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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1922

Page

6

Limination of Projects 10 and 11 Stir County Residents

Judge Warren B. Kittle granted a temporary injunction delaying road work on Projects 10 and 11 in Taylor County pending a hearing. Petitioners from Booths Creek and near Thornton seek readjustment of the bond funded program claiming state completion is not assured. The injunction blocks contracts and disbursements tied to the one million dollar bond until court review.

Cour Taylor Ity Ted Warren B. Kittle Booths Creek Thornton Fetterman Gene Ford Grafton E.G. Smith Eater Kittle Fairmont Fettermin E W. Ford Court 2Nd Advisory Board Mac Circuit Court Merle Watkins Taylor County Court and Advisory Board E. G. Smith Teliet Citical Court House Reig West Virginia Taylor County Court of Taylor County Thomas F. Welsh Oliver I. Montgomery John F. Ross Jed W. Robinson Walter 8. Rogers M. A.lynch A . Morrow Kennedy Construction Co Parkersburg Monongahela Construction Co D. M. Flynn City of Leonard Street Kennedy Const. Co Aaid W. M. Feltner Walter S. Rogers M. A. Lynch O. C Compton County Court Oliver 1 John M. Ross Frank Bennett Kennedy ‘Construction Co Ndt Clarence L. Painter L. W. Arble Charles F. Thomas Joseph F. Halderman Ulysses Morrow C. Lee Raynolds Adolphus ‘B. Corder George D. Hardin Truman Reynolds Harvey B. Scranage Ira J Curry Herbert Evans Bruce F Smallwood James B. Hibbs Oliver S. Montgomery Lynch D. C

Local Personal Notes From Grafton and Vicinity

Mrs A G Dayton of Philippi visited Miss Abbie Sinsel on Wilford street last week. Many locals and visitors including Mrs W Mays Mrs Claudina Trimble Mrs Duncan Hanleiter and others spent weekends with relatives or shopping in Grafton Belington and Philadelphia area. A wedding occurred at the Methodist Protestant parsonage Miss Bessie Mae Getrel wed Benjamin Fligle. Virginia Dent Armstrong of this city elected to Phi Beta Kappa at West Virginia University. Gazelle Monroe Lynn hosted the B B Club on Knotts avenue with sewing and refreshments.

Daily Sentinel A.G. Dayton Philippi Abbie Sinsel Wilford Street W. Mays Claudina Trimble Kirkpatrick Geneva Duncan Hanleiter Frank Luzadder Belington Virginia Atha Maple Avenue John Thayer Harold Noble West Virginia University Everett Wolfe Brydon P. B. Grimm Bessie Mae Getrel Flemington Benjamin Fligle Grafton The Anthenaeum Virginia Dent Armstrong B. B Gazelle Monroe Lynn B. B. Club Knotts Avenue

English Youth Says Giri's Dad Troubling Him

Newark New Jersey May 8 British war veteran Alexander W Robertson accused private detectives of pressuring him to leave the country over his suit with a United States senator's daughter. He said he would seek a federal warrant against the detectives for impersonating federal officers after others coerced him from his aunt's home in Bloomfield and along a path that led to Boston.

War Veterans’ Club Boston Mary T. Andrews Robertson Washington William J. Burns Burns Newark WN. J Alex Ander W. Robertson United States John F. Ellis Ellis Bloomfield N. J British War Veterans’ Club New York Bloonfeld Firet

Birthday Celebrations Honor Mrs Beyers in Blueville

Twenty guests marked the 88th birthday of Mrs. Margaret Beyers with a home party hosted by her daughter Mrs. W H Byers in Blueville. Attendees enjoyed meals at noon and five, with out of town guests joining in Saturday night social diversions and refreshments. Rev E H Waters officiated at a separate ceremony yesterday as Mrs Laura Nay Stillwell and Willam Lawhorne wed at the bride’s Thayer Street home before about 100 guests. The couple, with Lawhorne now in B&O Railroad freight work, will reside on Thayer Street. A license registry notes the marriage of Miss Marjorie Cutright of Flemington to Robert Carter of Rosemont in Rosemont, performed by Rev J W Kelly.

Flemington J. J. Feherty Oakland B. F. Feherty Newt Dawson Harry Hunter Rowlesburg H. J. Corder W. M. Rowan Elkins C. E. Batson Parkersburg L.R. Lichitz Cleveland Grafton H. R. Leaf Fairmont G. F. Wiles Wheeling Dr. Travis Blueville L. F. Petrie New York Frank Sterling Taylor County Bank Wal- Ut Street National Cemetery L. B. Cramer Huntington R. C. Wood West Grafton Walnut Street J. D. L. Gall Morgantown Chas. Poe Margaret Beyers J. A. Shaw Philippi Bert Long J. L. A. Taylor Thornton W. D. Tawers P.N. Curry L. Bush Davis G. E. Bailey A. B. Pepper Eileen Gregory Bright Wests Math Street May Thayer Thayer Street Mt. Lake Park E.G. Smith Clarksburg C. L. Poe Knottsville W. H. Byers Trawhorne-Stillwel I E. H. Waters U. B. Church Laura Nay Stillwell Willam Lawhorne Cutright-Carter Misa Marjorie Cutright Robert Carter Rosemont J. W. Kelly

Monthly Nursing Report Highlights Community Care Rise

Regular monthly report by Miss Carrie Brown shows increased nursing workload as weather improves. It details totals of visits to infants, prenatal care, child welfare, school examinations, and tuberculosis care, plus a sixtieth birthday surprise for Mrs. Lucinda Woodford and the funeral of Dr. Bush.

