Mrs Delaney Visits Mother After Acquittal Trial
Clarksburg July 26 Mrs Myrtle Delaney of Parkersburg visiting her mother Mrs Florence Shelfer 814 Baltimore street. Acquitted last week in Parkersburg circuit court on charges as accessory to murder of Arthur A Shaw. Mr and Mrs Delaney arrived Saturday. Mrs Shelfer and her two daughters attended the trial. New Orleans July 26 proposal to shorten river distance by diverting course through a Gulf shortcut estimated at 3 million dollars.
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Clarksburg
Arthur A. Shaw
Parkersburg
Myrtle Delaney
Florence M. Sheiffer
Baltimore Street
William Delaney
Shelfer
Clarkshoro
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Cain
Victor Scranage Named Administrator of Creed Scranage
Victor Scranage qualified on Tuesday as administrator of the estate of his father Creed M Scranage who died at his home near McGee on July 7. He furnished bond of 300 dollars. Columbus Peters Truman Reynolds and John Scranage named as appraisers.
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Victor Scranage
Creed M.scranage
McGee
Columbus Peters
Truman Reynolds
John Scranage
Kentucky man 18 to demonstrate prowess on island
Danville Kentucky July 26 Holder of at least the local record for long distance shouting Leesman a farmer and auctioneer has arranged a demonstration of his vocal prowess on an island in Herrington lake His audience on shore will judge his ability Several months ago Chrissman was reported to have shouted so loud from the top of a high hill that he was heard six and one half miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Lee Rsman
Herrington Lake
Chrissman
Black Maria Driver Ticketed for Red Light Run
Alanta Ga July 26 City officers on a traffic crackdown issued a ticket to O J Stanley driver of Fulton county's Black Maria for running a red light and reckless driving on the way to court.
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Alanta
O. J. Stanley
Fulton County
Government Presses Reform Of Grain Market Practices
Washington July 26 A warning to the grain trade urged officials to reform grain market practices or the government would act. George N Peek chief administrator of the farm act warned at a grain industry conference that the present regime has no divine right to handle farmers products. Administrators and trade representatives planned to explore a code of competition under strict regulation as representatives from grain exchanges and elevators worked to reach mutual agreement amid volatile wheat and corn prices.
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Washington
Farm Administration
George N. Peek
Farm Act
Japan Speeds to Treaty Navy as Britain Lags
Washington July 26 naval experts estimate the United States will enter 1936 with 101 ships and 204000 tons below treaty strength despite a 23600000 public works program adding 32 vessels. Japan will reach maximum strength. Britain will be short 64 ships and 97000 tons when the 1936 London treaty expires.
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Alexander R. George
Washington
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Swanson
London
Adams
Regia
House
Naval Taht
Vinson
Prac
Great Briain
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Barbour County consolidates several schools also names staff
Barbour County Board of Education merged Center Hill Pleasant Creek Clemtown Carlin Ford Run with Meriden Boyles Rockford with Boyds Sand Run Upper Lower Brushy Fork Liberty with Nestorville Valley Furnace Chestnut Grove Nes torville Kasson Corinth with White Oak Digman Mountain View with West Point Valley Furnace Berryburg and several colored schools. New teachers were named for Pleasant Hill Sand Ridge Brushy Fork West Point Middle Hill Boyles Steerman Golf Riverdale and others. All schools reopen September 4 except Philippi September 1 for Barbour fair. The home economics department is restored at Philippi High with Mrs Marie Kittle hired as instructor. Janitors hired for larger schools.
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Philippi
Drafting agreement on farm act and recovery act use
Edgewood Arsenal Maryland July 26. An Eastern Air Transport plan with 17 passengers including Amelia Earhart Putnam made a forced landing in a farmer’s field five miles from Edgewood. One engine failed at 1200 feet. pilot W Chantler landed safely. No one injured. Passengers taken by bus to nearby town then transported to Washington and Richmond by another airliner.
