WCTU Opposes Liquor Sale Plan in Huntington Debate
Huntington officials and Mrs Florence Reit led a protest against a proposed liquor sale plan. The local WCTU chapter, chaired by Payne, denounced the measure as harmful to municipalities and named beer joints as violations. Concerns centered on crime, revenues, and the impact on the dry label movement.
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W. W. Payne
Huntington
Florence Reit
WCTU
Wctu Oe
Frances Willard
WCTU Attacks Beer Law and Youth Delinquency
The WCTU denounces 3.2 percent beer as non intoxicating, calling the act an unconstitutional lie that created an expensive beer commission to regulate dives and joints. They say the commission has failed to curb flood of vice and delinquency among youth. Mayor Payne says he would oppose any such plan.
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WCTU
Belt
Beer Commission
WECTU
Payne
Charlestonian Receives Notre Dame Degree Special to The Gazette
Notre Dame exercises last Sunday awarded degrees to more than 100 graduates. James P Shell of Landgriff, age 19, earned a bachelor of science in commerce. A miner, Benjamin Arthur Smith Jr. of Charleston, WV, died when a mine wrecked the Vera Poca coal mine. Survived by his widow.
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Notre Dame
Ind
University of Notre Dame
John S.S. Burke
B. Altman
Ex Detective Indicted By Huntington Court
Ex detective James Steinbrecher and his uncle Howard Steinbrecher are indicted in two burglaries and a conspiracy to maim under the Red Man Act. Sam Martino is named with them, and two unknown men are at large. A separate robbery indictment cites $12,000 stolen from Montgomery Ward. W. C. Smith awarded wage raise. Cadet LL V. C. Smith is Culver Military Academy’s most efficient mounted officer. He receives a medal at parade and diploma during commencement.
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Huntington Court
Huntington
Jungs
James Steinbrecher
Common Pleas Court
Steinbrecher
Howard Steinbrecher
City Police Civil Service
Sam Martino
Montgomery Ward
Sprungwy
Culver
Ind
LL V. C. Smith
Charleston W. Va
Mounted Services
Culver Military Academy
Academy
Velaire C. Smith
Maple Rd
Charleston
Huntington Iron Workers End Bridge Walkout
Huntington workers resume work on the Route 60 bridge over Four Pole Creek after a one day strike. District engineer Jesse N. Smith says an agreement was reached between the union and Monty Brothers of St. Albans to end the stoppage and continue construction.
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Huntington Iron Workers
Huntington
Four Pole Creek
West Huntington
AFL
Jesse N. Smith
State Road Commission
Monty Brothers
St. Albans
Estate Is Left to Wife By Charles T Bettinger
The will probated yesterday by the county court leaves the entire estate of Charles T Bettinger of Charleston to his wife Ava Mitchell Bettinger who is named executor. Appraisers named were J Roy Pierson A Thomas Jr and Tony A Bleth Jr. Bettinger died last week. George Lee to Graduate At New York University
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Charles T. Bettinger
Charles T Bettinger
Charleston
Thomas, Field and Co
Ava Mitchell Bettinger
George Lee
New York University
New York
George T. Lee, Jr
W. Va
Brass Rail
Wa‘dorf Astoria
Lee
Washington ,T. E., Charleston
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