Engagement in Terra Alta Ties Miller Daughter to Dr Welton
Miss Eleanor Miller becomes engaged to Dr. William A. Welton of Terra Alta formerly of Petersburg Grant County. The wedding is set for June 24 at the bride’s home in Terra Alta. The bride elect is WVU alumna and a Fairmont teacher with international travel. Dr Welton is WVU and Maryland University educated and a son of J Arch Welton, editor of the Grant County Press.
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William A. Welton
Terra Alta
Petersburg
Grant
West Virginia University
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Thendergarten
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Welton
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
University of West Virginia
Maryland University
Giema Chi Fraternity
J. Arch J. Welton
Grant County Press
Kathleen Welton
State Board of Children’s Guardians
Mixed Jury Finds Verdict of Murder in New Jersey
A 12 member jury including five women and seven men finds Frank Van Sickle guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of his cousin Edward Raser and his paramour Sadie Raser. The panel recommends life imprisonment.
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Associated Press
Newton, N. J
Frank van Sickle
Edward Raser
Sadie Raser
North Carolina Fiddlers 10 Give Concert Friday
A group of over 30 Elk Park High School agricultural students will travel by bus to Winchester on May 13 for a free concert at Handley School Auditorium. The Sky Land Strings and possibly Hill-Billies or Fiddlin John Carson will perform with dancing and songs. No tickets required.
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Elk Park
North Carolina
Winchester
Washington
Handley School
Andrew Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Bell
H. A. Stone
Elk Park High School
Chester
Sky Land Strings
Oreover
Pion Buck
Clog
John Carson
Atlanta
Stone
Roanoke
Baltimore
Sky Land
Tennessee
Alf, Taylor
Three Robberies Linked to Roe Confession at Hearing
Roe admitted thefts at a lumber camp Berry store and a third break in. He was found with stolen blankets pillows and grub valued at 25 dollars tied to him. He confessed and blamed liquor after a preliminary hearing before Justice Tavenner and was jailed awaiting grand jury action.
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Mr. Stottler
Gore
Marsh System
Mrs. Snyder Seems In Normal Hearth Say Authorities
New York May 10 Officials in Queens county moved to counter reports that Ruth Brown Snyder awaiting death for murder is in hysterical collapse. Warden Fox, Dr de Rose and the District Attorney's office said she is in good health and shows little emotion since the verdict. Henry DudlGray, co defendant East Orange, faced fate stoically and read his Bible in jail.
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Associated Press
New York
Queen's County
Ruth Brown Snyder
Snyder
Frank F. Fox
James de Rose
the East Orange
Albert Snyder
Expect Levees In Louisiana To Fall Down Anytime
In New Orleans on May 11 levees at Bayou des Glasses were expected to collapse soon allowing mudflow into Louisiana's sugar region. Officials in Baton Rouge reported the levee ready to fail while citizens at Big Bend kept up efforts to bolster the rampart and ease pressure on Mississippi levees.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Bayou Des Glasses
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana
L. A. Tombs
Baton Rouge
Big Bend
Mississippi
Operators For the Rise Have Trouble In Getting Raises
In New York on May 11 operators for the advance faced difficulty lifting prices though high grade industrials and railroads led. Bears found inside support weak in several issues while call money rose from 4 to 4 1/2 percent. The day closed firm with about 1 700 000 shares traded.
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Associated Press
New York
Man Shoots Wife Then Himself in Cumberland Case
The condition of Harry Keller, ex restaurant proprietor of Frostburg, was critical after he shot his wife twice and then killed himself late last night. He returned from Wilkinsboro and cornered his wife in the restaurant after a brief argument. A letter in his pocket indicated intent. his wife had recently filed for divorce.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Harry Keller
Frostburg
Keller
Wilkinsboro
Lindbergh Reaches St. Louis After NY Paris Flight
Captain Charles Lindbergh landed in St. Louis at 8 a m local time, fourteen hours and five minutes after leaving San Diego, completing the segment of his planned New York to Paris flight in a monoplane.
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Associated Press
Louis
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
San Diego
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Air Mail
Charles Levin
Columbia Ane Corporation
Levin
Nungesser
Fourteen Die In Great Snowslide At Mt David
Moscow reports fourteen people are dead after a landslide on Mt David in Tiflis, destroying two houses. Rescue work continues for additional victims.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Tiflissia
Mt. David
Floods threaten Vidalia as backwater closes in
Levees north of Vidalia Louisiana broke when a sandbag bridge embankment failed. Backwater nears Vidalia with two to three feet of flooding expected by morning. In Mississippi New Orleans reports two flood crests moving toward Bayou des Glaisses and Old River, with reach of floods across multiple parishes. Seven people die in Poplar Bluff tornado aftermath as search continues.
