New State Route 6 highway near completion in West Virginia
The Grafton-Fairmont route known as State Route 6 is nearly finished with grading and filling. It could open to traffic within about 30 days. The 11 mile road includes seven miles in Taylor county and connects with the Grafton Clarksburg road. Two gangs from opposite ends and another in Marion county have nearly completed the shovel work. The highway will be about forty feet wide with a three foot shoulder on each side and extra width for grainage.
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Grafton-Fairmont
Pickard
Taylor County
Grafton-Clarksburg
Valley Inn
Opositas
Marion County
Drink Water to Help Wash Out Kidney Pison
An old health notice advises drinking lots of water to flush kidneys and reduce backache. It recommends Jad Salts, four ounces in water before breakfast for several days, plus lemon juice and lithia to neutralize acids and relieve bladder weakness.
New Highway Near Marion Opens Soon for Travel
After extensive grading and fills, most work on the thirty foot road is finished. Dressing up will finish in a week, with machinery removal in two to three weeks. The route should open to travel in about a month and stay open until surfacing next year. The new road offers scenic beauty and connects Booths Creek residents to Marion county seat, boosting local business and ties with Harrison and Marion counties.
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Marion
Booths Creek
Price Con ‘Struction Company
Harrison and
Flares Reported May Be From Surveyors Not Missing Aviators
In Quebec on June 15 authorities said flares seen near St Germain township likely came from surveyors rather than missing aviators Nungesser and Coli. Aviva Bedard of forestry noted signals were probably from local workers. A hydroplane was to be dispatched as search parties expanded into the north shore region to clarify the situation.
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Quebec
St. Germans
Nungesser
Coli
Aviva Bedard
Forestry Department
Bedard
St. Lawrance
Labrador
St. Germain
Eclipse of Moon Visible Across Continents
A total lunar eclipse lasting 12 minutes was visible in North and South America and Europe. In Chicago the moon began partial obscuration at 1:40 a m and the total eclipse started at 3:13 a m ending at 8:25 a m with the shadow clearing by 6 a m. This was the only eclipse in the year seen in the United States. A solar eclipse on June 29 will be visible only in Alaska Europe Asia and North Africa.
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Chicago
North
South America
Europe
Middle West
United States
Alaska
Asia
North Africa
Woodwork repairs and upholstering services offered
Wanted ad for all kinds of woodwork repair and upholstering. Furniture repaired and reupholstered. Dining chair cushions with patent springs. All work guaranteed and free delivery. Contact N. A. Scott in Loveland Addition, phone 188-M.
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I N. A. Scott
M. Loveland
Democrats of Louisville Celebrate After Court Ruling
Democrats of Louisville and Jefferson County celebrated a Kentucky Court of Appeals decision that effectively removes fifty eight Republican city and county office-holders. Hundreds marched from Democratic headquarters past City Hall, horns blared and torpedoes exploded as crowds rejoiced. In ten days Louisville will field a full slate of Democratic office-holders for the first time in years.
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Tsuberide
Louisville
Jefferson
Kentucky Court. of Appeals
April Record For Rainfall Breaks State Benchmark
April set a state rainfall record at 7.05 inches, matched only once before in 1901. The month saw generally moderate rain on about twenty days with flooding absent in major rivers. Temperatures were near normal but several killing frosts late in the month damaged peach and apple blooms, with stone fruits suffering severe losses. May may exceed April's totals.
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Henry C. Howe
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Burreau
Shrine Officers Elected at Convention in Atlantic City
The Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will elect officers today in Atlantic City moving up posts on the retirement of Imperial Potentate David W. Crosland. Imperial Outer Guard will be contested with Henry C. Heinz of Yaarab Temple Atlanta linked to the post alongside Clyde L. Webster of Detroit and former Seattle Mayor Hugh Caldwell as candidates.
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Atlantic City
Mystic Shrine
David W. Crosland
Montgomery
Ala
Henry C. Heinz
Yaarab Temple
Atlanta
Sister of Local Man Passes Away Tuesday
Mary Elizabeth McElroy 10, sister of Jonathan Bunner of this city, died at 11 last night at 718 Slate Street Fairmont. Death caused by complications of advancing age. Besides Bunner, she is survived by a son Hugh who lived with her a daughter Mrs. Grace Hoover of Constantia New York and several grandchildren. Interment in Mt Zion cemetery. Complete arrangements not yet set.
