Road oiling plans map West Virginia routes this week
State road commission lists projects to oil tar along routes in multiple counties including Logan Pendleton Harrison Roanoke not. No. 2 between Sharples and Ethel No. 5 near Pranks tor in Pendleton No. 8 between Justice and Taeger in Joingo Wyoming and Mc Dowell No. 7 Reedsville to Kingwood Preston No. 15 Southville to Gainoun Ritchie No. 19 Swink to imate Nicholas No. 26 Charleston to Mutre Bangwhe Grant No. 28 Moorefield to Masdy Pendleton No. 45 Petersburg to cherrip Grant No. 04 Craigshire to Richwood Nicholas. Approximately one unit of fresh tar will be encountered on each project per day.
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State Road Commission
Sharples
Ethel
Logan County
Prankstor
Pendleton County
Justice
Taeger
Jéingo
Wyoming
McDowell Counties
Reedsville
Kingwood
Preston County
Southville
Gainoun County
Ritchie County
Swink
Imate
Nicholas County
Charleston
Mutre Fy Bangwhe
Moorefield
Masdy County
Franklin
Petersburg
Cherrip Grant County
Craigshire
Od Richwood
Changes in Marriage Laws and Family Studies Debate
A 1930s-era debate centers on tightening marriage laws and new studies for youth parents and ministers. The report urges health requirements for licenses, birth control discussion, and deeper church school influence while noting fading opposition to federal church cooperation. Strong entities cited include the Federal Council of Churches, Porpadi funds, and military training discussions amid broader social reform.
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Gertign
Eoiamist
Federal Council of Churches of
In Ameries
Federal Council
City Appoints Tees Peif as Electrician Examiner
Mayor R P DeVan announced Tees Peif named as City Examiner for Electriciana. City Manager Hugh C Walker and architect D H Hutchinson join the board. code provisions for electricians to be strictly enforced. Police Chief Britton says Lt Dava Silverman will remain in charge of detectives on the midnight shift.
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R. P. DeVan
Tees Peif
Hugh C. Walker
D. H. Hutchinson
DeVan
John Britton
Lient
Dava Siiverman
Leutenant
Alumni Association Meets at Institute West Virginia
The West Virginia State College Alumni association met in the institute administration building at ten yesterday morning. Attendance was the largest in five years. Captain G E Ferguson, state director of the bureau of Negro Welfare, was elected president succeeding A I Bourlock. Other officers elected were Fred Page vice president Quen Hicklin general secretary A Lee Pryor recording secretary and H Amaraball treasurer who was elected to a fourth term. Commencement exercises including degrees were held at 3:30 yesterday afternoon.
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West Virginia State College Alumni Association
Institute
G. E. Ferguson
Bureau of Negro Welfare
A. Ib. Bourlock
Lakin
Fred Page
Quen Hicklin
A. Lee Pryor
H. Amaraball
Pot Roast with Sugar and Salt A Flavor Tip from Daily Kitchen
A reader shares a frugal method for pot roast using a 45 cent chuck roast. Sear and brown, simmer with water and gravy, add sugar and salt for a tender dish. Suggests adding flour for thicker gravy and notes sugar enhances vegetables and other meats.
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Tos Institute
At The Local Theaters Today Select 1931 lineup
The Virginian features Diana in a hypnotist's power over a girl with John Barrymore Marian Marsh Bramwell Fletcher Donald Crisp Lumeden Hare Carmel pryers. Rialto offers Many a Slip a comedy romance with Lew Ayres Joan Bennett Sam Summerville Virginia sales Roscoe Karns Vivien Quiland J C Nugent Ben Alexander. Capitol presents Never the Twain Shall Meet a South Seas romance with Conchita Montenegro Leslie Howard Karen Morley C Aubrey Smith Laure and Hardy. Greenbrier screens Cimarron an epic Oklahoma tale from land rush to oil with Richard Dix. The hearse presents Skippy the cartoon story with Jackie Cooper Robert Coogan Mitzi Green and more.
