Local club meetings outline social and civic events
The Matarest Hotel social club and the Union Veterans held meetings in Y M C A rooms with plans for Decoration Day and Wheeling encampment. Catholic Daughters of America installed officers, and the Degree of Honor prepared a meeting on Latrobe street. Hoffman hosts a 2 3 Club social with refreshments. Miss Rena Custer joins Patton Finance Company in Fairmont.
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Rose
Hosa
Dave
The
Union Veterans
Jed W. Robinson Crane
Wheeling
Hazel Shuttlesworth
Hdna Hamilton
Velma Cather
Yvotal
Catholic Daughters— Court
Ave Maria No
Catholic Daughters of America
Knights of Columbus
Anna Graney
Piedmont
Degree of Honor, Protective Association
Latrobe Street
Weis
Rena Custer
Grafton High School
West Virginia Business College
Patton Finance Company
Fairmont
Q. G. Shaffer
Portrait study of Mrs William D Mitchell in Capital Society
In Capital Society a new and unusual portrait study features Mrs William D Mitchell wife of the attorney general, with emphasis on her role and social prominence. The piece highlights her appearance and status within elite society circles.
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William D. Mitchell
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Personal notes on Grafton residents and visitors
Mrs Edna Poling recovering at home after a heart attack. Robert Travis of Thornton attended to business. Mrs T M Barnes stayed with sister Mrs R L Clark for the weekend. Earl Jacobs of Route ward visited Grafton. Mary Dorothea and Eleanor Ruth Parrish ill with tonsillitis. Walter Stitt Jr and parents guests of Rev P T Crickenberger, ill with tonsillitis. Percy Byrd and children spent weekend with Patrick Hayden. Robert Permar of the Wheeling Intelligencer visited city. Thomas Dodd of Pittsburgh called on friends. Mrs Robert White and child of Rowlesburg visited. George G Joliffe and wife returned from Bennettsville, S Car, to Grafton. Margaret Sommerville recovering from emergency appendectomy, to return home soon. Mr and Mrs Walter Chrissip hosted Peery Cook and Mrs Cook of Belington. Mrs Chrissip visiting Belington parents.
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Edna,Poling
Robert Travis
Thornton
Jth Gratton
T. M. Barnes
Weston
R. L. Clark
Earl Jacobs
Route
Grafton
Mary Dorothea
Eleanor Ruth Parrish
Brownlow Park
Walter Stitt, Jr
Walter Stitt
Bridgeport
Ohio
P. T. Crickenberger
Percy Byrd
Jehildren
Clarksburg
Margaret Sommerville
Ity Hospital
Walnut Street
Walter Chrislip
Peery Cook
Belington
Walter Chrissip
Rail valuation case seen as guiding future rates
Willard said the Supreme Court decision in the St. Louis and O Fallon rate case would not immediately affect railroad rates but would guide the Interstate Commerce Commission in valuing railroads to compute excess earnings under the transportation act. He added the ruling reaffirmed Smyth v Ames, offering stability for railroads.
Stamps found and wider parcel post concerns in Washington
Post Office Inspector Frank Shea testified Hale bought cancelled high denomination stamps from clerks in banks and mail order houses. After washing them he sold the stamps to agents for 70 percent of face value. Hale is indicted and awaiting trial. Inspectors note the washed-stamp trade was extensive, especially in parcel post, prompting talk of replacing stamps with labels. Washington State College earns Phi Beta Kappa charter as first land grant school in 153 years.
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Bath Tub
Post Office
Frank Shea
Hale
Clerka
Parcel Post
Washington State College
Phi Beta Kappa
Monongah Division Players Open Season Against D and E
The Twenty Century Limiteds baseball team of the Monongah Division B and C RR Athletic Association will start the season Saturday at home against Davis and Elkins College backed Scarlet Hurricane. Mayor Charles O. King may close local businesses during the game following a parade and events. lineup includes Holly Peppers Hickman Henry Hennessee Methed Guitner Hefner Roberts Tattom Vaughn Cronin. Prizes from Kinsey and Murphy include three haircuts for the first home run hitter.
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Wlay
Mle Murray
Holly
Peppers
Hickman
Henry
Hennessee
Methid
Guitner
Hefner
Roberts
Tattom
Vaughn
Cronin
Kinsey and Murphy
Barbers
Flemington Pupils Help Salvation Army Relief Fund
Captain W H Arnold thanks Flemington high school for proceeds from the play Nobody's Darling given to the Flemington Relief Fund. He praises students for learning the needs of families in their community and commends teachers and pupils for supporting the Salvation Army work. Fraternities are banned at Lincoln Memorial University.
