Youth camp teaches social life to keep rural youth
Mr. A G Arnold of North Dakota leads Boys and Girls Agricultural Club camps in Harrison Pocahontas Marion and Berkeley counties August 4 9 11 16 18 23 and 25 20 to show how social life and community projects can keep young people on farms. He argues Americanization through exhibits athletics music and joint activities helps unite communities and boost rural charm.
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Morgantown
W. Va
A. G. Arnold
North Dakota
Arnold
West Virginia
Ian
Arold
Dakota
West Virginia University
Harrison
Pocahontas
Marion
Berkeley
Cabell
Barbour
Upshur
Wood
Fayette
Mason
Lincoln
Randolph
Taylor Counties
Summers
Roane
Grant
Monroe
Pendleton
Braxton
Hardy
University Man Heads Big Hospital in Vladivostok
MORGANTOWN West Virginia August 4 Dr Cur Yont a WVU graduate who rose to Major and was named superintendent of the United States Hospital in Vladivostok He served seven years as resident surgeon and superintendent at the government hospital in Colon Panama He left to practice in Pittsburgh then rejoined service and has been overseas eighteen months
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Vladivostok
Morgantown
W. Va
Cur} Yont
West Virginia University
Army
United States Hospital
Vladivostock
Yont
Government Hospital
Colon
Panama
Pittsburgh
Stolen Motorcycle Chase Ends With Thefts
Bruce Arnold of Keyser pursued petty thieves on his motorcycle into a building. The thieves fled by the back, stealing the officer’s bike and escaping unseen. Investigators recount the rapid chase and subsequent getaway.
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Stuns
Sherlock
Bruce Arnold
Keyser
Labor opposed to West Virginia rate increase referendum
Labor unions across West Virginia will hold an immediate referendum on the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company plan to raise rates statewide from 20 to 25 percent. Labor leaders warn of a statewide strike in all trades if the proposal is defeated. Initial steps were taken by the Clarksburg Central Trades and Labor Council and Fairmont Central Trades and Labor Assembly to bring the issue to the next meeting.
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Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
Chesapeak and Potowac Telephone Company
State Public Service Commission
Charleston
Clarksburg Central Trades and Labor Council
Fairmont Central Trades and Labor Assembly
New Garage Opens in Grafton at 164 La robe Street
W Hauser plans for a late week start at the Willhe building site on 164 La robe street. A Gibson Barker self measuring gasoline pump with pint to gallon capacity and daily sales recording is installed in front, plus bottle filling with a measuring device. It is claimed to be unique in town.
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Grafton
W. Hauser
Larobe Street
J. F. Hart & Company
Gibson & Barker
Matthew Rogers Reunion Set For August 24 at Oak Grove Church
The Matthew Rogers reunion moves from Saturday to Sunday August 24 at Oak Grove Baptist Church to accommodate workers. One participant may share information. write to Mae Matthew at Independence R2, W Va.
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Matthew Rogers
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Mae Matthew
Independence
R 2
Senator Elkins calls domestic welfare top priority
Washington Aug. 2 Senator Davis Elkins of West Virginia argues that Congress must focus on domestic issues before international questions. He cites high living costs, government waste, profiteering, and unfair taxes, urging reconstruction and prudent financing to restore normal conditions for Americans.
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Brooks Smith
Washington, D.C
Congress
Davis Elkins
West Virginia
United States
Elkins
Senate
Treasury
Providence and duty toward our own country
A fragment urging focus on domestic affairs over distant issues. It emphasizes facing new problems honestly rather than ignoring them and asserts Providence favors a nation that handles its own business, safeguards safety, prosperity, and happiness.
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Old World
Copperhead Snakes Drive Workers From Hamburg Port Team
Reading Pa Aug 4 Nine teen Negroes brought here by Quinlan Robertson contractors on the Hamburg Port Clinton State Highway quit their jobs and left for home today after uncovering many copperhead snakes along the road flanks near the Blue Mountain dam wall. A white alien named Steve Klof was bitten days ago and is in a Reading hospital.
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Reading
Quinlan & Robertson
Hamburg-Port Clinton
Blueountain Dam
Steve Klof
State Board Reassigns WV School Posts and Appointments
West Virginia officials announced several reorganizations in higher and rural education. Prof R I Roudebush of West Liberty will supervise rural schools, replacing L J Hanifan on leave. John W Davis, leading Black educator from Washington DC, named president of the West Virginia Collegiate Institute, succeeding Bryant Prillerman. The board also plans staffing changes at the State University, Morgantown, and solidifies upcoming faculty appointments for the September 28 opening.
