O. Shops
Philadelphia
Scarface
al Capone
Chicago
Holmesburg County
John E. Walsh
Capone
Frank Kline
Kline
Cincinatti
Ohio
Grattan J
Culpepper
Virginia
Green
Baltimore and Ohio
Visiting Here Mr and Mrs John D Green and Children
Mr and Mrs John D Green visit with their children Violet George and Jack, sharing time together during a local event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Green
Violet, George and
Jack
Two Roads Report Greater Revenues
Railroads reporting May operating receipts to the Interstate Commerce Commission show net operating incomes rising versus May 1928. Mobile Ohio reports 177,414 versus 171,118. Wheeling & Lake Erie posts 685,624 compared with 414,278.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad
Mobile
Ohio
Wheeling & Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wome
Kelly-Bartlett Shoe Co
Babe
Central Drug Store
Smith Auto CO
Grand Street South Side
Friends of Law
Tay Cny
Eveready
Anti-Smith
Gets. G.O.P
Webster Cash Feed Store
Webster
W. VA
Glenn
Harry E
Conley
McUtchison
Associated Press
John Osborn Reid
East Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
New Jersey
Edison
Citadel Drive
Wm. Archdeacon Co
the Leading Men and Boys’ Store
Philly
Grafton and Vicinity
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