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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1935

Page

7

Legal Notices Review and Equalization in Taylor County WV

County Court of Taylor County will meet at the courthouse in July 1935 for review and equalization of assessments. Open inspection allows correction. those who fail to apply waive rights and may appeal only to the circuit court. Also notice of a trustee sale of barber shop property in Grafton, WV on July 15 1935 with cash terms.

Taylor County West Virginia Court House Circuit Court Frank Bennett Taylor County Court Guy V. Wolfe James T. Murphy Wolfe and Murphy W. Merle Watkins L and. Murphy and Herstofore West Main Street Grafton

Notice to heirs and receivers in estate matter

To Paul Ward and Mary Ward, heirs, Earl Ward, Hester F Ward, J Balls Ward, Anna L Williams, Talton T Williams, Mary C Williams and Ada F Williams, C E Lawhead, receiver G B T C Friedman and son. You will take notice that John.

Paul Ward Mary Ward Earl Ward Hester F. Ward J. Balls Ward Anna L. Williams Talton T. Williams Mary C. Willams Ada F. Williams C. E. Lawhead G. B T. C. Friedman John

Sheriff sale redemption notice and estate claims

Notices detail redemption figures for K Burdett after a 1931 sheriff sale of parcels in Taylor County West Virginia and a probate call for claims against the John W Keefe estate due December 23 1935. The items include tax amounts survey fees notice costs and interest. Also referenced is Mae McCormick Edwards seeking an accounting of Detroit property and a court hearing.

Frank Bennett Taylor County West Virginia John W. Keefe Taylor County Bank Grafton William P. Samples County of Taylor Edwards Wallace Mae McCormick Edwards Detroit

Execution Continued For Two Life Convicts

Uncertain fragment notes that Richard Luzier and James Mc Clain, both serving life terms for a kidnap robbery of B.T. Meser, face continued proceedings on the grand jury issue.

Richard Luzier James McClain B.T. Meser

Mr. Dynamite at Opera House unlocks three murders

A Universal mystery feature opens at the Opera House tonight. Three murders occur over two weeks with differing clues. The first scene unfolds on the grounds of a famous gambling casino where a young man about 21 who has just won 19000 is shot as he reaches his car. The motive remains unclear.

Cock Robin Opera House

Taxi driver and Isaac Hannahs Jr. sentenced for slaying Ed Irrington

Copley noted challenges to grand jury indictments from last fall and new indictments issued for 42 of the originally named persons. He said details on how many may pursue habeas corpus to seek release are not yet advised.

Isaac Hannahs, Jr Irrington Copley

School Attendance This Year Better Than Last

The Taylor school system reports improved daily pupil attendance this year at 4 144 on average with an enrolment peak of 4 806. Seven buses and two cars transported pupils over 78 187 miles across 177 days with 139 476 pupil haulages and no serious injuries.

Taylor Superintendent of Schools Board of Education

Dickinson slaying probed by detectives in check room

Detectives investigating the Dickinson murder examined a check room attendant Miss Ruth Cronin who took Dickinson’s briefcase from a woman in a crowd, noting the bag was not properly labeled and contained papers without any clear clue to the slaying.

Dickinson Fred W. Frahm Ruth Cronin

Mabel Gets Out, Right Back in Last Evening

Charles Rosier faced a city hall police court docket for drunkenness and disorderly conduct after a Latrobe street arrest at 9 p.m. yesterday. Mayor E Otto Waugh sentenced him to two days in jail. Mabel Brown, arrested at 10 15 p.m. yesterday for drunkenness in a public place, was found guilty and given 16 days. She had just been released from county jail after a 30 day term and was rearrested shortly after.

Charles Rosier Latrobe Street E. Otto Waugh Mabel Brown

Marriage at Grafton as Carnival Ends

A large crowd gathered at the Marks Shows carnival in Grafton for the final two nights. Tonight and tomorrow feature a 40 piece Veterans of Foreign Wars band and other midway thrills. Earlier last night Miss Gladys Hesser of Grafton and Leo Lambert of McGee were married in a ceremony read by Rev. Millard Stump. Children will be admitted free to the rides tomorrow between 2 and 6 pm.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Marks Shows, Inc Long Mile Pleasure Trail Grafton Taylor County Gladys Hesser William Hesser Leo Lambert McGee Millard Stump Baptist Church of Logan W. Va

Inmate Roundup Faces Grand Jury Action in Disorderly House Case

State Trooper Chase led an operation arresting 20 or more inmates including W. J. Barnes who faces grand jury action as keeper of a disorderly house. The raid targets alleged criminal activity at a local facility, with Barnes prominently named.

Chase W. J. Barnes

Local Resident Dies by Own Action in Clarksburg

Guy Earle, 55, a Clarksburg feed broker, was found dead by his son in a garage near his home at 216 North Chestnut Street from carbon monoxide poisoning last night. He had formerly lived in Grafton from 1900 to 1904 and was recalled by locals today.

Guy Earle Clarksburg North Chestnut Street Earle Grafton

Classified rates and arrest at Barnes place page one

Classified rates describe two cents per word for first insertion and one cent per word for subsequent insertions with a minimum charge of 4545 cents. The text reports a restraining order and a vice solicitation case tied to Barnes Place, noting testimony and likely appeal steps, including potential state Supreme Court action.

Sentinel RENT Barnes Place James ‘C. Holt Iment Dent Copenhagen Ona C. Jefferys Warder Wayne Talbott Philippi State Supreme Court Holt Circuit Court

Play centers open for patriotic week in Taylor county

July 1 8 marks patriotic week at four city play centers led by J B Dryfield. The Fetterman spot opened with 36 enrollees under Miss Bonnie Newcome at the grade school. East End grade school to host a center starting Monday or Tuesday. Activities include a patriotic program parade community night dodge ball and marble tournaments and safety demonstrations. Tonight Central school hosts a pet show with 138 entrants and ribbons awarded for pet condition.

J. B. Dryfield Taylor County Fetterman Bonnie Newcome East End

Prize Pet Contests Announced With Ribbons

The town magazine lists prize ribbons for pets based on categories including prettiest ugliest smallest youngest and oldest. Event organizers urge owners to enter their animals for judging.

Oil Truck Wrecked by Fast Train at Arbuckle Crossing

A loaded Standard Oil truck was struck by a New York Central local train at Arbuckle crossing in Charleston West Virginia. Driver W M Maddox of Point Pleasant was injured and taken to Point Pleasant by the train. Railroad crew said injuries not serious. The truck was nearly demolished.

Charleston W. Va New York Central Arbuckle W. M. Maddox Point Pleasant

Local Druggist Proposes Iron Tonic For Nervous Patients

Grafton Drug & Chemical Co offers Clements' Tonic a new iron concentrate claimed to boost strength and endurance by 150 percent in 10 days. The ad promises a full refund if the tonic does not increase weight and vitality, urging sickly, thin-blooded residents to test the product at their own risk.

Clements Grafton Drug & Chemical Co

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