State Educators To Attend Parley
West Virginia education leaders and teachers depart for the National Education Association convention in San Francisco July 26 headed by State Supt. W. W. Trent. Trent and O. J. Rife travel tomorrow. others include J. W. Roberts C. B. Cochran E. G. Kuhn C. C. Caudill Addie Ireland and many Charleston and county officials.
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W. W. Trent
West Virginia
National Education Association
San Francisco
Trent
O. J. Rife
State Board of Education
California
David Kirby
J. W. Roberts
State Education Association
C. B. Cochran
Classroom Teachers Association
E. G. Kuhn
Taylor County
C. C. Caudill
Kanawha
Addie Ireland
Shepherdstown
Leathia Harvey
Camp Creek
Mercer County
Grace Taylor
Montrose
Randolph County
Juanita Biller
Elkins
Docia Knight
Shrewsbury
James Moler
Charleston
Decia White
Eleanor Thornhill
White House
Conference of Children In
Woman Injured as Kansas City Building Collapses
Mrs. Maud Lieberman's apartment fell in Kansas City during rain causing a 15 foot drop. She escaped a broken collarbone after being buried under bricks and an iron stove until neighbors freed her. Neighbors suspect a large crack in the two story building triggered the collapse.
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Kansas City
Rose Brown
Lieberman
Sleeping on Ground Man Struck by Car on School Grounds
Phoenix relief worker Terry Wallace chose a school yard to sleep and woke as a motorist drove across his body. He said the driver flashed a light then fled after seeing Wallace injured. Wallace is in critical condition in hospital.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Terry Wallace
Wallace
Ott Persinger Back Home After Hospital Operation
Nitro News notes Ott Persinger has returned home from Charleston hospital. The item also lists local residents and visitors including William and Mrs. Alexander returning to Bluefield, several students spending vacations with relatives, and trips to Parkersburg Beckley New York City and Buckeye Lake Ohio.
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Ott Persinger
Charleston
William Alexander
Bluefield
Marie Goss
Dorothy Briggs
Jackie Moody
Parkersburg
D. J. Beaver
Twenty-fourth Street
Hazel Baker
Dover
N. J
William Dorman
Madeline Kemp
Gas City
Ind
W. Cain
Maurice Smith
J. Richmond
E. Walker
Beckley
Evelyn Creasy
Hildreth Cain
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Paul Reynolds
New Washington, Va
Jeanne Steele
Charleston Hospital
D. Steele
Curtiss Brewer
Jabez Parsons
New York City
W. C. McCallister
Buckeye Lake
Dunbar Social Notes and Local Travel Updates
Dunbar residents hear about bridge games and church camping plans as the Sunshine Girls prepare for a Coal River trip. Numerous local visits and family notices span from Louisville guests to trips to Cincinnati and Columbus with World’s Fair travel hinted.
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Sunshine Girls
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Coal River
Wanda Garrett
Wanetta Garrett
Gertrude Tolley
Dorcas Spence
Lorraine Hayes
Mary Ann Casto
Marie Burns
Ruth Burns
C. E. Burns
Ira Casto
John Williams
J. W. Garrett
Workers Discouraged From Joining C S O at DuPont Plant
Oliver H. Rohrig, a DuPont employee at the Belle plant, testified at an NLRB hearing that the firm aided the formation of the Association of Chemical Employes while discouraging joining of a UMWA branch. He said supervisors helped enroll members on company time and warned him against UMWA activity. Foremen reportedly feared wage and vacation concessions if the union was created.
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Oliver H. Rohrig
E. I. duPont de Nemours
Big Belle
Association of Chemical Employes
C. L O
M. A. Boulden
UMWA
Rohrig
Edgar Mays
Carl Hasty
Walter Holden
Thousands Seek Miners' Permits
The department of mines reports 15 000 to 18 000 approved applications for experienced miners certificates, with about 100 000 total miners. Applications since mid spring. certificates mailed after all forms are filled. An approved application counts as experience even without a card. To qualify, six months of mining work and foreman safety certification are needed. Enforcement likely starts after January 1.