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The
Virginian
Vsvengall
Diana
John Barrymore
Marian Marsh
Bramwell Fletcher
Donald Crisp
Lumeden Hare
Carmel Pryers
Rialto
Lew Ayres
Joan, Bennett
Saim Summerville
Virginia Sales
Roscoe Karns
Vivien Quiland
J. C. Nuggent
Ben Alexander
Capitol
Conchita Montenegro
Leslie Howard
Karen Morley
C. Aubrey Smith
Laure
Hardy
Metrotone
Greenbrier
Cimarron
Oklahoma
Richard Dix
Hearse
Skippy
Percy Crosby
Jackie Cooper
Robert Coogan
Mitzi Green
Dackle Sears
Wilard Robertson
Enid Bennett
Begin Duties on Road Commission
Harold P Tompkins and Harry P Henshaw already sworn as road commission members began their duties yesterday after paying respects to Governor Conley. C P Fortney outlined the year’s plans. Henshaw moves from Martinsburg to Charleston area awaiting senate successor appointment by Conley. Tompkins, president of Tompkina Fuel, has turned over affairs to Rogers Tompkins. McCoy will retire for health reasons this summer.
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Harold P. Tompkins
Harry P. Henshaw
State Road Commission
Conley
C. P. Fortney
Commeresian
Mr. Henshaw
C. B. McCay
Fulham County
Martinsburg
State Senate
Senate
Tompkins
Charleston
Tompkina Fuel Company
Rogers Tompkins
McCoy
Brothers Confess To Montgomery Robbery
Montgomery June 2 Owen D Judy 25 and Lou Judy 20 brothers held to Fayette county grand jury after confessing to robbing the National Shop in Montgomery of about 1500 worth of clothing and cash on May 23. They admitted with Harry Lilly of Huntington to have disposed of the loot in Huntington and to operate as professional run runners with fences there. Bond was set at 2000 for each.
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Montgomery
Owen D. Judy
Lou Judy
Charleston
Fayette County
Justice of the Peace B
Hastings
Huntington
Frank Gibson
Cannelton
Atte Police
Ward Eviction Suits Set for Trial Today
Eviction suits against 25 miners families at Ward are to be heard by Justice W A Tully in Charleston today. John Hall superintendent of houses for Kelly's Creek Collieries said the men were discharged for refusing to work. The men say they were dismissed for agitating the hunger march from Ward to Charleston.
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Ward
Justice of the Peace
W. A. Tully
Charleston
John Hall
Kelly’s Creek Collieries Company
Class Day Observed At Charleston High School
Charleston High School observes Class Day with a 10 o'clock program in the auditorium. Activities include processional Big en Allen, devotional by Mary Miller, address by Carl Young, class history by Laura Virginia Bobbitt, songs by the senior ensembles, and senior awards. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev John Lass. Junior-senior reception and dance last night. Graduation tomorrow night features Rev Ralph W Stockman delivering the commencement address and diplomas for 287 graduates.
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Charleston High School
Bigen” Thomas
Allen
aMry Miler
Carl Young
Chnes
Laura Virginia Bobbitt
Deem-Millere McWhorter
Glass
Dorothy K
White
Will
George Guthrie
Welter Rolfe
Thomas
Glass Prophecy
Eilzabeth Beatley
Kenneth Camp
Nancy Wren
Queen City
A. J. Welds
Cherieston High School
John Lass
Ralph W. Stockman
Gag Law Unconstitutional Sparks Press Safety Call
The piece argues that the gag law is unconstitutional and condemns abuses in government, noting rising crime, creeping corruption, and the need for a vigilant press to protect life and property in urban areas. It emphasizes the dangers of unfaithful officials and the importance of a free, courageous press.
South Charleston Teen Fatally Wounded in Gasoline Theft Attempt
Coroner Dr. William F Work said Hoover bled to death after being shot during an attempted gas theft. Mayor L H Oakes oversaw the case as Alphonse Darla 25 and Emil Darla 18 of South Charleston were fined 85 each and sentenced to five days on the county roads after trial. Funeral services for Hoover are set at his parents home on Third Avenue with burial in Belelan cemetery Montrose.
