Leslie J Loar elected cashier of Taylor County Bank
Leslie J Loar of W R Loar & Son photographers is elected cashier of Taylor County Bank succeeding Norman Kendall. He will assume charge by Sept 22 and joins the bank's board of directors replacing the late Uriah Jones. Frank P Sterling remains assistant cashier while A O Aldrich will run the family photo business firm operations.
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Leslie J. Loar
W. R. Loar & Son
Taylor County Bank
Norman F. Kendal
West Virginia
Lear
Loar
Jones
Frank P. Sterling
Kendall
Loard
A. O. Aldrich
Berry Picker Still Missing in Richwood Search
Richwood August 26 three hundred men under county officers search for Grover C Perkins 46 formerly of Clarksburg who disappeared Tuesday afternoon while picking berries near Richwood. Investigators consider foul play as a possible cause noting he carried 35 to 40 dollars.
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Richwood
Grover C. Perkins
Clarksburg
Perkins
Intruder Shot in Corn Field. Suspect Detained
In Philippi, August 26, William Anderson, 25, a Black man from Chestnut Ridge, fired at an intruder in his corn field after an exchange of words. Alva Mayle, 40, also of Chestnut Ridge, was struck in the right foot and is currently recovering. Anderson is detained in the county jail awaiting a hearing.
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Philippi
William Anderson
Chestnut Ridge
Alva Mayle
Anderson
Solar eclipse observation boosts al l the ladies aid news brief
In Pittsburgh on August 31 a partial solar eclipse will darken Pennsylvania and West Virginia with 85 to 90 percent totality. Dr Frank G C Jordan of the Allegheny Observatory explains dramatic solar flares may be visible beyond the moon shadow. First Christian Church hosts a bake sale on August 27 to support its activities.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Frank GC. Jordan
All the
Ladies Aid Societyiof
Leg
New England
Canada
County Court Refuses Levy Rate Boost For Sinking Fund
Berlin reports Hitler rumors dismissed as nonsense while Taylor County Court rejects a state plan to raise the sinking fund levy from 30 to 40 cents, aiming to cover interest and bond payments. Officials doubt timely tax collection but outline winter relief work, setting 1.50 daily wages for eligible heads of families, with a reserve for emergencies.
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Taylor
State
Taylor County
Charles Warder
Trapp Springs Hill
Webster , Pike
Northwestern Turnpike
Pruntytown
Ward
A. Waller
James ©. Holt
Pinchot Urges Davis to Quit Senate Candidacy
Harrisburg Aug 26 Governor Pinchot demands United States Senator James J Davis quit his bid for reelection after a federal indictment for participating in an alleged national lottery He sent a letter to Republican state chairman Edward Martin urging the party to ask Davis to withdraw The issue follows Davis role as Loyal Order of Moose director general and comments made in Cleveland where he is attending a Moose convention
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Gifford
Pinchot
James J. Davis
Edward Martin
Republican
Davis
Cleveland
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Marisburg
Republican State Committee
United States
Senate
Pennsylvania
Republican Party of
United States Senate
Republican Party
Penn
visits home after absence of 35 years
Lloyd B. Bond, who left Salem in 1898 for the west, returns after 35 years. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Davis hosted a picnic at their Salem home Tuesday afternoon to honor his visit with relatives and friends.
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Salem
Lloyd B. Bond
West
Edward Davis
Mr. Bond
Invasion Planned by Miners to Press Wage Fight
On August 26 1931 a group of striking miners announced a planned invasion of southern Illinois coal fields to protest a five cent wage scale. A peaceful caravan was repelled at the Franklin county line by deputies amid gunfire and clubs. Mass meetings across the state were called to organize the drive with possible aid from Kentucky Indiana and Oklahoma diggers. The date and fronts were to be set within days as leaders vowed a multi-front advance. Continued on page five.