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Wheeling
W. Va
R. I. Roudebush
West Liberty State Normal School
West Virginia
State Board of Education
L. J. Hanifan
Harvard
John W. Davis
Washington, D. C
West Virginia Collegiate Institute
Huntington
State University
Frank B. Trotter
John L. Coulter
Wilbur Jones Kay
Washington & Jefferson College
C.E. Neil
Morgantown
John Livesay
University of Missouri
EB. W. Sheets
Otto Sturiman
Princeton University
Robert C. Cowell
University
Police Break Up Threatened Race Riot in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia on August 4 a planned race clash near the negro district escalated when about a dozen white and black men fought Sunday afternoon. Eight men were arrested and released on $500 bond each as police quickly quelled the disturbance after a white party sought whiskey but found only soft drink. A crowd near a thousand formed with sympathizers on both sides.
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Charleston
W. Va
Austria Likely To Ratify Peace Treaty Says Vienna Wives
Vienna wives claim Austria will ratify the peace treaty, as the first inclinations will be overruled by second thoughts and there will be nothing else left to do for Austria to secure the good and simple reason of ratification.
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Austria
Vienna
Bluefield Telegraph
Baker Seeks Army of Over One Million for U S War Policy
Secretary Baker sent to Congress a bill establishing a permanent military policy proposing a war strength of 1 250 000, with 610 000 regulars and the rest made up of young men who would undergo a three month training and be required at age nineteen. The reserve would fill twenty infantry divisions and a cavalry division from the regular army.
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Washington
Mali
Congress
Baker
Itig
Does the Bible Teach Sunday Observance in Modern Debate
The Fairmont Times reports evangelist H B Westcott arguing against Sunday holy day and Sabbath restrictions, claiming New Testament evidence does not mandate Sunday observance and that early gatherings were common meals rather than religious services.
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Fairmont Times
H. B. Westcott
Tabernacle
Merchant Street
Evangelist Westcott
Christ
Alyany
Army Captain Wins UNUSA Honors
An Army Captain, Samet Woodfill of Kentucky, earned the Congressional Medal of Honor, Croix de Guerre, and Legion of Honor for single handedly wiping out two German machine gun nests with a revolver and a pick after ammunition ran low, killing 13 gunners and capturing three, amid wartime action.
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Samet “Woodfill
Kentucky
Underwood & Unde
Sudden Deaths of Two Women Shock Local Community
Mrs Henry Pritchard, age about 65, died at breakfast yesterday likely from apoplexy or heart trouble. Survived by husband and seven children. Funeral at residence tomorrow. burial at Pritchard graveyard near home. Also funeral announced for Mrs Margaret Smallwood of Main Street east end, to be held Sunday at 2 PM, with burial at Smith Cemetery in Pruntytown. Rev E M Rhoades officiating. John A McCabe funeral director.
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Daily Sentinel
Margaret Smallwood
Sentinel
Henry Pritchard
Cecil
Pritchyard
Miss Leona Losh Recuperating After Factory Accident
Latest bedside advices from City Hospital report Miss Leona Losh improving after severe injuries from last Thursday's Hazel Atlas Glass Factory accident. Doctors say recovery progresses steadily given the seriousness of injuries.
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Leona Losh
Hai Stig
Hazel- Atlas
Swiss Food Riots Fatal to Five in Basle
Paris reports five people killed in Basle during recent strike riots with fifteen injured. The dispatch notes official figures and cites ongoing disorders in Switzerland. Also mentioned is an Italian receiving a British patent for an eye holder mountable on the edge of a breakfast plate.
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Paris
Basle
Switzerland
Picnic drew crowds from near and far to Fairmont Park
The Saturday event organized by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Employees Association drew over a thousand attendees from Fairmont and nearby, with Arnold Lloyd notable in a white cap and visitors enjoying meals, games, band concerts, boat races, and speeches. The day featured dancing, athletic events, and a large hall of spectators, ending with performances by local groups and praise for the association’s mission to promote employee interests.
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Hefei
Millioth
Ie J Pirie
Ployees Association
the and Ohio Railroad
Fairmont
Arnold Lloyd
Gratton
Grafton Park
Bill
Merlin
Eeball
Jon the
Mackin
Cran Pittsburgh
Hess
van Zant
Sturmer
Nelson A
Belleview
Fairmonteriana
Vooltexouahy
Valerans
Baltimore and Niaread
Adelphia
Wittenhime
Steptinny
Agsonin
Baltimore
Stinyoyithh
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Aliss Eaily J. Barnum
New York
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Underwood & Uy
Striks
John Carson
Jamison Mine
Farmington
Michael Christian
Steven Koko
Woodale Coal Company
Fist Creek
Marshall County
George C. Baker
Sen. Elkins
Paul
Jerusalem
Miss Losh
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