Indict gamblers focus marked in grand jury charge
Judge Henry E. Black urged a broad scope for indictments in gambling cases as police acted on establishments and race books. Five of 16 summoned grand jurors failed to appear. vacancies were filled by special commissioners George S. Patrick and L. C. Maaney. The petit jury reports today for criminal appeal case trials.
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Intermediate Court Grand Jury
Henry E. Black
Bia
Fiordge
Gam
Federal
Asher M. Reynosa
Kanawhe Valley Bank
Grant
Pervic
George S. Patrick
L. C. Maaney
Black
Grand
Suit docketed against Stirling Investment in federal court
The suit of A Bliss McCrum, receiver, against Stirling Investment Co. has been docketed for trial in federal court. The case was removed from the circuit court and a motion to remand is to be heard finally by Judge George W. McClintock.
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Uit
A. Bliss McCrum
Stirling Investment Company
George W. McClin
Nitro High School play benefits alumni banquet in Charleston
The Nitro high school plans the production Two Days I Marry tonight in the school auditorium. Cast includes Mable Purney Barbara Morton Frances Chamberlain John Morton Henry Witty William and Vivien Aten Williams Mrs G C Alderson directs. Proceeds aid the alumni senior banquet and dance at theee hotel in Charleston Saturday. Nitro Independent baseball lost seven to ten to Ward Sunday afternoon at the Vioce diamond. O Dell and Hudnall pitched. Sager caught. Walley Brown pitched for Nitro's opponents. Mr and Mrs W F Lewis announce birth of a daughter at St Franc is hospital in Charleston on June. Rey Hudnall has leased bungalow and lot at 8330 Thirty third and F Johnson of Haymond City has purchased bungalow and lot at 3384 Thirty third street. Sold by Harrison Hudnell of Plymouth. Mr Johnson moving family to new home this week. Frank Graham returns to Nitro after week in Washington DC.
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Nitro High School
Mable Purney
Barbara, Morton
Francis Chamberlain
John Morton
Henry Witty
Wiliam &. Vivien
Aten Williams
Mre. G. CG. Alderson
Ee Hotel
Charleston
Nitro
Wea
Ward
Viocose
O'Dell
Hudnall
Per- Sager
Walle Brown
W. F. Lewis
St. Prantis Hospital
Rey Hudnall
Given Named West Virginia Banking Commissioner
Governor H G Bump selected Waltman Given of Bluefield an experienced banker to lead the West Virginia banking department amid a national financial crisis. Born in Braxton county, he rose from Braxton schools to Mountain States Business College, played a key role in forming the Commercial Bank of Bluefield, and served as its cashier before his appointment. He will bring decades of state and national banking leadership to the post, with praise from industry editors and associations.
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H. G. Bump
West Virginia
Democratic
5 Waltmen
Given
Bess McCulloch
Bluefield
Elizabeth Given
Waltman Given, Jr
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
American Barkers’ Association
Commerce and Industry Magazine
East
No Protests Filed on Kanawha River Bridge Plan
A public hearing in St Albans heard no protests against constructing a bridge over the Kanawha River. Lieutenant A. M. Neilson and T. Betchum led the review. St Albans seeks 385000 from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to fund the project. Local residents voiced approval as the bridge would connect state highways 26 and 60.
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Kanawha River
St.Albana
St. Albans
A. M. Neilson
Charleston
Unites States River Engineers
T. Betchum
Huntington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Et Albins and
Nitro
Officers to Be Chosen By Disabled Veterans
The Charleston chapter of Disabled American Veterans meets at the courthouse at eight tonight to elect officers and delegates to the national convention at Cincinnati.
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Charleston
Court House
Cincinnati
Rural 4-H Clubs Enjoy Picnic At Fairgrounds
Vandalia Chelyan East Bank Mink Shoals and Grand view Four-H clubs gathered for a Monday picnic at the Four-H fairgrounds below Dunbar. Members listed include Pauline Cleek Freda Conner Marguerite Couts Paul Click Dana Edens Tom Edens Arthur Edens Charles Sigman Jenny White Reba Gadd Charles Gadd Charles Davidson Bobby Casto Richard Lawson George Townsend George French Ralph French Evelyn Walker Pauline Harmon Virginia Robson Robert Ervin Eugene Erwin Junior French William Moore Eleny Jarrett Jacqueline Jones Garetta Shepherd Nettie Skaggs Eleanor Oakes Alice Cox Fay Dolley Louise Blas and Freda Basham. A Dawes Four-H club motion picture show benefited club travel to the county Four-H camp July 24 to July 90. Over 100 attended.
