Joneses lead U.S. Senate race as primary results roll in
Primary returns from Taylor county show slim margins and a hot day. Guy Haymond defeats Ray Dillon by five votes for the GOP House of Delegates slot. Fred Watkins tops Eugene Sommerville for Democratic sheriff, with 609 to 366 votes. Willis defeats Howell in the state senate GOP contest, while Hodges runs unopposed on the Democratic ticket. County commissioner race centers on Waller, Morrow, and Kelley. Grimes confronts Shriver for county superintendent.
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Taylor County
Guy Haymond
Ray Dillon
House of Delegates
Dillon
Fred Watkins
Eugene Sommville
Watkins
Sommerville
Senate
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Rosenbloom
Congress
Bachman
Tanney
Ramsey
Willis
Howell
Anginilano
Hodges
Waller
Morrow
Kelley
Knight
Grimes
Lloyd L. Shriver
Barbour
Jin Taylor County
Berkeley
Pate Boone
Braxton
Brooke BR
Republican Cabell
Calhoun
al Jones
Clay
White
Doddridge
Wilson
Wayette
Shaw
Gilmer
Kanawha Lewis
Lincoln
Taney Logan
State Senate
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Marshall
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Monroe
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McDowell
Republican
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Ohio
Pendleton
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Coeee Saron Freston
Amen
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Randolph
County Supt. of Rho Ritchie Ae
Ublican
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Summers
Wood
Tucker
Democratic Ryler
Upshur
Jayne
Pex House of Delegates
Webster
Wetzel
Wirt Mt
Haymond
Wyoming Rer
Summerville
Republ
Jones
Home County
Left Handed Man Sought In Slayings At Delafield
Chicago reports a left handed blond man linked to the murders of Alfred Lingle and Jack Zuta. A black glove from one killer and a related clue from a Wisconsin resort ball point to a broader inquiry into Moran Alello and associated figures. A Wisconsin maid provided names and gang activity details, with witnesses sighting men around a nearby cabin and a cab ride.
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Chicago
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Jack Zuta
Moran-Alello
Zute
Delafield
Wis
Lingle
Tofield
Wisconsin
Igi
Waller thanks voters invites support in November
Samuel A. Waller thanks Taylor County voters for their primary vote and asks for continued support in the upcoming November election. He expresses appreciation and signs his name.
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Samuel A. ‘Waller
Forest Fires Threaten Life And Property Across Regions
Air record progress by Captain Hawks lands him at Port Columbus en route to St Louis as he seeks a New York to Los Angeles transcontinental run. Maryland rages with a 20 mile front forest fire in Allegany County. Wills Mountain Inn destroyed. other blazes unchecked amid heat and drought. Cape Cod forest fires threaten Plymouth area. crews battle for 18 hours, at least seven homes and a sawmill lost, many square miles burned.
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Frank M. Hawks
New York
Los Angeles
Port Columbus
Curtiss Field
St. Louis
Baltimore
Allegany County
Maryland
Wills Mountain Inn
Cumberland
Plymouth
Mass
Cape Cod
Here
First Complete Preliminary Census Figure Shows Fastest-Growing Area
The first complete preliminary census figure reports the continental United States at 122,728,873 inhabitants with outlying possessions adding 14,172,688 for a grand total of 127,501,581. The 48 states plus DC show a 16.1 percent gain, with New York and California among the top states in numerical growth.
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California
Pacific States
Washington
Continental
United States
Associated Press Bureaus
District of Columbia
Nations Rush Battleships To Red Zones
Washington dispatch reports Americans in Hankow China urged to withdraw to safety as Chinese authorities predict troop withdrawals. In Changsha 2000 Chinese executed and 4000 missing in Hunan province amid advancing forces. officials say troops reentered Changsha with restraint.
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Richard P. Butrick
Hankow
China
State Department
Kanshow
GT. Wang
Kanehow
Ghai
Changsha
Hunan
Nanking
Heat Wave Shifts East As Midwest Cools Slightly
Chicago reports a shift of the heat center to the east easing midwest discomfort but crops remain threatened. Scattered showers and cooler winds offer brief relief though rainfall is insufficient to end the drought. Corn crop is already damaged with potential loss of millions of bushels if heat persists.
