Bids Sought on Six Million State Road Bonds
Governor Gore announced bids would be opened June 30 for 6 million dollars of state road bonds. Bonds will bear interest at up to 4 percent, offered at the lowest rate with at most two rates total. Serial payments of 500 thousand dollars yearly begin 1939 through 1960. The state has issued 35 million of the 50 million allowed under the Good Roads amendment, with the rest approved by the legislature.
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Karieauen
Gore
Road Commission
Moundsville
Fairmont
Skirmishes Reported in Ben Karrich Region
News brief notes skirmishes in the Ben Karrich region amid aerial bombardment threats and ongoing conflict. Peripheral reports indicate tensions mounting as military actions intensify nearby.
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Ben Karrich
Denmark Requires Replanting For Cut Trees
A new rule in Denmark mandates that anyone cutting down trees must plant an area of new trees equal to the cleared parcel. The policy aims to restore forests and balance environmental impact.
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Denmark
Matrimonial Bureau Fraud Shocks Sharon Community
Wesley Hill age twenty married and son of Rev A J Hill was arrested after confessing to defrauding suitors through a fake profile in matrimonial notices. He posed as Helen Fender eighteen claiming wealth of at least ten thousand dollars sending pictures to attract payments. Postal inspectors say he collected thousands before claiming Helen died and to end correspondence.
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Sharon
Helen
Tafel
Hill
Congress Requests From Both Houses Cited In FTC Order
Washington June 20 The Federal Trade Commission released an order guiding its future actions in response to congressional resolutions. The order directs members to note that no commission funds may be used for investigations requested by only one branch of Congress unless an alleged antitrust violation is involved. It also assigns individual members the duty to decide which investigations to pursue.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Safety Table Company Sues Former Manager
Philadelphia reports Harold W. Levan is named as general manager and treasurer in a suit by the American Safety Table Company. The action alleges duties and financial misconduct tied to his former role.
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Safety Table Company
Philadelphia
Harold W. Levan
Leading West Virginia banker expected to head state association
Paying so efficiently and contributing so much to the success of the West Virginia Bankers Association convention in Bluefield last year, cashier of the Commercial Bank Bluefield Mr Given was elected of the association. Friends anticipate his election to the presidency at the thirty second annual convention to be held in Wheeling June 25 and 26.
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West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Bluefield
W.C. Given
Commercial Bank
Given
Wheeling
Company Sues for 16 Dollars Over Duty Deficit
Reading Pa. company sues in Anti-Smae district court for 16 dollars. Bill alleges from April 1 1924 to February 24 last year Levan spent major time on bowling fishing motoring hunting and other sports. Negligence caused a deficit of 50890 during ten months incumbency.
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Levan
Dill
Moose Loyal Order convenes in Baltimore in 37th annual meeting
Thousands of Loyal Order of Moose members gathered in Baltimore for the thirty seventh international convention set to open the next day and run through next Saturday. Plans include large scale entertainment and a business session Friday with prizes totaling about 10 000 dollars awarded to contest winners.
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Baltimore
Order of Moose
Order
Communist Deputy Summoned After Front Raid in France
June 20 dispatches report military orders seized in a raid on the Moroccan front clean up of Communists in France. The Communist deputy Do riot, whose apartment was searched, has been summoned before an examining magistrate.
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France
Doriot
Paris raids target Communists in national sweep
Rooms rented by Doriot's sister in law were searched as part of widespread actions against Communist figures. Dozens were arrested on charges of distributing seditious circulars while Premier Painière seeks to strip parliamentary immunity for M Dorset and Deputy Marty to enable prosecutions.
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Doriot
M. Dorset
Moscow
Marty
Black Sea
Painiere
Senator Ladd Shows Slight Improvement
Senator Ladd of Ontario, Nebraska, is reported to be in a Baltimore hospital with kidney trouble. Attending physicians say the condition is serious but not alarmingly so and that the danger point has not passed.
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Washington
Senator Ladd
Norte Ota
Baltimore
Actress Viola Dana and Marc Flynn Wed Quietly in Los Angeles
Viola Dana known privately as Viola Collins and Marc Lefty Flynn married in Los Angeles on June 20. Flynn, a former Yale athlete, is now engaged in film work.
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Los Angeles
Viola Dana
Viola Collins
Marc
Lefty) Flynn
Yale
Four-room bungalow for sale on East Princeton avenue
For sale a four room bungalow with bath on East Princeton avenue. Asking price two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars with easy terms. Contact Kaa te Wilsenpany at Commercial Bank.
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Princeton Avenue
Kaate - Wilsenpany
Commercial Bank
Franco Spanish joint action over Morocco stalled in Alhucemas plans
Reports from Gibraltar and Madrid indicate the planned Spanish offensive at Alhucemas Bay is postponed until early July. Abd-El-Krim loyalists gather on Melilla and Tetuan fronts while Franco Spanish talks seek closer collaboration.
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Gibraltar
Alhucemas Bay
Abd-El-Krim
Melilla
Tetuan
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Tangier
Spanish Morocco
Bluefield College
R. Addison Lansdell
Bluefield, West VA
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Richmond
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Randolph Macon
Roanoke College
University of Richmond
University of Maryland
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Washington and Lee
Milligan College
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Bluefield, West Virginia
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