Paralysis cases rise in several states amid jamboree cancellation
Washington reports infantile paralysis cases increasing last week in Virginia Massachusetts New York Michigan and Kentucky bringing totals to 539 nationwide while North Carolina sees a decline. Virginia records 73 new cases Massachusetts 116 New York 244 Michigan 40 and Kentucky 27. Other states show smaller counts with California leading the rest at 34. The National Boy Scout jamboree scheduled for Washington DC August 21 to 29 was canceled by President Roosevelt.
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State Kiwanis Parley Planned In Clarksburg
Plans for the state Kiwanis convention were arranged in Clarksburg by O. W. Evans Williamson district governor and J. E. Cruise Clarksburg district secretary and others. About 1500 Kiwanians are expected for the convention on October 20.
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Public Works Board Weighs Salary Increase Proposal
Charleston August 22 The Public Works Board resumes consideration of Budget Director Frank C Horns recommendation to raise state employee salaries from four to five percent Governor Kump cautioned restraint noting economy remains key The administration will not permit raises for higher brackets unless matching salaries for similar jobs are needed to equalize pay
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Indian Civet Description and Habits
Nature presents a sketch of the Indian civet with a long round body, broad head, dark gray fur, and white tail rings. Found in India, it roams forests or near dwellings, feeds on fruit and poultry, and emits musk from scent glands when captive.
Career path of civil engineer Simpson in road work
Experienced contractor on National Highway segments from Wheeling to New Concord and in Knox county then joined the cement association with Cleveland headquarters. Simpson returned to West Virginia in 1920 and for four years sold road material. He later became Buckhannon city engineer and worked in private civil practice until August 1 1933 when he joined the road commission as district engineer at Keyser. He served until March 1934 when he became acting district engineer at Parksburg and then project engineer. He said he has no immediate plans for the road commission.
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Parkersburg
PWA Applications Speeded Up in Pennsylvania
Washington officials of the Public Works Administration met with acting state director Major William H. Gravell in Harrisburg to expedite Pennsylvania projects. Gravell warned no new projects will be accepted after September 16 nationwide. Total requests across 48 states likely to reach 1.5 billion dollars. 800 million already received. After September 16, PWA units will stay in operation to continue work.
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Time honored patent name by STANLEY and Ovid
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Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
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Last Appropriation Bill Presented to House
Washington Aug 22 The last big appropriation bill providing 76 084 750 for the new social security plan was presented to the house. As approved by the appropriations committee it totaled 92 961 299 and included 13 000 000 to organize a permanent nationwide soil conservation service. If passed without change the bill would boost total appropriations this session to 8 246 000 000.
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Gun Carry Ban During Closed Season Declared
Charleston officials state that sportsmen may not hunt and must leave firearms at home from October 1 through November 10 as ordered by the conservation commission. The ruling applies to all hunters in the region and enforces a strict no firearm policy during the closed period.
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DIES UNDER TRUCK IN COAL TRAINING ACCIDENT
Bud Dillon, 23, died when a coal truck overturned near Boissevain Virginia on August 22. The incident occurred in Bluefield where the man was trapped under the load. Authorities reported the fatal accident occurred in the afternoon, and Dillon was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Unclaimed money from Union National Bank dividend in Fairmont
About $100,000 in unclaimed checks from the last dividend of Union National Bank await depositors in Fairmont. Officials remind holders to present proofs to claim the funds at once.
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Radical agitators will meet armed opposition
Charleston, Aug. 22. Sheriff Roy Clark sworn in 183 Anti-Thief Association special deputies to counter possible unrest tied to unemployed coal mine workers from Taylorville, Illinois and Terre Haute, Indiana en route to join the Broomcorn Cutters strike. He planned to mobilize about 500 landowners and citizens to assist if trouble erupts.
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Children On Bikes Must Ride On Left Side
In Virginia on August 22, Mayor Jim Cot ruled that children riding bicycles must travel on the left side of streets. The decision came after motorists complained that riders often moved into cars’ paths when traveling in the same direction.
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Plant Resumes at Fairmont After Skeleton Crew
The Commercial Glass Company resumed full capacity operations in Fairmont on August 22 after three months of reduced staffing. The move follows earlier temporary cutbacks and signals stabilization for the plant and its workers.
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Ohio Congressmen Asked To Support Peace Move
Columbus Ohio August 22 The Ohio state federation of labor adopted unanimously a resolution petitioning Ohio members of the national house of representatives to vote for the seven point neutrality program Telegrams were sent immediately urging the congressmen to support the program.
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Roosevelt Aims At Compromise On Utilities Holding Bill
President Roosevelt expressed hope the House will accept a compromise on the utilities holding company bill in a letter to Chairman Rayburn. The document, released amid talks on a Barkley drafted substitute, urges acceptance to end the dispute between House and Senate versions and would delay dissolution deadlines while directing a reduction to single integrated systems with limited exceptions.
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Hopson faces court action over lobbying funds
New York August 22 stockholders sue H C Hopson vice president and treasurer John J Mange president and eight officers and directors of Associated Gas and Electric to reimburse more than 1 million spent lobbying against administration utility legislation. Plaintiffs Murray Kanner and Simpson Lever seek recovery of alleged wastes and improper expenditures. Sues in New Jersey as well with petitions to the state court.
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Supreme Court
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Simpson Lever
Sersey Trenton
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New Jersey
Super-Arbitrator halts Hopson from further lobbying funds
A federal decision orders Howard C. Hopson, utility magnate, to stop spending additional company money on lobbying activities in Washington. The ruling curbs financial support for political influence tied to his energy ventures and follows ongoing scrutiny of corporate lobbying practices.
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Bonus before next session on Patman $2B bonus bill
Washington reports a springboard for a House vote on the Patman 2 billion dollar bonus inflation bill on the opening day of the next session. Backers have 217 signatures to move the bill from the Ways and Means Committee to the floor, but rules limit votes to the second and fourth Mondays after seven days on the calendar, making a current session vote unlikely. The plan calls for issuing more than 2 billion dollars in currency to pay veterans the face value of their adjusted compensation certificates.
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