City orders many to leave after drunken disorder
Sunday morning arrests on Main street led to numerous drunken charges and immediate departures ordered by Mayor E Otto Waugh. Wayne Portilla a West Virginia man pleaded guilty and warned he'll jail if seen again. Andrew Poe fined five dollars after pleading guilty to drunken disturbance. Orlandus Barnes Benning Davidson colored men also ordered to leave town. Other defendants posted bonds or paid fines for drunkenness as mayor styled swift penalties.
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Main Street
Wayne Portilla
E. Otto Waugh
Pertilla
Westmoreland
Monongalia County
Orlandus Barnes
Charleston
Benning Davidson
Huntington
J. H. Horton
Latrobe Street
John Orfants
Coffman
Otto Bolyard
Fay Simons
Newark
N. J
Lloyd Nutter
St. John and Boyd Streets
Nutter
Many Men Placed By Reemployment Service
The Grafton office of the National Reemployment Service reported 167 total placements for the last week. Ninety percent were on the Arthurdale Homestead project in Preston county with skilled labor roles such as painters carpenters plumbers and steam fitters dominating.
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Grafton
National Reemployment Service
Arthurdale
Preston County
Homestead
Charles Englehardt
Frederick Snare Corporation
Barbour Coun
Louis Jones Resigns Post at Industrial School
Louis Jones resigns as teacher and bandmaster at the State Industrial School and accepts a general manager position at Shenandoah Collegiate Institute of Music in Dayton, Virginia. He and his family left Prunnytown for Dayton yesterday.
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State Industrial School
Louis Jones
Samuel C. Jones
McMechen M
Andrews M. E
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute of Music
Dayton
Jones
Prunnytown
Virginia City
For Sale 5000 Bushels of Peaches by Welton Bros
Petersburg West Virginia orchard company advertises 5000 bushels of peaches for sale. Good roads to orchards. Lead ing rarities noted among offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welton Bros. Orchard CO
Petersburg
W. Va
Relief at a Low Cost for Malaria and Summer Ailments
An ad touts Glenn's Pain-Well Tonic as a constitutional treatment for malarial troubles hay fever and summer colds. It claims the product eases aches poor appetite and constipation affecting the whole system at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Spectacular Yosemite rescue saves two climbers from Half Dome
Yosemite rangers lowered along Half Dome to reach Robert Pate and Elizabeth Lorimer trapped on a narrow ledge. Pate suffered a broken shoulder while Lorimer sustained leg bruises. The pair, from Chicopee Massachusetts, posed for a photographer after first aid.
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Yosemite Park Rangers
Half Dome
Yosemite
Cal
Robert Pate
Elizabeth Lorimer
Pate
Lorimer
Chicopee
Mass
Nate
JAP General Nagata Murdered In Sword Wound Attack
Tokyo reports that Lieutenant General Tetsuwan Nagata, director general of Japanese military affairs, died from sword wounds inflicted by Lieutenant Colonel Aizawa during a confrontation in Nagata's rooms. The war office linked the clash to recent officer transfers. General Hayashi, minister of war, reportedly considered resigning. Aizawa was arrested and top officers were summoned to an emergency meeting.
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Tokyo
Tetsuwan Nagata
War Office
Aizawa
Bng
Hayashi
Jungaburo Mazaki
Enroll 70 in CCC at Parkersburg West Virginia
Wood County Relief Administration enrolled 70 young men for work in civilian conservation camps in Parkersburg West Virginia on August 12. The effort aims to provide employment and civic projects during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wood County Relief Administration
Council Meeting Delayed by Police Court Admission
The city commission meeting was postponed to this afternoon due to a police court occupying Mayor J. Otto Waugh all morning. Mayor Waugh and Finance Commissioner C. E. Rau will attend to routine city business, while Street Commissioner James E. Reed remains hospitalized with an infected foot.
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J. Otto Waugh
C. E. Rau
James E. Reed
Mixed Prize Fights To Be Permitted in State
West Virginia officials announce lifting the ban on mixed matches as white and Negro fighters may meet in the ring. Douglas Freutel and Dr Ward Wylie gave consent, with Kenna Clark on vacation. fans expect potential appearances by Joe Louis after his bout with Max Bauer.
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Wheeling
Jack Haberstick
State Boxing Commission
West Virginia
Haberstick
Douglas Freutel
Huntington
Ward Wylie
Mullens
Kenna Clark
Clarbury
Wylie
Clark
Joe Louis
Detroit
Brown Bomber
Max Buer
Crops Good in West Virginia This Year
The federal crop report shows West Virginia crops in better condition than last year. Officials note improved yields across counties with favorable weather aiding corn wheat and hay. The report highlights stronger overall production outlook for the state.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Selassie May Cede Land to Italy for Sea Outlet Aid
Paris reports from Addis Ababa that Emperor Haile Selassie is ready to cede part of Ethiopia in exchange for access to the sea and financial aid. He said loans are necessary to develop resources and speed up civilization. Djibouti in French Somaliland is Ethiopia’s port.
