Expenditures For Roads Reach Big Sum Audit Shows
State road commission finances show eight year expenditures totaling about 107 million dollars. J Stanney Brephens notes funds come from federal aid gasoline taxes licenses and title certificates. Maintenance and equipment costs dominate with rising freight drayage and telephone expenses highlighted.
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J. Stanney Brephens
Putnam County
Stephens
Fund Commission
Road Commission
BCR
State Road Commission
Chief John Britton Begins Tour in East
Chief John Britton announces a month long tour of western cities starting from Charleston with Mrs. Britton and his grandson John Warren Brit ton. They will drive to Atlantic City for a few days then proceed to New York City for police department studies and to Syracuse to inspect a new traffic system. They expect to return to Charleston around August 1.
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John Britton
East
Mrs. Britton
John Warren Britton
Charleston
Atlantic City
New York City
City Police Department
New York
Britton
Syracuse
N. Y
Frankie Martow
For & Ride
Gothow
Nolorex Farris
Bow Jn London
Marlow
State Officials Report On Fayette County Visit
From Fayette, F. F. Frizzell of the state tax office and C. C. Morris of the Mines department returned after a week on department business. Morris notes rising interest in coal safety week events and the September state safety and first aid meeting at Laidley Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Frizzell
State Tax Commissioner's Office
C. C. Morris
State Department of Mines
Payette County
Biggest Parade in History to Honor Old Man River
Revival of inland river traffic centers on an Ohio River parade from Pittsburgh to Cairo featuring 40 to 200 boats. Officials including President Hoover will ride as crews showcase new lock and dam progress and rising barge orders across Pittsburgh Kanawha and Ohio regions.
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Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Cincinnati
Hoover
Point Pleasant
Allegheny
Monogahela
Thia
Dortyards
W. D. Kimble
Portsmouth
Hudson River
Poate
New York Clity
Albany
AU Boatyards
Carnegie Steel Company
Memphiia
Pittsburgh and Wast Virginia Railway Company
Manongahela
Clairton
Paducah
Memphis
Monroe
Oravo Contracting Company
Missinsippi
Island Creek Coal Company
Kanawha River
Kanawha
Masters Sisa
Drago Contracting Company
Mississippi River Commission
Greene Line
Huntington
Misakaippi
St. Louis
Richwood News Briefs: Marriages and Golden Wedding
Announcements from Covington and Webster Springs report a June 22 marriage of Virgie Sigler to Forest Marshall at a Covington Methodist church with Rev. Beery officiating. Additional double wedding at Webster Springs united James Kantahan and Mary Herold and Garlin Ellyson and Dorothy Bigler. A golden wedding observed for I. L. Woods and wife of Cowen on June 26.
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Alster-Marshall
Virgie Irene Sigler
J. E. Sisler
Forest Marshall
Kate Marshall McChing
Rentck
Covington
D. A. Beery
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. £. Buck Tabor
Snodgrass Brothers
James W. Kantahan
Mary Toulee Herold
Garlin Ellyson
Dorothy Bigler
Webster
W. 5. Bennett
Hanrahan
George A. Herold
Cowen
Charles F. Hanrahan
Gauley Mills
Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company
Clarksure
Woods
Vineburen
Arkunons
Webster WV
Wearls
Drowning at Gauley River near Crawford Creek
Mary Woodie Tes Mory Woodie aged 21 of near Allingdale Webster county drowned herself late Friday evening by jumping into the Gauley river near Crawford's creek mouth. Authorities noted the suicide in the local report. further details were limited in the compiled item.
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Mary Woodie
Mory Woodie
Ed Woodie
Allingdale
Webster County
Gauley
Crawford's Creek
Mo Fenson
West Virginia Notes of Wildlife, Burglaries and Births
Reports from Morgantown and Beckley describe a 81 bounty on gray fox pelts by the county Wild Life league and a protest against the fox as a game animal. Clarksburg notes a burglar alarm but no theft. Nitro items discuss local sports, scouts trips, and the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Frank Ferran. Nearly 5,000,000 tons of raw sugar were imported into the United States in the last 12 month.
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Road Commission
West Virginia
reed Ccom+ wlaaton
Putnam
Morgantown
Bre'r Fox Nivat
Monongalia
County
Wild Life League
Ted Fox
Vely
United States
Sunday church services and activities listed for local churches
Presbyterian church schedules morning worship with the sermon The Lord s Prayer and an evening sermon entitled Joseph A Spoiled Child Who Turned Out Well Rev B Brown pastor First Baptist Church lists school superintendent J B Brewer and Virginia Roberts with morning worship at 10 45 Junior League and evening service Rev J R Reynolds leads Baptist Methodist Episcopal notes Patriotism and Religion topic morning service at 10 45 Epworth League and a lecture by Miss Amy Morris of Charleston Epworth League Rev O L Hawkins pastor Baseball the local ball team meets Spring Hall club this afternoon at 2 30 with Meadors or Dent on the mound
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Hunt
Gregor
Chilton
Cedar Grove
Snyder
Joe Stabo
Charleston
Presbyterian
Sehook
Joseph
Rev
B. Brown
First Baptist
J. B. Brewer
Mrg
Virginia Roberts
Young Peoples Union
J. R. Reynolds
Methodist Episcopal
Elmer Fletcher
Misa Amy Morris
O. L. Hawkins
Meadors
Dent
Day's News At A Glance
Constitutional validity of the 1929 workmen's compensation law upheld in a quo warranto case in Helberlin Houser. Circuit Judge Hudson declines intervention in Clemans case. Temporary injunction restrains theater operation in Pelbaton. Various city notes report drownings, ambush wounds, and plane incidents abroad and in the U S.
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West Virginia
Helberlin H
Obie River
New Cumberland
Unclear resignation case and opera figure noted in brief
Seymour Lowman faced questions on resignation while Chicago Civic Opera figures Edith Mason and Polacco are linked to a divorce cruelty case. In a separate item, Aberdeen’s Marquis Abe Deen released two phonograph records in July, singing classic songs with a private pianist.
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Seymour Lowman
Grand: Rapids
Aiappeala
Conyje Buckley
Ohio State
Chicago
Edith Mason
Chicago Civic Opera
Polacco
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Circle One
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H. Johnson, Jr
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Fred Bebre
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After Paint and Glass Co
Hale St
Winan Goen
Ston
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West Virginia Glass Service Company
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Beckley
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Spallce
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Gual Tiyer
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Howerd Wallace
Carroll
Virginia
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J. Selby
Ifth Street
Lena Gerlach
M. Steuber
Wilmington
Del
C.D. Clary
Thirty-seventh Street
Lewis Moore
Charleston Hospital
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J. P. Sheer
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Squire G. C. Gardner
F.C. Mc
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Capone
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Galperin Music Co
Capital St
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Esabliasea
Capital Street PO
Charleston Merchant Police and Collecting Agency
Howard C Smith
Mer
Clyde H Smith
Mgr
W. L. Douglas Shoe Store
Union Made
Daniel Boone Hotel Bldg
Tau
Specs’ Towel Service Forum
Doctors
Dentists
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Gunley Bridge
Charleston Tower Supply Co
Hansford St
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Kelvinator
Kelvinator Corporation
Woodrum
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