Carrie Brown Bucklew Peckin Oo Warden Paul Warden Red Cross Thy County Court Sanitarium Terra Alta Tuberculosis Association TOC Hugh L. Woodford Hila Wood Dave Murphey Rissie Opal Woodford Freder Bush T of J Cheno

Youth crushed in Lewis County saw mill accident

Dassie Holden aged 18 employed at a saw mill near Roanoke Lewis County was brought to Fairmont State Hospital in critical condition after belt injury with multiple limb fractures. D. C. Prunty of Prunty & Son confectionery was robbed on Merchant Street and wounded, bloodhounds traced scent to Columbia Street, an auto was found. Guy Mor rie, sought in Wheeling for alleged stock fraud, was moved from St Louis to Wheeling in custody after habeas corpus dismissal.

Fairmont Dassie Holden Lewis County Roanoke Fairmont State Hospital D.C. Prunty D. C. Prunty & Son Confectionery East Side Pairmont State Hospital Merchant Street Columbia Street Louis Ill Guy Judge Cooke Guy L. Morrie Wheeling West Virginia Morrie St Louis

Funeral crowd packs city for respected resident

One of the largest crowds in the city attended a funeral at the residence of William Cash in Blueville. Over 125 automobiles lined the street and more than 60 followed in a procession to the cemetery. Sixteen cars carried members of the local lodge.

William Cash Blueville William ‘Bush

Grand jury to probe funds in Pittsburgh fraud case

Federal grand jury began hearings in Pittsburgh on charges that scores of residents were defrauded through mail misuse. Special assistant district attorney Charles J. Shuck of Wheeling led the probe with post office inspectors as first witnesses.

Pittsburgh Charles J. Shuck Wheeling Shuck West Virginia

Tragic Cardiac Death Reported After Medical Efforts

A man identified as Mr Patterson died of an acute heart condition after being summoned by a porter and revived attempts failed. Dr Trudeau examined the stricken individual and concluded death from chronic cardiac issues. The body was moved to an undertaking establishment following an investigation.

Kirkwood Camden Trudeau Saamas Setang N Patterson

River Flood Forcible Displacement Hits 70 000 People

Officials report about 70,000 men women and children homeless in Mississippi and Louisiana due to the Mississippi River flood. Forty thousand are being fed sheltered and clothed by Red Cross and relief groups. 30,000 remain outside refugee camps without aid.

New Orleans Mississippi Louisana Red Cross Caid

Vets to Hold Memorial Services at Local High School

Grafton members of the Veteran Employer Association of the B and O Railroad Co plan their annual memorial service at the local high school Sunday afternoon May 14 at 2 30. The program, enhanced by prominent railroad officials, features C W Galloway operating vice president of the B and O as keynote speaker. Delegations will come from Fairmont Parkersburg Clarksburg and Wheeling.

Grafton B. & O. Railroad Co C. W. Galloway B. & O. Railroad Galloway Fairmont Parke Clarksburg Wheeling

Cash Register Founder John H Patterson Dies on Train

John H Patterson founder and chairman of the National Cash Register Company of Dayton Ohio died on a Pennsylvania Railroad Pullman car aboard a train approaching Atlantic City New Jersey. He suffered a heart attack while seated with his valet at about 3 06 pm. He was taken ill before medical aid could reach him.

Cash Register Co Atlantic City Pennsylvania Railroad John H Patterson National Cash Register Company Dayton Ohio Patterson

Recognition of Mexico May Be Worked Out

Washington May 8 An inter national commission to study all facets of the American recognition of the Obregon government in Mexico has been proposed in official circles as a solution to the ongoing deadlock between the United States and Mexico City.

Mexico Washington, D.C A. P Obregon Mexico City

Trainriders and Boozers Fined by Local Court

Two men, Willy Smith and Joseph Fleming, were arrested by Baltimore & Ohio Patrolman Ira Poe for train riding and illegal liquor transportation. Smith, riding a 94 freight from the west, received six months in jail and a $50 fine. Fleming, linked to a companion with liquor on a train from the east, was fined $100 and sentenced to three months in jail by Squire Charles R. Lilly.

Willy Smith Joseph Fleming Baltimore& Ohio Ira Poe Lquor Charles R. Lilly Smith Squire Lilly Fleming Alainost

Comptroller Calls Banks for May 5 Condition

Washington May 8 The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Friday May 5.

Washington, D. C A.P Comptroller of the Currency Today

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