Blind Lawyer To Open Office
Morgantown reports Oliver Hatfield, a West Virginia University law graduate blind since age three, will open a law office in Fairmont. He views blindness as an inconvenience and plans to practice law while pursuing music, writing, and community work. His path followed Romney School for the Blind education beginning in 1920. His friends include D Earle Fisher and M C Corone.
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Morgantown
Oliver Hatfield
West Virginia University Law School
English
McDowell County
Fairmont
Bere
Hatfield
Romney School For the Blind
University
D. Earle Fisher
M. C. C. Corone
Romney
Two Bankruptcies Filed in Federal Court
Two bankruptcy petitions were filed yesterday in the federal clerk’s office. Cedar Grove lists liabilities of 942 dollars and assets of 162. Oscar Mooney and Dalle are listed with liabilities of 673 and assets of 35. Rural electrification allotments totaling 1,693,000 fund 1,838 miles of electric distribution to serve rural customers in Oklahoma.
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Willem Cari Underwood
Cedar Grove
Oscar 1
Mooney, Dalle
Oklahoma
Lion and Canary Beattys Face Off in Family Circus Tale
Two Beatty cousins Clyde the lion tamer and Floyd who favors canaries are featured in a playful AP story. Floyd, a rubber plant worker in Akron, has trained his dog and loves canaries, while Clyde once faced a clawed scare in the ring. The piece blends circus life with family rivalry and quirky notes on trains and film industry research.
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Beatty
Clyde
Floyd
Chirp
Akron
Ohln
New Books for Fanawha County Public Library
The library received a diverse batch of titles this week covering morality and education, philosophy of education, advertising, textiles, science, and literature. Notable works include Niebuhr's Moral Man and Immoral Society, Hogben’s Mathematics for the Mission, and Weekley’s The Romance of Names, among many others.
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Fanawha County
Reinhold Niebuhr
Justice Standers
Edward L Nome
Michael Demlashkevich
Cambridge
A. Maycock
Ernest Weekley
Wall Street
Helty Green
Lively New Head O £ 718. H. S. Class at Charleston Reunion
Ted Lively was elected president of the Charleston high school class of 1818 at a reunion dinner Friday night at Wren's Nest. Eunice Elsensmith Davia was named vice president, Elizabeth Hamilton secretary treasurer, and C. R. Adams pianist. Several members unable to attend were listed, with many spouses and friends noted in attendance.
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Ted Lively
Charleston
Davis
Mollie Lopinsky
Norman Trevillian
Cantor of
Logan
D. E
Kubns
Anderson
Philadelphia
Catherine Crouch Carson
Hamilton
Nancy McClure
Leo H. Mynes
Fred F. White
Lof Clendenin and Lively
West Virginians in Capital By Hamilton Faron
West Virginians in Washington feature Rep Jennings Randolph of Elkins as he leads a subcommittee to trim Washington cab service. He cites 4757 cabs in D C versus Pittsburgh 400 and Philadelphia 700, urging cuts to ease traffic while preserving transit. Jessie Taylor of Charleston bests Sen Holt in table tennis. Randolph joins Boy Scouts executive committee. Webster Springs residents seek WV congressional aid.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Randolph
Jessie Taylor
Charleston
Sen
Holt
American Table Tennis Association
Miss Taylor
Boy Scouts of America
Road project to Elk River initiates industrial push
W L Wooddell, Highster Springs attorney, warns that building a highway via Hergoo to Monterville is vital to keep industrial activity from drifting away. He says improved roads are needed to attract business and retain three local industries. The piece also notes a wedding in Cameron and a senate debate where Senator Neely argued against a relief bill amendment tying local cost shares to 35 percent.
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Elk River
Hergoo
Monterville
W. L. Wooddell
Highster Springs
Wooddell
M. M. Neely
Senate
Neely
Hercules
Sherlock Holmes
Clothing Store Owner Fined For Tax Violations
Conner, chief of the state tax department, said a tax assessment of 1723.63 was levied on Isadore Roeen, Charleston clothing store proprietor, for failure to collect and report consumer and gross sales taxes. The consumer tax was 1241.18 with 74.47 penalty. gross sales 379.61 with 38.37 penalty.
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N. ¥. Conner
State Tax Department
Isadore Roeen
Charleston
War on information law could demand vast spy network
The proposed amendment to control information would need an army of investigators and informers, likened to the forces that followed ancient conquerors. The War Department announced three more reserve corps officers from West Virginia, detailing officers from Keyser Wheeling and South Charleston. New US Geological Survey maps of southeastern Virginia and nearby areas outline the Narrows and Pearisburg districts for lawmakers.
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Xerxes
Alexander
Napoleon
War Department
Reece Corps
West Viral
Charles Edward Bill
Keyser
Leutenant
William Gleamner
Wheeling
Pecon
Roger ‘Wi. Scott
South Charleston
Seeeond Leutenant
Virginia
U. S. Geological Survey
West Virginia
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