Grand Jurors Notified For Barbour County Term
Barbour county grand jurors are summoned for the May term by Judge Herbert W. Dent to convene June 2 in Philippi to consider indictments. The group includes Jacob Bennett and Marvin Gainer among others. court today set terms and jurors. The Barbour street fair 37th annual event is slated for September 9–12. Red Cross first aid classes draw 21 enrollments. Upshur County Garden club to host Barbour club June 1 with Dr. Fred Gray present.
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RED Cross
Barbour County
E. Brown Shaffer
Karl J. Myers
National Red Cross
Court House
Willa Snyder
George Foreman
F. G. Waggoner
Thelman Harsh
Elizabeth McDaniel
Barbita DeMoss
Lucille Sinclair
Elva Zirkle
Wilbur Tenney
W. H. Walls
F. C. Waggoner
William Beattie
Sherman Lindsey
J. A. Harrell
John Cook
Harold Smith
C. C. Phillips
Tom Wilson
Craig Booth
Frank Hawkins
F. Brown Shaffer
Upshur County
Barbour County Club
Philippi Organization
Fred Gray
Philippi Presbyterian Church
Freme Rohrbough
Buckhannon
Jehovahs Witnesses jailed for petition drive in Monessen
In Monessen Pennsylvania 147 Jehovahs Witnesses and supporters were jailed in a cell built for 84. They were fined five dollars each and costs for Sunday solicitation to secure signers against Mayor James C Gold who closed a school. One man quoted the U.S. Constitution. A photo shows women crowded in a cell. Official returns from 40 counties show ongoing primary results with Shott leading Nesbitt for the Republican U S Senate nomination and Miller vs Sharp for governor. O'Brien leads Chilton for the Democratic renomination.
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Monessen
James C. Gold
Jehovah's Witnesses
Gold
Central Press
Charleston
Bay
William S. O'Brien
Hugh Ike Shot
Frank W Nesbitt
U. S. Senate
Shott
Nesbitt
Lewis H. Miller
Ripley
Summers H. Sharp
Marlinton
Sharp
Miller
O'Brien
Samuel B. Chilton
Chilton
Hill
Philip H. Hill
W. C. Cummins
Wheeling
Cabell
Calhoun
Gilmer
Grant
Harrison
Jackson
Jefferson
Kanawha
Lincoln
Mason
Mercer
Raleigh
Upshur
Wayne
Wyoming
Primary Reform Debate Shapes Local Ballot Choices
The discussion urged striking a fee for candidates as unconstitutional and undemocratic while arguing that requiring petition names would not reduce candidates. The plan favored blank presidential preferential space, voting for a US senator and congressman, keeping state and local tickets, and a governor-led cabinet. Rosling notes highway sign placements, and Reynolds, a Grafton High School staff member, was introduced despite resignation.
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United States
Torlock Rasmussen
Lloyd L. Shriver
Paul E. Malone
Reynolds
Grafton High School
British quit Jaffa amid drastic wartime measures
British administration under High Commissioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope left Jaffa after a month of harsh restrictions. Reports say several Arab centers remained under near military control as a battle occurred in the Tel-Aviv area with snipers concealed in orange groves.
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Jaffa
Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope
League of Nations
Tel-Aviv
Orange
Merest Way to Win TT14 I/O Theme
Fragmentary note discusses tracing a price cycle and offering candy as incentive. Contains unclear references to participants and actions, with no clear event or organization names. Summary reflects the unreadable OCR content and potential competitive hints without asserting specifics.
Groves Bombed and Police Fire Back No Casualties Reported
A report states groves were bombed and police were fired upon, who returned the fire. No casualties were reported, and the incident remains under investigation.
Coal boards seek life for producer cooperatives
NRA and the bituminous coal code sparked the Guffey coal control act. In Cincinnati, Appalachian Coals Inc. hosted a push to revive the organization as Eastern operators hint at similar regional cooperatives. Marketing agencies must follow district price fixing board rules with commission approval. unlawful to form interstate coal marketing combos without approval.
