Prisoners move to new third floor jail with guards
Sheriff J Otia Rowling and officers move 176 prisoners from the temporary jail to the third floor of the new courthouse. Federal prisoners number 106 with 24 on felonies and 46 on misdemeanors. Guards from state and city police plus deputies oversee the transfer as new facilities, clothes, baths, and bulletproof barriers are installed.
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J. Otia Rowling
Ederal
Hoosegow
Minne Stull
Bowling
Scott Street
County Road Department
School Nurse Employment Endorsed by Chamber Directors
At a Wednesday meeting the chamber of commerce directors unanimously endorsed hiring a school nurse for district and city schools. Dr W E Davis, chairman of the Kiwanis committee, outlined efforts by the Woman's club and Kiwanis club to secure a nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
WE. Davis
Kiwanis Club
Woman's Club
Kiwanie Club
Water Commission to Inspect Brush Creek Sewage Issue
State water commission plans a mid July inspection in Princeton to personally investigate conditions around Brush Creek tied to the city's sewage disposal. Princeton officials and attorneys reported after a Charleston hearing on the city's sewage discharge controversy.
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Brush Creek
Sam R. Holroyd
State Water Commission
Princeton
Charleston
Local visitors and residents noted in Athens community
The column lists Mrs. S. C. Darden of South Bend visiting family members including Mrs. BE Milton and sisters. It notes returns from Cincinnati by Mrs. J. C. Morris and family, a tonsil operation recovery for Mrs. O B Lusk, and multiple visits by Elizabeth Shumate, Miss Sarah Ballengee, Miss Elizabeth Morrell, Miss Elizabeth Cornett, and others from Beckley Bluefield Welch Radford Dayton Ohio and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Lusk
Hale Avenue
Elizabeth Shumate
Oakvale
W. Va
Harriet Adair
Robert Caperton
Hopewell
Robert Hopkins
Douglas Avenue
Sarah Ballengee
Beckley
J. M. Scruggs
Roanoke
F.S. Tinder
Eddie Richardson
Welch
Harold Epling
Elizabeth Morrell
Elizabeth Cornett
Bluefield
Athens
John Hopkins
Elizabeth
Radford
W. M. Poston
Walker Street
Kenneth Evans
Dayton
Ohio
Evans
Laura Evans
Glenwood
Aguinaldo Switches to Independence for Philippines
Emilio Aguinaldo, once resisting U S sovereignty, now declares support for immediate Philippine independence. He told Senator Arthur Robinson during a hospital visit that the country should move quickly to freedom after years of insurrection and reform.
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Manila
Emilio Aguinaldo
United States
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Arthur Robinson
Indiana
Policy push for new wheat sales plan
Demand for re examining the Farm Board wheat sales policy gains momentum. Rep Andresen proposes a round table with President Hoover Agriculture Secretary Hyde and Farm Board Chairman Stone to decide on more than 200 million bushels bought to stabilize markets.
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Washington
Farm Board
Andresen
Minnesota
Hoover
Agriculture
Hyde
Stone
Welch youth to join sound film school tests in Washington
Guy Nicholson of Welch has been named by Governor Conley to represent West Virginia at Washington tests on sound films for public instruction. The state selects one boy and one girl from McDowell and Randolph counties. Mary Bruce Rohrcough of Beverly was chosen as the girl. The program, led by interior department experts, aims to test sound films in public schools around July 1, with Myra Hefflin accompanying the WV delegation.
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Guy Nicholson
G. R. Nicholson
Riverside Drive
Conley
West Virginia
Washington
Estate Board of Education
McDowell
Randolph
Mary Bruce Rohrcough
Beverly
Randolph County
Nicholson
Charleston
N. A. Steadman
H. G. Hollandsworth
Welch High School
Education Division
Department of the Interior
Myra Hefflin
Tustin
William C. Cook
Myra M. Nefflen
West Virginia Clubs
Cook
Nefflen
Canzoneri Defeats Perlick in Ten Rounds in New Haven
In New Haven on June 25 Tony Canzoneri world lightweight and junior welterweight champion won a decision over Herman Perlick after ten rounds. The bout delivered a clear victory as Canzoneri showcased superior technique and control throughout the match.
