Five Highway District Offices Will Be Established August 20
Charleston W Va Aug 18 AP Establishment of five highway district headquarters effective August 20 announced by the State Road Commission as part of its engineering division reorganization. Each district engineer will take orders from Chief Engineer H J Spelman with districts led by G H Davis A W Paine J M McKinney W K Knauft and J R McDermott.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Commission
H. J. Spelman
B. G. Etchison
E. G. Middleton
George H. Hill
C. R. Duncan
Morgantown
G. H. Davis
Huntington
A. W. Paine
Parkersburg
J. M. McKinney
Clarksburg
W. K. Knauft
Keyser
J. R. McDermott
Spelman
R. J. Spelman
Three Die In Burning Auto
Weedsburgh Ind August 18. Two young women and a young man were burned to death when a automobile caught fire after riding with a tree along a highway four miles south of here. The dead are Julia May Eckhart 9 Buck Creek Opal Heinlach 9 Frankfort and Blaze Metzger Fayette. Truman Cline Camden fourth passenger in the car was burned and is in critical condition. The accident occurred while a party was returning home to Nashville Tenn.
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Weedsburgh
Ind
Here Toay
Julia May Eckhart
Buck Creek
Opal Heinlach
Frankfort
Blazé Metzger
Fayette
Truman Cline
Camden
Nashville
Tenn
Court House district cancels Simpson High expansion plan
Court House district board of education cancels plans to add to Simpson High School this year after state officials say the school can keep its first rate classification without new facilities. About 50 more students enroll, one more teacher hired, and additional equipment funded to meet needs. Tax levy reductions depend on state aid, with districts unsure of final amounts.
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Court House
Court House District
Lne
Feminine Body Superior to Male in High Heat
Discovery at Carnegie Institution reports the female body maintains higher heat tolerance than the male. Dr Oncar Riddle notes metabolism shifts with temperature, narrowing energy advantage for males. Five year tests on doves and pigeons suggest possible applicability to humans. At eight degrees, male energy output reached 3861 calories versus 3749 for females.
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Spring Harbor
Carnegie Institution
Oncar Riddle
Carnegie
Riddle
Endurance flight ends as Greater St. Louis lands
Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine end the longest sustained flight at Lambert Field after 647 hours 28 minutes 20 seconds, missing the 1,000 hour goal by 352 hours 31 minutes 30 seconds. Grounding cited crankcase failure and funding issues. 300 observers watch a three point landing.
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St. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
Greater St. Louis
William Pickens
Jackson and
O’brine
Lambert-St. Louis
John
Kenneth Hunter
Oklahoma families flee in path of oil gusher
In Oklahoma City on August 18 a wild oil gusher erupted in a residential area forcing a score of families to abandon nearby homes. Fire at nearby wells was extinguished as workers battled flames and fumes spread through the block, guards stood ready to fight any new blaze.
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Oklahoma City
iFremen
Grafton cleaners and dyers advertise prices and services
Grafton Cash and Carry Cleaners and Dyers promotes cleaning for men and women with prices for suits .85 coats .90 up to 1.50 for hats and gloves 35. Ladies jackets and dresses priced, with remodeling emphasized. Location stated opposite Five and Ten Cent Store.
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Grafton
Parties After House Control Rise In National Drive
Washington notes that national party leaders gather to launch the campaign for the November election focusing on who will control the house. Histories show past upsets in party power precede presidential changes, with Republicans and Democrats lining up forces for open-house races and Senate contests drawing broader attention.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Etter
Packer's Son Ends Own Life
New York on August 18 state police investigated how William B. Swift son of Chicago packer Louis P. Swift obtained a pistol used to kill himself in a sanitarium Saturday night. Dr. Thomas A. Gonzales deputy chief medical examiner examined potential narcotics or liquor involvement. The body left the morgue and was moved to a funeral chapel yesterday. Mrs. Helen Morton Bayley Swift was mentioned in connection with the deceased.
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New York
William B. Swift
Louis P. Swift
Chicago
Packer
Thomas A. Gonzales
Swift
Helen Morton Bayley Swift
Motor coach to run test across Cumberland mountains
A gas driven electrical motor coach will undertake a trial run as test of fuel consumption on mountain travel. Motor coach No 38 with trailer No 6144 will arrive in Grafton Tuesday eve and depart 7 25 a m Wednesday over the Grafton Cumberland line.
