31 Cent Motorcade Opens Salem Highway Celebration
Clarksburg Aug 15 In celebration of the completion of the Salem Sistersville road a van of automobiles left Salem this morning to travel the new highway making stops at Sedalia Wheeling Gas Station Center Point Frank s Row George s Run Shirley Broad Row Middlebourne and other points Along the way speeches by Salem business leaders and music by the Salem Community band will follow at each stop Mayor W L Joyce and L D Lowther of Salem and others will speak The highway was completed days ago after Ty er county and Doddridge counties voted bonds It reduces Salem Sistersville distance to about 48 miles and opens an outlet for farming and oil and gas regions
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Salem-Sistersville
Salem
Sedalia
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Center Point
Frank's Row
George's Run
Shirley
Broad Row
Middlebourne
W. L. Joyce
L. D.lowther
Seneca Rocks Meeting Draws 1000 Residents at Foot of Rocks
Elkins residents attended the annual Seneca Rocks Smoke Hole Association meeting in Pendleton County with more than 1000 people present. Addresses were made by several prominent figures and HM Calhoun of Franklin was again chosen as president. Sessions continued today.
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Seneca Rocks
Calhoun
Franklin
Evans Heads West Virginia Epworth League
Joseph L Evans Jr of Grafton was elected president of the West Virginia conference of Epworth Leaguers at the 24th annual gathering in Buckhannon Louise Bailey of Parkersburg was named first vice president J William Jones of Fannington second vice president Dora Young Huntington third vice president M W Sprague Wheeling fourth vice president Charles Cheshire Wheeling Intermediate League councilor Mrs J C Jarrell Charleston junior league superintendent J E Hanitan Rainelle life work secretary A S Wolfe P E Chamberlain and John L Wolfe Charleston and Arthur Lazenby Richwood formed institute commission The stunt night featured seven districts with lively exhibitions The annual picnic and camp fire was held today
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Buckhannon
Joseph L. Evans, Jr
Grafton
West Virginia
Epworth Leaguera
Louise Bailey
Parkersburg
J. Wiliam Jones
Qfannington
Dora Young
Huntington
M. W. Sprague
Wheeling
Chas. Cheshire
J.C. Jarrell
Charleston
J. E. Hanitan
Rainelle
A. S. Wolfe
P. E. Chamberlain
John L. Wolfe
Arthur Lazenby
Richwood
Institute Commission
Shamrock V Undergoes Fitting at New London Yard
Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock V arrived at Electric Boat Company's yard in New London as work continued on preparing the yacht for the international races off Newport next month. The mizzenmast had been removed and other fitting tasks were underway to ready the Shamrock for the America's Cup challenge.
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Conn
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Electric Boat Company
Newport
Mrs Osenton Stroke Victim in Charleston Hospital
Mrs Charles W Osenton, widow of a former Democratic National Committeeman, died after three strokes of apoplexy with the last causing unconsciousness. She had been in Charleston Hospital five days. Her husband died August 6 from injuries in a fall near Kana Baptist Group Hurt In Wreck Near Crab Orchard Beckley Aug 15 Dr W S Dunlop president Alderson College and Dr A S Kelly injured in car crash on the way to a Baptist meeting. The car skidded on a wet road and hit a culvert. The defendants names were not disclosed. Judge Dunn called for investigation into liquor found in unoccupied offices of Raleigh county courts.
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Charleston
Charles W. Osenton
Hugh Thomson
Charlesian Hospital
Kana
Beckley
W. S. Dunlop
Alderson College
Alderson
Kelly
Parkersburg
State Board of Missions of the Baptist Church
Crab Orchard
Wyoming County
Dunlop
al Gerson
W. Va
Raleigh County Criminal and Circuit Courts
Prohibition
Hugh A. Dunn
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Raleigh County
C. M. Ward
Snow
Boone County
Six Ohio penitentiary convicts jailed in city
Columbus reports six Ohio penitentiary convicts jailed in the city jail today in connection with the Easter Monday fire that trapped and burned twenty prisoners in their cells, causing suffocation and resulting in investigations.
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Columbus
Thompson Freeman Bout Sidelined by Arrest and Match Details
Cleveland Aug 15 Young Jack Thompson Los Angeles welterweight champion and Tommy Freeman were listed for a proposed 15 round title bout at League Park. Bishop Charles Mrazena, linked to the Czech Slovak Orthodox Catholic Church in America, faced a one year and a day sentence in Atlanta federal prison for liquor violation linked conspiracies involving sacramental wines diverted to bootleg channels.
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Jack Thompson
Los Alegeles
Chipion
Tommy Freeman
Land
League Park
Bishop
Atlanta
New York
Charles Mrzena
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