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Perlick
Kalamazoo
Mich
Canzoneri
Tony Canzoneri
New Haven
Conn
Herman
Governor Pardons Straudeman In Virginia Case
Governor Pollard announced a pardon for Jesse Straudeman who returned to the Virginia penitentiary after living as a citizen in Youngstown Ohio. The pardon hinges on awaiting prison superintendent Major Rice M Youell's return and comes after Welfare Commissioner Frank Bane recommended no further confinement. Straudeman was sentenced as a youth for alleged clothing theft from a box car in Tacoma Washington. Auditor C H Renschler counted pennies totaling 4.50 as Harvey Smelter and Irene M Brown saved for a marriage license.
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Richmond
Pollard
Jesse Straudeman
Virginia
Youngstown
Rice M. Youell
State Department of Public Welfare
Frank Bane
Straudeman
Tacoma
Wash
C. H. Renschler
Harvey Smelter
Irene M. Brown
Renschler
L. T. Austin Named Director of Schools
L. T. Austin head of rural schools has been transferred from his department to another post. The move places him as director of schools, signaling an administrative shift in educational leadership.
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L. T. Austin
Division of Rural Schools
Funeral today for William Nichols in Davy
William Nichols 75 died at his Davy home on Wednesday night. Funeral services will be held at 2 o clock in the Davy Methodist church conducted by Rev. C C Bailey. Burial will follow in Roderfield cemetery. He was born in Virginia and spent most of his life in McDowell County working as a blacksmith for the New River Pocahontas Coal Company at Havaco. Survivors include his widow and six children. Active pallbearers are Noah Cooper James Hawthorne Sam Funkhouser Bruce Mabe Luther Mabe H A Barker.
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William Nichols
Davy
Roderfield
Davy Methodist Church
C. C. Bailey
Mr. Davis
Virginia
McDowell County
New River Pocahbontas Coal Company
Havaco
West Virginia moves on aeronautics board and mining cases
State lawmakers created a West Virginia board of aeronautics with John R. Davie Weeton Jack Adams and Roy Pixler named as members. Joseph G Conley appointed acting secretary after the death of Robert Bernheim. Eviction suits target 34 striking miners at Elm Grove Valley Camp Coal property. United Mine Workers injunctions limit entry at Wedel mine. A. E. Lafferty orders Elm Grove No 1 mine closed after inspection. Federal indictments allege a liquor ring centered in Bridgeville Pennsylvania with William J Flood among 12 defendants. A new disease spread by rats found in Mexico and Latin America.
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Madison
Edith Wiley
Sharples
Charleston
John R. Davie
Weeton
Jack R. Adams
Wheeling
Roy L. Pixler
Huntington
West Virginia Board of Aeronautics
J. Wade Coffman
Public Service Commission
Joseph G. Conley
Marion County
Robert B. Bernheim
Valley Camp Coal Company
Elm Grove
Clarksburg
J. W. Mays
J. C. Holt
Grafton
United Mine Workers of America
Wedel
Maryland Coal Company
Elkins
William J. Flood
Bridgeville
A. E. Lafferty
Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Eczema and Skin Ailments
Soothing antiseptic lotion Zemo claims to ease itching burning eczema ringworm rashes pimples dandruff and other skin scalp troubles with prompt relief upon contact. Advertises varying sizes and extra strength for chronic cases. available at all druggists.
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Zemo
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W. J. Peck
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Emilio Miani
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Marco Polo
Rome
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Princeton, W. VA
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H. A. Shumate
Park Avenue
Mercer Street
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J. H. Pry
Fred Smith
Alonzo Fudge
A. R. Christian
I. A. Bratton
Herbert Brown
JL. BE. Willyoung
Madie MacGlothlin
Elizabeth Hare
Sarah Sanders
Eileen Smith
Martha Biedder
J. W. Sasser
D. H. Thornton
D. L. Casey
E. M. Brown
Walker
Honaker
State Highway Commission
L. J. Brindley
B. C. Marshall
C. A. Warden
T. J. Kummer
Carswell
C. L. Landy
Lexington
Charles
Henrietta
Landy
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D. D. Hatfield
Yukon
Fay Williams
William McDowell
Filbert
Christiansburg
L. A. Kirk
Matewan
Grace Hospital
Mia
J. C. Saunders
Lochey
Premier
Lynchburg
John Lewis Dover
John Herald Matthews
Hemphill
R. J. Early
Bramwell
C. L. Thorne
G. T. Dudgeon
George M. Brace
American Legion Auxiliary of
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B. B. Evans
Northfork
Stevens Clinic
Luther Green
Cleveland
Jim Green
Helen Francis Cook
Clarence L. Cook
Stevens Clnte
Kingsport
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