Forest Fire Loss Reduction Is Goal
West Virginia conservation officials will mobilize 26 women leaders from Garden clubs and other groups in southern counties to tour Cabwaylingo state forest today and tomorrow. Forester D B Griffin and Education Director Paul D Olejar supervise as the caravan visits Tick Ridge, Rocky Dell, and Laurel Beach, with demonstrations, a nature walk, a roundtable on protection and recreation, plus a showing of the film West Virginia's Forests at the CCC camp.
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West Virginia
State Conservation Commission
Cabwaylingo State Forest
D. B. Griffin
Paul D. Olejar
American Legion
Cabwaylingo
CCC
Tickridge
Rocky Dell
Sweet Water Trail
Laurel Beach
10000 Munitions Plants Available
New York June 20 There are 10 000 industrial plants in the U S prepared to start the manufacture of munitions immediately Louis Johnson assistant secretary of war told the convention of the advertising federation of America today. He said the war department surveyed the capacity of industry to produce munitions of war and visited more than 20 000 plants. We found facilities to manufacture practically all of our military needs and selected 10 000 plants to which we gave definite schedules of production. If tomorrow were M day we could turn to these plants and they would begin at once to manufacture munitions.
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New York
U. S
Louis Johnson
Advertising Federation of America
Johnson
WJZ
NBC Blue
War Department
Department
War Department civil functions bill sent back to Senate
The House approved a compromise civil functions appropriations bill totaling 305,192,984 dollars and sent it to the Senate for concurrence in a minor amendment. Funds mainly support flood control and harbors improvements, including 5,700,090 dollars for the Denison dam on the Red river between Texas and Oklahoma.
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Washington
House
War Department
Senate
Denison
Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
Factory plans branch plant in South Parkersburg
Parkersburg June 20 Universal Concrete Pipe company plans a new plant at South Parkersburg to supplement its New Martinsville factory. Sam Buderman said the facility would start with about 25 employees.
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Parkersburg
Universal Concrete Pipe Company, Inc
New Martinsville
South Parkersburg
Sam Buderman
Trooper Hurt in Chase Near Hinton
State Trooper C. H. Webb was severely shocked and suffered chest injuries when his car overturned during a pursuit of speeding driver Harold Wygal. Webb remains hospitalized for several days as Corporal S. C. Ballard confirms Wygal stopped abruptly to avoid a collision after being ordered to answer a speeding charge.
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Chase Hinton
C. H. Webb
Corp. S. C. Ballard
Harold Wrygal
Webb
Wygal
Woman's Death Explained in Martinsburg
Coroner's jury finds natural causes caused the death of Mrs. L. Grace Fearnow aged 64 in Martinsburg The body was found by her son Saturday after she had likely died at least a day doctors believed she fell and struck her head on a stove following an illness she lived alone.
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Martinsburg
L. Grace Fearnow
Wright and Lopez Win Bid for Airport Beacons
Wright and Lopez of Cedar town Georgia secured a contract for beacon equipment on the Cincinnati Elkins segment of the Cincinnati Washington airway. The Civil Aeronautics Authority announced a bid of $16,913 for 17 beacons.
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Washington
Wright and Lopez
Cedartown
Cincinnati-Elkins
W. Va
Civil Aeronautics Authority
St Albans Club Hosts Delta Delta Tonight
Carma Lee Mower will hostess the Delta Delta club with Ann Courtney as president. James Felbow of Coroposis Pa returns home after visiting grandparents John and Mrs Vandersgriff. Katherine Sutler comes home from Staunton Va with her brother T D Sutler staying. Marjorie Lee Zerkle plans a two week stay at Camp Alleghany starting June 29.
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Carma Lee Mower
Delta Delta Club
Ann Courtney
James Felbow
Coroposis
John Vandersgriff
Katherine Sutler
Pearl E. Sutler
Staunton
T. D. Sutler
Marjorie Lee Zerkle
Camp Alleghany
Mrs Selbe Visits New York and Wilmington
Mrs. B F Selbe left Monday to visit her son Paul Selbe at Wilmington Delaware and to attend the World's fair in New York City. Members of Mrs J C Trowbridge's Sunday school class of the First Baptist church gave a shower Monday evening at Lillian Wayson's home in honor of Mrs Robert Rogers formerly Gertrude White.
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B. F. Selbe
Paul Selbe
Wilmington
Del
New York City
J. C. Trowbridge
First Baptist Church
Lillian Wayson
Robert Rogers
Gertrude White
White Club Golf Ball Race Across Tower Bridge
A White club member struck a golf ball from Tower Bridge and drove it through the busy city in a stunt aimed at winning a bet. The event showcased daring rhythm and urban spectacle amid onlookers and local attention.
