Guardsmen Begin Actual Work as Training Starts
The 150th Infantry West Virginia National Guard began two weeks of practical training in Charleston. Regular army officers supervise as Kanawha City camp, named Camp Charnock, prepares for wartime style drills. Traffic shifts and parking restrictions near the camp are planned to ease operations. Minor truck injuries reported, hostesses add a new feature to the camp.
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150Th Infanetry
West Virginia National Guard
Sundiy
Charleston
Harleston
Kanawha City
Chesapeake and Ohio
Charnock
John
French
Summers
Tripp
Bender
H. B. Cornwell
W. E B. Eubank
West Virginia Senator Neely Visits Supreme Court Clerk office
Senator Al M Neely of Fairmont West Virginia visits the supreme court clerk office arriving on the early Baltimore and Ohio train and leaving for Parkersburg at 11 am He cites no vacation due to busy law practice and hopes West Virginians enjoy Hoover era prosperity while awaiting plans and maps accompanying assurances Mr Genet minister from the French embassy to the United States landed at Charleston South Carolina in 1720s.
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al. .M. Neely
Fairmont
West Virginia
Congress
Supreme Cport
Baltimore and Ohio
Parkersburg
the Gazette
Neely
West
Mr. Genet
United States
Charleston, & C
Society notes from town and surrounding area
Mr. H. C. Fast returns from Sutton where he spent days with Mrs. Past and children visiting friends. Several locals and visitors listed include Ms. Jennie Calenhig from Logan, Miss Charlotta Perry and Miss Helen Perry from Bramwell, and Mr. and Mrs. Busines Adina of Logan. Mrs. B. E. Aina moves from Logan to Clarksburg to visit relatives before returning home.
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H. C. Fast
Sutton
Pelr Minott
Logan
Jennie Calenhig
R. A. Faulconer
Busines Adina
Nave
Elizabeth Whitmore Dan
Earl Carper
B. E. Aina
Mra. Faulenner
Clarksburg
Jessie Grose
French Cook
Charleston
Gasoline Barges Burn in Ohio River Incident
Fire at Huntington destroyed two Standard Oil barges tied at the dock. Parkersburg resident FH Kayse suffered serious burns after leaping into the Ohio River to escape the blaze. Several thousand gallons of gasoline were consumed in the explosion and flames before he reached shore and was hospitalized. Officials could not estimate total damage.
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Huntington
Kayse
Parkersburg
Standard Oil Company
Keyso
Belne
Ohio
Social notes from Nitro list visits and travel
Mrs. Curry and daughter Berval hosted guests including Mrs. Summerfield of St Albans and Reba Jarrett of Cincinnati. Attendees to a living-Hulshizer wedding included W J Wints Jett and others. A splendid party traveled to Lower Falla while Basil Casto left for a Kanawha City training camp.
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Curry
Berval
Lower Falla
Hallie Melahan
Mark Lawless
Bill Jones
Kathleen Parmer
Iku Themipann
GC. M. Raynes
Alr
BM. Fish
Pittsburgh
J.J. Young
Burtain
Cecelia Fish
Charleston
J. Sto
Caribondale
Basil Casto
Kanawha City
Mra
J. B. Casto
Harry Lyons
Fas Curry
Elizabeth Jackson
Kerrie Theatre
J. W. Skaggs
Juanita Dixon
Thelma Sanis
Coul xc
Midland Trail Map Issued To Aid Auto Tourists
A limited number of Roosevelt Midland Trail maps were distributed free by Charleston Chamber of Commerce Managing Director E. P. Puffer. The map details the route from engine to coast via Charleston, with tributary roads, proposed national highways, cities, Indian reservations, parks, airports, and a 100000 mile national highway system.
