West Virginia court warns on liquor transport illegal
Opening remarks by Judge in Huntington emphasize that transporting or importing liquor into West Virginia for personal use violates state law and the Twenty first amendment. He cites a Supreme Court decision and notes that tax paid liquor from other states remains prohibited despite officials’ statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ker
United States Court
Grand
West Virginia
Iguore
Supreme Court
Elkins
William E. Ra
Harvard Class Reunion Attendance Noted Among State Educators
The board plans a reunion of a Harvard class and lists state teachers with two vacancies in the West Virginia list. Presidents and faculties of other schools will be chosen today and Thursday, reflecting ongoing appointments by the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Ernst Haytétaengl
Adollf Hitler
Harvard University
Cambridge
Washington
Ruth Martin Fortney Death by Own Action Suspected
Ruth Martin Fortney remains in serious condition at Cook hospital after a June 14 shooting at Fairmont momentarily regarded as a personal safety incident. The Rev W S Patterson officiated at a service for the wounded woman and police investigate whether the wound resulted from an estranged sweetheart or a personal safety act, noting prior suicide attempts by poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Opal Payne
Smith
Washington Street
Cook Hospital
W. S. Patterson
Methodist
Church of
Oakland
Federal funds to back West Virginia road work
Charleston reports a grant of 2 228 000 dollars in federal highway funds as part of a 20 million dollar national appropriation. The state highway commission said contracts under the grant will start in late July or early August. Parkersburg mourns a 10 year old boy killed by a dynamite cap blast at his home and his 8 year old brother remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Road Commission
Clarksburg
J. H.chapman
East Pike Street
Parkersburg
Charles Howard Daggs
Carl W.daggs
Carl William, Jr
Tax Collections and Crime Notes From Charleston Area
Charleston reports May sales tax receipts totaling 547976.53 with 82981.10 received yesterday. April intake hovered around 484000, while delinquent land redemptions reached 34000 this month. In Elkins, three men pled guilty to a boxcar theft in Terra Alta, with sentences of one to two years. A murder arraignment looms for Ken Harrison over the Cheek case in Algoma. A man wounded in Charleston was later identified as Marvin Rigsby, connected to an auto theft charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Uel Jories
Mane
Jones
Charleston
Elkins
Terra Alta
Floyd H. Mauger
Harry B. Banger
Fred Strawser
Roy Harsh
Preston County
Bluefield
Wilson Anderson
McDowell County
Ken Harrison
Worth
Walter Cheek
Algoma
Cheek
Harrison
Mary Ann Sizemore
Catlettsburg
Marvin Rigsby
Ashland
Rigsby
Honorary members named at Cannon Hill Veterans post
Dr M Proudfoot celebrated 50 years as a local physician and Douglas Glover were made honorary members of Cannon Hill Post 3008 Veterans of Foreign Wars at their Monday night meeting. Lumber shipments from John Felty and C M Shaffer signal a stronger market, with pulpwood and lumber carloads to eastern markets and West Virginia Pulp & Paper. Officials from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad held a fuel meeting in Cumberland Md, with top executives R Laughlin and H Welsh among attendees. Phillip Petri and A R Carver visited for company business as the annual menchsil service is set for Sinclair Ridge on June 24. Residents from Clarksburg, Morgantown, and Allison, Pa, were noted in visits and extended stays as local postings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. #. Proudfoot
Douglas Glover
Cannon Hill
John Felty
C. M. Shaffer
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company
Luke, Md
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
G. H. Hoskins
Baltimore
H. R. Laughlin
H.P. Welsh Once
T. E. Menshaw
C. Schuh
Cumberland
Sinclair Ridge
Phillip Petri
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Margaret Hostetter
Phillips
CCC
Elkins
D. W. Sanders
Guy
Morgantown
John Shaeffr
Donald Slager
Allison
Howard Loudin
Margaret Jean
True-Life Rescue of a Girl On a Rail Road Trestle
A dramatic true-life feature recounts a 12 year old girl saved from peril on a railroad trestle. Quick-acting brakes and timely actions by bystanders prevented tragedy as the engine edged near. The story emphasizes courage and safe outcomes through a dramatic magazine style narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Strikes and Court Spar Over Election Fraud Claims
Strikers riot in Martinsburg as police use tear gas and night sticks to restore order after clashes aimed at elections. Federal Judge George W. McClintic criticizes state laws and urges strict enforcement, denouncing vote buying and election machine fraud while noting liquor imports for personal use. Attorney General Homer A. Holt comments on state law gaps and narcotics regulation, and lawmakers face scrutiny over horse racing legality. Charleston opens with school head picks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
George W. McLintic
Clintic
McClintic
Homer A. Holt
Jean Harlow and Harold Rosson May Reconcile
Rumors of a reconciliation between Jean Harlow and estranged husband Harold Rosson circulated as Harlow stayed in contact by telephone while Rosson suffered an infantile paralysis attack and quarantine at a sister’s home. The Daytona era note mentions Pluto explored in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollyood
Jean Harlow
Harold Rosson
Rosson
Miss Harlow
Gladys Rosson
Local residents host visitors as Celanese team to play