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Department of Mines
N. P. Rhinehart
Rhinehart
West Virginia News Briefs Highlight Local Fatalities
In Newburg a one year old Donald Eugene Trickett died after falling from a father's truck and being run over by its wheels. In Pennsboro a coroner's jury ruled Ross Riggs death a suicide by hanging in his barn as relatives waited at his mother's bedside.
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Newburg
Donald Eugene Trickett
Independence
Henry S. Trickett
Pennsboro
Ross Riggs
Josephs Mills
Tyler County
Man Dies After Fall in Newburg
William H. Cox 86 of Denver dies in a Grafton hospital from injuries after falling from a roof he was repairing. Weakened by the fracture he did not recover. Cox was known in the Denver community and his death is reported by local officials.
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Newburg
William H. Cox
Denver
Grafton
Funeral for Mrs. Goldie Claypool Held in Webster Springs
Funeral services were held for 25 year old Goldie Claypool in Webster Springs. Her husband Everette Claypool 23 is in custody on a first degree murder charge after a coroner's jury recommended the case be sent to the grand jury. She was killed Friday when a revolver her husband was examining fired a bullet into her back. He said he did not know the weapon was loaded.
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Webster Springs
Goldie Claypool
Everette Claypool
E. L. Cutlip
Claypool
Funeral Directors Set Annual Convention in Martinsburg
A. W. Garnett, head of the state department of public assistance, will address the West Virginia Funeral Directors association at its forty fifth annual convention in Martinsburg. Bruce Spindler of Kingwood, president, presides over the three day session starting today with speakers including Charles W. Porterfield and Prof. C. F. Callaway. Events include a Pines trip, infantile paralysis clinic at Berkeley Springs, tours of eastern panhandle sites, a banquet and dance.
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A. W. Garnett
State Department of Public Assistance
West Virginia Funeral Directors Association
Martinsburg
Bruce Spindler
Kingwood
Charles W. Porterfield
Kansas
National Funeral Directors Association
C. F. Callaway
University of Minnesota
Pines
Berkeley Springs
Eastern Panhandle
Blind Shopowner Dies
Newburg on June 26 Thomas Wolfe 61 longtime blind proprietor of a novelty and confectionery store died of a heart attack after closing his shop Sunday He amazed customers by finding items on shelves and making change after 40 years in business.
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Newburg
Thomas Wolfe
Wolfe
Eckard Named Acting Postmaster in Martinsburg
The Post Office Department announces Marlin Eckard as acting postmaster at Martinsburg West Virginia after Whiting C Faulkner resigned last Wednesday amid a federal grand jury indictment for perjury in connection with a
Huntington Robber Blanksenship Sentenced in Armed Robbery Case
Sidney BlankenshipGuilty plea in common pleas court for armed robbery five more indictments listed. Judge H Clay Worth sentences him to 10 years to life in state penitentiary with him labeled Huntington public enemy No 1.
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Huntington
Common Pleas Court
Sidney Blankenship
H. Clay Worth
State
Exams to Be Held For 10 Civil Service Positions
The U S civil service commission announced open competitive exams for ten positions including chief occupational therapy aid arts and crafts silviculturist principal senior associate and assistant silviculturist architect senior associate and assistant architect. Full details from Harry Gill secretary of the board of examiners in the federal building.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Silviculturist
Bureau of Plant Industry and Forest Service
Harry Gill
Board of Examiners
West Virginia HOLC borrowers repay quarter of debt
West Virginia homeowners repaid 5 660 780 of principal as HOLC marked its sixth anniversary. State manager M Edmiston said payments total 24 6 percent of state debt while national average is about five percent.
