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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1932
Page
10
An unclear AP filed item notes a dull period with minimal activity. It mentions a figure of 37.248.000 and a focus on round bears and industrial notes without clear context or outcomes. The text is fragmentary and reflects administrative or corporate discussion rather than a specific event.
A national contest awarded Col. L. Powers of Hawesville Kentucky a prize of an all expense trip through the Province of Quebec for his entry praising the biblical knowledge of Rev. M. L. Voylea of Little Rock Arkansas. The sprawling document details the contest rules and prize distribution.
The evangelist Voyles has spent 16 years in the Miuktadippi Valley delivering sermons without reading from his Bible while making frequent Bible references. His memory draws many questions from crowds as he cites exact verses and surrounding references from quotations. Col Powers accompanies Rev Voyles on a joint trip to Canada.
Foreign exchange news from New York on June 27 shows incomplete OCR with mixed phrases. Mentions Britain demand and cable rates, but key figures, currencies, and dates are unreadable.
Newswire cattle and sheep market updates from Baltimore show bids mostly steady with mixed grades. Values range for cattle from 3.00 to 7.26 per hundredweight, calves 3.00 to 8.25, and sheep and lambs from 0.00 to 3.73 with several midpoints noted.
Trade trends show meat packing benefiting packers and farmers from a two week rise in home meat prices. Growers gain immediate profit while packers gain a bulwark against price cuts. Domestic raw wool markets firming with higher values. Boston receipts last week at 123.085.906 pounds, season to date 52.079.00 pounds, versus prior period.
Grain and provisions prices slide with futures recording low daily, while a trustees sale is posted for Kanawha County West Virginia. The notice names Kemp Morton as trustee, Thomas Sexton and Lola Sexton as grantors, and details the foreclosure process on a lot in Charleston with improvements.
New York stock market activity shows varied results as Par mount-Publiz Corp reports quarterly income after adjustments but before depreciation, enough to cover interest charges. Standard Oil Co of California raised baseline prices by 2 percent per gallon after crude price gains, marking first change since prior limits.
Reports from New York and Pittsburgh detail trading in investments and balances, with notes on credit demand and futures. Produce prices and poultry markets shift slightly, while Washington posts June Treasury figures and customs. Hydroelectric plants and distributing systems expand in Indo China as Japan imports rice valued at ten million dollars last year.
New York June 27 The Associated Press reports light liquidation and mixed market signals as corporate bonds fail to stop liquidation. Market mood remains cautious amid congressional relief concerns and a crowded dividend calendar shaping trading early in the week.
United Press updates from Warren to Warren statewide note Standard Oil California raising gasoline at all stations by a cent. National Fertilizer Association logs a four percent rise in wholesale prices. US Geological Survey records a 25 009 ton coal production gain for the week ending June 18. Department of Commerce cites a definite upturn in the boot and shoe industry across the Low States region.
Weather data shows generally unsettled conditions across the region. West Virginia and New York show showers with cooler trends Tuesday and Wednesday, while New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania remain cooler and partly cloudy. Maryland and Kentucky Tennessee expect showers and cooler spells with slight warmth midweek. Northern Atlantic states and Ohio Valley indicate rain, with warmer conditions toward Wednesday in the upper Ohio Valley and lower Lake region.
Three men identified as Joe Wilson John Brew and Richard Larue were held to the grand jury by Justice of the Peace Charles Burge on a charge of armed robbery of Mrs Walter Schoolcraft of Indian Craft near Big Chimneys The victim named the suspects who restrained her and took a pistol from her home during the holdup last Wednesday in the Triangle area.
Martin DeFoe of Delbarton received five dollars weekly for 130 weeks and Ervin of Curwtta was awarded eight dollars per week for 40 weeks. Both awards come from the state compensation department for injuries sustained in their respective coal industry employments. In Stockholm the Colombian Consul General Senor Marques was honored after transfer. Britain’s consul presented a bowl of pewter. A gladiolus show in Atile Co ree Mich will host a school for growers August 17 and 18 with expert instruction plus the Michigan Gladiolus Society sponsorship.
Applicants for dental licenses are being examined by the West Virginia State Board of Dental Examiners. A three day session opened at the local high school with candidates including Ronald F Atkina Mannington John Williams Braddock Wheeling Roland C Carroll Weat Finley Ba Wilbur Ward Collins Laneford Fla Joseph Colombo Nutter Fort George K Emig Wellatu rg Karl R Finck Huntington Benjamin A Jennings Lancaster Ey Carla feughlin Parkersburg Tounaei Morgan Pinaville J Wayne Martin Uniontown Wade Hampton Prather of Goffa Paul Priene Price Morgantown Glen Olaf Graggs Ansted Ashle H Vickers Frame. Board members include Dr M Parneworth president Buck bennon Dr C M Jiiden secretary Charleston Dr L B E Lawson Willam eon Dr D S Davis Clarksburg Pend Dr Floyd S Taylor Huntington.
The Rialto announces a week of shows featuring an all star cast led by Berks Warlaft with a production at Greenbrier and a Capitol drama of a Western tale. Included are Marbare Blanwyes, Ae and Lewetlam with Neil Memillen in The Musical Man.
A man requests the new dial numbers for reaching jobless individuals who have fled applications for vacancies at various offices and plants. He asks employers to notify him about job offers and to provide the updated telephone directory details for employment services.
The state water commission will study Buckhannon River pollution this week, per secretary Tisdale. At request of Barbour County prosecutor Forrest Poting, the survey aims to assess pollution from an old mine upstream. Engineers may use Wheeling filtration plant lab during the summer survey period.
Kenwood Loudermick and Rabec Stalnaker charged with breaking and entering Zella Rahey’s Belly addition home were held for grand jury action in municipal court. James Burna faced forgery charges and J W Jackson received a six month sentence and a fine for pistol law violation. Fergusoon and Gaskel Johnson got 30 day terms and $30 fines for intoxicated driving. Morris drunken driving case dismissed while Warley home brew possession and Hob Beaver home brew possession cases were postponed. Cart Early shouting at Isaac Dobbins was dismissed.
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