Weirton Boy Wins State Governor in Youthful Mock Govt
Paul Cronin age 17 from Holiday's Cove won the governor’s post in Boys State after a recount delayed result. Officials installed Governor Holt and Judge Kenna urged citizenry to pursue good citizenship as sessions and appointments continued through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill
Citizens of Boys’ State, Inc
Paul Cronin
Weirton High School
Holiday's Cove
Holt
West Virginia
J. N. Kenna
State Supreme Court
Kenna
Ed. Siegrist
Clarksburg
Warren Stutler
Charleton
Harrison County
Cronin
Walter Spelburg
Siegrist
Senate
House
Chamber
The
American Legion
Trial of Suit Growing Out of Blaze Resumes
Miss Gladys E. Stewart sues Raleigh County Bank of Beckley for 50000 in damages over a January 26 1936 apartment fire that killed three. Bank owner of the building. Two additional damage suits totaling 15000 scheduled for trial later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Gladys E. Stewart
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley
Wer
Dr. Bame Named Leader of State U. B. Church
Dr. Charles Bame of Hagerstown Maryland was elected moderator as representatives of the United Brethren church from Virginia West Virginia and Maryland opened the annual southeastern district conference at Oak Hill. Dr Florence Gribble of Dayton Ohio a longtime missionary in French Equatorial Africa was slated to speak at a business session today.
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Oak Hill
Charles Bame
Hagerstown
United Brethren Church
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Florence Gribble
Dayton
French Equatorial Africa
Diamond Located in Fairmont Garbage Truck
Three garbage collectors found a $250 diamond ring in debris at the city crematory and returned it to an unidentified owner. The find occurred in Fairmont on June 9.
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Fairmont
Untermyer at 79 Pictured at Yonkers estate
Samuel Untermyer the prominent New York lawyer marks his 79th birthday at his Yonkers estate. He notes he has paid his children and grandchildren $500 annually since their 15th birthdays to refrain from drinking or smoking. He hopes to retain his mental powers for another decade.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Untermyer
Central Pro
Steel Concern Plans Change Wheeling
The Wheeling Steel corporation will submit to stockholders on July 14 a plan to eliminate accumulated dividends on six percent preferred stock and issue new eight dollar cumulative convertible prior preferred stock with five dollar annual dividends. Common stock would rise from 500,000 to 1,500,000 shares. Present six percent holders receive a share of new prior preferred stock and a half share of common stock. Directors estimate 381,547 new stock and 190,273 extra common shares would be needed if all six percent stock is exchanged. Remaining shares to cover conversion and other purposes.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Morgantown Suburb to Elect Officials Soon
Morgantown suburb Suncrest gains incorporation by Circuit Judge Minter L. Wilson. Officials to be elected within the next month in the newly formed town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Minter L. Wilson
Suncrest
Mother of Josef Stalin Dies in Tiflis Georgia
The 71-year-old mother of Joseph Stalin, Eka Terina Georgovyna Djurashivili, died at her home near Tiflis. The death occurred June 4, announced by the Communist Party of Georgia in the Tiflis Dawn of the Orient, and reached Moscow today.
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Josef Stalin
Moscow
Ekaterina Georgovyna Djurashivili
Joseph Stalin
Tiflis
Communist Party of Georgia
Dawn of the Orient
Last U.S. Survivor in British meet defeated
The last American survivor Barbara Thompson of Los Altos Calif was eliminated in the third round of the British women's golf championship today Peggy Nankivell of Melbourne Australia won one up in Turnberry Scotland on June 9 1950.
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Turnberry
Scotland
Barbara Thompson
Los Altos
Calif
Peggy Nankivell
Melbourne
Australia
Trailers Ban Adopted by Summer Resort Colony
LaPorte Indiana June 9 The resort colony near here adopts an ordinance banning parking of trailers used as permanent homes with a 20 dollar per day penalty. Wise motorists are advised to avoid the Long Beach area due to the ruling.
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Laporte
Ind
Long Beach
Ellis Island Replica Built for Invincible Melo Dramatic Romance
Edward C. Jewell, art director, traveled to New York to finalize a perfect Ellis Island replica. The set includes hospital, medical, inspection, custom offices, dormitories and other administration buildings. He envisions matching European locales for future projects, noting the demanding realities of on set camera work and film editing.
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Ellis Island
Edward C. Jewell
Jewell
New York
Island Hospital
Camera Car Driver Recalls Wild Filming Of Lightnin Crandall
Doug Bridges, the driver of the camera car for Bob Steele’s Lightnin Crandall, recalls filming hazards as cowboys chase and dodge on rough terrain at speed. He notes the camera crew braced inside the lurching car must endure every bump and rider move, with no time to react.
