Grafton editorials and local notices at Latrobe Street
The clipping from Gratton WV presents Associated Press styled notices and editorials on American isolationism and foreign policy, with references to public notices, advertising rates, and a district attorney crackdown on dry law violations. It notes enforcement actions against fashionable restaurants and potential six month probation.
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Latrobe St. Gratien
Bell Telephone
Associated Press
Pyne
Focal
Et Ee
Graton
W. Va
Latrobe Street
Gratton
Kesah
Yatehward
United States
Buskner
Our Shame: Death in County Jail Sparks Outrage
A local editorial denounces the death of James from pneumonia while incarcerated in the county jail. It condemns harsh laws, jail conditions, and the public penal system, calling for reflection on a system viewed as unjust and inhumane. The piece argues the man’s death highlights broader societal failures and echoes calls for reform.
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James
Jim ‘Dalmey
Ma Welous
Athan
Eust
Padlock Looms to Oust GT on the White Way
A garbled New York March 6 dispatch reports a padlock threat affecting Broadway’s great white way. The unknown author hints at enforcement actions against liquor violator and a bid to remove GT from the scene, with unclear specifics.
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New York
Apne Anadow
Nema Als
Great White Way
Wheeling Telephones Compared with Ohio Cities
The Intelligencer notes Wheeling’s high proposed business line rate under Chesapeake & Potomac and contrasts it with lower fees in Dayton and Youngstown. It cites Ohio Bell 1924 earnings of 3,068,048 dollars and earnings per share of 8.88, contending Ohio maintains moderate rates while West Virginia allows higher company profits, criticizing the Public Service Commission.
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W. VA
Ohto
Intelligencer
Wheeling
Chesapeake & Potomac
Ohio
Telephone Co
Dayton
Youngstown
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
Wheeling Intelligencer
County roads demand spring maintenance to prevent rapid decay
The county court must prioritize spring work on new hard surfaced roads to prevent early deterioration. The second and third years are critical for longevity, requiring deep drainage, embankment compaction, crack filling, and spot repairs to prevent deterioration into a wrecked surface. Concrete sections near Webster Cemetery to Flemington show cracks and holes needing thorough cleanup and fill with asphalt or new concrete where large cavities exist.
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Webster Cemetery
Flemington
Rosemont
Webster-Iosemont
Concivta
Lixnottsville
Escoot
Arrest Youth Who Married Sister in Maryland Elopement
Johnstown, March 6. A charge of family mistreatment was filed against Stephen Taloweh or Balogh, 19, who eloped to Cumberland Maryland Tuesday and married his 17 year old sister Helen. The father Paul Balogh swore out the information before Alderman Alex Cover. Police say the married pair are in the city under surveillance awaiting arrest.
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Johnstown
Stephen Taloweh
Balogh
Cumberland
Helen
Alex Cover
Paul Balogh
Stephen
Hungary
Maryland
Cumberlend
Fatehr
C. E. Binney
Mderman Cover
Local residents note brief visits and travel
City residents greet guests and report short trips to Grafton and Fairmont. Thelma Thrasher arrives to visit Helen Parrish on Pearl Street. Notables include Miss Thelma Thrasher, J N Lock, John Donachie, Mrs Clyde Baker, Mrs Paul Tillingeley, and officials T K Paberty and W C Pembrook.
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Thelma Thrasher
Morrontown
Helen Parrish
Pearl Street
A. $. Cleavenger
Simpson
John Fast
Route 2
J. N. Lock
Claude
Grafton
John Donachie
Pairomat
Clyde Baker
Hen
Paul Tillingeley
Stannington
T. K. Paberty
W. C. Pembrook
Jardine Becomes Youngest Cabinet Member with Vast Rural Ties
William J. Jardine is named secretary of agriculture as the Coolidge cabinet’s youngest member. A long career in ranching and farming spans Montana Wyoming Kansas and Idaho with leadership at Kansas State Agricultural College and the state experiment station He opposed the McNary Haugen bill and has chaired agricultural groups while developing farm electric and cooperative marketing ideas. He also managed farm ventures and taught agronomy and agriculture administration in college.
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William J. Jardine
Coolidge
Kansas State Agricultural College
Utah Agricultural College
The
Kansas Ag
Tricultural College
Schol
State Agricultural Experiment Station
Jardine
Kansas
American Bankers Association
International Farm Congress
American Society of Agronomists
Washington
Agricultural Conference
Federal Cooperative Marketing Board
Idaho
Strand Theatre Showcases Jolliffe's Spring Garments
The Strand Theatre drew a large crowd for Jolliffe's store Fashion Revue, featuring spring garments modeled by local girls, two New York models, and children. Old and modern fashions were displayed, with coordinated gowns, coats, and accessories in a lively bridal finale to Lohengrin.
