Rotary hears about Seeing Eye dogs in Charleston lunch
Charleston Rotarians learned how Seeing Eye dogs help navigate city streets. Homer P Elliott and his guide Verona shared experiences with John Miller and Tiny, noting the dog’s accuracy even on routes from Edgewood. Verona’s alertness convinced the family to trust the animal during street crossings.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Homer P. Elliott
McFarland
Virginia
O. K
Verona
New Jersey
Condemnation Suits For Post Office Filed
Postmaster Julius W. Singleton describes a one and a half story post office building plan fronting Dickinson street with a mezzanine over the main floor. About 125000 dollars are allocated to remodel the present federal building on Capitol street after post office moves. Property involved includes multiple Lee Dickinson and Washington street structures and several notified holders such as Kroger, Metropolitan Life and Charleston National Bank.
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Julius W. Singleton
Dickinson Street
Federal
Capitol Street
Chevrolet
Lee Street
Lee and
Dickinson Streets
Washington Street
Hugo Frankenberger
Bertram Frankenberger
Georgia
D. Frankenberger
Rika F. Barkus
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
J. M. Slack
Willie Woo
Arthur B. Hodges
Charleston National Bank
McMillion Motors, Inc
Caroline F. Savidge
Frank N. Dodd
Mary Brown Clark
B. F. Clark
H. L. Snyder, Jr
F. O. Lamb
Leroy Allebach
R. Kemp Morton
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Service Loan and Investment Company
Capitol City Advertising Company
Calais Laces Sent to United States Valued at 345000
Calais France shipped lace valued at 345000 to the United States in a recent month, nearly triple the amount from the same period last year.
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Calais
France
United States
Medical auxiliary to hear national head at White Sulphur Springs
Beckley WV June 16 The West Virginia auxiliary of the American Medical association will hear Mrs. David W Thom as national auxiliary head at the White Sulphur Springs convention July 10 11 Retiring state president Mrs F S Harkleroad also announced a golf tournament and a series of teas and luncheons.
Weston cyclist appeals five year curb law ruling
The first arrest under Weston five-year old bicycle curb law appealed today. Council had passed the ordinance restricting bicycles on streets from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Howard Cole, 25, was fined and posted bond for appeal.
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Weston
Council
Howard Cole
State trapshooting championship field announced
A galaxy of champions and former champions were booked to day to take part in the 23rd annual state trapshooting championships June 22 24. Sixty marksmen will compete including Ed McDonald Heads ville John Sanders Keyser and L M LaFollette Charleston all 1938 winners. In addition Virginia Champion C J Renner Winchester and his daughter women's Champion Cuthbert Renner are expected.
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Fairmont
Sec
J. J. Woodward
Spencer Man Dies After Eight Month Illness
Spencer Iowa obituary states 76 year old Enoch Albert Starkey died after an eight month illness. he was father of Deputy Sheriff Harry Starkey.
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Spencer
Enoch Albert Starkey
Harry Starkey
City approves new taxes on merchants and theater tickets
Elkins council last night levied taxes on itinerant merchants barbers and beauticians gasoline pump outlets and insurance companies and added a one cent tax on theater tickets sold to adults. A theater owner said he intended to contest the levy.
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Elkins
Heart Attack Fatal In Huntington Bank Official
Joseph F. Hollobaugh 40, manager of the First Huntington National Bank building, died at a Louisville hospital from a heart ailment. A native of Sistersville he is survived by his widow and a son.
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Huntington
Louisville, Ky
Joseph F. Hollobaugh
First Huntington National Bank
Hollobaugh
Sistersville
Twelve Barbour residents plead guilty on liquor conspiracy charges
Twelve of thirteen Barbour County residents indicted on liquor conspiracy charges pleaded guilty today before Federal Judge William E. Baker. Two-score defendants were arraigned and trial dates were set through July 17.
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Elkins
Barbour County
William E. Baker
Harrison County Tuberculosis Association to Host State Meeting
Clarksburg will host the West Virginia tuberculosis conference September 14 and 15 with Miss Martha Wooddell, executive secretary of the Harrison County Tuberculosis Association, forecasting an attendance of 150. The June notice sets the event date and location.
