Bolliger Dies At 67 In City Home
Fred J. Bolliger, 67, died at 4 30 Friday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. L T Hoernlein, 88 Lincoln Street. Funeral plans incomplete but tentative services set for St Pan Lutheran Church with Rev E F Roof officiating. Born in Switzerland in 1859 the son of Samuel and Mary Bolliger, he had been ill for about four weeks with diabetes and complications. Surviving are one brother, Robert J. Bolliger of New York City, a sister, Mrs Hoernlein, and numerous children including Ada Currence of Newport Ky Mia J L Kleppul of Pittsburgh Pa Mrs Grace Fosbee of Texas Mrs Herbert Hoff of Grafton Pre Bolliger Jr Shinnston Clarence Bolliger Dayton Charles Bolliger Akron G Leslie Bolliger San Antonio and Robert L Bolliger Grafton. Grandchildren are also listed. The body will be kept in state at home before burial. Continued on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Bolliger
L.T. Hoerntein
Lincoln Street
St. Pan's Tutheran Church
E. F. Roof
Bartlett
Hie
Grafton
Boller, Jr. Shinnston
Clarence Bolliger
Dayton
Charles Bolliger
Akron
G. Leslie Bolliger
San Antonio
Tex
Robert L. Bolliger
Mr. Bolliger
Roanna Hickman
Switzerland
Samuel
Mary Bossard Bolliger
Bolligers
Old Country
New York City
Fleming and Gibson Join Army Advisory Board
O J Fleming and H R Gibson were added to the Salvation Army advisory board and will participate in the annual campaign opening Monday evening. At the Hotel Grafton banquet toastmaster G T Bartlett will host others speaking about the campaign and army work with a short board meeting held Thursday afternoon in the courthouse finalizing banquet details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Jay Fleming
H. R. Gibson
First National Bank
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Army
Hotel Grafton
G. T. Bartlett
Court House
Frank Bennett Nicks Bulls Eyes and Chief Selvey Tells a Story
Taylor county court clerk complains eyesight off days. He visits rifle range and hits bull's eye repeatedly. Bennett shoots twenty from five shots. Acquaintances question what he would do with a gun if sight were sharper. Chief Selvey says he hunted rabbits but did not connect. The county clerk reportedly bagged them all. The piece notes no criminal activity or flirting with the chief's gun.
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Frank Bennett
Nicks
Bulls Eyes
Chief Selvey
Taylor County
Selgey
Bennett
Attempted assassination of Maltese prime minister Strickland
In Valetta on May 23 a would be gunman fired at Lord Strickland of Sizergh as he entered the court of appeal. The shot missed and Miller was seized by police. Strickland recovered and the crowd calmed as the assailant was taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strickland
Triple murder discovered on Snyder farm in Pennsylvania
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on May 23 a triple murder and a suicide were reported at Ernest L. Snyder’s Harding area farm. Snyder, a 60 year old fruit grower, shot his son in law his daughter and grandson before hanging himself in a garage. A heavy loss in the stock market was cited as a motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Harding
Near
Snyder
Petition Push for New Hospital In Grafton and Taylor County
Warning to voters notes the Grafton and Taylor County Hospital Association circulating a petition to secure signers for a new hospital. Readers urged to read the petition presented by adult workers before signing and to stay informed as meetings report favorable results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton and
Taylor County Hospital Association
Brazilians Cheer Graf Zeppelin Moored To Mast
Brazilians cheer as Graf Zeppelin moors at Pernambuco after a long transatlantic hop. The airship, with 19 passengers and crew aboard, signals continued optimism for its round of flights as it rests near the Brazilian coast before resuming toward Rio de Janeiro.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Raf
Campos
Newts
la Tablada
Seville
Spain
Hugo Eckener
Brasil
Germany
Eckener
Americas
Friedrichshafen
Terra Firma
Rio
Janeiro
Pinchot to face wet challenger in November race
In Philadelphia on May 23 the wet forces move to field a candidate against Gifford Pinchot who, from unofficial primary returns, led Francis S. Brown by 12 786 to win the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Randolph W. Childs headed the wet campaign. Francis H. Mohlen and Thomas W. Phillips Jr announced a party name for the general election though neither Phillips nor Bohlen would run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
Tuessday
Francis S. Brown
Randolph W. Childs
Francis H. Mohlen
Thos. W. Phillips
Grafton Fruit Market Saturday Special Deals
Grafton Fruit Market runs a Saturday sale with prices on Pancy Stringlest Beans three pounds at 35 cents, Celer Hearts 26 cents per large bunch, New Potatoes four pounds at 30 cents, Large Cucumbers two for 16 cents, Fancy Head Lettuce 10 cents, Large Pineapples 20 cents each, Cal. Cimtelaupes size 45 at 15 cents each, mixed berries and vegetables listed among others.
Families Evacuate As High Waters Threaten Louisiana Cities
New Orleans area crews battle rising Red River between Shreveport and Alexandria with sandbagging and dirt hauling. Levees weakening prompt evacuations while Cross Bayou backs toward city limits though Shreveport remains mostly safe. In Mississippi waters flood areas and 12 year old Andrew Aldridge drowns in Deer Creek near Greenville. Arkansas sees Quachita river still rising but easing toward normal.
