Italian Air Armada’s First Mishap Near Orbetello
Seventy five word description of seaplane flight from Orbetello to Chicago ends with a crash injuring three crew and missing aviator. Balbo leads the Italian air armada on a 8100 mile cruise, with 25 seaplanes taking off at 8 45 am. Rescue efforts underway as the group departs the lagoon.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Italy
Chicago Exposition
Opis
Orbetello
Itani Balho
Chicago
Balbo
Biter
Band Concert Sunday At Grafton City Hall
Public concert by E. Bitter and his high school band set for Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o clock in Grafton City Hall. James Robinson will perform two trumpet solos and Bully Fisher will play saxophone. The program includes overtures and ballads as the band continues its summer series amid hot weather and strong rehearsal turnout.
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E. Bitter
Grafton
Bitter
Fitter
James Robinson
Bully Fisher
Siter
VETS PAYROLL SLASH TAKES EFFECT TODAY INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis dispatch notes Roosevelt economy cuts on veterans payrolls effective today. Total 1934 VA funds set at about 603 million, with large reductions across disability and non service connected benefits. Half million veterans lose some payments. hospital funds trimmed though facilities remain.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Miss Valentine Wins City Beauty Pageant Prize
Miss Jessie Lee Valentine daughter of Mr and Mrs Lena Locke Valentine of 333 West Washington street won a silver loving cup in the high school auditorium beauty pageant sponsored by the American Legion Drum and Bugle corps. She topped twenty one entrants with entries from local merchants supporting the event. The judges were Glenn Frum Charles Sinsel and Carleton Wood of the Clarksburn American Legion. Prof James E True presented 45 Minutes of Magic as an entertaining feature.
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Jessie Lee Valentine
Lena Locke Valentine
West
Washington Street
Ed. N. Locke
American Legion
Miss Valentine
B. F. Poe
Silver Sea
Dorothy Collins
Primrose Beauty Shop
Ruth Gerkin
Love Drug Store
Glenn Frum
Charles Sinsel
Carleton Wood
Clarkssburm American Legion
Dr Harvey C Powell Dies In Morgantown
Morgantown July 1 Dr Harvey C Powell 52 physician and surgeon practicing in Morgantown since 1905 died yesterday after a year's illness. Powell served overseas during the wars as a member of the 116th infantry of the Army.
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Morgantown
Harvey C. Powel
Powell
116Th Infantry
County School Boards Face Broad New Duties
Charleston July 1 A new group of county boards of education will meet for the first time to handle many duties. W W Trent state superintendent sent instructions covering over a dozen matters including appointing teachers and selecting schools to 65 five member boards. The boards replace about 400 district agencies and will elect presidents for two year terms, review old debts and bond obligations, and assess contracts made by former boards after May 22.
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Charleston
Horse Falls On Boy Killing Him In Abendonia
Virgil Banfield aged 15 died when a blind horse toppled onto him as he operated a mowing machine. A companion shouted for neighbors to lift the animal off the boy’s body as the incident occurred during a July afternoon in Abendonia.
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Abendonia
Virgil Banfield
Banfield
Women lead West Virginia towns with one male councilman
In Auburn and 37 nearby towns in central West Virginia, women head city government after elections held Tuesday June 6. Mayor Sarah Conley presides as the sole male council member and the remaining officers across towns are women, signaling a predominantly female municipal leadership in the region.
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Eyes of Fours
West Virginia
Auburn
Ritchie County
Sarah Conley
Roosevelt Plans 10 Save Parley At London Conference
Field notes report Roosevelt has not reached a formal currency stabilization agreement at the London economic conference. Moley recommends a monetary formula empowering central banks to counteract currency swings, while American officials stress the plan targets central banks alone and does not bind governments.
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Campo Bello Island
New Brunwick
Roosevelt
Washington
Indianapolis
London
Raymond Moley
Gan~nada
Number 10
Downing Street
Moley
State Enters Fiscal Year Under New Administration
Charleston reports West Virginia begins a new fiscal year under a fresh administration. County boards are replaced by a 55 member district school system, and a one man road commission takes over secondary highways. A game and fish commission ends, creating a new Department of Conservation and Labor. Governor Kump has yet to appoint a road commissioner and conservation director, with key positions expected next week.
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Eye Ee Iper
West Virginia
New School System
Road Commission
Charleston
Civilian Conservation Corps
Kump
Belington to Install New Water System
Belington hosts survey by J Paw Blyundon Engineering to assess city water and mountain reservoirs for a filtering plant. Water will be pumped from the Tygart Valley River, bids to be invited, with work expected to start by August 1. State sanitary engineer S Tisdale installs an emergency chlorinator at the pumping station to protect river water use.
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Belington
Neb
Ber Yner
J. Paw Blyundon Engineering
Ofevser
Tygart Valley
Ust
Tisdale
World Economic Parley Sees Roosevelt Silence on Currency Policy
Gold bloc reps waited for President Roosevelt's word on fluctuating currency as Paris reports France will stay at the conference and defend the gold standard. A wheat agreement outlook improves with dispatches noting Australian states agreeing to curb wheat exports.
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Associated Press
Gold Bloc
Roosevelt
Paris
France
Sidney
Lindy Kidnap Suspect Turned Up by Officers
Chicago on July 1 ex convict Lee Turner age 34 who wore a stop order and was named in connection with the Lindbergh baby kidnapping was arrested by Detectives Roy Van Herik and James Brennahan after being spotted leaving a restaurant. He denied knowledge of the case and gave false names before being taken to headquarters. Washington notified but police offered no reasons for the wanted listing. New Jersey authorities said they have no record of Turner in Trenton and no state police files.
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Chicago
Lee Turner
Department of Justice
Roy van ‘Herik
James Brennahan
Phrner
Sted
Jersey
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Kidnappers Seek 100000 to 160000 for John Factor Return
Chicago reports say kidnapers ambushed John Factor and abducted the millionaire promoter after a high speed ride. Ransom demand ranges from $100,000 to $160,000 as police and friends search from a Loop hotel. Mrs Factor remains in shock as the case continues on page six.
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Chicago
John
Jake the Barber Factor
John Factor
Hig Sutgmobile
WV Board of Governors Holds Meeting in Morgantown
Morgantown July 1 The West Virginia Board of Governors meets to tackle university finances after budget cuts by the legislature. President John Roscoe Turner proposes a plan to distribute funds and may include salary cuts and department curtailments. Potential successor for agricultural extension rector Nat Terry Frame’s position includes Howard Gore and J O Knapp.
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Morgantown
Board of Governors of
West Virginia
State University
John Roscoe ‘Turner
Board of Governors
Howard M. Gore
Clarksburg
J. O. Knapp
Knapp
Generally fair weather seen for next week
Weather outlook from Associated Press predicts a generally fair week. Monday brings partial sunshine in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee with possible showers, followed by showers Tuesday then drier conditions through Friday or Saturday when more showers are expected.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
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