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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1929
Page
8
The American Railway Association reports freight loadings for the week ended June 15 at 1,609,080 cars, up 14, right above the prior week and 86,276 more than the same week last year. Coal loadings reached 148,149 cars, up 14,209 from the year-ago week.
Fragmentary OCR shows a farm consumer note praising Busch-Dreught and mentions a competitive game, with reference to a yellow package labeled Thedford. The readable lines imply a promotional or testimonial context, noting health or breath concerns and improved well being after use.
A big city daily serial room production titled Gentlemen of the Frees shown all week at the Virginian theatre delights crowds. Critics praise clear direction gripping action and strong characters with humor pathos and suspense. Richard Watts whose NY Herald Tribune writings contributed to the play has Charleston relatives noted at previews. Attendance supports box office potential as the film continues.
Gleanings from the police blotter report Ruth Donovan of Dunbar injured in a collision while riding in a vehicle owned by J. H. Spence and taken to Staats hospital. The summary also notes several stolen vehicles found, including Automobiles Are Stolen four reports and multiple license numbers, plus a larceny charge against Ruttin Green and others.
Three youths claiming West Virginia origins were sentenced in Michigan to seven and a half to fifteen years in Jackson State Prison for the May 3 hotel hold up in Detroit. Eugene Fortz, 17, Frank Rabrock, 18, and Jesse F. Tignutn, 18, admitted the robbery but cited mitigating circumstances. their father, William Poltz, testified on behalf of the defendants.
Dentists seeking state licenses to practice dentistry in West Virginia undergo examinations conducted by the state board of dental examiners. Thirty-one graduates are listed as applicants, with testing held at Charleston high school and free gold or silver fillings available Thursday morning at eight. The board members and the full roster of examinees, including names from Fairmont to Norfolk, are noted.
The trial of LeRoy Clemans was postponed yesterday in intermediate court to 7:30 Friday morning. A writ of prohibition issued by Judge Morgan Owen may affect jurisdiction over the intermediate court. Briefs were to be filed yesterday, with a decision expected today. The case centers on alleged forgery of a state budget and a forged document.
A Parkersburg incident left three men involved after a car wreck on the Charleston road near Pettysville. One man, Harry Best of Charleston, suffered a fractured skull and crushed chest while pinned beneath the vehicle. Lexter Lewes and another Charleston man, Harry Johnson, reportedly uninjured. Johnson fled as state police pursued. A gallon of liquor was found in the car along with 65 gallons of grain alcohol. Lewis was arrested near the scene and jailed. Johnson remained at large as police searched tonight.
Funeral services were set for Earl Goodwin of Fagle near Montgomery who died in a London automobile crash. Services will be at three this afternoon at his mother Mrs V L Goodwin in Mink Shoals with Rev C D Jackson officiating. He leaves four brothers and a sister. Also announced are funeral plans for Bernard Canley, 12, of 317 Wyoming street, who died after a milk truck accident in Kanawha City. Services occur at 2:30 this afternoon at his Spring Hill Cemetery lot. James M Browns died Monday and will be buried at Spring Hill Cemetery after a 2:30 service at Harden and Harden chapel. he leaves a widow and two children.
Tax collection plans for annual license taxes on Timms corporations and individuals were reviewed at a state tax department conference. Commissioner T. C. Townsend led attendees J. A. Kimble Bayard Virgil F. Friezell Charleston C. F. Rathbone Parkersburg John D. White Fern Glen Robert C. Gilly Gillefield Shelby Christlian Huntington to discuss enforcement steps and schedules.
Discussions note that pollution problem requires education and cooperative action, not police power. Ohio invests in municipal waste and water treatment plants, with industries saving costs. Pennsylvania outlines the sanitary water board, permits for discharges, and fish protection laws, highlighting cross state success in reducing stream pollution and protecting fishing waters.
Frankie Marlow was found dead after a dispute tied to alleged gambling rumors. Police found no solid motive or enemies. A stab wound on his thigh and a troubled home life with his wife, who viewed the body, are noted alongside past burglaries on Broadway and a separation suit involving their two daughters.
The Charleston Tennis Club hosts a city tournament opening Thursday afternoon with about 40 men entered in singles and doubles plus a women's singles event. Entries must be sent to A Q Wilson today. Finals set for July 4 with cups awarded to winners and runners up. Previous doubles champs Curphey and Weaver and singles winner Skinner are noted contenders. Public invitation extended for Thursday’s matches.
Clyde Davis at the state public service commission said yesterday he is not the Clyde Davis charged with felonious assault in Intermediate court Men ey. Ralph Calver of Levi denied being the Ralph Calvert arrested last Sunday for business destruction of property and assault.
Dannie BE. Delaer of Indianapolis seeks help from the West Virginia state police to find her mother Mrs. George Sankle who has been separated from her for about 11 years and is believed to be somewhere near Charleaton.
Wheeling June 26. David Cleary, county deputy sheriff suspended when charges of soliciting bribe were filed against him, returned to duty today after the grand jury did not return an indictment.
Wheeling June 25 federal prohibition agents conducted the sale of five automobiles in which the total fetched 187 dollars. The event involved mobilized rounds of action by the agents and details were reported locally.
Miss Livingston testified about her two week stay in Chicago and Tulsa with Mr Hardinge. She described expensive gifts, theatre outings, and a proposed marriage plan. She said Hardinge showed her his home and insisted on terms for their union while denying she would claim more than 100000. Her lawyers prepared to press the presumption of a prenuptial waiver.
A damaged OCR record lists multiple lawsuits and divorces in a common pleas court with judge Morgan Owen presiding. The docket includes Hart against various defendants, a $61,000 lumber damages claim, a $200 verdict for Harry Bays, and several divorces with child custody orders, plus judgments involving Billsdale, Mound Ser- Flee, and Union Mortgage companies.
United States aims to link reparations with a revised payment schedule to Germany. President Hoover plans a later submission to Congress after talks with leaders. Officials say the part directly involving the United States concerns German debt for occupation costs and war damages.
A New York newspaper office reports a rewrite man handles the cross Atlantic talks on page one material. The item notes sustained bylines and desk procedures in the newsroom.
Miko Fika of Javkeor atrent, after 18 years' probation, was arrested in federal court at about nine o'clock last night at his home on a liquor charge. Officers found one and a half gallons of moonshine during the raid. He is held in the county jail. Deputies Geatso Abbott, K. Carnes, and J. G. Weese led the arrest, not state prohibition agents.
The court announced petitions for reargument and rehearing have been docketed and no decrees or judgments suspended in listed cases from various counties. It dismissed certain docketed cases and declined appeals from compensation decisions. A prohibition rule was issued to Lyndall Wilson in Wayne County regarding records of a prior decree.
In a London courtroom the magistrate jokes about wives pressing for money while noting some women seek sympathy by claiming dependence. He cites cases of perjury threats and clothing as signs of manipulation, yet insists not all women share these traits. Amid the uproar, reverent ministers W H Cooper and B C Radcliffe die, leaving sizable estates.
In St Louis, the Indians won the second game 7 to 6 while the Browns triumphed 8 to 0. The Indians claimed the final game 16 to 7, completing a split for Cleveland as Stewart and teammates starred.
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