Curtis Sees Prohibition Uphill Battle at Kansas Rally
The vice president’s Kansas appearance featured warnings against repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and strong praise for enforcing laws. He lauded women’s expanding rights and praised President Hoover’s leadership as the crowd, many in shirt sleeves, listened amid a sunny day.
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United States
Carrie Nation
Washington
Edward Everett Gann
Dolly Gann
Topeka
Webster Knight
Providence
R. I
Kansas City
Curtis
Hoover
White House
West Virginia legislature debates vetoes and fiscal cuts
Lawmakers clash over governor veto messages as the Senate and House advance bills. They approve measures to cut teacher salaries, limit county clerks pay, post tax lands, and shift duties from the prohibition department to state troopers. A broad push backs federal relief for forests and funds Hughes for infrastructure. Conference orders target combining branches and funding for road, bridge, and forest projects.
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Taylor
John Hall
Conley
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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Ferela
Thornhill
Raleigh
Prohibition Department
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Road Commission
Prohibition
Holt
D. Lewis
Howard B. Lee
Arden youth hurt in fall from train
Bernard Weaver a 17 year old Arden resident suffered a deep cut above the right knee when he slipped while trying to board a freight train on the G and B line behind Thomas store in South Grafton. He was carried home by his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs W C Wright of Ross Street and treated by physicians A R and Paul P Warden after initial care at City Hospital.
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Arden
Orpheus Weaver
Thomas
South Grafton
W. C. Wright
Ross Street
Wright
Weaver
Ardeh
Bob Wittman
John, Wittman
Morehead
Wittman
City Hospital
State Aid School Fund Is Under Investigation
Charleston dispatch reports the house of delegates passed a resolution seeking information on the state aid school fund. Delegate Rairdon urged the state board of public works to report receipts and expenditures and estimate the share of the $1,175,000 for the current fiscal year available for distribution.
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House of Delegates
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Rairdon
Mason
State Board of Public Works
Rairden
Banker Turns Clown Harper Joy in Circus Life
An investment banker from Spokane Washington trades the boardroom for the big top as he dresses as a clown and tours with a traveling circus this summer. The Associated Press photo captures his unusual summer pursuit and love of entertainment beyond finance.
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Harper Joy
Spokane
Wash
Envoy Warns of Unequal Rural School Funds
An envoy noted that only 25 percent of the appropriated amount was available for distribution, calling it unfair to rural schools unless similar cuts were applied to other purposes. He urged equal treatment across all allocations.
Perry Defeated In Net Match By Davy Jones
In Newport R L on August 19 the Newport Casino singles tennis tourney ended with Davey Jones of New York defeating Frederick J Perry of England. Jones, a Columbia basketball alumnus and rising player, won 6-4 1-6 2-6 8-4 to eliminate Perry and end the foreign challenge.
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Davy Jones
Newport
R. L
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Davey’ Jones
New York
Columbia
Frederick J. Perry
England
Ellsworth Vines
Jones
Nis
Dispute Ends in Death of Two Men in Wyoming County
Charleston report states a dispute between a construction foreman C T Richardson and a black laborer John Pickett 33 led to gunfire. Pistols drawn both men shot twice. Pickett died en route to hospital and Richardson died the next day. The incident occurred at Simon in Wyoming County.
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Simon
Wyoming County
John Pickett
C.T. Richardson
General Conference On Social Work Is Planned
Charleston news notes the executive committee of the state conference of social workers completed plans for a general conference on social work to be held next spring. Leslie Downey of Huntington presided. Emergency relief provisions and reconstruction finance corporation controls were discussed along with West Virginia relief status by Calvert Likstill, director of the state department of public welfare.
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Thes
State Conference of Social Workers
Ey Leslie Downey
Huntington
Reconstruction ‘Finance Corporation
West Virginia
Calvert, Likstill
State Department of Public Welfare
Advisory Body Named Veterans Democratic Group
Charleston August 1993 H Kelly chairman of the state Democratic Executive Committee announced the appointment of a veterans Democratic advisory committee headed by Andrew Edminston Jr of Weston Members include one service member from each congressional district Pat McGuire Wellsburg Marshal Carter Keyser Charles Bass Glenville Ronald Mossman Huntington Lafe Chafin Williamson and Hereford McGinnis Beckley
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H. Kelly
Democratic Executive Committee
Veterans’ Democratic Advisory Committee
Andrew Edminston, Jr
Weston
Easserviceman
Pat. McGuire
Wellsburg
Marshal Cartier
Keyser
Charles Bass
Glenville
Ronald Mossman
Huntington
Lafe Chafin
Williamson
Hereford McGinnis
Beckley
Edith Rockefeller McCormick Near Death in Chicago
Chicago August 19 Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick lay in a coma in her home surrounded by immediate family as doctors, relatives, and friends hover in hourly anticipation of her fate. The prominent heiress, once known as the richest woman, faces a critical condition with her 60th birthday only weeks away.
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Chicago
Edith oRckefeller McCormick
20 Take Stump for G P in Eastern Drive
Republicans and Democrats begin lining up star operators for a national speaking push in the East. Tilson announces 20 Republican speakers to cover 12 states and Maine plans send six Democrats led by Governor Fly and others. Farley says Democrats have prospects as Republicans open flood of talks. MacLafferty kicks off with NY Republican Club address accusing Democrats of trying to pool Republicans on prohibition.
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Missouri
Henry C. Breckenridge
Joseph B. Fly
Massachusetts
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Wyoming
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Maryland
Venable Convicted as Bath County Treasurer
George B. Venable was convicted in Warm Springs Virginia of short accounting in Bath County treasurer duties. The sentence was fixed at one year in prison. Sentencing was deferred on motion by the former treasurer’s attorney that the verdict be set aside as contrary to law and evidence.
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Warm Springs
George B. Venable
Bath County
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