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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1924

Page

8

Miner given year term for bigamy in Tay county

Siphorn Bahari also known as Rosemont was sentenced to one year in the late penitentiary after pleading guilty to bigamy in Tay county circuit court. He came to America from Czecho-Slavia years ago believing his wife had died, later discovering she lived.

Siphorn Bahari Rosemont Warren B. Kittle Tay County Bahari Nansua America Czecho-Slavia Old Country Gved Dea Taylor County

Crow Killer's Club forms in Grafton area to target crows

Oakley Austin, a prominent merchant of Grafton and activist with the Taylor County Wild Life League, promotes a Crow Killer's Club. Meetings draw many from Taylor and neighboring counties to a crow roost near H. & C. repairs shops east of Grafton. Report notes crows damage crops, eat quail eggs, and harm other birds. The plan envisions evening hunts and possible extermination as crows thin out. Also, Paylor County Post No. 78 of the American Legion seeks to recruit ex-soldiers. Taylor County hosts about 1,100 World War veterans.

Oakley Austin Grafton Taylor County Wild Life League Austin Taylor County Mr. Austin Morgantown Taylor Weat Virginia Life | League League Paylor County American Legions Post Offte Ala Post

Impeachment Hearing Draws Sitreps in County Court

An elderly couple from the Cecil neck Mey area traveled to Grafton for impeachment proceedings. They occupied front-row seats from before the session began, refusing to leave for fear others might claim their coveted spots. The court's ruling was delivered only after long delays, with spectators enduring a long wait before adjournment.

Tayff County Montay Ebility Court J- Dd

Face to Face With Dr Cadman A Brooklyn Clergyman

Joe Mitchell Chapple profiles Dr. Charles Parkes Cadman pastor at Central Congregational Church in Brooklyn New York. Cadman discusses religious controversy with Fundamentalists and Modernists, Ecclesiology, League of Nations, and the role of Christ in faith. He notes public indifference to intrareligious fights and highlights his views on creed versus personal faith.

The Central Congregatonal Church of Brooklyn New York 8. Parkes Cadman Henry Ward Beecher Samuel Parkes Cadman Shropshire England Collyral London University United States Central Congregational Church Dri Cadman League of Nations Card Regiment New York National Guard Ford Theological Seminary Joe Mitchell Chapple Attic Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York City the Sentinel Hall of Fame

Court Finds Misconduct in Taylor County Officials

West Virginia court rules that defendants T W Heironimus and W H Goodwin engaged in improper use of a $500 road money draft, with evidence of fake expenses and unlawful payments to Ferguson. John Ross is found not liable for the charges. removal recommended for Heironimus and Heironimus proceedings.

Taylor County Ferguson County Court Clarence A. Painter Aft Perguson Chicago Taylor Sime John’ Ross Ross W. H. Goodwin John Ross T. W. Heironimus West Virginia Chiago Flnois Angua, Merguson First National Bank of Grafton

Daugherty poker master of Washington intrigue

Washington letter notes Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty as a supreme poker player in public life. The piece argues his unseen cards drive Washington and Coolidge, discussing ethics, loyalty, and who bears the real debt to the administration while relating the Senate oil land lease probe and Daugherty’s defiant stance. It references Harding’s 1920 nominating influences and ongoing cabinet dynamics.

Washington Harry M. Daugherty Senate Navy Daugherty Denby Coolidge Harding Coolidee Hardingner Veta OS Pace One IUGA

Birthday Party For Miss Bobbie Shaw In Grafton

A crowd of Grafton youngsters gathered at Miss Bobbie Shaw’s home Saturday to celebrate her eighth birthday with games and a decorated dining room and lunch. Presents were exchanged with numerous local youths named among the attendees. Elks initiation drew about four hundred members and visitors to the local lodge, with Parkersburg Lodge handling the initiation work and many out of town Elks attending.

Grafton Bobbie Shaw Miss Bobbie Fern Hostler 3Tha Tale Martha Powell Luci McKeen Dorothy Sapp Laura Mable Hanon Nor Elks Elks Home Paul P. Warden Odus H. Bennett Archie N. Bizzy Dasey C.peck R. E. Shaw Abraham Tackett Chas. M. Wells Jno Clay Scott Philippi Parkers Fea Lodge

Pippa Pass Birthday Dance and Local Events in Grafton

Grafton reports a lively pre rental season with William Beavers Jr eighteenth birthday party featuring pastel decorations and a three piece band. Community plans include Marionette show Uncle Wiggily at the high school, plus D A R bake sales. Local residents attend dinners, visits, and church events amid hospital and family notices.

William Beavers, Jr William A. Beavers McGrawe Ave Constance Hechmer Margaret Niland Angéla Moran Janice Willhide Marjorie Moran Dorothy Rowland Lenora Baker Irene Vincent Eugene Kersting Mabl Patterson Earl Pauley Roose Sawyer Albert Keefer Paul Warden Earnest Clark,Jr Paul Malone Joe Pugh William Pellard Grafton Jean Gros The Athletic Association Uncle Wigsily Harry Lauder Charlie Chaplin Barney Google Spark Plug Sunshine Arthur Reese Ona Street J.T. Z. Keener Mr. Keener L. D. Snyder Fern J. B. Alexander Fairmont Joseph Jenkins Violet Coffman Elizabeth Cummings Jackson Taylor County

Am I Intruding play a huge success at St Augustine

The alumni and students of St Augustine's school presented Am I Intruding in the school auditorium to great acclaim. The cast, directed by Mrs James B Moran, delivered strong performances with sturdy suits and notable turns by Jerry Mays as the mill owner’s son and Blair Hoover as the stock dealer villain. Marty Onks sang a lively solo and John Curran impressed with Hawaiian guitar pieces.

St. Augustine's School Electric Company Jerry Bluebird Mr. Ware Blair Hoover Autosmobile Company Marty Onks Jerley John Curran

Banker Farmer Meeting Notes in Raleigh District

A conference of bankers and farmers in the Fifth Federal Reserve District at Raleigh, NC, under the American Bankers Association Agricultural Commission, adopted recommendations for the coming year. Promote loans to students studying agriculture and home economics, increase soil productivity with larger yields, diversify farming to cover food and feed needs, and establish county agents with scheduled banker-farmer meetings at the Agricultural College.

Fifth Federal Reserve District Raleigh North Carolina American Bankers Association Agricultural Commission Banker and Bipe Agricultural College of Agricultural College

Savings banks rise sharply in decade across nation

The Savings Bank Division of the American Bankers Association reports the number of savings deposits and banks grew from 6.76 thousand in 1912 to 16,709 in 1922, an increase of about 210 percent in ten years, highlighting that savings deposits now account for roughly one half of all banks of every description.

United States Savings Bank American Bankera Association Savings Banke Sonia of Avery

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Salvation Army H. Devol Marietta Clifford Miller Army Devol Organization of the Army David Main Department of the Army Crow Killers Club By Joé Mitchell Chapple Christ God Dr. Cadman Parkes Capm Heldy Tre Macra Lee Raskatt Sentinel Office Society Wm. T. Harrington Gratton Lodge Parkersburg Lodge James McCluer Parkersburg Ambler, McCluer & Ambler Pippa H. L. Rogers John Rui John Colebank Cornwell H. Hamilton J. V. Clarkson Newbury Will Beulah Hamilton B. N. Goff Fortney Dent C. W. Bolyard Ruby ‘Wilson Jacob Keller Evansville ST. Augustine
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