West Virginia State Briefs Update and Meetings
West Virginia political tensions rise as Robert Kelly faces pressure from Rush D. Holt over chairmanship. Charleston reports the FHA program to be largely administrative with statewide housing meetings next week. Reedsville hosts Labor Day events including a horseshoe tourney and baseball game with talks by Rep. Jennings Randolph. A Mercer county jail escape probe is set for the October term, with one recaptured inmate. A statewide FHA start meeting in Charleston will set building and lending policies for home improvements.
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Charleston
Robert Kelly
State Executive Committee
Clarksburg
Rush D. Holt
Kelly
Holt
Waldo Hotel
PLANS
West Virginia
Fr. Witcher McCullough
Reedsville
Arthurdale Nine
Star City
Jennings Randolph
Princeton
Mercer County
John M. McGrath
Criminal Court
Yester
F. Witcher McCullough
FHA
McCullough
Second WV barber and beautician convention set in Fairmont
The second annual convention of barbers and beauticians of West Virginia will meet in Fairmont on Sunday and Monday, August 19 and 20.
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Fairmont
Barbers and Beauticians of
West Virginia
Sells Wife Case Hits Police Probe After Alleged Sale
The Rosts and Herman were involved in an alleged scam where Rost sold his wife for 700 dollars with a 200 dollar down payment. The woman refused to return, saying she was sold, and stamps worth 175 dollars later vanished. Police intervened and all three confessed, with a possible prosecution for the notary.
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McFeely
Rost
Herman
Notary
Farmer Noah Shahan Dies at 52 Near Marquess
Noah Shahan 52 prominent farmer of Marquess area died at his home at noon after a three year illness of heart trouble. Born December 10, 1881, he lived in Marquess all his life and was active in the community and a Methodist. Surviving: daughter Ethel Bolyard of Simpson and three sisters Lulu Wolf Thornton Florence Hornbeck and Flora Lee Rowlesburg. Funeral 2:30 Saturday at Mount Israel church. Rev Earl Carlson to officiate. Bartlett Funeral Company in charge.
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Noah Shahan
Marquess
David W
Jina A. Boyard Shahan
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ethel Bolyard
Simpson
Lulu Wolf
Hornton
Florence Hornbeck
Flora Lee
Rowlesburg
Mount Israel Church
Earl Carlson
Bartlett Funeral Company
Wage Cut Continues For County Officials Salaries
Salaries for appointive officials and clerical staff show a twenty percent reduction in January. Deputy Sheriffs Batson Guth Poe, Assessor Selvey, St Clair, Newcoms, and stenographer Val entine plus County Clerk Goley and Clerk Reese are listed with specific monthly amounts. Most are slated to regain the cut August 1 except Batson Guth and Goley delays. legality of the deputy sheriff and deputy clerk salaries awaits legislative interpretation.
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Harry Batson
James Guth
Virgil Poe
G. G. Selvey
Ed. St. Clair
Ray Newcoms
Lena
Byrd Reveals Silent Signals From Shack Front
Dr. Poulter describes Byrd’s condition during the first three weeks of June and the past two weeks as beyond endurance yet he remained gallant. Notes about letters dated June 15 and a hidden note on the table reveal careful data collection and signs of improvement despite hardship. A broken thermometer did not halt the continuous temperature record Byrd kept.
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Dr. Poulter
Defrauder of Catholic Institutions Arrested
New York, Aug. 17, Frank Giraud, 42, described by police as a long time defrauder of Catholic institutions, was arrested on forgery charges at St. Catherine’s Hospital in Brooklyn after warnings to Catholic bodies. His 19-year-old wife Marie Flanagan Giraud, who wed after a brief Paducah courtship, believed him a graduate physician from McGill University.
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New York
Frank
Brooklyn
All Details Held In Multiple West Virginia Cities
All Details will be held in Huntington Charleston Wheeling Parkersburg Clarksburg Fairmont Bluefield Morgantown Moundsville Martinsburg and possibly Grafton as the event's locations are listed. The notice enumerates the cities involved and suggests a broad regional scope.
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Huntington
Chareston
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Bluefield Morganwwn
Moundsville
Martnsburg
Grafton
Oklahoma Governor Bans Mooney Demonstration During Farley Visit
Governor William H. Murray declared a Mooney pardon protest unlawful while Postmaster General Farley visits Oklahoma City. He warned that any parade in the interest of clemency would disturb the law, as liberals planned a demonstration tied to Mooney, serving a California life sentence for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing. The report also notes a Mt. Timpanogos hike and a steep canyon oil well site elsewhere.
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Oklahoma City
William H
Murray
Tomi Mooney
Farley
Mooney
California
San Franleisco
General Farley
Dillinger’s Nemesis Sought for Cash Theft in Chicago
Anna Sage, 45, known as the red woman linked to Dillinger’s killing, is hunted on a warrant for stealing 800 in gold from Holger M. Burglum, 45, a dairy worker. Sage, who helped lure Dillinger into danger, has reportedly been in hiding under guard. Burglum testified they lived together. he claimed he proposed. she said she was married and would divorce. He later found the 800 in gold missing from their home.
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Chicago
Anna Sage
John Dillinger
Holger M. Burglum
Burgham
Sage
Burglum
Kidnappers Fail to Obtain Ransom in Labatt Abduction
The Labatt brewer, held in Canada after a tense abduction, was released near Toronto after police surrounded his family home. His brother Hugh had reportedly drawn $150,000 to meet demands, but authorities indicated no ransom was paid. Relieved, Labatt traveled to London with his wife and children, aided by a taxicab ride to his brother's hotel.
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Hugh Labatt
John
London
Associated Press
Hugh
Toronto
Labatt
Sarnia
Canada
August L. MacDonald
Toronto Globe
Bank of Nova Scotia
MacDonald
John Labatt
Dr Jones in Car Accident Near Franklin
Dr C Jones and Mrs Jones were en route to Franklin when a car left the road on a short curve, pitched over a bank into a field and was driven home yesterday under its own power. Tracks show the right wheels left the concrete before the wreck. The cause could not be determined from the speed at impact.
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Marques
Byrd
Admiral Byrd
Little America
Gov. Murray
Mt. Timpanogos
Colorado River
Dillinger
DR. &C. Jones
Cna Conor
Chase and Sanborn
Une
Ann Page
White House
Sparkle
Nucva
Eagle Brand
Ned Heed
Chuck Roast
Jae Cyr
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