Resignation of Grafton Supt Burns prompts staff changes
Official notice reports Supt L W Burns resigning to head Martinsburg schools. No replacement yet as the board plans careful selection. Grace White named writing supervisor for all grade schools to improve handwriting and pupil outcomes. A lengthy list of newly appointed supervisors principals and teachers for City Public Schools follows, with Miss White assisting in handwriting instruction across grades.
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L. W. Burna
Grafton
Burns
Martinsburg
Burn
Grace White
Miss White
City
Amanda Abbott
Ruth Batten
Ola F. Bartlett
Margaret Rebout
Jessie K. Beckman
Flora Behlmer
Minnie Byers
Glenn
Callaghan
Marie Cassell
Marion F. Chenoweth
Jessie Cochran
J. H. Colebank
May Correll
Louise
Mold Bad Man Gets His At Williamson
Williamson West Virginia May 29 state police arrested Osxra O Brown in Rock House near here on a charge of toting a .23 caliber pistol Brown admitted he was a bold bad man and gave his occupation as bootlegger His bravado failed to prevail with the handcuffs closing the case
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Williamson Williamson
W. Va
Hen
Osxra
Brown
Rock House
Here
Grand Jury Returns Bill Against Black Handers
A Taylor county grand jury indicted Filippo Migiche Longo Joe Serge and Jim Usso alleged Black Handers in the murder of Italian miner Area whose remains were found in the Coffman mine. Fiorillo the witness turned state evidence led to the indictments while others faced misdemeanors and bonds were set in multiple cases as court adjourned to Friday.
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Filippo Migiche
Vingesso Longo
Joe Serge
Jim Usso
Pietro Area
Taylor County
Grand Jury
Pietro
Coffman
Watkins
Rocco Fiorillo
I State
Harrison County
Fiorillo
Tte Grand Jury
Migiche
Longo
Area
Serge
Urso
Black + Hand
g _ Fiorillo
Grafton
Speetl
Taylor County Grand Jury
W. Merle |Watkins
Paul Thomas
Black Hand
Disorders in South Germany Still Reign
May 29 report from Berlin notes mass meeting of about 10,000 striking Ruhr miners to reject settlement terms offered by industrialists. Union estimates over 500,000 on strike in the Ruhr. Gelsenkirchen area disturbed. Saxony reports of unemployed marching in Dresden with clashes and possible fatalities. Communists seek to spread strikes to Central Germany and have formed a central strike bureau for coordination.
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A.P
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Saxony
Berlin
Government of
Saxony i
Dresden
Tages Zeitung
Germany
Vossrache Zeitung
Bochum
Lawyers Pay Tribute to W R D Dent
Taylor County Bar Association adopts a resolution honoring the late W R D Dent, praising his long career, public service including the West Vir eLida Legislature, and presidency of the bar. The resolution directs copies to the Circuit Court records and to the deceased’s relatives, with publication in the Grafton Sentinel.
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W. R. D.dent
Taylor County Bar Association
Jno
Dent
Taylor County
Circuit Court
Grafton Sentinel
Turpat I Hadar Earthquake Devastates Khorassan Towns
AP reports from Teheran that Turpat I Hadar in Khorassan suffered a catastrophic earthquake killing over a thousand people. Shocks lasted hours, many villages were destroyed. Turpat I Hadar lies about 65 miles southwest of Meshed, in northern central Iran’s desert plateau.
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Persia
Allabahad
British India
Pioneer
Teheran
Turpat-I-Hadari
Turpat-I-Hadar
Khorassan
Mesket
Daugherty denies retirement reports in Washington
Attorney General Daugherty arrived in Washington after Ohio rest and denied Ohio reports that he will resign his post. He said he feels better, is ready to work, and questions the frequency of such retirement rumors.
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Washington
A.P
Daugherty
Ohio
Folk, Missouri Governor, Dies in New York
Joseph Wingate Folk former Missouri governor and long time Democratic figure died in New York at age 53 after months of ill health. He had retired as Interstate Commerce Commission chief counsel and worked as government counsel for Peru. Folk born Brownsville Tennessee October 28 1869 built a reform record including child labor education anti lobbying and race track laws. Funeral set for Brownsville Tennessee.
