Aged Citizen Elijah E. Nutter Dies at 88
Elijah E. Nutter, 88, longtime Taylor county resident, died after a nine week illness at his Valley Falls home. Born January 30, 1850, he was a farmer and was survived by wife Helen V. Patton Nutter, one brother Cy Nutter, and three children Dora Nora and Grover C. Nutter. Funeral services at Rosehill M E South Church at 2:30 p.m. with burial in Bluemont cemetery, Grafton.
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Taylor County
Elijah E. Nutter
Valley Falls
Charles
Linda Nutter
Ida Knight
Helen V. Patton Nutter
Cy Nutter
Dora
Nora
Grover C.nutter
Nutter
Harrison County
Rosehill M. E
Bluemont Cemetery
Grafton
G. T. Bartlett
Woman Dies After Pneumonia At Home In Philippi
Miss Eileen Gertrude Cole aged 27 died at her parents farm home near Philippi at 2 40 yesterday after a week long pneumonia illness. She was born October 1, 1911 in Barbour County and was a Mt Pleasant church member. Funeral Saturday at Mt Pleasant church conducted by Rev Cochran, burial in Mt Pleasant cemetery under G T Bartlett.
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Eileen Gertrude Cole
Philippi
Ester and
Ingaby Lowe Cole
Barbour County
Poppy Campaign Opens Across Cities for War Orphans Aid
The VFW Buddy Poppy drive raises funds for the National Home for War Orphans. Local posts across the country organize sales staff on downtown streets and in major buildings to collect voluntary contributions. A misattributed story circulated, and VFW officials deny authorized promotion as a four-person group from Virginia sold peppers in the city. The article appears in an October 29, 1938 edition.
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WW. F. W. National Home For War Orphans
Michigan
Tg V. FP. W
America
Made Ro
VPW
Setinel
WFI
Ginia
Pallbearers Named For Mrs. Yates Rites At Simpson Church
Pallbearers for the funeral of Mrs. Clarrenda Yates 82 of Sand Lick are J L Patton O C Shaffer W H Gregory Gail Goodwin Melvin Newton and Robert Selvey. Rev Gordon L Withers pastor of First Baptist Grafton will officiate and burial will be in Simpson Cemetery under direction of G T Bartlett.
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Clarrenda Yates
Sand Lick
Simpson Baptist Church
J. L. Patton
O. C. Shaffer
W. H. Gregory
Gail Goodwin
Melvin Newton
Robert Selvey
Gordon L. Withers
First Baptist Church of
Grafton
Simpson Cemetery
G. T Bartlett
U S Seeks Details About Bombing of China Mission
The State department sought more information on a reported bombing of a flag marked mission in China that killed Phoebe Nyhus, a three year old American girl, and wounded her mother and eight year old sister. Ambassadors report from Shangking and Hankow mention Japanese planes destroying the mission.
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Washington
State Department
China
Ambassador Johnson
Shangking
Hankow
Phoebe Nyhus
Arthur E. Nyhus
Tungpeh
Pledged Sigma Theta Rho members and weekend visits
Miss Evelyn Campbell and Miss Mary Elizabeth Shafer pledge Sigma Theta Rho at Fairmont State College with Miss Betty Lee Hamilton as president. The trio spend weekend at home as others travel for visits, including Mrs. Malone and Mrs. Nuzum headed to Washington, D C.
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Evelyn Campbell
Beech Street
Mary Elizabeth Shafer
Walnut Street
Sigma Theta Rho
Fairmont State College
Betty Lee Hamilton
Fred Malone
JT. L. Nuzum
Washington, D. C
M. J. Kinney
Delores Peters
West Virginia University
Morgantown
L. M. Peters
R. H. Buhner and Sons
Robert
John
M. Elizabeth Neason
L. J. Neason
Wilford Street
Sam Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
James F. Holt
Maple Avenue
Taft
Mr. Holt
Pittsburgh
O. R. Dubois
Richmond
Ind
May Weber
Miami
Florida
Orville Isner
Parkview
Dorsey Isner
Dubois
Greensboro
N. C
Kiwanis Rotary Dinner Draws 94 Attendees
Ninety four Rotarians and Kiwanisans with their ladies attended a joint ladies night dinner Thursday evening at Debendarer's Cozy Rest Inn. Ray Evans of Huntington, a state's well known humorist, delivered the principal address. W A Beavers Sr of the Rotary club led the program with John McCafferty presiding. A chicken dinner was served.
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Cozy Rest Inn
Ray Evans
Huntington
W. A. Beavers, Sr
Couple to Face Hearing Over Alleged Unlawful Co habitation
The trial of Russell Butcher and Vollet McIntyre, named in a war rant accusing unlawful cohabitation, is set for 10 A M Monday in Justice of the Peace A B Kna Benshue's court. The East Grafton couple were released on their own recognizance pending the hearing.
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Russell Butcher
Vollet McIntyre
Court of Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
East Grafton
Fairmont Youths Sentenced After High Street Crash
Two Fairmont men Edward Wis and Gordon Watkins alias Rosy Joe were arraigned before Justice A B Knabenshue and sent to jail for 10 days and fined 25 dollars each. Watkins was accused of reckless driving and Wis of driving while intoxicated after a hit and scamper on High street injuring two parked cars.