Irene Deets visits Morgantown while Elizabeth Wyant of Hunt timore and Gypsy Ashburn stay with relatives. Cumberland guests include Mr and Mrs A Pickering and Hazel Carpenter. Ross Knotts family visits Etam. A Celanese Cumberland Md team comes to town Saturday at 3, with James Fretwell pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Irene ‘Deets
Morgantown
Elizabeth Wyant
Hunt~ Timore
Gypsy Ashburn
W. L. Mays
Hampton
Charles Morris
Well Morris
L. H. Carpenter
Hazel Carpenter
Nena Brown
Fairmort
A. A. Pickering
Ross Knotts
Arthur
Etam
Celanese
James Fretwell
Fretwell
Rowlesburg
Fake NRA Enforcers Impersonate Officers Warn Merchants
Graf ton merchants and others are urged to watch for unidentified individuals posing as federal officers. State NRA compliance chief F. Wicher McCullough says reports claim fake agents have harassed employers over alleged NRA code violations and conducted “shakedowns.” Genuine agents carry credentials and will show authority on demand. A phony agent reportedly caused trouble with contractors at the Hazel-Atlas glass plant in Fetterman during ongoing building work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
NRA
Bas F. Wicher McCullough
McCullough
Hazel-Atlas Glass
Fetterman
Sturm Chosen W Master for Philippi Lodge
Winfred D Sturm of Walnut street was elected worshipful master of Bigelow Lodge No.52 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at their meeting in Citizens National Bank building. Other officers named include Ralph Thornhill and Don Malone warders, W H Lantz secretary, A S Hawkins treasurer, H C Myers senior deacon, Dennis Poling junior deacon, Paul B Ware and John C Carpenter stewards, C Bruce Sturm tiler. District Deputy Grand Master A S Hawkins will install Saturday at eight. Also reports: ten-year-old Wagar Wame Jr. injured in a fall from a tree, hospitalized then released. Philipp baseball club directors Ralph Waddell and W A Williams named. farewell for Abbie N Russell and reception for Miss Carol Ash. Drs H C Myers and Hayward Phillips travel to Chicago for Century of Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Carpenter
Winfred D Sturm
Walnut Street
Bigelow Lodge
Tooms
Citizens’ National ‘Yank
Ralph Thornhill
Don Malone
W. H. Lantz
A. 5. Hawkins
H. C. Myers
Radio Station WMMN Hearings Highlight Transfer Debate
In Fairmont and Grafton the dispute over radio allocations pits WWSW against WMMN. WMMN operates with 500 watts and full day coverage, while WWSW argues public interest favors the change. Local residents fear loss of WMMN service, long noted for Memorial Day broadcasts and National Cemetery programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Arthur G. Martin
George R. Parsons
Fairmont Business Men's Association
Ser
Ira E. Robinson
Washington and
Grafton
Federal Radio Commission
Imer W. Pratt
Rowe, Inc
Walker and Downing Radio Corporation
WWSW
WMMN
Grafton Radio
House at Chicago Convalescing After Summer Events
A Chicago house is recovering from summer events linked to Dr. Alice Hamilton of Harvard Medical School. Miss Addams, a settlement worker and lecturer, may visit Dr. Hamilton at her Had Lyme Ferry home in Old Lyme. The note mentions Yale and President Roosevelt planning to visit Connecticut in the fall of 1901 to observe Franklin Roosevelt at Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alice Hamilton
Harvard Medical School
Miss Addams
Dr. Hamilton
Hadlyme Ferry
Old Lynne
Roosevelt
Connécticut
Franklin
Harvard
Beer Dispensers Seek State Licenses in Grafton
Grafton beer dispensers move to secure state licenses to sell beer through the end of 1934 and into July 1935. Authorities warn that those selling beer after July 1 without permits will be prosecuted. Several operators in the city have already filed for licenses at Myers Clinic hospital. Polly Woodford, a technician, noted the prior two years' bad applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Beer
Polly Woodford
Myers Clinic
Hull House Founder Til at Friend's Home Announcement
Hadlyme Connecticut June 20 Jane Addams founder of Hull House is reported as being ill at a friend's home. The noted social reformer is resting quietly while friends and colleagues express concern.
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Hull House
Til
Hadlyme
Conn
Jane Addams
Iutt
Tour West Brings Miss Lawson on Nine Weeks Midwest Trip
Miss Mary Lawson a Walnut street teacher in Hamlin left today for a nine weeks tour of the middle west. Her itinerary includes a gift at the Century of Progress. Nurses Arrive Miss Nell Arrendale of Clayton Ga and Miss Palltlah Anglin of Madison Ga have arrived and assumed duties as nurses at the Myers Clinic hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lawson
Walnut Street
Hamlin “High School
Middle West
Century of Progress
Nell Arrendale
Clayton, Ga
Palltlah Anglin
Madison, Ga
Myers Clinic Hospital
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Bureau of the Salvation Army
John Campbell
Weston
Weston State Hospital
Clarence ‘Scott
Gilmer County
Frank Rowe
Mt. Clare
Rowe
Ruth Martinfred
Fortney Bites
Frank Graney
Cumberland, Md
Turner's
Business—Professional
Baxi
Robert F. Gerkin
Berkeley Run Springss
Berkley Run Springs
R. D
Simpson Run Springs
F. D
Simpson
W. Va
Bates
Hubby
Ale
Pluto
Sturm
W.master
Philippi Lodge
Ralph Waddell
W. A. Wilams
Philipp Baseball Club
Abbie N. Russell
Upshur County
Carol Ashby
E. L. Young
Pleasant Creek
H.C. Myers
Hayward Phillips
Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Elizabeth Ann Dehart
North Philippi
Consusuet
Page Ont
SWMMN
National Cemetery
H. G. Kump
YALE
United Tours CO
Fifth Avenue Arcade
Huntington,w, Va
Chesapeake & Potomag ‘Telephone Company
Grafton Banking & Trust Building
John C. Terry
Diana Dane
Bak
Selmer
Lego
Scorchy Smith
Siti
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