Maple Avenue repair project to employ 63 men
The National Reemployment service confirms start next Monday for Maple Avenue with 63 workers and about $38,000 allocated. Work includes draining, grading, brick resurfacing, curb resetting from Kennedy to Walnut, rock base, and brick reversal with tar sealing. 20 more men join by midweek. A Shelby road project from Pruntytown to Webster will add 12 workers for five miles of rock base and grading. finish date unknown.
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Maple Avenue
W. T. Hooke
National Reemployment Service
Kennedy Street
Walnut Street
William Lambert
John Ford, Sr
Shelby
Pruntytown
Webster
Charles Englehardt
Devore Files for State Office in May Primaries
James M. Devore of Wirt county, former state senator, filed for the Republican nomination in the May 12 primaries. He is the first to file for state office, while roadwork on Maple Avenue remains incomplete with no known completion date.
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Maple Avenue
Charleston
James M. Devore
Wirt County
Shower Honors Mrs McCartney at Thornton Miscellaneous Event
A miscellaneous shower for Mrs. John McCartney of Glady Run was hosted by Mrs. Emmett DeMoss in Thornton with Mrs. William Tucker as joint hostess. Guests listed include Mrs. Clara Phillips, Mrs. Charles Bolyard, Mrs. Ollie DeMoss, Mrs. Mollie Grannon, Mrs. Sam Elsey, Mrs. Allen DeMoss, Mrs. Earl Manear, and others. A pleasant evening of music and conversation followed, with many gifts and late refreshments.
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John McCartney
Glady Run
Emmett DeMoss
Thornton
William Tucker
Clara Phillips
Charles Bolyard
Ollie DeMoss
Grafton
Mollie Grannon
Sam Elsey
Allen DeMoss
Earl Manear
C. A. Painter
William Butcher
Earl Travis
Margaret Hedrick
Justice _DeMoss
Roy Hargett
Robert Travis
Goldie DeMoss
Virginia DeMoss
Small Child Saved but Mother and Grandpa Burned
Parson s December 5 A mother and grandfather sustained severe burns while beating out flames on Rachel Sum merfield four years old The little girl and her 28 year old mother Mrs Otis Summerfield and the grandfather George Summerfield 67 are expected to recover per physicians
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Parsons
Rachel Summerfield
Otis Summerfield
George Summerfield
City votes on $330,000 Kanawha River bridge bond
The city votes today on a $330,000 bond issue to supplement federal funds for bridge construction across the Kanawha River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Kanawha River
Marmola Diet Tablets Promise Fat Loss Without Starvation
An article promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple fat loss method. It claims a glandular issue causes obesity and that Marmola helps by supplying the glandular substance to boost fat burning. The piece urges readers to start Marmola today from druggists and highlights the formula in every box.
MENUS READY FOR PROGRAM
Taylor county nutrition supervisor Mrs Anna B Cruise announced the first school feeding project menus. They were submitted yesterday for January and February and planned at least two months ahead. A new secretary Miss Elizabeth Neason from the WPA office in Fairmont joined the staff, while cooks were not selected by Mrs Cruise and may be replaced to meet requirements.
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Taylor County
Anna B. Cruise
Elizabeth Neason
WPA
Fairmont
Cruise
Dam Worker Fined for Drunkenness in Main Street Incident
Earl O Neil, dam worker, was arrested at 11 25 last night for being drunk on Main Street and fined five dollars after pleading guilty before Mayor E Otto Waugh in police court. Lacking cash, he was returned to jail to arrange payment of the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl O'Neil
Main Street
E. Otto Waugh
O'Neil
Local Social Notes Summary From Grafton Area
Mrs Ella Welch on Wilford street visits her son Arthur in Chicago this week. Bill Flanagan June Gatrell and Virginia McDaniel plan Elkins visits tonight. Captain David Ginger Payton stockholder Carr China Company visits Grafton to inspect Parkview plant. Miss Frances Logston returns home after Wen del trip. Miss Hattie Kunst ill with pneumonia at her brother Fred Kunsts Washington street home. Mrs Stella Taft from Cincinnati arrives to visit James and Mrs Holt Beech street through Christmas.
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Ella Welch
Wilford Street
Arthur
Chicago
Bill Flanagan
June Gatrell
Virginia McDaniel
Elkins
David Ginger Payton
Carr China Company
Grafton
Parkview
Frances Logston
City
Wendel
Hattie Kunst
West Main Street
Fred Kunst
Washington Street
Stella Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
James F. Holt
Beech Street
Supreme Court to Rule Over Farm Mortgage Moratorium
The Kansas Supreme Court may decide Saturday on the constitutionality of the farm mortgage moratorium extending to January 15, 1937. Opponents argue the emergency ends and the law lacks justification, while defenders cite U S court precedent. Ownership of hundreds of Kansas farms and political leverage hinges on the ruling.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
One Woman’s Tip On Reducing Fat With Kruschen Salts
An adpromotes Kruschen Salts as a safe daily aid to reduce surplus fat and improve health. It claims long term use is harmless, costs about 40 cents, and suggests dissolving a half teaspoon in hot water with lemon juice each morning.
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Hartley’s
Fairmont
Hartleys
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Elizabeth Kirstein
Jane Butterworth
Miss Butterworth
Miss Kirstein
Butterworth
Jane
Woodman Circle
White Rose Grove No. 2
Nettie Isner
Carter Club
A. A. Holt
Joan Donaldson
Kate Koeltz
Hattie Heinlein
Ray Parrish
Tom Deegan
Ernest Wyckoff
N. T. Club
A. V. Riddle
Earl Ridenour
Charles Hannon
T. N. T. Club
Earl Bennett
Grand Street
Riddle
Ridenour
Hannon
Leo Crane
T. C. Gough
W. & Clark
Richard William
Society— Christian Endeavor Society of the
First Presbyterian Church
Donnachie
Mantz
Hamilton
Harry Kunst
Clyde Turner
C. C. Batson
William Willhide
D. G. Kunst
Vaughan Kerr
William Stafford
Mountaineer Council No. 44, Jr. O. U. A. M
Wehn Hall
Levening
Alvey Jacobs
Hall
Orien
Foreign Missionary Society of Andrews
Ona Jefferys
Foreign Missionary Society of Andrews M. EB
C. Jefferys
Literature and Art Department
Woman's Club
W. J. Frey
McGraw Avenue
Woman’s Auxiliary
M. P. Church
Scat
Phillips
Devore
Tal
Herbert Dotson
McCrory’s
W. Main Street
Supreme Court
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Tom Walker
the Christm
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Hartley's
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Jeannie
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