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Fairmont
High Street
Taylor County
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Edward Wis
Gordon Watkins
Rosy Joe
Watkins
Hish Street
Herriot appeals to U.S. for work of peace effort
MARSEILLE Oct 29 Edward Herriot president of the French chamber of deputies appealed to the United States to join in the work of peace through possible establishment of an international organization or cooperative framework aimed at preventing renewed conflict. He spoke during a visit here and emphasized multilateral action and U.S. support for peace initiatives.
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Marseille
Edouard Herriot
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Baron Held for Ransom in Vienna Hotel Metropole
A London report states Baron Louis de Rothschild was held by Gestapo officers at the Hotel Metropole in Vienna who demanded 8 million dollars in ransom or risk imprisonment in the Dachau concentration camp.
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London
Baron Louis de Rothschild
World peace appeal amid European economy talks
In a Radical Socialist party congress, Herriot urged a permanent international organization while Foreign Minister Bonnet pressed for an economic settlement for Europe and the world as the only path to lasting peace.
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Permanent International Organization
Herriot
Radical-Socialist Party
George Bonnet
Europe
Little Lost Child Found In Woods Near Clay W Va
In Clay West Virginia on October 29 a 1 year old girl Lois Dorsey wandered off her path and spent the night beneath leaves in the woods before neighbor Lee Woods found her safe. Lois had even sold needles to a neighbor earlier that day before straying from home.
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Clay
W. Va
Dorsey
Lois
Lee Woods
J. B. Dorsey
Birth Announcement from H L Tighe Family
Mr and Mrs H L Tighe of 140 East Bluemont Street announce the birth of a son on Saturday October 29. The child has not been named. Mrs Tighe previously Miss Catherine Grow. This is the fourth child in the family.
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H. L. Tighe
East Bluemont Street
Steals Lunches. Man Is Sentenced to County Jail
Chauncey Miller age 22 of Struthers Ohio pleaded petit larceny for stealing lunches from three Bell and Howell shopmen. He was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail and fined 25 dollars plus costs by Justice Haye G White Sr. The victims were C Haddix E Moore and G G Gallaher and police made the arrest.
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Chauncey Miller
Struthers, O
Justice of the ‘Peace
Haye G. White
C. Haddix
Plane Sales Continued Underscore Turbulent Arms Shipments
Reported Ottawa note says six Grumman aircraft engines and parts were licensed for Canada for assembly with pledge the planes stay there. Greek licensing stalled as government warned ships not to attack. Turkish authorities call Spanish agent documents forgeries as collective action sought to end crisis.
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Greece
Chamberlain
Munich
Hitler
Turkey
Soviet Union
Canada
Ottawa
Grumman
State Department
Rail Board Nears Findings On Wage Cut Crisis
The Railroad Board weighed arguments from labor and management over a proposed wage cut amid a looming strike by about one million rail workers. The board’s conclusions, delaying the original deadline, urge both sides to refrain from action for 30 days after publication as required by the railroad labor act.
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Rail Board
Bitter Peace on Europe After 20 Years of Independence
The piece argues that postwar Europe created at Versailles has collapsed as Czechoslovakia sits under German shadow. It notes Britain under Chamberlain pursuing more anglo German accords amid Franco German shifts, while France Daladier balance and Soviet press shows government disapproval of new alignments.
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Czechoslovakia
Germany
Europe
Versailles
Hitler
Geneva
London
Paris
France
Britain
Chamberlain
Poland
Hungary
Italy
Munich
Daladier
Fire devastates five story department store
A blaze collapsed the five story department store killing five and injuring 35 as workers grouping a fire proof cellar for employee safety faced the disaster. Daladier’s Radical Socialist party convention adjourned while troops with bayonets guarded the smoldering ruins through the night.
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Conmmucs Eens Cae
Fire Devastates Hotels as Looting Occurs Across City
Looting erupted after thieves plundered guests rooms in three large hotels. Fire and water damage followed, with thousands of firefighters from towns up to Lyons 220 miles away battling flames sweeping wide boulevards amid near gale winds. The fire's origin on a department store’s first floor remained undetermined early today.
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Lyons
Radical Socialist Convention
Georges Bonnet
Electrician Electrocuted While Repairing High Voltage Line
Terra Alta Oct 29 A Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company electrician named Olds age 36 from Fairmont was killed while working on an eight star line carrying 6 000 volts. The accident occurred during maintenance work.
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Terra Alta
Fairmont
Monongahela West Penn Public Serve Company
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E. E. Nutter
Alma Alderman
Myrl Alderman
Hollywood Hospital
Dockter
Art Winstead
Czech
Komart
U.S
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Opera House
Samuel Goldwyn
Mgary Cooperdventures
Basil Rathbone
Sigrid Gurie
Ernest Truex
George Barbier
Alan Hale
Binnie Barnes
United Artists
Archie Mayor
Robert E. Sherwood
Kiwanis Rotary
Woods
Man
Dixie
Theodore Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Sen
Carter Glass
Virginia
Robert Moses
New York
East 20Th Street
New York City
Roosevelt
Bakercoal CO
William Plante
R’ Run
HalloWe'en Dance
MOOSE
Rolf Shay
Milo
Crescent Club
Chage
Tyrone
John Barrymore
Robert Morley
Anita Louise
Joseph Schilderaut
Gladys George
Wareny
W. S. van Prken
Hunt Stromberg
Matto - Goldwyn
Mayetiehorn
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