Death of I C Klein Veteran Grafton Clothier
Isaac Charles Klein 78 long identified with Grafton business died after a one year illness at his Maple avenue home. Born in Germany 1864, he lived in Weston and Denver before moving to Grafton in 1911 to run Klein and Company. Survived by widow Elizabeth Hambro Klein and four daughters. active in Masons Elks Kiwanis and local boards. Funeral services by Elks lodge set for Sunday evening at Bartlett Funeral Home with body to be sent to Baltimore for Masonic rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Charles Klein
Klein and Company
Maple Avenue
Mr. Klein
Germany
West Virginia
Weston
Lewis County
Klein
Denver
Colorado
Grafton
Bernhold
New York City
Clark Building
Elizabeth Hambro Klein
Max Deagan
Gus Harick
Martim Vogel
Jacksonville
Florida
Jacob Viner
Chicago
Minnie Schwartz
Baltimore
William Nat Hart
Kleins
Blue Lodge
Osiris Temple
Mystic Shrine
Wheeling
Scottish Rite
Order of Eastern Star
Grafton Lodge No. 308
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks Service Sunday the Clothing Merchant
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Taylor County Board of Trade
Elks Lodge
Bartlett Funeral Home
McGraw Avenue
National Limited
Noted world traveler to speak at coop traffic program
Whiting Williams, noted world traveler and author listed in Who's Who, will speak at the Monongah Division Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road co op traffic program on May 13 at 8 p m in the Moose home. P I Carver will preside and Williams will discuss working conditions in Russia Italy and the Americas while sharing insights from his books and articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monogah
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Whiting Williams
Russell Dotson
Moose Home
Carver
Williams
Dotson
Russia
Italy
Central
South America
Dr. D C Peck Gravely Ill At Home In Grafton
Dr Dorsey C Peck 63 prominent Grafton surgeon suffered two heart attacks in his office yesterday and was moved to his West Main street home where he showed signs of improvement this morning though condition remained serious. Attendants cited overwork as a factor and noted his duties with Mazonic affairs and city hospital project meetings. He has practiced here since 1905 after graduating from University of Louisville Medical College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey C. Peck
Grafton
Paul P. Warden
Harold L. Nobie
West Main Street
Dr. Peck
Lonnie Travis
Aurora
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Travis
Mig
Peck
West Virginia
Grand Lodge
A. F
A. Masons
City Hall
C. O. King
New Hospital
Old Hospital
Medical College
The
University of Louisville
Funeral Service to Be Held Next Tuesday
The body will lie in state at the funeral home until late Sunday evening. No plans for the store’s future have been made. Luke Haymond and James Welch, longtime associates, have been in charge during his illness and will continue in that capacity for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Haymond
James Welch
Speeding War Declared On City Streets
Captain Earl De Moss, head of police, declared a war on speeding motorists and ordered a blitz against violators. He arrested two local taxi drivers, Joe White and Andy Elis, for speeding on Lincoln street. White was fined five dollars and costs. Elis was dismissed for lack of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl de Moss
Captain DeMoss
Joe White
Andy Elis
Lincoln Street
C. 0. King
White
Ekis
Retired Maryland coal official Arthur Hamilton dies at 78
Arthur Hamilton aged 78, longtime Maryland Coal company official, died yesterday at his daughter Mary Tenney's home in Wendel. He will be buried at his Lonaconing home with services likely Monday. Born in Scotland in 1862, he lived in Lonaconing before moving to Wendel for company work. Survived by children Alex, Arthur Jr, Thomas, George, Robert, and Mrs. Tenney, plus 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A Mason, Shriner, Knight of Pythias, he belonged to Lonaconing lodge No. 161, Osiris temple of Wheeling, and Knights of Pythias. active in the Graf ton Presbyterian church.
