May Procession at St Augustine May Queen Crowned
Arrangements for the annual May processional at St Augustine Catholic Church include the crowning of the Blessed Mother statue. First communicants, St Augustine school girls, and 36 servers lead, with Barbara Cannon as May queen and senior boys in traditional dress. The sermon follows and ends with the blessing of the Blessed Sacrament.
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St. Augustine Catholic Church
M. J. Hannon
St. Augustine School
Little
Barbara Cannon
Charles Carroll
Bridgeport
St. Aughurch
Patieh
Former club member Mrs Byers dies in 1922
Prominent Grafton merchant and early Graf ton Woman's club leader Mrs Etta M Byers died in 1922. Survived by three daughters Miss E Louise Byers of Parkersburg Miss Minnie K Byers and Miss Margaret B Byers at home and two sisters Miss Etta M Beery of Grafton and Mrs G W Arnold of Romney. Funeral Saturday at 2 p m at her Maple Avenue home with Rev Goon J Withers of First Baptist Church officiating. Interment in Bluemont cemetery directed by GT Bartlett.
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E. Louise Byers
Parkersburg
Minnie K. Byers
Margaret B. Byers
Etta M. Beery
Grafton
G. W. Arnold
Romney
Grafton Woman's Club
Byers
Hev. Meat Iiews
First Baptist
J. Grafton
Grafton Women's Station Audience Union
Maple Avenue
Goon J. Withers
First Baptist Church
Bluemont Cemetery
GT. Bartlett
Mayor In Dark Tea Safety Award Friday
City officials say the National Safety Council will honor Mayor P. F. Gillispie at City hall Friday for the citys 1938 record of no traffic fatalities The mayor confessed he does not know the ceremony time or the exact details of the promised presentation and had only received a letter with few specifics.
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National Safety Council
P. F. Gillispie
City Hall
Gillispie
Democratic Banquet Tickets On Sale For May 25 Dinner
Tickets are on sale for the Young Democrats banquet to be held Thursday night May 25 at the Home. Congressman Jennings Randolph of Elkins will be principal speaker and Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt may attend as the invited guest. Tickets available from Young Democrats officers or members.
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Young Democrats
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
Young Democrats’ Organization
Francis Faces Lengthy Stay In County Prison
Walter Francis of Grafton was sentenced to ten days in the county jail by Mayor P F Gillispie in municipal court for drunkenness after failing to pay an earlier fine. The mayor indicated an additional 30 day term would follow upon completion of the current sentence.
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Walter Francis
Grafton
P. F. Gillispie
Frankcis
Plan Mothers Continuey Sumpose At Jarvis Memorial Service
Reading of L L Loat's first Mother's Day message by B F Poe and a Jarvis Memorial class address by C V Miller mark the service. Special musical numbers include Miss Arina Jarvis and Mrs Mary Galey, with Mr John Evans performing Little Mother Mine. Sermon titled The Psychology of Motherhood by Rev William Knox closes with organ postlude.
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Goley
L. L. Loat
B. F. Poe
Jarvis, Memorial
C. V. Miller
Jarvis
Arina Jarvis
Misa Mary
Galey
Solo
John ‘T. Evans
L. L. Loar
Jarvis Memorial
William Knox
Sanity hearing set for man accused in Murphy murders
Enid Oklahoma May 10 glucose forced into the veins of hunger striking Roy Murphy 40 was to bolster strength for a sanity hearing today the 22nd day of his fast He was brought to court on a stretcher charged with killing his brother and sister in law Harry and Mrs Murphy January 13 District Judge J W Bird refused a continuance but ordered the sanity proceeding Another brother Bill 45 faces trial and accompanied Roy to the cabin where gunfire ended the family dispute over a cafe ownership Niece Alice Collier testified they found the couple in bed and heard heated words followed by shots
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Enid
Okla
Roy Murphy
Harry Murphy
J. W. Bird
Murphy
Bill Murphy
Alice Collier
Withers Hearing Is Laid Over By Wendel Justice
Herbert Withers WPA foreman near Simpson had a hearing on a charge of driving while drunk. The hearing was postponed to Friday. He was released today on bond posted yesterday by Justice W D Driver after Edward Long filed the complaint.
