Legion's New Home Opening Set in Hale Street
John Brawley post of the American Legion plans a December 14 opening of its new clubhouse in Hale Street occupying the old telephone building. Furniture for the club house is ordered and due around December 10. West commander Phil Conley says former service members and Charleston business leaders will attend a Friday alum supper. Sunday will feature representatives from each of West Virginia’s 100 ports for a housewarming, as decorations near completion and membership goals for the coming year are reported.
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John
Brawley Post
American Legion
Hale Street
Phil Conley
Caid
Charleston
West Virginia
Kanawha River Stage Falls After Heavy Rise
The Kanawha River reached a stage of 16.12 feet last night and began falling at about one inch per hour. Reports indicate the river level was dropping along the river reach while measurements show falling stages at multiple points.
Birth Announcements From Local Families
Mr and Mrs Orlan C Carte announce the birth of a son Thursday at their Sixth Avenue home. Mrs Wiley Cedar Cazawa and Dr and Mrs P J McNella report the birth of a son yesterday at Kanawha Valley Hospital.
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Orlan C. Carte
Sixth ‘Avenue
Dine
Wiley BF
Cedar Cazawa
P. J. McNella
Yester-Ay
Kanawha Valley Hospi
Endorsement Rules For School Board Members
The Readers Forum outlines criteria for school board candidates including endorsement by five reputable county businessmen and bond requirements. It calls for bi partisan balance, district representation, no cross candidacy for other offices, exclusive reelection rules, fixed compensation, travel allowances, and a fair salary scale for five members reflecting county school differences.
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Sheens
Echo
Sd. Salis
Reforming Kanawha County Schools Leaders Reflect On Past
A long, mixed text reflects on local governance, school boards, and leadership. It discusses salary scales for teachers, tenure plans, and general calls for reform, including better book access, no pupil tuition, medical clinics, and reorganizing board terms for stability. It also includes ad hoc praise for leaders like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, ending with a note on President James.
Political shifts and drought fears ripple through the 1934 senate and agriculture scene
The piece traces West Virginia Senator-elect Rum Bohioit facing age hurdles before taking his seat, debates over seating and oath, probes into Dapper Jim Moffett’s loan rates, and mentions upcoming drought warnings across the winter wheat belt. It notes battles over Cutting’s campaign spending and Norris’s stance, plus a Byrnes Byrnes speakership bid and other political maneuvers, alongside farming and labor concerns.
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Senate Democratic
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Montana
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Texas
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Ickes
James C. Peacock
U. S. Shipping Board Bureau
House Committee On Merchant Marine
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Bronson Cutting
White House
George Norris
Joe Byrnes
Dhullent
Sam Jyburn
Frank Morrison
A. F.of L
Labor Organization
Washington
James P. Alyward
Alyward
U. S. Senate
Missouri Supreme Court
Gispiny
FERA
Dewey Short
Missouri
New House
Ozark Mountains
Heidelburg
Geremany
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
John Gant Fatally Wounded in Quarrel
John Gant 33 who lives in an alley near Summers and Virginia was shot and fatally wounded in a fight near his home. James Jones of the same alley is charged with the shooting but was not found. Gant died later at Charleston General Hospital. Police questioned Samuel Jones, brother of James, who said Gant had threatened his brother with a knife earlier in the day amid long standing ill feeling.
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John Gant
Summers
Virginia
Aled
James Jones
Gant
Charleston General Hospital
I Polce
Samuel Jones
Jamies _ Joes
Auto Crash on Ferry Branch Road Injures Two
Miss Ruth Wall and Carl Hannon were injured yesterday when a bakery truck from Conlon Baking went out of control on Ferry Branch road Bliss when a sharp turn caused the door to open and a passenger to fall from the vehicle. Both injuries were reported as not serious.
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Ruth Wall
Beechwood Avenue
Carl Hannon
Conlon Baking Company
Hanon
Ferry Branch
Bliss Wall !S
Manson
Miss Hall
Seven Noses in a Bag Figure in Man's Trial
In Sarajevo on November 30 New York Herald details the case of Rustemirpan an Albanian charged with multiple murder. Witnesses testified he killed seven men in Albania and wore their noses in a leather bag as souvenirs.
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Duke of Kent
Marina
Archbishop of Canterbury
Westminster Abbey
New York
Londos
Rhata
Sarajevo
Novy
Seven Hosen
Trig
Rustemirpan
Witherees
Woren
Albania
Race Results From Yesterday's Meet Show Wide Field of Winners
A caller rich summary lists numerous horses and times from a yesterday track meet. Entries include Princess Belle and Squire Bob with times near 3 minutes, various ages and stables, and multiple race classifications. The report records numbers, weights, and performance notes amid scattered horse names and track event details.
