Death of Judge Kittle Marked by Public Sorrow
Editorial reprint mourns the sudden passing of Judge Warren B. Kittle, longtime presiding judge of the Barbour and Taylor counties circuit. It praises his legal mind, fair administration, and steady dedication to the law, noting his deep impact on West Virginia’s judicial life and the communities he served.
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Warren B. Kittle
Barbour
Taylor
Philippi
Judge Kittle
West Virginia
Virginia
Commonwealth
Big Clearance Sale and Prohibition Debate Across Conventions
A convention speaker laments wasted time while party lines on prohibition sharpen. Hoover's remarks trigger fresh political fault lines as Bluefield Democrats ignore the issue and Republicans flag a new constitutional angle. The piece assesses gains from prohibition as losses and notes public ferment shaping the upcoming election.
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Hoover
Bluefield
National Party
Democratic Party
Backstroke Champs Highlight Dramatic Budget Debate
West Virginia faces a sharp truck license fee hike aimed at reducing giant trucks on state roads. The measure, tied to broader talk of prohibition repeal and immigration impacts, is pitched as a starter toward road safety and economic balance, with local education levy details and Knottsville District budget figures included.
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Grafton
Sesson
West, Virginia
Wheeling Intelligencer
Knottsville
West Virginia
Taylor
Board of Education’ of
Taylor County
W. S. Rogers
Board of Education
J. Glover
J. Auvil
West
T. Blanche Swisher
Miss Forum
Village Battle to Save Town Trees From Road Widening
Residents defend enormous maples and elms as highway engineers push to widen the road. They argue the scenic value and compensations for motorists, while national policy notes rising imports and falling exports, with tariff debates stirring political rhetoric in the Fairmont Times and Clarksburg Telegram.
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Fairmont
Federal Commerce Department
Jane
Clarksburg
Immigration policy under Hoover tightens restrictions
Department of Labor figures reflect the Administration's immigration policy and President Hoover's order tightening restrictions, showing immigration as almost rigidly excluded and the effects are striking when compared to prior levels.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Aeewe Serena
Tax Commissioner Insurance
Department of Labor
Hoover
Trees vs speed clash on highway through village
In the motor age the debate over trees vs an eight lane highway persists. A middle western trunk highway, widened to handle traffic, encounters a four mile stretch through a village flanked by trees on both sides, challenging the balance between scenery and speed.
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Middle West
Watkins truck tax bill gains Senate support
The warehouse of road protection moves forward as Senator W. Merle Watkins of Grafton promotes a truck tax bill. This measure, among several crafted by Watkins, aims to safeguard West Virginia roads from wear and damage.
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State Senate
Watkins
W. Merle Watkins
Grafton
West Virginia
Piccard Ready for Stratosphere Ascent
Zurich Swiss scientists report Auguste Piccard may begin his planned ascent to the stratosphere on Wednesday. He notes adverse weather could delay an earlier takeoff.
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Piccard
Zurichs
Switzerland
Auguste Piccard
Clash in Gran Chaco region renews talks of peace
In Asuncion the new Paraguayan leader Ayala said war over the Gran Chaco is absurd but Paraguay will not capitulate. An official communique reports Bolivian forces attacked the Paraguayan fort Falcon with machine guns and were repulsed. A stray line notes a live lobster coloring red when boiled.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Euserio
Ayala
Falcon
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