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Mary Elizabeth McElroy
Jonathan Bunner
Slate Street
Fairmont
Bunner
Hugh
Grace Hoover
Constantina
Indian Boys and Girls Enroll in Farm Clubs
Washington D C. More than 5600 Indian boys and girls joined juvenile agricultural clubs in the past year. Interior Department statistics show members raised products valued at 43752 including corn potatoes and vegetables. Canning clubs and sewing circles did excellent work. Hannah High Hawk a 12 year old Cheyenne River full blood girl won high honors in the corn club and earned a free trip to the National Corn Congress.
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Washington, D. C
Interior Department
Hannah, High Hawk
Cheyenne River Reservation
South Dakota
National Corn Congress
A Tender Hearted Scot
A Scotsman borrows generosity in a tailor shop as a friend tries to push down the bill. The tailor offers a discount but the man fears hurting the tailor and ends up paying a fair price. The tale centers on honest, good hearted humor rather than clever bargaining.
Smuggling raid in Long Island leads to major caper
A dramatic chapter details a moonlit assault on Crocker’s landing by Schermer’s gang. Forty men seize contraband cases from a well defended barn, loading them into eight trucks and dispersing into Manhattan by coordinated routes. Clocker orders retaliation as casualties mount.
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Crocker
Schermer
Clocker
Ong
Simmons
Daniong
Ee Ee
Oonen Schermer
Simmong
Esia
Upg
Fito
Manhattan
West End
Long Island
Locker
Devon
Harry
Dixon
Dr. Norton
Marmaduke Hotel
Glocker Bank
Stevens
France
Mer
Mura
The Call Of The Klondike Stars Earl Metcalfe At Opera House
The Opera House features Warl Metcalfe in Bay art's The Call Of The Klondike tonight and Thursday. Metcalfe plays both hero and villain with equal ease, avoiding caricature as he creates human, believable roles.
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Warl Metcalfe
Bayart
Opera House
Hart
Earl Metcalfe
Gossip of Small Town Beating Sparks Klan Outrage in Toccoa
In Toccoa Georgia on June 15 a wave of town gossip followed a reported attack on Mrs. Bowers and her 15 year old son Floyd by 12 or more men. She alleges the assailants, wearing Ku Klux Klan uniforms, forced her to a lonely road and beat her, threatening to brand a K on her back. Four men were arrested and a Klan member named Nathan Bedford Forrest warned punishment for any participant. Local police initially dismissed the chatter, citing Mrs. Bowers' separation from her railroad-employed husband as a factor.
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Toccoa
Ansley Bowlers
Gainesville
Floyd
Ku Klux Klan
Theyrown
Four held after hearing waived in bombshell charges
Four suspects waived preliminary hearings after surrendering late yesterday and denying the charges. W. J. Acree, a principal near Toctoa, and a sub-foreman at a factory, were named among those held as the case moves toward a grand jury convening on July 4.
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W. J. Acree
Toctoa
Ery
Outdoor code urges tourists to behave in country
The outdoor code guides vacationers to respect farms and wildlife, keep fires safe, avoid trespass and disturbance, and leave areas clean. It emphasizes not trampling fields, not disclosing or harming rural resources, and thanking wilderness shelters.
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Chicago
Tenale Watton League of
French paper reaps file of Yanks pranks in St Nazaire
A wartime desk diary from St Nazaire chronicles Yank pranks shown in a mimeographed record titled The Gangplank. Censor notes and local editing reveal how reporters hinted at troop actions while obeying wartime press rules from the American Expeditionary Forces.
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St. Nazaire
Waire
Negoceville
Deputy Sheriff Held for Killing Superior in Greenville
Deputy sheriff Henry Townsend was arrested in Greenville on a charge of murdering Sheriff Sam D. Willis, who Townsend had served under for over two years. Townsend was moved to the state penitentiary in Columbia under heavy guard after the arrest became public today.
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Greenville
Jung
Henry Townsend
Sam D. Willis
State
Columbia
L Willis
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