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NRA
Commission
Cincinnati
Appalachian Coals Inc
Young Pamela Barton Wins British Women’s Golf Title
Pamela Barton aged 19 broke through to win the British women's golf championship at Southport, defeating Bridget Newell in a six hole final after three years of near misses. High American entrants were eliminated in early rounds.
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Pamela
Pam) Barton
Miss Barton
Bridget Newell
Southport
England
Central Press
Mahmoud wins English Derby. Americans cash in big
At Dublin May 27 nine Americans held Irish key tickets on Mahmoud the Derby winner earning about 150000 each. Taj Akbar placed second earning about 75000 for its US ticket holders. Thankerton in third produced about 50000 per ticket. In total 2025000 paid to Americans holding tickets on the three in the money horses. Most Mahmoud holders are in the New York area with one in San Francisco.
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Dublin
Mahmould
United States
Thankerton
Mahmoud
New York
San Francisco
Taj Akbar
Edgewood church to mark 28th cornerstone anniversary
Edgewood Lutheran church will observe the 28th anniversary of its cornerstone laying on June 28. The note comes from Edgewood, dated May 27, highlighting the church’s milestone event and scheduled commemoration.
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Edgewood
Edgewood Lutheran Church
Queen Mary Makes First Real Voyage From Southampton
The Queen Mary left for Cherbourg on her first real voyage amid loud ship sirens and a farewell display. Police patrolled the docks at Southampton as crowds and reporters captured the moment while a model of the cruiser stood in the main salon as a gift to first commander Sir Edgar Britten.
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Edgar Britten
Epsom
Cherbourg
Southampton
Mner
Solent Ocean
Welch Custodian Arrested for Crashing Car Crank Attack
May 27 report states C H Payne, a conservator, arrested Charley Brown on a charge of hitting Charles James with an automobile crank during a riding incident.
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Welch
C. H. Payne
Charley Brown
Rho
Charles James
Spruce Trees Damaged By Winter Snow Drifts
Foresters in Ioonongahela National Forest report deep snow drifts last winter allowed hares to reach tree buds up to 14 feet high. As snow melted, rabbits ate the lower buds, damaging recently planted spruce sections near Elkins.
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Elkins
Ioonongahela National Forest
Railroad protests over declining earnings and assessments
The firm reports earnings dropping from 1,026,894 in 1924 to 822,486 in 1935. The Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis railroad in the Northern Panhandle contests a 1935 assessment of 4,000,000, citing a 29 percent fall in net railway operating income and a 3.4 percent stock value decline over five years. The Board of Public Works plans early June sessions to set 1936 assessments.
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COTM
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago and St. Louis
Northern
Panhandle
Board of Public Works
Wesleyan Play Shop Presents Final Production John Ferguson
Buckhannon is set for June 2 as the Wesleyan Play Shop stages its last show of the year. The Irish tragedy John Ferguson by St John G. Ervine centers on youth revolt and parental faith, contrasting modern rational action with pious tradition.
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Buckhannon
Wesleyan Play Shop
St. John G. Ervine
John Fergu
John Ferguson
Day
C. and O. Engineer's Wife Dies of Heart Attack
Mrs. E W Chambers age 64, wife of a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad engineer, died yesterday from heart disease complications. Born in Salem, Va., she had lived in Hinton for 35 years.
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Hinton
E. W. Chambers
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Police Seek Clues In Fatal Shootout Near Hammond
Report says Foster, a former Marion resident, was killed while pursuing a suspected alcohol smuggling car near Hammond, Indiana. His partner officer Gu Goodin rode in the pursuing auto as shots were fired from the target vehicle. James Jacobs, linked to Crouch, was later apprehended in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
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Foster
Marion
Hammond
Ind
James Jacobs
Indianapolis
Crouch
Chicago Heights
Gu Goodin
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