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Darla Brothers
Alphonse 25
Emil
South Charleston
Kidwell
William F. Work
Hoover
Patrick Street
Work
F. C. Hoover
Third Avenue
South
Charleston
James F. Frame
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Belelan
Montrose
Astors
W. A. Williams
Huntington
Frena Hoover
Olon
Kermit
Chalmer
Berchard
Earnest
Jack
Oakes
Obituary of 15 year old Jane May Woodroe Word
Word has reached Chester Virginia of the death at her home of Jane May Woodroe 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Woodroe. The Woodroes formerly resided in Charleston where W B M Woodroe a Charleston attorney is their elder.
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Jane May Woodroe
Chester
J. D. Woood
Woodroe
Charleston
Jane May
W. BM. Woodroe
High Court Rules on Writs of Error and Appeals
The state supreme court acted on a set of writs of error and appeals. Writs allowed for Ohio Valley Industrial Corp. Seabright tied to Tower Court case. others denied or granted in various compensation cases. Appeals included Tracy Martin and Despina Papadaki, with details on timing and death claims.
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State Supreme Court
Gassm
Ohio Valley Industrial Corporation
Ohio County
Hi L
Seabright Company
Tower Court
Norh McCallister
Putnam County
Tracy Martin
Stanford
Despina John Papadaki
Greece
John Papadaki
Wheeling Coal Company
Umit
Long Flume Goal Company
Lundale
Cessation Demanded of Catholic Group Amid Vatican Crisis
The piece reports on calls to break the Lateran agreements while maintaining them as an international pact to be honored by both sides. It notes government actions disbanding non party youth groups, Catholic press freedom, and Mussolini’s claim to prevent protests near Vatican City as oil negotiations proceed.
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Ministry of
Incerior
Fascist Party
Balbia Organization
Young Fascists
Iountry
Mussalini
Rusticucel Square
St. Peters Square
Bird in Hand at Playhouse Tonight by Kanawha Players
John Drinkwater comedy Bird in Hand opens tonight at the Playhouse in a four day run by Kanawha Players directed by Ramon Ssvich. Cast includes T L Bengaton as inn keeper, Schuyler Jenkins as the man who travels in sardines, Mimi Chiey Pickering and Nancy Maxwell Ruffner as inn keeper’s wife and daughter, Robert Riley as the young English lord, Brooke Price as his father, Silas Pickering Hand and John Martin as guests. The action unfolds in an old English tavern near Manchester with youth clashing with age and class.
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John Drinkwater
Playhouse
Kanawha Players
Ramon Ssvich
T. L. Bengaton
Schuyler Jenkins
Mimi Chiey Pickering
Nancy Maxwell Ruffner
Robert Riley
Monongalia Coal Strike Ends Amid Wage Dispute
A four-company agreement in Monongalia County ends a two week coal strike by UMW locals. The settlement sets a union wage scale 30 cents per ton for loading and a basic day rate of 3.60 for motormen, with four operators including Continental Coal and National Fuel among first signatories. Local papers differ, Fairmont papers urging full district unionization while Morgantown Post questions lasting solution and blames broader causes.
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Morgantown
Monongalia
County
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Scott's Run
van A. Bittner
Scott
Eeme
Consolidation Coal Company
Fairmont
Continental Coal Company
Wational Fuel Company
Chaplin Gallieries Company
Arkwright Goal Company
Rewapapera
West Virgine
Fairmont West Virginian
the Post
Miner Strike Talks Stir Public Concerns Over Wages
The Morgantown Dominion News questions hasty settlements in the coal strike. It warns against agreements that cannot be kept and urges a durable settlement focused on miners welfare. The union wage scale proposed by Van Bittner and four mines fixes 30 cents per ton for loading and varied pay for cutting motormen and other laborers.