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Engey
Charleston
8. P. Puffer
America
Huntington
Milton
St. Alans
Cedar Grove
Ansted
Clintongite
White Sulphur
Society of American Miltary Engineers
National Aeronautic Association of the
Chitad States of America
World's Board of Aeronautical Commmissioners, Incorporated
Association of the Army of the United States
Missing 13YearOld Orvel Langhorn Seeks Parents
Orvel Langhorn, called a fine young lad, appeared at the state board of children's guardians seeking his relatives. Records show he was taken in 1917 by Pat Withrow for humane care. his father Harry Langhorn, mother deceased 1923, and brother Stelig are named. Orvel, a reportedly itinerant miner, says he was whipped and abused before running away weeks ago and drifting to the area.
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State Board of Children’s Guardians
Orvel Langhorn
Gase
Hunt Street
Orvelving
T Stunaken
Soundproof Apartments Quiet Neighbor Disputes
The United States Bureau of Standards reports on soundproof wall construction to prevent noise from intrabuilding disputes. The study covers partition materials, acoustic properties of theatres and halls, and how decorations affect sound reflection in large rooms.
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Robert S. Fhornburgh
Washington
United States Bureau of Standards
Mexican storms trigger three train wrecks in Chiapas area
A heavy rain storm in central Chihuahua caused three train wrecks injuring three people. An engineer and fireman were hurt when a Kansas City, Mexico and Orient train went into a washout 80 kilometers north of Chihuahua City. Another man was injured after leaping from a train near Malupa as it neared a ditch.
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Chihuahua City
Mexico
Chihuahua
Kansas City
Here
Malupa
Payroll of Blind Employees Hijacked in Winnipeg Robbery
In Winnipeg on August 10 a robber snatched the 18000 payroll of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind from Miss Margaret Haddock, secretary of the regional branch. The thief fled in a car driven by an accomplice, prompting a police search and investigation into the audacious heist.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Margaret Haddock
Government Gift Assists Farmers in Buckeye State
Aug 10 report describes pyrotol surplus war explosive used by farmers to blast granite boulders and stumps. Stucco companies buy blasting material and haul granite, while farmers clear fields at low cost. Explosive fragments are ground for use in plaster for exterior home surfaces.
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Greenville
Ohio
Buckeye
United States War and Navy Departments
Bank Robbers Captured After Toronto Hold Up
Two robbers who held up the Imperial bank in Toronto escaped in a car with $1,500 but were chased by John Cremer, a clerk, who armed himself and fired to force a desertion. Cremer and constable Hirepford pursued them down a lane, aiding in their capture.
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Toronto
Jocal
Imperial Bank
John Cremer
Cremer
Hire Pford
Americans Set Pace In London Society
London is abuzz with American style pageantry as lavish parades and princely entertainments arrive. Notable displays include Lady Cunard hosting a dinner with miniature aquariums, crystal swans, and seaweed bowls, reflecting a new wave of Anglo American society events.
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London
Ss Don Society
Nenzen
Cunerd
Regal
London Zooleetet Society
Tunnel Caves In On Pennsylvania Line
A tunnel on the Creeton division near Spangler caved in blocking the Pennsylvania railroad. Four sections collapsed, blocking traffic. work crews labored through the night to clear debris with trains rerouted and hopeful for resumed service tomorrow.
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Pennsylvania
Altoona
Creeton Division
Pennesylvania Railroad
Spangler
Trafic
Five Shot in Klans Riot at Framingham Meeting
Five men were shot in Framingham during a riot after a Ku Klux Klan meeting. Victims named include Alan Foley Thomas Sitney Francis Maguire all of Saxonville and William Bradley Edward Ward Purcell of Framingham. Two are seriously wounded.
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Framingham
Mar
Tosser
Alan Foley Thomas Sitney
Francis Maguire
Sexonville
William Bradley
Edward Ward Purcell
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Elkins
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Virginia
Princeton
Fred Gott
Fu Woof Thighr
Aston
Frances Moberta
Misa Marie Roberta
Delta Dut
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Nitro News
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Goodman’s
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