Grafton Freshmen to Meet Davis and Elkins College
Grafton High School freshmen cagers will face Davis and Elkins College freshmen Thursday night with a 7 o clock preliminary to the varsity game at 8. Coach Randall H McKinney announces the Bearcats second game of the season after defeating the alumni earlier. F McDade coaches the freshmen. he is an alumnus of Grafton High and Fairmont State Teachers College. Lynn B Faulkner trains the reserves, developing talent for varsity positions.
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Grafton High School
Davis and Elkins College
Randall H. McKinney
Bearcats
F. McDade
McDade
Grafton High
Howell and Wilfong Jailed For Larceny Fines Set At $80 Each
A. A. Howell of Thayer Avenue and Jesse Wilfong of Rosemont drew fines of 80 dollars and a 30 day jail term each when arraigned before Magistrate Ona L Jefferys late yesterday on a charge of petit larceny in connection with the theft of coal.
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A. A. Howell
Thayer Avenue
Jesse Wilfong
Rosemont
Jefferys
West Virginia County Groupings List by Election District
A fragmented OCR list enumerates counties by election districts from first to fifteenth, naming Pleasants through Morgan counties across districts. The item presents how counties are grouped into numbered districts from Third to Fifteen with multiple counties per district.
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Shall
Pleasants
Ritchie
Tyler
Wetzel
Jackson
Putnam
Boone, Wirt
Wood
Cabell
Mason
Logan
Mingo
Wayne
McDowell
Wyoming
Boone, Lincoln
Raleigh
Fighth
Kenawha
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Clay
Fayette
Nicholas
Eeleventh
Doddridge
Harrison
Lewis
Braxton
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
Upshur
Webster
Marion
Monongalia
Barbour, Pendleton
Preston, Randolph, Taylor and Tucker
Berkeley, Grant, Hardy
Hampshire, Jefferson, Mineral
Morgan
West Virginia Unemployed League protests politics in job claims
The West Virginia Unemployed League alleges repeated charges of political preference in job allocations tied to Civil Works. The state administration has not commented and has issued no notice of political bias in county relief. League marchers demand a full reorganization of the welfare system amid claims of politics at its core.
Tax levies being made by county and city officials
The Taylor county court and city commissioners met to estimate county and city expenditures for tax levies after a Supreme Court decision voided previous levy rates. The board of education plans a similar meeting tonight. Assessor’s and Sheriff Lee Bennett’s offices will be busy finalizing entries and tax tickets.
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Taylor County Court
State Supreme Court
Board of Education
Lee Bennett
Automaker Code Extended to September 1934 by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt extended the automobile manufacturers code through September 4 1934 after a recovery administrator report. Employment rose about 20 percent and payrolls up 16 percent since the code began. Johnson cited payrolls from 12 7 million in July to 147 7 million in September and employment from 125 6 thousand to 160 7 thousand. The extension had been requested by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Automobile Manufacturers’ Code
Hugh S. Johnson
Recovery
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
White House
Indus
Beacom Proposes State Use of NRA Code Power
A bill introduced by Delegate Beacom of Cabell proposes state use of the NRA code power. Beacom described the measure as a prompt step to enforce industrial standards and labor practices within the state.
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Charleston
Beacom
D. Cabell
State lawmakers tackle recovery act enforcement and lobby taxes
A bill anchored to federal recovery provisions gives the governor authority to enforce the act across departments, mirroring measures in other states. Another proposal would require lobbyist registration with a $10 fee, and Delegate Shahan advances a two percent tax on undivided profits above 30 percent of capital stock. A Peery bill seeks to cut gross sales tax on quarry products from one and a half to one percent.
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National Recovery Administration
Shahan
Randolph
Peery
Berkeley
New Tax Act in Court for Ruling Today
Charleston reports the new tax collection act faces court review as levying bodies begin estimates of property taxes under the plan. The case moves from Kanawha circuit court to the state supreme court after an initial dismissal, amid debates on constitutional validity and state funding of school road debts. Students at Alaska School of Mines range 18 to 65 in winter mining course.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Kanawha
Alaska School of Mines
Daily Crossword Puzzle Scrambled Clues Across and Down
Puzzle text mixed with scattered clues and garbled phrases from a daily crossword, listing across and down items such as shapes, numbers, Greek letters, plants, and random words. The readable fragments include references to ages, detergen ts, and miscellaneous word fragments, suggesting a crowded grid with incomplete entries.
