Walter Thayer Wins City Marble Championship Cup
Walter Thayer of West Side school won the city marble championship at the Sentinel office, earning a silver cup and mooney prizes. Ralph Scott of the Catholic school finished second, with Allen Garner from Central School third. Thayer and Scott will travel to Clarksburg for the state tournament with Sentinel and Telegram escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Thayer
Thayer Street
Scholy
West Side
Sentinel Office
Clarksburg
Exeh
Ts Alley
Sentinel
Frank Shoemaker
Schoor
Petterman School
Shoemaker
Thayer
Allen Garner
Cestral
Ralph Scott
Onie
Garner
Six
Scott
Inel
Heu
Syed
Ese
West Siders
Holt
Sentinels
Grafton Sentinel
Clyde G. Turner
Turner Oak
West Main Street
Mooney
Floer
Scotts
Grafton
Walter Taery Ml
The
Th Telegram
Chirksburg
Ture
Clarasburg
Robinson Grand Theatre
Waldo Hotel
Prices of Clothing Rise Across American Households
New York May 1 A survey shows average American family clothing costs increased over two years. A year's supply costs 146 higher than two years ago and overall clothing prices rose one percent since last November. Men’s clothing rose more than for women with men’s annual allowance up sharply. Men's clothing in March was over eighty percent higher since 1974, while women's rose about seventy one percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Granddaughter of John D Rockefeller has daughter born abroad
Chicago May 10. Matilda McCormick Oser daughter of Harold F McCormick and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller, widow of Major Max Oser, a former Swiss cavalry officer, in London. She is mother of a daughter born in Wales, relatives notified per the Chicago Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Matilda McCormick Oser
Tiarold F. McCormick
John D. Rocke
Feller
Max Oser
Calvary
Lonodnayako
Wales
Chicago Journal
Unfilled U S Steel Orders Decline In April
New York May 10 Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation on April totaled 4 20 447 tons, down 874 900 tons from the previous month end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
72 Year Old Man Blows Self Up With Dynamite
Peter Van Nest, 72, died by his own action in Newburgh today using blasting powder in his bedroom. The blast rocked bones and shattered windows nearby. Harold N. Tregellas is spending the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Tregellas, on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
Peter van Nest
Harold’ N. ‘Tregellas of
Fyatt
John N. Tregellas
W. Washington Street
Izetta Brown Accuses Chilton of Unfair Campaign Tactics
In Kingwood West Virginia on May 10 Izetta Brown candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator released a letter to her opponent W E Chilton of Charleston. She accuses him of using the Charleston Gazette to claim no opposition and pressures her to withdraw. Brown defends fair play and economy in government urging clean campaign methods and states she will meet Chilton fairly in the May 27 primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
W. Va
Izetta J. Brown
United States
W. E. Chilton
Charleston
Juneland Farm
W. V
Mr. Chilton
Krent
Charleston Guntite
Sts
Tam
Varios
Waington
Nour
West Virginia
Neely
Senator Neely
Or Nation
Parkersburg
Senatorly
Chilton
Tat Goine
Snl
Izetta Brown
Couzens
Michi
Grand Rapids
Mich
Alex J. Grooshes
James Cousbnan
Baw Denby
Navy
Coolidge
Forty Nine Members At Rotary Club Meeting
Forty nine members attended the Rotary Club weekly dinner at the Motel Gratton. Harry C. Compton delivered his inaugural address outlining four aims for the coming year: foster harmony, promote Rotary enthusiasm, cultivate a community vision, and encourage hard work. The speech received enthusiastic approval as routines and reports filled the program. Visitors included Hamy Jeming and St. M. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Tastvening
Sesson
Gratton
Harry C. Compton
Rotary
Hamy Jeming
St. M. Davis
Morgantown
Salvation Army aids repentant man picture in Grafton report
A recounted Salvation Army scene in Grafton shows an officer advising a man seeking a new start. The man receives a ticket to Oakland and promise of work, with the Army stressing second chances for those willing to reform. Recent contributions from Standard Garage, Squire Haymond, Merle Walking, and Grafton Granite and Marble Co. are noted.
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Gome
Jesus
Oakland
Salvation Army
Ince
Neds
Army
Matt
Salvation Army Grafton
Hidiutao
Squire Haymond
Merle Walking
Grafton Granite and Marble Co
Democrats Dominate Tax Votes In Senate Action
Senate Democrats kept their income tax schedule amid two Republican attempts at compromise. The fight centered on Mellon surtax rates, with the Democratic plan prevailing 46 to 39 and 47 to 34 on two proposals, while other tax measures passed or were defeated along party lines. The action included repeals of taxes on telephone and telegraph, a five percent art tax, and a 2½ percent levy on auto parts, with Republicans and a few Democrats voting across the lines on key surtax votes.