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Withers
Wendel Justice
Herbert Withers
Near
Simpson
Pedde' W.D
Edward Long
Engineers Seeking Bids for 50 KW Standby Unit
Bids for a 50 KW gasoline electric standby unit for the Tygart river flood control dam are invited by the U.S. Engineers office in Pittsburgh. Bids must be received by May 25 and will be opened for award.
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Tygart River
U.S .Engineers
Pittsburgh
Protection Given But Not Needed By Trucker
City police protection was solicited and given yesterday as a load of coal was delivered to the First National Bank building. The protection proved unnecessary as no attempt to interfere occurred. Rumors that United Mine Workers from Wendel might back-deliver prompted the request, said Mayor P F Gillispie.
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First National Bank
United Mine Workers
Wendel
P. F. Gillispie
Continuance Granted In Contempt Hearing In Taylor Co
Judge Herbert W. Dent granted a continuance in Taylor county circuit court for Russell Butcher cited with contempt over alleged non payment of alimony to his wife Bessie in divorce proceedings. The hearing was postponed to 10 a m Friday May 1 upon his counsel request.
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Herbert W. Dent
Taylor County
Russell Butcher
Bessie
Butcher
Priday
Coal Parley Reaches Impasse After 4 Hour Deadline
Dr John R Steelman federal mediator joined the stalled Appalachian area talks after a 4 hour settlement deadline set by President Roosevelt. The United Mine Workers rejected a last minute offer by operators over the union shop demand, while officials signaled a push to open mines to ease a nationwide coal crisis. Lewis of the CIO said operators in most districts were ready to accept the government plan, which miners called a public interest command. No contracts would be sought with Appalachian operators until the meeting outcome.
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John R. Steelman
Roosevelt
Steelman
Appalachian
UMW
Breelman
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
Eight killed in blast likely dust explosion
The coroner reported at least eight people killed in a blast. Firemen suggested the cause might be a dust explosion, with details still undetermined as the investigation continued.
British Premier Denies Soviet In sincerity in Europe Crisis
In a Commons speech the prime minister rejects claims Britain and France would betray their pledges. He warns against war from a misunderstanding as Majisky’s visit to Lord Halifax sparks talk of Soviet objections to British plans. The Geneva League meeting looms as a venue for clarifying the dispute between Britain, France, and Soviet Russia.
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Europe
Majisky
Lord Halifax
Izvestia
Investia
Russia
Britain
France
Poland
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Tain
Viscount Halifax
Géorges Bennett
Vyachéslaff Molotoff
Vladimir P. Potemkin
Halifax
Molotoff
Potemkin
Coal Conferees Return to New York for New Contract Talks
After a White House conference led by President Roosevelt urging a quick settlement, mine union heads and operator representatives depart the capital to resume talks in New York on a fresh contract, with Jeff John L Lew is, United Mine Workers president, Frances Perkins secretary of labor, and James Dewey labor conciliator noted.
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White House
Roosevelt
Jeff
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Frances Perkins
James Dewey
Department of Labor
New York
Soviet News Agency Reports British Proposals Hesitant on War Aid
Tuesday through Tass notes that British proposals are silent on any assistance from Britain should Russia enter a war while meeting commitments to aid Romania and Poland if attacked. The report emphasizes the lack of specifics on allied military support.
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Tass
Russa
Rumania
Poland
Interior department pushes toward full conservation role
Roosevelt's reorganization moves fishery and wildlife agencies from Commerce and Agriculture into Interior, uniting lands parks and minerals under one bureau. The plan, first proposed in 1937, aims to make the department a comprehensive conservation agency, though critics cite broad extra functions it has absorbed since 1840.
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Roosevelt
Interior Department
Mr. Roosevelt
Commerce and Agriculture Department
Parks National Monumen Petroleum
Bureau Of,s Mines
Camps No W
Adepeniyemfegal Commission
Interior Broad Administration
Ihsane
Africa
Capitol Dome
Paterft
Census Office
Department of Conser
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