WPA Plans to Rush 18749 Off Relief Rolls
Charleston July 18 The acting Works Progress administrator F Witcher McCullough outlined plans to remove 18 749 men and women from relief rolls into work. He said employment would inject 12 452 140 into trade channels for a year and that 361 proposed projects will start once approved. Projects cover all counties with 86 457 professional clerical help 1725081 rural sanitation 123198 mine sealing 6832815 farm to market roads and 1363989 streets and trails plus 8043 public buildings sewing centers 763858 FERA garden conservation eight rural urban recreation centers 250839 airport and more. He said WPA will absorb tabo from relief rolls carefully to allow continued FERA work.
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Charleston
F. Witcher McCullough
Works Progress
Washington
McCullough
FERA
Tabor
WPA
Edna B Maloney Heads To New York Convention
Mrs Edna B Maloney leaves Friday for New York as state representative to the National Supreme Forest Woodman Circle convention July 21 to 27 at the Park Central hotel She will visit eastern cities and possibly stay two weeks Also Friday night dance at Moose Home 9 to 1 with Alex Goldberg and his orchestra expected to draw a large crowd In other notes Emma Rogers Bible class at West Main Street M E church met at Mrs R L Brand home with nine members three visitors Rev Harry Blanagan led Jeremiah and Lamentations Ahead Epworth League program at West Main Street M E church tonight at 8 led by Carter Peters Gladys McDaniel Rose Mae White with lawn fete to follow
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Edna B. Maloney
New York
National Supreme Forest Woodman Circle
Park Central Hotel
Order of Moose
Moose
Alex Goldberg
R. L. Brand
Emma Rogers Biple
West Main Street
M. E
Boyd Street
Sarah Peters
Jeremiah
Harry Blanagan
Epworth League of the
M. E. Church
Carter Peters
Gladys McDaniel
Rose Mae White
Waley Kidnapping Couple Sentenced. One Transferred to Alcatraz
Tacoma reports Mrs Margaret Thulin Waley accepted a 20 year federal sentence for the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping while her husband Harmon M Waley was moved to Alcatraz with a Washington detainer filed against him doubling his time before any reunion. The wife will go to Milan Michigan detention farm. co-defendant Dainard remains a fugitive.
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Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Thulin Waley
Weyerhaeuser
Harmon M. Waley
Alcatraz Island
Washington State
Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Harmon
Milan
Mich
EB. E. Cushman
Federal District Court
Alcatraz
Harvey Bailey
Albert Bates
George
Local residents depart for Chicago vacation and visits
Dean son of Mr and Mrs L Dean of Kennedy Street left Grafton for Chicago for a short vacation. Mr and Mrs D D Kines of Ona Street visit their daughter Mrs Waldox of Fairmont and Mrs Brooks Wright and others spend the weekend with family members.
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Hard Dean
L. Dean
Kennedy Street
Grafton
Chicago
Ona Street
Waldc Ox
Fairmont
Fir
Brooks Wright
Social Calendar entries for July events
July events listed include Now and Then Club at Mrs William Camden home on Knottsville road July 18. July 19 W C T A at Andrews M E church at 8. Christian Endeavor of M P church covered dish supper at church. The Glenna Herod Chapter W W G with Miss Alice Hill at 8. The M P church invites members to the Christian Endeavor covered dish supper.
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William Camden
Knottsville Road
Andrews M. E
Christian Endeavor of
M. P. Church
Glenna Herod
Alice Hill
Christian Endeavor
TAX MAN WILL HELP LOCALLY TAX MAN WILL HELP LOCALLY
Deputy collector of internal revenue will be at the city post office July 23 and 24 to assist corporations in preparing federal capital stock returns. Postmaster James T. Murph announced the service is free for those who previously filed returns. Agents will be at the post office 1 to 4 30 July 23 and 8 30 to 4 30 July 24. bring forms 707 and a copy of the last income tax filed before June 6 1935.
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Internal Revenue
James T. Murph
Beds Are Received For Victims of Home Blaze
Two beds were delivered at the Salvation Army headquarters Wednesday morning in response to a plea by Major John.
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Salvation Army — Headquarters
John
Talmadge Sees No Accord After White House Talk
Washington reports that the federal government and Georgia remain at odds despite a White House meeting with President and Gov. Talmadge. Clark Howell, Atlanta editor aboard the presidential weekend party, says the conference on Georgia's highway issue was cordial and that political subjects were not discussed.
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Talmadge
Washington
Georgia
White House
Clark Howell
Atlanta
Chesapeake Bay
Hl Howell
Girl's Death Brings Probe In Fort Smith Case
In Little Rock Arkansas on July 18 a 1 year-old man and a 16 year-old girl faced murder charges in the death of 14 year-old Isabel Mahar of Fort Smith. Clyde Trammell 28 and Dorothy Karps 16 were flown from Fort Smith for questioning by Chief Detective J A Pitcock. Mahar's body was found July 7 in a creek with a broken neck after a Fourth of July swimming party. Trammell denies knowledge and Karps linked him to the case during the inquiry. Karps had been free on 500 dollar bond as a material witness.
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Little Rock
Ark
Isabel Mahar
Fort Smith
J. A. Pitcock
Clyde Trammell
Dorothy Karps
Trammell
Miss Mahar
Karps
Inqwtest
Mahan
Miss Karps
Young Motorbike Rider Victim of Queer Crash
James P. Squires, 21, died after a freak highway accident in Grand Rapids Michigan as he was struck by a mowing machine. Funeral plans for Col James Kincaid of the West Virginia National Guard in Charleston were announced.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
James P. Squires
Stary
Squires
James B. Kincaid
West Virginia
National Guard
United States
Charleston
Immigration Officials Probe Chinese Status in Cincinnati
Cincinnati July 18. W A Carmichael district head of the immigration service said the department will look into the status of James Lin son of the president of the Chinese republic following his Kentucky marriage to a Columbus five and ten clerk. He added no file exists yet and no steps will be taken until papers are gathered.
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Cincinnati
W. A.carmichael
Immigration Service
James
Lin
Kentucky
Columbus
Carmichael
Terra Alta Young Man Killed in Terra Alta Work Accident
Morgantown reports Kirby Elliott a 22 year old Terra Alta man died in a hospital from injuries after a leg rolled over him while he was at work near Terra Alta. He was injured at the work site and later succumbed to his injuries.
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Morgantown
Kirby Elliott
Terra Alta
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New York Central Railroad
Randall
New York State
Kincaid
Point Pleasant
First Presbyterian Church
Summersville
Nicholas County
Plan
Col
James Kincaid
Hartley
Husband
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