Progress Made In Health Work Here
Dr. John Thames reports Kanawha county health unit made record immunization progress this year against smallpox typhoid and diphtheria. Education and school partnerships boosted coverage, reducing disease. Emphasis on sanitation and open toilets conversion to sanitary facilities, with Maiden leading countywide efforts. Public health champions include the county court school superintendents agricultural development women’s clubs and local boards. Christmas and New Year wishes accompany a forecast of expanded efforts next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Tate
John Thames
County Health Unit
Thames Salil
Gmail
Big Sandy
School Au- Mort
Kanawha
Liio
Bose
Ypparda
Maiden
Mary Axfe
Dore
Oregon Governor L Patterson Dies in Salem
Governor L. Patterson of Oregon died in Salem tonight from pneumonia after a brief illness. The governor had been seriously ill since yesterday with a combination of symptoms, and doctors announced the pneumonia diagnosis this evening. Mrs Patterson was at her husband’s side when he passed away as the public was still unaware of the illness. Return from College Te Julie and Batty Beary will return from Ghatham Hall.
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Oregon
Salem
Ove
L. Patterson
Bisoma
W. EB. Mores
Ghatham Hall
Late Christmas Shoppers Struggle in Frantic Downtown Passages
A humorous chronicle by Mary Barnsley recounts a chaotic Christmas shopping spree in Charleston. Procrastinators battle crowds, broken lights, and long lines, leaving exhausted and defeated shoppers to vow better plans next year, while admitting the lure of holiday presents persists despite chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Mary Barnsley
Toy
Chicago
Samantha
John
Willie
Congress adjourns amid tariff bill stalemate delayed action
Labor echoes fill the page as Congress adjourns and tariff talks stall. Chairman Smooth predicts a mid February conference, with House Republicans and Senate Democrats at odds over farm tariff scales and a debenture rider opposed by the president. The visit of Mrs. C. Montague and children to Maryland reflects a holiday pause as officials brace for further wrangling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smooth
Fimmuce Committee
House
Senate
Plots Target Mexican Government Arrests Reported
Mexico City reports indicate multiple plots against the government. Seven suspected rebels were arrested and twenty held by the Interior Department after a revolutionary plan surfaced in Tampico. Twenty more linked to the conspiracy face charges, while a group deemed international anarchists is to be deported.
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Mexico City
Dre, Jr
Department of the Interior
Trampico
Coystel
Calter
Merger Would Enlarge C & C Railway System
A proposed consolidation envisions the Baltimore and Ohio absorbing complete ownership of Reading and Central of New Jersey and taking partial stakes in Detroit Toledo and Ironton Chicago Indianapolis Louisville and Detroit and Toledo short line. Several lines would shift control among Chesapeake and Ohio Western Maryland and other railways as the commission outlines a fifth system plan linked to historic proposals by L P Lorce, Delaware and Hudson, and New England ties.
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Buffalo
Rochester
Pitsburgh
Maryland
Lares Phin
Webaspo
Seaboart
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Lehign Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio Rilway Company
Indiana
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Detroit
Toledo
Ironton
Ward
L. P. Lorce
Selaware and Hudson
Lorce
Delaware and Hudson
New England
Annual Cabinet Crisis and Finance Minister Appointment
The Reichstag, by a vote of 255 to 392 with four abstentions, passed a priority bill creating a 50 million mark stabilization fund. Dr. Landht’s push to establish the audio fund as a condition for Reichsbank oversight marked a significant victory. The session adjourned until January 21 amid ongoing government restructuring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fessor Motdemanes
Reichstrg
Holidays Bring Visits as Locals Return Home
Spend Holidays Here Minn Winifred Oberlan returns from Highland Manor in Tarrytown New York to spend Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Ober tan. Miss Margaret Cavin arrives from California to spend the holidays with her mother Mrs John Cavin on ceo street. Mr and Mrs J H Boyd of Indiana Avenue announce the birth of a baby boy at St Francis hospital.
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Minn Winifred Oberlan
Highland Manor
Tarrytown
N. Y
Ober
Margaret Cavin
Cnahimet
Mien
John Cavin
Ceo Street
J. H. Boyd
Indiane Avenue
St. Francis
Local Post Office Opens For Mailing Rush Today
The Local Post Office will extend hours to handle a mailing rush. Postmaster announced two windows, including 6O and 1, will operate with clerks on duty at the inquiry window. Delivery and parcel post service will run today. some stations remain closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Seales Post
Mathews
Post Office
Arfivinis
Pareet Pot
South Charleston
Gyewebeck
Kanawha Valley Proposed Site for Veis Hospital
Kanawha valley emerges as a favored site for a new Veis Hospital with 75 to 160 acres free for government use. Proximity to Naval Ordinance plants, nitroglycerin works, and strong transport links on major lines bolster claims. Health assets include Charleston and Huntington specialists. high altitude is not essential, and Kanawha County touts improving tuberculosis rates. Military and medical utilities, plus alternate sites in Peace Springs Alderson and Randolph County, are noted.
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Dion
sitcoEd
Kanawha Valley
United States Naval
Charleston
Peace Springs
Alderson
Randolph County
Grate Dita Lee
Stephen B. Elking
Kanawan Valley
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Virgiilan
Bevern
James Scott Funeral Service Planned in Malden
Funeral services for James Scott of Malden, longtime secretary of Salinatovige No. 27 and M A, will be held at 2:00 PM at the Malden Presbyterian Church. Interment follows at Spring Home Cemetery with attendees from Stina Lodge joining the procession.