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West Virginia
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
M. Edmiston
Charles A. Jones
Jones
Cyrano de Bergerac Produced by Paris Comedie-Francaise
Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac has been produced by the Paris Comedie Francaise for the first time. The new staging marks a notable revival and showcases the classic drama to Paris audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostand
Paris Comedie-Francaise
Camp John Laing Opens at Comfort for Eight Weeks
Camp John Laing at Comfort sponsored by the Charleston Y M C A opens next Monday for eight weeks. Herbert C. Johnson, boys' work secretary at the Y, serves as camp director. The camp will accommodate 64 boys and eight councillors.
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John Laing
Comfort
Charleston Y. M. Co. A
Herbert C. Johnson
Eight Typhoid Cases Reported in County
Eight typhoid cases were reported in the county. Dr T.E. Cato said seven cases are at Big Mountain on Kellys Creek and one at Ward. He attributed the Big Mountain cases to a contaminated well and issued precautionary instructions.
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T.E. Cato
Big Mountain
Kelly’s Creek
Ward
The Better Way to Correct Constipation
An editorial extols preventing constipation by dietary bulk and daily Kellogg's All-Bran. It promotes the cereal as a simple solution to avoid headachy days and trips to the medicine chest, noting All-Bran is made by Kellogg's in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Huntington Flier Plans Europe Hop Next Year
Huntington aviatrix Irene Crum says Tommy Smith rushed his failed baby clipper flight to Europe due to weather. Smith did not wait for favorable conditions, and his Clarksburg flyer was lost on a Maine leg. Crum plans to attempt the ocean hop next year in the same type plane.
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Parkersburg
Tommy Smith
Europe
Aviatrix
Irene Crum
Huntington
Smith
Miss Crum
Clarksburg
Maine
Ocean
McCandless Restricted From Voting Valley Bell Stock
A temporary injunction was issued by Circuit Judge Julian F. Souchelle restraining E. R. McCandless of Charleston from voting six shares at Valley Bell Dairy stockholders meeting. Petitioner Lynn Lewis claims the voting would violate an agreement with C. A. Lewis, the company president, who along with Mrs. Lewis holds all voting stock.
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E. R. McCandless
Charleston
Valley Bell Dairy Company
Julian F. Souchelle
Lynn Lewis
McCandless
Sne
C. A. Lewis
Plea From Cripple Found With Body Near California Ohio
A note found on the body of Robert Burns of Pittsburgh, recovered from the Ohio River near California, requests a "sportsman's chance in the battle of life" and recalls Burns' early attempts to obtain a leg brace. Coroner Frank Coppock notes the message reflects his futile effort and a wish to address self-styled sportsmen.
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Cincinnati
Robert Burns
Pittsburgh
Ohio
California
Frank Coppock
Burns
Shark hunting grows as a popular sport in Scotland this year
The report notes a rising trend in Scotland with more participants chasing sharks as a sport this year. Local clubs form, attracting enthusiasts and attracting attention from wildlife groups and regional media.
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Scotland
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George M. Speicher
R. H. Cale
C. H. Cale
A. D. McCormick
Mesdames
A. G. Rice
T. E. Elkins
Hobart Fisher
R. C. Brown
Louisville
Ben J. Downing
Lorena
Ben, Jr
George T. Herring
Dixie
L. M. Downing
C. E. Downey
Pomeroy, C
Harold Brabbin
J. H. Milam
Edwin Milam
D. V. Given
Elkview
Roy T. Leake
Charlottesville
Leake
Birdie Barnes
Rochester
N. Y
B. F. Edens
A. S. Chatfield
New England
Canada
Gradie E. Horton
L. E. Spence
Jacqueline Patterson
Belle
B. H. Simms
Pendleton
England
Mountain Lake
Grand Main Lodge
Giles
New York
Broadway
Bryant
Larsro AU Rac Oe
Stewart
West Amat Nerd Corp
Brooks Street and
N.Y.C. RR
DuPont
The
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Congressional Investigation of District of
HOLC
Edmiston
Bacon
Huntington Flier
Lee Street
Bryant Beauty
Plymouth
Detroit
Plymouth Division
Chrysler Corporation
Michigan
Major Bowes
Columbia Network
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