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Chicago
Water conservation urged amid drought in Grafton
Notice from Mayor King of Grafton urges water consumers to use water sparingly during the drought and to refrain from outdoor fires to reduce the risk of a serious conflagration.
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King
Grafton
Broun to Run for Congress on Socialist Ticket
Associated Press reports Heywood Broun newspaperman writer and liberal will seek Congress from New York's silk stocking district on the socialist ticket. Broun's candidacy signals a bold third party bid in a metropolitan district normally aligned with established parties.
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Associated Press
Heywood Broun
Congress
New York
Virginia primary winners name victor in congress races
Richmond VA Aug 6 AP Joseph T Deal and Howard Smith were Democratic nominees for congress in the second and eighth Virginia districts after yesterday’s party primary. Thomas G Burch, who challenged party loyalty, led to likely replace Congressman Joseph Whitehead by about 8634 votes. Deal will face Republican incumbent Menaleus Lankford in November.
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Joseph T. Deal
Howard Smith
Congress
Virginia
Thomas G. Burch
Joseph Whitehead
Deal
Menaleus- Lankford
Hoover
Sarah “Lee “Faln
House of del
Ray
Attorney Held In Wife's Death Bomb Case
Amarillo Texas August 6 A D Payne Amarillo attorney whose wife was killed when a bomb demolished their coupe was held in the Pampa jail as a guard against mob violence while murder charges are prepared E W Thotherson district attorney said he announced he was preparing Payne was arrested after an investigation into the woman's death She was killed June 27 and her 9 year old son married as she was driving the automobile to town from the Payne home
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Amarillo
Texas
A.D. Payne
Pampa
E. W. Thotherson
Payne
West Virginia primary returns show tight races for Congress and Senate
Preliminary returns from West Virginia’s midsummer primary reveal James Ellwood Jones leading the Republican Senate race with 31,168 votes, while Benjamin L. Rosenbloom trails after 24,176 ballots. In the governor’s race former governor Albert B. White sits fourth. Local totals from Wheeling and Fairmont highlight a quiet campaign with sparse returns from several counties.
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L. Rosenbloom
Harry Shaw
Albert B. White
Wayne, Webster
Tuckermained
Charleston
West Virginia
James Ellwood Jones
McDowell County Coal
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom
Wheeling
M. M. "Neely
Fairmont
Berkeley
Brooke
Hencock
Marion
Ohio
Taylor
Calhoun
Gilmer
Jackson
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Tucker
Wayne and
Webster
Jones
Rosenbloom
Parkersburg
Cabell County
Taylor County Tax Levy Details From 1929 Debts and 1930 Forecast
Taylor County plans to raise four cents per every hundred dollars of valuation to pay on the old Virginia debt. In 1929 the payment totaled $9,583.91. This year based on property valuations the charge is expected to be $9,383.12. The Virginia debt payment remains due. The district road fund in 1929 brought in $70,526.95 from county taxes. county road fund was $52,708.23, totaling $73,235.18 for highway work, with state capitation adding to the overall sum.
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Taylor County
Old Virginia
Debi Ty
Capitol
Virginia
Troopers Report July Arrests and Seizures
State policeman H K Debei fer Garston detail reports twenty arrests in July. Eight prohibition seizures involved automobiles transporting rum. Fourteen cases involved miscellaneous property, with $140 recovered for rightful owners. Total fines and costs plus stolen property recovered amount to about $998.20 for July.
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H. K. Debeifer
Garston
William G. thanks Taylor County voters for support
A civic message to voters of Taylor County expresses gratitude for backing during the primary and for cooperation from friends throughout the candidacy for superintendent of schools and in the general election.
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Taylor County
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Ne Ben
William G
Will Buy Used School Books If In Good Condition
Local buyer seeks used school books in good condition. Offers cash and flexible pickup. Contacts provided for arranging purchase and listing acceptable titles.
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