County Slices 15 Cents Off Fevy And City Takes Of Two to Balance Budgets for Year
County and city officials meet to set annual funding with a 15 cent county levy cut and 2 cent city cut. County general fund to 26 cents, salaries trimmed saving about $5,700 from last year. Projections include $4000 for county home and $5000 for outside poor, plus road levies and a $1,000,000 road bond levy of 33 cents. Details move to Page Six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Grafton
Grafton Independent
Prince
Twenty two perish in boat tragedy off Nangas Demorrazo
Vigo August eight news reports a fishing motorboat named Azana capsized in a northerly gale off Nangas Demorrazo. Twenty two fishermen died with only two survivors Manuel Castro Y Torren age 27 and Vincente Sota Perol age 21 rescued by the Norwegian steamer Kertledre after 52 hours in freezing water. Six men died in nets, others perished from exhaustion, and coxswain Antonio Iglesia also drowned after being rescued briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigo
Spain
Antonio Iglesia
Kertledre
Banker Found Brutally Abducted Near Springfield
John B. Colegrove, a Taylorville banker serving a sentence for alleged irregularities linked to a bank failure three years earlier, was found badly beaten and near death on a friend's lawn. Abducted Friday, he described being beaten, tied, and driven around for hours before being dumped in a field and later walking to Springfield for help. He remained in serious condition with severe lacerations and a paralyzed arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
John B. Golegrove
Taylorsville
Illinois
John B. Colegrove
Taylorville, AL
Springfield
Taylorville
Ill
Colegrove
Frank Lowe
Texas Women Candidates Lose Ground in Primary Reshuffle
In Austin Texas women show waning influence as Democratic voters tilt toward Ma Ferguson while several female candidates for congress and state legislature lose races. Mrs Sarah Hughes of Dallas survives renomination. others like Mrs Lee Rountree Bryan and Mrs Helen Moore Texas City fall short. Margie Neal remains the lone female state senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Mirian A. Ferguson
Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Sarah T. Hughes
Dallas
House of Representatives
Lee J. Rountree
Bryan
Helen
Fred Real
Kerrville
Judge Kittle Improves After Surgery At Home
Judge Kittle, seriously ill at his Philippi home, shows improved blood pressure and pulse after a second transfusion. Attor ney Frank G. Kittle reports he is still weak but has a fighting chance, presiding over Barbour and Taylor counties. Continued updates on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Kittle
Philippi
Frank G. Kittle
Barbour
Taylor County
Frank
Death Claims Popular Girl of Blueville
Dorothy Madeline Newton 22, of Blueville, dies suddenly from acute pulmonary embolism after tooth extractions. A longtime Penny store employee, she was active in Blueville Methodist Church and Order Eastern Star. Burial at Simpson cemetery followed services at her home. large crowd attended. She is survived by parents Bruce and Atha Reynolds Newton and two brothers. a sister died in infancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Madeline Newton
Bruce Newton
Blueville
Benny Company
P. W. Arbogest
Blueville Methodist Episcopal Church
Flower Girls
Miss Newton
Dorothy Madeline Newton
Bruce
Atha Reynolds Newton
Webster Community
Lincoln Street
Northwestern Turnpike
Grafton
Stock Market Soars Amid Bullish Rally and Cotton Lifts
New York trading showed a vigorous upsurge as stocks advanced across sectors. Cotton led gains with a rise of more than five dollars per bale, while American Telephone, Western Union, Norfolk and Western, U S Steel, General Motors and New York Central posted solid increases. Santa Fe rose eight dollars to forty eight, Union Pacific seven to seventy, and Pennsylvania rose three to sixteen. General Motors added over eighty eight million in market value as shares climbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ward
Wall Street
American Telephone
Western
Union
Norfolk & Western
U. S.steel
General Motors
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel
New York Stock Exchange
Santa Fe Railroad
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Steel Common
Heat Fatal to 14 Soldiers at Hankow
Shanghai dispatch says Hankow endured 108 degree heat as a sun stroke toll rose to 14 after soldiers collapsed during an inspection of the army garrison. The heat wave across central China worsened conditions for residents and troops alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hankow
China
Gold In Hock Diverted to Bank of Italy Vault
Rome August 8 The Bank of Italy has devised a method to reclaim pawned items. A pawn-ticket is shown at the bank. An expert is sent to the pawnshop to appraise the article, pay off the pawn broker, and reimburse the owner based on weight minus the broker’s advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hock
Bank of Italy
Rome
Slain Man Found In Burlap Bag On Street
New York reports a dead man in a burlap bag found by Joseph Miller at 3 8 a m. The unidentified approx 35 year old victim, well dressed and groomed, had 20 stab wounds through the heart and was bound with a clothesline and straps. Police describe the scene as disabling and suggest foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Miller
Coal suit in second week at Asheville
