Funeral for Thomas J. Humphrey, Wheeling educator
Funeral services were held at Kepner Punewh home for Thomas J. Humphrey 68 former local educator who died in Wheeling following a stroke. The service was conducted by City Grove pastor Zion church, then body taken to Clarksburg for interment in Greenlawn cemetery. Survived by widow Mollie Smallwood son Dr. Thomas Field Humphrey daughter Mary Frances Humphrey brother James and three sisters.
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Kepner Punewh
Wheeling
Thomas J. Humphrey
Wris'homie
RAA City Grothe
Zioniehurch
Clarksburg
Greenlawn
Mollie Smallwood
Thomas Field Humphrey
Spead
Childrens Hospital
Xenis
Mary Frances Humphrey
Wheeling High School
James
Sherman Strother
Elmer McElroy
Tarkshoro
F. Hibbs
Meadland
This County
Accuser Recalls 1933 Marriage Proposal in Alberta Case
Miss MacMillan testified she was asked to marry John Caldwell in 1933, a proposal withdrawn after she admitted an affair with the premier. Caldwell named by Brownlee as coconspirator with the stenographer. Miss MacMillan then returned home to Edson and, with her father, Allan MacMillan, filed suit. Mrs. Brownlee sat by the premier as the girl described his claim of mad love.
Funeral announced for Mrs Mayle in Simpson area
Stricken ill before death, Mrs Mayle leaves four children. Remains brought to Mayle home in Wendel. Funeral services set at 3 30 p m tomorrow at Simpson Baptist church with Rev N D Hamrick officiating. Interment in Simpson cemetery. Husband Mike a coal miner and four daughters Virginia 12 Gladys 8 Betty 3 and Dolores 17 months survive along with mother Mrs Edith Mayle and five brothers and two sisters. Mc Glumphrey Funeral company of Flemington in charge.
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Edith Mayle
McGlumphrey Funeral Company
Flemington
Roosevelt Plans Stock Market Board Appointments
The article notes plans for a five member stock market board with likely appointees James M. Landis of the Federal Trade Commission and Ferdinand Pecora, counsel for the Senate banking committee. It mentions President Roosevelt proposing commissions to regulate the stock markets and communications system.
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James M. Landis
Federal Trade Commission
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Banking Committee
Stock Market Board
Chicago Cafe Mystery Deepens Over Night Call
Police learned Carlo received a late night call ordering him not to alert authorities after accomplices aided an evening exit from his cafe. The Sciacca family, described as poor, faces scrutiny as Sergeea reportedly owned the building housing the cafe and tavern, plus an expensive car.
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Carlo
Sciacca
Kilomena
Sergeea
Will found and filed for probate in court here
A long lost will of S H Sommerville was uncovered last week and filed for probate by Eugene Sommerville, his brother. The document bequeaths all farm land and homes in Oakland Maryland and West Grafton to the widow, with other personal property.
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Eugene Sommerville
Sidney H. Sommerville
S. H. Sommerville
Rufus Holden
John K. Burdett
Eugene
Summerville
Euzene
Gene W. Ford
Ford
St. Leaves Estate
Frank Bennett
Oakland
West Grafton
Injunction Halts Sale of Grafton Press Today
Judge Herbert W. Dent blocked the planned sale of the Grafton Press after R H Kidd sought a special receiver to wind up affairs and collect debts. Hugh R Warder was appointed as receiver and obtained an injunction restraining Sheriff Lee E Bennett from further execution actions, effective without bond.
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Grafton Press
R. D. ‘Wilson and Sons
Clarksburg
Herbert W. Dent
Circuit Court Today
R. H. Kidd
Francis Warder
Hugh R. Warder
Dent
Sealn
Lee E. Bennett
R. D. Wilson and Sons
Three Grafton Men To Attend ROTC In July
Paul Ward William Rob inson and William Sheets of Grafton will enroll as reserve officers in the Three Hundred Ninety Seventh Infantry Encampment at Fort Knox Kentucky from July 15 to 28 along with reserve officers from the district. Officers attached to the 397th include Edward Bock Jr of Charleston George Healey Morgantown William Jackson Parkersburg Donald McGill Warwood Jacob Reeder Smithfield Others enrolling at Fort Knox include George Wilson Elkins William Simpson Summersville Festus Summers Morgantown Clarence Underwood Morgantown James Brewster Jr Joseph Eads Weston and Stanley Reckart Cuzzart Preston County.
