Coal contracts approved for county schools and city needs
Taylor County Board of Education let coal contracts totaling about 29 000 bushels for fall term use with 15 000 bushels for city schools led by Grafton High. Harold Ringler was hired as a new county bus driver, taking total drivers to six. Contracts from local mines listed varied prices per bushel with most in the 7.5 to 9 cent range. average one room schools cost about 125 bushels annually.
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Taylor County Board of Education
Grafton High School
Harold Ringler
High Street
Thomas J. Gates
Buck Run
Wendel
Flemington
Smith
Lambert—Calder
Hammond
Harmony Grove
Linn
Rock Union
Sand Hill
Tappan
Newton
Murray Goodwin
Corbin
Meadland
Taylor
H. B. Newton
Bartlett
Doe Run
Long Run
West Hill
Blueville
Lincoln
Rosemont
Rast Grafton
Garrison
Grafton High
Grant Sinsel—Webster
Edward Moore—Brown
Hardman
Haymond
H. C. Sharp—Leach
Central Grafton
West Grafton
Pruntytown
J. A. Preston—Simpson
Five Murder Cases Heard In Grand Jury Session
Ironton Ohio August 14 five first degree murder charges and one manslaughter accusation occupied a special session of the grand jury. Willard Hamlin and Mel Neff former Proctorville marshal are charged with slaying Marshal Wilbur Boss Bias. Grover Jones at Camp Clark Nevada Missouri is charged in the fatal shooting of Mrs Sadie Jones. Ray Bixler 19 a Missouri National Guard private is summoned before a general court martial for manslaughter in the slaying of Miss Harriett Hasty. Miss Hasty was fatally wounded March 21 when Bixler on flood control duty fired a warning shot at a bridge approach. The defense says the accident would be his sole plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Hamlin
Mel Neff
Proctorville
Wilbur
Bias
Grover Jones
Camp Clark
Nevada
Sadie Jones
Ray Bixler
Albert “Dutch” Crabtree
Chester Feneral
Moore
Houston H. Buckley
Bixler
Man Confesses in Fatal 1933 Beating and Car Crash
James Thompson, 26, allegedly fatally beat 74 year old Callie Rogers on October 3, 1933 and confessed to Sheriff Bernard Monte. A manslaughter charge was filed against James Wooten after authorities said his car struck and killed Flora Willis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thompson
Callie Rogers
Bernard Monte
Thompson
James Wooten
Flora Willis
Jeritza and Sheehan Honeymoon En Route to London
Opera star Maria Jeritza and film executive Winfield Sheehan travel toward London for their honeymoon and upcoming wedding, with plans shaping a high profile social event upon arrival.
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Maria Jeritza
Winfield Sheehan
London
W E Robinson furnaces vacuum cleaned services
W E ROBINSON offers furnaces vacuum cleaning roofing spouting and repair at 134 Latrobe Street with shop or residence service since 1913. Also Welton Bros Orchard Co Petersburg WV advertises 5,000 bushels of peaches with good roads to orchards and lead ing rarities.
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W. E. Robinson
Latrobe Street
Welton Bros, Orchard CO
Petersburg
W. Va
Relief at a Low Cost Constitutional Tonic Claim
An advertisement touts Glenn's Pain-Well Tonic as a constitutional treatment for malaria colds hay fever and general systemic discomfort. It markets the product as a low cost remedy claimed to relieve widespread symptoms and improve overall health.
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Glenn
Farm meeting ends in West Virginia encampment
Jackson's Mill Aug 14. West Virginia farmers conclude annual encampment after officer elections by two cooperatives and the state livestock marketing unit board. John M Bailey named president, succeeding E S Humphrey. Edward A O Neal calls for farming profitability and unity to reform tax burden and justice in law. John M Lowe suggests a vocational shop in high schools. Memorial service for Gray Silver held. James McDonald named successor.
