Police Court Busy As Drunken Offenders Fined
Monday morning in the police court Mayor E Otto Waugh presided over a busy docket. Henry Moran of Baltimore and his brother R L Moran were jailed after a breakfast outing led to drunkenness and disturbances. both pleaded guilty and each paid a $5 fine. Tom Wilson pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct and faced a 4 pm trial. Annie Reed of Clarksburg pleaded guilty to drunkenness and received a $5 fine or three days. she chose jail when unable to pay. Clyde Simmons and Otha Bunner were jailed three days for intoxication. Wilbert Newcomb, also drunk, elected to work three days on the streets to pay his fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Otto Waugh
Henry Moran
Baltimore
R. L. Moran
Ley
Busy Bee
Tom Wilson
Annie Reed
Clarksburg
Bond’s
Lower Latrobe
Annie
Clyde Simmons
East Main Street
Otha Bunner
Barrett Street
Wilbert Newcomb
Main Street
Jail Man Pleads To Murder Tale From St Joseph
An inmate described as Edwards fled a two year stay at the south hospital for the insane at St Joseph after returning home bloodied and confessing to killing a man to Capt. Beatty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hospital For the
St. Joseph
Edwards
Beatty
Reporter Leg Continues In Barefoot Inquest Claim
A reporter ends a dam investigation declaring no murder occurred, noting no warrants issued and Frederick Snare Corporation officials dismissing the episode as a pipe dream. The piece closes with the reporter announcing there was no murder on Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Snare Corporation
Radio schedule snapshot from 1240 0 Worlag era
A dense list of radio program times and stations from NBC CBS and others, naming shows and performers such as Carol Deis soprano, Amos n Andy, Uncle Ezra, Fibber McGee and Molly, and orchestras. Includes advertised RCA tube prices and bulk discount offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nbc—News
Carol Deis
Wwijzz
KDKA
WFBE
WGN
WLW
Jack Armstrong
CBS
Wdz
Lowell Thomas
NBC
Billy and
Betty
KMOX
Edith Karen
Amos
Andy
Just Entertainment
Terry
Ted
Wizz
Woky—Dance Orchestra
Dka
Tony
Gus
Uncle Ezra
WWVA
Dot
Will
Newhall
Lum
Abner
WSM
Jack
His
Boake Carter
Quin Ryan
WBBM
Nothing
Frank Hazzard
Elena’ Morieak
Ensemis
Road projects across several towns receive funding approvals
Funds approved for Belington Audra road and Philippi street upgrades. Circleville school building repairs. Junior street grading and drainage. Preston to Bruceton Mills road work 50412. Kingwood Rowlesburg rebuilding 110755 and West Water Street Newburg improvements 2484. Parsons to Barbour line road 73644. Hendricks street construction 4326. Elk Lick Run trail construction 16136.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Page
Belington
Audra
Philippi
Circleville
Junior
Preston
Bruceton Mills
Hopewell
Kingwood
Rowlesburg
West Water Street
Newburg
Tucker County
Parsons
Barbour County
Hendricks
Elk Lick Run Trail
Classified Rates and Policies for Sentinel Ads
The Sentinel outlines advertising rates: two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion. Insertion must be consecutive, minimum charge 45 cents, and each initial and figure counts as a word. Ad classifications must be proper. errors not more than one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Federal fund recommended for state WPA projects
The sum from the federal government is the first part of a $6,794,793 fund advised by the advisory committee on allotments to the chief executive on July 23. Fr. Witcher McCullough, WPA administrator in West Virginia, filed the projects with the committee several weeks ago.
Prisoner Fernekes Death Sentence Sought in 1925 Case
Governor Horner sets a $1000 reward for Fernekes, blamed for at least five murders and multiple bank robberies. Foretold is his capture in 1925 after a spree starting with an 1914 robbery, linked to killings of two bank messengers and two state police, with a prior conviction for a bank robbery and a death sentence pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Horner
Fernekes
Ferneke
Argo State Bank
Chicago
East
First National Bank of
Pearl River
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Inland Trust and Savings Bank
Four Escape Attempts Mark Death Row Inmate Ferneke
Ferneke repeatedly tried to flee Cook County jail four times. He once blasted a 15 inch brick wall hole. In 1927 the Supreme Court reversed a murder conviction and he was sent back to prison on a robbery sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferneke
Cook County
Supreme Court
Deputy Sheriff Stabbed Seven Times in Yukon Scrape
Deputy Sheriff Jack Snyder, 43, of Yukon, is in critical condition after a fight in English. Eugene Dillon of English is jailed awaiting the officer’s prognosis.
