Seniors Told To Make Life Really Count At Gratton
147 graduates at Gratton High listened as Rev W R Eskew urged seniors to be clarion voices for betterment of the world. The ceremony in the packed auditorium featured a student choir, prayers by Rev Lois R Luzader, and music leading to Eskew's address.
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Gratton High School
W. R. Eskew
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
P Dent
Ministerial Association
Rasmussen
Lois R. Luzader
Fth
First United Brethren Church
Torlock Rasmussen
Mr. Eskew
Farmer Dies as Logs Fall on 73 Year Old Near Evansville
John T. Colebank, a prominent farmer from Preston county near Evansville, was killed Saturday when crushed between two logs while clearing land to prepare a crop. The accident likely occurred between 10:30 and 11 AM, with the body found around 9 PM after he did not return home and neighbors searched the area.
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John T. Colebank
Evansville
Preston County
Spanish War Veterans to Meet for Decoration Services
Spanish War Veterans plan a gathering at the Moose hall at 8 30 to join decoration services on May 30. Commander Camp 14 U S W V lists a luncheon following the ceremony with chicken and meat loaf priced at 25 cents.
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AML
Moose Home
Camp
Public Library Dance Promoted by Eastern Star Club
A public library event under the Eastern Star Club and Library Committee at Moose Home on Tuesday May 29 1934 features Paul Davissons Orchestra from 10 to 1 30. Admission is 1.50 dollars per couple.
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Eastern Star Club Library Committee
Moose
Paul Davissons
Train Saves Girl After Car Plunges Onto Tracks
Marguerite McMullen and Bernard Phillips narrowly escaped injury when their car veered off Walnut Street near Handrey Crossing yanked onto railroad rails and was struck by passenger train No. 22. The car was wrecked two hundred yards down the track, but both occupants escaped unharmed. Engineer Edward Garbin from Parkersburg stopped the train after the impact.
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Marguerite McMullen
Bernard Phillips
Handley’s Crossing
Miss McMullen
Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Walnut Street
Handrey's Crossing
John McMullen
Webster Pike
Pittsburgh
Grafton Park
Edward Garbin
Parkersburgh
Workers Hear Report On FERA Wage Boost Effort
About 50 welfare holiday workers gathered at the athletic field Sunday as the committee formed a week earlier to push Taylor county FERA wages from 30 to 45 cents an hour. D E Lymer M B Fenton and Marion Fortney outlined wage board talks with FERA officials, noting the board recommended 45 cents. New work cards were to be issued bearing the revised wage rate.
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FERA
Taylor County
State Welfare Administration
D. E. Lymer
Fenton
Marion Fortney
W. C.hall
M. L.’ Willis
State Welfare Board
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Alderson Prison Today
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrived alone from Washington and went to the Alderson Federal Institution for Women on an inspection trip. Few people were at the station as she alighted and left by automobile escorted by Dr Mary B Harris. Gates were locked as she entered and residents hoping to see her were disappointed. Continued on page five.
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Alderson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Federal Institution For Women
Mobile
Mary B. Harris
President Aims to Adjourn by June War Debt Day
President Roosevelt seeks an early adjournment of Congress by June 9 to finish prime administration legislation, with June 16 the latest for the war debt payment. Democratic leaders report three messages to Capitol Hill this week on war debts inland waterways and the Philippine coconut oil tax. House action targets Dies-Pittman silver stock, tariff measures, and bills on stock market regulation, communications commission, and commodity exchange control. Senate debates tariff and silver, then Wagner bill on National Labor Board authority. loans to industry and extended bank deposit insurance poised for action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol
Congress
House
United States
Senate
Communications Commission
Commodity Exchange
National Labor Board
Senate House
Tunnelton Man Fined for Lacking Truck License
Jesse T. Cool of Tunnelton was fined $10 and costs by Magistrate W. R. Rightmire for operating a truck without a chauffeur's license. Cool, arrested by State Trooper W. G. Wamsley, paid the fine that Saturday evening.
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Jesse T. Cool
Tunnelton
W. R. Rightmire
Mr. Cool
W. G. Wamsley
Canadian quinary birth records in Ontario
In Callander near North Bay Ontario Mrs Olivia Dionne gave birth to five girls at home nine miles south of Collander. The 26 year old mother already has six children and the five daughters are described as healthy. Dr F Z Routley calls this event the first quintuple birth in Canada and possibly a Canadian record, congratulating the parents.
