Seven killed in rail crossing crash at Hansford WV
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train struck a truck at the Hansford crossing near Montgomery killing seven people from Whittaker including a father and mother and four children. A two year old child is hospitalized with a broken arm. The wreck occurred as the truck attempted the crossing at the mouth of Paint Creek near the Kanawha River.
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Montgomery
State Police
Ellery T. Brown
Bertha Brown
William
Birtle
Ruby
Donnie
Brown
Emogene
Whittaker
Paint Creek
Kanawha River
Lincoln County
Whitaker
James
Wintirede
Charlies Porter
Lea
D. Recco
Reece
East Bank
Huntington
Charleston
Washington
Koppers Coal Company
Hansford
Medical Meeting of Mary land Faculty Arrives in Washington
Physicians and surgeons from Maryland and nearby Pennsylvania arrived for the semiannual Medical and Chirurgical Faculty meeting. Business sessions were under way at Washington County Hospital with lectures this afternoon by Dr Samuel F Marshall and Dr Frank H Lahey of the Laher Clinic Boston. A dinner was planned at Hotel Alexander and sight seeing trips to local points of interest were on the program.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Medical
Maryend
Washington County Hospital
Samuel F. Marshall
Frank H. Lahey
Laher Clinic
Boston
Hotel Alexander
Parade plans outlined for Alsatia Mummers event
W K E Bower heads the Alsatia Mummers parade committee with chairmen named for treasurer Henry Snagely secretary J W Metz and others. Mayor Lee Elgin designates November 1 as Halloween Day and the parade will feature children and adults elaborate and comic floats with a best float prize to be announced later. Rex D Gaver invites organizations to enter and obtain information. route and formation details to be released after a general meeting. A second notice: two men were arrested for attempting to break into a barber shop on North Foundry Street. Tuberculosis remains the leading killer among Alaska natives.
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W. K E. Bower
Harry Snagely
J. W. Metz
Syances
J. Berkeley Burgesser
Tor Cross
W. G. Porter
L. L. Cross
C. L. Mobley
Wilbur Fiery
Frank Beard
Rex D. Gaver
Carroll Poffenberger
F. H. Cost
George D. Albert
Lee Elgin
Fob Med
Rex B. Gaver
Helo Ellsworth Dunn
Levistowan
J. L. Mongan
West
Church Street
Bible and Schmidt
North Foundry Street
Jackson Presents Trophy at Annapolis Ball Park
Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, told about 1,000 people at the Annapolis ball park that he aims to live in Annapolis as governor. He presented a 24 inch trophy to Huntington, winner of the Southern championship, as guest of Postmaster William A. Strobm.
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Annapolis
Howard W. Jackson
Baltimore
William A. Strobm
Huntington
Maryland League Triumph Over Cedar Grove
Maryland league team defeats Cedar Grove in a decisive victory shaping standings and momentum for upcoming games. Key players contribute in a balanced effort as the win tightens the race atop the league table.
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Maryland
Cedar Grove
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Frigidaire
Potomac Edison CO
A&p
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Rinso
Ivory Soap
Scott Paper Towels
Super Suds
Lux Flakes
Morton’s Sait
Sanka Or
Kaffee Hag
Iona Flour
Meeda Biscuits
P&g
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ANN Page
Bulova
Giamonds
Bissell
White House
Lettuce
Cfseno
Apples
Rumford
Kirkman
Goddd Coffee
BOKAR
Pks
Queen Anne
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