Democratic primary leads shape up for Taylor county race
Countywide unofficial returns show Matt Neely leading in governor race with 2 099 votes while Francis L. Warder gains renomination in the Democrat primary. Detected tallies list many county offices with Wolfe, Cather, Kelley and Warder among top vote getters as the legislature moves toward final action on relief measures.
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Themiblicantion
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Taylor County
M. M. Jy
R. Carl
Weon
Owis Miller
Ripley
Ule Neely
Dentoegstl
Francis L. Warder
Harry
Witty
Bennett
Fer
Senate
Jas Wolfe
Canni
James
Nell) Holt
High School Senior Victim of Crash in Ottawa Area
Regina White a 15 year old Ottawa Boone County high school senior died from injuries after a car struck her and fled last night near Ottawa. Her sister Dorothy sustained minor injuries in the same accident as authorities investigate the hit and run case.
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Charleston
Regina Whote
Ottawa
Boone County
Dorothy
Scabbard and Blade To Parade At Memorial Day Here
West Virginia University Scabbard and Blade unit will take part in the May 30 parade here and in cemetery exercises. About ten musical organizations join, with nine units chosen. Burke to marshal, and J Ernest Isherwood to speak at the cemetery. The American Legion sponsors the service broadcast on station WMMN.
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Turoff
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Morgantown
Ti National Cemetery
Mittee
Grafton High School
Grafton
Fairmont State College
Newburg
Mannington High School
Elkins High School
Kingwood High School
Burke
American Legion Corps of
Industrial School Corps of Pruntytown
Charles E. Burke
War Memorial Monument
Blueville
James C. Holt
American Legion
Our Town Novel Drama Presented By Grafton Senior Class
The Senior class under Miss Ruth Batten presents Thornton Wilder's Our Town tomorrow at 8 o clock. Grovers Corners New Hampshire is depicted as a small town with daily life births deaths joys and sorrows. The production features new lighting and period costumes found in Grattan attics and basements.
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Grafton
Ruth Batten
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
Grattan
Grovers Corners
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Alderson-Broaddus Senior Play Yellow Shadow Preview
The senior class will stage an eight oclock production in the college auditorium Friday. A murder mystery comedy in three acts titled Yellow Shadow by Clark Willard, directed by Joe E. Ford with Dorothy Deane Proudfoot as student director, features Nell Travis Virgie Johnson Gilbert Wright and many others. Admission is free. The event is part of commencement week, following an Alumni Dinner, May Day pageant Robiny Hood, and the upcoming senior sermon and graduation exercises.
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Clark Willard
Joe E. Ford
Dorothy Deane
Frouidfoot
He, Proudfoot
Walnut
Street
Phoeble Carpenter
Wong Song
Eddie Hart
Ed Hicks
Kate Boughman
Kelly
Parkersburg
Former Grafton Man Is Returned By Officers
Albert Johnson, once held on a high school ding and tied to a bad check case, was arrested in Washington and returned to Taylor county circuit court by Sheriff Herbert Evans and State Trooper G F Randall. He confessed to the charge, bond forfeiture likely to be vacated, and he arrived voluntarily, not seeking extradition. Blanche Hustead led Democratic committee results with 189 to 164 in Flemington. Lawson Carder won in Rosemont for Democratic committeeman. Gordon Keyser edged Murray Mason for Knottsville district.
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Albert Johnson
Washington
Lrtin
Herbert Evans
G. F. Randall
Herbert W. Dent
Taylor County
Flemington
Lawson Carder
Rosemont
W. D. Riley
FE. L. Rousch
W. J. Byron Newhouse
Gordon Keyser
Democratic Committee
Knottsville
Murray Mason
Mrs White Wins Recounted County Committee Race
Irene E. White wins the Republican committee seat in the county race by seven votes over Sally Newcome, carrying precinct No. 5 84 to 68 in a home precinct contest. Mayme Shahan defeats Margaret Wil in Knottsville 124 to 99 for the other committee seat, with multiple district results noted.
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Giroute Terri Perkii
Fetterman
Irene E. White
Sally Newcome
Newcome Fett
Knottsvile Mace
Knottsville
Mayme’ Shahan
Margaret ‘Wiland
Republican Committee
Myrtle May Thayer
Margaret Morgan
Grafton
Ralph Bartlett
T. W. Beall
Douglas McDonald
Booths Creek
Smith Wine
Arthouse
Giles
Carder
Neva
Hostler Roscoe Washington Dies at 54 in Baltimore
Roscoe C. Washington a Baltimore and Ohio railroad hostler and fire builder died suddenly at 8 this morning at 64 Mulligan avenue. A native of Taylor county born May 3 1886 he had been in ill health since last August. Survived by widow Sarah Ann Jacobs one daughter Caroline Belle Washington and sister Maude W. Lee funeral arrangements by G T Bartlett pending daughter's arrival from Washington. He was a member of Warren Methodist church.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mulligan Avenue
Nis
Taylor County
Washington
Webb
Fannie Washington
Sarah Ann Jacobs
Caroline Belle Washington
Washington, D. C
Maude W. Lee
Morgantown
Warren Methodist Church
G. T. Bartlett
James Program Written Into Law Today
Harrisburg, May 16. Enactment of Governor Arthur H. James program expected and final adjournment by nightfall of a special session of the Pennyslvania legislature.
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James
Harrisburg
Arthur H. James
LANHAM LOSES FOR DELEGATE
Austin V. Wood and Charles J. Schuck of Wheeling lead in the First District Republican delegate race with far majorities from five counties. Reported totals show Wood at 17,686 and Schuck strong while Ward Land of Fairmont trails. complete county tallies for Hancock and Wetzel are missing and Marion precincts are unresolved.
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Wheeling
Hancock
Wetzel
Marion County
Schuck
I Wood
Ward
B. L. Frye
Ville
Ohio
Marshall
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