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Strand Theatre
Jolliffe
Milady
Strand
Jolliffe's
New York
Charles Steel, Jr
George Washington
Janice Willhide
Mary Schroeder
Margaret Summerville
Margaret Niland
Edna Lee Baskett
Peggy Paine
Carolyn Brown
Catherine Leamon
Saxon
Wil Street
J. H. Freeman
Kitty’ Ford
Agnes King
Mary Smith
Myrtle Beachout
Lillian Gray
George Jolliffe, Jr
Fred Kunst
Lohengren
Magaret Niland
Caroldyn Brown
Catherine
Le + limon
John McGraw’s Baseball Empire and Enduring Leadership
New York March 6. John McGraw veteran Giants leader began playing as a toddler and rose to dominate baseball with Christie Mathewson. His steady campaigns saw multiple world series bids from 1920 onward, ending with a note of retirement near the century’s end as he served as club vice president. His career paralleled dramatic battles with Connie Mack’s Athletics, the Red Sox, Yankees and Washingtons, with Waterloo-like setbacks in Washington in recent years.
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Napoleon
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Waterloo
John Joseph McGraw
Truston
Christie Mathewson
Little Nafhleon
Connie Mack
Collins
Melnnis
Baker
Barry
Giants
McGraw
Yankees
Stanley “Bucky” Harris
Walter Johnson
Reverend Wilburn and son freed on clemency ruling
Rev J E Wilburn Blair preacher and his son John Wilburn receive clemency from Governor Morgan reducing their second degree murder sentences from Logan County armed march killings. Each faces early release in 1926 with good behavior credits. both had served since 1922 and testified as state witnesses in related trials.
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Charleston
Morgan
J E. Wilburn
Blair
John
Jefferson County
John Gore
Logan County
Wilburn
J. B. Wilburn
John Wilburn
Four Barrels of Scotch Whisky Seized by County Officers
Four large barrels each 48 quarts of Haig and Haig and Johnny Walker scotch were seized last night near Rosemont by county officers after an express shipment from Baltimore was misrouted. The liquor, shipped under an assumed name, was moved to the Squire W. B. Leach office for safekeeping with a guard on duty. Authorities pursue the shipping party while the whiskey awaits destruction as part of the investigation.
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Haig & Haig
Johnny Walker
Scotch
Highland
Squire W. B. Leach
Rosemont
Joe Vonder
Joe
Grafton Taxi and Transfer Company
Durgan Thomas
Strant
Grafton
C. 2
Pitzer
Rose‘mont
C. Z. Pitzer
Haver
Distillers Sine
Liquiur
Gle and Haig, Limited
Glasgow
London
Squire W. Be Leach
Baltimore
Laws on safety in dry cleaning and motion pictures
The bills aim to regulate dry-cleaning and dyeing establishments and promote general safety in motion picture film use. They seek to substitute acetate safety film for nitrocellulose, aligning with other states. Pennsylvania has had the personal liability bill in force for years.
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Pope
Pennsylvania
Moses elected president pro tem as Senate reorganizes
Senator Moses of New Hampshire was chosen president pro tem by a 60 to 6 vote, with Republicans naming George A. Sanderson secretary and David Carry sergeant at arms. Democrats failed to finalize committee rosters as the reorganizing stalled, and four insurgents La Vollette Ladd Frazier and Lockhart face loss of current committee rank.
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W Ton
Maren G
Senate
Moses
New Hampshire
Pitts
Nowaday
Democratic ‘Conference
Oiecs
George A. Sanderson
David Carry
la Vollette
Ladd
Frazier
Ao Ltockhart
Anti-Fire Laws In the Making
West Virginia fire prevention gains hinge on pending anti-fire bills, says State Fire Marshal C. J. Topping. He urges swift enactment to curb waste, noting high per capita fire losses compared with Europe and calling for nationwide awareness.
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Charleston
West Virginia
C. J. Topping
Marshal Topping
England
Presbyterians Launch March 15 Pledge Drive
The Presbyterian Church U S calls 428000 members to pledge 4750000 for benevolent works starting April 1 1926 with weekly payments. Budget funds foreign missions assembly home mission education relief and more to synods presbyteries and churches. Estimated total for pastors salaries and local church expenses reaches 9000000.
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Presbyterian Church
U. S
Assembly
Tielmond
Way
Society
Bootleg Rings Spark Violent Clash in City War
Cleveland reports a burst of violence as bootleg rings ignite a war after a man is shot dead. Police said Us vame gang killed Prank vecio, 25, last night, with Antony Trindo linked as a confidant. Traces of the shooting were found near his home, Casarjeu’s body left in snowfall for hours before ID. Gunfire from a machine gun claimed by rival factions triggered police action.
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Coutiage
Cleveland
Ae Hling
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