Frost Destroys Early Peach Crop Across State
The state reports frost killed the peach crop statewide after a late freeze and spring chill. Corn shows a fair start with increased acreage, while wheat remains below average. Hay is poor, soybeans and potatoes exceed average, oats near normal. only Berkeley Jackson Morgan Randolph Summers counties cited good peach yield in 25 counties surveyed.
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State Commissioner of Agriculture
Berkeley
Jackson
Morgan
Randolph
Pieasants
Upshur
Prohibition Agents Arrest 252 in June Across Counties
The state prohibition department reports 252 arrests in June led by Ohio county with 38 and Kanawha with 23. Six stills and vehicles seized, including a truck and a horse, plus 1,531 quarts of whiskey and 22 gallons of mash were confiscated. Marion, Mingo, Fayette, Logan, Raleigh and Summers counties follow in arrests with multiple confiscations.
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State Prohibition Department
W. G. Brown
Kanawha County
Ohio County
Marion County
Mingo
Fayette
Logan
Raleigh
Summera
Virginian Review: The Matting of O Malley on Screen
Milton Sills stars in The Matting of O Malley at the Virginian for a four day run. The rookie New York cop battles bootleggers while protecting a school girl and pursuing a wealthy schoolteacher romance. O Malley earns fame as the Kid in Cop and faces danger from the teacher’s rich suitor.
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O'Malley
New York
Rockis
Gotham Force
Gerald Beaumont
Milton Stile
The
Virginian
Chia
Aet
O’malley
Bootles
Van Sweringens Deny Charges Over Interlocking Directorships
Q P and M J Van Sweringen deny to the Interstate Commerce Commission that their interlocking director roles on Nickel Plate, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Hocking Valley railroads are unlawful. They say minority stockholders lack real interest to seek commission aid in the Wickel Plate consolidation dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Q. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Nickel Plate
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
van Sweringens
Commission
Nickel Plate Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Board
Humane Society Meets to Promote Charleston as Humane City
Members of the Charleston Humane Society met Tuesday morning at the YWCA to discuss methods for making Charleston the most humane city in the state. City humane officer E R West may be contacted at 6332 W to report cases of animal ill treatment.
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Hawawhs
United Spanish War Veterans
Rialto Theatre
Havana
St. Petersburg
Charleston Humane Society
Radio factor in home purchases in Spokane
Frank Stoop, noted trap shooter and former president of the American Trapshooters Association, bought a residence in Spokane as his ideal radio home after testing more than a dozen neighborhoods by radio. He walked through by day and tuned in by night to check atmospheric conditions before buying.
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Spokane
Wash
Frank Stoop
Warrong
Stoopape Teaver
Mr. Stoop
American Trapshooters
Asco 1 Clutton
Cats Defy Police Court Injunction
Cats returned to their home defying a police court order after neighbor complaints. Mrs Zeidler refused to destroy the pets and planned to move when her lease expired rather than discard them.
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Mc. Zehdler
Massey Grants Another County Tax Extension
Sheriff L C Massey announced a second extension for paying county taxes, following a June 36 deadline. The delinquents list remains incomplete, so July 15 is added as the new cutoff. A mix of unrelated foreign items and stray snippets follow in the text.
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L. C. Massey
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Caren McRessicks
Milton Sills
Humane Society
Bayer
Kenova
Columbus
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Akron
Youngstown
J. N. Stratton
Kengya
W. VA
Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta
Gey
Kentucky
Massey
Dunglar
London
Joseph Hicks
Rome
Giuseppe Marlo
Maggie Zeidler
Porto Rico
Sanitary
Diamond Shoe & Garment Co
Clearing Sa
Tom Sawyer
Tweed Knickers
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