WPA Official Lists Costs in West Virginia
State WPA administrator F Witcher McCullough reported that over two thirds of WPA funds in West Virginia through May 31 were paid as workers salaries totaling 13,392,703 out of 18,967,489 spent in the state. In May 45,288 men and women found WPA work across 1,113 projects. 93.7 percent of those employed came from relief rolls amid improving business conditions prompting skilled labor hires from non-relief sources.
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Charleston
F. Witcher McCullough
West Virginia
McCullough
Administrative costs for May and December 1935
Administrative costs are shown for May at 91,904.76 dollars and for December 1935 at 130,824 dollars, indicating lower May expenditures compared with the previous December.
Wife takes mate's false teeth as punishment
John Yerecic woke in North Braddock police station with a dry mouth and stomach after a drunk and disorderly arrest. His wife refused to release him, telling the officer to let him go hungry. He was given soup and milk while Mrs. Yerecic kept his false teeth as a punitive measure.
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Pittsburgh
John Yerecic
North Braddock
Five Educated Hens Recovered After Robbery
Oneonta July 28 Mrs Adella Peaslee of West Laurens entered a local hennery and recovered five educated hens from her farm. She named the birds Susie and Nuisance, followed by the Rhode Island hens as they exited. State police arrested a neighbor accused of the theft.
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Oneonta, N
Adella Peaslee
West Laurens
Radio Schedule Grand Shuffle Of Programs And Concerts
A dense listing of radio broadcasts across networks CBS NBC WJZ WKM OX and more detailing concert ensembles, orchestras, singers, detectives and variety acts. Programs include Easy Aces Amos n Andy and The Johnson Family sketches plus sports scores and weather.
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CBS
Herbert Foote
WJZ
NBC
KMOX
WLW
Johnson Family
WHAS
WMMN
Transradio
Gogo Delys
Tony Russell
KDKA
Jack Randolph
Vivian Della Chiesa
Sopra
WOWO
WSM
WGN
Palmer
Leo Reisman
Phil Duey
Johnny
Edward G. Jackson
Phillips Lord
Cbs—Hammerstein
Earl Gardner
Russ Morgan
Phil Regan
Wayne King
WCPO
Ben Bernie
KMOK
Fred Waring
Priscilla Lane
Voice of the People
WSAI
Joe Sanders
the Wanderer
Ed. Wynn
Gulliver the
Traveler
Lessie Hayton
Orch
Caravan
Walter O'Keefe
Deane Janes
Glen Gray
Transradio News
Barry McKinley
March of Time
Wave—Rubinoff
WGY
John Sheehan
WTAM
WHIO
Alice White
Willard Robinson
Joe Reichman
Clem McCarthy
Amos ‘N' Andy
Johnny Hamp
Wave
Nano Rodrigo
Nbc—King's Jesters
Dream Ship
Don Bester
Cbs—Dance Orchestra
Fletcher Henderson
Jolly Colburn
Kdka—Dance Orchestra
WJR
Little Theatre of the Air
Griff Williams
Jesse Crawford
Rubinoff
Stasia
Cbs—Dance Orchestra. 11:00 P.M. Wmmn—Jan Garber
Henry Busse
Geo. Givot
Shandor
Jimmie
Dorsey
Wgn—Dance Orchestra
Andy Sannella
Orches
Eddy Elkins
SBS
Eddie House
WWVA
Rhythm Rangers
Signoft
Portuguese Army Men Wounded at Frontier Incident
Lisbon report notes several Portuguese army men and officers wounded by a shell crossing the border at Vaenca. An officer of the Spanish rebel army offered apologies for the accident. Sixty seven Spanish nuns arrived at Oporto.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Vaenca
Oporto
Advertising Volume Higher Across Cities This Week
Chicago reports advertising volume for the week ended July 18 rose for the second straight week, with merchants in 66 major cities placing ads totaling 13,555,890 lines. This is an 86 percent rise from 12,484,699 lines in the same week a year ago.
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Chicago
Legion head for training calls for national defense
July 28. Lt. Commander William G. Stathers of Clarksburg told American Legion members at a seventh district convention that ending compulsory military training in land grant colleges would weaken national defense. He urged support for universal service laws, insisting civilian control of defense reduces war risk and argued for universal conscription, price freezes, excess profit recapture, and presidential power to mobilize resources.
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Mint Hope
Ltnr
William G. Stathers
Clarksburg
United States
Stathers
American Legion
Legion
Harper's Ferry Plans Junction With National Park Roads
National Park Service officials Edward Steere George J Albrecht and Sidney Kennedy will meet with Harper's Ferry West Virginia residents and Roads Bureau representatives on Thursday to discuss developing the town as a junction in a national park ways system. Representative Jennings Randolph notes the conference.