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Edgewood Arsenal
Eastern Air Transport Plan
Amelia Farhart Putnam
W. Chantler
Washington
Richmond
B. & O. Pennsylvania System Executives Seek ICC Solution
Executives of the four principal rail systems consider the Interstate Commerce Commission approval as the best path to solving the railroad transportation problem in this territory. The continued discussion focuses on coordinated service and policy alignment among the major lines.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Girl Fatally Hurt In Avella Berry Picking Incident
Mary Dellovade, 14, was struck by an automobile while frolicking with berry pickers on an incline near Avella. R. D. Johnson of Hollidays Cove, West Virginia, the car’s driver, moved the girl to a Washington hospital where she died.
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Avella
Mary Dellovade
R. D. Johnson
Holliday$ Cove
W. Va
Washington, Pa
Hepburn Shines with Refreshing Personality in Christopher Strong
Katharine Hepburn’s magnetic qualities and vivacious nature are highlighted as she stars in Christopher Strong at the Opera House with Colin Clive and others. The piece notes her blend of courage, shyness, and disciplined poise, praising her intense screen presence and evolving self-assurance from childhood to stardom. Also cited is Palisade Glacier in Inyo County as a notable geographic feature.
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RKO Radio Pictures
Christopher Strang
Opera House
Colin Clive
Billie Burke
Helen Chandler
Ralph Forbes
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine
Christopher Strong
RKO
Russian boat captain sentenced to be shot over Volga tragedy
Yaroslavl report says Nicolai Andreev, captain of an excursion boat that sank July 9 with 98 deaths, was sentenced to be shot for letting the vessel be overcrowded. His assistant got ten years and nine others from one to nine years. The launch carried locomotive shop workers and families, despite a 125 passenger capacity, with more than double aboard.
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Yaroslavl
Nicolai Andreev
Volga
Moscow
Child Drowns While Crabbing Near Easton Point
Eleven year old Drew Green drowned in the Tred Avon river near Easton Point while crabbing. His brother Ralph 21 had earlier left to dispose of crabs and upon return searched the area. The body was recovered hours later by Judson Hudson using oyster tongs.
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Easton
Andrew Green
Tred Avon River
Easton Point
Ralph
Judson Hudson
Belington School Staff and Janitors Named in Notice
A local school system lists staff including Pet Cross janitor at Philipp schools, Forrest Ray janitor at Belington graded school, Susan Dementi at Galloway school, and Leonard H. Rowe Jr. in the Belington area.
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Ployed
Philipp
Pet” Cross
Belington High School
Forrestray
Belington Graded School
Susan Dementi
Galloway School
Leonard H. Rowe
End agony of neuritis with Kruschen Salts claim
Newark man recounts suffering neuritis for a year and says taking Kruschen Salts for three months reduced his weight by ten pounds and fully eliminated shoulder pain. He used the salts in water or coffee with no other medical treatment during the period. The ad urges readers to take half a teaspoon in hot water each morning, noting a four week jar and world availability.
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Newark
K. Murray
N. J
Willy Nilly and Rip Confront a Stranger in Puddle Muddle
Willy Nilly and Rip discuss a stranger asking questions about their animal family and fear discovery. Rip vows to cause trouble for the unfriendly visitor while Willy worries about losing Puddle Muddle and the possible destruction of Top Notch's shed, the General Store, and their home.
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Willy Nilly
Willy
Nilly
Rip
Top Notch
Minor disorders persist in Brownsville miners strike
Disorder continued in the Brownsville Pennsylvania miners strike as authorities seek peaceable picketing. Over 20 people were injured and about 50 automobiles carrying deputies and miners were damaged by missiles hurled by pickets. H C Prick Company said four Fayette county mines are not closed but operate with reduced forces, and seven new mines in the district are being used.
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Brownsville
Pennsylvania
H.C. Prick Company
Fayette County
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Kentucky
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Mevie Weare
Otros
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Ai Gil
U.S
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America
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Uct
TTEN
Barbour
Restore Home Economic Department
Fort
Christopher
Katherine Hepburn
Palisade
Inyo County
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Strong
RKO Radio Picture
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Scorchy
O.K
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John C. Terry
Archy
Jackie
Florida
Joel Nald
Aere
Diana
Mary Graham Bonner
Chicago
Barkanae
Chicagorerunn
Grafton
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