Graduation rites mark county high schools in 175 seniors
The article details commencement plans across Taylor county high schools Fleming ton Simpson and Grafton. Grafton will grant diplomas to 147 graduates marking end of studies and a foundation for future life. Flemington and Simpson plan diploma ceremonies for eleven and sixteen seniors respectively with sermons and class nights. The service at Grafton begins Sunday at 8 00 pm with Rev. W Rysen delivering the sermon.
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Tylor County
Flemington
Simpson
Grafton
Grafton High School
Flemington High School
L. W. Talbott
Simpson High School
Kenneth Haum
W. Ryssen
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Grafton Ministerial Association
Firemen Walk Out On Strike In Charleston
Charleston workers refuse to remain at posts during a two week payless period ordered by the council forcing two fire stations to lock and leave 17 men on duty per shift while 17 others are on emergency call. Police also vote on payless vacation, with 51 continuing work and 14 refusing. Acting Mayor McKee explains budget needs behind the two week and three week furloughs for staff earnings under and over 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
J. Louis McLane
R. A. Mc ‘Kee
John Britton
McLane
Beehler Told Of Rate Paid By Industries
A committee led by D B Lymer M B Fenton and Marion Fortney submitted data to State Relief Administrator William N Beehler showing thirty cents an hour is not the prevailing wage in Taylor county for labor The report responds to Beehler’s invitation to submit data for the welfare wage rate controversy The telegram of May 22 1934 is cited and the note continues on page six.
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William N. Beehler
D. B. Lymer
Fenton
Marion Fortney
Aylor County
Wm. N. Beehler
West Virginia Relief Administration
Tharleston
W. Va
Girl Assault Victim Dies After Attack in Park
Fredericksburg Virginia May 23 A search for an undetermined attacker was intensified after Fannie Kutz died in a hospital following a dual assault in Battlefields Memorial Park. Her fiancé Milton J. Brown remained in critical condition with head injuries and could not explain how they were hurt. The couple was found unconscious in the park Monday hours after the alleged assault.
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Fredericksburg
Here
Fannie Kutz
Milton J. Brown
Battlefields Memorial Park
Miss Kurz
Brown
Arbitration Board Named to Iron Out Strike Row
Minneapolis May 25 a board of arbitration was named to settle differences between employers and employees in a truck drivers strike. Governor Floyd Olsen and conferees concluded late night talks to end the rioting and restore order.
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Minneapolis
Board of Arbitration
Floyd Olsen
Fight to End Feared Over Labor Unions
Washington May 25 Threats loom of a finish fight this summer between industry and labor unions expanding nationwide. Reports say deaths at Toléth where troops fired on strikers amid savage rioting. Labor leaders warn of a possible general steel strike if employers resist unionizing the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers. William Green AFL president calls conditions ominous. Officials warn of strike epidemics. Frances Perkins and Hugh Johnson cited. Senator Wagner urges quick passage of labor disputes bill to empower the national labor board.
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James Cope
Washington
Toléth
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Green
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Hugh S! Johnson
Frances Perkins
Wagner
New York
Congress
National Labor Board
Hazell Atlas director dies at Wheeling estate
Wheeling May 25 Angina pectoris claimed the life last night at his suburban Oak Park home of William H. Koch sixty prominent coal executive in northern West Virginia panhandle He was manager and treasurer of Hitchman Coal and Coke Company receiver of Consolidation Coal Company of Fairmont director of Hazel Atlas Glass Company and board member of Citizens Mutual Trust Company Native of Maryland Born in Prestburg Md Koch came to Wheeling in 1900 aiding B T Hitchman to organize Hitchman Coal Continued on page four
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Wheeling
Oak Park
William H. Koch
West Virginia
Panhandle
Koch
Hitchman Coal and Coke Company
Conamldation Coal Company
Fairmont
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Citizens Mutual Trust Company
Maryland
Prestburg
B. T. Hitchman
Hitchman Coal
Plan Inquiry of Deaths of Two Strikers
Toledo scene as Ohio guardsmen with fixed bayonets and machine nests kept back a riotous crowd at the Electric Auto Light plant while mediators led by Charles P. Taft pushed for a settlement. Coroner Frank Kress announced inquests into two guard-related killings will be held tomorrow with county officials and officers testifying.
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Toledo
Ohio National Guardsmen
Electric Auto Light Company
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
United States
Frank Kress
Lucas
County Today
Durring
Kress
County Offerals
Auto racing tragedy ends two lives at practice session
Indianapolis May 25 Pete Kreis of Knoxville and Bob Hahn of Chico were killed instantly during practice for the upcoming 500 mile race. Their car left the first turn, crashed through the wall and into a tree, tearing the vehicle apart. The car was owned by Harry Hartz of Los Angeles. Kreis was preparing to qualify when the fatal crash occurred.