Injured in car wreck near Elkins
Elkins December 19 Tony Marquette owner of a local restaurant and Mrs. James Cassity near Beverly were injured when two cars collided near the Catholic cemetery on Beverly road around noon. Marquette suffered chest injuries and shock, Mrs. Cassity fractured her collarbone and sustained severe head and facial lacerations, her son James Woods bruised. Others injured included Lee Masters and an arm injury to a passenger. Cars were demolished and investigators said steering failure may have caused loss of control.
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Elkins
Tony Marquette
James Cassity
Beverly
Beverly Road
Marquette
Davis Memorial Hospital
Cassity
James Woods
James
Lee Masters
Elkins City
Santa's Postman and the North Pole Letters
Mary Graham Bonner tells of Santa Claus explaining to his helpers how a Great Boy travels to the North Pole mailbox nearby to collect the letters. He opens the envelopes and records the names or details within.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Pirates and Bears Trade Christmas Gifts in Curious Tales
The Rose Tournament scene features Santa receiving lists from children and planning handmade bears to resemble Jelly and Honey Bear. Characters, including Jelly, Honey Bear, and Willy Nilly, discuss gifts like woolly bears. Santa and helpers race to fulfill wishes as letters move through the town. Tokyo’s libraries draw eighty thousand daily visitors.
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Santa
Willy Nilly
Personal notes on local residents and visitors
Mrs W N Malone of Dewey avenue is recovering at home after major surgery at St Marys Hospital Clarksburg and is cared for by daughter Mrs Vaughn B Tucker in Fairmont. Constable W A Wilhelm, off streets since Thanksgiving, is out now after illness. Clay Robinson, Virginia Wesleyan student, will return home to Kirby street for holidays. Luke B Ross, William Towles and Dr J J Kaufman attended Kiwanis in Fairmont. Layne H Ford, law student in Lexington, will return home to Pruntytown for holidays.
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W. N. Malone
Dewey Avenue
St. Mary's Hospital
Clarksburg
Vaughn B. Tucker
Fairmont
W. A. Wilhelm
Grafton
John Bradford
Grafton Elks Lodge
W. P. Clark
John Tucker
House
Tom
Ernie Walden
Fairmoutt- Grafton Elks Lodge
Pune
Clay Robinson
Virginia Wesleyan College
Hannon
Tom Row
Robinson
Kirby Street
Luke B. Ross
William Towles
J. J. Kaufman
Attorney
Mr Ford
the Pruntytown
Indians Return to League Park Amid Stadium Woes
Cleveland officials and fans push for a return to League Park as the Indians announce plans to abandon the vast Stadium. manager Billy Evans laments the distance to the right field and notes financial losses from crowded attendance. League Park, a 1910 landmark, will be renovated with face washing and new ramps to welcome fans again.
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Devon E. Francis
Cleveland
Billy Evans
Cleveland Baseball Company
League Park
Lexington and
sixty-Sixth Street
Stadum
Evans
Indians
Cone Vast Municipal Stadium
Old League Park
Nap la Fole
Tris Speaker
For Rent in Desirable Walnut Neighborhood with Garage
Fragmented ad copy offers a for rent listing in a Walnut area near schools and churches. Mentions a garage and convenient location with pleas for inquiries to Joe Bulling at Cross Pharmincy.
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Cony
Bent
Joe Bulling
Walnut
Cross Pharmincy
Jas
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Claude Hefner
Wallace N. Henderson
Howell
Wilfong
Kipke
Yale Grid Post
Yale University
Reggie Root
Ia Imery Kipke
Mehipan
Presa
Business—Professional
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Plumbing Service
W. E. Rightmire
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Main Street
NRA
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Vy le Ai Bar Yi
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Rose Tournament
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Chile
Tokyo
Japan
Rowena Cook
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Nap Lisole
Bill Bradley
Terry
Cory
Zachariatan
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X. Care Sentinel
Blueville
Route 50
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