Football chatter at Bell headquarters stirs Navy hopes
Damon Runyon and George Preston Marshall are in Ja' Bert Bell's headquarters where football fans gather to cheer and argue. The consensus favors Navy to win though Army remains unpredictable, with Minnesota as a possible standout team.
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Chicago
George Preston Marshall
Washington
Bert Bell
Navy
Army
Minnesota
Child injured by car on Morris Street in McDonalds alley
Four year old William Nutter, son of Osborn Nutter of McDonalds alley, suffered a leg fracture and abrasions after being struck on Morris Street by a vehicle driven by Albert Weamann who said the child ran into the road. Police investigated the incident as Stephenson plans a Texas trip.
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William Nutter
Osborn Nutter
McDonalds Alyley
Morris Street
Albert Weamann
Molals Btarbet near Quiete men a 3.00 price list
Fragmentary OCR listing scientific items and prices including aluminum and antimony with unclear descriptors. Mentions nearby locations and a range of figures such as 3.00 and 320, but lacks coherent context or complete sentences.
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Molals
Erenay Mor
Logan highway bridge opens over Guyan River
Ernet L Bailey dedicated a new state highway bridge in Logan linking Stratton Street on Route 2 with Route 10 across the Guyan river at Island Creek mouth. Hundreds attended as Mayor George C. Steele welcomed visitors. a parade followed with American Legion units and school bands from Logan Mon, Charleston and Huntington. Bailey spoke on science driven power and the need for equitable distribution of benefits to boost purchasing power.
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Logan
Ernest L Bailey
Stratton Street
Guyan River
Island Creek
George C. Steele
Obituary notices mix of Doughty Beverley and others in West Virginia
Obituaries list funeral services for John Wesley Doughty 78 died at home on Sissonville road with services at Wie Gosheh Mission Baptist church Jackson county burial at Click Cemetery Survivors include widow seven daughters five sons and several daughters-in-law Also notices Lawrence A Beverley 42 died from injuries at a Ronceverte hospital and is survived by multiple children and in-laws Ella Stone Jull Chapman Mrs EM Bean and L W Clark among others noted with service times and burial plans in Harden funeral home Spring Hill cemetery Florida and Ohio connections mentioned in fragmented notices
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Sissonville Road
Wie Gosheh Mission Baptist Church
Jackson County
Click Cemerery
Witow
la Doughty
Stra
Rachel Casto
Virginia Rhodes
Annabelle Rhodes
Opal
Rhodes
Myrtle Casto
Nettle Fields
Stoots
Stella Morris
Elizabeth
James Doughty
Big Chimney
Lowney Doughty
Beach Grove
Enos
Doughty
Akron
Henry Doughty
St. Albans
Melford Doughty
Hester Scarbro
Vickers
Susan Scarberry
Ohlo
Phoebe Willams
Procetersville
Lawrence A. Beverley
Lawrence A. Heverley
Ronceverte
Marfunce
Mra
Willa Bennett
Mount Hope
C. E Horn
Augusta Springs
E. C
Roaser
Concord
Ida Heveriey
Frances
Marguerite
Marjorie
Dorothy Beverley
Tufus
Marvin
George
Robert Beverjey
Elisythe
Bowen Funeral Rites In Milton At Ten O Clock
Funeral services are set for B F Bowen 74 of Milton at his Milton home at ten this morning with burial in Milton cemetery. The Murray county crash injured him when the auto skidded on a street car track near Virginia and Goshorn, rolling over an embankment. William Ward 53 of Smithers died Thursday night in a local hospital from heart disease. Survived by widow, one daughter Mrs W L Brown, four grandchildren, one sister Mrs L C Taylor, two brothers Thomas Ward of Elkridge and Everett Ward of Montgomery. Frank Owens 37, who fled Saturday, had services held Monday at the Novace funeral home. His death was attributed to injuries from a crash in front of his house. He is survived by sisters and three brothers. Interment was in Highlawn Memorial cemetery.
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Roy Allebeth
Dearing Dale
Kanaohe County
West Virginia
Kanawha County
Cain
Charleston
MD. Wikely
John A. Liste
Ella Stone
Court Street
Harden End Harden Funeral
H. C. Harper
Spring Hill Cemetery
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EM. Sean
Urbanna, O
Concord
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Goshorn Street
William Ward Willam Ward
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