Grafton Elks hold 41st birthday with parade and luncheon
Delegates from Clarksburg and Fairmont joined Grafton Elks for a 41st birthday celebration. Two new members, E Bailey Wyckoff and James F Holtand, were initiated under Dr. C L Cook. A street parade and a large luncheon followed lodge exercises in the grill room, with Walter P Wilson coordinating the event.
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Harry Cronin
J. J. Kaufgai
Hussion
C. L. Cook
E. Bailey Wyckoff
James F. Holt
Clarksburg
W. P. Clark
Ben Patterson
Zioncheck Leaves Washington After Bond Posted
Kenneth Romney posted bond to keep Zioncheck free on an assault charge as the young congressman prepared to depart. Zioncheck claimed he had been shanghaied into the Gallinger hospital and a Maryland institution, warning he might be sent to an insane asylum if Towson escape failed. He and Romney plus Capitol police aide George Bishop rode to Union Station with a police squad, Zioncheck in a blue shirt and white suit, not waving goodbye as the train departed.
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Kenneth Romney
Zioncheck
Gallinger Hospital
Maryland Institution
Towson
Romney
George Bishop
Capitol
Union Station
No Help Promised for Dust on Highway Project
Residents near the road demand action as dust rises with traffic during construction. Prolonged heat and no rain worsen conditions, and the state lacks authority to use a proposed remedy. Engineer McEnteer orders cooperation with contractors to reduce dust, while residents prepare a petition to State Road Commissioner Burr Simpson demanding relief.
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McEnteer
A. L. Bouten
Burr H. Simpson
Coat of Oil
Holt
Lehman Will Run Again Signals Roosevelt Backing
In a Washington moment President Roosevelt expressed great happiness at Lehman's decision to run again. The governor, long allied with Roosevelt in Social Security and equal opportunity efforts, reportedly rescinded retirement plans after meetings at Philadelphia and Hyde Park with Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Lehman
United States
Philadelphia
Hyde Park
Alfred E. Smith
National Labor Board Lacked Authority Over Fruehauf Dispute
The U S circuit questioned the board’s power in a case involving Fruehauf trailer company relations with its workers. Board orders to cease discharging employees over union activity and to reinstate workers with back pay were challenged as beyond the NLRB’s authority.
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U.S
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Fruehauf Company
United ‘Automobile Workers Federal Labor Union
Head Identified as George L Frakes in Missing Person Case
A head found on a creek bank four miles from town was identified as George L Frakes of Huntington West Virginia. Harrison authorities confirmed the match after notes linked to Miller’s friends and a blood stained hatchet and fishing poles were found nearby. Investigations note Frakes had been missing since February 8.
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Carrollton
Harrison
Miller
Lexington
George L. Frakes
Huntington
W. Va
Pick-Handle Killings Detail Through Earlier Report
The narrative describes Mortensen by former marriage fleeing to a nearby store about an hour after the killings. The storekeeper aided understanding and police were summoned. Sergeant Hilton reported Mrs. Snyder dead in a front bedroom with a severe facial wound while her husband lay nearby and died as officers arrived.
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Mortensen
Hilton
Trio Arrested in Car Theft Case in Fairmont
Police arrested James Ware 23 Henry Johnson 22 and Robert Mormon 20 all Negroes on a charge of stealing an automobile found wrecked at a street intersection.
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Fairmont
James Ware
Henry Johnson
Robert Mormon
Hunt for Slayer Ends in Detroit Boy Case
State troopers and a posse pursue the slayer of 10 year old Robert Kenyon whose mutilated body was found in a shallow river on his uncle’s 2500 acre Michigan farm west of Tawas. Robert had been missing for days before his death was discovered.
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Robert Kenyon
Detroit
Tawas Mich
Robert
Daily crossword puzzle down clues mixed with errors
Puzzle clues read oddly with typos and missing letters. Entries include herb related ruminate and a beverage linked to an infinite Siberian model, plus roles like clergymen and parishes and scattered numbers. The grid items appear jumbled and incomplete, hindering solution progress.
Federal men vow to fight band and bring terrorists to trial
Solicitor Burney said fear of reprisals hindered the inquiry but many terrorists’ identities were known. The story shifts to a Whiteville court case where Mrs. Bertha Fowler, a witness, refused to remove her hat until ordered, then revealed she had been shaved. A grand jury probe was ordered by Judge R Hunt Parker.
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Thon
Burney
Whiteville
Bertha Fowler
Slain Girl Blanche Cousins Identified in San Francisco Case
Blanche Cousins 25 of Idaho Walls Idaho, found strangled in a San Francisco apartment. Albert Walter, former New York restaurant manager, confessed to the crime, police say. Grand Jury hears stories in multiple depredation cases, six victims questioned. night riders feared, foreman Haikett Applewhite notes more witnesses expected. no report until August term unless developments warrant. Firefighters save Amos Little's farm residence after a blaze blamed on Little's young son playing with matches. barn and outbuildings destroyed.
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Blanche Cousins
Idaho Walls
Cental
San Franisco
Albert Walter
New York
Centr Press
Grand Jury
Haikett Applewhite
Applewhite
Relief Board Organizes for State Public Assistance
Charleston June 30 A federal official urged careful selector of directors for West Virginia s new Public Assistance Advisory board and the state relief and welfare reforms take effect tomorrow The board convenes this afternoon as Governor Kump calls for rapid appointments The plan centralizes administration of pensions aid and relief and will have the board pick a chairman and recommend state and county officials to the governor The piece notes drought relief talks with farmers and a forecast of possible government assistance plus ongoing water and drought concerns across the state with several streams at low levels and a警 health department survey warning rain is needed soon
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Charleston
State Public Assistance Advisory Board
Frank D. Bane
Federal Social Security Board
Kump
Department of Public Assistance
State Relief Administration
Welfare Department
Bane
Washington
P.M
Blackwater
Tucker
Davis
South Branch
State police search misses wreck as forest hazards loom
The state police could not locate any wreck amid dry spell concerns. The Conservation department warned another week of dry weather will heighten forest fire hazards. McLaughlin urged assistants statewide to speed up efforts.
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Conservation Department
McLaughlin
Original Doughboy Flashlight Cracker Sale on Riverside
Firework sale offering various items advertised along Riverside Drive with dates June 26 27 29 30 July 1 2 3. Includes a Doughboy flashlight cracker and other fireworks available beyond the first culvert.
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Riverside Drive
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