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Warwood
Jacob H. Reeder
Smithfield
Fort Knox
George E. Wilson
Elkins
William E. Simpson
Summersville
Festus P. Summers
Clorence L. Underwood
Morgantown
James H. Brewster, Jr
Joseph &. Eads
Weston
Stanley D. Reckart
Cuzzart
Preston County
Registrars To Sit At Polling Places July 2
Notices of sittings at the usual precinct polling places July 2 to 3 to complete registrations for bid August 7 primary and November general election were posted yesterday by registrars. Republican and Democratic workers have been making a house to house canvass since early this month, and the field work by these appointees of the county court has been virtually completed. Although registration is said to
Registration to Verify Voters Lists at Next Meeting
The article notes that no definite reports will be available until next week’s meeting. After registration is complete the books go to the county court to fix a day for those missed so they may add their names to the lists. changes between residence words and precincts can also be made at that time.
Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting slated at courthouse
Local veterans discuss forming a VFW post with plans for a meeting at 7 30 p m tomorrow. The article notes VFW's long record and its home for widows and orphans, funded without dues, and highlights achievements in insurance, national anthem status, homestead land preferences, Gold Star Mothers pilgrimage, and war risk insurance dates.
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Gible
France
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Slayings in Oklahoma Prompt Seven Arrests
McAlester Okla June 26 Seven persons are being held for investigation in a mysterious slaying of three Canadian highway workers whose bodies were found in hill country twenty miles north west of here two days after they disappeared from their homes In the vicinity officers found a scribbled accusation reading Jack Rackley Bill and George Baker killed Homer Beasley Hobart Watkins and Billy Gann The body of Beasley lay with a jar of beer beside him and Gann had been shot through the head
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McAlester
Okla
Here
Homer Beasley
Hobart Watkins
Billy Gann
Thie
Jack Rackley
Bill
George Baker
Homer
Hobart
Beasley
Gann
Murderer Is Executed At State Prison
Warren Little, 25, was executed by electric chair at Southern Illinois State Penitentiary in Menard for the September 13 slaying of Denver Carlton, a MacLeansboro barber. Carlton was fatally shot after Little and his brother Carl, 20, lured him near McLeansboro. In confession, Little admitted shooting during an argument over a few dollars.
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Ilinois
Menard
Warren Little
Denver
Carlton
MacLeansboro
Barber
Jesus
McLeansboro
Carl
Little
Alton
Panties Painted On Nudes At Chicago Art Fair
Six young women artists added panties to nude etchings to comply with Grant Park rules. The alteration allowed the works to be exhibited at the annual open air art fair amid mixed reactions from critics and artists.
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Chicago
South Parks Board
Grant Park
Governor of Michigan Faces Suit for Libel
Detroit June 26 a suit for 100000 charges slander and libel was filed in Circuit court by Clyde V Fenner president of the Forgotten Men's club of Detroit against Governor William A Comstock. Fenner says the governor libeled him in an address before the pre primary convention in Battle Creek calling Fenner and Al Tobin political grafters and racketeers.
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Detroit
Clyde V. Fenner
Forgotten Men's Club
William A. Comstock
Fenner
Battle Creek
al Tobin
Violinist Vogel Denies Admiring Poderjay in New York
Spurred by Ivan Poderjay, orchestra violinist Helen Vogel testified in Vienna about the disappearance case of Agnes Turgerson. She told Columbus reporters she rejected Poderjay's advances during a visit to New York, as reported by the Associated Press.
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Helen Vogel
Ivan Poderjay
Vienna
Agnes’ Turgerson
Columbus
Ohio
New York
Associated Press
Perfect Case Built Against Malone Showers in Slaying
District Attorney Harold Main announced a first degree murder case against Thom Showers for the alleged kidnapping and slaying of 1 year old Cleo Telistone. A signed statement claims Showers confessed to luring the child to the woods, striking her with a club, and hiding the nude body found Sunday. Showers, held for arraignment, had served in CCC nine months and lived with his wife.
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Malone
Thom Showers
Cleo Telistone
Harold Main
CCC
Showers
Ums Pond
George T. Tellstone
Clea
Gram School
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