Market notes show Distillers’ units hit new highs
The weekend stock list highlights Fore and Distillers as top performers with new high records. Industrials gain slightly while rail shares remain inactive. Gold outflows push foreign exchange lower despite abundant gold, aiding bank reserves in New York. Big Creek Development backs drilling on two local farms in the Albert Hil and Wade districts. Oil markets edge across Pennsylvania Indiana Kansas.
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Tore
Stock Exchange
Baldwin
la Distillers
United States
Bisel
Washington
New York
Ccsip
Wheat Prices Narrowly Fold on Market Disappointment
Chicago grain traders faced weak closing for wheat as export sales lagged year earlier, prompting bearish tone despite slight gains in oats and mixed moves across grain futures. Oklahoma City wheat moved toward New Orleans as new harvest signals appeared.
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Baltimore
Okla‘City
New Orleans
West Oregon Oil Wells Lead Week's Best Productions
Eight wells across the West Oregon fields share top output. On Flint Run C A Gartlan and Co lifted No. 3 on Rathbone freet through Mitchell sand, yielding a 20 barrel producer after only the first Thoura. Fishing Creek in Grant district reports drilling on the Anderson farm through the Big sand with a light show er. Nearby in Union district substantial activity continues as aims shift to Gor god and Big Injun sands.
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West Orivernia
Flint Run
Claydis“Wirt
C. A Gartlan & Co
Rathbone
Grant
South Penn Oil
Oanderson
Union District
Potato Crop Poised to Set Ohio Valley Records
Wheeling West Virginia June 21 Farmers and crop experts predict a record potato harvest in the Ohio valley this season. Webster H. Sill Pan Handle Agricultural Club reports potatoes in peak condition aided by ample rain and moderate temperatures.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley
Webster H. Sill
Pan Handle Agricultural Club
Court News Deeds Filed In Lincoln And Fairmont Districts
Deeds recorded shows Michael Bock and wife transferring to F S Bock a Lincoln district parcel for 500. John L Floyd and wife to John E Michael a Minis ter's Run parcel for 72. Monongahela Industrial Co to G C Barb a Fairmont east side parcel for 300. Willie Downs and wife to Mambello Clementina a Lincoln district parcel for 200. Licenses issued list Worley Sypuit and Louise Statler Fairview. Thomas Thompson and Mary Owen Fairmont. Asberry and Zora Cooper Haney and Irmont.
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Michael Bock
F. S Bock
Lincoln District
John L. Floyd
John E. Michael
Monongahela Industrial Company
G.¢. Barb
Fairmont
Willie Downs
Mambello Clementina
Worley Sypuit
Louise Statler
Fairview
Thomas Thompson
Mary Owen
Asberry
Haney
Zora Cooper
Irmont
Confirms Big Class At Catholic Church
Right Reverend P. J. Donahue of Wheeling confirmed a class of 83 at St. Peter's Catholic church yesterday morning. Rev. Father Boutlou and Rev. Father Schoenan assisted in the services. Bishop Donahue departed Sunday afternoon for Grafton where another large class was confirmed last evening.
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P. J. Donahue
Wheeling
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Father Boutlou
Father Schoenan
Donahue
Bishop Donahue
Grafton
Burglar Held For Grand Jury Action
John Muhalski aged 45 was held for court by Justice of the Peace R Leigh Fleming on a charge of robbing the home of Fire Chief O J Watkins early Saturday morning. Muhalski was captured by Fire Chief Watkins and Night Police Chief Seaman after shots were fired. two other alleged accomplices escaped following the burglary at the Watkins residence.
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John Muhalski
Justice of the Peace
R. Leigh Fleming
O. J. Watkins
Muhalski
Watkins
Seaman
Rosier Returns From Education Meeting
Prof. Joseph Rosier returned from Charleston after attending the West Virginia State Educational Association session in the capital city last week. He presented a vocational education report at a session as chairman of a committee appointed by the association president to investigate and report at the state meeting. Rosier reports a splendid meeting and much enthusiasm.