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Vandalia
Chelyan
East Bank
Mink Shoals
Grandview
Dunbar
Pauline Cleek
Freda Conmer
Marguerite Couts
Paul Click
Dana Edens
Tom Edens
Arthur Edens
Charles Sigman
Jenny White
Reba Gadd
Charles Gadd
Charles Davidson
Bobby Casto
Richard Lawson
George Townsend
George French
Ralph French
Evelyn Walker
Pauline Harmon
Fairgrounds
Spider bites compare tarantula danger with black widow threat
A health note warns tarantulas are less dangerous than the black widow or shoe button spider. It details the tarantula bite as mild with rare systemic effects, while the Latrodectus mactans bite causes intense abdominal pain, cold sweats, breathing trouble, delirium, shock, and possible death, with cases noted in the southern United States and Los Angeles General Hospital records.
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United States
Spain
France
Italy
Corsica
South America
Atlantic
Pacific
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Los Angeles General Hospital
Treatment debates over spider bites and opiates
The article notes no patient treated for spider bites has died, though opinions differ on treatment. It discourages whisky as a remedy since some deaths involved delirium tremens. It favors opiates for pain control and quieting patients. An editor's note offers Dr Logan Clendening pamphlets for 14 cents each, via mail order, covering indigestion, digestion, infant feeding, diabetes care, feminine hygiene, and hair and skin care.
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Clendetin
Logan Clendening
Sale of Emblems To Mark National Flag Day Celebration Here
Chaoylestonians join the National Flag Day celebration today as the West Virginian Veterans relief association urges merchants and citizens to display the flag. W M Burkett commander notes the sale funds aid for disabled veterans unable to help themselves and calls attention to the American effort.
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West Virginian Veterans Relief Agsociation
W. M. Burkett
Flag Relic From St Pauls Cathedral Honors War Era
A historical flag recovered from war relics at St Pauls cathedral is linked to the push for independence from England. The banner, associated with Lon f or independence, was displayed among honored United States artifacts from the World War era.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
Lon
England
Isdon
United States
Manchuria Railway Expands Subsidy Policy Ties
The South Manchuria Railway in Manchuria plans to expand its subsidy policy, outlining financial support frameworks and regional tie ins to boost operations and local economy amid growing rail expansion efforts.
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South
Manchuria
Progress Reported By Union Organizers After Conference
Union leaders say significant progress in organizing miners, especially in Mingo Logan and McDowell counties, following a conference here yesterday. District 17 UMW president Van A Bittner said the miners are joining in, adding we are teaching them to be as rigid as water.
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van A. Bittner
District 17
United Mine Workers
Mingo
Logan
McDowell
Probate Hearing Delayed For Roberts Will Case
The Anawka County court house continued proceedings until July 5 to hear arguments on probating the will of Maggie Roberts. The will is contested by James E. Roberts Herbert H. Roberts and Ruth Roberts Copenhaver.
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Anawka Courty Court Hse
Maggie Roberts
James E. Roberts
Herbert H. Roberts
Ruth Roberts Copenhaver
Lieutenant Neilson Ordered to Fort Knox Training Camp
Lieutenant A M Neilson, engineer in charge of the Charleston sub office, is ordered to Fort Knox Kentucky for duty at the organized reserve training camp and is to return to Charleston in a few weeks.
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A.M. Neilson
Charleston
Fort Knox
Organized Reserve Training
Stormy heat breaks as Charleston swelters again
Charleston endured a scorching day with temperatures near 95 after noon before a storm rolled in at about six. The city faced heat turnaround as the weather shifted with the approaching thunderstorm while nationwide news mentions China weighing a $500,000 government industrial plant.
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Charleston
China
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