Kump to Fill All Vacancies Heads West Virginia House
Governor Kump said he asked county and senatorial committees to recommend fills for nine vacancies in the state government and hopes to fill them before the extraordinary session begins Monday. The Tenth senatorial district was asked to name three candidates for the seat of A G Matthews who resigned to become compensation commissioner. Rooms are scarce as the legislature nears a session to address social security and other matters.
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Charleston
Kump
Ture
Eerste
Cabell
Gilmer
Harrison
Kanawha
Ohio
Fayette
Senatorial District
A. G. Matthews
Grantsville
Edgar B. Sims
Senate
Charles Lively
House
John
Hall
Board of Public Works
Pblic
Liquor Commission
Pasture clipping urged to optimize surplus growth
County agent James L. Copeman urges farmers to clip surplus June pasture growth rather than let it mature. Clip three to four inches above ground to protect new blades and aid weed control, with a secondary clipping in late August or early September to reduce broomsedge and weeds.
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James L. Copeman
Jor
Copeman
Kuhn Reynolds Enrolled In Wva Summer School
Supt E G Kuhn of Taylor county schools and Cedric O Reynolds former Grafton High teacher now principal at Bunker Hill High have left for Morgantown to enter the graduate school of West Virginia University
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E. G. Kuhn
Taylor County Schools
Cedric O. Reynolds
Grafton High School
Bunker Hill High School
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Taylor county safety council reports few accidents
Taylor county safety council members were urged by Corporal L W Emrick of the state police after reporting only two injuries from accidents in the county last month. Last weekend’s injuries stemmed from wrecks involving out of county drivers. 168 members have been added since May, and plans for a July 14 meeting include a Grafton High School band concert and a moving picture on auto accident dangers in the circuit court room.
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Taylor County Safety Council
L. W. Emrick
State Police
Emrick
Department of Public Safety
Arthur G. Yates
Circuit Court
Grafton High School
Fighting Mike Tighe Returns To Work After Surgery
Pittsburgh June 10 Michael F Tighe 78 head of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers plans to resume duties despite doctors orders after his fourth operation in six months He rejects an advisory role and insists on leading the front ranks in the union drive to organize steel workers and meet John L Lewis committee in industrial talks
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Pittsburgh
Michael F. Tighe
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Mike
Tighe
Amalgamated Board
Talso Board
John L Lewis
Committee
Women Active At Cleveland Asks Sitters Share Stage
In Cleveland on June 10 Mrs Dolly Gann sister of the late Vice President sits with Princess Alice Roosevelt Longworth under the same roof. Longworth, a delegate from Ohio, sits five rows from the rostrum while Gann, not a delegate, attends from the gallery alongside her husband. Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms chairs New Mexico’s delegation and Mrs Tallman of Wilmington introduces Senator Steiner. Mrs Arthur H Vandenberg scans the crowd from the balcony as Ruth Hurley keeps a watchful eye on Patrick Hurley who remains offstage.
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Cleveland
Dolly Gann
Curtis
Alice
Roosevelt Longworth
Washington
Longworth
Ohio
Senator Steiner
Oregon
Chicago
Ruth Hurley
Patrick Hurley
Ruth
Unused Coal Tipple Buried in Railroad Yards Fire
An unused coal tipple in the yards of the B and Q and Penny located five miles north of Martinsburg was destroyed by fire on Thursday night. City firemen faced water shortages that prevented fighting the blaze. origin undetermined this morning.
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Martinsatrg
Here
Hell Ship Morgan Opens Tonight at Opera House
A twin bill at the Opera House features Columbia's Hell Ship Morgan with George Bancroft Ann Sothern and Victor Jory. The dramatic mutiny aboard the pirate vessel unfolds with gunfire and romance as Bancroft portrays Captain Hell Ship Morgan and Sothern the waterfront waif turned wife. Wayne’s performance as the western star King of the Pecos is praised for its power and presence.
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Columbia
Morgan
George Bancroft
Ann Sothern
Victor Jory
Opera House
Jory
King of the Pecos screening with Joy Wayne
John Wayne stars in King of the Pecos a new action drama shown tonight as part of a double bill. The program promises frontier adventure with cattle stampedes and gunplay reflecting the pioneer life featured in the story.
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Joy Wayne
King OF the
Pecos
Mstory
Texas
Green House
John Wayne
Notable cast shines in unified western prelude
The review highlights an unusually unified supporting cast elevating the film’s power and conviction. Jack Clifford Frank Glendale Cy Kendall Yakima Canutt and Muriel Evans are praised for their roles with director Joe Kane delivering swift incisive action in the western.
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Jack Clifford
Frank Glendon
Cy Kendall
Yakima Canutt
Muriel Evans
Joe Kane
Auto Driving Thief Sought After Purse Grab
Chicago June 10 A man in an automobile drove alongside Julia De Warle’s car leaned out and grabbed her purse containing 150 dollars then sped away police sought the suspect and the getaway vehicle.
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Chicago
Julia de Warle
Harrison County appoints Moses E. Shaver justice of the peace
The Harrison county court appointed Moses E. Shaver of Brown as justice of the peace in Sands district. He succeeds Guy Bartless, who resigned.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
Moses E. Shaver
Brown
Sands
Guy Bartless
Youth Nabbed in Car Theft
Monongah division Patrolman C H Dunnigan arrested William Daugherty, 19, of Tygarts Junction, for breaking into a B and O car and stealing two cases of beer. Daugherty confessed at Barbour county jail, saying he observed the car being placed in the siding, broke the seal, took the beer, and drank six bottles.
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C. H. Dunnigan
Monongah
William Daugherty
Tygarts Junction
Daugherty
Barbour County
C. T. Morehead
Captain Morehead
Dunnigan
Daugherty Faces Felony Charge and Grand Jury Await
Morgantown reports a felony charge filed against Daugherty with a hearing pending before a Barbour county grand jury. The Tri-State Transportation company bought six barges for coal shipping on the Monongahela river. Secretary D. Brady Jr. stated the barges represented a $90,000 investment.
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Daugherty
Barbour County Grand Jury
Morgantown
Tri-State Transportation Company
Monongahelia River
D. Brady, Jr
Businessman Orrin Dye Guyton Dies in Sistersville
Ron well known business man Orrin Dye Guyton of Sistersville died of heart disease at his home on June 10. He built local firms and supported community projects, leaving a widow and several siblings.
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Sistersville
Orrin Dye Guyton
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