Flux Fear Is Over Health Officer Says
County Health Officer Dr. R D Il t announces today no recurrence of a flux outbreak in Flemington area recent weeks and a promising outlook for the season. One death occurred at Rosemont a month ago with two other minor flu like illnesses reported in the communities. Dr Stout says national and state departments assisted with a survey and welfare program plans to erect additional screens for company houses, with coal firms cooperating to stamp out flux.
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R. Dilt
Flemingtonwement
Rosemont
Good
Stout
Rea
Ten Indicted and Dockets Set in Taylor County Court
Indictments listed include Charles White and Wilford Fowler for breaking and entering the Western Union supply house and stealing copper wire, Woodrow Marks for robbery of Flemington post office, and Marks with Hart for breaking and entering and robbing the R. D. Stout drug store at Flemington. Misdemeanor counts include William Boston and Sylvester Smith with carrying a billy, and Ila Travis Smith for delinquency of three minors at Pruntytown. Dockets for May term to be set. thirteen chancery cases dismissed by Judge Dent on second day.
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Charles Edward White
Wilford Garrison Fowler
Grafton
Western Union
Woodrow Marks
Flemington
Howard Hart
R. D. Stout
William Boston
Billy
Sylvester Smith
Ila Travis Smith
West Virginia Boys’ Industrial School
Pruntytown
Taylor County
Thireen Chancery
Herbert W. Dent
Taylor County Circuit Court
James H. Bowers
Arthur H. Cummings
Adair Kennedy
Ray Kennedy
James Hayward Isner
James Isner
James
Ball
Reddick
Charles M. Siever
Taylor County Court
Scott Masoni
C. B. Masoney
Castor Oil Sentence Puts Offenders In Grafton Court
The judge offers a choice between fines jail or castor oil in a notable Grafton court practice. Officials note no repeat offenders among those who chose the oil, while critics call it cruel. Union Signal readers back the idea for mayor and other judges.
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Pickens
Union
Imayor
Grafton
New York Shop Advertises 90 Cent Trouser Leg
A New York storefront runs a bold ad offering trousers at 90 cents per leg, drawing shoppers with a low price and the odd per leg framing.
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New York
Former Local Shopman Dies in Pasadena California
Otto Kinsley of the East End learns his brother Oscar Kinsley age about 63 has died in Pasadena California yesterday at 11 am. Oscar was a longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shop employee born in Germany who moved to Pasadena in 1914 living with sister-in-law Elizabeth Van Eden. He leaves only Otto Kinsley as surviving kin.
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Otto Kinsley
Oscar Kinsley
Pasadena
California
Mr. Kinsley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Germany
Grafton
Cal
Elizabeth van Eden
Elizabbeth Junjagger
Lincoln Street
Sue Sheriff Excerpt Lawsuit Over Sheriff Funds
The suit pursues recovery of money allegedly collected by Sheriff Bennett and deposited in Taylor County Bank. Receivers now hold the bank, and the action seeks the funds due to J. H. Weaver. Wyckoff and Wyckoff filed Sheriff Bennett’s answer.
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J. H. Weaver
Bennett
Taylor County Bank
Mr. Weaver
Sheriff Bennett
Wyckoff
Child Injured in Washington Street Accident
John David Bradford seven year old son of Mr and Mrs John Bradford of West Main street was struck by an auto driven by Richard Bunner on West Washington street at 12 45 pm. He suffered bruises and cuts on his head but was not seriously hurt. He had just eaten lunch at his aunt Nellie Gerkin 207 W Washington street and was en route to St Augustine's School when a group of children called to him from the curb and he attempted to cross as Bunner's car started east nearby. The boy was taken to Dr DC Peck's office for treatment and remained dazed from the shock.
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John David Bradford
John Bradford
West Main Street
Richard Bunner
West Washington Street
Nellie M. Gerkin
W. Washington Street
St. Augustine's School
Cros
DC Peck
Grafton Woman Olive Crayton Crayton Passes Away
Olive Myrtle Brenard Crayton Clayton 76 died at 466 Pearl Street at 2 PM after a two year paralysis illness. Born June 26, 1857 in Pruntytown, she lived in Taylor County all her life. Survived by husband W Scott Crayton two sons John C. Crayton Weston and Robert Crayton this city three daughters Dora Robinson Maud Miller and Lena Finch one brother Charles Brenard eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral Thursday at 2 PM from Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev James E Fidler officiating Interment in Smith Cemetery Pruntytown.
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Olive Myrtle Brenard Clayton
Pearl Street
George Brenard
Harriett Behan Brenard
Pruntytown
Taylor County
W. Scott Crayton
W. Scott Crayto
John C. Crayton
Weston
Robert Crayton
Dora Robinson
Grafton
Maud Miller
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lena Finch
Baltimore
Charles Brenard
Bartlett Funeral Home
James E. Fidler
First Baptist Church
Smith Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Supreme Court rules on Standard-Delmar action
Charleston May 22 The supreme court ruled that allowances to special receivers will not be changed or modified to appeal except for abuse of sound discretion In the Taylor county case of Standard Supply Company involving fees of receivers for the Delmar Coal Company The case has long been before the courts and this ruling is the second by the court in the matter
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Taylor County
Standard Supply Company
Delmar Coal Company
Revival Meetings Begin At Pleasant Creek Church
The Rev. Charles E. Hawkins of Pleasant Creek Methodist Episcopal Church started two weeks of revival services last Sunday. Tonight the Rev. W. R Eskew of St. Pauls M E Church preaches, with Rev. McNamar of Webster on Wednesday, Rev. B. H. Keesicker of Lumberport Thursday, and Rev. Harry W. Lanagan of West Main Street M E Church Friday continuing the series.
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Charles E. Hawkins
Pleasant Creek Methodist Episcopal Church
W. R Eskew
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
McNamar
Webster
B. H. Keesicker
Lumberport
Harry W.lanagan
West
Main Street
M. E. Church
West Side Merry-Go-Round Moves After Station Construction
A long time fixture in the city, the merry-go-round has relocated from the West Side this year due to a service station being built on its former site. The move reflects a major local change as the ride finds a new home and continues to draw crowds.
Grafton Park Decoration Day Returns to Town
Day week. Glaze has been coming to Grafton at Decoration Day periods for the past two years as officials plan continued observances and community events on the holiday.
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Grafton Park
Grafton
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