FIVE ESCAPED PRISONERS BACK IN CUSTODY
Henry St John aged 28 from Saint Louis surrendered to hospital authorities hours after an escape by five inmates. The incident involved multiple prisoners who fled the facility but five were later recaptured including St John who returned voluntarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry St. John
St. Louis
ZENGE WON'T Continued From Page One
A stalled courtroom scene unfolded as DA Dougherty invited Mrs. Bauer to sit. The couple exchanged tense glances while a lone officer stood nearby. After five minutes she spoke faintly asking about Kirksville as midnight struck and they resumed their quiet, strained exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dougherty
Mrs. Bauer
Kirksville
Nature Presents Hamster Home Life and Dangers
A nature feature describes hamsters living in a multi chamber underground suite six feet deep with separate granaries for corn roots and berries. The male and female share distinct burrows and hibernate in winter. Summer burrows are shallow with a single chamber. Predators like ravens owls buzzards polecats and weasels constantly threaten the species.
Lincoln Fields Track Opening This Afternoon
Chicago horse racing opens at Lincoln Fields with a six furlong handicap sprint and a 25 day meeting led by the Lincoln Handicap on Aug 24. Five $5,000 stake races fill the program with minimum purses of $1,000 each for the miles-long run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Human Factor a Key to Crime Prevention Says Shingleton
The West Virginia official urges police to be sure they are right before acting and warns against favoritism in law enforcement. He emphasizes the enduring importance of integrity over shortcuts, saying progress in science cannot replace personal responsibility. Public opinion weighs in on fair treatment under equal circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Care
Grafton Sentinel
Grafton
West Virginia
Shingleton
Winfield dam project promises 500 jobs in Kanawha river area
Huntington reports Major John F. Conklin federal district engineer said 500 men will get jobs building the Winfield dam on the Kanawha River by month’s end, signaling a surge in local employment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
John F. Conklin
Mlstrict
Winfield
Kanawha River
Resettlement projects seek funds for eight tracts in seven states
The administration requests 10 381 346 for eight tracts across Connecticut Georgia Illinois Indiana Minnesota Mississippi and New York to convert unproductive land into camping hunting and fishing preserves and create about 6731 jobs over 15 to 23 months while the Works Progress Administration adds 4 768 310 for Georgia and 132 492 for Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agenciea
Works Progress Administration
Georgia
Virginia
Resettlement Administration
Rexford G. Tugwell
Connecticut
Ilinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
New York
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Prudential Man
Margaret Speaks
Daly
Orch
WJZ
Pick and
Pat
WLS
Home Sweet Home
Henry Horlick
WJ2
Greater Minstrels
Cbs—Radio Theater
Wallace Beery
Lightnin
Wcky—Jubilee Singers
Buddy
Joe Sanders
Bert Kenny
WCKY
Comedy Stars of Hollywood
Meredith Wilson
Alice Stuerenbe
Ray Knight
Wayne King
WLW Crusaders
Harold Stern
Manny LaPorte
WSAI
Rheiny Gay
Ink Spots
Jesse Crawford
Veloz & Yolenda
WGY
Johnny Albright
Little Jack Little
Ray Noble
Earl Hill
the Hoofingham
Wenr
Herm Crone
WKBC
Community Players
Jolly Coburn
Bert Block
WAVE
Tom Gentry
Harry Dickman
Eddy Duchin
Bill Hogan
Oliver Naylor
Horace Heidt
WLM
Leonard Keller
Floyd Town
Midnight Flyers
Glen Leee
RCA
Fanny Street
Mapte Avenue
Wilford Street
Boyd Street
Hussion
Knottsville Pike
Watkins
J. R. Watkins Company
N. Sth Street
Columbus
Ohio
Zenge
Nature
Asia
Europe
Bauer
University of Michigan
C.S. Dougherty
Head
Lincoln Fields
U. S
Patent Office
Pottermans Garage
Min ’Em
Stanley
Sia
Giinees
Hag
Marshal Otey Walkers
Big Sister
By Les Forgrave
Etta Kett
Etta
Teria
BY Paul Robinsg
Tepsteef Dick
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