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New Orleans
Red River
Shreveport
Alexandria
Cross Bayou
Mississippi
Andrew Aldridge
Deer Creek
Greenville
Arkansas
Quachita
Prospect
Activities Of Communists In America Will Be Investigated
Senate lobby investigators questioned F Scott McBride who suggested Secretary Mellon had limited prohibition enforcement, citing a letter from a dry worker to J G. The hearing touched on anti communist activities in America and the Treasury Department stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Washington
F. Scott
McDride
Senate
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
J. G
Special House Committee to Probe Communist Propaganda
Washington May 28 A special house committee was approved to investigate communist activities in America. The resolution sponsored by Chairman Snell and Representatives Fish and Underhill passed 210 to 18. A five member panel would be appointed by Speaker Longworth with subpoena power.
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Washington
House
America
Snell
Rules Committee
Fish
New York
Underhill
Massachusetts
Longworth
Admirals Object to Cruiser Plans in London Treaty Debate
Washington May 23 The high command of the navy pressed objections to cruiser plans under the London naval treaty as supporters of ratification sought to hasten Senate hearings. A half dozen witnesses from the naval establishment testified, representing the Navy General Board and the Foreign Relations Committee, as efforts continued to advance ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Friends of the Part
Senate
Naval Establishment
Navy General Board
Foreign Relations
Contempt Sentences Levied in Circuit Court
Charles Drainer of Rosemont received sixty days in jail and a fifty dollar fine for contempt of court after failing to pay alimony. Judge Warren H. Kittle presided Friday morning. John Riley of Grafton also faced jail or payment after a similar charge, with a warning issued at the October term. The seventh is the date fixed for further hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Drainer
Rosemont
Warren H. Kittle
Drainer
John Riley
Grafton
Cralner
Jewels Found Belonging to Late General Trepov
Nearly twenty pounds of rare gold and silver coins jewelry precious stones and antique firearms said to have belonged to the late General Trepov Cz arist chief of police were found hidden in the garden of his future estate in Bryansk S R today Trepov was the official held responsible for the Bloody Sunday massacres of January 22 1905.
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Bryansk
General Trepov
Treppy
Bank Robbery in Wheeling Takes $10000
Three bandits held up a bank cashier’s car in Wheeling at Schad crossing and seized $10,000 in two bags. The loot, destined to Benwood Bank for cashing employee checks of Wheeling Steel, was insured. Johnson and the driver were partially incapacitated by a gas bomb before the thieves fled south in their machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Citizen's Mutual Bank of Wheeling
Benwood Bank
Iw. Johnson
Latters Institution
Benwood
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Johnson
Crossing
Schad Crossing
Page H
Chicago Pilot Dies in Crash Near Waynetown
Harold Mayer, 25, of Chicago, piloted a plane that crashed while landing near Waynetown Indiana. Two passengers, Mrs. Louise McCuster and Dr. Frederick Harvey, also of Chicago, were injured but not seriously. McCuster was en route to Valdosta Georgia to her parents after an auto accident. The trio had flown from Chicago to Atlanta after chartering the plane yesterday.
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Rawfordsville
Ind
Harold Mayer
Chicago
Waynetown
Here
Louise McCuster
Frederick Harvey
McCuster
Valadosta
Harvey
Atlanta
Plan to See It Tuesday May 27 1930 Admission
A concise public notice schedules an event for Tuesday May 27 1930 with admission details forthcoming. The item indicates a plan to view or attend a presentation or performance, noting the specific date and entry terms.
Suburbs Levy High Toll City Prope Grafton Census Snapshot
Grafton district leads Taylor county census figures with a population shift away from the city. Revised totals show 6,468 in the Grafton district versus 7,480 in 1920, while suburban regions like Booths Creek and Petterman gain on city lines. Officials from Fairmont note 1920 era counts and farm operations, with 91 farming households listed and multiple districts reporting changes as rural areas expand beyond city limits.
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Taylor County
Grafton
W. B. Reet
Fairmont
Gratton
Blievit Park View
Fettermanton
Booths Creek
Court House
Terman
Ieton
Cominy
Knottsville
Petterman Gratton
Die
Gold Star Mothers swell ranks in France visit
Paris reports 106 Gold Star Mothers traveling to visit sons in Cherbourg aboard a public vessel. United States officers greet them and escort to the graves of fallen heroes. The pilgrimage includes the grave of Quentin Roosevelt in the Oise Alsne region as white spring flowers mark the resting place.
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Paris
France
Cherbourg
United States
Velt
Fere En Tardenois
Fran
Jant Quentin Roosevelt
Olse-Alsne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred Bolliger
Lutheran’ Church
Fleming
Gibson
Army Board
Malta
Vatican
Penn
Farmer
A. J. Torrey
United States Supreme Court
Ree Tez
Irlés
Eerasal
Owen J. Roberts
U.S. Supreme Court
Hoover
U. S. Senate
Justice Roberts
Edward T. Sanford
Tennessee
Louisiana
House Committee
U.S
Judge Kittle
School Crossing
G. Vk H
Quentin Roosevelt
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