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Flemington School
Relief Fund
W. H. Arnold
Salvation Army Citadel
Flemington High School
Nobody's Darling
Flemington Relief Fund
Arnold
Salvation Army
Abraham
Lincoln Memorial University
Man Who Attacked Girls Threatened With A Rope
Michael Hazenstab, 25, captured after a revolver duel, was identified by two girls as attacker. A mob of about 200 men and women stormed Buffalo police station, threatening lynching after renewed outrages in six weeks. Hazenstab denied the charges but confessed to burglaries and safe robberies.
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Buffalo
Michael Hazenstab
Hazenstab
Citizens Ask Better Road for Booths Creek District
Taylor county court heard a petition from residents of Booths Creek district on Peddier's Run for road hard surfacing about one mile long. No action taken. Frank Hennett, clerk of the court, announced. Also permit granted to Grafton girls reserve troop to sell ice cream near the courthouse on Memorial Day. Harry Friedman appointed guardian of Glenn C. Burrel's properties.
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Taylor, County
Booth’s Creek
Peddier
Grafton
Court’ House
Bennett
Harry Friedman
Glenn C. Burrel
Secretary Melon Not Resigning Treasury Statement
Washington bulletin states that the Secretary, Melon, did not resign and has no intention to resign, as announced by the treasury department head in a May 21 statement.
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Washington
Melon
Treasury Department
Landslide Threatens Gulf Tanks Near Pittsburgh
A landslide today endangered 14 large Gulf Refining Company gasoline tanks and shifted a large frame house from its foundation. Families in the area were ordered to evacuate while workmen removed gasoline from the storage tanks.
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Pittsburgh
Gulf Refining Company
Leftover recipes and cleaning tips in a home household guide
A fragment from a domestic article lists menus for Breakfast Luncheon and Dinner using leftovers including beef and rice dishes with onions and spices, a dessert recipe with eggs flour sugar and vinegar, and a mayo dressings tip for salads. It also includes instructions to clean metal fixtures with hot soap and a dry cloth.
Bus plunge injures eight near Toledo in field crash
Eight persons were injured when a bus left the road and crashed into a field five miles south of Toledo. Passengers were brought for treatment and others resumed their journey. In Sioux Falls a report notes a city commission vote over billboard photos of women smoking and a separate measure in Dublin to prohibit women from smoking.
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Toledo
Wight
Dersons
Here
Dublin
Charges Dropped in Judge Eller Conspiracy Case
Chicago reports May 21 that charges against Judge Emanuel Eller his father and 15 followers in a conspiracy amid a violence orgy are dismissed. The outcome ends the pending indictment and shifts focus to other legal actions related to the case.
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Chicago
Emanuel Eller
Blast Kills Three At Sioux Falls Granite Quarry
A dynamite blast at a Sioux Falls granite quarry killed three men and seriously injured three others. The accident occurred today as workers labored at the site, authorities reported. Firefighters rushed to the scene and investigators began work to determine the blast cause.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Granite Company
GOP SQUABBLE Continues Across Pages in Era Chaos
United States politics spill into a parade scenario with a Lincoln Park Zoo boarding house figure linked to a special train plan. Officials discuss a $30,000 bond to ensure safe return of a key participant as Pachyderm journey details emerge involving James W. Good, secretary of war.
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United States
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago
Herbert
Good
Ripon
James W. Good
Flyers Take Off From Roosevelt Field To Break Endurance Record
The monoplane Three Musketeers with three pilots lifted off at 2 20 32 p m eastern daylight time today from Roosevelt Field in a bid to surpass the Army Question Mark’s endurance record.
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Roosevelt Field
Turner plans Hollywood Reno airline with four planes
Captain Roscoe Turner, famed Hollywood stunt flyer, announced plans here to start an airline from Hollywood to Reno using four planes. He said service would begin early next month.
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Oakland
Cal
Roscoe Turner
Hollywood
Reno
Mississippi Wills Informal Attire in 1928 Primary
The state today wiped informal attire from the 1928 primary election and acknowledged it could not prosecute due to missing important witnesses. Father City Collector Morris leer was discharged yesterday on similar charges amid Birmingham Alabama confusion. The passage references musualeys and Buffalo Bill buckskin coat at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
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Morris Leer
Birmingham
Ala
Buffalo Bill
Yellow Hand
San Barbara
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Friedman
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Stari
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