Vets Gather for Reunion at Gettysburg
Gettysburg Pa June 28 The last guard of the North and South met 75 years ago on this battlefield and were arriving for an eight day reunion as the nation marks the 75th anniversary. Dr Overton Mennett 89 said veterans are friendly American. James Robert Paul 105 noted only about 8000 survivors remain. Between 2000 and 2500 are expected to be guests of the federal government.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
U. S. Army
Overton H. Mennett
Grand Army of the Republic
James’ Robert Paul
Charlotte
N. C
Mennnett
Grant
Washington
Record Wheat Output Forecast by World Institute
The institute states that with current conditions world wheat production should be at least equal to last year’s abundant crop unless an exceptional string of adverse events occurs.
BELL and Rogers Wedding Reported in Maryland
Mabel Bell of this city Mrs Gordon Powell Berland Md and Chester P Rogers son of Mrs Rena Rog aan Grafton Md were married in Perren Oatland Md June 26 at 490 p m Rev Patterson officiating The bride wore a blue sheer ensemble with white straw hat trimmed blue ribbon Attendants wore chiffon dresses A luncheon followed The couple left for a short wedding trip and plan to host friends at 923 West Street on July 15 The social column lists club meetings and a June calendar of events including Fidelis Club and sewing circles with multiple attendees and hosts named Mildred Dehen Morgan Irene Tut ie Nell Haslup Rhia Fish Goodwin Kathryn Ksitty Gill Leura 88 Bailey and others.
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RS. Bell
Mabel Bell
Gordon Powellberland
Chester P. Rogers
Rena Rogaan
Grafton
Perren
Oatland
May Atec
Suna
Patterson
Elena
Sarah Belle Henderson
Sadie
Fidelis Club
Morgan
Bridgeport
Mildred "Dehen
Irene
Tutie
Nell, Haslup
Rhéa Fish- R Goodwin
Kathryn Ksitty Gill
Leura
Court Winds Up Long Term Fee Law Case
The Supreme Court set arguments for September on the 1937 act that imposes graduated fees on real estate dealers and brokers, while the old fiat license fee law is challenged. The spring term closed as the court affirmed several verdicts and reversed or remanded others in Wood, Roane, Lincoln, and Ritchie counties, including a $900 judgment in Wheeling and an unpaid rental dispute.
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Charles F. Jackson
Parkersburg
Wood County
Ohio County
Raymond A. Fousse
Hawley Corporation
Fousse
Hawley
Wheeling
Town of
Clay
Jake Fisher
Jo Kenna
Roane
Bonnie Kee
John Simmons
F. N.simmons
Lincoln
F. M. Adkins
Downing Gas Company
Adkins
Ritchie
Li'n. Wilfong
Tom Jackson
Jackson
Disagreement Over Secondary Aid Payments Settled
School superintendent W D Treat announced the ninth month aid payments to counties would be sent at once after the Board of Public Works approved June 3 figures. The June 3 action followed Sims' refusal to honor Trent's requisition, claiming it exceeded approved amounts. A separate note reports the Senate campaign committee censured Aubrey Williams WPA administrator for remarks to WPA workers.
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W. D
Board of Public Works
Sims
Washington
Senate Campaignint Committee
Aubrey Williams
WPA
Ers Alliance
Sheppard
Tex
Senate Committee
Alliance
Williams
Tran
Newtons Return From Eastern Trip In Baltimore Visit
H. Newton and the late Mrs Myrtle Newton of this city are employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The Newtons have just returned from a brief eastern trip visiting relatives in Baltimore and now reside at 440 West Main Street.
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H. Newton
Myrtle Newton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Newton
Baltimore
West Main Street
Weekend guests and local social notices in Mannington
Mr and Mrs Robert Arble and Miss Beulah Bailey hosted visitors from Fairmont Philippi Blueville and Morgantown in Mannington over the weekend. Ruth Cottrill and Jeani Deem are among locals mentioned with health notes and hospital care.