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Paris
Havas
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Italy
Ethiopia
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Gulf of Aden
Negro Shot Wounded Man Seeks Help From Woman
Beckley West Virginia August 12 Willie Smoot of Edwight a Negro says he will stop being shot after arriving to swear a warrant for Mary Down a Negro. Smoot received three bullet wounds in the chest a week ago. Down is held on a charge of malicious wounding.
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Beckley
W. Va
Willie Smoot
Mary Down
Smoot
Singing Held by Upshur County Association in Buckhannon
In Buckhannon West Virginia on August 12 the Upshur County singing association held its annual gathering with twenty three choruses participating. President Arthur Westfall led the singing in a lively community event.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Upshur County Singing Association
Arthur Westfall
Dunbar Mayor Seeks Removal of Five Councilmen
Dunbar West Virginia August 12 Mayor M M Maloney a Democrat says he gathered 1100 signatures on a petition seeking the removal of five Republican councilmen for refusing to confirm his appointments.
Stepson held after wounding stepfather in dish dispute
Madison West Virginia August 12 194? state police arrested Charles Radford for wounding his stepfather Edgar McNeely after an argument over washing dishes.
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Madison
W. Va
Charles Radford
Edgar McNeely
Traction Co Merger Near In Columbus Amid Reports
Wheeling officials of Cooperative Transit Company and Fast Ohio Transport Company in Columbus today amid unconfirmed reports they plan a merger. The transit lines serve eastern Ohio towns including Bridgeport Bellaire Shaidle Martins Ferry Ragland. The deal would unite Ohio lines while West Virginia operations remain separate. no statements were available from company officials.
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Wheeling
Cooperative Transit Company
Fast
Ohio Transport Company
Columbus
Cooperative Transit
Ohio
Bridgeport
Bellaire
Shaidle
Martins Ferry
Ragland
Ohio Lines
East Ohio Transport
West Virginia
Co-Operative Transit
Nelson Laroche
Interurban
New Chief of Tribe Succeeds Waiver Johnson as Big Train Retires
Steve O Neill former Indians catcher becomes manager of the team succeeding Johnson who resigned for the good of the club after reverses. O Neill came to the majors from coal mines near Minooka Pa in 1912 and is 43 years old.
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Waiver Johnson
Bethesda
Steve O'Neill
Indians
Johnson
O'Neill
Minooka
Cooperative Transit Employees Finalize Wheeling Traction Purchase
Clifford Belt, the bus firm's attorney, Manager Harry McCune, Treasurer R L Carnes and Attorney Gordon Kinder represented the railway firm. The Cooperative Transit recently paid the last 25000 dollars on the former Wheeling Traction company assets, purchased at a funeral court sale two years ago by the employees, with each of the 240 workers owning a share.
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Roce
Clifford Belt
Harry ‘McCune
R. L. Carnes
Gordon Kinder
Cooperative Transit
Wheeling Traction Company
Ines
Three Persons Fined In Judge Jefferys Court
W F Shaver from Tunnelton, George W Dale of Lincoln Street, and O E Pritchard of Clarksburg paid $10 fines after pleading guilty before Justice Ona C Jefferys. Shaver admitted intoxication on the public highway but not driving. Dale, cited for driving with a learner’s permit, was excused after payment. Pritchard, a Tyga rt Valley River project worker, was arrested for attempting to pass another auto on a curve near Pruntytown on Route 50.
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W. F. Shaver
Tunnelton
George W. Dale
Lincoln Street
O. E. Pritchard
Clarksburg
Ona C. Jefferys
Shaver
Dale
Prithard
Tygart
Pruntytown
Colored Woman Fined for Possessing Moonshine Liquor
Agnes Smith, a colored woman of 110 Front Street, appeared before Mayor B O Waugh on a Saturday afternoon charge of having moonshine liquor in her possession. She was convicted and fined $100, paid the sum, and was released.
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B. O. Waugh
Agnes Smith
Front Street
Three Probes CET Underway In Springfield Ohio
Three investigations were under way today to fix responsibility for Saturday's head on collision near Springfield Ohio that killed six people. Seventeen others were injured with several in critical condition. Miss Mildred Bright, 28, of Bellaire, died, raising the death toll to six. Coroner Austin Richards summoned five witnesses for the inquest as H P Smith of Dayton indicated investigations would be conducted by the company and state public utilities commission. The crash happened on a curve three miles north of Springfield when a passenger car from a construction company collided with a wooden work car.
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Springfield
City Hospital
Mildred Bright
Bellaire
Austin Richards
State Education Board Meeting in Bluefield
The state board of education met today to plan for the coming school year and study re arrangments and equalization of salaries at Marshall college in Huntington. Members are expected to name a successor to Miss Elmvt.
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Bluefield
State Board of Education
Marshall College
Huntington
Elmvt
Resignation of Valasauez as theater director and instructor
Valasauez, an instructor in Spanish and a member of the department of speech who was not reappointed, and who served as director of the college theater to replace Prof Buell Whitehill, has resigned from the position.
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Valasauez
Department of Speech
College Theater
Buell Whitehill
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