Constitution Is Subject Of Address Here At Rotary
Frank E. Patrick Kingwood attorney and U S district attorney for northern West Virginia spoke to the Grafton Rotary Club on the Constitution. He described the preamble and explained the federal courts structure from the Supreme Court to bankruptcy referees, stressing the Constitution as a compact among individuals. The event drew twenty one guests and twenty four members to Hotel Grafton.
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United States
Frank E. Patrick
Kingwood
U. S
West Virginia
Grafton
Hotel Grafton
Supreme Court
Card meet split high honors with Bridgeport South duo
In the Grafton Bridge Club second bridge tournament at the Moose Home on Thursday night North and South winners were C. E. Williams and H. P. Hauman of Bridgeport with 78 points while East and West winners Miss Wilda Knight and Paul Murphy of Grafton finished with 80 1 2. Other results include Clarksburg pairs led by Willard Murphy and Chick Lawson with 64 1 2 and Mrs Merle Watkins with Miss Bess Kennedy at 42 among numerous two person teams listed.
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Bridgeport
Grafton
Grafton Bridge Club
Moose
C. E. Williams
H. P. Hauman
Clarksburg
Miss Wilda Knight
Paul Murphy
Willard Murphy
Chick" Lawson
H. R. Gibson
William Gibson
H. L. Potts
Charles Wells
Vaughn
Kerr
George Jolliffe
Merle Watkins
Bess Kennedy
Bost
West
Clarence Leith
Walter Severn
J. F. Casseday
Vaughn Kerr
J. R. Maddox
Jodore Henderson
Dotson
Boy Survives Death Pact Faces Murder Charge
Wayne May 5 A college student Ronald Young 20 faces murder charges after a pact with Nancy Ann Alford 19 led to a girl’s self inflicted wounds in a dental office attack. Inquest finds the girl died by her own hand with aid from Young. Five letters by the girl were found before the couple damaged themselves. Police said Young’s friend led them to the crime.
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Wayne, Nee
Ronald Young
Nancy Ann Alford
Ronald
Young
L. B. Young
Wayne State
Governor Kump to Speak at National Cemetery Services
Governor H G Kump will attend the May 30 memorial services in Grafton as guest of honor and deliver the main address at the national cemetery after the parade and rites. Commander B G Kuhn and local committees coordinate the event, honoring World War I and Civil War veterans with a prominent parade, ritual services, and civic involvement.
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Kump
National Cemetery
Grafton
B. G. Kuhn
Taylor County
American Legion
H. G. Kump
Legion
Gov. Kump
Berkeley Springs Health Resort Plan Put Forward
A state executive committee from 15 senatorial districts and eight at large members will push Berkeley Springs as a health resort like Warm Springs. The George Washington Foundation aims to establish a permanent sanitarium there for treatment of diseases. Vernon E. Johnson of Berkeley Springs leads the foundation. members span Wheeling Moundsville Clarksburg Spencer Huntington and Yukon among others.
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Charleston
Berkeley Springs
Warm Springs
George Washington Foundation
Vernon E. Johnson
Foundation
West Virginia
John Garden
Wheeling
Evan Roberts
Moundsville
Clara Ebert
Clarkersburg
Tec
Spencer
Chauncey Wright
Huntington
Pearl Har
Yukon
Loeniesad
Union Leader Killed Rival Held In Jail In Huntington
In Huntington on May 5 a 52 year old garment workers union president was charged with murder and waived preliminary hearing after the death of 29 year old John Dingess, head of a rival United Garment Workers local. Walker claimed a single punch ended the fight, while Dingess died on a street. The two unions have clashed over plant membership at Blue Jay Manufacturing Company, with officials accusing the rival of intimidation to force affiliation.
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Huntington
W. Bruce Walker
Walker
John Dingess
United Garment Workers of America
John G. Dingess
The
Garment Workers' Union
Dingess
B. Bruce Walker
Huntington Garment Workers’ Association
Blue Jay Manufacturing Company
Ach Group
Huntington Garment Workers Union
United Garment Workers
NRA
George J. Neal
Steels
Injuries and Fatality in Coal Yard Accident
Frég S White 64 Terra Alta resident dies after being struck by Baltimore & Ohio engine while gathering coal in Terra Alta railroad yards. Fractured skull and leg severed above ankle, unconscious upon hospital arrival. Survived by two brothers and sister. funeral arrangements pending with Hamilton Funeral Company.
