Dawn of Hope and Community Celebrations in Town
A poetry-like prologue speaks of dawn and a vision of hope for workers and the oppressed. Local life features a four year old Nancy Rita Adlington party with relatives and gifts, a Virginia Ritter and Earl Ainegar wedding planned, a New Year’s Eve dance by the Woman's Club with Alex Goldberg's Orchestra, and multiple Christmas programs and community notices across Fairmont area including birthdays, anniversaries, and church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Alex Goldberg
Bisfins
Greenbrie
White Sulphur Springs
Liquor Tax Proposals Face Compromise and Tax Debate
A report details Democratic coordination on liquor tax plans and interdepartmental tariff schemes. Roosevelt backed allocation plans amid objections over equitable state shares, while earlier votes on a $2 a gallon rate shifted after coalition pressure. Separate notes discuss city levy estimates, bond payments, and officials seeking tax guidance as delays loom amid contested rates. Also included are short notices on local residents recovering from illness and holiday travels.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Interdepartmental Alcohol Board
United States
Intel
Ford
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Fred L. Fox
Sterilization Laws Widely Used Across States
A 1930s-era recap notes that sterilization of individuals deemed unfit has been practiced for years in at least 23 states. It cites California with 9130 cases since 1917 and lists states including Connecticut Iowa Indiana Minnesota Montana Oklahoma and Virginia. The piece also mentions the use of certain plant materials in perfume and cinnamon alcohol production.
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Chicago
Germany
United States
Caliornia
Connecticut
Delaware
Iaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
California
Lanacy Commission
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Coral Parrish Montgomery
Robert Galt
Rick
Nancy Rita Adlington
Prank Adlington
Brownlow Park
Andrew Worth
Jimmie Tingler
Irma Jemm
Tingler
Mary and
Eleanor Parrish
Eva Brown
G. i. Henderson
Frank Adlington
Harold
Bill, Tye
Dorothy Adlington
Virginia Rotw
Earl A. Binegar
Bridgeport
United Brethren Church
Lois R. Luzader
C.F. Ritter
C. C. Binegar
Waddell Fuel Company
An Grant Williams
Knottsville Pike
Mist
Godlrtymm
Mrs. Alonzo Westfall
Lucille de
Nis
Bill Poling
Grant Williams
Frank Morgan
Harold and
Eugene
Earl Morgan
Robert
Janice Meredith
Fairmont
C. C. Moore
Justine
Maxine
Douglass Powell
Warden Williams
Bertha Wiams
Central School
Donna Ryan
Elizabeth Hoffman
Mattie Jace
Mise Ina Warder
Rose Mary Hileman
Helen Pittman
Paul Defenbaugh
Joan Paugh
Mary Roof
Frank Reed
Lenora McFarland
Paul Shaw
Betty Gail Newbrough
Betty Lee Duffy
Little One
Grace Girls
Shepherds Watching
Betty Jean Dawson
Lois Kathryn Robinson
Lloyd Elsey
Pauline Layton
Jolly Santa Claus
The
First Baptist Church
Kerin Town
Sweden
Erick Anderson
Leslie Crawford
Fredricka
Beulah Jones
Erick
Cecil Daugherty
Oscar Gulstrand
George 8
Preston
Folmfred
Josephine Harter
Kate
Poole
Mrs Shackleford
Eldora
Shackleford
Millersville
Lindy Club
John Shields
West Main Street
Banco
Pries
Matilda Morgan
Mantle Beachout
Eifie
Ilss Etta Wathen
East Main Street
Oakland
George Sylvester Wallace
Grafton
W Va
Stella Post
Simpson
W. Va
Christian Church
Auditorum of the
Bible School
B. E. Hanes
H. L. Potts
Businy SS
Ang
W. G. Wamsley
Claude Hefner
Wallace Hennerson
Butt
Treasury
Doughton
D. N.C
Ways and Means Committee
Ben H. Franz
W. Main St
O. J. Morrison
Oo. J. Morrison
George W. Loar
Elizabeth Workman
Clarksburg
Earl Lister
City Hospital
Regina Lowther
Baptist Missionary Training School
George Bailey
Natural Bridge
Kentucky
Louisiana
Shreveport
Associated Press
St. John and
Main Grafton
Santa
Grafton Banking & Trust
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