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Jackson's Mill
West Virginia Livestock Marketing Unit
West Virginia
O'Neal
Farm Bureau
John M. Bailey
Mercer County
E. S. Humphrey
Belleville
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau
John M. Lowe
Gray Silver
Martinsburg
Nat T. Frame
Agricultural Extension Division
West Virginia University
James McDonald
Martinsborg
Silver
Wallace and Post Placed Under Peace Bonds in Taylor County
Justice W. E. Rightmire placed G. S. Wallace and Lester Post under $100 peace bonds for a year to quell frictions between two Taylor County farming families. The action followed Wallace’s claim that Claid Post’s 20-year-old son threatened him with a stone during a family dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
W. E. Rightmire
G. S. Wallace
Lester Post
Wallace
Claid Post
Farm dispute escalates as Wallace confronts boy over dog
Attorney W P Samples testified that Mr Wallace ran down a hill on his farm to threaten striking the boy for letting a dog run on the Wallace land. Samples said his client stood on the E Utterback farm when Wallace began the disturbance.
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Mr. Wallace
Wallace
W. P. Samples
Post
E. Utterback
Samples
Nine New State Police Are Enlisted in Capital
Charleston August 14. Nine recruits will be enlisted tomorrow by the state police department completing a reorganization that adds 78 troopers. A portion of the recruits will join Company C at Elkins and one will be assigned to Company A in Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Police Department
N Elkins
Fairmont
Governor Kump Honare: By Drum and Bugle Corps
A Boys Drum and Bugle Corps from Camp Fairchance in Boone county entertained Governor H. G. Kump and state officials at the capitol in Charleston. The group is touring West Virginia camps and will parade here on their return trip.
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Charleston
Camp Fairchance
Boone County
H. G. Kump
Capitol
West Virginia
Nazis Drive Extended Across Reich In Anti Jewish Campaign
Berlin reports say the Nazi drive against Jews has broadened from the capital to all parts of the Reich. Julius Streicher will review results tomorrow at Sportpalast before a large crowd. Children and women join the campaign with calls to shun Jews and refuse Aryans who trade with them. Municipalities enforce boycotts and denials of trade with Jews.
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Berlin
Reich
Julius Streicher
Sportspalast
Dortmund
Lani
Streicher
der Stuermer
Nunberg
Potatoes Depleted at West Virginia Relief Office
Only 16 and a half barrels remain from a shipment of 173 barrels received August 2 at the West Virginia Relief Administration commodity room. Simon Friedman, commodity director, says relief clients who have not yet received their share should come to the office for their quota. Other disposition will be made. clients should not call in the near future. About 650 families have already received their portions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Relief Administration
Sijmon Friedman
Co Relief
Mr. Friedman
Grant for improvements to cemetery approved
Neely of West Virginia announced by telegram that President Roosevelt approved a 3135 dollar appropriation for National cemetery improvements here under the Works Progress Administration. One of two Taylor county projects. the other funds a Booths Creek district road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neely
W. Va
Roosevelt
National Cemetery
Works Progress Administration
Taylor County
Booths Creek
Amelita Galli-Curci Faces Relearning Singing After Goiter Surgery
Opera star Amelita Galli-Curi undergoes throat operation to remove a goiter. The procedure freed air passage but may force her to relearn singing from the start as the obstruction’s removal could prevent her golden voice from trillling again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelita Galli-Curei
Voters in Chapmanville reject town incorporation
In Logan County, Chapmanville residents voted 148 to 100 against incorporation as a town on August 14. The measure failed, leaving the community to remain unincorporated under county jurisdiction.
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Chapmanville
W. Va
Logan County
President outlines social security plan and funding
The document details a federal appropriation of 100 million dollars next year for old age pensions and grants to the blind, crippled children, and needy mothers with 25,000,000 affected. It also cites 15 dollars a month grants to be matched by states for those not covered by contributory measures and a current year appropriation of 49,750,000. Possible appointees to the new social security board include Edwin A. Witte as secretary of the commission drafting the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Board
Edwin A. Witte
Social Security Commision
Pension example shows gradual Social Security payments
The article explains the old age annuity section of the social security bill and uses two brothers, John and Jim Doe, to illustrate tax payments and pension entitlements. John, employed 35 years at $200 monthly, receives $60.25 monthly at 65. Jim, with only 20 qualifying years, also gets a pension but with different calculations. Heirs may receive balances if total benefits are less than their portion.
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Washington
Doe
John
Jim
Brother
John Doe
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