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Arthur Hamilton
Maryland Coal Company
Mary Tenney
Wendel
Lonaconing
Scotland
Hamilton
John I
Mary Kirkwood Hamilton
Alex G. Hamilton
Century
West Palm Beach
Fla
Thomas Hamiliton
Warren
Ohio
George Hamilton
Grafton
Robert Hamilton
Tenney
Traffic Violation Case Appealed By Robert Niner
Robert Niner of Grafton appeals a $10 fine and costs from Justice George L Jolliffe for driving on the wrong side of the road. Niner and three witnesses contest the Webster pike incident against Trooper G F Randall and Deputy Sheriff Charles Burke who deny issuing a ticket. Officers testified Niner forced another vehicle off the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the
Peac
George L.jolliffe
Robert Nimh
Grafton
J Guy" Allender
Ninery
G. F Randall
Charles Burke
Webster Pike
Niner
County Ministers To Hold May Meeting at Warren Church
Taylor county ministers convene Monday at 10:00 AM in Warren Methodist church on Thayer street. Rev. Gordon L. Withers presides. Rev. Durward B. Brown delivers the morning address on Present Day Religious Education with focus on the Vacation Church School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Warren Methodist Church
Arthur J. Smith
Thayer Street
Gordon L. Withers
Durward B. Brown
Saints on Main Street Play Set at United Brethren Church
Kirk Kinter, living with his father in First ward, faces jail for non support after a trial and promise to seek work at Hazel Atlas glass plant. A group from United Brethren will stage Saints on Main Street in Sunday service at 7 30. Characters include Jonas Damaris Theophilus and a newsboy with a cast led by Robert Sloan Mildred Hefner John Frank Luzader and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk Kinter
Jefferys
Kanter
Blye
United Brethren Church
Witten
Millard J. Miller
Youh Education
Kinter
Justice Court
Galloway Coal Mine to reopen next Tuesday
Simpson Creek Collieries announced the Galloway mine in Barbour county will resume full time operations next Tuesday after over a month of closure during wage negotiations. Two shifts will start at the usual time. 575 miners, many from Taylor county, are employed. A reconstruction crew has prepared the site since the wage parley concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson Creek Collieries Company
Galloway
Barbour County
Taylor County
WPA Work Finishes Shelby Run Road Project
WPA work ends on Shelby Run project with graded and stone base ready for paving. Two miles remain to be finished before blacktop by the State Road Commission. The Shelby Run road is part of a county-wide program sponsored by the road commission. Work on Route 119 upgrading toward the Monongalia county line is advancing, with some sections completed and others begun.
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Shelby Run
Haller
State Road Commission
Road Commission
Blueville
Monongalia
Baptist Sunday School Campaign Sees Steady Attendance Rise
First Baptist Church Sunday School aims for 300 attendance this Sunday following 259 in the prior week. Officials anticipate weekly increases and urge every member to attend as the campaign continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Sunday School
First Baptist Church
New York Group Fails To Take Up Road Bonds
Charleston May 3 The State Treasurer R E Talbott announced that 500000 dollars of West Virginia road bonds would be offered for sale later because a New York syndicate failed to exercise its option. The syndicate bought the first 500000 dollars at an all time low interest rate of 1.3885 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
R. E. Talbott
West Virginia
New York
Car Stolen From West Main Street Downtown
Rufus J. Holden of Walnut Street reported his 1929 blue Dodge stolen from West Main Street after 9 30 last night. State police broadcast the theft over radio and issued a description while Holden, a WPA employee, had no clues for officers to aid the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus J. Holden
Walnut Stret
West Main Street
Holden
WPA
Defense bond sales at Grafton post office begin slow
After a first day total of 1931.25 the second day brought only 18.75 in defense bonds and 90 cents in stamps sold over two days. Prosecuting Attorney Francis L. Warder bought the first locally issued $25 bond. Postmaster James T. Murphy explains the national program aims to fund defense. Stamp cards and mounting albums are available at post offices with values and bond maturities detailed for 10 cent to 5 dollar stamps.
