Joy of Righteousness and Local Road News
A mixed page offers a biblical verse about salvation, a call for action on the Country Club Road project, praise for a Fetterman overpass meeting, and a feature on Dollar Day sales in Grafton. It discusses civic interest and long-delayed road work, plus a critique of New Deal labor policies and employer-employee rights debates.
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Road Commission
Country Club
Fetterman
Inter
Grafton
Pat
Cnvic
Holmes on constitutional duties of public employment
A Morgantown Post excerpt discusses Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in a Massachusetts Supreme Court case. It notes his remark that a policeman may lose constitutional rights on employment due to political activity, highlighting duties alongside rights in public service.
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Justice Holmes
Labor Board
United ‘States Supreme Court
Morgantown Post
Thade
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Massachusetts Supreme Court
New Bedford
Point Ut
Prohibitionist Blame and Hatch Law Enforcement
Chairman Blake of the Prohibition National Committee questions the Hatch anti politics measure's effectiveness, arguing it depends on honest enforcement by an administration. He predicts both major parties may avoid strict enforcement, while noting the law’s power lies in public oversight and party opposition checks.
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Wheeling Intergence
Blake
Prohibition National Committee
Hatch
Republican
Democratic
Prohibition Party
National Dome
Constitution sails past foes in naval exercise tale
Fragmentary text describes the Constitution taking part in a naval exercise with references to Japan United States and food items. Details are obscured by garbled OCR but imply a historical ship involved in a large drill and discussions of diet and endurance.
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Letina
United States
Yastana
Park Service
Vey Barean
Stewart Says Senator Tydings Is a Presidential Possibility
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland could emerge as an anti New Deal favorite son if anti New Dealers dominate the next Democratic convention. He compares Tydings with Garner, notes Garner’s lead now but Tydings’ younger boom, and weighs Tydings’ limited electoral prospects versus national appeal.
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Charles P. Stewart
Preas
Nd Tydings
Maryland
Garner
Tydings
Free State
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
United States
United Mine Workers
Lews
Lewis
Tyd Ings
Millard
Sylvania
Ohio
Tllinois
Merpandlope
F. D
John N. Garner
Bennett Champ Clark
Widow hikes to land job across 300 miles with child
Camden New Jersey August 10 police provided a temporary haven for Mrs Ethel Nicholson a 22 year old widow who says she walked and hitchhiked 300 miles with her two and a half year old baby in search of work She left West Union West Virginia after receiving a job confirmation as a housekeeper for Mrs Mary Moody of Salem New Jersey She did not tell her employer she had no money and packed a few belongings including her baby's doll and pareuiont
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Camden
N. J
Ethel Nicholson
West Union
W. Va
Mary Moody
Salém
Taylor County Political Notes From 1876 Campaign
The history recounts Democratic nominees Hugh Evans for sheriff George Reynolds for the house M H Dent for prosecuting attorney Leroy Corran for county president and Lewis Hirst for assessor. Dent defends his faux pas misquoting fear of God and man triggering Republican attacks. A Republican meeting at Hayes and Wheeler hall organized delegates to the Grafton convention naming Knottsville district delegates and a plan to coordinate district officer nominations.
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Casteel Hall
Hugh Evans
George W. Reynolds
House of Delegates
M. H. Dent
Leroy Corran
Lewis E. Hirst
Dent
The
Sentinel
Bps
Taylor County
Republican County
Hayes
Wheeler Hall
Shaw Building
Latrobe Street
Charles F. W. Kunst
Samuel A. Steele
Charles M. Shinn
Grafton
Lewis Haymond
Solomon L. Allen
Charles E. Compton
William 8. Richardson
Henry Compton
George W. Chambers
Samuel T. Tooten
Henry M. Turner
George Jordan
Samuel 'T. Tooten
Knottsville
Samuel Albright
Singleton
J. Willhide
Harry H. Guseman
William H. Morgan
William P. Burt
J. P. D. Phelps
Samuel Beverlin
John W. Hull
J. P.D. Phelps
Hayes and Wheeler
Knocks and Intrigue at Phantom Ranch
Jerry Dale disarms rival Jasper Peters at Phantom ranch while George Brazee contemplates their feud. Jerry's charm masks a ruthless edge as he faces a new discovery in a saddle pocket, testing loyalties among the Phantom cowboys and the Brazee family.
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George Brazee
Jerry
Jasper Peters
Misa
Sally
Kentucky
Mall
Jerry Dale
Highway rescue story from cryptic OCR notes
A motorist found a woman with a child on the highway near here last night and brought them to police headquarters. The blue eyed blonde baby smiled as officers moved to protect and shelter the pair amid unclear surrounding details.
Bill Of Particulars Filed By Sommerville
A bill of particulars was filed this morning in Taylor County circuit court by Attorney Eugene Sommerville on behalf of Mrs. Flo.
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Sommerville
Taylor County Circuit Court
Eugene Sommerville
Flo
Blueville Plaintiff Sues Harris Crawford Compton Estate
Lawrence Shaffer of Blueville sues Harry Crawford Compton estate administrator and others to collect a judgment of 275.38 plus costs. The suit grew from a previous action against Robert Ray Philips in Knottsville district court, per Justice of the Peace W.T. Wells. The New Yorker delegate remark and Guffey critique are noted in accompanying discussion.
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Rence Shaffer
Blueville
Harry Crawford Compton
Henry Compton
Mrs. Shaffer
Robert Ray Philips
Justice For the Peace
W.T. Wells
Ot ‘Knottsville
Modesty Nearly Fatal To Young Woman Swimmer
In Scranton Pennsylvania an unidentified young woman nearly drowned at Newton Lake when her swimsuit came off during a swim. Two canoeists spotted her struggling, pulled her into their boat and lent her a coat while she was aided.
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Scranton
Newton Lake
New Dealers Run Meeting in Pittsburgh
Former Rep. John P. O Connor of New York alleges the Roosevelt administration seeks to control a Young Democrats convention in Pittsburgh. The three day gathering opens with a keynote by Sen. Claude Pepper while factions debate vote buying and party influence.
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Pittsburgh
John P. O'Connor
New York
Roosevelt
Young Democrats
America
Claude Pepper
Florida
O'Connor
Young Democracy of
New Deal
Thomas G. Corcoran
Vostomer Mat Adams
Illinois
Young Democratic Clubs
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Stewart
Senator Tydings
White House
John Garner
West Virginia
Charles Brinkman
I, Konck
Oren Arnold
Orena Hamilton
Arizons
Mee
Rogers
Lorena
Jasper
Dale
Mr. Brazee
Peters
Mr. Peters
Nute
Mr. Frazee
Southwest
Young Dale
Brazee
State University
Brazees
Mrs. Brazee
Lorena Hamilton
Jasper Keters
Salem
Bassing
Rae
Cen Seavey
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