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Gillespie, Hil
Tinois
Franklin County
Minters Policy Committee
Kentucky
Indiana
Oklahoma
FARMERS HALT LARGE FORCE PICKETTING IN IOWA
Leaders of about 2000 farmers in Iowa decided to curb picketing of county roads during the holiday strike for higher prices. The eight member committee from Woodbury Plymouth Sioux and O'Brien counties denounced Sheriff Lainson and said the large group would leave the Council Bluffs area. Omaha road pickets and warnings disrupted traffic into Omaha while a separate Lincoln Nebraska sheriff announced the strike in Cedar county was called off.
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Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Potawattamie
Woodbury
Plymouth
Sioux
O'Brien
Lainson
Omaha
Neb
Blair
Missouri River
Missouri Valley
Lincoln, Neb
M. L. Andres
Cedar County
Grafton Fruit Market Saturday Specials
Jersey Sweet Potatoes eight pounds for 190. Home grown potatoes peck. Lima beans home grown three pounds. Fancy bananas six pounds. California oranges dozen for 15 cents. Nectarines plums peaches in season. Watermelons pears Bartlett seeds.
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Grafton
Jersey
California
Bartlett
Edith Rockefeller McCormick Dies After Cancer Battle
Chicago Aug 26 Mrs Edith Rockefeller McCormick heiress and Chicago society leader died at 4 40 P M CDT after a long illness of cancer She would have been 60 Aug 31 at the Drake Hotel apartment Lake Shore Drive mansion given by her father She was survived by her former husband Harold F McCormick and daughters Mathilde McCormick Oser and Muriel McCormick and their son Charles McCormick
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Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John “D Rockefeller
Chicago Society
Drake Hotel
Lake Shore Drive
Harold. F. McCormick
Mathilde McCormick | Oser
Muriel ‘McCormick
Iaior Mra
Train Crew And Farmers Stage Gun Club Fight
Clarksburg Aug 26 A free for all between train crew and three young farmers after an automobile crashed into a tank car at a crossing. Constable Fréd Douglass of Test Creek was injured as officers attempted to arrest the men. Two others were hospitalized with wounds. one held in Harrison county jail awaiting hearings on multiple charges.
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Towa
Tows
Clarksburg
young _homers
Fréd Douglass
Test Creek
T. A. Byrd
Weston Train
Harrison County
Mrs Ellen F. Campbell Dies at 62 in Charles Town
Ellen F. Campbell aged 62, a Democratic nominee for secretary of state in 1928, died at her home in Charles Town. She was wife of former State Senator William Campbell and long active in political activities and women’s clubs.
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E. F. Campbell
Charles Town
Ellen F. Campbell
J State
William Campbell
Woman's Club
Seek Loan For Forest Commission Debated in Richmond
A committee of three will confer in Washington today on reconstruction finance corporations aid to finance a forest project. Mrs Campbell is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Huch Fanan of Bosnoke.
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Richmond
Campbel
Washington
Scructlon Finance Corporations
Afti- Huch Fanan
Bosnoke Nelfort
Finan
Hoover urges job sharing to curb unemployment
President Hoover told business leaders he sees the major financial crisis past and urged credit extension and job sharing to spread work. A central group to coordinate private and government actions was proposed, with bank chiefs suspending foreclosures for sixty days.
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Washington
Hoover
America
Ncluive
Federal Reserve
Franklin W. Fort
Federal F Home Loan Bank System
National
Personnel Cut Bill Sent Back to Conference
Charleston, Aug 28, P House speeds toward adjournment after midnight passes two key measures in the special session. The general salary reducing bill cuts pay across state government, and a sheriff’s fee bill lowers per prisoner funding. The Senate set effective dates, while the House refused a conference report on another economy bill. Governor Conley signed three administration relief measures, including a semi annual tax payment bill and delinquent land redemption changes.
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House
Conley
Senate
State Department of Public Safety
Ivent Viel
Ate. S
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