In Asheville North Carolina testimony continued in the Sherman anti trust case against Appalachian Coals Inc. The government accuses the firm of monopolizing markets in certain sections as the trial enters its second week. Witness R M Robinson of Dayton malleable iron company testified the proposed governing agency would lack power to control distribution production or prices in midwestern industrial areas citing the Ghio field as a check on monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N.C
Appalachian Coals, Inc
R. M. Robinson
Dayton, O
Testifies she does not love British flyer in murder trial
Miami witnesses describe disillusionment with Captain Lancaster and ending romance with writer-fiancé Haden Clarke. Mrs. J. M. Keith-Miller says she still cares for Lancaster but says she had loved Clarke for two years and denies lying for Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
J. M. Keith-Miller
W. M. Lancaster
Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Capt. Lancaster
N. Vernon Hawthorne
Zum
Bill and Bill to Perform On WMMN Tonight
William Hamilton and William Corfman known as Bill and Bill will be on air at 6 16 tonight on station WMMN Fairmont. They will host an audience request program and perform with Bill Coffman accompanying on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
William Hamilton
William Corfman
Bill and
WMMN
Fairmont
Bill Coffman
State Parole Board Sets Meeting Date for Sept 13
Charleston announces a meeting of the State Parole Board will take place at the state penitentiary on September 13. Albert G. Jenkins, state pardon attorney, stated the plans today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Parole Board
Charleston
State Penitentiary
Albert G. Jenkins
Father Cox Ponders Over Running Mate
Pittsburgh August 8 A San Francisco engineer an Oklahoma farm leader and a former Pittsburgh oil man loom as Coxs running mates for the presidential candidate of the jobless liberal party. The party plans its national convention in St Louis August 17 and 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Oklahoma
James R. Cox
Liberal
St. Louis
State Legion Meet Opens in Bluefield
The 14th annual West Virginia American Legion convention opened in Bluefield with plans for a parade and drum and bugle corps contest. Nineteen corps from the state seek to win the right to represent West Virginia at the national convention in Portland, Oregon. State Commander Jack Thornton read a telegram from Governor Conley expressing regrets at not attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Department of the American Legion
Mountain State
National Legion
Portland
Oregon
Jack Thornton
Conley
Scientists discover what produces mothers milk
Washington reports scientists at the Carnegie Institute of Washington have isolated the hormone from the pituitary gland that triggers milk production. If confirmed, the finding may aid mothers with insufficient milk and strengthens medical and genetic knowledge about infant nourishment. Milk from the mother is best for infants, and may protect against certain childhood diseases up to six months. The discovery concerns a pituitary secretion behind the nose. Continued on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Libby Reynolds to surrender for bail in North Carolina
Bennett Polikoff, attorney for Libby Holman Reynolds, said he would surrender her at 5 p m to North Carolina authorities at Wentworth. The former torch singer seeks release on bail before Judge A M Stack in the indictment over the fatal shooting of her young millionaire husband Smith Reynolds. A B Walker, indicted with her, was released Saturday on 25 000 dollars bond. It is believed the trip from Cincinnati to North Carolina will be by automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libby Holman
Winston-Salem
N. C
Albert “Ab” Walker
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
Reynolda
Walker
Cincinnati
New York
Miss Holman
Winiston-Satem
Bennett Polikoff
Libby Holman Reynolds
North Carolina
Wentworth
Polikoff
A. M. Stack
A. B. Walker
Party Leaders in Conference Open Roosevelt Campaign HQ
New York August 8 James A Farley Democratic national chairman opened the Roosevelt-Garner campaign head quarters at the Biltmore hotel for a series of regional chairmen conferences Duffey campaign manager for Pennsylvania attends the first meeting and eight regional leaders will form an advisory board representing several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James A. Farley
Roosevelt-Garner
Biltmore Hotel
Joseph F. Duffey
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Duffey
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
Helen Wills Moody to stay in Paris for apartment hunt
Paris August 8 The Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune reports Mrs Helen Wills Moody plans to remain in Paris and seek an apartment rather than travel to the United States to defend her tennis crown in upcoming championship matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Herald-Trit
Helen By
United ‘States
Suspect Held Over Kidnapping Linked to Car Pair
A man who gave the name Raymond Prather alias Raymond Dolan age 20 is held in Charleston in connection with the kidnapping of two men at Lewisburg a week ago. A Justice Department agent says the youth was the driver of the second car used in the abduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machine
Local Laundry Ad Promises Cleaning and Drying Services
SPECIAL. One week Las and 13 Men's Suits Linen Suit Seersuckers Ladies Dresses Ladies Plain Coats 80 3 Ties for You help your town by send ite us your cleaning HOME LAUNDRY CLEANING and DYEING PHONE 75-76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seersuckers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spanish Port
Jurist
Dorothy Newton
Simpson
Father Cox
State Legion
Democrats Open Campaign
Helen Wills Moody
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!