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James Scott
Malden
Malder
Salinatovige No
Momphera
Stiina Lodge
James D. Harlan
Cambridge
Mass
H. L. Prichard
Quarrie Street
Saring HS
Harlan
Charles~ Tod
Smith College
John J. Haddad
John E. Haddad
Hockley
Mike Haddad
Brooks Street
St. George Orthodox Church
State and
Court Streets
1 Spring Bil
Isabella Staats
Menongalia Street
John P. Molstein
John P. Holstein
Wyoming Street
O. H. Harrington
Calvary Baptist Church
Atkinson
Putman County
Holstein
Charleston Interurban Railway Company
Catherine Stewart
Charleston
Perry
Hugh
Paul Halstein
William Halstein
Columbus
Mm. W. L Green
E. W. Buller
Girl Dies of Burns in Spencer Home Incident
Agnes Tsa hell Rader aged nine died tonight from burns when her night gown caught fire in front of a fireplace at her Spencer home. The tragedy follows a day marked by other local concerns as officials discuss labor representation in parliament and diverse occupations among members.
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Spencer
Bec
Agnes Tsahell Rader
Conca
Aumete Va
Come Wiond
Labor
Takor
Aust Witters
M. Pla
Disabled Freighter Towed Off Grand Caymans
The freighter Santa Ana en route from Seattle to Tampa was towed by the Athel Chief after steering gear failure. The rescue vessel Toloa reported the crew of 26 aboard and the Santa Ana steady in heavy seas as the tow to Grand Cayman began.
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Miami
Fla
Dee
Santa Ana
Athel Chief
Grand Cayman
Obituaries Notice From Martinsburg To Charleston Area
Funeral notices list Flora Siler Campbell Elizabeth Kinter James D Harlan John E Haddad Isabella Staats John P Holstein with survivors in Charleston Martinsburg and surrounding towns. Interments set at Gartestown Anderson Putnam and other cemeteries with relatives in Charleston Dunbar and Talladega revealed.
Father Daughter Die As Death Wives Cross
In Bhenandgah on December 21, telegrams announced the deaths of James Irvin, 84, and his daughter Mrs. Gelle Bowera of Milwaukee. A separate note confirms Mrs. Bowers’s death upon the same arrival. A Tunbridge Wells racing note reports a 1925 motorcycle defeating an 1870 bicycle after four Japanese trips to the bicycle’s one.
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Bhenandgah
James Irvin
Gelle Bowera
Milwaukee
Irvin
Tunbridge Wells
England
Dry Agents to Watch For Holiday Liquor Enforcement
State prohibition commissioner W. G. Brown says no drive to curb holiday liquor supply but agents will work full time. He agrees with President Moorer that steady pressure beats bursts, noting ongoing prosecutions while asserting substantial progress in enforcement.
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W. G. Brown
Moorer
Rowan
Brown
Deepwater Bridge Favored in Report
The examiner reviews a Virginian claim that a new Deepwater Bridge route would divert coal and merchandise to New York Central and boost Virginian revenues by about a million dollars yearly. He doubts the scale, notes some new traffic for both Virginian and NYC, and suggests the extension offers an independent western outlet aiding traffic stability amid unification concerns.
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Examiner
Virginian
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
CFA
Caboose May Lose Rear Position in Rail Redesign
Kansas City Southern tests a glass encased rear cab on the coal tender to control trains from the end. The new elevated cupola, seating conductor and head brakeman, aims to replace the traditional caboose as rail modernization progresses. In Leeds, England, Rev. Gabriel Thorsen, once a minister turned hermit, was found dead in his bed.
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Kansas City
Kansan City Southern Railroad
Southern
Heal
C. B. Johnson
Road
Leeds
Eng
Gabriel Thorsen
Deputies Acquitted In Murders At Marion Mill
Eighd McDowell and eight deputies faced second degree murder charges after a clash at Marion Manufacturing cotton mill gates on October 2. A Yancy County jury acquitted after more than 22 hours of deliberation. Nearly 100 strikers and sympathizers were arrested on rioting or rebellion charges. most cases remain on the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnsville
McDowell County
Marion Manufacturing Company
Oscar Adkins
Tonic Heads' Club Found in Stable
Police uncover a clandestine group linked to labor in the city cemetery. The so called Canned Heat club gathers two or more drunkards to pool funds for intoxicants. Younger members use cheap drugs and single headed sprees, while officers note frequent arrests near the cemetery sector.
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Monitigue
Isbor
Sha City
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Flora Siler Campbell
Buena Vista Place
Martinsburg
Gerardstown
Elizabeth Kinter
Hlizabeth Kinter
State Street
J. B. Callahan
Mies’ Havel Kinter
James D. Barlad
Mrs
Txattella Staats
Thomas O. Laird Company Office Equipment Specialists
Dickinson St
Charleston, W. Va
Inato
Wales
Marchant
District Office
Marchant Calculating Machine Company
Capitol
Kanawha Floral Co. Inc
Dantel Boone
iMotet
Tonic Heads
Prom Pagel
Federal Radio A. C
Gill & Schadel, Inc
Goldies
Braz Co
Washington
Maddy
Fleetwood
Fleetwood Havel
Bartlett, Incorporated Funeral Directors
Bartlett
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