Mayor Reassures On Traffic And Parking Policies
Mayor Boon says no changes to traffic or parking rules will be made now or until public benefit requires reconsideration. He notes split complaints and defends police efforts to enforce ordinances, urging citizen cooperation and downplaying reports about a local officer while signaling possible discussion of courtesy cards for out of town visitors.
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Sentinel
B. Otto Waugh
Waugh Asdes
Grafton
Waugh
Adulteress Dominates Court in Stoner Case Verdict
A jury found Stoner guilty of striking Mrs Rattenbury on the head with a fallen object leading to her death four days later. The judge said Stoner was dominated by his admitted mistress Mrs Rattenbury, and described the relationship as the most unpleasant type.
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Stoner
Rattenbury
Charles G Corbin Music Teacher Studio Ad
Charles G Corbin offers instruction on all band instruments at his studio in Room 310 of the Grafton Banking and Trust Co. building. Phone 293 R.
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Charles G. Corbin
Grafton Banking & Trust Co
Byrd and Poulter to Speak at Iowa Wesleyan Commencement
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd and Dr. Thomas C. Poulter will receive honorary degrees at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant. They travel from New York City to speak at the eighty first annual commencement on June 3, with Poulter returning to the Wesleyan campus next fall. Albert Lodwick of Curtiss-Wright, an alumnus, will join the trip.
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Albert Lodwick
Richard Byrd
Thomas C. Poulter
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
New York City
Poulter
Byrd
Wesleyan
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Flemington Woman Dies at 56 in Flemington
Emma Booth, 56, mother of seven, died at 8 yesterday at the family home in Flemington from complications after a long illness. Born November 11, 1878, daughter of Creed and Ellen Harris, she lived much of her life in Flemington. Survived by husband J. F. Booth and children Marie Robinson Philippi Osibert Trene Bise Willa White Edith Daugherty Pharley Booth Verdon Booth, plus 11 grandchildren and sister Hattie Keller of Belington. Funeral at 1 p.m. Saturday at Flemington M E Church. Rev. N Z Bowen and Rev. Kelly officiating. Burial Stringtown Cemetery near Belington. Bartlett Funeral Company in charge.
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Emma Booth
Flemington
Creed Harris
Ellen Menear Harris
Booth
J. F. Booth
Marie Robinson
Philipp! Osibert
Philippi
Stringtown
Belington
Bartlett Funeral Company
Kidnapped George Weyerhaeuser Held for 200000 Ransom
Photo shows George Weyerhaeuser with his family the Weyerhaeusers of Tacoma Washington. George was kidnapped and ransom demanded totaling two hundred thousand dollars. A Seattle newspaper ad signed Pere Minnie appeared as a cryptic message to the abductors.
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Weyerhaeusers
Tacoma, Wath
George
John P. Weyerhaeuser
Ann
Philip, Jr
Seattle
Perey Minnie
FERA Survey Concludes in Taylor County Work
The five day survey of 1334 Taylor county families on FERA work and direct relief is finished and sent to Charleston FERA headquarters. W D Frey Tayor county FERA acting administrator announced this morning. Eighteen persons assisted at the close to determine eligible clients for relief. Work began Sunday and ran through Thursday with completion at 6 p m. All occupational classification cards with ten years of employment records were sent to Charleston.
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Taylor County
FERA
Charleston
W. D. Frey
Veteran Salvation Army officer leads Memorial Day parade
Mrs Myles Pickering a veteran Salvation Army officer from New York City marched with local corps members and officers in yesterday's Memorial Day parade. She praised the event's order and arrangement, plans to visit Salvation Army friends in Clarksburg, and then return to New York.
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Salvation Army
Myles Pickering
New York City
Pickering
Tthe Salvanon Army
Chicago
Baltimore
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Washington, D.C
Major Campbell
Citadel
East Main Street
Parkersburg Painter Dies After Fall From Ladder
Clarence J. Wires, 39, a Parkersburg painter, died in a hospital from injuries after falling from a ladder while painting a garage building. The incident occurred yesterday with Wires succumbing to his injuries.
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Parkersburg
Clarence J. Wires
Salvation Army Dinner Kicks Off 1935 Drive in City
The local Salvation Army opens its 1935 36 appeal with a Monday night pep dinner at the Moose Home on Washington Street. The drive seeks a $1 400 goal to fund a year of relief work and community programs praised for years. City officials and officers note the campaign marks a new era of local enterprise and character building.
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Corps
The
Salvation Army
Washington Street
Army
Adult Education Report Shows Big Enrollment
The Taylor county Adult Education project reports May enrollment rising to 765 students from 200 last October across all centers. County supervisor Joseph B. Dryfield says a June start will use fewer teachers and more special projects like handcraft sewing music and gardening through the summer before returning to regular classes.
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Taylor County
Joseph B. Dryfield
Charleston
High Seniors Dope to Receive Diplomas at Grafton High
One hundred and twenty three senior lads and lassies will receive their diplomas tonight at Grafton high school after the commencement exercises at 8 in the school auditorium. Principal Torlock Rasmussen released the program noting Cameron Ralston of Washington and Jefferson College will deliver the annual commencement address. The program includes a March of the seniors.
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Grafton High School
Torlock Rasmussen
Cameron Ralston
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington
Kidnapped Heiress? Nine Year-Old Weyerhaeuser Route Snatched Boy
An aerial view of Tacoma shows the path taken by George Weyerhaeuser, son of a prominent lumber heir, from Lowell school to Anne Wright seminary. He was last seen in front of the seminary before his kidnaping along this route.
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Tacoma, Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Lowell School
Anne Wright Seminary
Associated Photo Service
Grafton High School Class Exercises Include Choir and Diploma
A Grafton high school program features a capella choir singing Now the Day is Over and The Lark at Morn, Rev James E Fidler offers invocation at First Baptist Church, Boys Gleek club performs All Through the Night and Hail Alma Mater, Cameron Ralston speaks, Torlock Rasmussen presents diplomas with Lloyd L Shriver officiating. audience joins in America the Beautiful followed by benediction.
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James E. Fidler
First Baptist Church
Boys’ Gleek Club
Cameron Ralston
Torlock Rasmussen
Grafton High School
Lloyd L. Shriver
Taylor County Public Schools
Miss Carrie Hursey Passes Away in Grafton
Carrie Hursey aged 68 died at 11 30 pm after 14 months of paralysis at the home of her sister Mrs A Thompson 111 W Washington street She was born in Salem West Virginia daughter of the late Harrison and Catherine Hursey and is survived by a brother Clare Hursey and sister Mrs A Thompson Funeral services will be held at the Thompson home Saturday at 2 30 pm with Rev Perry J Null of the M P church officiating and interment in Bluemont Bartlett Funeral Company in charge The body will be returned to the Thompson home from the mortuary at 4 pm today
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Carrie Hursey
A. Thompson
Washington Street
Miss Hursey
Salem
W. Va
Harrison
Catherine Stacey Hursey
Clare Hursey
M. P. Church of
Grafton
Thompson
Perry
J. Null
M. P
Bluemont
Bartlett, Funeral Company
Dope Peddler Nick Saleeby Slain in Florence
Florence May 31 Nick Saleeby a notorious South Carolina narcotics dealer was found shot to death in his back yard after a reported shooting at his home relatives crowded around him as he died at a hospital. Police say a gun was not found and colleagues suspect self-inflicted buckshot injuries while Saleeby faced federal and state drug charges.
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Nick ‘Saleeby
South Carolina
Ephone
Saleeby
Nick
Shobeunjend
Johnny Asko
Hnger
Police Department
Babery
Asko
Facine U. 8
Washington
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