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Joseph Rosier
Charleston
West Virginia State Educational Association
Rosier
Rosler
Fugitive Trailed By Blood Hounds
Sheriffs posses with blood hounds scoured five to six miles south of Clarksburg West Virginia for Harry McAfee a county convict who escaped from a convict crew on the West Milford road. No trace found a reward is offered for capture or information. He is serving ten months for stealing copper wire and has escaped twice in recent weeks.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry McAfee
West Milford J
Shim
Fifty-One State Charters Issued In May
Charleston June 21 Fifty-one corporations were authorized to do business in West Virginia in May. Forty-two are resident and nine nonresident. Eleven increased capital, four decreased, fifteen dissolved or withdrawn. Notable resident charters include Universal Products Company Fairmont and Jefferson Coal and Coke Parkersburg with caps up to 1 million. Nonresident include Sunflower Portland Cement Independence Kan and The Vim Chicago. Alaska Juneau Gold Mining and others boosted capitals. Portsmouth Steel reduced to 100,000. Foreign and local firms reshaped capital structures in May.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Stuart F. Reed
Universal Products Company
Fairmont
Winding Gulf
Automatic Moulding Machine Company
Wheeling
Talma Real Estate Company
Dunbar Building Company
Dunbar
General Investment Company
Sunflower Portland Cement Company
Independence
Kan
Vim
Chicago
Ill
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
West Virginia Power and Transportation Company
Keystone Mining Company
St. Paul Cattle Loan Company
Kanawha Mine Car Company
Young Girl Dies After Long Illness
Katherine Lemley 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs H H Lemley of Morgantown avenue, died Sunday at 3 PM after a long illness linked to tuberculous bone from a fracture years earlier. Funeral services were at 4 PM at the family home with interment in Maple Grove Cemetery by Undertakers Musgrave and Sons.
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Katherine Lemley
H. H. Lemley
Morgantown Avenue
Sevral
Katherine
Maple Grove Cemetery
Musgrave and Sons
Memorial service of Knights of Pythias in Enterprise
Big Elm Lodge No 175 Knights of Pythias held memorial exercises in Enterprise West Virginia with Shinnston Lodge and Big Elm Temple Pythian Sisters. The group processed to the cemetery and decorated graves as Rev. Benjamin Stout of Bridgeport delivered the sermon.
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K. OF P
Enterprise
W. Va
Big Elm Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Shinnston Lodge
Big Elm Temple
Pythian Sisters
Benjamin Stout
Bridgeport
Eighth Ward Independents to Meet Mannington Saturday
Art Kerns captain of the Eighth Ward Independents announces a Saturday meeting with Mannington Independents at Mannington if the captain agrees. Reader is asked to inform the sporting editor of the West Virginian.
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Mannington
Art Kerns
Eighth Ward Independents
Mannington Independents
West Virginan
Week of Big Things Opens in Buckhannon
Buckhannon hosts a week of prominent speakers at the First Baptist Church starting with Milton G. Evans delivering an address. Tonight Governor Hatfield speaks on The Future of West Virginia with a luncheon planned by the congregation.
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Buckhannon
First Baptist Church
Milton G. Evans
LL. D
Crozier Theological Seminary
Henry D. Hatfield
West Virginia
Frederick Boatwright
Richmond College
Mary E. Craigie
Brooklyn
Women's Suffrage Associations of America
Stuart F. Reed
Joseph Bennett
Hatfield
Bapist Church
J. A. T. Marsteller
William Haggerty Dies At Farmington
William Haggerty of Farmington died Sunday evening after a months long illness from complications of diseases. He was 61, son of the late Michael Haggerty, and survived by sister Miss Mary Haggerty and brothers J M Haggerty and Thomas of Farmington and Edmund of Benwood. Funeral services will be Tuesday at St Peter's Catholic Church with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery by Undertaker R C Jones.
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William Hagerty
Farmington
Haggerty
Michael Haggerty
Mary Haggerty
J. M
Thomas Haggerty
Edmund
Benwood
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
R. C. Jones
Fairmont Man Dies In Pittsburgh Hospital
Lee Morgan aged about 30, son of the late Levi Morgan, died in a Pittsburgh hospital after an appendicitis operation. He was recovering in his room when a sinking spell proved fatal. Survived by his wife Wanda Robinson. The body will be brought home to Meadowdale Cemetery via Musgrave and Sons.
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Lee Morgan
Levi Morgan
Pittsburgh
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Wanda Robinson
James Coogle
Fifth Street
Meadowdale Cemetery
Musgrave and Sons
Suspect Negro Held in Warden's Wife Murder Fire
Joliet Illinois June 2 Mrs Edna M Allen wife of the Illinois penitentiary warden was found dead in a burning bed as a committee investigates whether the victim died in an accident or was slain by George Campbell a negro prisoner and trusted servant Campbell who is serving a manslaughter sentence in Chicago told investigators that the wardens wife called for papers and that he aided by placing water beside the bed before smoke and fire forced them to fight their way through the blaze
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Allen. Campbell
Chicago
Allen
West Baden
Ind
John Simpson
Trusty
Mrs. Allen
Prison Fire Department
Clarksburg Band Receives Militia Muster Order
Adjutant General John C. Bond announces Gregory's Band of Clarksburg will be mustered into service as the First Regiment Band of the State Militia to replace the city unit dismissed earlier. The muster occurs within two weeks to join this year’s encampment.
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John C. Bond
Gregory
Clarksburg
Funeral Service for Lloyd Keener Held
Rev W J Eddy conducted the funeral services for Lloyd Keener who died Friday evening. The rites were from his Glen Avenue residence and interment followed at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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W. J. Eddy
Lloyd Keener
Glen Avenue
Maple Grove Cemetery
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