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Washington
Senate
Smoot
Finance Committee
Norbeck
South Dakota
McNary-Haugen Farm Illegar
Reed
Pennsylvania
Glass
Virginiay
Virginiay,a Former Secretary of the Treasury
Bayard
Delaware
Bruce
Maryland
Edwards
New Jersey
Minnesota
Johnson
Shipstead
Brookhart
Towa
California
Flainer and Ladd
North Dakota
Howell
Norris
Nebraska
Republican
Simmons
North Carolina
Salvation Army Aids Poor Youth In Hard Times
The Salvation Army helps people seeking aid, many not of the bum class, as they seek the brighter side of life. A former prisoner recounts his seven years in Moundsville State Penitentiary and lack of support after release, noting society’s harsh judgments and missed chances for renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Moundsville
Imm
Conference battle shapes fate of tax reform plan
The conference fight over the tax bill centers on party credit and provisions. Simmons seeks to raise personal exemptions for heads of families earning over 5,000 from 2,000 to 2,500, while the House made no exemption change. Senate action kept profits tax and tax return publicity in the bill despite opposition. Further votes on personal exemptions and treasury tax exemptions are anticipated as Republicans target conference actions.
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Ccaretate
Simmons
Mellon
Coolidge
Senate Democrats
House
Treasury
Senate
Long Lost Son Claimed By Freddy Leib Imposter
Robert Clark, a 58 year old steel worker from Croydon, Pennsylvania, says he is Freddy Leib the kidnapped son of Prof. W. T. Leib, a famed music master who died recently. Clark alleges a plot by a wealthy patroness to blacklist his mother and force his father into disgrace, with the kidnapper now said to be dying in the east. He claims maternal and paternal kinship with the Leib family and likeness to the professor, describing a life spent seeking recognition.
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Joplin
Freddy Leib
Quincey
Tme
Robert Clark
Freddy
W. TL. Lieb
Ey Clark
Croydon
Clark
East
Bessie Southerland
Leib
My Thou ss Pon Mothers Day Poem and Social Notes
A family tribute poem shows a mother in joy reading a son’s letter with flowers. The page also notes a dinner party hosted by Mr and Mrs James Kennedy with fourteen guests and spring decor, plus a Clarksburg dance night at Carmichael auditorium with about 100 couples and musical entertainment by El Harrett’s Old Glory and Blue Orchestra featuring Fuzzy Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kennedy
Mapleavenue
Carmichael Auditorium
Clarksburg
el Harrett
Old Glory and Blue Orchestra
Morgantown
Fuzzy” Knight
Local Club Activities Amid School Events and Court Notes
The Seventh Grade Girls Club at West Side school entertained by Miss Catherine Bishop and Miss Velma Cather at Pearl street, with games and refreshments. The 50 50 Club met at Miss Virginia Bee’s home on Beech street for Mah Jongg and lunch. next meeting at Miss Ruth Cather’s Pearl street home. The Country Club board met at the chamber of commerce, reporting greens in good shape, fee adjustments, and upcoming play. A dramatic editorial condemns Cecelia Cooney as a city product of neglect, urging New York leaders to confront social failures.
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West Side School
Catherine Bishop
Velma Cather
Pearl Street
Hofde
Virginia Bee
Beech Street
Ruth Cather
Country Club
The
Chamber of Commerce
Cecelia Cooney
New York
Social’ Workers of
Auto Bandits Rob Mail Pouches In Amond Heist
Seven automobile bandits held up the Amond Indiana post office and fled with four registered mail pouches containing between 25 000 and 30 000. The money was being sent from Federal Reserve Bank to the United States National Bank of Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amond
Ind
Indiana Harbor
Post Office
Federal Serve Bank
United Stats National Bank
Indiana
Cecelia Cooney Case Reflects Harsh Urban Roots
The New York World recounts Cecelia Cooney’s life as a cautionary tale. From birth she faced neglect by parents, repeated relocations, child labor, and delinquent associations, culminating in a life of crime and a prison sentence, highlighting systemic failures in twenties New York.
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Cecellia Cooney
New York World
Cecelia Cooney
Charities Department
Cecelia
Jase
Children's Society
Department of Public Charity
Brooklyn
New York
Cenelia Oney
West Virginia to seek zoning law at next session
Mayors and city managers from major West Virginia cities approve four bills to adopt a model zoning plan from the federal commerce department. The aim is to empower city and county bodies to regulate zoning for health morals and general welfare, adapting the model to local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Charleston
Federal Department of Commerce
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Pauls
Qlarksburg
Ralph Scott Wily
Big Mooney
Trigher
Bob Maloney
Bob
John D.S
U.S. Steel Corp
Izetta Jewel Brown
Lettter
Nation
Eleanor
Evan
Harry ©. Compton
Sal
Young EN Y N
PEN Globe
Laims
Grace Forrest
Mother A
Sie
Hammond
Federal Bank OF Indiana Harbor
Germany
Philadelphia Inquirer
W. J. Buxng
Iis Oe
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