J A Springer Dies Late At Flemington Home
J A Springer a Taylor county native observed his ninety ninth birthday less than two weeks ago died at 1 20 this afternoon at the Flemington residence of his daughter Mrs Lula Chenoweth with whom he made his home He had been ill for a month His wife Evelyn died over four years ago He leaves nine children Miss Roberta Chenoweth a Flemington school teacher is a granddaughter Funeral arrangements are incomplete Further obituary information will be published in Mondays Sentinel
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J. A. Springer
Taylor County
Lula Chenoweth
Flemington
Springer
Evelyn
Roberta Chenoweth
Sentinel
St Louis Man Sentenced For Disorderly Train Incident
Charles Claviece Ray, 40, of St. Louis Missouri, was taken off Train No 1 when it pulled into Grafton this morning on intoxication charges after causing a disturbance. He appeared before Mag Jefferys, fined 25 dollars and costs, and jailed 20 days for intoxication. He struck both the conductor and the porter during the incident.
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Charles Claviece Ray
St. Louis
Grafton
Mag. Jefferys
School Cafeteria Looted and Fence Posts Uprooted
Grafton Senior High officials probe break ins at the cafeteria on Thursday and Tuesday nights. Entered by breaking rear windows, left little loot beyond soiled dishes and a frying pan. Destruction to a cyclone fence between the field house and Bartlett creek also noted. five iron poles uprooted. Watchmen hired to guard the area.
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Grafton Senior High School
P. S
Bartlett Creek
LaFollette urges forest research center for West Virginia
L M LaFollette Jr of Charleston West Virginia testifies in Washington that his state should house a forest research center to aid the national timber supply. He argues the center would contribute to sustaining timber resources and forestry science at a federal level.
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Washington
L. M. LaFollette, Jr
Charleston
W. Va
Graftonians Head to Atlantic City for Shrine Session
Mr and Mrs Oral Jones and Mr and Mrs Jesse Corbin of this city will depart tonight for the Imperial session of A R O N M Shrine in Atlantic City New Jersey. They will ride to Wheeling to join other Osiris Temple members and travel by special train to Atlantic City.
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Oral Jones
Jesse Corbin
Atlantic City
Jones and Corbins
Wheeling
Osiris Temple
Acquitted Man Remains Jailbound After Trial
Pittsburgh on May 24 22 year old James Corbin was acquitted of stabbing war widow Ruby E Saltzer in her Coraopolis home last February Yet he remains jailed after Assistant District Attorney James T Philpott refused dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge Judge Henry Ellenbogen remanded him to jail The involuntary manslaughter charge was added as a routine measure Corbin denied the stabbing and said he struggled with Saltzer during a quarrel in an attempt to disarm her Saltzer was the mother of two and the wife of a man who served in combat during the war
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Pittsburgh
James Corbin
James T. Philpott
Corbin
Henry Ellenbogen
Sali
Ruby E. Saltzer
Coraopolis
Mannington Times Suspends Publication After Rising Costs
Russell A. Matthews, editor, announced the Mannington Times will discontinue with yesterday's issue due to high publication costs. Matthews arrived from Grafton to lead the weekly paper, with State Senator C. H. Hardesty listed as publisher.
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Mannington
Russell A. Matthews
Boy Drowns in Coal River Near Charleston
Charleston authorities report 15 year old Richard Scholl of St Albans drowned in Coal River near Charleston. Police Chief Louis G Eagle cites accidental drowning verdict by Putnam County Sheriff C A Vaughn for Ernest Dean Adkins in the Kanawha river at Plymouth.
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Charleston
Richard Scholl
St. Albans
Coal River
Louis G. Eagle
Putnam County
C. A. Vaughn
Ernest Dean Adkins
Kanawha River
Plymouth
Camp LeRoy Edwards Scout Memorial Home Drilled
Aqua Drilling of Parkersburg completed a well at Camp LeRoy Edwards for Boy Scout Troop No 3 memorial home to be dedicated next Saturday. An electric pump from West Virginia Farm Supply will be installed Monday and water pumped to the memorial home before the weekend. A homecoming dinner at 5:39 p m will follow the dedication at 7:30 p m with many wives and parents assisting in serving.
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Aqua Drilling Company
Parkersburg
Camp
LeRoy Edwards
Boy Scout
Memorial
West Virginia Farm Supply
Memorial Home
Harley Haller
O. W. Hoffman
J. B. Harvey
Lyle Wooddell
Sherman Reed
Paul Young
William Collins
Kenneth Cole
Yesterday's Stars Batting: Mize, Giants beat Braves 8-1
AP report notes Johnny Mize hit a bases loaded homer off Si Johnson in the third inning as the Giants defeated the Boston Braves 8-1 for Mize's 11th homer of the season. Pite Ring and Allie Reynolds contributed, while the Yankees shut out Boston 9-0 with two singles in a runless victory.
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Associated Press
Johnny
Mize
Giants
Si Johnson
New York
Boston Braves
Pite Ring
Allie Reynolds
Yankee
Boston
Servie
Poppy Day Observed In Graf ton City
Graf ton joins national Poppy Day observances with volunteers selling poppies to honor war dead. Mrs. Tom Shields of the American Legion auxiliary reports strong sales by noon, aiding veterans and their families with funds from the Poppy Dig sale.
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Grafton
Tom Shields
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Hendershot in Jail Awaiting Prosecution
James Hendershot of Booths Creek district is jailed in Taylor county on intoxication charges and awaiting further charges of destroying property. Arrested last night at 9 25 by Patrolman Ig Moran, he will appear before Mayor C O Kins Monday. A warrant prepared by Mag John W Snider charges breaking window glass at Boylen's caning shop and the Grafton Sentinel office on Latrobe street.
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James Hendershot
Booths Creek
Taylor County
Henderson
Ig Moran
C. O. Kins
Mag. John W. Snider
Hendershot
Boylen
Grafton Sentinel
Latrobe Street
Colonel Ludwig Passes in Morgantown Funeral Services Set
May 24 Morgantown funeral services were arranged for Lt. Col. Lowell H. Ludwig a retired army officer who served in both world wars and retired in 1944 after a lengthy military career.
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Morgantown
Lowell H. Ludwig
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