Roads and politics clash in Kanawha County editorials
A collection of editorials and political commentary details Governor Kump’s road commissioner Ernest Lawrence Bailey facing disfavor. It relays claims of delayed road projects, political appointments, and tensions between the governor and Bailey amid calls for accountability and possible gubernatorial ambitions. Also notes rising national food-price protests and AAA program impacts on meat supply and consumer hardship.
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Mingo Republican
Ernest Lawrence Bailey
Charleston Gazette
Kanawha
Randolph Review
Kump
Randolph
Charleston Daily Mail
Bailey
Neely
Holt
Road Commission
Commission
Georgse Williams
Williams
Prosperity of Scarcity Reflects Meat Price Strain
Wallace asserts consumer resentment over rising meat prices has abated, but public indignation across regions and concerted processor action against the processing tax suggest the AAA restriction program remains controversial.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Wallace
AAA
Federal Extravagance Declares Spending a Campaign Issue
Preston County Journal quotes Roosevelt on reducing federal spending as vital for business. It cites historical federal outlays from 1789 to 1913 totaling 24.5 billion and Roosevelt era estimates at 24.2 billion over three years. The piece questions how long government finances can endure continued expenditure.
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Preston County Journal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Washington
Wilson
Roosevelt
Seventeen Pass Driving License Examinations
Seventeen applicants from Grafton and nearby areas passed a driving license exam conducted by State Trooper Claude Hefner at Charleston, qualifying to obtain motor vehicle operator licenses. Six competitors failed. Among those passing were John H. Henderickson Norman Weaver Selma Tracy Arthur Sidrow Vernon Croston Charles William Phillips Lloyd Kirk Naomi Allender Asa J. McCoy Hayward H. Hilkey Thomas N. Page Loraine McCartney Junior Swisher S. B. Mills Effie Lena Phillips Tony Sorine of Wendel and Sherwood Gainer of Thornton.
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Grafton
Charleston
Claude Hefner
John H. Henderickson
Norman Weaver
Selma Tracy
Arthur Sidrow
Vernon Croston
Charles William Phillips
Lloyd Kirk
Naomi Allender
Asa J. McCoy
Hayward H. Hilkey
The Cradle of Liberty Park Fee Debate Echoes Leaders
The Hospital Advocate urges residents to back park fee reform and support leaders who pursue lasting benefits for future generations. It calls for setting aside personal ambitions to achieve a permanent improvement for all residents.
Hospital Funding Urges Unity For Grafton Plan
Grafton and Taylor county need citizen cooperation to fund a new city county hospital. A proposed parking fee on the east railroad park aims to raise funds this summer as federal flood control dam work proceeds, with support urged to attract medical facilities and regional investment.
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Sporting Hospital
Grafton
W. Vn
Monongahela Valley
Rosemont
Flemington
Galloway
Elkins
Clarksburg
West Grafton
Roosevelt Foes Scramble For Viable 1936 Candidate
Washington dispatch notes Republican strategists feel urgency to find a strong nominee to challenge President Roosevelt in 1936. They debate whether an ideal candidate could win, amid Roosevelts mounting political challenges and policy clashes.
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Central Press
Washington
S Street
Charles P. Stewart
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Love and Duty Cross Paths Aboard Bremerton Yard
In a wartime romance, Val Preston, now a shipyard officer, travels from Shanghai to Puget Sound Navy Yard with Lia and faces tensions with old friend Brad Norris and Sue. On arrival at Bremerton, Val wrestles with discontent, social pressures, and looming separation as Lia braces for life in America while Brad secrets strain his marriage.
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Shanghai
U. S
Dee
Valentine Preston
Lia
Puget Garenne
Sound
Mhom
Goodby
Janice Ea
Ding
Val Ahie
Puget Sound Navy
Val
Navy Yard
Janice
Vals
Puget Bound
China
Brad Norris
Navy
Cordray Aviation Co
Prestons
Seattle
Sue
Bremerton
Brad
Phad
Cordray
States
Jazz
Congress considers Guffey bill to regulate coal mines
Cummings notes committee reaction calls the measure unconstitutional. Hill says subcommittee may report next week. Congress could act before July 31 wage and hour contracts end. The Guffey bill would form a national coal commission to regulate the bituminous coal industry as a "little NRA."
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National
Hill
Congress
United Mine Workers
NRA
National Coal Commission
Trunk Slayer Continues as Court Hears Proceeding
Detectives and assistants in the prosecutor's office keep the Gallaher perversion killing record open since the school girl was beaten to death last September. Goodrich, plan Gantte at, will be given a sanity test. Emma Gallagher may confront him at the crime scene. He feared the lone experience as prosecutors pursued the case in Detroit. He was captured by a park policeman in New York and identified through fingerprints.
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Gallaher
Goodstrich
Goodrich
Lima
Emma Gallagher
McCrey
New York
Detroit
Detroit Man Confronts Suspect in Daughter’s Murder
Frank Gallaher met Meriom Ward Goodrich, who confessed to killing Gallaher’s daughter Lillian, age 11. Goodrich groaned as Fred Frahm, chief of detectives, identified him. Gallaher looked at him in silence then left the room, calling him a crazy looking guy.
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Detroit
Frank Gallaher
Meriom Ward Goodrich
Gallaher
Wire theft scheme leads to jail time in September case
Mrs Goodrich’s tears follow a witness but the key players are jailed in Taylor County awaiting trial in September. State Trooper Wamsley says all implicated have been rounded up after a long investigation into wire thefts from coal companies. The stolen wire was sold to Garpening Junk of Bridgeport for four cents a pound, while coal firms paid seventeen cents to replace it. The disposal netted $424.48 against a $1,804.04 value. multiple accused face prior theft charges dating back months.
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Roosevelt
Federal Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress
NRA
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
U.S
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Walsh
Atvhe
Page One
Earl Drummond
Batton
Mayle
Boylen
Garpening Junk Company
Bridgeport
Wamsley
Taylor County
Bridge Lesson Shows Safety Shift In Bidding
A Central Press contract bridge excerpt by E W Shepard explains the safety shift in a pair match. The article discusses eight trumps between declarer and dummy giving 68 chances both opponents hold at most three trumps, versus seven trumps giving 86 chances. It details bidding progression South 2 Spades West pass North 2 No Trumps South 3 Hearts North 3 Spades South 4 Hearts with West doubling and a sequence of plays to reach the contract.
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Declarer
Dummy
South
West
North
East
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