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Indianapolis
Pete Kreis
Knoxville
Tenn
Bob Hahn
Chico Calif
Harry Hartz
Los Angeles
Fire marshal leads probe into Belington arson ring
Barbour county authorities say a long running arson conspiracy destroyed about sixty buildings over a decade. William Armstrong of Belington has been arrested on arson charges after a months long inquiry led by State Fire Marshal Fred Watkins and prosecutors. Additional arrests expected as the probe continues with aid from the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
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John C. Carpenter Philipps
Barbour County
William Armstrong
Armstrong
Belington
Broadwater
Ben
Marchal
Fred] Watkins
Watkins
Fred B. ‘Watkins
C. A. Roper
Frank Beery
Forrest B. Poling
Howard Welcher
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Approval to Finish Oral Road Grated
Admin Friedman announced approval to complete the Rosemont Oral road a 2.5 mile stretch from Rosemont to the Harrison county line funding to employ 47 welfare workers pending county wage scale adjustment the project creates a direct link between Grafton and Clarksburg benefiting residents east and west of Rosemont Oval Also proclaimed May 26 and May 30 as Poppy Day with citizen participation urged by Mayor Bing and C O King
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Rosemont-Oral Road
PERA
State Welfare Board
Taylor County
J. Friedman
Rosemont
Harrison County
Grafton
Clarksburg
Rosemont Oval
Haseen
O. Bing
C. O. King
Bluemont Cemetery Needs Local Support and Cleanup
Bluemont Cemetery work is renewed each spring led by L L Lear, with local volunteers and transient laborers housed downtown. The piece urges Grafton and Taylor County residents to participate in ongoing maintenance, plantings, and improvements on the hilltop burial grounds, noting funds and labor contributed by the community and federal-supported housing for workers.
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Bluemont Cemetery
Grafton
Taylor County
Bleamont Cemetery
L Lb. Lear
Clarksburg
Lear
Main Street
Bluemont
Freight Loadings Rise In Week Ending May 19
The American Railway Association announced that freight loadings totaled 610,142 cars for the week ending May 19, up 9,403 from the prior week, 75,423 above 1933, and 95,514 above 1932, reflecting a seasonally active period for rail transport.
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Washington
American Railway Association
Bond Forfeit Final Payment Enriches State School Fund
The State School fund gains 938.16 dollars as final payment from bond forfeiture tied to a 1928 moonshine case. Prosecuting Attorney James C. Holt explains F A Cleavenger posted 1,000 dollar bonds for John and George Polik. the brothers fled county, leaving Cleavenger with the bond. The check comes from Cleavenger estate as the last payment of the 2,000 dollar bond obligation.
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Lee ‘Bennett, Jr
James C. Holt
Holt
F. A. Cleaven~ager
Barbour County
John
George
FERA Head Faced With Trio Of Welfare Complaints
Administrator Simon J. Friedman of the local FERA office faced three complaints about relief distribution. He presented figures claiming one five person family received 283.80 in direct relief and work payments from November 23, 1933, to March 29, 1934. A widow on Route 6 wrote to Mrs. Roosevelt alleging bias against her seven children and aged father, saying her two sons could not find work. The Sentinel notes ongoing accusations and supporting figures in the records.
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Simon J. Friedman
FERA
Sentinel
Fetterman
Harry L. Hopkins
Friedman
Route 6
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Poppy Day Observed by Legion Women Tomorrow
Local American Legion Auxiliary Unit members will sell memorial poppies on streets throughout the day to raise funds for disabled veterans and their families. An estimated audience of millions across the United States will wear red poppies in tribute to World War I fallen, with women volunteers distributing flowers in cities and towns.
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United States
France
Belgium
American Region Auxiliary Unit
One Man Dead as Bank Hold-up Fails in Chicago Area
A bank raid on South Holland Trust and Savings near Chicago failed after a guard fired from a bulletproof cage, killing one robber and wounding another. Four men and two women participated, with up to two fugitives wounded, while watchman Joseph Young avenged his son by opening fire from the balcony.
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Chicago
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
Little Bank
Cross Roads
Indiana State Line
Ind
Dillinger’ Gang
Getg
Joseph D. Young
Milton Waterman
Two Officers Fall in Dillinger Era Shootout
East Chicago Indiana May 25 two officers Martin OBrien 44 and Lloyd Mulvihill 28 were machine gunned to death while pursuing gang members in the Dillinger case. No killers identified and Dillinger fugitive from Crown district jail remains at large.
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Chicago
Ind
O'Malley
Saturday specials from Betty Crocker bakery ad
Saturday specials promote Angel Food Cakes at 38 cents each and Pecan Rolls, Coconut and Orange Layer Cakes, Cinnamon Rolls, Apple and Raisin Pies. The ad touts TASTY and OLD HOMESTEAD bread and Kleen Krust Bakery products as the best value at your grocer.
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Betty Crocker
Angel
OLD Homestead
Kleen Krust Bakery
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