Republican Call for Strong Nominees Voters urged to back capable ticket
A lengthy editorial urges Republicans to vote in the primary for strong, qualified nominees regardless of personal loyalty. It stresses intelligent voter choice, highlights Barbour County welfare board turmoil and Beehler administration actions, and mentions political plots, resignations, and county reform aims. The piece defends party principles and criticizes perceived political betrayals while urging restoration of county respectability.
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Republican Party
Beehler
Fairmont
Barbour County
Neely
Willy Nilly
Five C. C. C. Workers Drown When Boat Capsizes
Five Civilian Conservation Corps workers drown after a boat overturns. The incident is reported in a brief public notice style item, listing the death toll and noting Associated Press service in the newspaper. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
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Providence
N. Y
Round Pond
Tees
Harrington Clanahan
Harry Shubert
Walter Morris
Eft
Earnest Brooks
William H. Haveng
Gadd Lynch
Edgar J. van Williard
Fred Rothfuss
Associated Press
Sanitary privies push in Taylor County health push
A local appeal urges households to order modern sanitary outside privies from Ralph Eunst as part of a statewide push for sanitary reform. The piece lauds improved plumbing to reduce infection and disease, while praising county actions on property valuations and calling for efficient primaries and inter-state police cooperation.
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Ralph Eunst
Ralph
Taylor County
Chick
State Health Department
Federal Health Bureau
Successor to Kramer to Be Picked Today
Taylor County Welfare Board to choose a new assistant project engineer to replace How ard Kremer of Grafton and form a new relief case committee. Simon Friedman notes a federal rule barring public-office holders from relief committees and calls for work division exams by Saturday. An audit shows 21 month relief disbursements at 317000 as J C Holt chairs this afternoon.
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Howard Kremer
Grafton
West Virginia
Taylor County Welfare Board
East Main Street
Simon Friedman
Friedman
C. F Shaffer
J.C. Holt
Taylor County Relief Administration Board
Appreciation for sympathy after loss of Mrs Tha Clark Shroyer
The family expresses deep thanks to friends and neighbors for sympathy and acts of kindness during the illness and death of wife and mother Mrs Tha Clark Shroyer. Such kindness is not soon forgotten.
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Tha Clark Shroyer
Miss Agnes Tierney Employed Hy Clerk
Agnes E Tierney of Beech Street is appointed to a clerical post in the Frank Bennett county clerk office through Taylor County Aer Sentinel notice. Classified ads rate two cents a word for first insertion and one cent for each additional, minimum 45 cents, with consecutive insertions in regular style.
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Mail
Associated Press
Agnes E. Tierney
Beech Street
Frank Bennett
Taylor
Aer
Sentinel
Local Administrator Announces Month-Long Project
Simon Friedman, the local administrator, announced today that the job will take a month to complete.
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Lef
Simon Friedman
Friedman
Big Top Falls at Circus Injures Youth on West Side
A gust toppled the big top at Lee Brothers Three Ring Wild Animal Circus on the old fair grounds. The incident sent many patrons into a panic and injured 8 year old James Latham of 26 East Main Street with a shoulder laceration after being struck by debris.
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Lee Brothers
Old Fair Grounds
James Latham
East Main Street
O. P. Latham
Bowie Race Track Fire Controlled After Vast Blaze
A $25,000 fire leveled six Bowie race track buildings and stables housing 98 stalls but no horses. 14 Southern Maryland volunteer fire companies brought the blaze under control just as the water supply failed. The incident followed by a note about John Dillinger's funeral at his sister’s home in Maywood near Indianapolis.
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Bowie
Bowie Race Track
Maryland
John Dillinger
Audrey Hancock
Maywood
Indianapolis
Dillinger
Mooresville
Ind
Chicago
Associated Press
Wind Splits Circus Tent After Pole Falls On Child
A tent pole toppled during a circus injuring no one seriously. Mrs. James Yaste saved the child by grabbing the pole as it fell. Police and spectators pulled several frightened youngsters from under the canvas as winds ripped the tent in half, forcing last night’s show outdoors.
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Ing
James Yaste
Yaste
Trustee Sale Notice in Taylor County West Virginia
Trustee Harry Friedman lists sale of real estate under a 1930 deed by George Barnhouse and Laura Barnhouse. Auction set for Saturday July 11 1934 at 10 a m at the front door of the Taylor County Court House Grafton West Virginia on West Main street site described in Deed Book 89. Cash only.
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George Barnhouse
Laura E. Barnhouse
Taylor
West Virginia
Brown, Whitter and Fetterman
West Main
Grafton
George R. B
Harry Friedman
Political filings seek votes in Virginia district and local county posts
A 1904 collage of political notices announces M. E. Morgan seeking Congress in Virginia's First District on the Republican ticket with pledges to uphold constitutional government and industrial balance. Howard H. Gratton enters the State Senate race for the 11th District comprising Marion and Monongalia counties. A Democratic candidate announces for County Court, pledging honest service and respecting primary results, asking Democratic voters across the county for support.
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Congress
Taylor County
Virginia
M. E. Morgan
E. Fairmont
Marion
Monongalia
Howard H. Gratton
W. Va
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White Sulphur Springs
Montague Norman
Bank of England
New York
Norman
Man of Mystery
Mrs. Norman
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Mainz
Ieee
Eiapeett Bible
Board of Equalization
Canada
Co. A
Republican County Committee
George
Bette
Carter
Ohio River
Oregon
Julius Meier
Kramer
County Welfare Board
Agnes Tierney
Knottsville Road
W. A. Cole
Ces
Brownlow Park
Washington” Street
Marthe-Lou Compton
Eerie
Lewis Poe
Circus
Hubert Dilinger
Indies
Democratic Union
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