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Defense
Grafton
James T. Murphy
Francis L. Warder
United States Savings
National Defense
United States
Two Children Die in Cave Run House Fire
At St Marys on May 3 two children of Mr and Mrs Marshall T Hooper of Cave Run died in a blaze that consumed their home. Dea no Hooper and Billy Dean Hooper aged 6 perished. three other children aged 16 13 and 10 escaped but were driven back by flames during rescue attempts. The Hoopers returned from Parkersburg around 11 30 pm to find the roof collapsing. Hooper supervised oil and gas leases in Pleasants county for a refining company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Mary's
Marshall T.hooper
Cave Run
Hooper
Parkersburg
Deano Hooper
Billy Dean Hooper
Hoopers
Dauhter
Herper
Pleasants County
Concrete Posts Torn Down By Young Vandals
City police investigated vandalism at the Samuel M. Zinn home at 124 Yates avenue after concrete ornamental posts anchoring the yard fence were toppled last night. Captain Earl DeMoss blamed the damage on youngsters.
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Samuel M. Zinn
Yates Avenue
Earl DeMoss
Twenty pass state tests in Grafton area
State Trooper C W Dye announced twenty applicants passed the state operator's car exams yesterday with four failures. It was the largest single-day testing turnout since last summer, as the last candidate was tested after a full day of work. Passes include John Breedlove, Martin Newbrough, Joshua Moore, John Sturm, Warren Hebb, Milford Jones, Morganton Lyle Murphy, Leon Lewis, William Hart, James Wright, Robert Emerson, Charles Zader, Nick Stanko, Ira Dalton, William Travis, Leonard Dalton, Jessie Glendenning, Claude Dunham, and Richard O'Connor among others.
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C. W. Dye
Grafton
State Police
Dye
John Breedlove
Route 1
Martin J. Newbrough
Bluemont Street
Joshua T. Moore
John K. Sturm
Warren Earl Hebb
Wilford Street
Milford Jones
High Street
Morganton
Lyle Murphy
Independence
Leon W Lewis
Mulligan Avenue
William Nat Hart
Maple Avenue
James A. Wright
Moatsville
Robert E. Emerson
Bridgeport
Charles Gustave Zader
Bolivar
Jefferson County
John M. Breedlove
Nick Stanko
Rosemont
Ira V. Dalton
Barrett Street
William Travis
Thornton
Leonard Dalton
Jessie F. Glendenning
Simpson
Claude H. Dunham
Richard O'Connor
West Knotts Avenue
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I. C. Klein
Grafton Clothier
Opera House
Richard Arlen
Andy Devine
Weaver Bros
Elviry
Roy Rogers
Arkansas
Shirley Temple
Bob Steele
Leslie Banks
P. 1
Darto
Anna Foley
Marjorie Moran
Garnet Jacobs
Marie Deegan
Bess Heedy
Margaret Byers
Joan Ford
Lee Murphy
Viola Hickman
Hazel Double
C. N. Mays
T. D. Moran
R. L. Sargent
H. L. Shaffer
W. G. Ross
G. E. Powell
D. B. Reed
Darton
F. Duckworth
C. A. Blue
Douglas Powell
Charles L. Shroyer
Virginia Foley
G. H. Welsh
S. T. Seymour
H. L. Griffith
Ada Poling
H. F. Church
Wooddell
E. D. Phillips
J. A. Mantz
LT. Mahaffey
D.C. Peck
Ellers Taxi & Transfer
Crescent Club
Carolyn Snider
Robert Niner
Ville Pals
C. Willride
Mer
Justice
Dixie
Grafton Drug and Chemical Co
Malone
Bonnie Baker
Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra
Jerry Colonna
Lillian Cornell
Albert Dekker
Edward Everett Horton
Teddy Hart
Ralph Murphy
Bonnie
Johnnie
U.S
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Mickey
Stone
Rooney
Holden Ann Rutherford
Ra A
McLodd
Metro-Goldh
Moyer
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