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Robert Arble
Beulah Bailey
Eugene Ringler
A. F. Cottrill
Philippi
John .A. ‘Sunsel
Mannington
Margaret, Nuzum
Fairmont
Sanford Ringler
Beryl, Brown
Blueville
Pittsburgh
Bruce Brown
Ruth Cottrill
Morgantown
Washington Street
Headley
Jeani Deem
C. H. Dem
O. J. Morrison
Myer’s Clinic
Alta Bartlett
City Hospital
Moring
Woman Weighing Only 98 Pounds Gives Birth to Quadruplets
In De Queen Arkansas a 98 pound woman, 27 year old Mrs H T Valentine, wife of an orchard worker, delivered quadruplet girls early today. One infant died within hours. the three survivors received nourishment drops and oxygen under heat control in hospital. Dr G L Kimball said the babies have a chance to live.
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Dequeen
Ark
H. T. Valentine
G. L. Kimball
Barc lay on Bridge Problem 10642 defense
In the problem dealer South leads diamond four. East wins with ace then returns diamond nine. South overcalls with a spade contract. The declarer fears clubs and other suits, but the defense hinges on the precise play of spades and diamonds to prevent the South hand from making four spades. What is the correct defense against South's four spades contract.
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West
East
South
Maved
Crime career of pair ends in capture and death
Two brothers, Orelle and Clarence Easton, whose rampage began June 9 in Valley City North Carolina, were linked to robberies holdups car thefts shootings and abductions. Police say Clarence was killed by officers near De Selm and Ray Dixon Indiana state policeman died after being shot while aiding the stalled car. Orelle Easton is jailed and a grand jury indictment for Dixon’s slaying would be sought.
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Kankakee
Ill
Indiana
Ray Dixon
la Porte
Ind
Orelle B. Easton
Clarence
de Selm
Dixon
Easton Brothers
Orelle
Valley City
N. C
Broters
Norman Sallwasser
la Porte County
Easton
Strike halted Ringling Brothers Circus heads for winter
In Scranton on June 28 the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey circus cut short its summer tour after a strike. Officials and performers watched roustabouts load the last wagon in heavy rain as 1,600 employees left after rejecting a 25 percent wage cut. The 54 year history of the circus saw its first strike end a 30 week season, with plans to move to winter quarters in Sarasota Florida.
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Scranton
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Sarasota
Florida
Gill Candidate for House of Delegates Announced
John L. Gill treasurer of the Marion County Democratic Executive Committee announced his candidacy for the nomination for the House of Delegates in Fairmont on June 28.
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Fairmont
John L. Gill
Marion County Democratic Executive Committee
Nouse of Delegates
Poison Fatal in Moundsville Restaurant Police Say
Diane Bulong a 45 year old restaurant operator near the courthouse died from poison described by Coroner H B Ashworth as self inflicted for personal safety reasons. The June 28 report cites the civic address and circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Moundsville
Diane Bulong
H. B. Ashworth
Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow Faces Court Fight
London reports say Count Haugwitz-Reventlow will travel to the capital to answer allegations by his wife Barbara Hutton that he wrote her threatening letters. Norman Birkett, his attorney, plans to seek a hearing date at Bow Street as Woolworth heiress Hutton keeps their two year old Lance under guard in Regent's Park. Danish lawyer Henning Repsdorph hints judicial separation may begin this week though divorce remains undecided.
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London
Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Norman Birkett
Duchess of Windsor
Bow Street
Woolworth
Lance
Regent’s Park
Henning Repsdorph
Daily Mail
Denmont
Repsdorph
No Trace Of Whitmer Case Hints At Separate Fates
An eyewitness style account notes that after a long night search no rope burns were found on Whitmer and no evidence ties the youths together. Searchers remain baffled as McCormick’s absence from the Whitmer scene complicates the mystery.
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Whitmer
McCormick
Senate races stir interest in North Dakota Indiana
The North Dakota contest pits Gerald Nye against Governor William Langer with Nye backed by two New Dealers. In Indiana, Republicans caucus tonight to choose a Senate candidate amid talk of Van Nuys independent bid and administration opposition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North Dakota
Gerald P. Nye
William Langer
Indiana
Frederick van Nuys
Nye-Langer
Nye
Bone
D. Wash
Norris
Ind.-Neb
van Nuys
Ator
James E. Watson
Oklahoma
Small Doll's Hats Predicted as Next Fashion Wave
New York fashion writers from the Paris show forecast a new feminine vogue featuring small doll hats. They describe hats perched atop the head with ribbons under the hair and wine red, raisin and moss green colors. The styles draw inspiration from Madame Du Barry portraits.