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Washington
National Park Service
Federal Bureau of Roads
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
Jennings Randolph
Elkins
Edward Steere
George J. Albrecht
Sidney Kennedy
Park Service
Roads Bureau
Seymour Daugherty Dies at 49 in Barbour County
Seymour Edward Daugherty 49 of Barbour County died at his home near Independence in Philippi Sunday night from a heart attack. Born January 31, 1887 he was a son of Jacob A. and Jane Workman Daugherty. He married Sylvia Barnes 24 years ago and is survived by five children. He recently worked on the railroad relocation project near Philippi. Funeral at Silent Grove church Wednesday at 11 with Rev. S. A. Jessee officiating. interment in the church cemetery.
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Philippi
Seymou Edward Daugherty
Independence
Barbour County
Jacob A. Daugherty
Jane Workman Daugherty
Sylvia Barnes
Silent Grove
S. A. Jessee
Eight Fined for Sale of Liquor in Huntington
Eight persons paid fines ranging from 50 to 100 dollars after pleading guilty to liquor sale in Huntington.
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Huntington
Gang Leader Loses Fight in Italian Supreme Court
Giuseppe Spinelli known as Big Mike, Pittsburgh gang murder suspect, lost his appeal to Italy’s supreme court from a 30 year sentence. He was convicted December 16, 1935, in Salerno for premeditated homicide tied to the Volpe brothers case from May 29, 1932, in Pittsburgh. Spinelli had left for Italy after the crime and was arrested in Agropoli. Italian justice authorities ruled he remained Italian despite American naturalization and ordered trial under Italian law, with extradition not permitted for foreign charges.
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Rome
Giuseppe
Big Mike) Spinelli
Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
Big Mike
Salerno
Volpe
Giovanni
Giacomo
Arturo
Spinelli
Italy
Agropoli
Political Talks Planned On Radio Chains Tonight
A broadcast demonstration of how radio guides airplane traffic will be shown for WEAF NBC Sunday at 4 30 p m with pickup points in Washington New York Newark Cleveland and Chicago Airplane dispatchers use short waves for service and any listener with short wave gear can tune in most times of day or night Tone tonight Tuesday Talks WJZ NBC 6 15 east and 9 15 west with Gov Landon addressed by six Democratic governors.
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New York
WEAF
NBC
Washington
Newark
Cleveland
Chicago
WJZ
Wm. Hard
Landon
Tony Olivio Plea Filed in Whiskey Beer Case
Tony Olivio, a Comtnuen rower, entered a voluntary plea in a case involving sale of whiskey and beer. He previously faced multiple indictments with two still pending, one continued, and another jury verdict not reached. An acquittal was recorded on one charge.
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Olivio
Tony
Champion movie family found in Hollywood
Hollywood studio scouts call the Johnson family the champion movie clan. Mrs Wynonah Johnson and her seven children work daily in films, ages five to twenty three. Carmacita is the star at thirteen with forty four screen credits. Dick has fifteen years in pictures, Cullen acted since infancy, Payne appeared with Ruth Chatterton and Barbara Stanwyck, Seesell Ann and Camilla also bring long work histories.
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Hollywood
Calif
Wynonah Johnson
Johnson
Carmacita
Cullen
Payne
Ruth Chatterton
Barbara Stanwyck
Sylvia Sidney
Seesell Ann
Camilla
Kleigs
Quarantine Enforces Dog Restrictions in Harrisville
A 90-day dog quarantine began in Ritchie county yesterday due to reported rabies cases. Local officials announced the measure to curb the spread while monitoring canine safety and public health.
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Harrisville
Ritchie County
Dionnes Enjoy Bathing Pool Carnival At Nursery
Dionne quintuplets, aged 26 months, splash in a bath ing pool at Callander Ontario. Crowds of 3,000 to 6,000 tourists watch daily from screened areas as vendors cater to the spectacle, creating a carnival atmosphere along the nursery road.
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Callander
Ont
Dionne
Mosphere
Growing health of babies noted by physician after wagon dispute
The passage describes Emilie with a frog in an iPod and Marie and Annette washing steps, then a routine wagon dispute between Yvonne and Cecile settled by a second wagon. Dr Allan Roy Dafoe states the babies are thriving, gaining weight and developing mentally.
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Emilie
Marie
Annette
Yvonne
Cecile
Allan Roy Dafoe
Records Shatter At Wheeling Playgrounds
Wheeling reports a weekly attendance of 48 372 people at city playgrounds, setting a new record for the area and signaling strong community use of public recreation facilities.
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Wheeling
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Tat
Fetterman
Grafton
Taylor County
Prank M. Price
J. A. Harrell
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Belington
Boston Bull Phone
Call Grafton Drug and Chemical Co
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W. Washington
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Room and Board
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O. V. Ball
Frank Haynes
Legion Head For Training
Harper’s Ferry
Seymour Daugherty
Big Mike” Spinelli
Radio Chains Tonight
Tony Olivio
Dionnes
Stanley
U.S
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DIE Hard Social Club
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Etta Kett
Paul Robinso
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