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Washington
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
New York
James A. Webb
Folk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brownsville
Tennesse
Vanderbilt University
St. Louis
Theodore Roosevelt
Govenor Folk
Open Shop Strike Hits Coal River Colleries in W Va
Union miners at Coal River Collieries in Charleston West Virginia have walked off the job over union recognition. Fred Mooney of United Mine Workers says the company led by Warren B Stone will run on an open shop basis, with most workers quitting after permits for union miners were issued. Company president Harry Leaberry denies a strike and says mines run to car supply, offering no further comment.
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United Mine Workers
Coal River Colleries CO
Charleston
W. Va
A.P
Coal River Colleries Company
Fred Mooney
United Mine Workers of America
Warren 8. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Colleries Company
Mooney
Mr. Stone
Coal River Cotleries Company
Huntington
Harry Leaberry
Fred Money
Coal River
Mrpy Leaberry
Five Die in Explosion at Hercules Powder Plant
Fayville May 29 AP reports five men were killed and three injured in a gelatine packing plant blast at the Hercules Powder Company. The packing plant was destroyed and several nearby buildings damaged. Cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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Payville
Illinois
Fayville
Hercules Powder Company
Vetn Bureau Fraud May Be Prosecuted
Evidence from the Senate committee investigation of the Veterans Bureau has been sent to the Department of Justice for possible criminal action. Charges to date involve alleged fraud in dental work at veterans hospitals. further action may target individuals connected with hospital site purchases and other property deals.
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Washington
A.P
Senate Committee
Veterans’ Bureau
Department of Justice
Veterans’ Hospitals
Justice Department
Bureau
Festival at Arden church fundraiser and supper
A festival and box supper will be held on the grounds of the U B Church in Arden West Virginia on Saturday evening June 2 to raise funds to pay the church debt. Everyone is invited and encouraged to bring cakes and boxes. Attendees will enjoy meeting old friends and a pleasant evening with good music by a band.
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Arden
U. B
W. Va
Dr Cutshall Taken Ill Delays Wesleyan Inaugural Address
Buckhannon West Virginia May 29 Dr B Guy Cutshall newly elected president of Wesleyan College was unable to preach at the M B church due to throat illness and could not speak above a whisper A recital by Miss Helen Stockert was also postponed The strain of the illness prompted plans to conserve his voice until the inaugural address set for June 1.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
B. Guy Cutshall
Wesleyan College
M. B
Helen Stockert
Catshall
Revelations of Mine Wars Piling Up in Matewan Testimony
In Charleston on May 29 AP reports the Matewan street battle of May 19, 1920 becomes the focus in Federal court as Albert Felts and six Baldwin-Felts men are linked to killings during evictions of striking miners. Witness Jennie Mullens recalls Felts, with others, dying from gunfire near the Matewan Hotel.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Matewan “Street
Albert Felts J
Baldwin- Felts
Jennie Mullens
Felts
Matewan
Frank Keeney
Fred Mooney
Ike Brewer
Mingo County
Mooney
Cabin Creek
Paint Creek
Board of Review Will Be Named Within Few Days
The State Board of Public Works plans to announce soon the appointment of full boards of review and equalization in all 65 counties. New members will fill vacancies from death and resignation with rules preventing same district or same party clustering. Thousands of recommendations reflect broad citizen interest in personnel. The Ladies of the Fire Baptist Church announce a pasts ning event at 11 o'clock, May 30th, in the church lower room. Public invited.
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Board of Review
Charleston
State Board of Public Works
Boards of Review
Terest
Fira Baptist Church
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Burns Fresigns
Beth Mackintosh
J. V. Brown
Kitamiller
Wilbur Fauley
Vernon Wilmoth
A. W. Mays
Charles Rowlinsky
Bsmn Phillips
George Deavers
Kittle
J. B. Haller
Clay G. Bartlett
Thos. F. Welsh & Co
Va. R
A. E. Delaney
M. Mus
Grove
Harry E. Delaney
Chester Delaney
William P. Kimmel
Charles P. Kimmel
Charles Rowlitszky
W.R.D. Dent
Miss Rath Kirkpattleklett
Dayton
Virginia Wer
Shenadaab Colle Jon Institute
U. S
Springfield
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Harding
Springfield Daily News
Augustus Seymour
Columbus
White House
Ald
Pete
Oseph W. Folk
A. Pip
Joseph W. Polk
Tennessee
Vetn Bureau
Barrick, Bec
Trustees
Cutshall
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