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New York
Paris
Madame du Barry
Rice Names New Head at Huntington Rotary Club
Rice assumed the presidency of the Huntington Rotary Club succeeding Sam C Lawrence on June 28.
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Huntington
Rice
Huntington Rotary Club
Sam C. Lawrence
Long Nonstop Flight by Soviet Aviator Reported
Soviet aviator Vladimír Kokinaki completed a 4300 mile nonstop Moscow to the Far East flight in 24 hours, leaving Moscow at 8 36 a m and reaching Spassk near Vladivostok via navigator Byran dinsky, per Soviet wire. The feat was announced to Joseph Stalin and other leaders from Spassk 75 miles north of Vladivostok.
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Moscow
Vladimir Kokinaki
Joseph Stirlin
Far East
Eostal
Russia
Spassk
Vladivostok
Moscow- Vladivostok
Kokinaki
Bryandinsky
Deputy Clerk Dies in Clarksburg at 68
Clarksburg June 28 Arthur Bowman Boggess 68 long time deputy Harrison county circuit clerk dies after a two month illness. He served thirty years in the clerk's office.
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Clarksburg
Arthur Bowman Boggess
Harrison County
Esters
Unexpended Money Can't Be Used For WPA Project
Huntington mayor George Seamonds announced that the state tax department vetoed earmarking about $30,000 in municipal year-end balances for WPA projects. The ruling said balances must go to general funds and be carried over into the next budget.
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Huntington
George Seamonds
State Tax Department
Seamonds
Ambers Armstrong Title Fight Put Off Two Weeks
In New York on June 28 the lightweight title bout between Lou Ambers and Henry Armstrong was postponed from July 26 to August 10. The fight moves from Madison Square Garden to the Polo Grounds after a request by manager Al Weill. Ambers bruised his hand in a recent Los Angeles bout with Jimmy Vaughan.
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New York
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Polo Grounds
Madison Square Garden Bowl
al Weill
Ambers
Los Angeles
Jimmy Vaughan
Five Year Old Boy Hit by Car Near Barton Home
Steve Carpenter five year old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Carpenter was struck by an automobile near his Barton Webster County home and brought to a local hospital in critical condition. Authorities say the injuries are serious and hospital attendants describe his condition as critical.
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Elkins
Steve Carpenter
Arthur Carpenter
Barton
Webster County
Mother of Sen Neely Ill In Elkins Hospital
ELKINS June 28 Mrs Mary Neely of Belington mother of United States Senator M M Neely is a patient in a local hospital. She has not been well since influenza. She is 89 years old and attendants said she passed a very comfortable night.
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Elkins
Mary Neely
Belington
United States
M. M. Neely
Youth Ends Life in Spencer Shooting
Arthur Taylor twenty died in a hospital from bullet wounds. Authorities said the youth told them he shot himself.
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Spencer
Arthur Taylor
Doctor Reelected Huntington Club President
Dr. H. G. Toole of the Marshall College faculty was reelected president of the Exchange Club in Huntington. The June 28 meeting confirmed his leadership as the club continues its civic service efforts.
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Huntington
H. G. Toole
Marshall College
Exchange Club
Liquor Store Faces Repairs Over Labels and Ventilation
Daypage three continues coverage of a liquor store where bottle labels detached due to conditions in the shop. Protests over ventilation prompted officials to plan repairs intended to resolve both issues and ensure standards are met.
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Ounce
Helen
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Stilwell
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Maple
Roosett-Wilson High School
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Thomas
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Shepard Barclay
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Winter City
Count Plans
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Sensation
Sensation! Co
Lorilee
Senate
Rice New Head
Robert's Taylor CO
Armstrong
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Chesapeake and Potomas
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