Prohibition Vote Faces Voters In Repeal Question
The editorial explains that tomorrow voters will decide on the repeal of the 18th Amendment and clarifies that the act concerns prohibition itself, not party lines. It describes the ballot structure with wet and dry tickets, notes voter confusion about marking choices, and recalls liquor conditions and public sentiment leading to repeal, including anecdotes of regressive regulation hopes and corn belt imagery.
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Charleston
Iowa
Towa
Colorado
Iown
Kansas
Nebraska
Chicago
Polls show skewed county school boards in West Virginia
The piece argues repeal myths about liquor, then analyzes county school boards under the new law. It reports 55 counties split into 17 with 3 Democrats to 2 Republicans, 21 with four Democrats to one Republican, and 14 with all Democrats. It warns the partisan boards threaten public school fairness and voter reaction.
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Dodridge Grant
Upshur
Stout
Harrison
Calhoun
Braxston
Barbour
Tyler
Nicholas
Clay
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Berkely
Boone
Logan
Mason
Mercer
Mingo
Monroe
McDowell
Putnam
Wirt
Fayette
Gilmer
Marion
Webster
Wetzel
Cabell
Greenbrier Hampshire
Hardy
Jackson, Jefferson
Lincoln
Wood
Wayne Summers
Solia
Prohibition Reevaluation Urged by West Virginia Leaders
West Virginia party leaders and state editors urge repeal of national prohibition, arguing for school progress and local autonomy. Huntington Advertiser notes leaders avoid partisan pressure, asserting repeal reflects will of voters. Wheeling Register cites national support, while Dr. F Scott McBride objects to federal meddling in state elections.
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West
West Virginia
Herbert Fitzpatrick
Walter
J . Hallanan
Robert G. Kelly
Huntington Advertiser
Jim Clendenin
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Wheeling Register
United States
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Bishop Cannon
Clarence True Wilson
Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Mixed Clues and Fragments
A scrambled crossword style item presents numbered clues across and down with numerous garbled phrases and partial terms. It references entities like Roman house, Goddess, moon, and various misplaced words, resembling an old puzzle page fragment.
Prohibition voices clash in West Virginia letters
A flood of letters to West Virginia papers critiques prohibition repeal and beer policy. Contributors urge officials to act, defend Governor Kump, warn of crime, and stress public utilities influence. Readers cite Rush D Holt and civic duty while urging sober policy and moral reform.
West Virginia murals should be by WV artists first
A Grafton reader urges Editor Holt to feature West Virginia scenery on the Charleston capitol walls and to give WV artists a fair chance to submit murals. He cautions against outside talent and argues for competent judging by local connoisseurs, citing Da Vinci and Del Sarsto as long-term examples.
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Grafton
W. Va
H. H. Holt
Grafton Sentinel
Holt
Capitol
Charleston
West Virginia
Mr. Holt
da Vinci
del Sarsto
Picnic ends in big fight at suburban picnic
A testimonial picnic for Rep. Michael J. Muldooney in Mount Lebanon, Pittsburgh, broke up early after a free-for-all riot. Police rushed to the scene as nineteen people were jailed for disorderly conduct. many were bruised with torn clothing.
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Pittsburgh
Michael J. Muldooney
Mount ‘Lebanon
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