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White Club
Tower Bridge
Swimmer Edward Heldreth Drowns at Bingamon Creek
Swimmer Edward Heldreth aged 17 drowned yesterday after leaping from a bridge into swollen Bingamon creek in Shinnston. Two companions who were with him attempted a rescue but failed.
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Shinnston
Edward Heldreth
Bingamon
Heldreth
Disciples of Christchurch Open 11th Ministers Retreat
Leaders opened Bethany college hosts the 11th annual ministers retreat in Bethany. Speakers include Dr. A. W. Fortune from Lexington Bert Wilson Indianapolis C Oral Lowe Charleston W H Hanna Pittsburgh and Bethany president W H Chamblett.
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Bethany
Disciples of Christchurch
Bethany College
A. W. Fortune
Lexington
Bert Wilson
Indianapolis
C. Oral Lowe
Charleston
W. H. Hanna
Pittsburgh
W. H. Chamblett
Services Held for Mary Elizabeth Sheets 90
In Shepherdstown on June 26 services were held for Miss Mary Elizabeth Sheets a longtime county native and one of its oldest residents who died at her home after a nearly three year illness triggered by a fall.
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Shepherdstown
Mary Elizabeth Sheets
Ninety Teachers College Candidates Named for August
Huntington June 20. Mar. sall college will have 79 teachers college candidates for the bachelor of arts degree at the August commencement, Dr Otis G Wilson dean of the teachers college and director of the summer session announced in releasing a tentative list of those eligible.
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Huntington
Sall College
Teachers College
Otis G. Wilson
Ripley Woman Dies at 55 After Illness
Ripley June 20 Mrs T E Rymer 55 wife of Jackson County health officer died at her home after a two year illness. Former president of Ripley District Woman's club she also belonged to the D A R and Order of Eastern Star.
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Ripley
T. E. Rymer
Jackson County
President Seeks $200000 for Nicaragua Canal Survey
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve $200,000 for an army engineers survey and investigation of a canal and highway across Nicaragua. The plan aims to improve U S Nicaragua communication and defense of the western hemisphere, per a letter to Speaker Bankhead and a budget director statement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Nicaragua
Bankhead
Harold Smith
United States
Hemisphere
Milam Convicted of Assault and Battery in Putney
Dewey A. Milam, 21, of Putney was convicted of assault and battery against Jessie Ray Hackney in intermediate court and received a 12 month county jail sentence. Milam claimed self defense after a March argument during which Hackney was cut. Clayton Tucker, 27, of Glasgow pleaded guilty to stealing three mine lamps from the Kanawha Hocking Coal company lighthouse at Mammoth and was placed on four years probation.
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Dewey A. Milam
Putney
Jessie Ray Hackney
Milam
Hackney
Clayton Tucker
Glasgow
Kanawha Hocking Coal Company
Mammoth
Society Woman Weds Olsen in New York Hotel Plaza
George Olsen orchestra leader and Clara Lee Pilcer society woman married at the Hotel Plaza New York today They plan a San Francisco honeymoon Olsen recently divorced from Ethel Shutta His bride is daughter of Louis Pilcer an insurance broker
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New York
George Olsen
Clara Lee Pilcer
Hotel Plaza
San Francisco
Olsen
Ethel Shutta
Louis Pilcer
Sen Holt Celebrates His 34th Anniversary
A dozen newspapermen joined Sen. Rush D. Holt in his Washington offices to fete his 34th birthday on June 19 and the fourth anniversary of his Senate seat. Holt, junior senator from West Virginia, marked the dual milestones Monday.
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Washington
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
U. S. Senate
Automobile salesman wins $100 cash prize at fair contest
Webster Springs news reports Ward Cooper, an automobile salesman, earned a $100 cash prize for selling more cars than 867 peers in his district. He was dubbed too busy to take a free trip to the New York World’s Fair but will still receive the prize.
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Webster Springs
Ward Cooper
Cooper
Canterberry Will Validity Upheld in Court Ruling
A circuit court jury ruled for defendants Clara A. Canterberry and M. O. Canterberry in the G F Canterberry will dispute. The Marmet estate, probated in Kanawha county in October 1930, included two dwellings and a store building. E O Canterberry, a son, claimed the signature was cut from page one and the testator died intestate, seeking to break the will after five years of suit. The case has been remanded twice on appeals to the state supreme court.
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G. F. Canberry
Clara A. Canterberry
M. O. Canterberry
Marmet
Kanawha
E. O. Canterberry
State Supreme Court
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