Legion Takes Back Attack in Ferr Row
Philippi Aug 6 A Barbour County American Legion post rescinded a July 26 1934 resolution calling for removal of the Barbour County Welfare Board. The post later adopted a neutral stance while reaffirming loyalty to nonpolitical policy. A second resolution rescinded the previous action and sought to mail copies to Department Headquarters.
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American Legion
Barbour County
Barbour County Welfare Board
Department
Barbour County Street Fair Premium List Set for Sept
William N Boehler state welfare director and Barbour County Post No 44 American Legion announce publication in local papers on August 2 1934. The fair runs September 26 27 28 and 29 with a premium list that expands to include livestock on the Grant lot per the court house meeting led by Mayor W A Mason.
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William N. Boehler
Artie G. Baughman
Barbour County
The
American Legion
Court House
W. A. Mason
Grant
Philippi notices update fair events and life milestones
The Philippi area outlines fair entries including draft horse riding and culinary exhibits with exhibitors must grow or make entries. A three act comedy In the Money is set for August at the high school auditorium with 110 local cast members. Maxwell Bennett wedding of Jessie Bennett to William Maxwell at Rev Chapman's home. Birth of a daughter at Myers Clinic hospital. Scout camp plans for Camp Drumond on Buckhannon river starting August 20 with school staff aiding.
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Acme
Harry Huff
Ccal Horse
Philippi
Maxwell-Bennett
Jessie Bennett
Guy Bennett
William Maxwell
Stephen Maxwell
Galloway
HS Chapman
Main Street
Chapman
Methodist Episcopal Church
Barbour County
R. P. Good
Myers Clinic Hospital
Elton Smith
Philippi Troup
Camp
Drummond
Buckhannon River
Paul Watson
Smith
Darrell Malone
Stars to Appear at Kiwanis Merchants Benefit in Grafton
Stars galore join the floor show at the Kiwanis Merchants picnic benefit dance in Grafton park pavilion as the event’s climax. Pretty Eileen Baker of Clarksburg heads a program of acrobatic dances with several Clarksburg friends. The bill also features Herman and Irene Bartlett and The Old Man of the Mountains with Davis Evans and the International Mountaineers. Baby show plans on the boardwalk will be announced at the Kiwanis meeting. All city stores will close early for a half day so workers can attend.
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Grafton
Davis Evans
Miss Baker
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Boardwalk
Kiwanis Club
Taylor County
Grafton Park
Merchants and Kiwanis Club
Jury unable to reach verdict in Propst case
The jury in L. D. Propst's drunk driving trial in Magistrate Ona C. Jefferys court failed to agree and were discharged. Propst, 27, of Pleasant Creek, employed on the Rosemont Oval road, was arrested August 2 on the Grafton Cecil road. He testified he drank three 3.2 beers that day, while witnesses including F C Williams Ward Westfall and Wilbert Hefner denied drinking. Jail official Virgil Poe testified Propst reeked of liquor and was intoxicated.
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L. D. Propst
Pleasant Creek
Ona C. Jefferys
Pobst
Propst
State Road Commission
Rosemont Oval
Grafton-Cecil Road
T. E. Freeze
Fendant
F. C. Williams
Ward Westfall
Wilbert Hefner
Rosemont
Poe
Williams
Westfall
Hefner
Virgil Poe
Forst
Ramsay in Westmoreland rally defends loyalty to Roosevelt
In a crowded court room Ramsay defended his stance in support of the New Deal and President Roosevelt. He cited letters from James A. Farley and Joseph Burns praising his congress work and loyalty, and argued that utilities oppose him only for backing the president. He highlighted hydroelectric dam efforts and urged Democratic support in the Tuesday primary.
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Roosevelt
Farley
Ramsay
James A. Farley
National Democratic Committee
Congress
Joseph Burns
House of Representatives
Burns
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ment
Tennessee
Weirton Steel Company
Frank L. Haymond
Camerons
W. J. Gates
Ten Men Trapped In Mine Panic As Gas Escapes
Ten miners are trapped after an explosion or collapse at an abandoned mine. Rescue teams work to vent deadly gas and reach the pit mouth. Ralph Burchill, mine foreman, is among those unaccounted as anxiety grows over their fate.
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Ralph Burchill
Camel Ad Promises Energizing Effect After Work
An ad claims Camel cigarettes provide a positive energizing effect after work or a smoke break. It cites a New York research lab and features Elsworth Vines Jr. praising Camel’s mood boost and refreshing aroma as a way to lift energy for sports and daily activity.
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New York
Elsworth Vines, Jr
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Edgcumb Pinchon
C. B Stade
David Q. Selznick
Jack Conway
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Liberty Magazine
CGN
Pag
Ellsworth Vines, Jr
Pasadena
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Rca-Victor
Charles. Laughton
Henry Will
Korda
United Artists
Walter Disney
Clarksburg
W. Va
Lowndes
Water Street
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