28 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
1
A fragmented report lists highway and bridge work bids with totals such as 31 900 and 3 290 20, noting an award to a contractor. It references the Riteate county Beethen bridge project and other bridge contracts with unclear details about act numbers and dates.
A runoff will decide the outcome as candidates clash for governor in California. Voters prepare for a high stakes contest between leading contenders seeking to secure the required majority.
Henry L. Mencken editor of The Mercury and Miss Gare Powell Haardt wed in Baltimore amid a small ceremony at an Episcopal church. The groom, 38, and bride, from Montgomery Alabama, were attended only by immediate family as Rev. Herbert Parrish officiated. The couple planned future moves to New Jersey and then to a Protestant Episcopal church.
In Lima strongman reports unfold as colonel Sanchez Cerro nears control while former president Leguia remains aboard the cruiser Almte. Grau awaiting fate. Leguia’s health worsened by the overthrow strain but later reportedly improves. a priest administered sacraments aboard the ship.
Wheeling Steel Corp plans to take 7 200 tons weekly from Longacre mine of Kanawha and Hocking Coal Co. The mined coal will be shipped by river to Portsmouth for the coke and by products plant used by Du Pont ammonia works at Bellows Falls. The Longacre mine already supplies 650 tons weekly to the Du Pont plant.
Councilman Wehrle and City Manager Walker clash over revenues and deficits in the 1929-30 budget. They discuss uncredited federal funds, unpaid bills from 1928-29, and an unexpected 38,000 revenue addition that shifted the general fund. Matheny vows more explanations at the city hall.
Mackey, head of the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Baltimore, agrees after talks with Howard M. Gore and local financiers to stay in Charleston for today’s relief committee meeting. Gore reports steady progress and aims to mobilize credit for distressed farmers soon after the session. The meeting starts at ten in the public hearing room with county committees forming nationwide.
At a preliminary hearing three men faced conspiracy charges over an alleged plot to kill the governor. Clem Downe testified that Haile identified conspirators including Henry Hzleems and Pred Boerhard and that the scheme aimed to remove the governor and gain control of state licenses.
An executive committee was selected to oversee drought relief in Kanawha County chaired by Howard M. Gore. Members include Pand Heavener T McGovran Henry Walker Nelle Huneke Albert Rabel and others. The group aims to supervise relief work across districts and seeks to streamline operations with reduced freight rates.
Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh left Teterboro Airport this afternoon aboard their airplane for the Chicago air races. The colonel declined to comment beyond saying they were going to Chicago.
New York harbor off Staten Island Fort Wadsworth sees the Clyde Meilory freighter Neches sink after colliding with a barge in tow of another vessel. Captain Briss disappeared with the ship while crew members were saved.
Partial garbled flyer text shows a publisher in Florida linked to a death plot. Details are unclear but mentions a parachute saving someone and a plane near the coast with a reference to 2900. Identifiable names or institutions are not clearly readable.
The contract for core drilling on the Kanawha river improvement program was awarded by Col. E. D. Ardney to Pittsburgh Drilling Association. A meeting is planned for September 17 at Resetsbets Seopa to discuss general arrangements and program details. EB M Krill announced the meeting and personnel changes with Captain Al Smith and Mrs Brith arriving in Charleston to assume duties.
Campaign controversy arises as Campbell supporters and rivals clash over whether petition signers voted in the August GOP primary. Officials including Circuit Clerk W L Price and Attorney General R A Blessing discuss legality and ballot placement for Campbell as an Independent Republican candidate.
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