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Doug Bridges
Lightnin’ Crandall
Bob Steele
New Republic
Opera House
Doug
Bids for New Bridge Received By Maryland
The Maryland State Roads commission reports 11 bids for a Potomac river bridge replacing the Shepherdstown WV span washed out by the 1936 flood. M. J. Grove Lime Co. of Lime Kiln submitted the lowest bids for both options: $231,525.50 for a six span Wichert continuous steel truss bridge and $249,870.15 for a seven span rigid continuous steel plate girder bridge.
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Baltimore
Maryland State Roads Commission
Potomac River
Shepherdstown
W. Va
M. J. Grove Lime Company of
Lime Kiln
Villanova Student Inherits One Million Money Plans Big Future
Jacob von Kasten a 21 year old Villanova prelaw student learns his mother in London left him a fortune of one million He aims to add another million and study at Yale or Princeton then Vienna for legal training He was born in Washington while his father served in the German diplomatic service and his mother invested in bonds
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Philadelphia
Jacob von Kasten
Villanova College
London
Villanova
Jake
Yale
Princeton
Vienna
von Kasten
Washington
United States
Virginia Hurley
Sales Tax Tokens Used In Variety of Schemes
Kansas new sales tax fuels state revenue while hurting slot operators and churches. Metal tokens planned for 25-cent slots caused no protest, but 2-mill pieces in church offerings drew attention. A local church and Sunday School collected 11 tokens, highlighting the mixed impact on religious collections.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Kansas
Moving Specialty Hauling by Ellers Taxi Service
Ellers Taxi and Transfer offers dependable moving hauling services from June 7 to July 7 with taxi service phone 811 and residence 895 M. The notice promotes moving specialty work and reliable transportation for short-term needs.
Red Army shakeup as Voroshiloff appoints five new commanders
MOSCOW June 9 War Commissar Klementi Voroshiloff announced five new commanders in key zones for the Red Army after the death of Vice Defense Commissar Jan Gamarnik on June 1. The most notable move promoted Gen. M. G. Effemoff to the Volga military garrison at Kutbishev as Marshal Tukhashevsky was reassigned there after being removed as vice commissar of defense.
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Moscow
Red Army
Klementi E. Vor
Oshiloff
Jan Gamarnik
Communist Party
Pravda
M. G. Effemoff
Volga
Kutbishev
Michael “Tukhashevsky
Weirton Banker Named Chairman of Group One
H E Hawkins of Weirton elected chairman of Group 1 West Virginia Bankers association at a Wheeling meeting. Hugo Laupp of Wheel C Q Mason of New Martinsville named vice chairman and Louis Horter of Wheeling secretary treasurer.
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Wheeling
H. E. Hawkins
Weirton
West Virginia Bankers Association
Hugo Laupp
C. Q. Mason
New Martinsville
Louis Horter
Appraising Committee Named for Flood Dam Impacts
A U S district court named a committee to appraise properties in Barbour and Taylor counties flooded by the dam waters. Members include Arthur Robinson of Pleasant Creek Barbour County Ed N Lock of Graf ton and Floyd Ware of Belington.
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Philippi
Barbour
Taylor
U.S. District Court
Arthur Robinson
Pleasant Creek
Barbour County
Ed N. Lock
Grafton
Floyd Ware
Belngton
Fountain luncheon advert promotes sandwiches and coffee
Customers are urged to visit the Fountain in town for toasted sandwiches and refreshments. The notice highlights salads soups baked beans pastries Maxwell House coffee from a Silex maker and Hagan Ice Cream as the finest money can buy from Grafton Drug and Chemical, promising the lowest price in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell House
Silex
Amelia Earhart Awaits Weather For Africa Leg Flight
Amelia Earhart, in Dakar, awaits a favorable weather report to begin the Africa leg of her around the world flight. Guided by flying officials and Air France, she and navigator Capt. Fred set the course for the next stage of the journey.
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Dakar
French
Senegal
Amelia Earhart
Africa
Air France
Fred
Earhart Plans Across Africa Flight Start Derailed by Weather
Miss Earhart aimed to depart her silver twin motor plane from Miami on June 1 for a solo equatorial journey across Africa. Weather conditions will determine the exact start time and route as she presses ahead with the planned adventure for fun and exploration.
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Noonan
Africa
Miss Earhart
Miami
Fla
Equator
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Harrison
Blaze
Dr. Bame
U. B. Church
Whitlock
Brand
Steel Concern
U.S
Cartar
Ted Healy
Florence Rice
Joseph Calleia
Peggy Shannon
Cobbs Creek
Eee
Continental Distilling Corporation
PAY
Red Army Command
Weirton Banker
Group
Amelia
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Royal Typewriter Agency
Clyde
Holt, CO
Adams Street
Patronize Sentinel
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Grafton Banking & Trust Building — ‘Telephone
Jack Hoxie
White Horse
Wild West
Spain
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