Death claims young woman of Hepzibah
Mrs. Bertie Smallwood age 22 of Hepzibah died at Graf ton City hospital at 10 30 last night after a six week illness from complications of diseases born February 6 1914 she was the wife of Fred B Smallwood Survived by brothers and sisters Parl Monroe John Monroe Mrs Robert Rogers Mrs Estel Jones Mrs Eugene Davis Mrs Harry Reed and Mrs William Hughes Funeral at sister Mrs Rogers 111 E Wilford street at 2 pm Saturday with Rev Millard Stump Pruntytown Baptist Church Interment Hepziban cemetery Bartlett Funeral Company in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Smallwood
Hepzibah
Grafton City Hospital
Harry Monroe
Smallwood
Fred 8. Smallwood
Parl Monroe
Grafton
John Monroe
Terra Alta
Robert Rogers
Estel Jones
Belington
Eugene Davis
Clarksburg
Harry Reed
William Hughes
Washington, D. C
Wilford Street
Millard Stump
Pruntytown Baptist Church
Hepziban Cemetery
Bartlett Funeral Company
Fred Watkins to Speak At Firemen's Gathering
State Fire Marshal Fred B. Watkins will address the State Firemen's convention at White Sulphur Springs on "Fire Department Efficiency" tomorrow night in Charleston West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Watkins
Charleston
W. Va
Fred B. Watkins
White Sulphur Springs
Wounded Youth Held For Attempted Burglary
William Workman, 17, of Louis Ky., recovering from a bullet wound in the right knee as deputies hold him on a charge of complicity to steal a safe in Huntington. He was shot during an attempt to escape, Louisa sheriff's deputies report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
William Workman
Louis Ky
Louisa
Beckley Fugitive Charley White Escapes Jail Again
Deputy sheriffs chasing Charley White, fugitive from Raleigh county jail, report White escaped from custody in Fostoria Ohio, after previously fleeing Raleigh jail. Local authorities pursue further action as case develops.
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Beckley
Fostoria
Charley White
Raleigh
White
Ohio City
Debt Paid in Charleston as State Floating Debt Retired
Treasurer R E Talbott announced payment of notes totaling 2 200 000 held by the compensation commission, completing retirement of the state's floating debt in Charleston on August 15.
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Charleston
R. E. Talbott
Compensation Commission
In Memoriam Rosella Ware Died One Year Ago Today
In memory of Rosella Cassell Ware who died August 15, 1934. MR C E Ware and daughters note the anniversary and pay tribute to the departed with remembrance and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosella Cassell Ware
C. E. Ware
Hazel M. Robinson Dies Three Years Ago Today
A memorial note recalls Hazel M. Robinson three years after her death. The verse expresses sorrow for a beloved spouse, noting her kindness and the pain of absence in a lonely home. The poem reflects grief and a prayer for peace.
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Hazel M. Robinson
For Sale 6000 Bushels Peaches and Local Services
For sale 6000 bushels of peaches described as ending rarities with good roads to orchards. Commercial listing from Welton Bros. Orchard Co. Petersburg West Virginia. Also mentions W F Robinson Furnaces Vacuum Cleaning Roofing and related contact details at 154 Latrobe Street since 1913.
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Robinson
Spontie
Rena
Latrobe Street
Welton Bros. Orchard CO
Petersburg
W. Va
Relief at a Low Cost Constitutional Tonic Claim
A vintage advertisement touts Glenn's Pain-Well Tonic as a constitutional treatment for malaria colds hay fever and general systemic discomfort. It promises relief from aches pains bad appetite and constipation with a claimed broad medicinal effect.
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Glenn
Two Projects Approved By President Roosevelt in West Virginia
President Roosevelt approved two War Department projects in West Virginia. The National Guard Camp at Point Pleasant will repair buildings, land, and construct ten floors at a cost of 9,472 dollars. Grafton National Cemetery work includes repainting walls, realigning and cleaning headstones, repainting exterior woodwork, flagpole and tablets, vehicle gate and entrance, seeding, sodding, and landscaping totaling 3,135 dollars.
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Washington
War Department
West Virginia
Roosevelt
National Guard
Point Pleasant
Grafton National Cemetery
Prisoner Tries to Kill Himself in Parkersburg Jail
Charles Woodyard, a prisoner in the Parkersburg city jail, attempted suicide by strangling himself with a necktie. Fellow inmates removed the noose and alerted the jailer. An officer confiscated the tie belt and shoe strings to prevent further self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles Woodyard
Federal Court Allows Railroad To Appeal To Supreme Court
Charleston August 15 The federal court ordered the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to appeal to the United States Supreme Court in a suit to halt enforcement of new coal rate hikes from the Tug River West Virginia and the Big Sandy Kentucky fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
United States Supreme Court
Togan W. Va
Big Sandy
Black Widow Spiders Said Plentiful in Panhandle Area
Martinsburg report notes Black Widow spiders are plentiful in the Panhandle. Robet Sanders, who works on a power dam near Litter Georgetown, brought 20 spiders to Martinsburg to prove his claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Robet Sanders
Georgetown
Marinsburg
General Watanabe Dies in Tokyo After Appointment
General Watanabe, 61, a senior member of the Supreme War Council, dies in Tokyo at a fellow officer’s hands. The death follows the appointment of General Jotaro Watanabe to inspector general of military education, and he succeeds General Jinza.