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Natchez
Miss
Missouri Pacific Railroad
David C. Strickler
Harry Strickler
Harrisonburg
New Orleans
Bayou Des Glasses
Old River
Rayville
Arkansas River
Mississippi
Mer Rouge
Tensas Basin
Cabin Tees
Winter Quarters
Madison Parish
Louisiana
Tallulah
St. Joseph’s
Ferriday
Sicily Island
Catahoula Parish
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Poplar Bluff
Ark
Poplar Blast
Miss Eckhardt to Broadcast Thursday From Pittsburgh
Miss Betty Eckhardt state home demonstration agent of West Virginia University extension will air from Station KDA Pittsburgh at 6 30 tomorrow evening in the Stockman Farmer studio. She will discuss substitutes for carnivals at county fairs and the growth of home talent theatre and other local entertainments in West Virginia.
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Betty Eckhardt
Extension Department
University of West Virginia
Winchester
KDA
Pittsburgh
Stockman-Farmer
West Virginia College of Agriculture
Pope Pius Declares War on Immoral Literature
Rome May 11 Pope Pius asks bishops worldwide to join a crusade against immoral books novels short stories dramas comedies and pictures that hide sensual passion under religious mysticism The Vatican issues precise instructions for a holy war to curb circulation aiming to restore moral order after the war.
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Associated Press
Rome
Pope Pius
Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Sacred Office
Church of Rome
Page County Board Bans Dress and Public Social Habits
A Page County School Board resolution condemns extreme dress and cosmetics among teachers and bans attendance at public subscription dances and joyriding. It asserts such customs are not in keeping with teacher duties and responsibilities and the measure passed unanimously.
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Page County
Cross Junction Notes See Weekend Visits and Local News
Cross Junction notes report weekend visitors from Westernport Maryland and nearby towns. Families mentioned include the Braithwaite, Baker, and Unger households with multiple calls and visits noted. A lodge play drew a large crowd at Cross Junction hall and school closes May 14.
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Harry Lee Braithwaite
Raymond Edwards
Lola Peacemaker
Alma Baker
Ziler Baker
Bill Huffman
Kenneth
Ursel DeHaven
Beatrice Baker
Willie Dunn
H. Braithwaite
Oliver DeHaven
Clyde Peacemaker
Bloomery
Sarah Collins
Berkeley Springs
George Unger
Cross Junction Hall
Lodge
Floyd Luttrell
Floyd Yost
Bryan Stotler
Ruth and Jennings
J. S .Braithwaite
Bill Baker
Rose Ritter
Frank Fout
Ford Declines To Arbitrate Sapiro Libel Suit
Detroit May 11 Counsel for Henry Ford in the $1,900,000 libel suit of Aaron Sapiro against the motor king declined a proposal to withdraw the case from federal court and submit to arbitration by the Detroit Board of Commerce. The exchange was made public after correspondence between H A Harrington secretary of the committee and attorneys for both sides was reviewed.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Aaron Sarro
The
Motor King
Arbitration Committee
Detroit Board of Commerce
Nations keep pace as Earth completes daily revolution
The El Paso Times notes that the world makes one full rotation every 24 hours and highlights how some countries strive to stay in step with the rapid, global rhythm.
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Earth
el Paso Times
Forecast of Grecian Draperies Returns in Fashion
Chicago ballet master Andreas Pavley predicts a revival of trailing Grecian draperies as fashion shifts away from knee slashes and bare necks. He argues gowns should emphasize the figure, not conceal curves, with long trains and ankle drops signaling a coming era of personal expression.
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Chicago
Andreas Pavley
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Pavley
Farley
Georgette
Payley
Search for missing aviators stalls as rescue fleets mobilize
Early-morning searches for the missing White Bird and its pilots stalled. Navy and Coast Guard plan broad Atlantic sweeps, with tugs Wandank and M returning to the trail from Boston while shipments are alerted. Ambassadors urge caution on American flight plans until fate of Nungesser and Coli is clarified.
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Navy Department
Washington
Atlantic
Wandank
Boston
Cape Cod
Sable Island
Nova Scotia
French Republic
Navy
Coast Guard
Shipping Board
Nungesser
New York
Lecturer Ad Warns Against Blunt Talks
An advertisement in the San Francisco News quotes a lecturer who “speaks straight from the shoulder.” It adds wryly that some talks should originate a little higher up, implying blunt remarks may not suit all audiences.
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San Francisco News
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