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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1936

Page

6

Slain Widow Identified in Harbor Mystery

Boston officials declare dismembered legs found in Boston harbor belong to Grace Acquith a 40-year-old widow missing three weeks from Weymouth Mass. Deputy Superintendent James R Claflin described the cottage search revealing a bloodied living room sheets burlap and a saw.

Associated Press Weymouth Mass James R. Claflin Boston Boston Harbor Grace Acquith

Byrer Elected Head of State Lawyers' Body

Martinsburg resident Wheeling-Harry H. Byrer is named president of the West Virginia Bar Association. officials include Charles P. Mead secretary J.B. Mell treasurer and six vice presidents. Hughes pushes an integrated bar with compulsory state-wide membership to unite lawyers and improve professional standards.

Byrer State Lawyers’ Body Associated Press Wheeling Harry H. Byrer Martinsburg West Virginia Bar Association Charles P. Mead J.B. Mell Huntington William B. Matthews Charleston J. H. Meredith Fairmont Robert T. Donley Morgantown G. P. Clifford Clarksburg Robert B. McDougle Parkersburg W. B. Johnson Piedmont Charles Esteph Logan Association Hughes Hugus Bar

Marguerite Anderson Pledged by Sigma Kappa Sorority

Hinton society notes announce Marguerite Anderson, daughter of Mrs. Charles Anderson, pledging at Randolph Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg Virginia. Also notes Dorcas Bible Class meets Friday at 7 30 pm Central Baptist Church. GI A division 124 held regular meeting in Cooperative hall with attendance award won by Mrs G I Osborne and a reading on Autumn by Mrs Grace M Diefs enback.

H. Tom Brown Grace M. Diefsenback

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