Employment Service sees May job inquiries fall in West Virginia
A WV State Employment Service report shows 66 824 people contacted offices in May, down 21 percent from April and the smallest monthly total since August 1945. Veterans accounted for about 12 000 of the 18 000 decline, while new work applications fell to 3 791, lowest since December 1947, yet placements rose 8 percent to 4 093. Most openings were in manufacturing and construction, with Charleston listing 583 local jobs in May.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Manhattan Doctor Held For Sale Of Infants
A 40-year-old Manhattan physician, Dr Abraham Schonholtz, was arrested and charged by District Attorney Frank Hogan with selling two illegitimate babies. One child reportedly sold for 1700, with $320 paid to the mothers and a promise of 800 after adoption papers. The charges are misdemeanors.
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Manhattan
New York
Frank S. Hogan
Abraham Schonholtz
Hogan
Car Looting Foiled as Owner Catches Suspect in Auto Theft
City police report an attempted theft was thwarted when Warren Moore, 20, of Bickmore, was apprehended while stealing two cameras and three pairs of sunglasses from a car owned by French Butler of South Charleston. Butler held him until officers arrived. MooreReserved for arraignment in municipal court. The article also describes West Virginia Day exhibits at the Capitol Museum, including a 35 star flag and portraits related to state history.
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Warren Moore
Bickmore
Clay County
French Butler
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South Charleston
Butler
Moore
Muyunicipal Court
Capitol Museum
West Virginia
Lincoln
Mabel Fisher
Ought
Museum of the Department of Archives and History
The
Capitol
Miriam Woods
Nevada
Sre
Joseph Diss Debar
Charles Dickens
Diss Debar
Beckley Man Held for Grand Jury Action in Princeton Burglary
Beckley resident Lyall 25 faces grand jury action in Princeton for burglary and safe robbery attempt at Mercer Master Co. on June 5. Charged with breaking and entering and attempted robbery, he is one of four men detained by Trooper Walter Hampton in a case tied to a series of burglaries during the Civil War era.
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Beckley
Grand Jury
Princeton
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