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Clarksburg
Martha Wooddell
Harrison County
Dairyman John S. Hanger Dies After Paralysis Battle
Elkins June 16 John S Hanger a 67 year old dairyman paralyzed June 5 died yesterday at his Arnold Hill home Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow in the local area The obituary notes his residence and death date with a brief family notice.
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Elkins
John S. Hanger
Arnold Hill
Officials to Name Officers at Mountain State Festival Meeting
Elkins June 16. Mountain State Forest Festival association will meet June 24 to name officers and arrange details for the October 5 to 7 festival.
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Elkins
Mountain State Forest Festival Association
Tick Bite Causes Fever in Martinsburg Case
Martinsburg health officer Dr. C A Thomas reports a second Rocky Mountain fever case in the city from a tick bite. Since 1933 the state has logged eight such cases, authorities say.
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Martinsburg
C. A. Thomas
Rocky Mountain
Thomas
Journalists Assemble for Eighth Annual Institute
Delegates to the eighth annual institute of school journalism gathered at a banquet after opening day addresses by state university officials. Scheduled speakers included Charles H. Ambler, Rebecca Pollack, George R. Rinehart, and H. Boone Michelson. Ambler returns to speak tonight.
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Morgantown
Institute of School Journalism
State University
Charlies H. Ambler
History Department
Rebecca Pollack
Education Department
George R. Rinehart
H. Boone Michelson
School of Journalism
Ambler
Youth Is Sentenced For Disturbance In Church
Logan June 15 Judge C C Chambers gives a six month jail term to a Harts Creek youth for disturbing church worship. He also fines $25 and orders a one year peace bond as a warning to others. The judge blames local churches for becoming gatherings of heathens who provoke fights.
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Logan
C. C. Chambers
Harts Creek
Keller Receives Akita Gift Amid Hope for Reunion
Miss Helen Keller spoke of adopting Kanzan the Akita in America and hoped the dog would symbolize Japanese kindness she witnessed in Nippon. She left for Connecticut and thanked West Virginia Lions for aid, greeting by local officials at Wertz field.
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Akita
America
Miss Keller
Kanzan
Connecticut
Nippon
West Virginia
Wertz Field
Carl Bohnert
D. E. Kahn
Ralph Ryan
Dawson
Dewey E. S. Kuhns
The
Elks
Buckner Gains In Bondholders Case Testimony Details
The government offered London banker Lee S. Walden as a witness in the Buckner case. He testified Buckner billed $5,000 for hotels and $2,500 for entertainment as part of the bondholders committee’s funds. The trial adjourned to Monday for motions and testimony from motion picture notables connected to Buckner.
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Buckner
Washington
Lee S. Walden
London
Ontario
Boy's Body Recovered From Big Sandy River
RENOVA June 16 The body of 14 year old George Shahan of Albuquerque New Mexico was recovered from the Big Sandy river 24 hours after he left his uncle Guy Brittons home where he was visiting Coroner P H Osburn ruled the death accidental noting the boy who could not swim likely fell from a bank while playing near the stream
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Renova
George Shahan
Albuquerque
N. M
Big Sandy River
Guy Britton
P. H. Osburn
Madame Bane Gifted Reader and Advisor
Madame Bane offers lifelong guidance reading past present and future with dates and facts on love health family and business. She claims to reveal marriage prospects, luckiest regions, and steps to success from a private Charleston West Virginia cottage near Route 60. Special reading 50 cents.
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Madame Bane
Route 60
Patrick St. Bridge
Charleston
West Va
St. Albans
Spring Hill
Coal price plan sparks mixed reactions in Kanawha region
The bituminous coal commission proposed minimum prices for the Appalachian area from 1.15 for the poorest slack to 3.35 for the best lump coal. Operators in the Kanawha field criticized the range as too low while others called the structure fair for winter and urged prompt effect in the fall. Concerns centered on slack and seam differentials and potential plant closures without price adjustments.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Michigan
Kanawha
Duncan C. Kennedy
The
Kanawha Coal Operators’ Association
Producers District 17
Kennedy
A. W. Laing
Wyatt Coal Company
Laing
L. N. Thomas
Carbon
House Yields to FDR on WPA Relief Funding Vote Near
The House moved toward FDR by nearing a final vote on WPA relief measures while rejecting a $2.25 billion relief fund. Proponents, led by Rep Casey and supported by city delegations, the Workers Alliance and CIO, pushed to boost WPA spending for materials and labor, but the $2.25 billion proposal failed 205 to 86 and a separate bid to restore a $125 million PWA fund to the WPA failed 194 to 84.