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van Bittner
Seoie
Wehrle Revives Gas Case Fight at City Council
The city council meeting reviewed the gas case fight with Wehrle as chair of the claims committee announcing meetings every seven oclock on council nights. A claim by Mrs Marjorie Lewis Gaines for damage to her automobile from a hole in Quarrier Street pavement was rejected. The council approved a revised Piedmont road bus line route and learned WV Water Service plans to install 2800 feet of mains two new fire plugs and a 120000 gallon tank on Edswood Heights at an estimated cost of 86008.96. The report was referred to public safety and finance committees. Bond transfer from Bruce Construction to W 37 Weakland was noted with consent of the council. A request to acquire a right of way from Crescent Road to Mary Street Hill was sent to the city manager. Council members urged for traffic lights sidewalks street paving and street lights.
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Im, Wehrle
Marjorie Lewis Gaines
Piedmont Road
West Virginia Water Service
Public Safety and Finance Committees
Bruce Construction Company
W. 37 Weakland
Crescent Road
Mary Street Hill
Fall Loses Last Appeal to Court
The text details Justice Hughes reading the denial of Number 100 Fall versus the United States and notes Fall’s connections to Harding era figures. It mentions Justices Roberts and Stone, their roles in related scandals, and Fall’s likely transfer to the reform school near Washington for his sentence.
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Fall
Supreme Court
United States
Hughes
Shief
Harding
Justine Owen J. Roberts
Harlan Fiske Stone
Roberts
Justice Stone
Marty M. Dawzberry
Washington
Lear
Nlae
Be Ie
Bribery Case Hurdle Meets 100000 Fine
A defendant faces a 100 000 fine in a bribery case though it is believed he lacks the means to pay the penalty. The remark hints at financial inability while the court awaits further action.
State Briefs Roundup of Tragedies and Openings
Bullet wounds caused death of Prank Hoover 18 of South Charleston J P Hidwell tells police he shot Hoover when youth aided two companions in a real gasoline scheme Kidwell held for grand jury 4 Bluefield Dynamite wrecks store shatters window but fails to open sale robbers attempted to break in store owner estimates loss in merchandise and explosion damage 83000 Harry F P Henshaw Martinsburg and Harold F Tompkins Charleston take office as state road commissioners Meeting of state Board of Education in Charleston June 15 16 and 27 Parkerburg bodies identified in Ohio River Parkersburg Mrs Aus trey Losa 30 Parkersburg fell from houseboat body recovered Morgantown Army West Virginia University track meet injured James Grattly 23 in hospital
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Associated Press
Hoover
South Charleston
J. P. Hidwell
Kidwell
Grand Jury
Bluefield
Harry FP
Henshaw
Martinsburg
Harold F Tompkins
Charleston
State Board of Education
Parkersburg
Ohio River
Casias Myers
Austrey Losa
Morgantown
Army West
Virginia University
James Grattly
Army Tenta
Negroes Meet First Westminster Abbey Service
London June 1 for the first time in its history Westminster Abbey hosted a service exclusively for Negro members of the London branch of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order. About 50 attendees gathered in the square before the service. Canon Frederick Lewis Donaldson led the sermon praising brotherhood and denouncing enslavement. The group toured the abbey interior as floral tributes were laid at graves of Livingstone Macauley Wilberforce and Buxton, with a large garland placed on a statue of Abraham Lincoln.
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London
Frederick Lewis Donaldson
Westminster
Max
Canon Donaldson
England
Edvingstone
Macauley
Wilberforca
Buxton
Abraham-Lin+ colt
Abbey
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Hollywood
Nevada
Electriciana
Institut
Fortner
L. H. Oakes
High Court
State Compensation Department
Bayer
Garamount Gictue
IE Cooper
Eqbert Coogan
Adder
Frank Hawks
Fox Movietone
Gilda Gray
ARS Eee
Wanirns
Co. E. Smith
Fairmont Times
van Bittner “Hae
Wehrle
U. S. Public Health Service
Shor
Oakland
General Motors
Stewart Motor Sales CO
Virginia and Dunbarts
Sarrett Garage
Dorothy, W. Ya
Rhodes Motor Sales
Spencer, W. Va
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