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Grafton
Cumberland
Cumberland Division
Supt. Gibson
Grafton- Bellington
Pickens
Weston
Buckhannon
Junction
Mormon
Here
Mand
Rumor Claims Carol May Wed Mme Lupescu in Vienna
Vienna reports rumor that King Carol plans a Morganatic marriage to Magda Lupescu if reconciliation with Queen Helen fails. Diplomats say postponement of coronation from Oct 15 to spring reflects anxiety in court and army about the potential marriage and its political implications.
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Vienna
Carol
Héleni
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Bucharest
Helen
Mme. Lupescu
Byrd Proposes Wheat for Livestock Feed to Stricken Farmers
County teachers prepare for the Taylor County annual institute from August 27 for three days. About 175 teachers expected including 169 local and several from outside. Instructors include Dr. M. P. Shawkey, Mrs. Nellie M. Rider, Dr. R. H. Paden, Miss Marietta Stewart, and Miss Kathleen Bes. Instruction covers physical education, music, health work, general school work, and grade school work with daily sessions led by named educators.
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Taylor County
Lloyd L. Shrivers
M. P. Shawkey
Marsal College
Huntington
Nellie M. Rider
Morgantown
R. H. Paden
Marietta Stewart
Kathleen Bes
Shriver
Taylor
Miss Beé
Miss Stewart
Paden
Shawkey
Rider
Executors Replace Wick as Co Plaintiffs in Merger Suit
In Youngstown a court allowed the executors of the estate of Myton C. Wick to substitute as co plaintiffs to oppose the merger of Youngstown Sheet and Tube with Bethlehem Steel. The new plaintiffs include Mrs. Frances Wick, W. B. Todd, Mrs. Wick's brother, and the Dollar Savings and Trust Co. The Trust Co. joined the defense. Judge Jenkins overruled objections conditionally to avoid trial delay.
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M. Wick
Youngstown
Newton D. Baker
Wick
Baker
David C. Jenkins
Jenkins
Frances Wick
Phil Wick
W. B. Todd
New Jersey
Leaky Gas Line Forces Endurance Plane Down
Wichita, Kan. Aug. 18 After being aloft less than 12 hours the endurance plane City of Wichita piloted by Charles Lander and R C Rudd was forced to descend due to a leaky gas line. The fliers expect to take off again tomorrow after repairs using the original City of Wichita which suffered damage by Col Charles A. Lindbergh in Mexico City over a year ago.
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Wichita
Kan
City of
Charles Lander
R. C. Rudd
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico City
Mystery Death of Senator Prompted Anonymous Calls
Chicago August 18 police investigate the death of state senator Voyce after his wife Mrs. John T Joyce received anonymous calls the night before. The coroner ordered an inquest and organ tests while authorities questioned Tommy Abbott a Chicago gangster tied to a possible machine gun attack in Rockford Illinois.
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Chicago
John T. Joyce
Edward
Joyce
Tommy Abbott
Rockford
Ill
Abbott
Former Governor Byrd Urges Wheat For Livestock Feed Relief
Former Virginia governor Harry F. Byrd and the state drought relief committee urged Secretary Hyde to release an estimated 7 15 000 000 bushels of wheat from the Grain Stabilization Corporation for livestock feed. The plan aims to ease drought hardship and lift wheat prices held by the government windfall. States including Virginia and Ohio would receive emergency freight rate relief for feed shipments under Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Virginia counties Charlotte Columbiana Medina Stark Wayne were listed among those to benefit.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
Nor
Virginia
Hyde
Grain Varization Corporation
Zann Board
John B Payne
Afiecan Red Crows
Hoover
Rll Virginiine
Cinferennas Hyde
Byrd Gard Conservat Timates
Ohio
Interstate Ferce Commission
Charlotte County
Virgin
Columbiana
Medina
Stark
Wayne
Prohibition Agents Suspended for Disputed Traffic Stop
Washington reports two Prohibition agents faced suspensions for five days each after clashes with motorists over traffic rules. Robert F. Mytrs of Milwaukee drew a gun during a July 29 incident. Basil Quintington of Washington, DC, also faced punishment for striking in an argument. The director emphasized accountability to protect public respect for agents.
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Washington
Prohibition
Robert F. My Trs
Milwaukee
Amos W. W. Wooodcock
Basil Quinnington
D. C
Myrtle
William French
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Associated Press
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Young Bill) White
William Allen White
The
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W. E. Swift
Rumor Carol
Lupescu
Starcher’s
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Byrd
Grafton High School
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Heads of Chinese Tongs and Societies
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Solon
Payne
Woodcock
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