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PWA
WPA
Rep
Casey
Massachusetts
Big City
Workers Alliance
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Rep. Leavy
Washington
Roosevelt weighs new industrial lending plan tied to self liquidating projects
President Roosevelt studies a possible industrial lending program covering housing highways railroads and farm tenancy relief. The House votes 201 to 82 against raising next year's WPA appropriation from 1.477 billion to 2.25 billion, while the economy bloc applauds a plan to trim payrolls by a billion across federal state and local governments.
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Roosevelt
Congressional
Murphy
Preview Clipper Flight Across Atlantic Stirs 1927 Fever
In 1927 many pilot hopefuls take unprepared flights across the Atlantic. Thomas H. Smith from Old Orchard Beach Maine and Carl Backman from St Johns Newfoundland vanished after their launches. A clipper starts between 1 and 2 pm Eastern tomorrow aiming for Horta Azores, then Lisbon, with a one hour stop before continuing to Marseille France on Monday.
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Thomas H. Smith
Old Orchard Beach
Carl Backman
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Atlantic
E.S.T
Horta
Azores
Lisbon
Marseille
France
Huntington Conductor Wins $45,000 Verdict
A jury awarded Samuel H. Blankenship of Huntington, West Virginia, $45,000 in an injury suit against the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. Blankenship, 55, said he was unconscious for 19 days after a June 17 incident when his skull and spine were fractured as he signaled the train to stop and was thrown under a car.
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Chicago
INS
Samuel H. Blankenship
Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Blankenship
Detective Testifies In Etting Love Theft Trial
Private Detective John Worley testified he saw Ruth Etting and Myrl Alderman in scenes of domestic felicity at two Beverly Hills and North Hollywood residences months before their marriage. He described watching Etting and Alderman enter and leave these homes with Mrs. Alma Alderman observing.
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Los Angeles
John Worley
Ruth Etting
Myrl Alderman
Worley
Alma Alderman
Alderman
Miss Etting
Beverly Hills
Saboteur theory darkens Squalus disaster probe
Navy officials weigh sabotage as a potential common cause for the Squalus and related sinkings. Intelligence reports cite possible collaboration with Britain and France while denying active communications were cut. Officials say diplomacy may broaden as investigations proceed and the Pigeon could aid recovery operations in Manila.
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Navy
Navy High Command
Admiralty
Naval Intelligence Office
Britain
France
United States
Germany
Italy
Japan
Phenix
FDR Plans Weekend Chesapeake Bay Cruise
President Roosevelt left the Naval Academy yard for a weekend cruise on Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. He will return to the White House Sunday evening as Washington endured a scorching 100 degree day.
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Annapolis
Roosevelt
Naval Academy Yard
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
White House
Phenix Mission Faces Hurdle in Indo-Chinese Waters
Phenix lies in Indo-Chinese waters with rescue plans delayed by missing hatches for the rescue chamber. officials say the trip would be point less and hindered in the coming days.
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Phenix
Chinese Producer Aims Six Chinese Films in Siam This Year
A Chinese producer plans to release six Chinese language films in Siam within the year, signaling a robust investment in regional cinema and cross border collaborations. The move highlights growing ties between Chinese producers and Southeast Asian markets as they pursue local and wider Asian audiences.
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Siam
Chief Justice and Wife To Tour New England
Chief Justice and Mrs Charles Hughes departed Washington for a vacation motor tour through Pennsylvania New York and New England. The chief justice was noted to be making splendid progress in recovery from a duodenal ulcer.
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New England
Washington
Charles Eughes
Pennsylvania
New York
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U. S. Treasury Dept
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Caneee
Dee Ze Jumbo
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Ell House Coffee
Kanawha Bell Coffee
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