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Watahobe
Tat Diesuzan Nagato
Tokio
Jotaro Watanabe
Watanabe
Supreme War Council
Gen
Jinza
Ex show girl pleads to view slain husband's body
Lucille Horan former Broadway dancer asks a court to let her view the body of Frank Horan found dead on the family lawn near Hamburg. She contends she acted to save his health by stopping his drinking as she faces a second degree murder arraignment and recalls past gun incidents.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lucille Horan
Frank
Dancer
Samuel Fleischmann
Horan
Hamburg
New York City
Big Sum Sought to Improve State Hospital
Charleston August 15 State PWA director M L O Neale said an application for 87273 in federal funds to build additional patient quarters at Huntington State Hospital will be sent to Washington today He also noted a request from the estate board of control for 220542 to construct a physical education building at Fairmont State Teachers College including a gymnasium dressing room and athletic facilities
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Charleston
M. L. O'Neale
PWA
Huntington State Hospital
Washington
O'Neale
Estate Board of Control
Fairmont State Teachers’ College
Two Youths Nabbed For Pocketbook Theft
In Moundsville Aié on the fifteenth a man named John Hunt left his wallet with 75 dollars on a store counter after cashing a check at Rosbys Rock. Edgar Montgomery aged 22 and Charles Rosier aged 18 were jailed after officers accused them of taking the purse.
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Moundsville, Aié
John Hunt
Rosby
Rock
Edgar Montgomery
Charles Rosier
Principals Moved Over Harrison County
Harrison County Board of Education ordered a general redistribution of school principals. Nineteen schools received new principals, with most transfers being lateral. Williamstown reports the death of Carl Cline, a four year old, due to injuries from a fall into a spring, logging lungs and heart disease.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
Williamstown
Altl. Sidell
Carl Cline
Last Ten Rookies Added by State Police
The state police completed the enlistment of 78 troopers with ten new recruits. They are William R. Seal from Moundsville James A. Smith from Morgantown Howard C. Sandridge of Junior Stockley L. Warren Spencer Wy att W. Murphy of Charleston John W. Smouse of Fairmont Charles E. Mays of Bluestone Paul J. Russell of Hamlet All recruits join Company C at Elkins except Russell who goes to Company A at Fairmont.
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Charlester
State Police
William R. Seal
Moundsville
James A. Smith
Morgantown
Howard C. Sandridge
Junior
Stockley L. Warren
Spencer
Wyatt W. Murphy
Charleston
John W. Smouse
Fairmont
Charles E. Mays
Bluestone
Paul J. Russell
Hamlet
Elkins
Russell
Largest summer school enrollment at Marshall College
August 15 report from Muntington shows 402 students enrolled in Marshall College summer session, the highest tally to date. A new faculty member, Dr. Harvey Pinney from New York University, joins the political science department.
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Muntington
Marshall College
Harvey Pinney
New York University
Hospital Group Names Two Presidents at Once
Parkersburg West Virginia August 15 two presidents will be elected by the hospital association of West Virginia at a convention September 5 and 6. One will take office at the close of the annual conference. Two hundred and thirty youths are enrolled for the 4 H week encampment.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Hospital Association of
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Strikes End as Cleveland Bakers Return to Work
Six hundred Cleveland bakers and 600 in Celina resumed jobs today after settlements. The Cleveland unit agreed to reopen with a closed shop and wage talks within seven days, while Celina’s Mersman Bros. table makers settled with eight fired workers reinstated. Unresolved are Hill Cab drivers in Columbus and 500 workers at Columbus Packing, seeking raises and union recognition.
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Cleveland
Celina
Ohio Almst
Celina Chamcter of Commerce
Mersman Bros. Corp
Carpenters’ and Fuiness
Hill Cab Company
Jumbus
Sukumbus Packing Company
Cab Drive
Man quits dog catching over pay in Sand Springs
Esko Coffman told Mayor H. H Snow he would not kill dogs for 25 cents each and could not afford shells, so he resigned from the municipal dog catching job, saying he used a club to dispatch dogs. The scene occurred in Sand Springs on October 15.
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Sand Springs
Bluefield Station Seeks License Hours Change
Washington August 15 The Daily Telegraph Printing Company of Bluefield West Virginia asks modification of its license for station WHIS to change hours of operation from sharing with WRBX to unlimited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Daily Telegraph’ Printing Company
Bluefield
W. Va
WRBX
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Charles River
Caml
Sigismund Levane
Moscow
San Francisco
North Pole
Wund Levanevski
Levanevski
Leningrad
Marshall Summer
Hospital Group
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Virginia Distillery
CORR
Richmond, VA
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R.A
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Ruth MIX
Buzz Barton
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