Bailey Fired Sparks State Politics ShakeUp
A governor demanded the resignation of State Road Commissioner Ernest L Bailey, longtime ally, after disputes over nepotism and a relative's competence. The move signals a power shift as Bailey, once a leading governor hopeful, may join rival camps. West Virginia politics loom large for the next year. A separate note says the American Bar Association delays debate on New Deal legislation due to heat in Los Angeles. Also, a new privately run parking lot opens downtown to alleviate congestion in the central business district.
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Kump
Bailey
Road Department
Mr. Smith
Smith
Mr. Bailey
Neely-Holt
Holt
West Virginia
American Bar Association
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Retirement of Capt Brockus hits state police upheaval
An abrupt retirement of Capt. Brockus, a longtime state police commander, mirrors a political backlash as Governor Bailey’s feud prompts officials to be replaced. Critics say the purge targets experienced officers to create jobs for Democratic workers, leaving the force politicized and undermined.
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Brockus
State Police
Bailey
Capt
Democratic Party
Treasury closes its books on 1935 deficit rise
The Treasury ends the 1935 fiscal year with a total deficit near 3.75 billion dollars. Average monthly income runs about 335 million while expenditures average 650 million, delivering a monthly shortfall of 315 million and roughly 12.6 million per working day since July 1, 1934.
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Atucpes Magazine
Treasury
Uncle Sam
The Newspaper License in Kansas Court Hold
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that discussing public officials’ records is the right of newspapers to inform voters. A Kansas City paper was sued for damages over campaign attacks, and the court found that publishing in good faith may be protected, though publishers may hesitate to distort facts.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas City
Tts
Effective Remedy Against Drunken Driving
The West Virginia state road commission reports six hundred five license revocations for drunken driving in the first half of 1935. The measure is shown as a serious enforcement of the new law with calls for consistent revocation, police, and court action to deter drunk driving.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
State Road Commission
West Virginia
West Virginia moves to banish drunken driver from highways
An alleged confession reveals Gorik admitted stabbing a girl after a dispute with her friend Miss Lukavich. He told police he pushed the knife into her heart and claimed she asked him to kiss her before she died. Boltz, a butcher, also faced the inquest after a prior confrontation.
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Gorik
McGinnis
Gornik
Frederick Boltz
Miss Lukavich
Bolty
Boltz
Oath and a Letter Show Roosevelt Divergence
The Cumberland News notes two Roosevelt utterances, the 1933 oath and a 1938 letter urging passage of the Guffey Snyder bill. The piece argues the unmodified letter undermines the oath and signals the president’s stance on constitutional scope and legislative action.
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Cumberland News
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Maron
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
House
Ways Andeans Committee
Samuel B. Hill
Canzoneri Trains for Bout With Bobby Pacho in Chicago
Tony Canzoneri, the comeback lightweight champion, travels to Chicago to finish training for a ten round non title bout with Bobby Pacho of California Mexico at Mills Stadium. The event headlines the Chicago boxing scene as Canzoneri steps back toward action.
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Chicago
Tony Canzoneri
Bobby Pacho
California
Mills Stadium
Negro with Grafton record executed at Moundsville
Robert Branch, a negro with a prior Grafton police record, was executed by hanging at Moundsville penitentiary. He had been held at the Grafton Transient Bureau after being accused of writing "numbers" to penniless wayfarers. He previously murdered Brady Hill, a white man and fellow inmate, at the Transient Home in Wheeling before being sent to the gallows.
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Robert Branch
Moundsville
Grafton
Wallace N. Henderson
Branch
Uncle Sam
Charles O. King
Wheeling
Brady Hill
West Virginia urged Copeland Fulmer forest bill
H W Shawan han state director of conservation urged Washington to enact Copeland Fulmer bill to authorize federal land purchases for state forests in WV. Administration and development would transfer to the states while title remains with the federal government and federal supervision continues.
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Washington
West Virginia
H. W. Shawhan
Condemnation Notice for Lands in Taylor County West Virginia
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company seeks appointment of commissioners to determine just compensation for a parcel of land in Court House district Taylor County West Virginia. The hearing is set for July 22 1935 at ten o clock in the circuit court in Grafton. The land description begins at station 192 and references adjacent heirs and successors of John G Warder and James Shields deceased.
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Stella A. McKeen
George A. McKeen
Melvin Newlon
Gertrude M. Newlon
Edith Newton
Effie Newlon
John G. Warder
James Shields
Circuit Court
Taylor County
Court House
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Court House District
West Virginia
Navy Officer on Probation After Code Mishap at Bremerton
Val Preston faces a court risk for a coded message error during fleet maneuvers off Seattle. Captain Edding, his rival and Lia’s father, orders a stricter fitness report while offering a chance to prove himself with an experimental assignment. The confrontation reveals personal tensions and a potential path to redemption.
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Hirlkind
Seattle
Shanghai
U. S
Valentine Preston
Lia Garenne
Peiping
Jan
Gobi Desert
Jax
Puget Sound
Lia
China
Bremerton Vall
Janice Edding
Captain Edding
Val
Maurice Cordray
Edding
Martiah
Sle
Jan Edding
United States
Academy
Linbury
Preston
Navy Department
Bremerton
George
Paris
Voea
Townley
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Seeks Right of Way in Webster
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company seeks to appropriate 1 0.53 acres of land in Webster tied to the center line of the Berkeley Run line and the grantor lands. The action involves parcels Lot 43 and Lot 44 in John W. Cole's addition, with stakes and boundary points described, owned by Stella A. McKeen with dower rights claimed by George A. McKeen and others including Melvin Newton and heirs of John G. Warder and James Shields. Exhibit plat filed. The filing date is June 25 1936 with publication June 29 July 6 and 23 29.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Berkeley Run
Grantor
Melvin Newton
John W. Cole
Webster
Lela M. Digman
J. H. Frum
Stella A. McKeen
George A. McKeen
Gertrude M. Newton
Edith Newton
Effie Newton
R. B. Gall
Taylor County
John G. Warder
James Shields
Maryland
West Virginia
Jed W. Robinson
Lost opportunity in defense in a contract bridge hand
A Central Press item by EV Shepard analyzes a bridge hand where defenders failed to cooperate, illustrating how cooperative defense could have eased the declarer’s task. The piece underscores how missed opportunities by the defense altered the outcome.
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Central Press
EV. Shepard
Bridge Hand Mixed Play By Anonymous Player
A messy OCR transcription describes a bridge hand where spades and diamonds determine the outcome. The reader follows dummy, East, and West as tricks unfold and bidding leads to a late game, with buoyant notes on discards and card plays.
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Hirme
West
Dummy
Faat
East
Habt
Hhat
Dante Derstand
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New York
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North
Michigan Avenue
Lord of
THE
Elkins Inter-Mountain
Bertha Baley
Wytherville
Classified Sentinel
Sentinel
Maple Avenue
Washington Street
Love Avenue
Davis Restaurant
West Main Street
Frank Hollis
Ing Electrical Unit
Geo
T. Addis
Pythian
Ww Va
Wanning
Sharp
Hanna Bldg
Cleveland
Ohio
JB Story
Eithe
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