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Frég S. White
Terra Alta
Baltimore & Ohio
BNO
Grafton
City
White
John F
Mary Sanders White
Frankford Springs
Maud Carson White
Wiley White
Burgestown
Frankford
Jacob White
David White
Carronott
Allegheny County
Mary Wherrey
Clinton, Pa
Hamilton Funeral Company
Silver group seeks White House help on silver plan
Senators return to Washington after a Roosevelt train conference. The group backs nationalization of silver and a permissive purchase plan aiming for a 70 to 30 silver to gold money ratio. They report optimism for an agreement and praise the presidential talk.
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Washington
Senate
Pres
Roosevelt
Baltimore
Slow Rain At Derby Scene Worries Fans
Louisville May 5 A slow rain from heavily overcast skies began to fall as thousands arrived at Churchill Downs for the 60th Kentucky Derby. Forecasters warned rain could affect the race though experts noted the favorite remained in good form. Fogarty a long shot, was the first scratch from the field of 19.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Fogarty
Father Held for Slaying Three Babies in Sapulpa
Chester Barrett 82 held without bond on murder charges after confessing to poisoning his three young daughters Betty Jo 6 Mary Kathryn 3 and Wanda Marie 2 claiming starvation and illness pushed him to kill. His wife and four of five other children fell gravely ill but are expected to recover. He said he did not poison the infant and had bought the poison earlier under pretense of ridding rats.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Chester Barrett
Jing
Sebe Christian
Christian
Barrett
Betty Jo
Mary Kathryn
Wanda Marie
Cora Lucille
Duane
Mildred
Dorothy
Rock Fall Kills Two Miners in Sample Run Mine
A rock fall at the Sample Run mine near Cramer Indiana county on May 5 claimed the lives of Emil Cramer, 42, and Charles Kuhn, 29. Coroner reports say fellow workers extracted Cramer and he died at the scene while Kuhn died later in an Indiana hospital.
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Indiana, Pa
Indiana
Sample Run
Cramer
Emil Cramer
Charles Kuhn
Kuhn
Search Ships for Trace of Mr Dillinger
Police will search the liner Dutchess of York on arrival to check rumors that John Dillinger is aboard. Greenock police report fruitless Dillinger search by wireless. officers to meet ship on arrival. Banks held up at Good Hope Ohio by two masked men, robbers escaped with unknown amount.
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MR. Dillinger
Liverpool
John Dillinger
United States
America
England
Treenock
Scotland
Stewart
Dutchess of York
Greenock
John’ Dillinger
Dillinger
Great Britain
Wshington Courthouse
Farmers’ Bank
Good Hope
Here
Philippi 62 Seniors Graduate. Zinn Valedictorian Named
Philippi May 5 sixty two seniors of Philippi High School will receive diplomas May 31 in the local auditorium. Class night is May 20 and the class sermon will be May 27 at the Philippi Methodist church. Elmer Zinn, son of L Glenn Zinn, tops with 92.50 percent. Ruth Jackson, daughter of Lillian Jackson, has 90.03 percent average.
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Philippi
Philippi High School
J. H. Carpenter
Philippi Methodist
King Albert Death Admitted as Murder Spoof, Not Alpine
Col Graham Seton Hutchinson told the Nottingham Writers' Club that King Albert of Belgium was killed by a blow to the head rather than an Alpine accident. He claimed the death was the product of a staged perjury and a world spoof, noting the king opposed war and avoided involvement in France's actions.
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Nottingham
England
Albert
Belgium
Graham Seton Hutchinson
Nottingham Writers’ Club
Nottingham Journal
King Albert
Hutchinson
Albér
France
One act tourney opens at high school auditorium
The opening round of the Little Theatre one act tourney was held last night at the Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Grafton groups. Fairmont presented The End of It All a farce about a road show. Clarksburg offered Mansions a morbid study noted as a favorite in Little Theatres. Joe the nephew and the maiden lady faced family conflicts in a difficult production.
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Pairmont
Clarksburg
Grafton
Fairmont Players
Ray Stokes
Fanner
Knight
Joe
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Inset
Basham
Associated Press
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White House
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Rose Faber
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Millen Brothers
Dedham
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