05 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1930
Page
1
The council approved paving contracts on Washington Street for three sections with total bids near 45,000 dollars. Reed secured three jobs including sidewalk work. Interurban plans require building walks along property, while a traffic signal project is noted at the Washington Street corner.
In a murky OCR snippet, Willie Willis and Dalter are referenced with unclear phrasing about a game or event. Left handed pitcher or batter mentions appear alongside stray terms like Bats and Exta, indicating a sports brief or score note with missing context.
Clu es in disappearance case thin as authorities argue over a possible match to a missing Smith College student. A body recovered months ago from the Connecticut River was identified, shaping new theories about the two year search and a Cincinnati hospital report claiming the girl named Mary Wilson may be involved.
A court condemned the J P court costs as insufficient and criticized Justices for not complying with statutes. The case against J C Gacd Dae involved alleged branch offices at Nitro and Charleston, with claims of illegal fees collected by a raffle of accounts. The judge reviewed the five page opinion and noted conspiratorial ties between a defendant and a peace judge to influence judgments for profit.
Washington aug 4 p h announces 45 new probation officers in the federal penology system joining nine existing posts. Appropriations approved to fund districts across Maryland northern Ohio western eastern districts aim to reduce prison populations and lower costs by keeping offenders on probation at 6000 dollars a year.
A heat wave tightens drought in the Mississippi region as cattle and dairy losses mount. Louis J. Taber warns Hoover of catastrophe without rain within 30 days, urging freight relief and feed access for livestock. Farm Board chief Legge calls for aid to cattlemen and dairymen. Kentucky survey planned.
The Associated Press reports West Virginia endures a severe drought with highs around 100 to 105 across counties. Taylor Fairmont Martinsburg Morgantown Wheeling Moundsville St tersville see record heat levels, crop and milk losses cited, apple festival canceled, water shortages eased briefly by out-of-state pumps.
In Clinton county more than 900 farmers begged county officials for work to feed their families as drought ruined crops. Officials approved $100,000 in road work to begin immediately, sending men to work. Delegation based on tenant farmers and laborers, led by Ernkin R. Hayes, sought relief after weeks of hardship and near starvation.
Chicago August 4 grain prices rose sharply on the Chicago board as heat and drought grip the central farm belt. Wheat gains about 4 cents a bushel, corn up from 25 8 to 35 8 cents, with September futures closing near previous highs. Analysts attribute the move to higher corn prices and anticipated use of wheat for feed, despite a larger visible wheat supply. Alexander Legge urged wheat for stock feeding, while Bernard Snow noted farm relief prospects and continued volatility.
New York hearing many call the weather hot, Zara Agha of Napoleon’s enemies voices a cooler view. He recalls a 1796 Constantinople summer when heat melted shoes and a scimitar, calling today’s heat a mere “blazer” in a tall tale from a wandering Arab storyteller.
Harbor Grace X F August report says John Mears, chasing a round-the-world speed record, wrecked his plane on takeoff for Ireland. The loss of his dog Tess Wind, mascot to Mears and his team, is feared but unconfirmed, as search ongoing after the crash.
SAN PRANCIECO Aug 4. testimony helped send Warren M Billings to the penitentiary for life for bombing the Preparedness day parade here in pid. An appearance before seven Supreme Court justices involved a pardon recommendation. Miss Smith testified her 1916 story was substantially true. Cross examination raised two more suspicions. She identified Mrs Rena Mooney as among witnesses and said she saw Billings in a dental office at 721 Market Street around 1 40 p.m. while noting mayor James Rolph Jr appeared at her window near 1 51 p.m. Mooney’s location atop Ellers Building later placed beyond the blast site at 2 01 p.m. Mooney’s pardon request sits before the California governor.
U S officials warn that nationalist forces under Ho Chien near Changsha may attempt to retake the city within hours. Foreign banks and foreign gunboats move to Hankow as Americans are urged to evacuate. Communists are reported to have fled Changsha while bands of insurgents advance toward Wuchang and Hankow.
Roscoe N. Moulton county clerk urged precinct officials to send a separate certificate of returns to his office ahead of the primary canvass. He warned that failure to file promptly could delay official tallies as envelopes are opened at the county court. The clerk stressed precise delivery and noted one certificate goes directly to the county clerk, while urging guaranteed submission.
In Youngstown Ohio opponents of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube merger with Bethlehem Steel opened a fresh attack on a claimed $7,000,000 gap between maintenance and repair accounts. Testimony focused on discrepancies between the local firm’s figures and a six-company compilation.
MIDDELBURG Holland Aug. 4 Commander Kingsford Smith famed Australian airman was operated on at 0 16 p m today at Middeburg hospital for acute appendicitis Doctors said the operation had been successful. Kingsford Smith remains in satisfactory condition under care of medical staff.
Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon aboard the aerial express from Australia after nearly three months away. Crowds estimated at 20,000 cheer as royal air force planes escort the solo aviatrix to London, where she is celebrated for crossing Europe and Asia and reaching Australia by air despite not beating Bert Hinkler’s 15 day record. Johnson is hailed as a heroine and is later named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Mary Pickford alleged a burglary claim in Deverly Hills with actor Douglas Fairbanks linked to the case. The report notes the timing August 4 and mentions a guard and other details, but the text is garbled.
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