Favor Repeal Of Dry Amendment Motivates Delegate
W E Chilton Jr of Charleston wrote to Mrs L C Blokera of St Albans WCTU regarding the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He states he will vote to repeal the eighteenth amendment, following Franklin Roosevelt and other leaders, while opposing a prohibition enforcement plank.
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Chicago
W. E. Chilton, Jr
Charleston
L. C. Blokera
St. Albans
Franklin Roosevelt
Bickers
Chilton
Six West Virginia Postmasters See Salary Cuts
Six post offices near Charleston were dropped from third class to fourth class due to declining yearly postal receipts ending December 31, 1931. Postmaster salaries will also be reduced in line with the new classifications, effective July 1, at the start of the federal fiscal year. Offices affected include Grove, Meet Beckley, Edwight, Lapland, Pax, and Ward.
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Washington
Charleston
Department
Grove
Beckley
Edwight
Lapland
Pax
Ward
Recount Names Cabin Creek Justice of the Peace Winners
The county court recount confirms winners in the Cabin Creek District Democratic race for justice of the peace. L. Brannen of Cabin Creek joins Jumction and Edward Smith of East Bank as top finishers. Brannen tally 1,007 votes, Smith 1,008, and Jerry Keeney, who led the recount, 1,007.
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Juntice of the Peace
Cabin Creek
Hhanice FP. L. Brannen
Jumction
Edward Smith
East Bank
Brannen
Jerry Keeney
Bankrupt Files Show Claims Against Willemarood Firm
A fragmented bankruptcy notice indicates Willemarood, a local merchant, faced a claim totaling 911,241 with details scattered. The report notes county officials and police involvement in the proceedings, but the exact actions and dates remain unclear from the readable text.
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Willemarood
Qpnarnl
Polaeacin and
Sesete
Self-Sufficiency Question and Dorothy Dix Advice
Dorothy Dix argues there is no truly self-sufficient person, stressing our dependence on family, friends, workers, and society for happiness and survival. In a second query, a wife seeks medical care. Dix urges the husband to fund treatment, noting clinics offer care for the poor and predicting his concern would vanish if he or a loved one needed care.
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Miss Dix
Kite
Dorothy Dix
Mercy
Three Minute Relief From Periodical Aches
A 1910s style medical advertisement claims three minute relief for menstrual and neuralgic pains with B.C. a compounded remedy by a registered pharmacist. It promises quick soothing action, also easing colds headaches muscular aches fever and nervous tension without opiates or habit forming drugs. Pack sizes 6c and 25c.
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B.C
Debate on Woman Suffrage and Voter Roles
A reader asks Miss Dix about whether women should vote and engage in politics. The response notes a couple’s disagreement but states that women have the same right to express opinions at the polls as men. It asserts women are subject to laws and should decide based on conscience.
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Miss Dix
Rip van Winkle
Woman Suffrage Argument In The Public Ledger
A voice argues that women deserve citizenship and voting rights matching men. It questions whether intellect and family roles justify exclusion, noting that voting need only occupy a brief time and should not prevent women from public participation. Dorothy Diz.
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E. Chilton, Jr
W.C.T. U
Rif van Winkle
Tasband
National Capital
A. Hoffman
Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Simmon
Simmons
Dorothy Diz
Public Ledger
Dr. Scholl
Scholls
Esser
Goodyear Speedway
Bach
Wea
Goodyear
Goodyear Pathfinders
Chrysler
DODGE
NASH
Wee BO
Sizre
Chevrolet
FORD
Frice
Sagie Ce
Pee Tagle
BUICK
San
Red
WEAF
Gpa
Henry Bros
H. L. Mathews
Virginia St
West
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