West Virginia boys at Pruntytown enjoy Gibbs fiddlers program
More than 300 inmates at the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys in Pruntytown benefited from a Sunday morning concert by Earl Gibbs old time fiddlers from Mason County. Superintendent R P Bell organized the event after a barn dance the night before and a broadcast on WMMN. The day also featured work on a large garden, meals, and care from the school nurses as inmates balanced recreation with routine duties.
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West Virginia Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Earl Gibbs
Mason County
R. P. Bell
Gibbs
WMMN
Bell
Gibb
BIDS ON G. & B. Continued from page 1
Bids on tracks bridges and tunnels were all submitted yesterday and came in below the estimated costs. The continuation suggests cautious budgeting and potential adjustments as the project proceeds.
Radio programming grid with music and shows listing
A dense schedule lists radio programs by time and station. entries include NBC CBS WGN WLW KMOX WJZ and others with names like Amos n Andy, Dancing orchestras, Villages, and various orchestras. Prices for RCA tubes advertise discounts and new radios on display with metal tubes.
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WENR
WBC
WJZ
Lowell Thomas
NBC
Billy and
Betty
WFBE
Dka
Amos 'N' Andy
CBS
Just Entertainment
WHAS
Terry and
Ted
WGN
Bob Elson
Hall & Gruen
Virginia Verrill
XDKA
Tony
Gus
WLW
WWVA
Gale Page
Pittsburgh
Wiz—Dot
Will
KMOX
Buck Rogers
Bob Newhall
Lum
Abner
Boake Carter
Marion Comi
Palmer House
Terry
Leo Reisman
Crime Clues
Bernice Claire
Tommy Ryan
WSM
Grady Moore
Jack
Velma
Welcome Valley
GBS
Wayne King
WGBF
Horace Heidt
Francis Craig
WIZ
Nils T. Greenland
Louis Prima
Ben Pollack
Manny Laporte
Carl Hoff
Amos
Andy
WDKA
Sprague
Harry Meyer
Jesse Crawford
KDKA
Anson Weeks
San Francisco Symphony
Tom Gentry
Danive
Ranny Weeks
Harry Dickman
Gene Burchell
Curt Poulton
RCA
Construction costs for relocation project study bids
The federal government funds the relocation of the G and B due to the Tygart Valley flood control dam near Grafton park. A Chicago firm bid $3,657,409.35 for total work, with government estimates of $1,608,403.58 for unit one and $1,049,005.77 for unit two.
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G. and B
Tygart’s Valley River
Grafton Park
Chicago
Driver Faces Hearing On Manslaughter Charge
Anton Stewo, 40, of Dixon's Run, goes before Magistrate J W Kindelberger on a manslaughter charge tied to the death of Mrs. John Wilkie, 69, of Triadelphia, in an auto crash. He remains jailed under a $5,000 bond pending a preliminary hearing.
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Wheeling
Anton Stewo
Dixon
John Wilkie
Triadelphia
Stego
J. W. Kindelberger
West Virginia lamb crop seen at 471000 this year
The federal state crop reporting service predicts West Virginia will produce 471000 lambs this year, down one percent from last year. The projection reflects agricultural expectations across the state as August reports are compiled.
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Charleston
West Virginia
New Road to Open Sundays With Guard Rails Installed
A group of visitors will be allowed on Sundays and Saturdays when guard rails are in place. Lt Potter stated that except for weekend days the road is already open to the public and invites visitors to come during the week.
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Lt. Potter
Potomac Toll Bridge Authorized by House
A bill approved by the House authorizes a toll bridge across the Potomac river linking Green's Ferry in West Virginia with Old Town, River, near Tygart's Valley. The 16 feet wide, quarter mile long structure includes a viewing platform and parking for about 120 autos, with construction to start within two weeks.
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Washington
Ors Gallery
Potomac River
Green 'S Bi Ie Tygart's Valley
M. R
W. L. Potter
Carpenter
Leiz
Senate
Charleston
Cutenantert Keeley
Roosevelt to flash signal at dam pour ceremony
President Roosevelt will send a telegraph flash to mark the start of mass concrete pouring at the Tygart Valley river dam flood control project. Senators Neely and Guffey invited him. officials say the signal will mark progression already underway with 75,000 cubic yards poured. A separate clash reports a buggy overturning near Crooked Run, fatally injuring 15 year old Charles Hamrick.
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F. D. Roosevelt
State Fire Loss Rises Sharply in July 1935
West Virginia fire losses in July 1935 climbed to 1,173,600 in property value with buildings bearing the bulk of the damage. Total contents damage reached 1,460,770, marking a 52,756 rise from June and a 702,800 increase over the prior year, according to State Fire Marshal Fred B. Watkins.
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Charleston
Aus
West Virginia
Fred B. Watkins
City council rejects theater admission tax plan
In Clarksburg on August 20 the city council defeated City Manager McAndrew and his proposal to raise $10,000 for fire equipment by a one cent per ticket admissions tax.
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Clarksburg
McAndrew
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Reform School
Philadelphia
Grafton
Atlantic City
B.&co.r.r
Edith Warren
Wfbe—Merchants
the Singing Lady
Jack Armstrong
Kuban Cossack Choir
Don Pedro
WCKY
WFBET
Jimmy Ward
Russian Symphony Choir
Eddy Duchin
Fred Waring
Col. Stoopnagle
Bud
Joe Saunders
Women’s Symphony Orches
Dave and
Kenny
Womens’ Symphony Orches
Veloz & Yolanda
Jerry Cooper
Hollywood
Arlie Simmons
Joe Hines
Ted Weems
Arlie Simmonds
Wenr—Heidelberg
Coral Room
Joe Sander
Meredith Wilson
al Dien
Avi
Nti
Col. Knox
West
Flat Top
Frank Knox
Center
A. A. Lilly
Walter 8. Hallahan
van A. Bittner
United Mine Workers
Clara Ebert
Parkersburg
Walter S. Hallahan
H. I. Shott
Bluefield
U. S
Ernest L. Bailey
Knox
Associated Press
Blaney
Gibraltar
Policy
Dam Pike
Potomac
Monongahela System
Roosevelt
Charles _ Hamrick
U.S
Patent Office
Stanley
Wey
Ckk
Sule
Uiai
Tay
Dad Keyes
BASIE
Big Sister
MR. Phipps
Byles Forgrave
Etta Kett
Mne
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