Contractors Behind On Schedule At $15 Million Structure
After one year on the 15 million dollar project at the Tygarts Bend dam the Frederick Snare Company trail remains 57 days behind the government’s planned schedule. Lt. William E. Potter says peak operations are near, with 1,872 workers and 1,358,209 man hours logged. Structural steel and cofferdams are set, concrete pours progress, and a full plant supports daily production.
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Lieut
Potter
Robert Bunner
Tygarts Bivdom
Firerick Snare Company
Corps of Government Engineers
William E. Potter
Grafton
Stilling Basin
S River
Ransport
United States
J. 8
Palmer
Taylor
Tygarts Valley River
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The
Sentinel
Aldi Frederick Snare Corporation
U. S
Sube
New City
Waugh
Charles C. King
Este Ee
James B. Reed
Charles Tee ‘Rau
Flinn
Year of Big News Dominates 1935 Charleston Dispatch
The 1935 year is reviewed as packed with business politics crime and government headlines. Major items include a state liquor stores plan a legislative session reforms in justice courts and a race for governor with Neely and Kump amid party factionalism alongside coal miners gains and national issues shaping state policy.
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J. Raiford Watkins
Associated Press
Charleston
Holt
Loran Croston
Nellie Runion
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Helen Warner
Greeley Blankenship
John Christofone
Supreme Court
Elkins
Fea
Ermal Teylor
Seamnon Martin
PSC
Ernest D. Lewis
Democratic Caucus
Bobby Burns
John H. Hatcher
Bonnie Bobby Burns
Squires
Edgar B. Sims
Neely
Rump
Democratic Party
H. G. Kump
M. M. Neely
Lewis County
Rush Holt
Kump
Senate
Coffman Fisher Offers Bargains For Everybody
Coffman Fisher Company, a leading Grafton department store, projects a strong year ahead according to Manager John L. Wolfe. Reflecting on 1935, the store positions itself as the place for real bargains in all merchandise, appealing to thrifty shoppers and discerning buyers seeking quality at Main Street.
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Coffman-Fisher Company
Grafton
John L. Wolfe
Coffman-Fisher
Main Street
Franz Store Center For Real Bargains Locally
Discriminating ladies seek bargains and quality at the Ben H. Franz Main street ready-to-wear store. Dresses and coats drawn from large national centers are offered at purse friendly prices. Mr and Mrs Franz, after a strong 1935, anticipate a better 1936 as credit options and favorable terms attract shoppers.
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Ben H. Franz
Main Street
Franz
B. H. Franz
Union Drug of Taylor County A Longstanding Pharmacy
Since 1902 the Union Drug store has served a large Taylor county clientele with quality prescriptions and broad stock. First owned by Nate Hall until 1910, Dr J M Riffee has led the business for 25 years, focusing on fresh high quality drugs and reliable service. The Main street dispensary and its fountain drew local patrons, with an efficient staff supporting the community.
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Union Drug
Taylor County
Nate Hall
J. M. Riffee
Main Street
Grafton
Hall
W. R. Lear
State Schools Complete Nine Months Term in 35
Charleston reports the state school system closed a full nine months in 1935 for the second time in history. Superintendent W W Trent notes better trained teachers and higher pay, plus improved transportation. Elementary enrollment reached 349,633. high school 105,123. total 447,758, up 12,892 from the prior year.
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Charleston
W. W. Trent
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Central Press
Sey Long
L. G. Warren
Mansmer
L. S. Denals
Randall Cremer
Couny
Warren
State News
Congress
Orient
United Mine Workers of America
Barracksville
United States Senate
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Henry D. Hatfield
Bailey
Brockus
Federal Power Commission
Hawk's Nest
Ernest L. Bailey
J. R. Brockus
P. D. Shingleton
Jack Hoblitzell
Legitia
William N. Beehler
C. J. Allen
Marshall
M. P. Shawkey
Shawkey
James E. Allen
Davis Elkins
Thomas Acquinas Quirk
Maryland
Virginia
Frances Williams
Sam McCausland
John J. McCausland
Howard Chester West
Weston State Hospital
Gilbert
Anti-Saloon League
Townsend Pension Clubs
E. B. Thornton
Huntington
Townsend
Works Progress Administration
State Relief Administration
Charles K. Payne
Relief Board
WPA
F. Witcher McCullough
Relief Administration
John Kenna
Guy Ash
M. M. Yeely
Franz Store
UNION
Prescription Department
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