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North Bay
Ontario
Olivia Dionne
Collender
Here
A. B. Dafoe
Col'anser
Dionne
Toronto
F. Z. Routley
Canadian Medical Association
Callander
Canada
Toledo Hopes For Peace In Strike Area
Toledo eyes a possible settlement as federal mediators and Gov. George White report progress in a strike dispute. Columbus indicates a national guardsmen obstacle may be lifted soon amid demand for an end to the deadlock. Continued on page two.
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Toledo
George White
Columbus
Traffic Rules for May 30 1934 Parade Route
The police chief announces no parking on specified streets from 8 00 am to 12 00 noon and no moving traffic on the parade route after 8 40 am. Parking bans cover St John Main Mackin Allegington Luzadder Bridge Boyd Main St St Marys Cement Bridge Beech Walnut and adjacent segments. Official cars only, officers at Athletic Field to supervise.
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St. John Street
Main
Washington Street
Mackin Allegington
Bridge Street
Postoffice
St. Mary’s Street
Cement Bridge
Beech Street
Walnut Street
Woodyard’s
Wallace
Henderson
Main Street
Night General Yardmaster of B and C Dies
Clarence I Borst 62 longtime night general yardmaster for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died at the Washington home of his daughter Nellie Bright after a long illness from hardening of the arteries. He began with the road in 1896, rose to night general yardmaster eleven years ago, and remained devoted to his men and the company. He is survived by his daughter, a brother in Washington state, and a sister in Philadelphia. his wife predeceased him.
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Clarence I. Borst
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Nellie Bright
Washington, D. C
Washington
Bluemont
Thurman
Gertrude Giles Borst
Newburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Keyser
Grafton
Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
B and C Reports April Earnings Less Than 1933
The Baltimore and Ohio rail road reported April net operating income fell by 323,312 from April 1933, though first four months of the year show a gain of 1,026,221. Rail way operating income rose 1,752,065 year over year with freight up 1,439,932 to 9,265,681 and passenger revenue up to 840,040 from 635,051. Expenses increased 1,046,734 led by equipment maintenance up 1,091,690 and way maintenance up 250,807. For the four months ending April 30, operating revenues rose by 9,721,456.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Public Relations Department
Express
Geneva Arms Conference Faces Collapse Amid Tense Talks
Geneva May 28 The United States and British representatives gave no hint of concrete steps to salvage the disarmament conference. Mussolini warned the talks could collapse, raising the specter of war as Rome weighs possible heroic action. Rumors circulated of new efforts from Sir John Simon and allied leaders to keep the conference alive.
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Geneva
Repre Simon
United States
Great Britain
Mussolini
Rome
Confgr
Sir John
French Aviators Fly Trans Atlantic to Floyd Bennett Field
French pilots Paul Codos and Maurice Rossi landed at Floyd Bennett Field at 1 38 p m EST after a 38 hour 28 minute flight from Le Bourget Paris covering about 3700 miles toward San Diego intended to break the non stop distance record. Navy coast guard reported landing but provided no location details. They had departed Paris Saturday and aimed for a 6100 mile distance when crossing the Atlantic.
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Brooklyn
Rossi
Codos
Joseph le Brix
Floyd Bennett Field
Ross
Codes
le Bourget Field
Paris
Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
North Truro
Mass
Ae Naval
Paul Codos
Maurice Rossi
le Paren Field
San Diego
Pair sought in Moatsville stabbing after church
Local police seek two colored suspects, a 30 year old man and a 25 year old woman, in the stabbing of Cody Freeman near Moatsville, Barbour county. Freeman was wounded after a post church brawl at the old Dutch Methodist Protestant church. The suspects, son and daughter of Mose Newman, fled and may hide with relatives in the neighboring county.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Cody Freeman
Moatsville
Barbour County
Mose Newman
Freeman
Monteville
May 30 Closing Decoration Day Requested by Legion
In accordance with established custom all business places must remain closed until noon on Decoration Day May 30. American Legion requests adherence to the closing time to honor the holiday and observe local observances.
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American Legion
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John E. Colebank
Public Library
William Albert Robinson
Cambridge
Galapagos Islands
Canal Zone
Florence Crane Robinson
Aevges
Webster
Mrs. Roosevelt
Alderson Women’s Prison
Solons
Chief
Wagner Bill Up
White
Charles G. Bausch
East Vineland
N. J
Bridgeton
Louisa
Associated Press
Massachusetts
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Towar
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